The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
Nene Valley Harriers men’s track and field team stormed to the top of the Eastern Veterans League table after a great showing at King’s Lynn.
Finishing runners-up in the meeting behind host club Ryston Runners, Nene Valley had their sprinters and throwers to thank for a successful evening of athletics.
Dave Brown won the over-35 200m in 23.7secs, while Ricky Huskisson won the over-50 race with a 27.7secs clocking. Huskisson also won the high hurdles.
There were also wins for Simon Achurch in the men’s javelin and discus, with over-50 thrower John Blackwell and over-60 ace Tim Needham scoring well in both discus and javelin too.
Long distance runner James Mcdonald also won the 1.5k walk.
Nene Valley ladies’ struggled due to a lack of numbers, but Claire Smith comfortably won the over-35 200m in 28.4secs and Andrea Jenkins took maximum points in the over-35 discus and javelin.
They finished fifth on the night out of seven teams and are also fifth in the overall standings.
Peterborough AC’s ladies had a remarkable evening as, with a team of just two athletes, they finished fourth but within touching distance of second place.
Judith Jagger won the over-50 javelin and discus and also scored well in the jumps. Kay Gibson also took part in multiple events and added valuable points to the team’s total.
Peterborough AC’s men finished sixth in a closely fought contest. Dave Whitehead ran 29.2secs to win the over-60 200m and Eamonn Dorling finished first in the over-60 1,500m.
