Southern League Div 4 {North} match 2 Southend 21/05/05

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Report and results by Danny Rose

The combined Walthamstow, Eton Manor and Orion mens known as Forest Athletic to everyone but the Southern League made its 2nd appearance of the season. Sadly clashing with the FA Cup Final, most teams seemed small but the 9 man Forest team especially so. Highgate turned up with a similar size team, so it quickly became evident that whoever could cover the most events would claim an easy 2nd place. Forest Athletic rose to the challenge, covering as much as possible, though just jogging through certain sprint events made some events almost a farce which is a sad comment on the Forest team and the Southern League in general.

Very strong winds affected the whole afternoon with falling debris almost accounting for Forests own Sydney Wooderson himself - Dey Wilson {concussion does not count as an excuse in the season rankings}. Everyone did their bit with special guest appearances by Roger and Dave - now available for promotional work now Weightwatchers have given up sponsoring them!

Tom and Nick covered the field events and looked good for the future.

A

B

Track

Competitor

Position

Result

Competitor

Position

Result

100M

John Mahon 3 14.7 Danny Rose 3 22.8

200M

John Mahon 3 42.2 Danny Rose 2 36.9

400M

Dey Wilson 2 64.6 Danny Rose 2 96.7

800M

Danny Moses 1 2.11.9 Dey Wilson 1 2.17.2

1500M

Danny Rose 2 4.45 Dey Wilson 1 4.46

5000M

Danny Rose 1 16.46.8 Shay Joyce 1 17.24.3

110H

400H

3000SC

4x100M

3 74.1

4x400M

Jumps

Competitor

Position

Result

Competitor

Position

Result

PV

HJ

Dey Wilson 2 1.0 Danny Rose 2 1.0

LJ

John Mahon 3 4.50 Roger Attwood 3 3.13

TJ

Throws

Competitor

Position

Result

Competitor

Position

Result

HT

Nick Joseph 2 15.81 Tom Howell 2 14.58

SP

JT

Nick Joseph 2 25.99 Tom Howell 2 20.04

DT

Nick Joseph 1 29.70 Tom Howell 1 23.75

Match

Southend 1st 169

Walt, Orion & EM 2nd 101

Highgate 3rd 54