Athletics with Reg Hook

THE Lewes Athletic Club achieved probably their finest team results since their formation when they took fourth place in the Sussex Under 13 League at Brighton s Withdean Stadium.

This Lewes squad had actually finished third, behind both the Phoenix and Brighton & Hove clubs, in the East Sussex League during the season but at Withdean they beat both teams.

It was a tremendous team effort by the Lewes youngsters, who did not produce one A winner but achieved their fine team performance with a stream of second and third placings.

Lewes s reigning county champion at both the high jump and discus throw, Jonathan Bennett, was squeezed into second place in both of these events. In the high jump Jonathan leapt to 1.42m to equal his personal best, which was the same height as that cleared by Chichester s Andrew Richardson, but he had to concede first place on count back.

In the discus throw Jonathan was a little below his best with 26.83m, but Horsham s Alex Dawkins pulled out a fine throw of 29.53m to set a new League record and indeed the best throw by any Sussex Under 13 this year.

There was another second placing in the A strings by Emily Woodall who chopped eight tenths of a second off her previous best to clock 13.1sec. And then she proved her versatility by finishing fifth in the 1,000 metres in 4min. 36.0sec.

County champion Jodie Hallett (below) from Uckfield was just squeezed out of first place in the 1,000 metres clocking 3min. 19.0sec. behind Horsham s Harriet Addison who clocked a Sussex best for the season of 3min. 18.4sec.

There were two B winners with Isobel Coutinho winning the B discus with 13.68m after Faye Parker had taken third place in the A event with 16.29m. And Isobel was also to take third place in the B 1,000 metres in 4min. 01.8sec.

In the 75-metre sprint Carmille Onoura had a fine run to place third in the A race in 11.1 seconds

There was also a second place in the B shot putt for Andrew Adair with 6.97m.