Midland League Round 1, Coventry - Sat 2nd May
Club Record for Damien Moss as team finish 3rd
Rugby and Northampton Athletics Club took part in the first combined women's and men's Midlands league division 1 on Saturday. This league comprises the 6 premier clubs in the Midlands. The standard was high throughout with international athletes featuring in many events - Kelly Sotherton was only 2nd in the shot putt !!
Wins were hard to come by but international athlete Damion Moss led the way for R and N with an emphatic victory in the 1500m in a club record and personal best time of 3mins 53sec. Luke Hyland was the club's only other A string victory with an impressive 45m in the mens hammer.
There were numerous outstanding performances and personal bests throughout the team. Sam Cullinane exceeded 40 meters for the first time in the women's javelin and Ian Gidley recorded B string victories in both the high jump and 110m hurdles. John Illingsworth produced a triple jump of 14m 15cm and Sophie Wright produced a winninmg run in the 400m B race.
The team combined extremely well to finish 3rd overall in a close fought match and the mixture of youth and experience on show bodes well for the future.
