Blackheath & Bromley's senior mens team have been celebrating their win in the British Athletics League Division Two match at Allianz Park (Copthall). This not only saw them promoted, but promoted as champions.

It was a very tense match with B&B, Gateshead and Notts AC so close going into the fixture that it was all down to who beat who on the day.

It started in the best possible way as, on his Senior Club debut, Oliver Newport won the long jump with a leap of 7.23. Further A string victories came from Mark Longhurst in the pole vault with a clearance of 4.40; James Alaka in the 200 (21.61); and the 4x100 metres team of James, Ed Harrison, Duayne Bovell and Dan Putnam in a time of 42.01.

James and Dan had been racing in Denmark on the Thursday night so were obviously running tired, but James was also second in the 100 while Dan was runner up in the 400, won both the B string 100 and 200 races and was also part of the 4x400 quartet who came 4th. For this he was awarded the Club’s Athlete of the Match.

Athlete of the Season, however, went to Ed Harrison, one of six ever presents in the team this year, and always ready to help out in a crisis. On Saturday he ran both long and short hurdles, both relays and did the triple jump. Off a modicum of training during the Winter, he scored more points for the team over the season than any other athlete.

Other ever presents were Steve Timmins, Lewis Ely, Phil Sesemann, Mike Van Den Dobbelsteen and Mark Booth.

A number of others have also made invaluable contributions to the team such as B string winners on Saturday, Sam Brown (pole vault), Alex Pope (shot) and Mark Cryer (110 hurdles), but everyone has played their part.

With 16 of the 19 events completed just 14 points separated the three top teams, but after a 4th in the 4x400, a third and first in the shot and double win in the pole vault gave Blackheath & Bromley an emphatic 40 point victory.

The Club will now compete in Division One of the League in 2014 against Saturday’s runners up Gateshead, plus Herne Hill, Woodford Green with Essex Ladies; Kent AC, Thames Valley, Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow, and the City of Glasgow.

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