A SECOND place finish behind the hosts Colchester Harriers helped ease relegation fears for Havering Mayesbrook AC's Southern League squad in a closely contested division where 14 of the 16 clubs were covered by just four league points before the fixture.
Lydia Hallam comfortably won the 800m and returned to the track soon after to win the 400m. Her B string partners both won, with Sarah Wilson taking the B 800m honours and Michelle Hughes the 400m. Hughes was also second in the 200m and added triple jump points. Another U17 Rachel Forder won the discus and Laura Drew was second in the B string.
The seniors in the squad were not to be outdone with five wins including a B hurdles double for Claire Brennan and B high jump win for Chloe van Wulven who was also second in the sprint hurdles and third in the 400m hurdles.
Emma Christmas and Zoe Young won A and B javelin and Christmas improved her hammer best. Vicky Smith earned second place points in the 1500m and steeplechase and Gemma Phillips also bagged two runners-up spots in the 3000m and B 1500m.
Ellie Watson was second in the B long jump and another second place came from Bethan Siddons in the high jump and Siddons also improved her triple jump best, for third. More points were added by Lucy Bailey (100m), Katie O'Sullivan (3000m), Mercy Gutteridge (pole vault) and Nina Brennan (pole vault and shot).
Rob Warner produced the only A string win for the men taking the chase in a new season's best with Paul Berrett winning the B and there were six other B string wins. There was a B throws double in the discus and javelin for Mark Bishop, who also added long jump runners-up points.
Arron Bonning took full points in the B triple jump and also placed second in the A javelin, B vault and shot. Another B success came from Lewis Middleton in the long jump and Jeremy Watson won the B sprint hurdles and was second in the triple jump while Jack Edgar-Hill was runner-up in the A hurdles. Ian Anthony's 1500m PB was enough to win the B event and he added 3000m points. Robbie Clarricoats set sprint PBs in both 100m (where he was second) and 200m, and Daniel Margiotta was second in the B 100m. Danny Wilson was second in the discus and added shot and 400m points.