STEPH TWELL dug as deep as she could to ensure that the Intertrust Golden meeting – battered all afternoon by the strong winds – did not end without a new allcomers’ best.
Athletics
All-comers’ record list set for a substantial overhaul
UPWARDS of half a dozen all-comers’ records are under severe threat in tomorrow’s highlight of the domestic track and field season.
Middle-distance runners are stars of island show
THE island’s strength in middle-distance running is making its way into the senior schools.
Perrio lowers record
FOR the second time in five days Louise Perrio has bettered one of her own island distance records.
Gladiator ready…to run in Guernsey
WHILE it will be Steph Twell who lines up as women’s favourite for the Mourant Ozannes Town Front Mile, there will be another competitor on the start line with a unique claim to fame.
Eleven-year wait is over
MORE than a decade after their last success, Elizabeth College got their hands back on the Hutchence Cup in dramatic fashion at Footes Lane last weekend.
Garland takes a fine victory
LEE GARLAND will long go down in history as one of Guernsey athletics’ most versatile track runners, highly capable at just about everything except sprinting.
Perrio upstages the touring Aussies
LOUISE PERRIO is long out of her junior days, but it was the island’s county champion cross-country star who upstaged the youngsters at Footes Lane yesterday.
Guernsey looking to the future in Bermuda
DEVELOPMENT is the buzzword for Guernsey’s athletes after a new-look team has been named for this summer’s NatWest Island Games in Bermuda.
Still going strong
TOM DRUCE laid claim to the island 200m record at the Hampshire County Championships over the weekend and in doing so made himself the sole owner of the island’s senior men’s sprint records – ranging from 100 to 600 metres.
Twell among visiting stars
STEPH TWELL is among a string of international athletes confirmed for next month’s big Intertrust Golden Meeting, the high point of the domestic track and field calendar.
‘Loan’ over as Mercier beats record
GEOFF KING has given the thumbs up to the island’s middle distance runners enjoying a great summer, including success at the NatWest Island Games in Bermuda.
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