TOM DRUCE heads to Birmingham and this weekend’s televised Aviva Trials and national championships with realistic hopes of making his first national outdoor final.

WITH an eye on the Island Games six weeks away, there was no more pleasing sight from a senior perspective at the Hampshire Championships in Portsmouth than Tom Druce in full flight and setting a new personal best in the 200m.

TOM DRUCE and Dale Garland both grabbed their expected victories, but it was two outstanding juniors who stole the show on day one of the new-look Channel Islands Championships.

TRACK and field’s traditional ‘Muratti’ day is no more.

KYLIE ROBILLIARD was quickest out of the blocks in yesterday’s 60m hurdles final at the Aviva Indoor Trials and UK Championships in Sheffield.

DALE GARLAND came through a final training session at Foote’s Lane last night and will be on the start line in Sheffield for this weekend’s national indoor championships.

DALE GARLAND feels a sense of responsibility to both himself and emerging talent in Guernsey and will not enter too many events at this year’s NatWest Island Games.

PATCHED up after months of injury worries, Guernsey’s first track and field relay squad left the Jawaharial Nehru Stadium last night all smiles.

GUERNSEY’S team were feeling the full force of the Commonwealth challenge yesterday.

DALE GARLAND has a choice of events to make after the Delhi Games organisers made late changes to the track and field programme.