Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers' seniors finished top in their Southern Women's League (Division One) match at Bournemouth on Saturday.

But a sorely depleted girls' team, without competitors in the 75m hurdles, 800m, discus and shot, finished last by a long way, and the club had to settle for fourth place.

Said Bryan Smith, husband of club secretary Joyce: "We were due to contest a McDonalds Young Athletes League meeting the next day, and it's club policy not to have girls racing on successive days at the weekend. It is not in their best interests, and when they are over-raced, they don't come through."

Abbie Oyepitan and Tracey Axten were outstanding with A-string doubles.

Sprinter Oyepitan won the 100m (11-8), and the 200m (24-5), with Bibi Enwonwu heading both B-string fields, in 12-3 and 25-4.

Axten took the shot putt (14-20) and discus (48-31) with Julie Dunkley (14-01) and Irene Duffin (37-01) giving Shaftesbury doubles in both events.

Duffin also won her main event, the hammer impressively (49-48), but that 50m milestone still eludes her.

Other A-string winners among Shaftesbury's senior were Julie Wright in the 400m (58-3); Jackie Hughes in the pole vault (2-60); Wendy Changuion in the 800m (2-16-4) and Hazel Sutherland in the 3,000m 10-18-7, with E Brooker winning the B event (10-20-2).

Shaftesbury's seniors also won both relays, while the pick of the girls was L Amofah with a sprint double, in the 100m (13-0) and 200m (27-6).

SHAFTESBURY PLACES: Senior: 100m hurdles A: 4 Stern 15-9. B: 5 North 19-4. 400m hurdles A: 4 A Stern 1-10-2. B: 1 North 67-2. 100m A: 1 Oyepitan 11-8. B: 1 Enwonwu 12-3. 200m A: 1 Oyepitan 24-5. B: 1 Enwonwu 25-4.

400m A: 1 Wright 58-3. B: 1 Williams 62-3. 800m A: 1 Changuion 2-16-4. B: 4 Nolan 2-35-4. 1500m A: 2 Gallagher 4-45-6. B: 1 Ankier 4-47-3. 3,000mA: 1 Sutherland 10-18-7. B: 1 Brooker 10-20-2.

Relay (4 X100m): 1 SBH 50-3. 4x400m: 1 SBH 4-08-8.

High jump A: 2 Stern 1-55. B: 2 Ricketts 1-40.Long jump A: 5 Williams 4-90. B: 5 Ricketts 3-75. Triple jump A: 4 Williams 9-59. B: 2 Rickettts 9-32. Pole vault A: 1 Hughes 2-60.

Discus A: 1 Axten 48-31. B: 1 Duffin 37-01. Javelin A: 3 Matthews 25-34. B: Worth 12-80. Shot putt A: 1 Axten 14-20. B: 1 Dunkley 14-01. Hammer A: 1 Duffin 49-48. B: 2 Dunkley 38-45.

SENIOR TEAMS: 1 Shaftesbury 131. 2 Bournemouth 114.5. 3 Sutton 95.5. 4 Radley 84. 5 Guildford 76.

GIRLS: 100m A: 1 Amofah 13-0. B: 5 Kanda 14-9. 200m A: 1 Amofa 27-6. B: 5 Kanda 30-8. Relay: 5 SBH 60-1.

High jump A: 5 Gant 1-25. Long jump A: 5 Wass 3-54. B: 5 Gail 3-47. Javelin A: 3 Kanda 18-78.

TEAMS: 1 Radley 81. 2 Bournemouth 74.5. 3 Guildford 73.5. 4 Sutton 72. 5 Shaftesbury Barnet 29.

U17: 80m hurdles A: 2 Spain 13-2. B: 1 Selby 14-8.

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