Mene has easy win

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33740, 13 January 1975, Page 15

Mene has easy win

representative, Mene Mene (Technical), easily retained his Canterbury senior decathlon title, leading all the wav, at 1 Queen Elizabeth II Park during the weekend I His total of 6785 points was 208 off his best performance, achieved during the 1974 Commonwealth Games, of 6993 but was a creditable performance' considering that elbow and hamI string injuries did not allow him to extend himself Mike Ritchie ,Toc H) did well in his first senior decathlon to finish second and break the 6000 barrier by 39 points, but he lost his Canterbury junior record during the meeting to his young club-mate. Klei an McKee McKee broke the old record of 5813 by 135 points Mene said that he was very I satisfied with his points total in j the circumstances. His injured right elbow had handicapped l Mm in the pole and all the throwing events. He was obviously in some pain during the javelin event and his throw of 51.60 m was well below his best; he lias exceeded 69m. several times. He had only expected to get i about 6500 points and Hopes to exceed 7000 in the Gaines. Alan McLaren (New Brighton) i broke the Canterbury junior | record with a fine time of sntini 59.65ec in the open 2000 m steeplechase but it will not be recognised as a veteran. Jim McDonald (Olympic) was in the; race, although lie only finished: third.

DECATHLON Senior i 100 m.—M. Mene <T.), 11.1. 780, i II; K. Hickman (T.) and R. 1 Knaggs (T.l, 11.5. 687. (equal) 2. Long jump.—Knaggs. 6.88, 796.; '•1: Mene. 6.87, 794, 2; M. Ritchie! ’iT.H.i. 6.56. 728 . 3. Progress points: Mene 1574.! Knaggs 1483. Hickman 1362. ■ Shot.—Mene, 13.50 . 696. 1; Knaggs. 10.66, 508, 2; Hickman. •10.48. 495, 3. Progress points: Mene 2270. • Knaggs 1991. Hickman 1857. ! High jump.—Ritchie, 1.89. 760. 1: Mene, 1.85. 725. 2; Knaggs. 1.83, 707. 3. ! Progress points: Mene 2995, Knaggs 2698. Hickman 2426. ‘ 400m.—Hickman. 51.2, 753. 1;| Mene, 52.4, 703, 2; Knaggs, 52.6, J • 695. 3. Progress points: Mene 3698. Knaggs 3393, Hickman 3179. ! Ritchie 3086. )00m hurdles.—Mene. 15.8. 767. 1 11: Hickman, 16.9, 668, 2; Ritchie. 17.3, 637, 3. Progress points: Mene 4465. Knaggs 3886 Hickman 3847. Discus. —Mene. 40.16 . 689. !;■ Knaggs 31.62, 510, 2; Hickman.: j 31.34, 504, 3, Progress points: Mene 5154. Knaggs 4396. Hickman 4351. I Pole vault.—Ritchie. 4.10. 832.! ’I J; Mene. 3.35, 630, 2; Knaggs., ‘13.00. 528. 3. '• Progress points: Mene 5784, i Ritchie 4994, Knaggs 4924. , Javelin.—Hickman. 53.56, 680. 11; Mene. 51.60, 65.4, 2; Knaggs, ! 47,28. 596. 3.

I Progress points: Mene 64.38. j . Ritchie. 5544. Knaggs. 5520 1500m.—Hickman. 4:41.9. 513, i: . | Ritchie. 4:45.2, 493. 2, Mene. .15:11.7. 347. 3. Final points: Mene. 6785. 1. • Ritchie. 6039. 2; Hickman, 5947. i 3; Knaggs. 5684 . 4 Junior 100 m.—-P Hun’ Ash.). 1’.5, 687, ; 1; M. A. Miron SCj. 11.6, 665. . T. Lomax (U.S.OB', 118, 622. 3. Long jump.—P Dyer <( ash.), 6.54, 723. I; Miron, 6.39, 690. 2; , Lomax, 6.35, 682, 3. Progress points. Miron 1355, iLomax 1304. Dyer, 1303 , Shot.—P. Tonevcliffe tS.C. 1 . ! 12.10, 606. 1; Dyer. ’O.BB. 524. 2; : , Lomax. 10 78. 517. 3. , Progress points: Miron 1864. ! Dyer 1827, Lomax 1821. , High iump.—Lomax. 1.89. 760. , 1; K. McKee T.H . 1.85, 725. 2; Miron and Dyer. 1.80, 680. equal- , Progress points: Lomax 2581. Mil n. 2544, Dyer 2507. . 400m.—Miron. 52.2. 712, 1. Dyer. 52.4, 703. 2; M. Roache aAsh.). 53.3, 667. 3. Progress points: Miron 3256:t Dyer 3210, Lomax 3198, McKee 3022. 110 m hurdles.—Miron, 15 6. 787. 1; Roache. 15.8, 767. 2; •McKee and Lomax. 16.4. 712. ! equal* 3. Progress points: Miron, 4043. , Lomax 3910. Dyer 3778. Discus.—Tonevcliffe. 38.18. 649. ■1; McKee, 32.10. 521. 2; P. Hunt ' (Ash.), 27.86. 424, 3. Progress points: Miron 4459. Lomax 4285. McKee 4255. Pole vault.—McKee. 3.70. 728. 11; Miron. 3.00. 528. 2: S. McKee |(T.M.), 2.80. 467, 3. Progress points: Miron 4987., IK. McKee 4983. Lomax 4518. I Javelin.—Dyer. 50.14. 635. 1: IToneycliffe, 39.94, 490. 2; .Miron. •36.93. 444, 3. Progress points: Miron 5431. i McKee 5419. Lomax 4912. I 1500m.—Dyer, 4:33.7. 565, 1; K. McKee, 4:38.4, 534, 2; Lomax.: : 4:43.8. 501, 3. Final points: K. McKee. 5953. 1; M. A. Miron, 5887, 2; Lomax. .5413, 3: Dyer, 5375. 4; Tonexclifte. 5075, 5; Roache, 4541, 6.