WORCESTER Athletic Club’s men’s veterans track and field athletic team retained the Midlands South League title for the 18th time in 19 years.

They produced an overwhelming display in the fourth and final meeting of the season on their home track at Nunnery Wood Sports Centre.

In the 18 events contested, Worcester’s men provided 10 individual winners and six runners-up to run out convincing team champions.

They saw off local rivals Birchfield Harriers, Sparkhill Harriers, Dudley and Stourbridge, Bromsgrove and Redditch and Halesowen.

Worcester’s star performer was decathlete Marc Flannery who easily won the pole vault, clearing 3.05 metres and narrowly failing at 3.15m.

He also finished second in both long jump and shot and received a nomination for divisional athlete of the season.

A good all-round performance saw individual victories from Mike Bennett, Stuart Fountain and Laurence Oldfield over 200m.

Other winners were Mick Monaghan in the 800m, Les Scrivens in the 2km walk, Pete Richardson in the 3,000m, Roger King in the long jump, Phil Goddard in the javelin and Flannery in the pole vault and the 4x100m relay team.

Runner-up spots were achieved by both Richard White and Warren Miles over 800m, Ivan Pawluk in the 3,000m, Flannery in the long jump and shot and Dave Hope in the pole vault.

In the women’s competition, Worcester finished fourth behind Bromsgrove and Redditch, Bichfield and Sparkhill to establish overall fourth place in the league.

Ros Townsend-Hope was the pick of the team, winning the 200m and finishing second in both the 800m and 3,000m.

The ever-green Pam Price produced notable performances to be runners-up in both javelin and discus.

The victorious men’s team, having won all four of this season’s meetings, are full of confidence heading into the Midlands Cup final at Birchfield’s Alexander Stadium on Sunday, September 14.

Worcester are the current cup holders and will be seeking to retain the trophy they first won in 2005.

But they can expect strong challenges from previous champions Rugby and Northampton and Charnwood.

Market Harborough, Sparkhill, Cannock and Stafford, Stoke, Royal Sutton Coldfield and Birchfield will also be in the frame.