Derby finished 4th in the 2nd match in the BAL, in hot conditions in Kingston. Derby were in the top 3 at times and points wise it was very close.

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Telegraph Article

Luke Gunn retained his UK title in Birmingham at the weekend. After finishing 5th in last weeks European Team Championships Luke was confident of lowering his time nearer the 8:30 mark. Luke finished clear of 2nd by 15 seconds, finishing in 8:37.35. However, he was after the European B standard of 8:33, in order to stake a claim for Barcelona. Also competing in the event were Derby's Alex Pilcher and Dave Westbury, who finished 16th and 17th respectively.

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Telegraph Article

Luke Gunn has been called up for his first senior GB vest for this weekend's European Team Championships in Norway. With a Seasons Best of 8:35 in the steeplechase Luke will hope to score big points for GB and bring his time closer to the European QT. After a big PB of 3:41.9 in the 1500m at the BMC Watford Grand Prix last weekend Gunn is in good shape to attack his 8:28 PB.

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Derby got off to a solid start to the track season, with a 4th place finish on home soil at the weekend. Despite missing a few distance runners and multi-eventers Derby held their form throughout the day. Having been promoted last season the team knew that it would be challenging to gain the top spots. Tom Phillips was busy in the distance events, finishing 3rd in the 800m and 4th in the 1500m (PB) despite legs full of lactic. Jono Hornblow was close to his PB (48.14 to a 48.06 PB) in winnin the A string 400m. Team Manager Phil Harries played his part, winning the 400m Hurdles, he hasn't lost it! Jonathan Heath, still Under 17, showed his immense talent when winning the A string High Jump in 1.90m.

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