Radley made a successful start to the competitive track and field season as they came away from Haringey with the Alpha/Beta Trophy after a fine all-round team display.

Cold and miserable conditions greeted the athletes at the London track, but they showed plenty of character to win by a margin of 25 points.

In the junior section, Islay Thorn took centre stage, clocking a personal best in the 200m as the youngsters finished their competition in seventh place.

But it was the senior athletes who really came to the fore, winning their team event by 26 points for a combined total of 285 between the two.

There were some encouraging early-season performances from Veronica Boden and Paula Woodland, who started the day by winning the A and B string 400m hurdles respectively, while Kay Reynolds was first in the B string 100m in a solid time of 12.89secs.

Reynolds then cruised to victory in the A string 100m hurdles, while Saskia Kalmeijer and Natalie Plateau recorded wins in the B string long jump and 200m respectively.

Results: 1 Radley 285pts, 2 Havering 260, 3 Milton Keynes 248, 4= Blackheath 247, 4= Stevenage, 6 Enfield 239, 7 Herts Phoenix 227, 8 Thurrock 185.

RADLEY A STRING DETAILS

Under 15 - Long jump: 2 Kim Daly 4.53. Discus: 2 Kelly Daly 23.81. Shot: 6 H Willis 7.18. 800m: 4 Kim Daly 2.32.50. 100m: 8 I Thorne 15.05. 75mH: 7 I Thorne 14.33. 1500m: 6 J Graham 5.49.45. High jump: 4 Kelly Daly 1.40. 200m: 8 I Thorne 31.31. Javelin: 3 H Willis 21.50. 4x100m: 3 I Thorne, A Kam, Kim Daly, Kelly Daly 58.67.

Senior - 400mH: 1 V Boden 1.06.9. 800m: 7 L Tolmie 2.32.38. Javelin: 5 L Boggis 29.56. 100m: 4 C Triggs 12.93. High jump: 3 K Reynolds 1.55. 400m: 2 N Plateau 59.83. Discus: 2 L Sutton 34.83. 1500m: 2 C Plateau 4.42.99. 100mH: 1 K Reynolds 15.16. Long jump: 3 C Triggs 5.06. Shot: 4 T Mighty 10.35. 200m: 2 C Triggs 26.43. 4x100m: 3 N Plateau, P Woodland, S Kalmeijer, C Triggs 52.1.

Radley continued their solid start to the season as they came back with a clutch of gold medals from the Reading Trophy meeting on Easter Monday.

The competition, for under 13, 15, 17 and seniors, saw Radley collect an amazing 37 golds, 26 silvers and 12 bronze medals, but despite that, they could not overhaul hosts Reading, who clinched the overall trophy.

The under 13, under 15 and senior teams all finished second in their groups, but pride of place went to the under 17 team, who won their age group by 30 points ahead of Reading.

There were a number of outstanding performances, but the highlights came from three youngsters who have already achieved the English Schools' Standard for the season.

Tara Kafke won the under 17 100m in 12.5secs, Claire Triggs cruised to first place in the under 17 200m in 25.3, and Dominique Lord threw 37.49m to win the senior ladies' discus.

Overall results: 1 Reading 732pts, 2 Radley 699, 3 Newbury 422, 4 Southampton 277, 5 Basingstoke 102, 6 Reading B 27.

RADLEY A STRING DETAILS

Under 13 - Shot: 3 A Kam 5.97. Javelin: 3 V Graham 8.33. 70mH: 3 A Schofield 14.8. 1000m: 1 E Grant 3.19.5. Discus: 2 V Graham 11.78. 4x200m: 1 A Kam, O Elder, A Schofield, A Kalmeijer 2.01.6. High jump: 2 A Kalmeijer 1.05. 75m: 2 O Elder 10.7. 600m: 2 C Moon 2.08.1. Long jump: 3 O Elder 3.66. 150m: 2 E Grant 23.1. 4x100m: 2 C Moon, O Elder, A Kam, A Schofield 1.00.7.

Under 15 - Long jump: 1 Kim Daly 4.66. 75mH: 1 I Thorne 14.1. 1500m: 3 J Kafke 5.18.0. Javelin: 1 Kelly Daly 21.35. 4x200m: 1 E McKee, I Thorne, Kim Daly, Kelly Daly 1.58.8. 100m: 3 J Kafke 14.5. 800m: 2 Kim Daly 2.27.3. Discus: 1 Kelly Daly 24.68. 200m: 4 E McKee 31.5. 4x100m: 2 K McKee, I Thorne, J Kafke, Kim Daly 58.6.

Under 17 - 2 S Plateau 1.33. 80mH: 1 C Triggs 12.4. Long jump: 1 S Kalmeijer 5.20. 1500m: 3 H Chaundy 5.28.8. 4x100m: 1 T Kafke, S Kalmeijer, C Trigs, S Plateau 51.6. Discus: 2 C Thorne 19.86. 100m: 1 T Kafke 12.5. 300m: 1 T Kafke 42.9. 800m: 1 L Tolmie 2.28.1. Shot: 2 C Thorne 6.02. Javelin: 3 H Chaundy 10.41. 200m: 1 C Triggs 25.3. Medley relay: 1 C Triggs, L Tolmie, T Kafke, S Kalmeijer 1.58.3.

Senior - Discus: 1 D Lord 37.49. High jump: 1 K Reynolds 1.45. 100mH: 2 P Woodland 18.2. Shot: 1 D Lord 9.17. 1500m: R Cormack-Loyd 5.21.3. Long jump: 2 S Ahmet 4.14. 100m: 4 S Tekin 14.00. Javelin: 1 J Lacey 30.39. 400m: 2 V Boden 59.6. 200m: 4 P Woodland 27.8. Medley relay: 2 L Ahmet, P Woodland, R Cormack-Loyd, S Tekin 2.03.6.