SIX uncontested events and a relay disqualification left Bournemouth AC’s transitional squad well short of safety in their British Athletics League Division Four opener at Yeovil.

The King’s Park squad, striving to avoid relegation for a third year running, showed signs of improvement, yet lacked the depth required for security.

Karl Welch (2:00.65) and Joshua King (2:01.37) scored maximum 800m points, while Kevin Hodgson (11.35s, 23.10s) and Ben Arnold (11.42s, 23.38s) dropped just three points in the sprints. Jamie Williamson took second place (1.90m) in the high jump.

British Athletics National League Division Four match result: 1 Yeovil Olympiads 240, 2 Newquay & Par AC 238, 3 Havering Mayesbrook 213, 4 Channel Islands 197, 5 Bournemouth AC 175, 6 Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets 165. 

Bournemouth AC 100m results: 2 Kevin Hodgson 11.35, 2B Ben Arnold 11.42. 200m: 2 Hodgson 23.10, 1B Arnold 23.38. 400m: 3 Stephen Goreham 51.63, 2B Muiris Egan 53.00. 800m: 1 Karl Welch 2:00.65, 1B Joshua King 2:01.37. 1500m: 4 King 4:28.54. 3000m: 4 Josh Cole 9:31.09, 3B Jamie Grose 10:04.69. 110m hurdles: 5 Adam Nash 22.53. 400m hurdles: 5 Grose 64.84. 3000m steeplechase: 4 Grose 10:48.83. 4x400m: 3 Bournemouth AC 3:31.57. High jump: 2 Jamie Williamson 1.90m, 4B Andrew Brown 1.60m. Pole vault: 6 Brown 2.60m. Long jump: 4 Nash 6.84m, 4B Tawanda Murape 5.69m. Triple jump: 4 Murape 12.58m, 3B Nash 12.01m. Shot: 4 Nash 10.53m, 6B Brown 8.05m. Discus: 6 Nash 21.88m, 3B Brown 21.52m. Hammer: 6 Brown 19.75m. Javelin: 3 Brown 47.96m, 5B Nash 31.64m.