ASHFORD AC retained their team and individual titles in the Kent Clubman's Championships. Mark Whittaker just held off Medway and Maidstone's Darren Mitchell in a pulsating sprint finish with the youngster from Newington stepping up from bronze medal position last year.

Medway and Maidstone finished a clear second in the team race with Tim Alexander (13th), Lee McMeekin (16th) and Paul Firmin (20th) scoring the points to support Mitchell.

Results. Clubmans: 1 M Whittaker (Ashford) 32.37, 2 D Mitchell (Medway & Maidstone) 32.39, 3 R Byrne (Blackheath) 33.22, 4 H Diaz (Kent) 33.24, 5 S McDonald (Blackheath) 34.33, 6 I King (Ashford) 35.09, 7 D Law (Maidstone H) 35.43, 8 P Coleman (Tonbridge) 35.48, 9 J Batchelder (Paddock Wood) 35.59, 10 S Kelly (Ahford) 36.14, 11 P Bowell (Invicta) 36.18, 12 R Owen (Tonbridge) 37.01, 13 T Alexander (Medway & Maidstone) 37.18, 14 J White (Tun Wells) 37.27, 15 R Turner (Ashford) 37.51, 16 L McMeekin (Medway & Maidstone) 38.05, 17 D Palfrey (Tun Wells) 38.12, 18 S Scott (Kent AC) 38.20, 19 A Archer (Istead & Ifield) 38.24, 20 P Firmin (Medway & Maidstone) 38.42, 21 R Moye (Kent AC) 39.45, 22 N Keys (Ashford) 40.04, 23 D Lawrence (Paddock Wood) 40.48, 24 D Green (Ashford) 41.14, 25 D Halliday (Tun Wells) 41.20.

Teams: 1 Ashford AC 32, 2 Medway & Maidstone 51, 3 Kent AC 70, 4 Tunbridge Wells Harriers 85, 5 Paddock Wood 91.