British Milers' Club - 1996 Merit Rankings
British Milers' Club
1996 Merit Rankings

Inspired by Peter Matthews' national merit rankings, the BMC Merit Rankings take account of performances made in BMC races only, on the following basis: 

1) 	Best times and number of performances.

2) 	Number of winning performances and the margins of the victories. 

3)	Win/loss record against other ranked athletes. 

4)	Performances in the 'special BMC events' 
	i.e. the Championships at Loughborough, the Guardian Miles 
	and the relays meetings.

5)	The style of the athlete's racing. 
	i.e. whether they are willing to take up the pace or not.
	
6)	The distances athletes are prepared to travel to get fast races.

The rankings are therefore meant to reward consistent excellence by BMC members prepared to travel throughout the season. They are not meant to predict what would happen in an idealised race.

Non members are excluded, and members who only ran once are listed as "not ranked".

Produced by Matthew Fraser Moat

Men's 800 Metres

1 Hart (Last years position 2)
  • 6 Wyth 15/5,
  • 1 Lough,
  • 1 Wat 5/6;
  • 1 Stret 25/6,
  • 1re1 Wat 17/7;
Best Time = 1:48.0:
2 Cadwallader (Last years position 1)
  • 2 Wyth 15/5,
  • 2 Lough,
  • 2 Stret 25/6;
Best Time = 1:48.5:
3 Hooton (new)
  • 3 Wat 5/6,
  • 1 Wyth 30/7;
Best Time = 1:47.7:
4 Waters (Last years position 14)
  • 2b Wyth 15/5,
  • 4 Wat 5/6,
  • 1 Wat 26/6,
  • 1 Batt 14/7,
  • 1re3 Wat 17/7,
  • 2 Wyth 30/7;
Best Time = 1:47.9:
5 Mayo J (new)
  • 1 Stret 30/4,
  • 1d Wyth 15/5,
  • 7 Lough,
  • 7 Tooting 29/5,
  • 1re4 Wat 17/7,
  • 3 Wyth 30/7,
  • 1 Stret 3/9;
Best Time = 1:48.2:
6 Johnston (new)
  • 1 Stret 21/5,
  • 1 Tooting 29/5;
  • 1 Stret 16/7;
Best Time = 1:48.4:
7 Knight (Last years position 3)
  • 2 Batt 13/4,
  • 8 Wyth 15/5,
  • 5 Wat 5/6,
  • 2 Wat 26/6,
  • 2 Batt 14/7,
  • 1re2 Wat 17/7,
  • 6 Wyth 30/7,
  • 1 Wat 31/7,
  • 1 Eltham,
  • 1b Wat 28/8;
Best Time = 1:48.7:
8 Swift Smith ( )
  • 1b Wyth 15/5,
  • 4 Lough,
  • 2 Wat 5/6,
  • 9 Wyth 30/7;
Best Time = 1:48.9:
9 King (new)
  • 4 Wyth 15/5,
  • 5 Wyth 30/7;
Best Time = 1:48.5:
10 Duke (new)
  • 7 Wyth 15/5,
  • 3 Batt 14/7;
Best Time = 1:49.3:
11 Caddy (Last years position 18)
  • 5 Lough,
  • 4 Wat 31/7;
Best Time = 1:49.5:
12 Lill (new)
  • 6 Lough, 8 Wat 5/6;
Best Time = 1:49.9:
13 Griffin ( )
  • 1 Batt 13/4;
  • 2 Tooting 29/5;
Best Time = 1:50.1:
14 Grime (Last years position 19)
  • 10 Wyth 30/7,
  • 4b Wat 28/8;
Best Time = 1:49.3:
15 Sesay ( )
  • 3 Stret 25/6,
  • 2 Stret 3/9;
Best Time = 1:49.4:
16 Donaldson Under 20 (Last years position 9)
  • 4b Wyth 15/5,
  • 2 Meadowbank 3/7,
  • 4 Batt 14/7,
  • 3 Stret 16/7;
Best Time = 1:49.9:
17 Mate T ( )
  • 5b Wyth 15/5,
  • 6b Lough,
  • 5 Stret 25/6,
  • 2 Wat 28/8;
Best Time = 1:49.7:
18 Tulba Morrison ( )
  • 2 Wat 31/7,
  • 2b Wat 28/8;
Best Time = 1:50.0:
19 Cuddy Under 20 (new)
  • 3 Stret 30/4,
  • 1b Stret 25/6,
  • 7 Batt 14/7,
  • 1b Wyth 30/7;
Best Time = 1:50.0:
20 Thompson ( )
  • 5c Wyth 15/5,
  • 5b Wat 5/6,
  • 5 Batt 14/7,
  • 4b Wyth 30/7,
  • 5 Wat 31/7,
  • 2 Eltham,
  • 4 Wat 28/8,
  • 1 Sutton;
Best Time = 1:50.1:
21 Davies ( )
  • 4b Wat 5/6,
  • 3 M Keynes,
  • 5 Wat 28/8;
Best Time = 1:49.9:
22 Roache ( )
  • 2 Meadowbank 3/5,
  • 8 Lough;
Best Time = 1:50.4:
23 Calvert (Last years position 4)
  • 1 Meadowbank 3/5,
  • 9 Lough,
  • 1 Cardiff 25/5;
Best Time = 1:51.61:
24 Martin Airey (Last years position 15)
  • 3 Batt 13/4,
  • 5b Lough,
  • 8 Batt 14/7,
  • 4 M Keynes,
  • 7 Wat 31/7;
Best Time = 1:50.2:
25 Bentham ( )
  • 1 High,
  • 3b Wyth,
  • 6 Batt 14/7;
Best Time = 1:50.2:
26 Ashe ( )
  • 4 Batt 13/4,
  • 6 Wat 5/6;
Best Time = 1:50.3:
27 Wilson ( )
  • 4b Lough,
  • 1 Jarrow 8/7;
Best Time = 1:50.4:
28 Clark ( )
  • 1b Wat 29/5,
  • 10b Wat 5/6,
  • 4 Wat 26/6,
  • 5 M Keynes,
  • 3 Wat 31/7,
  • 6 Wat 28/8;
Best Time = 1:50.6:
29 Veness ( )
  • 1b Wat 5/6,
  • 5 Wat 26/6,
  • 6 Wat 31/7,
  • 3b Wat 28/8;
Best Time = 1:50.3:
30 Daly (new)
  • 3 Meadowbank 3/5,
  • 1c Wyth,
  • dnf Lough,
  • 4 Cardiff 25/5;
Best Time = 1:51.2:

Not Ranked

Just like last year it was Andy Hart vs Lee Cadwallader fighting it out for top spot, Stretford 25th June being the deciding race. Hooton, Waters and Mayo all had fine breakthroughs however Cadwallader just hangs on to second as the only person to beat Hart. Special mentions go to Mayo and Johnston who improved their pbs from 1:53.1 and 1:55.1 respectively.

The depth was superb and therefore 30 have been ranked. Last year 20th nationally was 1:49.36, this year that did not even make the BMC top 20 ask Andy Knight about the increase in standards! There were 41 performances of 1:49.5 or better (compared to 46 in the previous 33 years) and the races at Loughborough and Watford 5/6 consisted of such good fields that our Treasurer insisted that all non members were placed in the 'B' race!