David "The Beast" Dawson, Long time Exeter Harriers Athlete with a short spell at Birchfield Harriers in 2003, competing for Birchfield as an U/20 in the National Junior League where i won several matches in the Shot Putt as well as being rewarded an Athlete of the Match Medal. i also competed for the Senior team as a B string with Scott Rider at Eton.

I started Competin for Exeter Harriers when i was 12yrs old where i was given an opportunity to throw the 7.26kg shot as B string at Redruth in the SouthernMens League Div 2 ending with a Fun throw of 10.03m!

I only started getting good in Shot Putting when i was an U/17 when i Broke the Devon U17 5kg record in 2000 with a throw of 16.92m and won my first major medal with a bronze at the England schools and Another bronze at the U/17 AAA both at the Don Valley Stadium.

In my first year as an U20, i again broke the Devon U/20 shot Record with 15.42m and went on to win the England Schools Gold Medal 2001 at Exeter with a 5th round effort of 15.28m but what makes this win even more special is that only a month before, i accidently Fractured my Right Ankel and was unable to train my lower half of my body at all, and even through the competition it constantly Hurt, but with this victory came recognition and i was Chosen to compete for my Country, For Great Britain Juniors againt our French Counterparts in France. The Proudest time of my Life.

With a PB in france of 14.25m with the 7.26kg, i was automatically chosen to again compete for GBR with Greg Beard and Derrick Squire againt the Might of the USA in Stoke! where i personally felt like athletic Cannon Fodder as i had the follow to best U/20 Shot putter in the world, who threw a massive 19.56m!! but i loved it nevertheless.