TALENTED all-rounders Carly Austin and Rachel Brenton won silver medals for Oxfordshire at the English Schools Combined Events regional final at Tilsley Park, Abingdon.

Austin, from King Alfred's, Wantage, rattled up an impressive 4,006 points in the senior girls heptathlon to finish runner-up to Faith Cripps (Bucks), who triumphed with 4,267.

And with Laura Taylor (Abingdon College) taking bronze with 3,984 and Jane Greer (Wheatley Park) fourth with 3,822, Oxon won team gold with 11,812 - more than 3,000 points clear of Hereford & Worcestershire - the only other county to field a team in this age group.

Austin's silver-medal winning display included a personal best of 1.47 in the high jump.

She trailed teammate Taylor for the first six events, but a faster 800m saw the pair swap places.

Brenton's silver came in the intermediate girls heptathlon with 4,053 points as Jenny Christie (Warwickshire) won gold with 4,382.

Brenton, from Larkmead, Abingdon, led after three events which included a personal best of 7.58 in the shot.

But Christie then took charge, and although the Oxon girl produced a second personal best of 23.65 in the javelin, she was was unable to turn the tables.

Burford's Elysia Ridley just missed out on a medal in the junior girls pentathlon, finishing fourth with 2,429 points.

Her performance included a personal best of 6.34 in the shot.

She now goes forward to the national finals at Hull in September along with Austin, Taylor, Greer, Katherine Mitchell (Our Lady's Convent, Abingdon) and Brenton. OXON RESULTS

Senior: 2 C Austin (100mH 16.7, high jump 1.47 pb, shot 8.38, 200m 27.8, long jump 4.91, javelin 29.97, 800m 2.25.4) 4,006pts; 3 L Taylor (100mH 15.7, high jump 1.53, shot 8.02, 200m 27.8, long jump 5.21, javelin 20.11, 800m 2.32.5) 3,984pts; 4 J Greer (100mH 17.7, high jump 1.47, shot 8.43, 200m 27.8, long jump 5.20, javelin 28.24, 800m 2.35.4) 3,822pts; 7 K Mitchell (100mH 18.9, high jump 1.50pb, shot 8.54, 200m 29.1, long jump 4.54, javelin 32.82, 800m 3.04.2) 3,256pts. Team: 1 Oxon 11,812.

Intermediate: 2 R Brenton (80mH 12.1, high jump 1.65, shot 7.58, 200m 27.2, long jump 5.21, javelin 23.65, 800m 2.51.3) 4,053pts; 10 S Molyneux (80mH 15.2, high jump 1.50, shot 7.09pb, 200m 28.8, long jump 4.42, javelin 25.41, 800m 2.45.2) 3,289pts; 17 S Ahmet (80mH 13.6, high jump 1.44, shot 6.04, 200m 28.4, long jump 4.35, javelin 13.53, 800m 2.56.2) 2,981pts. Team: 4 Oxon 10,323.

Junior: 4 E Ridley (75mH 13.6, shot 6.34pb, high jump 1.25, long jump 4.79, 800m 2.24.5) 2,475pts; 7 G Byrne (75mH 12.9pb, shot 7.88pb, high jump 1.43, long jump 4.34, 800m 2.58.9) 2,277pts.