TIM Stephens has been crowned southern champion after putting in an excellent display at Horspath.

The Oxford City teenager clinched the under 20 title at the South of England Decathlon Championships with a personal best overall score of 6,355 points.

Stephens, who is coached by Marcia Marriott, led from the first event and won by a margin of 600 to Brighton & Hove’s Matthew Smith.

As a result, he has moved up to fifth in the under 20 British rankings.

Despite the unhelpful strong cross winds, Stephens dominated the running events, producing faster times than all the senior men competitors.

His overall score included pbs in both shot (11.06m) and 110m hurdles (15.45), while he equalled his best of 3.70m in the pole vault and a decathlon mark of 6.36m in the long jump.

ABINGDON’S men’s and women’s teams have qualified for the Southern Regional finals in Ashford, Kent, on September 4.

Both won their groups in the last round of the Western Division in the Southern Counties Veterans’ League at Horspath.

WHITE Horse Harrier Rebekah Colliass excelled in taking on a 100km challenge along the Ridgeway.

She completed the route along Britain’s oldest road which stretches from the Chilterns in Oxfordshire to the North Wessex Downs in 18hrs 56mins 43secs.

Colliass even achieved that feat in one day, with other competitors completing the course over two.

DUNCAN Talbot, of Abingdon, took second in the M60 high jump at the UK Veterans Inter Area Competition in Solihull.

Talbot, representing Southern Counties Vets 1, jumped a season’s best of 1.44m.

WOODSTOCK Harrier James Bolton came second at the Hornton Classic 6.

David Hollidge, of Banbury Harriers, was fourth, while City’s John Atyeo took fifth.

MILLIE Couzens broke a Bicester club record with 1.40m to win the high jump at the final National Youth UK Development League match of the season.

Bicester finished fourth in the overall Midland Division 2A table.

RESULTS

(senior men unless stated)

SOUTH OF ENGLAND DECATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS

Oxford City – Overall: 1 T Stephens 6355pts. 100m: 11.54secs. Long jump: 6.36m. Shot Put: 11.06mpb. High Jump: 1.83m. 400m: 50.58secs. 110m hurdles: 15.45pb. Discus: 31.47. Pole Vault: 3.70. Javelin: 34.45. 1500m: 4.26.33.

SOUTHERN COUNTIES VETS’ LEAGUE

Abingdon – Men – Overall: 1 Abingdon 163pts. M35 – 200m A: 2 R Kembleton 26.2pb. 200m B: 1 S Cruickshank 26.2. 3000m A: 2 J Bolton 9.28.50. 3000m B: 2 M Deering 10.13.30. 800m A: 2 P Egerton 2.08.90. 800m B: 1 S Cruickshank 2.13.10. 2000m walk: 2 S Convers-Reignier 13.08.20. 4x200m: 3 Abingdon 1.50.00. Triple jump: 2 J Thompson 10.27. Pole vault: 1 J Thompson 3.2. Discus: 2 S McCourt 29.75. Javelin: 1 J Philips 37.87. M50 – 200m: 4 A Walley 29.00. 3000m: 2 M Lewy 11.06.70. 800m: 1 G Wallace 2.37.30. 2000m walk: 2 J Oliver 13.22.70. Triple jump: 1 M Juffkins 9.61. Pole vault: 1 M Spivey 3.2. Discus: 2 S Pomeroy 37.76pb. Javelin: 2 S Pomeroy 32.5. M60 – 800m: 3 S Fabes 3.14.50. 3000m: 4 J Wigmore 13.00.30. Javelin: 1 R Jones 27.8.

Women – Overall: 1 Abingdon 133 pts. W35 – 200m A: 6 P Terry 32.0. 200m B: 3 E Loeffen 33.2. 800m A: 4 D Moore 2.44.50. 800m B: 5 B Compton 3.26.00. 5000m A: 1 D Moore 18.46.50. 5000m B: 3 J Ashton 24.39.90pb. 2000m walk: 1 J Howard 13.06.10. 4x200m: 4 Abingdon 2.19.70. Triple jump: 3 N Gregory 6.98. Shot: 5 T Fernandez 4.71. Discus: 5 T Fernandez 14.23. W50 – 200m: 2 N Gregory 35.1. 800m: 2 G Lodowski 3.31.50. 5000m: 3 C Roberts 23.28.20. 2000m walk: 1 N Blatchford 13.00.20. Triplejump: 1 P Terry 7.96. Pole vault: 1 J Ashton 1.3. Shot: 2 P Terry 7.73pb. Discus: 2 N Gregory 14.63. W60 – 800m: 1 C Matthews 3.34.50. Discus: 1 N Blatchford 12.02.

RACE TO THE STONES

White Horse Harriers: R Colliass 18.56.43.

Witney: 202 G Hunter (V50) 14.02.34.

HORNTON CLASSIC 6

Headington: 7 N Blunden 36.59, 12 A Hanner Hopwood (V40) 37.52, 56 A Felton (V40) 44.56.

Kidlington: 23 R Taylor 40.05, 58 A Finnigan (LV35) 45.16, 68 L Hosier 46.19, 75 P Druce 48.07, 88 W Bunce (V60) 50.09, 93 N Holford (LV45) 51.08, 95 M Search (V60) 51.18.

White Horse Harriers: 38 M Beales 41.53, 74 K Green 48.02.

Witney: 13 T Lock (1st V50) 38.31, 32 M Lock (U19) 41.21, 37 W Downey 41.38, 53 R Green (V50) 44.09, 54 A Church (V50) 44.40, 57 P Ainslie (V50) 45.12, 79 J Jones (V40) 48.40, 85 J Hewlet (SL) 49.26, 89 L Jones (LV35) 50.27, 96 H Smith (LV45) 51.23, 109 S Christie (LV45) 56.34.

RUGBY HALF MARATHON

Headington: 12 K Lowies (1st V45) 1.27.16.

COTSWOLD 226 IRONMAN TRIATHLON

Witney: S Covell (V40) 10.45.01.

BUCKINGHAM

TRIATHLON

Witney: 21 R Redford (V40) 1.09.55.

ADDERBURY 10KM

Witney: 5 L Garrod (LV45, 2nd Lady) 54.25, 33 J Rhodes (U19) 1.02.18, 34 J McCormac (V60) 1.02.48.

ADDERBURY

HALF MARATHON

Witney: 26 A Church (V50) 1.52.14, 37 L Holland (LV45) 1.57.15, 40 J Jones (V40) 1.59.21, 48 H Smith (LV40) 2.08.10, 49 L Jones (LV35) 2.08.10.

NEW FOREST 10 MILE

Witney: 452 P Rushby (V50) 1.32.22.

EVESHAM VALE 10KM

Witney: 21 C Colbeck (V40) 40.33, 56 S Howard (3rd LV35) 45.23.

OXFORD PARKRUN 5KM

Witney: 6 F Howard (V40) 19.40, 34 G Le Good (V60) 21.43.

BANBURY PARKRUN 5KM

Witney: 57 T Jennings (1st V65) 26.12pb.