BICESTER’S Ben West claimed third place at the Chiltern Cross Country League match in Stopsley Common, Luton.

He excelled in the under 17 race at the third round of the series, also crossing as the top Division 2 runner.

Maxwell Robinson, of Oxford City, was Oxfordshire’s highest placed finisher in the senior men’s race, coming tenth in 29mins 8secs.

Freddie Jones was fifth and Alfie Barnes eighth in the under 11 event, helping City to seventh in Division 1.

In the under 15 girls competition, Banbury Harriers’ Alex Scrivener was the first Division 2 athlete in finishing second overall.

The north Oxfordshire side sit eighth in the standings, just behind Thame Runners.

Bicester’s Millie Couzens came fourth in the under 13 event, crossing as the first Division 2 runner.

RESULTS

CHILTERN CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE

Headington (Div 2 results only) – Men: 6 C Dettmar (V40) 30.52, 14 S Kerr 32.05, 18 F Campbell (V40) 32.11, 20 P Leek 32.26, 29 K Lowies (V50) 33.03, 31 R Skilbeck (V40) 33.13, 39 D Gavaghan (V50) 34.30, 46 J Griffiths (V50) 35.41, 48 D Simpson (V50) 35.43, 50 A Darbyshire (V50) 35.45, 53 S Ireland (V40) 35.55, 80 L Hurman (V60) 39.24, 83 C Turnbull 39.50, 85 N Baker (V60) 39.59. Women: 2 D Moore (LV35) 21.38, 4 L Barker (LV35) 22.14, 8 A Johnson 23.41, 12 M Frykfors 24.23, 13 H Griffiths 24.33, 15 M Ding 24.52, 27 K Sergeant (LV35) 26.14, 55 S Harding-Brown (LV45) 30.13, 59 K King (LV35) 31.08, 64 J Duvall (LV55) 31.51, 66 E Carter-Biggs (LV35) 32.44.

Oxford City – Men: 10 M Robinson 29.08, 21 M Rallison 29.49, 25 A Burgess 29.53, 26 S Fisher 29.54, 38 D Blake 30.28, 40 T Jones 30.33, 55 M Tyrrell 31.13, 66 L Newell 31.42, 68 A Simpson 31.49, 83 B Upjohn 32.08, 99 D Anderton 32.29, 150 S Copley 34.29, 152 S Reynolds 34.31, 166 U Sajid 35.06, 167 A Bayliss 35.09, 201 R Grant 36.18, 220 S Thorp 36.51, 231 R Treadwell 37.29, 250 A Ali 38.19, 260 J Exley 38.54, 369 P Grimsdale 1.05.31.

DAVID Kuester triumphed at the Midland (British) Masters Throwers Group (MMTG) Christmas Throwers Pentathlon Competition at the Moorways Stadium in Derby.

The Bicester veteran won the 70+ age group with 2,658 points.

OTHER RESULTS

ENDURANCELIFE CTS DORSET HALF MARATHON (16 MILES)

Eynsham: 159 T Evans (LV35) 3.14.49.

ENDURANCELIFE CTS DORSET ULTRA MARATHON (34 MILES)

Eynsham: 43 K Lock (LV35) 7.0.49 OXFORD PARKRUN 5KM Witney: 21 G Le Good (1st V60-64) 21.20, 56 S Rhodes (V45-49) 23.51, 110 J Le Good (2nd LV60-64) 27.12.

BROCKWELL PARKRUN 5KM

Witney: 15 S Le Good 20.03, 44 S Green (3rd SL) 21.47.

ABINGDON PARKRUN 5KM

Witney: 14 N Dalton (2nd V45-49) 20.49, 219 M Paterson (SL) 34.28.