OXFORDSHIRE cross country champion Steve Naylor, from Witney, came 15th at the South of England Cross Country Championships.

Running for first claim club Bedford & County, he finished the undulating three lap circuit of Hampstead Heath, Parliament Hill, in 50mins 19secs.

Nine members of Oxford City also took part, with Maxwell Robinson coming home in 52nd.

Meanwhile, Abingdon’s Rachel Baust and Lottie Siddle put in solid performances at the London Senior and Under 20 Games at Lee Valley.

Baust came third in the 200m race, while under 20 Siddle was third in the 400m and fourth in the 800m.

At the Swindon Winter Throws Invitational Weights Pentathlon, Abingdon’s Steve Pomeroy won the V50 event.

White Horse Harrier Richard Jegou, came first in the V70 category and was satisfied with his distances after illness and injury over the last couple of months.

THE fourth round of the Oxford Mail Cross Country League takes place at RAL Harwell on Sunday.

The first race, the under nine girls and boys, is at 9.55am.

RESULTS (senior unless stated)

LONDON SENIOR & U20 GAMES

Abingdon – Senior women – 200m Race 3: 5 R Baust 28.83. 800m Race 4: 4 L Siddle (U20W) 2.31.58. Under 20 – 400m: 3 L Siddle 67.60.

SOUTH OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

Abingdon – Men – Senior (15k): 471 G Wood 62.50, 627 M Hills (V40) 66.51, 882 A Francis (V40) 73.43. Under 15 (4.5k): 55 A Ede 16.06, 117 A Pennington 16.55, 152 A Clay 17.20, 212 K Francis 18.16. Women – Senior (8k): 60 S Lackman 33.24, 84 C Parker (U23W) 34.16. Under 17 (5k): 79 K Harris 23.41, 144 M Darwent 27.07. Under 15 (4k): 83 M Bedlington 18.36, 157 A Bromley 19.47, 184 I Jones 20.18, 204 L Barwick 20.52.

Eynsham RR – Men – Senior: 298 M Baker 59.28. 501 B Pollard (V40) 1.03.31, 750 T Baker 1.10.11, 832 T Hale 1.12.01, 890 N Hardwick (V40) 1.14.00.

Oxford City – Men – Senior: 52 M Robinson 53.17, 87 S Fisher 54.28, 95 D Blake 54.42, 127 T Jones 55.36, 171 M Marshall 56.47, 185 E Gault 57.19, 202 M Rallison 57.43, 263 D Anderton 58.53. 341 E Nicholas 1.00.15.

SWINDON WINTER THROWS

Abingdon – Weights pentathlon: 1 S Pomeroy (V50) 2801pts (Shot: 10.61, Discus: 33.71, Javelin: 32.72, Hammer: 34.94, Weight: 12.64).

White Horse Harriers – Weights pentathlon: 1 R Jegou (V70) 2523pts (Hammer: 26.59, Shot: 9.36, Discus: 24.88, Javelin: 17.49, Weight: 10.80).

SLAUGHTERFORD 9 MULTI-TERRAIN

Witney: R Green 1.14.24 (V50), P Ainslie (V50) 1.18.04, R Stanley-Evans (2nd LV35) 1.18.14.

OXFORD PARKRUN

Witney: 4 A Lock (1st V50-54) 19.11, 27 G Le Good (2nd V60-64) 21.41, 31 A Burkett (V50-54) 21.55, 69 S Rhodes (V45-49) 23.44, 101 L Penaluna (SL) 25.32, 112 J Le Good (1st LV60-64) 26.18, 187 H West (2nd LV60- 64) 30.12, 197 I Fowler (V50-54) 30.43, 198 J McCormac (3rd V65-69) 30.44, 199 D Burkett (LV55-59) 30.44, 200 L Holland (LV45-49) 30.45.

NORWICH PARKRUN

Witney: 290 T Jennings (V65-69) 26.19.

HARCOURT HILL PARKRUN

Witney: 35 L Clogger (2nd V45-49) 23.61, 50 J Ashton (1st LV55-59) 26.15.