ATHLETICS: Les Newell makes late sprint for second as Oxford City lead way in Mota-vation Series

The Oxford City veteran 40 athlete made up five seconds over the final 400m in Bletchingdon to beat Headington Road Runner James Eve.

Newell finished seven seconds behind Alex Walker, of Vale of Aylesbury, who was in command from the start, having opened up a ten-second lead after only half a mile.

City’s Julian Richardson was the top veteran 50 in eighth, while clubmate Bryan Green led the way in the veteran 60 category.

Bicester’s Ben West produced a superb performance to come home sixth overall and first under 19.

City have opened up a commanding 90-point lead in the men’s team standings over Headington.

Meanwhile, Diane Moore was the first lady home in 48th.

The Headington runner helped her club stay top of the team standings, ahead of their B string.

Samantha Usher, of Alchester, and Katherine Bates, of Eynsham, topped the veteran 45 and 55 events.

SAMUEL Upton, of Witney Roadrunners, finished second at the Broadway Tower Charity Race in Worcestershire, finishing in 35.54.

BICESTER’S Ben Groves and Georgia Usher shone in the Sandra Luke Memorial 5 Star competition at Horspath.

The event involves athletes selecting three track and field events, with the number of stars awarded based on performance, compared with national times and distances.

Groves earned five stars in the under 13 boys, with a leap of 1.40m in the high jump, as well as strong performances in the 200m (32.15secs) and long jump (3.87m).

Usher matched that feat in the girls’ equivalent, competing in the 800m (2mins 42.02secs), high jump (1.20) and long jump (3.38).

WITNEY and Bicester combined to finish sixth at the UK Youth Development League Midlands North East Division 1A meet at Banbury.

RESULTS

(senior men unless stated)

MOTA-VATION SERIES – ROUND 2

1 A Walker (VoA) 22.55, 2 L Newell (Oxf, V40) 23.02, 3 J Eve (Hed, V40), 23.04, 4 A Burgess (Oxf) 23.08, 5 T Jones (Oxf, V40) 23.01, 6 B West (Bic, U19) 23.17, 7 B Williams (Bic Tri) 23.20, 8 J Richardson (Oxf, V50) 23.33, 9 S Fisher (Oxf) 23.42, 10 G Harris (Hed, V40) 24.03, 11 D Wilson (Abn) 24.14, 12 M Baker (Eyn) 24.15, 13 C Riley (Bed, V40) 24.16, 14 G Kelling (Ban, U19) 24.17, 15 P Hughes (Abn) 24.20, 16 M Summerfield (VoA, V40) 24.22, 17 J Atyeo (Oxf, V50) 24.30, 18 J Cooke (Whh, V40) 24.50, 19 C Prince (Hed, V40) 24.56, 20 M Thatcher (Alc) 25.02, 21 J Darwent (Abn, V40) 25.06, 22 J Bagnall (Alc) 25.08, 23 T Coney (Abn, V40) 25.13, 24 S Round (Chw, V40) 25.14, 25 D Cantwell (Wds, V50) 25.16, 26 R Storey (Eyn, V50) 25.26, 27 R Gould (Alc, V40) 25.28, 28 S Upton (Wit) 25.33, 29 C Mackie (Bic Tri) 25.35, 30 C Lumley (Alc) 25.41.

CLUB SUBMITTED

Abingdon: 11 D Wilson 24.14, 15 P Hughes 24.20, 21 J Darwent (V40) 25.06, 23 T Coney (V40) 25.13, 35 P Akrill (V40) 26.04, 55 D Smyth 27.03, 60 J Clayton 27.12, 69 S Holder (V50) 27.39, 71 G Wallace (V50) 27.41, 82 M Lewy (V50) 28.21, 112 J Moore (V50) 29.26, 117 T Clarke (V40) 29.36, 120 A Francis (V40) 29.55, 141 L Shelton (SL) 30.37, 153 S Smith (V50) 31.08, 175 K Welby (V50) 32.01, 181 K Dixon (V40) 32.14, 187 C Sharpe (V40) 32.29, 193 P Stepney (V50) 32.40, 198 M Wilson (V50) 32.56, 208 M Edwards (V40) 33.32, 219 B Compton (LV35) 34.01, 223 J Newton (V40) 34.15, 225 W Millatt (LV55) 34.17, 230 N-J Steinke (LV35) 34.38, 262 S Fabes (V60) 36.35, 266 S Watton (V40) 36.53, 267 S Douglas (LV55) 36.54, 272 A Waldock (SL) 37.14, 294 H Wigginton (SL) 38.42, 306 A Garner (V60) 39.17, 308 C Penton (V50) 39.26, 309 R Maher (LV35) 39.34, 312 H Bower (LV35) 39.47, 313 P Wilson (LV55) 40.00, 320 H Smit (SL) 40.27, 333 J Ball (LV35) 42.33, 335 F Long (LV35) 42.37, 338 E Moore (LV45) 43.25, 342 F Topp (LV45) 44.08, 343 S Wade (LV45) 44.48, 346 J Cooke (LV35) 45.27, 347 L Astbury (LV45) 45.43, 349 N Blatchford (2nd LV65) 46.04.

Headington: 3 J Eve 23.04 (V40), 10 G Harris 24.03 (V40), 19 C Prince 24.56 (V40), 33 R Skilbeck 25.58 (V40), 34 L Faulkner 26.01, 36 A Hanner Hopwood 26.04 (V40), 45 J Fenning 26.32, 48 D Moore 26.37 (LV35), 52 S Cayley 26.50, 58 A Walton 27.11, 67 M Hill 27.32 (V40), 81 A Grant 28.20, 92 R Shaw 28.50 (LV35), 95 A Phelps 28.57 (V50), 97 C Turnbull 29.00, 99 A Johnson 29.07, 108 P Brame 29.18 (V40), 109 H Grange 29.21, 110 L Lee 29.23, 122 D Bremner 30.05, 127 K Daniels 30.13 (LV35), 133 S Crook 30.28 (V40), 135 K Allred 30.34 (LV45), 137 Y Morris 30.35 (LV35), 139 S Power 30.35, 142 K Byrne 30.40 (V60), 144 E Johnson 30.46 (LV45), 150 M Davies 30.58 (V60), 156 S Cowls 31.15 (V50), 173 C Scott 32.00 (LV35), 178 M Ding 32.08, 180 N Baker 32.12 (V60), 186 C Lochmatter 32.28 (LV35), 189 A Ith 32.31, 199 T Pound 32.56 (V40), 205 C Humphreys 33.14 (LV35), 210 J Friedhoff 33.37 (V40), 216 C Childs 33.53 (LV45), 220 D Sawyer 34.05 (V60), 224 S Hodkin 34.16 (V50), 227 A Ith 34.22, 232 H Nickau 34.50 (V50), 236 S Robertson 35.05, 237 P Lister 35.08 (V60), 238 R Gibbs 35.16 (V40), 240 A Prewett 35.20, 252 C Bodsworth 36.08, 253 C Allan 36.09, 255 J Thomas 36.13 (LV35), 259 C McBride 36:16, 263 E Greenhill 36.37 (LV35), 273 I Matthews 37.16 (LV55), 282 J Murphy 37.53, 283 U Neale 37.59 (V40), 289 G Norris 38.19 (V60), 292 A Sulley 38.33 (V40), 298 J Duvall 38.49 (LV55), 299 Linda Ay 38.55 (LV45), 305 E Ith 39.07 (LV35), 311 H Huggins 39.41 (LV45), 322 M Luckett 40.28 (LV35), 323 T Oan 40.42 (V40), 325 G Jones 41.17 (LV45), 326 C Jones 41.18 (V50), 327 H Reed 41.18, 338 G Day 43.23 (LV45), 340 J Keyser 43.34 (LV55), 355 K Villiers 48.26 (V70), 357 S Doel 49.51 (LV65).

OXFORD CITY AC OPEN GRADED MEETING, HORSPATH

Abingdon – 100m – Race 3: 1 G Humphreys (U17W) 14.35pb, 4 P Astbury (U15G) 15.01pb, 6 S Bazylkiewicz (SL) 15.06. Race 5: 5 L Quigley (U17W) 14.07pb, 6 E Shead (U15G) 14.16pb. Race 6: 1 L Bazzi (U15B) 13.13pb, 3 F Bristow (U17W) 13.34pb, 8 S Pomeroy (V55) 15.81. Race 7: 6 K Lincoln (U17W) 14.07pb. Race 8: 2 M Wilhelmsson (U15B) 12.56pb, 4 S Harold (U17W) 12.75pb, 5 A Beckett (U17M) 12.91, 6 L Day (U20M) 12.92, 7 T Cox (U20W) 13.16. Race 9: 1 A Klukowski (U20M) 12.01, 3 B Morris (U17M) 12.34pb. Race 10: 3 B Morris (U17M) 12.34pb. 200m – Race 1: 1 G Humphreys (U17W) 29.83pb, 4 P Astbury (U15G) 32.59pb. Race 2: 1 E Shead (U15G) 28.76pb. Race 3: 1 L Bazzi (U15B) 27.33pb, 5 L Quigley (U17W) 29.20pb. Race 4: 1 F Bristow (U17W) 27.86pb, 2 R Baust (SL) 28.22. Race 5: 1 M Wilhelmsson (U15B) 26.04pb, 2 L Day (U20M) 26.73, 3 A Beckett (U17M) 26.93. Race 6: 2 A Klukowski (U20M) 24.33pb, 4 B Morris (U17M) 24.90pb. Race 7: 5 L Bazzi (U17M) 23.75pb. 800m – Race 1: 2 R Herring (U13G) 2.50.33pb, 10 M Francis (U13G) 3.12.88pb, 11 G Lodowski (LV50) 3.25.70pb. Race 2: 1 D Bedlington (V50) 2.32.63pb. Race 3: 4 E Washbrook (U15B) 2.34.92pb, 5 G Halfhead (U15G) 2.37.04pb, 7 I Jones (U15G) 2.38.70. Race 4: 1 W Barrett (U15B) 2.22.75pb. Race 6: 3 K Francis (U15B) 2.18.65pb, 7 M Bedlington (U15G) 2.25.62pb. Race 7: 2 A Pennington (U17M) 2.11.49pb, 3 C Pierre (U20M) 2.11.77pb. Race 8: 6 P Egerton (V40) 2.09.27. Discus – V50: 1 S Pomeroy (V55) 32.83. U15M: 2 W Barrett 24.53.

BAYER NEWBURY 10K

Kidlington: 192 W Bunce (V60) 50.59.

DORCHESTER MARATHON

Abingdon: 182 L McGill (LV40) 4.04.34, 519 C Hutchings (SL) 5.06.21.

EDINBURGH MARATHON

Abingdon: 3295 M Walker 4.30.35.

Didcot Runners: 2066 R Sharp (V50) 3.20.52, 3554 E Naughton (LV35) 3.44.04, 6631 A Forster 4.26.14, 14153 V Armond (LV45) 5.32.56. 11826 J Boucard (V40) 5.35.50, 14424 T Talbot (V50) 6.15.07.

EUROPEAN AQUATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 BRATISLAVA (Swim 1km, Run 5km)

Witney: G Le Good (1st V65-69) 42.12.

OXFORD PARKRUN

Witney: 10 C Ellis (1st V40)19.27pb, 16 F Howard (2nd V40) 19.50, 25 K Hennessy (V40) 20.36, 105 S Rhodes (V45) 24.50, 116 H Howard (2nd JL11) 25.10, 224 I Fowler (V50) 30.50, 270 L Clarke (J10) 36.57, 271 T Clarke (V45) 36.58.

ABINGDON PARKRUN

Witney: 37 L Smith (2nd LV40, 3rd lady) 21.20, 53 V Munday (1st SL25) 22.19.

ABERYSTWYTH PARKRUN

Witney: 5 T Garrod (1st V45) 19.26.

BANBURY PARKRUN

Witney: 85 T Jennings (1st V65) 26.37.