OXFORD City’s Zoe Pollock continued her fine year when winning the under 17 heptathlon in the South of England Combined Events Championships at a wet and windy Horspath.
She led the way after the first day, following impressive performances in the 80m hurdles, shot and 200m.
Pollock remained top of the standings by 58 points heading into the final event, the 800m.
A well-paced race saw her take the title with 4,657 points – just 150 down on her personal best, despite the conditions.
The teenager’s improvements over the last 12 months have seen her move from 41st to third in the British rankings and she will now compete at the nationals in Manchester on August 12.
Radley’s Holly Griffiths-Brown came sixth in the same age group with 3,837, while clubmate Kylah Rowlands was ninth with 3,201.
Rebecca Scott, of Banbury Harriers, came seventh in the senior heptathlon, scoring 3,559.
RESULTS
(senior men unless stated)
WADDESDON 5K
Didcot Runners: 82 P Griffiths (V50) 21.41, 98 A Casey 22.20, 205 T Lamble (LV35) 26.30, 277 S Hinchliffe (V60) 35.05.
Eynsham RR: 67 K Allred 21.16pb (2nd LV45), 145 A Craggs (LV35) 24.16pb.
DOWN TOW UP FLOW
HALF MARATHON
Abingdon: 10 T Coney (2nd V40) 1.26.26, 18 D Smyth 1.30.28, 44 M Lewy (V50) 1.36.38, 55 T Clarke (V40) 1.38.36, 98 N Hamilton (V50) 1.43.01, 172 S Wade (V40) 1.51.25, 190 S Tumelaire (LV40) 1.53.06, 198 P Goddard 1.53.27, 252 L Bedford (LV40) 1.58.16, 304 L Hamilton (LV50) 2.02.41, 322 S Stroud (LV40) 2.05.42, 330 A Waldock (SL) 2.06.27, 341 S Watton (V40) 2.09.02, 437 H Nash (LV50) 2.24.37, 447 F Topp (LV40) 2.26.18, 452 F Long (LV40) 2.28.17, 504 M Hamiton (LV50) 2.53.16, 505 S Wade (LV40) 2.53.17.
Didcot Runners: 306 P O’Connell (V40) 2.02.39.
White Horse Harriers: 288 H Smyth 2.00.52, 313 S Bedford 2.03.32, 318 C Hunt 2.05.02, 320 B Margetts 2.05.07, 434 J McCabe 2.23.53.
Witney RR: 314 V Hopkins (SL) 2.03.42, 337 N Fullerton (SL) 2.08.38.
MARATHON RELAY RADLEY COLLEGE
(WRR Challenge Juniors v Seniors)
Witney RR: 1 Juniors 2.08.24pb, 2 Seniors 2.09.04.
BOYS BEATING CANCER 10K
Abingdon: 21 C Morgan (U11B) 47.09.
BOYS BEATING CANCER 5K
Abingdon: 82 S Morgan (U9B) 30.10.
CHELTENHAM MID
SUMMER OPEN
White Horse Harriers – 1500m – Race 2: 4 P Jegou (V40) 4.48.8. Race 4: 2 M Attwood (V35) 5.25.1, 3 S Leech (V50) 5.26.7. 600m: 7 P Jegou (V40) 1.37.7.
SCOTT TRAIL
HALF MARATHON
White Horse Harriers: N White 3.26.58.
SOAR SUMMER MILE, BATTERSEA
Witney RR – Race 4 (The Ovett Show): 13 D Wymer 5.49pb.
LONDON TRIATHLON
OLYMPIC DISTANCE
(swim 1.5km, bike 40km, run 10km)
Witney RR: 154 J Moore (2nd LV40-44) 2.33.08 (24.09, 1.14.42, 46.54pb).
IRONMAN FRANCE, NICE
Bicester Tri: J Cunningham 14.10.36.
CASTLE HOWARD TRIATHLON, OLYMPIC DISTANCE
Bicester Tri: C Finister 2.36.16, A Burnett 2.44.17.
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