BEN West secured his third top-ten finish in a national event in as many weeks when competing in the New Balance English Schools Cross Country Championships at Leeds.

The Bicester AC runner once again demonstrated he is one of the country’s leading long distance runners for his age group.

Competing in the senior boys, raced over a 6,800-metre course, West came a splendid sixth in the 312-strong field.

His time of 23mins 6secs saw him finish just 43 seconds behind the winner Matthew Willis.

Fellow county runner Calum Steer, of Chiltern, was 68th as Oxfordshire finished 20th out of 39 teams.

Radley’s Ben Cumberland impressed to finish 30th in a field of 347 in the junior boys race.

Bicester’s Max Nicolle, representing Buckinghamshire, was 97th out of 339 in the intermediate boys’ event, clocking 19.24.

Radley’s Katie Scott produced a fine performance to finish 44th in the senior girls’ competition, with White Horse Harrier Lucy Rycroft 101st and Oxford City’s Jamie Garry 108th in the 323-strong field.

OXFORD City AC are holding their annual awards night tomorrow at Radley College from 7pm.

The club’s Olympian and middle-distance runner Hannah England will be presenting the trophies.

RESULTS

(senior men unless stated)

NEW BALANCE ENGLISH SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP – LEEDS

Abingdon AC – Boys – Senior: 120 J Shayler 25.34, 162 D Bunn 26.01. Intermediate: 330 A Pennington 22.27. Junior: 288 M Smith 16.44. Girls – Senior: 208 K Harris 16.23. Intermediate: 197 B Darwent 16.12, 210 M Bedlington 16.18, 328 I Jones 17.55.

White Horse Harriers – Girls – Senior: 101 L Rycroft 18.04. Intermediate: 269 A Kelly 16.15.

CTS ENDURANCELIFE SUSSEX MARATHON

White Horse Harriers: 112 R Colliass (4th LV50) 6.10.14.

NEW FOREST RUNNING FESTIVAL - 20 MILER

Abingdon AC: 16 J Moore (V50) 2.51.33.

NEW FOREST RUNNING FESTIVAL - 10 MILER

Abingdon AC: 32 E Moore (LV50) 1.57.16.

SWINDON MARK CAWTE MEMORIAL OPEN

Abingdon AC – 150m – Race 4: 2 M Wilhelmsson (U17B) 19.00.

CAU INTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS – LOUGHBOROUGH

Abingdon AC – Girls – Under 15: 181 G Halfhead 22.35, 207 M Bedlington 22.57, 234 B Darwent 23.17, 284 R Mullins 24.55.