STEVE Naylor recorded his best result at the Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships to finish ninth in Birmingham.

The Witney resident completed the hilly four-lap Cofton Park course in 39mins 1sec, helping Oxfordshire come eighth in the competition for six athletes and third for nine athletes.

James Chettle, Jonathan Cornish and Julian Richardson all finished in the top 100 for Oxon.

In the women’s event, Jess Gibbon led the way as Oxon finished 11th.

DAVID Kuester won four medals at the British Masters Indoor Championships at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre.

The Bicester and Oxford City veteran took silver in the weight, as well as bronze in the hammer, discus and javelin events in the 70+ age category.

In the same group, White Horse Harrier Richard Jegou won a silver medal in the shot and bronze in the weight.

Abingdon’s Duncan Talbot claimed silver in the vet 60 high jump.

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RESULTS

CROSS COUNTRY

INTER-COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIPS

(Oxon results)

Men – Senior: 9 S Naylor (Bed), 56 J Chettle (Thh), 76 J Cornish (Her), 99 J Richardson (Oxf), 102 P Fernandez (Abn), 105 S Fisher (Oxf), 137 T Jones (Oxf), 145 M Marshall (Oxf), 161 M Robinson (Oxf). U20: 62 A Miell-Ingram (Rad). U17: 136 J Shayler (Abn), 232 T Gould (Bic), 239 O Onay (Whh), 244 M Lock (Wit). U15: 13 N Wiltshire (Red), 68 B West (Bic), 103 H Roe (Red), 181 J Taylor (Oxf), 194 A Ede (Abn), 210 D Bunn (Abn), 217 A Blackwell (Rad), 283 H Insley (Rad). U13: 130 R Miell-Ingram (Rad), 140 B Cumberland (Rad), 170 T Miller (Wit), 184 M Nicolle (Bic), 201 A Pollock (Ban), 278 F Cunningham (GtM), 284 K Francis (Abn), 303 S Worfolk (Bic).

Women – Senior: 45 J Gibbon (Red), 56 J Webb (Wds), 97 S Rendell (Alc), 112 J Harrison (Whh), 117 H Hale (Eyn), 134 F Snare (Wit), 192 S Davies (Oxf), 195 E Huepfl (Rad). U20: 39 M Humphreys (Oxf), 47 R Weston (Ban), 141 O Powell (Wit). U17: 55 F Bunn (Abn), 123 L Rycroft (Whh), 160 R Lord (Ban), 190 V Tilling (Abn), 194 F Insley (Rad), 232 C Miell-Ingram (Rad), 250 L Siddle (Abn). U15: 101 J Hannah (Ban), 184 J Garry (Oxf), 198 E Jackson (Rad), 225 R Burton (Rad), 259 A Gould (Bic), 276 A Pozniak (Abn), 280 K Harris (Abn). U13: 48 A Scrivener (Oxf), 60 M Couzens (Bic), 80 B Darwent (Abn), 127 D Palmer (Oxf), 177 M Bedlington (Abn), 183 L Newhouse (Oxf), 191 A Prince (Oxf), 239 E Haines-Gray (Oxf).

GORING 10K

Abingdon: 20 J Darwent (V45) 38.30, 34 D Wilson 40.29, 35 J Miller 40.32, 37 L Bailey (2nd junior Man) 40.35, 42 G Wallace (3rd V50) 41.00, 43 C Whitehead 41.02, 58 D Smyth 42.02pb, 63 B Watson (V40) 42.14, 70 D Richards (V55) 42.39, 76 P Goddard 42.48pb, 79 A Muir (V40) 42.55pb, 123 T Clarke (V45) 45.09, 133 M Shepley (V50) 45.21, 192 I Dornan (LV40) 47.53, 199 M Juffkins (V45) 48.05, 284 N-J Steinke (LV35) 50.33pb, 320 J Pennington (LV45) 51.39, 356 I Shield 52.37pb, 401 C Fisher (LV45) 53.47, 446 S Cozens (LV35) 55.12, 536 P Wilson (LV55) 58.00, 582 C Hutchings (SL) 59.29, 593 J Styles (V50) 59.43, 653 H Bower (LV35) 62.08, 672 D Roberts (V50) 62.39, 767 J Howard (LV55) 66.03, 803 M Shepley (LV45) 66.08, 832 B Evans (V70) 69.50.

Didcot Runners: 140 E Naughton 49.18.

Eynsham: 17 B Pollard (V40) 37.54, 569 N Roberts (V40) 58.24.

Headington RR: 117 M Wicks 45.01, 168 A Grant 46.54, 212 T Procter-Legg 48.36, 215 E Turner (LV50) 48.45, 495 J Tranter (V40) 56.34.

Kidlington: 377 W Bunce (V60) 52.35.

White Horse Harriers: 12 J Cooke (V40) 37.05, 15 P Wileman 37.52, 69 M Beales 42.33, 82 J Gibbard 42.54, 107 K Green 44.27, 172 D Day (V50) 47.02, 204 L Singer (VW40) 47.28, 761 N Ratcliffe 1.04.12.

BRITISH MASTERS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Abingdon – 60m: 11 A Walley (V55) 8.62. High jump: 2 D Talbot (V60) 1.41.

Bicester – Hammer: 3 D Kuester (M70) 30.48. Shot: 6 D Kuester 8.27. Discus: 3 D Kuester 28.90. Weight: 2 D Kuester 12.53. Javelin: 3 D Kuester 27.80.

White Horse Harriers – Hammer: 5 R Jegou (M70) 28.82m. Shot: 2 R Jegou 10.28. Weight: 3 R Jegou 11.56. Discus: 5 R Jegou 28.34.

TEDDY HALL RELAYS

Abingdon: Abn Vet Men 1 (1st Vet Men, M Lewy, G Wallace, J Moore, C Bedford), Abn Vet Men 2 (2nd Vet Men, A Francis, G Bartley, P Stepney, S Smith), Abn Vet Ladies (1st Vet Lady, B Compton, J Pennington, S Tumelaire).

White Horse Harriers: Whh A (4th external, P Jegou, B Claridge, C Wilder, J Cooke). Whh C (1st mixed external, H Thomas, C Hazell, I Lambourn, M Attwood), Whh D (4th mixed external, K Froud, H Smyth, S Atkin, K Rogers).

SILVERSTONE HALF MARATHON

Abingdon: 1164 D Morgan (V40) 1.43.49pb, 4985 A Francis-Brewerton (SL) 2.18.39, 5213 T Francis (V55) 2.21.32, 6172 M Coates (LV45) 2.43.25, 6173 E Moore (LV50) 2.43.25.

Eynsham: 768 P Sonley 1.38.48, 4136 C Ogden (LV45) 2.09.45 (pb), 4775 K Weller (LV45) 2.16.07 (pb), M Darius (LV35) 2.19.10 (pb).

Headington RR: 1551 U Neale 1.47.27, 3873 D Barron 2.07.17.

White Horse Harriers: 3140 B Colliass (V50) 2.00.26 (pb).

SALISBURY 10 MILE

White Horse Harriers: 123 K Rogers 1.07.18.

BATH HALF MARATHON

Abingdon: 3109 G Blazewicz (SL) 1.52.26pb, 8355 J Francis (LV45) 2.23.57, 8409 C Onions (LV55) 2.24.22, 9814 A Moger (LV55) 2.38.19.

Eynsham: 3171 T Whitlock (V60) 1.51.10, J Whitlock (LV55) 2.03.54,

Headington RR:127 R Ashby 1.20.11, 294 D Moore (LV40) 1.25.20, 1254 P Brame (V45) 1.39.02, 1764 T Murfitt 1.43.16, 1938 D Sawyer (V60) 1.44.30.

White Horse Harriers: 2928 L Fellingham (V65) 1.48.27, 3242 J McCabe (LV45) 1.51.04, 3737 C Wainwright (LV50) 1.54.00, 5615 S Bedford (LV50) 2.04.06.

GREEN MAN ULTRA 30 MILE

White Horse Harriers: S Sheehy (3rd SL) 5.50.57, S Leech (1st V50) 5.50.57.

FINCHLEY 20 MILE

Headington RR: 11 S O’Neill 2.00.28, 148 K Lowies (V40) 2.29.54.

WIMBLEDON COMMON HALF MARATHON

Abingdon: 215 A Kinnaird (LV40) 2.00.58, 284 A Milliken-Tull (LV45) 2.06.01, 313 G Lean 2.08.56.

DIDCOT PARKRUN

Didcot Runners: 1 M Suggate (V35) 18.47, 3 M Walker 18.55, 15 C Birch (V45) 21.04, 38 J L Coudret (V50) 24.41, 39 S Cousins (VL40) 24.46, 40 K Reade (LV40) 24.48, 45 L Absolom (VL55) 25.47, 46 S Powell (LV45) 25.47, 115 S Jones (V35) 48.04.

Abingdon: 5 E Lawton (JM15-17) 19.04pb, 6 M Lewy (V50) 19.11pb, 12 S Lawton (JM11-14) 20.46pb, 13 M Shepley (V50) 20.47pb, 27 G Bartley (V50) 22.54pb, 49 F Cobb (SW) 26.12, 55 H Bower (LV35) 26.32pb, 59 E Woosey-Griffin (LV40) 26.57.

HARCOURT HILL PARKRUN

Abingdon: 20 I Jones (JW11-14) 22.13pb, 42 J Wigmore (V60) 24.46, 52 J Newton (V40) 26.02pb, 54 A Newton (JM11-14) 26.32pb, 72 D Hunter (V50) 28.33pb, 110 P Smiles (LV45) 37.12.

OXFORD PARKRUN

Abingdon: 87 A Wallace (JM10) 25.57, 88 G Wallace (V50) 25.58, 119 H Burton (LV35) 28.26.