ATHLETICS: Naylor cruises in for Headington triumph

10:30am Thursday 9th September 2010

By Kieren Bushnell

STEVE Naylor (Woodstock Harriers) followed up his victory in last week’s Mota-vation race in Oxford with a convincing win in the Headington 10K.

Naylor led home the field in 31mins 30secs as Woodstock landed the team prize.

James Bolton (sixth in 33.01), Kevin Game (11th in 34.56) and Brian O’Connor (15th in 36.01) completed Woodstock’s winning quartet.

Alchester’s in-form Jenny McBain won the women’s race, clocking 38.21.

Alongside Sarah Rendell (second in 39.57) and Liz Grolimund (seventh in 41.48), Alchester landed the women’s team prize.

RESULTS

(top 20, senior men unless stated)

1 S Naylor (Woodstock H) 31.30, 2 F Downs (Chiltern Harriers) 31.59, 3 D Branfoot (Harrow) 32.39, 4 M Osbor (Ox Uni) 32.48, 6 J Bolton (Woodstock H) 33.01, 7 J Lhomme 33.02, 8 E O’Gorman (Chiltern H) 33.12, 9 M Hawcroft (Ox Uni) 33.23, 10 D Hamilton (Abingdon, jun) 33.55, 11 K Game (Woodstock H) 34.56, 12 P Jegou (WHH) 35.11, 13 S Copley (Abingdon) 35.46, 14 M Tankard (Oxford C, 1st V40) 35.52, 15 B O’Connor (Woodstock H, V40) 36.01, 16 A Nippard (Sutton) 36.04, 17 B Melhuish 36.09, 18 K Spielmann (unattached, V40) 36.18, 19 D Cantwell (Woodstock H, V40) 36.20, 20 J Conlon (unattached) 36.30.

TEAM RESULT

Men: 1 Woodstock H 33pts, 2 Headington RR A 97, 3 Alchester 129.

Women: 1 Alchester 10pts, 2 Headington RR A 33, 3 Headington RR B 67.

OTHER INDIVIDUAL PRIZEWINNERS

Junior men: 1 D Hamilton (Abingdon), 2 D Moseley (Woodstock H), 3 D Corti (unattached).

Vet 40 men: 1 M Tankard (Oxford C), 2 B O’Connor (Woodstock H), 3 K Spielmann (unattached).

Vet 50 men: 1 J Nelson (Alchester), 2 C Gray (Woodstock H), 3 B Vaughan (Woodstock H).

Vet 60 men: 1 R Treadwell (Oxford C), 2 T Brackstone (Southern Counties), 3 J Davies (South West Vets).

Vet 70 men: 1 J Abrams (Witney RR), 2 T Merritt (Burnham).

Overall ladies: 1 J McBain (Alchester), 2 L Richens (Southville), 3 C Harris (Headington RR).

Vet 35 ladies: 1 S Rendell (Alchester), 2 K Walsha (unattached), 3 E Caborn (Sutton).

Vet 45 ladies: 1 J Gundale (unattached), 2 E Daniel (Tring) 49.04, 3 V Russell (Kidlington).

Vet 55 ladies: 1 L Howkins (unattached), 2 I Matthews (Headington RR), 3 R Cornish (unattached).

OTHER CLUB RESULTS

Eynsham RR: M Creasey (V50) 41.22.

Kidlington: J Moss (V40) 39.25, I Wakefield 42.01, B Partridge 43.55, S Evins 44.35, W Bunce (V60) 45.55, S Morton (LV35) 48.41, T Langrish (V50) 49.10, J Searle (LV35) 55.47, H Talbot (SL) 1.05.40.

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