ABINGDON AC have secured promotion for a fourth successive year in the Midland League.

Fourth place in the final round at Stoke was enough to help them finish second in Division 2 and earn their place in the top tier for next year.

It has been a remarkable rise for Abingdon, who were in Division 7 in 2010.

A host of athletes have contributed to the success, while club records were broken in Stoke by Noel Blatchford (V70 hammer), Pete Stepney (V55 400m hurdles) and Calum Steer (U20 3000m).

Meanwhile, Paul Fernandez returned to form when finishing second at the Hooky 6.

The Abingdon runner was two seconds behind winner Henry Sleight, of Cherwell Runners & Joggers.

Witney AC’s Sam Upton was only a second further back in third.

Elsewhere, Oxfordshire Ultras set a record when winning the Cotswold 24 Hour Relay Challenge.

Cirencester Country Park hosted the event, where teams aimed to complete as many laps as possible.

The Ultras, which included runners from Oxford City, Headington Roadrunners, Abingdon and Marshall Milton Keynes totalled 41, finishing two ahead of their rivals.

Witney were also victorious as they were the first male team of three to five runners.

RESULTS

(senior men unless stated)

HOOKY 6

Abingdon AC: 2 P Fernandez (V40) 34.03, 11 J Clayton 36.14pb, 31 C Weir 39.31, 40 B Watson (V40) 40.32pb, 54 M Lewy (V50) 41.33, 83 L Shelton (SL) 44.14, 97 J Moore (V50) 44.58, 109 J Oliver (3rd V60) 46.09, 115 D Morgan (V40) 46.41, 139 J Nash (V50) 48.20, 152 B Compton (LV45) 49.28, 156 J Wigmore (V60) 49.45, 174 S Tumelaire (LV45) 51.12, 187 S Watton (V40) 51.59pb, 238 L Gilholm (LV35) 56.19, 242 M Durham (LV35) 56.23, 259 H Nash (LV45) 57.57, 272 F Long (LV35) 59.18, 275 J Styles (V50) 59.09, 314 M Hamilton (LV45) 1.04.51, 315 K Clarke (LV35) 1.05.43, 324 E Moore (LV45) 1.08.40pb.

Eynsham RR: 12 B Pollard (V40) 36.18, 23 T Baker 38.42, 38 G Bridges (V50) 40.25, 75 S Johnston (V50) 43.17, 92 K Bates 44.45 (1st LV55), 148 J Pinnock (LV55) 49.11, 160 K Williamson (1st LV65) 50.12, 210 D Early (V60) 54.24, 215 M Barlow-Oakes (SL) 55.07, 279 A Pinnock (V60) 1.00.21.

Headington RR: 9 J Eve (V40) 36.05, 20 T Clarke 38.09, 24 S Cayley 38.48, 30 D Bremner 39.23, 32 C Gaden (V50) 39.40, 36 M Jones (V50) 40.20, 53 P Brame (V40) 41.28, 56 E Georgiades (SL) 41.50, 89 J Flemming 44.46, 90 C Sugden (SL) 44.48, 98 S Power (SL) 45.13, 103 K Byrne (V60) 45.29, 119 E Johnson (LV45) 47,21, 145 E Turner (LV45) 49.07, 149 S Bird (SL) 49.24, 154 T Siefers (V50) 49.48, 184 H Marshall (V60) 51.57, 190 I Matthews (LV55) 53.01, 196 J Thomas (LV35) 53.25, 197 A Palmer (V50) 53.26, 209 J Duvall (LV55) 54.40, 229 G Norris (V60) 55.57, 256 K King (LV35) 58.09, 267 S Harding-Brown (LV45) 58.57, 297 H Reed (SL) 1.02.48, 337 N Tuite (LV45) 1.12.57, 350 S Doel (LV65) 1.19.40.

Kidlington AC: 6 G Hope 35.09, 25 L Hosier 38.50, 96 A Finnigan (LV35) 45.00, 121 K Webster (LV35) 47.30, 159 W Bunce (V60) 50.11, 221 M Search (V70) 55.12, 258 J Smith (LV45) 58.15, 280 R Jeacock (LV45) 1.00.41, 308 M Collins (V70) 1.04.40.

White Horse Harriers: 13 J Cooke (V40) 36.37, 19 T Cooper 38.06, 100 A de Hotot 45.13, 101 A Smith 45.13, 102 K Smith (SL) 45.29, 129 F Walker (SL) 47.44, 294 J McCabe (LV45) 1.02.10.

Witney RR: 3 S Upton 34.04, 39 C Gibbin (V40) 40.31, 49 J Clark 41.11, 68 B Moore (V50) 42.31, 81 T Clarke (V40) 44.07, 82 L Smith (3rd LV45) 44.09, 110 A Parsons (SL) 46.25, 118 T Burkett (V50) 47.09, 153 S Rhodes (V40) 49.23, 162 M Cassidy (LV35) 50.28, 163 J Whelan (V60) 50.32, 208 L Rhodes (LV45) 54.33, 245 D Burkett (LV55) 57.09, 286 S Christie (LV55) 61.18, 320 J Horsman (SL) 67.59.

MIDLAND LEAGUE

Abingdon AC – Team: 4 Abingdon 328pts.

Men – 100m A: 2 Z Smith (U23M) 11.30. 100m B: 4 B Davys (U17B) 11.9pb. Guest 100m: 2 T Kimber-Bidlot (U17B) 13.20; 200m A: 2 Z Smith (U23M) 23.20. 200m B: 2 B Davys (U17B) 24.20pb; 400m A: 5 A Klukowski (U20M) 56.2. 400m B: 2 J Gavin 54.2pb; 800m A: 5 T Fabes (U23M) 2.09.6. 800m B: 3 A Klukowski (U20M) 2.13.0; 1500m A: 2 C Steer (U20M) 4.20.4. 1500m B: 4 T Fabes (U23M) 4.38.3; 3000m A: 1 O Stepney (U23M) 9.04.4. 3000m B: 1 C Steer (U20M) 9.14.6pb; 110mH A: 4 J Gavin 18.0pb. 110mH B: 3 P Stepney (V55) 21.8; 400mH A: 2 J Gavin 1.00.6. 400mH B: 3 P Stepney (V55) 1.12.0. Guest 400mH: 1 A Caruana 1.19.4pb 3000mSC A: 4 O Stepney (U23M) 13.05.9. 3000mSC B: 2 T Clarke (V45) 14.21.9; 4x100m: 3 Abingdon 47.8; 4x400m: 3 Abingdon 3.49.4. High jump A: 5 M Juffkins (V50) 1.5pb. High jump B: 3 T Kimber-Bidlot (U17B) 1.45; Pole vault A: 3 P Stepney (V55) 2.8pb. Pole vault B: 2 M Juffkins (V50) 2.3; Long jump A: 4 J Wade (U23M) 5.38. Long jump B: 5 A Caruana 3.88; Triple jump A: 2 J Wade (U23M) 11.79pb. Triple jump B: 1 B Davys (U17B) 11.33. Shot A: 6 T Clarke (V45) 7.9. Shot B: 4 M Juffkins (V50) 7.65; Discus A: 6 T Clarke (V45) 22.66. Discus B: 2 M Juffkins (V50) 21.13; Javelin A: 3 T Fabes (U23M) 33.93. Javelin B: 3 T Clarke (V45) 28.2; Hammer A: 5 T Clarke (V45) 20.54. Hammer B: 4 M Juffkins (V50) 18.99. Total: 3 Abingdon 177pts.

Women – 100m A: 4 R Baust (SL) 13.4pb. 100m B: 5 K Estall (U20W) 14.1pb; 200m A: 3 C Salt (SL) 27.5. 200m B: 4 R Baust (SL) 27.9pb; 400m A: 4 C Salt (SL) 1.06.3. 400m B: 3 L Siddle (U20W) 1.07.9; 800m A: 2 L Siddle (U20W) 2.27.2. 800m B: 4 M Bedlington (U17G) 2.40.1; 1500m A: 4 M Bedlington (U17G) 5.26.0. 1500m B: 4 C Fabes (SL) 5.54.8; 3000m A: 5 N Steaman (SL) 14.29.0. 100mH A: 4 K Estall (U20W) 20.2. 100mH B: 2 C Fabes (SL) 20.3pb; 400mH A: 3 C Fabes (SL) 78.9. 400mH B: 2 C Salt (SL) 90.3; 4x100m: 4 Abingdon 56.4; 4x400m: 3 Abingdon 4.54.0; High jump A: 4 K Mitchell (SL) 1.25; Long jump A: 5 K Estall (U20W) 4.05. Long jump B: 5 S Bazylkiewicz (SL) 3.55; Triple jump A: 5 C Salt (SL) 8.68. Triple jump B: 3 N Gregory (LV55) 7.93; Shot A: 2 K Mitchell (SL) 8.83. Shot B: 5 S Bazylkiewicz 5.5; Discus A: 3 K Mitchell (SL) 27.43pb. Discus B: 4 S Bazylkiewicz (SL) 16.78pb; Javelin A: 1 K Mitchell (SL) 30.01. Javelin B: 3 N Gregory (LV55) 16.16; Hammer A: 4 K Mitchell (SL) 21.95. B: 5 N Blatchford (LV70) 12.04pb. Total: 4 Abingdon 136pts.

LEA VALLEY OPEN SPRINT SERIES

Abingdon AC: 100m SX 3: 3 B Claridge (U23M) 10.79pb. 200m SX 1: 8 B Claridge (U23M) 21.52.

COTSWOLD 24 HOUR RELAY CIRENCESTER

Witney RR – 5 Team Relay Awesome (1st male team of 3-5 runners – M Lock, B Rendell, Cook, Wright, C Hodnett).

BEARBROOK 10KM

Witney RR: 20 A Lock (V50) 38.36, 56 R Green (V50) 43.38, 94 G Le Good (2nd V60) 46.37, 207 J Le Good (LV55) 57.12.

BARRY ISLAND 10KM

Witney RR: 1175 A Maybrey 59.31.

WIMBLEDON COMMON HALF MARATHON

Witney RR: 87 A Leary (V40) 1.41.26.

OXFORD PARKRUN

Witney RR: 2 T Jones (1st V40) 16.28, 50 G Le Good (1st V65) 21.47, 81 S Welch (V35) 23.00.

WITNEY PARKRUN

10 S Howard (1st LV40, 2nd lady overall) 22.08pb, 14 N Smith (V35) 22.08, 19 E Blake (1st JL10) 23.16, 24 D Wymer (V35) 23.34, 26 T Clarke (3rd V45) 23.39, 40 S Rhodes (V45) 25.29, 42 B Jones (2nd JL11) 25.41,

59 O Schroelkamp (J11) 27.13, 71 L Rhodes (LV40) 27.50, 75 P Taylor (V35) 28.00pb, 81 M Hustler (2nd LV50) 28.27, 82 T Burkett (V50) 28.27, 90 E Howard (1st JL15) 29.19pb, 108 R Stocking (3rd V65) 30.36pb, 111 R Lally (LV35) 30.50pb, 113 D Burkett (2nd LV55) 30.55pb, 188 T Jennings (V65) 45.43,

KILLERTON PARKRUN

Witney RR: 121 V Munday (SL25) 26.25.

CLERMONT WATERFRONT (FLORIDA) PARKRUN

Witney RR: 94 J Field (V45) 26.28, 138 L Field (LV40) 31.00.

CLAIR PARKRUN

Witney RR: 1 S Upton (S25) 17.31, 110 J Horsman (2nd SL25) 32.56 .

SHREWSBURY PARKRUN

Witney RR: 42 C Ellis (3rd V40) 21.25.

NORTHALA FIELDS PARKRUN

Witney RR: 51 L Holland (1st LV45) 23.18, 109 J McCormac (1st V65) 26.37pb.