ABINGDON’S Jack Shayler impressed in the first round of the Oxford Mail Cross Country League at Newbury.

The under 20 athlete finished third overall, behind the Newbury duo of Thomas Watkins and Alex Muir.

Radley’s Alex Miell-Ingram crossed seventh, with Owen Stepney, of Abingdon, tenth.

In the ladies race, Emma Haley, of Radley, finished sixth, while clubmate Emma Huepfl topped the vet 45 category when crossing 11th.

Abingdon’s Chloe Ridewood was the first under 20 in seventh.

Her clubmate Adam Ede won the combined under 15/17 boys’ race, beating Radley’s Benjamin Cumberland by six seconds.

Rachel Burton, of Radley, was the first under 17 and second overall in the girls equivalent.

There was also a strong Abingdon contingent, with Mieke Bedlington third and Katharine Harris fifth.

In the under 13 boys, Radley’s Quinn Miell-Ingram was second, followed by clubmates William D’Arcy and Joshua Cumberland in third and fourth.

Meanwhile, Abingdon’s men finished 70th out of 178 teams at the ECCA Saucony English National Relay Championships in Mansfield.

RESULTS

(senior men unless stated)

OXFORD MAIL CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE

Abingdon AC

Men: 3 J Shayler (U20), 10 O Stepney, 18 P Hughes, 19 D Wilson, 36 J Darwent (V40), 42 J Miller, 47 H Read, 50 G Wood, 56 T Coney (V40), 60 S Garrigues (V40), 87 C Weir, 101 M Walker, 119 C MacLennan (V40), 140 D Smyth, 173 J Moore (V50), 181 B Watson (V40), 183 R Savage (V50), 191 M Lewy (V50), 199 A Francis (V40), 211 S Holder (V50), 216 P Stepney (V50), 239 J Oliver (V60), 242 S Smith (V50), 243 D Morgan (V40), 254 M Shayler (V50), 255 A Muir (V40), 268 J Wigmore (V60), 269 K Welby (V50), 275 T Greenland (V60), 297 C Penton (V50), 301 B Evans (V60).

Women: 7 C Ridewood (U20) 26.31, 19 R Davies (SL) 27.29, 35 J James (LV45) 28.49, 43 L Shelton (SL) 29.26, 51 I Dornan (LV35) 30.00, 63 L McGill (LV35) 30.30, 93 S Tumelaire (LV45) 32.28, 105 L Bedford (LV45) 33.09, 125 J Pennington (LV45) 34.24, 129 C Brock (SL) 34.38, 131 G Robinson (LV45) 34.53, 132 J D-Arcy (LV35) 34.54, 134 B Compton (LV35) 35.02, 139 A Martin (LV45) 35.18, 141 J Swarbrick (SL) 35.29, 149 M Durham (LV35) 36.50, 157 S Mead (LV45) 37.32, 172 H Bower (LV35) 38.50, 180 N Blatchford (LV55) 39.43, 187 E Moore (LV45) 40.48.

U15/U17 boys: 1 A Ede (U17) 16.45, 14 E Lawton (U17) 17.52, 18 A Pennington (U17) 18.15, 19 K Francis (U15) 18.15, 26 A Clay (U15) 18.56, 47 E Washbrook (U15) 21.33.

U15/U17 girls: 3 M Bedlington (U15G) 13.15, 5 K Harris (U17G) 13.36, 7 G Halfhead (U15G) 14.00, 8 C Halfhead (U17G) 14.03, 17 B Darwent (U15G) 14.15, 22 A Bromley (U17G) 14.41, 26 R Mullins (U15G) 14.54, 28 I Jones (U15G) 15.06, 29 G Evans (U15G) 15.08, 31 M Darwent (U17G) 15.17.

U13 boys: 9 S Lawton 9.24, 29 N Taylor 11.02, 36 J Willis11.17, 37 A Wallace 11.18.

U13 girls: 21 C Appleby-Prince 11.14.

U11 boys: 17 O Sherratt, 32 C Morgan, 34 H Grant, 71 T Higgins.

U11 girls:12 E Powell 6.51, 14 F Betts 7.05.

U9 girls & boys: 22 M Powell (U9G).

ECCA SAUCONY ENGLISH

NATIONAL RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Abingdon: Team 70th 1.14.16 – leg 1: 124 J Miller 19.22; leg 2: 82 D Wilson 18.40; leg 3: 60 P Hughes 18.16; leg 4: 51 O Stepney 17.59.

NEW YORK CITY MARATHON

Abingdon: 18,695 M Taylor 4.13.14pb.

MARLOW HALF-MARATHON

Abingdon: 734 S Stroud (LV40) 2.11.04.

ASCOTT UNDER WYCHWOOD 10K

Abingdon: 27 I Dornan (1st LV35) 50.16, 61 J Styles (V50) 1.05.46, 62 M Hamilton (LV50) 1.05.46.

WINTER MIDLAND LEAGUE 10K

Abingdon: 9 N Blatchford (LV65) 1.03.04, 15 J Howard (LV60) 1.06.26.