Radley won medals galore in the Oxon & Bucks Championships at Horspath.

While Radley took most of the plaudits with a huge collection of new county champions, Oxford City, Abingdon Amblers and White Horse Harriers were also to the fore in bitterly cold conditions more akin to February than May!

Radley stole the show with more than 40 county champions across a multiude of age groups, while Oxford City had more than 20 gold medal winners.

Cross had three outstanding wins in the under 13 girls category.

She won the 100m in a championship record of 13.32secs and the 70m hurdles in 13.11.

She then equalled the long-standing high jump best of 1.45m – a record that has stood since 1979.

Phillippe Essink grabbed under 20 men’s titles in the 400m (50.66) and 800m (1.58.12), while George Miller was a convincing winner in the under 20 men’s 2,000m steeplechase, clocking 7.07.78.

Abingdon Ambler Peter Barnshaw was the stand-out athlete for his club as he clinched county titles in no fewer than four events in the under 17 men’s category.

Barnshaw won the 200m in 23.59, 400m in 52.62 and long jump with 5.66.

He saved his best performance, though, for the 400m hurdles, where he set a championship record of 56.09 to clinch his fourth gold medal.

There was strong competition in the under 17 men’s division, where Marcus Woodington (Oxford City) was much in evidence.

His best display came in the sprint hurdles, where he stopped the clock in a championship record of 13.73.

In the same age group, Freddie Curtis (Marshall Milton Keynes) also registered a fine championship best of 59.80m in the Javelin.

Teammate Jemma Gregory took home a quartet of golds in the under 17 women’s age group.

She clinched the 100m in 13.05 and 80m hurdles in 12.92.

Over the longer distances, Gregory also won gold in the 300m hurdles in 47.51 and added the high jump to her clutch of medals, clearing 1.35m.

Danielle Anderson (Oxford City) was one of the notable performers in the field, with her javelin throw of 41.80m putting her into the UK top ten this year.

Not to be outshone, White Horse Harriers picked up 12 county titles.

It was an especially productive weekend for the Jegou family.

Paul, who competed as a senior man, despite officially now being a veteran, was rewarded with gold in the 3,000m and 5,000m.

His father, Richard, successfully defended his titles in the veteran shot and discus competitions.

Oxfordshire went solo in the veteran categories as Bucks do not cater for older athletes.

Perriss Wilkins, still the British record holder in the vet 40 discus, rose to seventh in the national rankings (and top veteran) with a throw of 53.09m, that rekindles his outsider’s chance of Commonwealth Games selection later this year.

Alastair Duncan belied his years with an outstanding championship record of 25.02 in the 200m.

And Radley duo Kay Reynolds and Natasha Mighty shone amongst the women.

Reynolds continues to set a great example for younger athletes in her attitude and application in the sprints and hurdles, while former combined eventer Natasha Mighty lived up to her name with a fine championship record of 11.23m in the shot.