PETER Barnshaw scored two wins and a third as Abingdon Amblers maintained their promotion challenge in Division 6 of the Up & Running Midland League.

After finishing second in their previous two fixtures, Abingdon were third in the penultimate match of the season at Worcester.

A-string victories were also secured by Luke Chown, Abijo Gbenga and Katherine Mitchell.

ABINGDON A STRING DETAILS

Men – 100m: 1 L Chown 11.5. 200m: 1 L Chown 22.6. 400m: 1 L Chown 51.5. 110mH: 1 P Barnshaw 17.4. 400mH: 1 P Barnshaw 59.3. 800m: 1 A Gbenga 2.06.8. 1500m: 3 A Gbenga 4.29.1. 5000m: 2 D Hamilton 16.04.20. 2000m s/c: 3 D Walters 7.42.7. Long jump: 4 L Purbrick 4.71. Triple jump: 5 J Smedley 10.43. High jump: 3 P Barnshaw 1.65. Pole vault: 3 P Stepney 2.40. Shot: 4 S Pomeroy 9.72. Discus: 4 S Pomeroy 26.70. Hammer: 4 S Pomeroy 22.80. Javelin: 4 S Pomeroy 31.32.

Women – 100m: 2 C Salt 13.7. 200m: 2 C Salt 28.3. 400m: 3 C Fabes 1.08.00. 800m: 2 C Parker 2.28.1. 1500m: 3 C Parker 5.18.7. 3000m: 3 A Hopkins 11.09.6. Long jump: 3 C Fabes 4.22. Triple jump: 4 E Purbrick 8.26. High jump: 4 E Purbrick 1.30. Shot: 4 K Mitchell 8.57. Discus: 5 K Mitchell 16.31. Hammer: 4 K Mitchell 19.92. Javelin: 1 K Mitchell 32.52.

OXFORD City’s Julian Richardson was edged into second spot at the Didcot 5.

Richardson, who was the first vet 40 home, battled it out with eventual winner Darren Jordan (Cheltenham) before finishing five seconds adrift in a personal best time of 27mins 20secs.

Headington Roadrunner Di-ane Moore was the first lady, clocking 30.18 for 11th place.

OTHER RESULTS

Abingdon Amblers: 5 L Newell 29.23, 8 G Goodall 29.47, 23 J Wigmore (V50) 33.45, 30 S Smith (V50) 34.29, 45 C Brighton (LV55) 37.12, 51 P Wilson (LV45) 38.52, 53 I Ramsell (V50) 38.58, 61 M Miness (LV35) 41.14, 66 J Stimpson (LV45) 42.38, 81 J Howard (LV45) 46.20, 92 K Polley (V50) 50.13, 99 E Moore (LV45) 55.48.

Oxford City: 4 J Atyeo (2nd V40) 27.55, 13 P Huxley (2nd V50) 30.35, 14 D Hartwell (3rd V50) 30.37, 15 S Thorp (V50) 30.57, 19 C Birch (V40) 32.03.

DIDCOT 2-MILE FUN RUN Abingdon Amblers: 16 J Moore 15.02, 32 J Fernandez 17.12, 93 R Fernandez 22.58