NEWLY-PROMOTED Abingdon missed out on winning their Midland League Division 2 opener by one point.

The club fielded several debutants as they delivered an impressive performance in Rugby.

Zack Smith won his A-string 100m and 200m races, with Loick Bazzi triumphing in the B event of the former.

Harrison Read (A) and team captain Jack Miller (B) claimed victory in their 2,000m steeplechase races.

In the ladies event, Fatima Jammeh Kinteh enjoyed a hat-trick of wins in the A-string shot, discus and javelin.

Clubmate Katherine Mitchell replicated that feat across the B events.

Tiffany Cox won the A-string 100m and long jump.

Scarlett Herold took victory in the B 100m.

Meanwhile, Abingdon also delivered a strong display in the Southern Counties Veterans League.

Their men’s team finished second and the women’s side were third.

Paul Wileman competed in five events, picking up 24 points, as White Horse Harriers’ men came fifth. The club’s women finished seventh.

l ABINGDON'S Ben Claridge won silver in the 400m at the British University and Colleges Sport Championships in Bedford.

l RACHEL Bennett, of White Horse Harriers, was the second lady home at the gruelling 33-mile Marlborough Downs Challenge.

Clubmate Clare Mowforth finished third in the half marathon.

RESULTS

(senior unless stated)

BUCS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Abingdon AC – 400m – heat 8: 1 B Claridge (U23M) 48.21. Semi-final: 1 B Claridge (U23M) 47.48. Final: 2 B Claridge (U23M) 47.09pb.

SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT BIRMINGHAM 10K

Abingdon AC: 35 J Shayler (1st U20M) 34.41, 551 M Shayler (V50) 50.28.

MARLBOROUGH DOWNS CHALLENGE 33 MILES

White Horse Harriers: 18 R Bennett 5.37.17 (LV40), 21 I Lambourn 5.45.21 (V50), 28 M Lane 5.55.29 (V40), 29 J Gibbard 5.55.44.

MARLBOROUGH DOWNS CHALLENGE 20MILES

Abingdon AC: 62 L Bedford (LV40) 3.41.24, 63 C Bedford (V50) 3.41.24.

White Horse Harriers: 4 P Jegou (V40) 2.37.28.

MILTON KEYNES MARATHON

Abingdon AC: 301 J Teh (V50) 3.53.21.

MILTON KEYNES HALF MARATHON

Abingdon AC: 50 P Akrill (V40) 1.30.53, 93 G Hermitage 1.36.18.

WINCHESTER NOVICETRI

Abingdon AC: 22 F Long (2nd LV) 57.08, 23 B Kirk (3rd LV) 57.12, 44 H Bower (SL) 1.04.05.

CHALGROVE 10K

Abingdon AC: 147 M Walker 4.55.00, 151 J Wigmore (V60) 5.40.00, 153 S Cozens (LV45) 53.49, 164 S Watton (V40) 55.08, 176 W Millatt (3rd LV55) 56.00, 177 C Fisher (LV45) 56.06, 254 J Fellows (LV35) 1.01.50, 284 S Davies (LV35) 1.04.34, 341 S Wade (LV45) 1.12.27, 353 M Shepley (LV45) 1.16.12, 366 P Smiles (LV45) 1.21.18.

White Horse Harriers: 12 T Cooper 39.16, 39 M Scott 43.41 (V50), 116 P Mack 50.47 (LV35), 128 F Walker 52.06 (SL), 130 M McClintock 52.12 (V40), 194 R Colliass 56.54 (LV45), 225 J McCabe 59.08 (LV45), 256 K Jeacock 1.02.28 (SL), 276 M Smith 1.03.45 (V50).

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GREAT LAKELAND 3 DAYS (90K)

Abingdon AC: 66 J Bones (V40) 25.09.

BRECON BEACONS TRAIL EVENTS ULTRA

White Horse Harriers: 76 K Smith 8.33.07, 86 M Pether 8.45.40, 98 S Leech 9.12.58, 106 J McCabe 9.33.10.

BRECON BEACONS TRAIL EVENTS HALF MARATHON

White Horse Harriers: 11 C Mowforth 2.10.23, 102 A de Hotot 2.47.03, 103 J O’Sullivan 2.47.06.

BRECON BEACONS TRAIL EVENTS 10K

White Horse Harriers: 15 S Bell 1.03.03.

SOUTHERN COUNTIES VETERANS’ LEAGUE WESTERN DIVISION

Abingdon AC – Men – Overall: 2 Abingdon 148pts. M35 – 100m A: 5 M Juffkins 13.5pb. 100m B: 4 P Stepney 14.1. 400m A: 3 P Egerton 60.0. 400m B: 3 J Bolton 64.8. 1500m A: 3 J Bolton 4.43.5. 1500m B: 3 J Darwent 4.59.9. 3000m SC A: 1 A Muir 13.31.6. 3000m SC B: 1 B Watson 13.31.9pb. 4x100m: 4 Abingdon 55.5. Long jump: 3 M Juffkins 4.52. High jump: 4 M Juffkins 1.40. Hammer: 2 T Clarke 21.57. Shot: 1 S McCauley 13.1. M50 – 100m: 4 A Walley 14.0. 400m: 4 P Stepney 70.0. 1500m: 3 G Wallace 5.07.7. 3000m SC: 3 K Welby 14.22.5. Long jump: 1 P Stepney 4.3. High jump: 1 P Stepney 1.3. Hammer: 2 S Pomeroy 34.07. Shot: 2 S Pomeroy 10.64. M60 – 100m: 4 D Richards 15.6. Long jump: 4 J Wigmore 2.45. Hammer: 2 R Jones 27.77. Ladies – Overall: 3 Abingdon 106pts. W35 – 100m A: 4 C Muir 16.5. 100m B: 4 N Gregory 16.5. 400m A: 6 C Muir 84.5. 400m B: 5 L Coulson 76.6. 1500m A: 5 L Coulson 5.39.4. 1500m B: 2 J James 5.48.4. 4x100m: 5 Abingdon 65.9. Long jump: 4 C Muir 3.19. High jump: 4 P Terry 1.15. Hammer: 4 P Terry 14.76pb. Javelin: 2 S Dawson 22.26. W50 – 100m: 3 P Terry 15.8. 400m: 1 P Terry 77.4. 1500m: 6 C Roberts 6.38.3. Long jump: 2 N Gregory 3.32. High jump: 2 N Gregory 1.05. Hammer: 5 N Blatchford 12.21. Javelin: 3 N Gregory 14.96. W60 – 100m: 3 J Fabes 18.7. Javelin: 4 J Howard 7.61.

White Horse Harriers – Men – M35 – 400m A: 4 P Wileman (M40) 61.8. 400m B: 2 P Jegou (M40) 64.4. 1500m A: 4 P Jegou (M40) 4.54.6. 1500m B: 2 PWileman (M40) 4.59.5. 4x100m: 5 White Horse Harriers 57.7 (club record). High Jump: 3 P Wileman (M40) 1.45m. Long Jump: 3 P Wileman (M40) 4.78m. Shot: 5 R Jegou (M70) 5.63m. M50 – 100m: 7 D Thrower (M50) 15.3. 400m: 7 M Scott (M50) 73.7. 1500m: 4 M Scott (M50) 5.31.0. 3000m SC: 1 S Leech (M50) 13.45.0. Shot: 4 D Thrower (M50) 8.72m. Hammer: 4 D Thrower (M50) 19.52m. M60 – Hammer: 6 R Jegou (M70) 19.89m. Women – W35 – 400m A: 3 R Fisher (W35) 68.8 (club record). 400m B: 4 P Mack (W35) 76.4. 1500m A: 7 P Mack (W35) 6.01.2 (club record). 1500m B: 5 K Fitton (W40) 6.33.1. 4x100m: 6 White Horse Harriers 82.2 (club record). Hammer: 2 E Lawson (W40) 17.59m. Javelin: 4 E Lawson (W40) 14.64m. W50 – 100m: 7 H Benson (W65) 23.8. 1500m: 3 R Burgess (W50) 6.15.4 (club record). Hammer: 6 H Benson (W65) 9.41m (club record). W60 – Javelin: 5 H Benson (W65) 6.65m (club record).

WATFORD OPEN GRADED MEETING

Abingdon AC – 1500m – Race 5: 4 B Darwent 5.06.87.

MIDLAND LEAGUE DIVISION 2 – RUGBY

Abingdon AC – Overall: 2 Abingdon 368.5pts. Men – Overall: 1 Abingdon 163. 100m A: 1 Z Smith (U20M) 11.2. 100m B: 1 L Bazzi (U20M) 11.5. 200m A: 1 Z Smith (U20M) 23.0. 200m B: 2 L Bazzi (U20M) 23.6pb. 400m A: 6 J Gavin 55.3pb. 400m B: 6 B Davys (U15B) 55.2pb. 800m A: 3 T Fabes (U23M) 2.04.0. 800m B: 5 P Hughes 2.24.1. 1500m A: 3 T Fabes (U23M) 4.21.7pb. 1500m B: 2 H Read 4.24.0. 5000m A: 4 P Hughes 17.01.6pb. 5000m B: 4 H Read 17.05.5. 110mH A: 5 P Stepney (V55) 22.1. 400mH A: 4 J Gavin 55.3. 400mH B: 5 P Stepney (V55) 72.4. 2000mSC A: 1 H Read 6.58.7. 2000mSC B: 1 J Miller 7.21.6pb. 4x100m: 3 Abingdon 47.6. 4x400m: 6 Abingdon 3.57.7. High jump A: 5 M Wilhelmsson (U17M) 1.5. High jump B: 4 T Kimber-Bidlot (U17M) 1.5pb. Pole vault A: 3 P Stepney (V55) 2.5. Pole vault B: 3 M Juffkins (V50) 2.4. Long jump A: 5 J Gavin 4.98. Long jump B: 3 Z Smith (U20M) 4.87. Triple jump A: 4 B Davys (U15B) 11.03pb. Triple jump B: 3 P Stepney (V55) 9.61. Shot A: 5 S Pomeroy (V55) 9.63. Shot B: 5 L Bazzi (U20M) 6.16. Discus A: 5 S Pomeroy (V55) 28.17. Discus B: 2 M Juffkins (V50) 25.42. Javelin A: 5 T Fabes (U23M) 39.1. Javelin B: 4 S Pomeroy (V55) 30.16. Hammer A: 4 S Pomeroy (V55) 32.46pb. Hammer B: 3 M Juffkins (V50) 17.86pb. Ladies – Overall: 2 Abingdon 191.5. 100m A: 1 T Cox (U23W) 12.3pb. 100m B: 1 S Herold (U17G) 12.6pb. 200m A: 3 T Cox (U23W) 26.4. 200m B: 3 C Salt (SL) 27.9. 400m A: 4 C Salt (SL) 66.5. 400m B: 2 L Siddle (U20W) 62.8pb. 800m A: 2 L Siddle (U20W) 2.22.8pb. 800m B: 2 B Darwent (U17G) 2.31.0. 1500m A: 4 M Bedlington (U17G) 5.10.9. 1500m B: 2 I Jones (U17G) 5.27.0pb. 3000m A: 5 C Ridewood (U20W) 11.43.8. 3000m B: 3 K Harris (U20W) 11.57.5. 100mH A: 2 K Thirup Fahl (U20W) 18.2. 100mH B: 3 S Bazylkiewicz (SL) 24.1. 400mH A: 3 K Thirup Fahl (U20W) 75.0. 400mH B: 3 S Bazylkiewicz (SL) 2.03.4. 4x100m: 2 Abingdon 50.8. 4x400m: 3 Abingdon 4.27.8. High jump A: 3 K Thirup Fahl (U20W) 1.5. High jump B: 3 K Mitchell (SL) 1.3. Pole vault A: 4 C Muir (LV40) 2.1pb. Long jump A: 3 F Bristow (U17G) 5.03pb. Long jump B: 1 T Cox (U23W) 4.99. Triple jump A: 4 C Salt (SL) 8.78. Shot A: 1 F Jammeh Kinteh (SL) 10.6. Shot B: 1 K Mitchell (SL) 9.37. Discus A: 1 F Jammeh Kinteh (SL) 28.45. Discus B: 1 K Mitchell (SL) 25.46pb. Javelin A: 1 F Jammeh Kinteh (SL) 35.97. Javelin B: 1 K Mitchell (SL) 30.7. Hammer A: 3 F Jammeh Kinteh (SL) 30.2. Hammer B: 2 K Mitchell (SL) 17.53.