Jessica Webb led the way for Woodstock Harriers with a second-placed finish in round one at Ascott-under-Wychwood on Sunday.

Webb took the runners-up spot in the ladies’ race over a testing 6.5km course after holding off the challenge of clubmate Rachel Masser.

After a hot and dry October, conditions were reassuringly wet and muddy for the start of the Oxfordshire cross country season.

Diane Moore (Headin-gton Road Runners) was first home in 23mins 33secs, with Webb clocking 24.03 and Masser 24.29.

With Denise Bridges (27.15) finishing 25th, Woodstock top the Div-ision 2 standings and are two points better off than Division 1 leaders Headington.

Hannah Hale (Eyn-sham Road Runners) took fifth place in 24.52, with Frankie Snare (Witney Road Runners) recording 25.12 for seventh.

Witney’s Josh Ridley was the leading west Oxfordshire man in the men’s race over 8.5km.

Ridley finished sixth in 30.31, helping Witney to second place in Division 1.

James Bolton (Wood-stock) was 12th in 31.14 and the second vet 40 man home, while Witney’s Tegid Jones was 14th in 31.34.

RESULTS CHECK

INDIVIDUAL

MEN

Senior: 6 J Ridley (Wit) 30.31, 12 J Bolton (Wds, V40) 31.14, 14 T Jones (Wit) 31.34, 28 R Storey (Eyn, V40) 32.42.

LADIES

Senior: 2 J Webb (Wds) 24.03, 3 R Masser (Wds, V35) 24.29, 5 H Hale (Eyn) 24.52, 7 F Snare (Wit) 25.12, 25 D Bridges (Wds, V35) 27.15, 30 K Bamber (Wit) 27.38.

TEAM MEN

Division 1: 2 Witney A 288pts, 5 Woodstock A 409, 6 Eynsham A 481.

Division 3 (top eight): 2 Witney B 819, 3 Woodstock B 1060, 7 Eynsham B 1122.

LADIES

Senior - Division 1: 5 Witney A 78.

Division 2: 1 Woodstock A 30, 6 Eynsham A 135.

Division 3: 7 Woodstock B 198.

OTHER WITNEY RR RESULTS

MEN

46 T Lock (V40) 33.33, 48 J Currah (U20) 33.46, 52 D Blake 33.56, 60 G Petts 34.34, 62 F Howard (V40) 34.4. 76 C Ellis 35.27, 102 E Kay 36.41, 105 K Hennessy (V40) 36.51, 127 M Butler (V40) 37.37, 129 K Read (V40) 37.44, 139 N Smith 38.13, 141 N Moglia (V50) 38.16, 143 N Dalton (V40) 38.19, 157 P Ainslie (V50) 39.01, 165 G LeGood (V60) 39.23, 175 M Sheehan 39.52, 234 B Moore (V50) 42.49, 271 K Morgan (V60) 48.27.

LADIES

41 S Howard (V35) 28.21, 69 S Morley (V35) 30.05, 90 L Garrod (V45) 31.2, 112 J Ashton (V55) 33.17, 124 O Powell (U20) 34.18, 151 M Kite (V35) 37.09, 158 L Holland (V45) 38.03, 163 K Holtom 38.26, 173 F Tate (V45) 42.11, 179 H Makins (V35) 47.50.