SOPHIE Carter took third place at the latest round of the Oxford Mail Cross Country League at Adderbury.
The Woodstock Harrier finished in a time of 25mins 53secs in the third round of the series, which doubled up as the Oxfordshire Cross Country Championships.
Carter won gold in the vet 35 division, with clubmate Jessica Webb, who finished fourth overall, claiming the senior ladies crown.
Their league exploits have helped Harriers sit at the top of Division 2 – 14 points ahead of Eynsham Roadrunners.
In the men’s event, Woodstock’s James Bolton finished ninth overall and took county silver in the vet 40 event.
Witney’s Oscar Oweka won the under 11 boys race in 5.52, with clubmate William Shayler seventh.
RESULTS
(senior men unless stated)
OXFORD MAIL CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE ROUND 3
Men (senior unless stated): 9 J Bolton (Wds, V40) 33.00, 12 S Upton (Wit) 33.19, 24 J Harrison (Wds) 34.43, 27 D Lewis (Eyn, V40) 35.08.
Women (senior unless stated): 3 S Carter (Wds, LV35) 25.53, 4 J Webb (Wds, SL) 25.56, 6 O Powell (Wit, SL) 26.25, 7 H Hale (Eyn, SL) 26.28, 10 L McAllister (Eyn, LV35) 26.45, 18 F Snare (Wit, SL) 27.43.
Under 11 boys: 2 O Oweka (Wit) 5.52, 7 W Shayler (Wit) 6.08.
Under 9 girls & boys: 10 R Jones (Wit).
TEAM RESULTS
Men’s Div 2: 3 Woodstock A 513.
Women’s Div 1: 3 Witney A 65. Div 2: 1 Woodstock A 61, 2 Eynsham A 75.
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
MEN
Vet 40: 2= J Bolton (Wds), D Lewis (Eyn) 18.
Vet 50: 1 R Storey (Eyn) 50, 3 D Cantwell (Wds) 115.
Under 11: 1 O Oweka (Wit) 2.
WOMEN
Senior: 1= J Webb (Wds) 7, 3= H Hale (Eyn) 9.
Vet 35: 2 L McAllister (Eyn) 18.
Vet 55: 1 K Bates (Eyn) 79.
TEAM STANDINGS
MEN
Senior – Div 2: 1 Woodstock A 1,343.
WOMEN
Senior – Div 2: 1 Eynsham A 202, 3 Woodstock A 252.
OTHER RESULTS
NAUNTON NEARLY 19
Witney RR: 6 G Ferris (V50) 2.25.18, 35 R Stanley-Evans (LV40) 2.51.05, 36 T Clarke (V40) 2.51.05, 38 A Church (V50) 2.51.59.
SWINDON PARKRUN
Witney RR: 414 R Stanley-Evans (LV40) 34.17.
ABINGDON PARKRUN
Witney RR: 7 S Charles-Jones 20.11.
HARCOURT HILL PARKRUN
Witney RR: 2 S Upton 18.07, 3 M Lock 19.39, 40 T Burkett 24.29, 43 V Munday 24.49, 46 S Rhodes 25.01, 88 L Rhodes 28.50, 112 D Burkett 31.57.
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