BICESTER’S Ben West put in a fine performance to mark his Oxford Mail Cross Country League debut with second place at Culham on Sunday.

The second round of the league was affected by strong winds, making for tough conditions, but West clocked 16mins 36secs on the 4,000m course as he impressed in the under 15/17 race.

West was the leading under 15 competitor and now leads the age group in the overall standings.

Bicester secured second place in the under 13 team competition, with Max Nicolle spearheading their challenge in third place, while Samuel Worfolk finished in the top ten for the first time.

In the girls, Amy Gould finished sixth in the under 15/17 race, while Lucy Watts crossed in the same position in the under 13 event, and Georgia Usher was fifth in the under 11 competition.

Alchester lie seventh in the Women’s Division 1 standings after Samantha Usher led their charge in 18th.

Richard Gould was the club’s first male home in 29th as Alchester sit sixth in Division 2.

Bicester’s David Kuester won the Midland (British) Masters Throwing Group Christmas Throwers Pentathlon Competition at the Moorways Stadium in Derby on Saturday.

In cold and windy conditions, Kuester claimed victory in the 70+ age group with 2,900 points.

Out of the nine competitiors aged between 17 and 71, he was second overall.

The Andy Reading 10k memorial road race, co-organised by Alchester AC and Bicester AC, takes place on Sunday.

RESULTS

OXFORD MAIL CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE

Men (top 30, senior unless stated): 29 R Gould (Alc, V40).

Women (top 20, senior unless stated): 18 S Usher (Alc, LV35).

Under 15/17 boys (top 20): 2 B West (Bic) 16.36, 13 T Gould (Bic).

Under 15/17 girls (top 20): 6 A Gould (Bic).

Under 13 boys (top 20): 3 M Nicolle (Bic) 8.52, 10 S Worfolk (Bic), 14 E Jolliffe (Bic), 19 F Taylor (Bic).

Under 13 girls (top 20): 6 L Watts (Bic), 17 A Cox (Bic).

Under 11 boys (top 20): 13 M Cadle (Bic), 20 T Jones (Bic).

Under 11 girls (top 20): 5 G Usher (Bic) 6.15, 17 I Cox (Bic).

Under 9 girls &boys (top 20): 17 H Keeble (Bic, G).

MMTG CHRISTMAS THROWERS PENTATHLON COMPETITION

D Kuester – Hammer: 30.78m. Shot: 8.40. Discus: 26.47. Javelin: 23.86. Heavy weight: 13.11.