Students braved the wind and muddy conditions as Oxford dominated the team competition, while individual victories were claimed by Niamh Bridson-Hubbard and Jared Ward.
OXFORD v CAMBRIDGE VARSITY MATCH, Roehampton, Surrey, December 7.
In windy, wet and very muddy conditions, Oxford took their first double win since 2017 in the annual Oxford v Cambridge University Cross Course race.
In the women’s race 48, despite Cambridge having the top two houses in Niamh Bridson-Hubbard and Bea Wood, Oxford rallied eight of their runners in the next nine places to claim their second win in a row and third in four years, and they now lead. streak 28 wins 20.
In the 133rd gentlemen’s race, over seven-and-a-half miles, Oxford finally ended the light blue’s four-year winning streak and, somehow, with the first six men home.
First off the field was 2016 Olympic marathon sixth-place finisher Jared Ward, followed home by fellow American Matthew Kearney and South African Nicholas Whittaker.
It was the biggest win in the men’s series since the famous Fog Race in 1952 and the second biggest since the eight-a-side, six-point format was adopted in 1948. 67 wins for Cambridge and 66 for Oxford.
Earlier in the day, Jack Millar repeated his 2021 and 2022 victories by taking the individual honors in the Old Blues match, with Cambridge coming out on top but Oxford now leading the series 18 to 14.
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Men. 1 J Ward (Oxf) 39:07; 2 M Kearney (Oxf) 39:12; 3 N Whittaker (Oxf) 39:22; 4 A Gruen (Oxf) 39:28; 5 J Morrow 39:31; 6 T Wood (Oxf) 39:34
TEAM: 1 Oxford 21; 2 Cambridge 61
Women. 1 N Bridson-Hubbard (Camb) 23:34; 2 B Wood (Camb) 24:15; 3 R Flaherty (Oxf) 24:38; 4 C Buckley (Camb) 24:48; 5 M Dickinson (Camb) 24:51; 6 L Major (Camb) 25:07
TEAM: 1 Oxford 37; 2 Cambridge 47
Old Blues General. 1 J Millar (Oxf) 22:07; 2 M Kunov (Oxf) 22:19; 3 T McCauley (Camb) 22:40; 4 G Gathercole (Camb) 23:02; 5 A Schaffer (Camb) 23:09; 6 E Brady (Camb) 23:15
Women1 P Barker (Camb) 24;45; 2 E Apsley (Camb) 25:15; 3 C Hammett (Oxf) 25:29
TEAM: 1 Cambridge 110; 2 Oxford 193
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WEST MIDLANDS YOUNG SPORTS LEAGUE, 3rd Match, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, 8th December.
Midlands champions Archie Lane repeated their victory from the league’s October run by taking out the men’s under-17 event, but the women’s under-17s dropped out of their programme.
Wolverhampton’s Fred Jones, the 2022 Under-13 Midlands Champion, won his fourth West Midlands League race of 2024.
For the girls, Holly Turner made it three wins in a row for the under 15s.
U17 Men. 1 A Lane (Leam) 15:43; 2 B Allen (C&S) 16:05; 3 S Lambert (Strat) 16:17
U15: 1 F Jones (W&B) 11:14; 2 J Smith (Leam) 11:24; 3 W Hovell (Strat) 11:33
U13: 1 Z Rush (S&SH) 8:14; 2 R Hawley (W&B) 8:14; 3 J Larkin (S&SH) 8:44
U15 girls. 1 H Turner (Stoke) 12:39; 2 M Blower (B&R) 1pm; 3 L Williams (Tip) 13:04
U13: 1 L Pearce (W&B) 9:16; 2 B Lamb &R&N) 9:25; 3 F Mustin (S&SH) 9:27
GLOUCESTER LEAGUE, Bath, Somerset, December 8
Bath University were the hosts and in very windy weather things went well in the race as triathlete Jonny James took a solid victory over Under 20 Harry Maxwell from the men’s field of 200.
In the ladies race, Millie Porter won her third race of the Western Tempo campaign.
Men. 1 James (Radley, U20) 32;39; 2 H Maxwell (T Bath, U20) 33:18; 3 M Downie (Belgium) 33:29; 4 I Morgan (C&C, U20) 33:38; 5 M Morgan (C&C, U20) 33:47; 6 O Jones (B&W, M40) 33:50
M40: 2 B Price (W Temp) 34:06
M45: 1 A Fooks (T Bath) 36:13
M55: 1 H Bampton (Chelt) 39:25
M65 (approx. 6km). 1 M Hamm (Yate) 2858
M70: 1 T Hutchison (T Bath) 25:44
U17: 1 T Webb (Wells) 17:38; 2 S Wilson (Chelt) 17:38; 3 S Haslam (Soton) 18:12
U15: 1 P Paul (Chelt) 12:06; 2 E Sparey (B&W) 12:20; 3 O Gagg (Taunt) 12:25 p.m
U13: 1 J Shingler (Chelt) 9:35; 2 E Salter (Taunt) 9:48; 3 A Spurr (Chelt) 10am
Women. 1 M Porter (W Tempo) 24:00; 2 E Waldman (B & W) 24;18; 3 G Roberts (Bath U, U20) 24:18; 4 A Gascoigne (T Bath, W45) 24:20; 5 N Frith (Chelt) 24:36; 6 A Wallace (T Bath, U20) 24:41
W40: 1 E Willmers (Salis) 25:07
W50: 1 A Granger (B&W) 25:23
W55: 1 F Maycock (W pace) 27:50
U17: 1 M Thomson (Chelt) 20:53; 2 E Spencer (Swin) 20:56; 3 S Wood (Salis) 21:46
U15: 1 S Maxwell (T Bath) 13:28; 2 O Avery (Glouc) 13:54; 3 L Simpson (B&W) 14:21
U13: 1 E Hutchings (W’bury) 10:41; 2 C Griffiths-Clack (Swin) 10:52; 3 J Hathaway (Stroud) 11am
NORTH MIDDLEAS LEAGUE 3rd Match Corby, Henor 7th December
While other inter-county events were canceled on the eve of Storm Darragh, the league’s hardy souls descended on Shipley Park for their third round match, played in very windy conditions.
Men’s winner Edward Buck went close with Masters M45 International winner Alastair Watson before leading his Newark club to team victory on the day.
It all changed in the senior women’s race as Elaine Griffiths overtook previous meeting winner Amy Seager.
Men. 1 E Buck (Newark) 34:52; 2 A Watson (Notts, M45) 34:54; 3 G Hutton (Newark) 35:59; 4 T Atkinson (Notts Trent U) 36:57; 5M Chesterton (Newark) 36:48
M50: 1 R Keale (Beast) 38:43
M55: 1 A Taplin (Beest) 41:09
U20: 1 H Samkin (Linc W) 37:44
TEAM: 1 Newark 61; 2 Mansfield 82; 2 Notts U 128
TEAM M40. 1 Notts 25; 2 Mansfield 93; 3 Beeston 110
U17: 1 J Nugent (Mansf) 2:45; 2 S Collins (Wreake) 22:52; 3 H Murphy (Der) 23:10
TEAM: 1 derby 16; 2 Mansfield 30; 3 OWLS 30:00
U15: 1 E Withnall (Burt) 17:10; 2 J Pares (Mansf) 17:12; 3 F McAlister (R’cliffe) 17:36
TEAM: 1 Barton 19; 2 Wreake & SV 28; 3 Rushcliffe 32
U13: 1 J Harman (Burt) 14:37; 2 W Saunders (Der) 14:41; 3 T Bronnert (OWLS) 14:44
TEAM: 1 derby 18; 2 Charnwood 21; 3 Lincoln W 38
Women. 1 Griffiths (Notts U) 29:04; 2 A Seager (Charn) 29:33; 3 S Bourne (Der) 30:34
W45: 1 H Gill (Mansf) 31:16
W55: 1 K Ramsey (Charn) 31:47
W60: 1 C Heaton (H’pont) 37:53
TEAM: 1 Charnwood 17; 2 Notts U 34; 3 Derby 35:00
TEAM W35. 1 Mansfield 110; 2 Holmepierpont 194; 3 Beeston 200
U17: 1 V Rudkin (Wreake) 20:45; 2 M Taylor (Notts) 21:06; 3 H Limmer (Ret) 21:10
TEAM: 1 derby 15; 2 Barton 31; 3 Mansfield 33
U15: 1 O Lee (Der) 14:03; 2 M Mullett (Wreake) 14:11; 3 C Whysall (Mansf) 2.20pm
TEAM: 1 Mansfield 20; 2 Derby 21; 3 Wreake & SV 35
U13: 1 A Kemp (Wreake) 14:27; 2 O Wright (Mansf) 14:40; 3 A Rennie (Linc W) 14:55
TEAM: 1 Wreake & SV 18; 2 Mansfield 25; 3 Derby 29:00
LINCOLNSHIRE LEAGUE, Louth, 8th December
The match was canceled due to Hurricane Darrah.
ENGLISH SCHOOLS CROSS-COUNTRY CUP Final, Leeds, December 7
Postponed to March 1, 2025 due to Hurricane Darragh.
MANCHESTER REALE LEAGUE, Woodbank Park, December 7
The match was canceled due to Hurricane Darrah.
South of England Masters and Inter-County Championships, Lloyd Park, Croydon, Surrey, 7 December
For the second year in a row, the weather canceled the event, which was due to take place in Oxford in 2023, and this year in Croydon, the culprit was named Storm Darragh.
LINCOLNSHIRE RUNNER LEAGUE, Stroxton, Grantham, 1st December
Men. 1 J Richardson (Grant) 31:04
TEAM: 1 Lincoln & D 10:00 a.m
U17: 1 J Thorpe (Slea) 30:29
U15: 1 L Hemmings (P’boro & NV) 3:05 p.m
U13: 1 J Middleton (Slea) 15:28 3
Women. 1 S Davies (Granth, W345) 31:01; 2 H Morgan (Granth, W45) 31:20
TEAM: 1 Grantham RC 7:
U17: 1 H Limmer 26:20
U15: 1 H Smith (Clee) 20:56
U13: 1 C Jay (Slea) 17:02
DOWNS LEAGUE, Epsom Downs, Surrey, November 24
U20 Men. 1 A Pruthi (Tiff) 13;28
TEAM: 1 Tiffin 26:00
U17: 1 E Sone (S Lon) 10:41; 2 S Leahy (Croy) 11:09; 3 W Weyham (S Lon) 11.10am
TEAM: 1 S London 46; 2 Holland Sp 104; 3 Croydon 110
U15: 1 E Cunliffe (Herne H) 11:20; 2 F Jenkin (S Lon) 11:36; 3 E Roberts (K&P) 11:37
TEAM: 1 S London 74; 2 Herne H 61; 3 Epsom & E 112
U13: 1 H Kutserov (Herne H) 11:56; 2 E Victor (Impact) 12:02; 3 F Bolton (Tiffin) 12:12
TEAM: 1 Herne H 76; 2 S London 118; 3 Hercules W 141
U20 women. 1 L Brown (E&E) 1.20pm
U17: 1 L Cole (Croy) 12:44; 2 G Brough (S&D) 12:57; 3 M Morrell (S Lon) 13:36
TEAM: 1 S London 47; 2 S&D 69; 3 Croydon 710
U15: 1 I Kaur (S&D) 12:30; 2 A Thurmakulasingam (S&D) 12:34; 3 Z Dodgson (Herne H) 12:59
TEAM: 1 Herne H 77; 2 S London 79; 3 S&D 121
U13: 1 S O’Brien (Herne H) 12:16; 2 I Carter (Herne H) 12:46; 3 G Shade (S Lon) 12:53
TEAM: 1 S London 27; 2 Herne H 74; 3 Kingston & Poly 153
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