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Ben Owen won 100m and 200m titles

Radley speedster Ben Owen grabbed a senior men's sprint double at a blisteringly hot Horspath Road.

With weather conditions a far cry from a year ago - when several events had to be abandoned due to torrential rain and high winds - Owen continued his excellent start to the season with notable victories in both the 100 and 200m.

He clocked 11 seconds dead to win the 100m, before following this with a time of 22.0 in the 200m.

Elsewhere in the senior men's competition, White Horse Harrier Tom Penfold, running for his first-claim club, Birchfield Harriers, easily won the 1500m, leading from start to finish to record a championship record of 3mins 53secs.

And he wrapped up a middle-distance double with victory in the 800m, although he was chased to the line in an exciting finish by Oxford University's Richard Hildick- Smith.

Penfold won by just two-tenths of a second, crossing the line in 1.54.8.

Luke Chrown (Abingdon Amblers) took gold in both the 100 and 200m in the under 20 men's competition.

In the 100m, Chown clocked 11.1, before setting a championship record of 22.1 to win the 200m - on both occasions edging out Banbury's Sebastian Tully- Middleton.

Elsewhere, Radley's Phillippe Essink took the county titles in the under 17 men's 400m and 800m.

In the under 15 boys' competition, Peter Barnshaw (Abingdon Amblers) took home three golds.

He clocked a championship record to win the 400m in 54.8, and added another gold in the high jump (1.67) and the 800m (2.16.7).Barnshaw also claimed silver in the 200m.

Goring & Wallingford's George Axon claimed an impressive haul of five medals in the under 13 boys' category.

His best performance came in the 80m hurdles, where he clocked a championship record of 13.9, and he added further golds in the long jump and high jump.

Axon completed his collection with silver medals in the javelin and discus.

In the veteran events, Ron Jones (Abingdon) set new records to win the vet 50 men's shot (10.56) and hammer (31.76).

1:56pm Wednesday 14th May 2008

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