Oxford City's seniors put up a grand fight and recorded several personal bests in the Southern Women's League at Highgate, despite fielding a depleted team.

Their magnificent seven took part in as many events as possible and scored well in their bid to stave off relegation.

Lisa Newport ran the 300m hurdles in a pb 61.7 seconds and then achieved a second pb in the B string 80mH.

Lucy Sutton ran an A string 80mH in 14.6 (pb), with Carly Austin and Jane Greer recording a double success in the A and B string 400mH. Greer also came first in the long jump.

Newport ran her first-ever 3000m in an impressive 13.17.3, and Charlie Tippet, in her first outing for the club, picked up valuable points in the pole vault, long jump and 200m.

In the under 15 competition, Gemma Cooper had a fine day and set two new bests in the high jump and discus.

Nicola Finch and Sylvia Weindling notched pbs in the shot and high jump respectively.

Result: 1 Highgate 200.5 pts, 2 Chelmsford 183.5, 3 Milton Keynes 176, 4 Oxford 141.5, 5 Newquay 126.5.

Under 15

100m: 1 H Avil 13.7. 200m: 2 H Avil 29.00. 75mH: 3 S Weindling 14.6. 800m: 3 T Martin 2.41.8. HJ: 3 G Cooper 1.35 pb. Shot: 2 N Finch 6.85 pb. Javelin: 3 T Martin 16.69m. LJ: 2 H Avil 4.70m. Discus: 2 N Finch 17.92m. 4x100m relay: 3 T Martin, A Anderson, H Avil, S Weindling 57.6.

Senior

400mH: 1 C Austin 67.7. 300mH: 2 L Newport 61.7. 100m: 5 G Hueter 16.3. 800m: 5 G Hueter 2.34.3. 3000m: 2 G Hueter 11.27. 100mH: 2 C Austin 18.4. 80mH: 3 L Sutton 14.6 pb. 400m: 5 J Greer 69.4. 200m: 2 C Austin 29.6. LJ: J Greer 5.06m. PV: 5 C Tippet 1.40m pb. Hammer: 5 G Avil 18.86m. Discus: 3 L Sutton 32.83m. Shot: 2 L Sutton 10.14m. HJ: 4 C Austin 1.35m. Javelin: 2 J Greer 30.63m.