OXFORD City's combined men's team cruised to victory at the final match of the National Junior League at Hounslow on Sunday.

An excellent team performance produced Oxford's second highest points total of the year in difficult conditions, with the nine-man team finishing 112 points clear of the hosts.

Once again, Nathan Douglas was in good form, producing a triple jump of 14.76 and long jump of 6.92.

Personal bests came from James Daplyn in the 800 metres, Glen Mitchell in the 110m hurdles and Pete Watson in the hammer.

Under 20 teams: 1 Oxford 342 pts, 2 Hounslow 230, 3 Woking 220, 4 TVH 196, 5 Reading 129, 6 Camberley 18.

DESPITE the non-availability of at least half of their regular competitors due to holidays, illness and injury, the few remaining Oxford City athletes returned from the Southern Electric Wessex Young Athletes Cup final at Bournemouth with some good personal bests. The four under 13 girls struggled against other strong teams, yet achieved best performances from Gina Hood (high jump), and Aisling Kealy and Nicola Finch (discus).

The highlight of the under 15 girls was another athlete-of-the-match per- formance from Lucy Sutton in winning the shot. Gaby Hood achieved a personal best in the high jump with a leap of 1.40m.

For the under 13 boys, Darren Luke took a superb eight seconds off his personal best in the 1500m.

In the under 15 boys, Phil Castle achieved a personal best of 2.29 in the 800 metres, while Matthew Davis equalled his best in the high jump with 1.50m.

Youngsters from the age of seven of any level of ability, who would like to try athletics in this Olympic year with qualified coaches at a modern track in Oxford, can call 01865 765706 for more details.

Teams results: 1 Bournemouth 580 pts, 2 Isle of Wight 483T, 3 Southampton 456, 4 Team Solent 399T, 5 Basingstoke 352, 6 Portsmouth 313T, 7 Oxford City 292T.