Oxford City got off to an excellent start in their first Southern Division 1 West match in the UK Young Athletes League at Horspath.

They finished a creditable second in Sunday's meeting, well above their expectations, after a host of good performances.

Pride of place went to the under 13 boys' team, who collected an amazing 15 victories in 17 events.

The individual highlight came from Kirsty Warland, who gained a 100m/75m hurdles double in the under 15 girls' competition.

She was well supported by teammates Rosie Rust (1,500m) and Hannah Webster (200m).

The under 17 ladies' star was Natalie Delahunty, who won the long jump and triple jump as well as the B string 75m hurdles, while newcomer Natalie Venn recorded second in the A string javelin and first in the B string high jump.

The seven under 13 boys had a memorable day, with every one achieving at least two first places.

The under 15s, however, struggled, although there was a double discus victory for Sam Kelly and Craig Luke.

Although light on numbers, the under 17 men performed well against strong opposition.

Joseph Allison bagged a sprint double, winning the 100 and 200m, while David Gain claimed a B string double in the same events.

Ian Castle weighed in with victory in the javelin.

Result: 1 Marshall Milton Keynes 421pts, 2 Oxford City 377, 3 Dacorum & Tring 257, 4 Chichester 207.

OXFORD CITY A STRING DETAILS

Under 13 girls 75m: 2 E Carstairs 10.4. 150m: 3 J Anstice 24.5. 800m: 2 H Taylor 2.42.3. 1200m: 3 J Anstice 4.36.7. 70mH: 3 I Clarke 15.6. High jump: 1 E Carstairs 1.25. Long jump: 3 R Hill 3.32. Shot: 4 T Vaughan-Fowler 4.34.

Under 15 girls 100m: 1 K Warland 13.5. 200m: 1 H Webster 27.6. 800m: 4 R Littlewood 2.51.5. 1500m: 1 R Rust 5.20.8. 75mH: 1 K Warland 11.8. High jump: 2 H Cooke 1.40. Long jump: 3 H Cooke 3.85. Shot: 2 R Littlewood 6.74. Discus: 1 A Vaughan-Fowler 19.87. Javelin: 2 A Vaughan-Fowler 16.45.

Under 17 women 100m: 1 M Edwards 13.2. 200m: 3C Jones 30.1. 300m: 1 J Clarke 44.8. 800m: 3 M Tyce 3.05.5. 1500m: 3 E Patrick 5.43.3. 80mH: 3 H Luke 13.3. 400mH: 1 H Luke 48.6. Long jump: 1 N Delahunty 4.60. Triple jump: 1 N Delahunty 9.80. Shot: 2 E Sutton 8.04. Discus: 2 E Sutton 26.46. Javelin: 2 N Venn 24.62. Hammer: 2 M Edwards 15.35.

Under 13 boys 100m: 1 A Busby 14.8. 200m: 1 M Warland 29.4. 800m: 3 A Busby 3.11.2. 1500m: 1 W Handscombe 5.08.3. 75mH: 1 M Woodinton 15.9. High jump: 1 A Busby 1.25. Long jump: 1 M Warland 4.08. Shot: 1 J Broughton 3.94.

Under 15 boys 100m: 3 T Richardson 14.2. 200m: 4 T Richardson 29.2. 400m: 3 H Burn 1.00.1. 800m: 3 S Kelly 2.48.5. 1500m: 3 J Cody 5.13.6. Long jump: 4 T Richardson 3.72. Shot: 3 S Kelly 5.40. Hammer: J Darby-McLellan 5.86. Discus: 1 S Kelly 12.10. Javelin: 4 J Cody 18.00.

Under 17 men 100m: 1 J Allison 11.7. 200m: 1 J Allison 24.1. 400m: 2 D Gain 57.0. 800m: 3 C Brougham 2.23.1. 1500m s/c: 2 I Castle 5.33.3. Shot: 4 T East 7.82. Discus: 3 I Castle 24.58. Javelin: 1 Castle 45.66.