The penultimate round of the Chiltern Cross Country League took place recently at Cassiobury Park. Seven Bicester AC athletes made the journey to Watford. Owen Stocker continues to perform at a high level in the senior race and he again ran strongly for 40th in a monster field of 354 finishers. Stocker clocked 36mins 47secs for the 10km circuit. He finished 10th out of the 98 division 2 finishers and his efforts here moved him up one position to 3rd place in the overall division 2 under 20 men standings with one event remaining.
Anna Jolliffe, back for a break from university, ran strongly in the under 20/17 lady’s race contested over a 5km circuit. Jolliffe finished in the first quarter of the 63 finishers placing 15th with a 19mins 23secs clocking earning her 3rd spot in the division 2 finishers.
Bicester had two finishers in the under 15 girl’s race with Ella Myers-Finnegan first in for Bicester in 42nd clocking 21mins 22secs for the 4.5km circuit. Bicester’s other finisher was Emelie Stocker who was 51st (25mins 32secs).
Lorelei Whelan contested the under 11 girl’s race, which was her third Chiltern League race of the season and finished 40th clocking 8mins 49secs for the 1.7km distance. Running over the same distance, Lucius Mohandes finished 52nd in the under 11 boy’s race in 8mins 47secs. Lucius’s brother, Emeras competed in the under 13 boy’s race and placed 75th clocking 15mins 23secs for the 3km distance.