Seven Bicester AC athletes represented their schools in the recently contested Oxfordshire School’s Track and Field Championships held at Tilsely Park. Bicester AC’s William Cleaver competed in the equivalent Bucks schools championship.
Erlgean Appiahkorang-Mensah broke his own club record with an excellent 2nd and EA PB level 8 time of 58.39secs in the under 17 men’s 400m hurdles. Appiahkorang-Mensah also made a return to the long jump where he placed 6th with 5.17m. Georgia Bower also finished runner up in the under 17 women’s long jump equalling her seasons best of 4.96m which was an EA PB level 6 performance. Bower also ran her fastest time of the season in the 100m where she was 4th fastest with 13.16secs.
Cyrus Ariana was 4th fastest in the under 15 boy’s 300m with an EA PB level 6 run of 40.84secs. Oliver Jarvey’s two efforts in the sprints were both season’s bests. Jarvey produced an EA PB level 5 time of 14.06secs in the under 13 boy’s 100m for 5th and also placed 5th in the 200m with 29.23secs.
Lily Childs was overall 4th fastest in the under 15 girl’s 100m with 13.68secs. Yasmine Sheppard finished 5th in the under 17 women’s shot (7.24m) and ran a new best in the 200 meters for 5th (29.23secs). And Harry Cruickshank competed in the under 15 boy’s 1500 metres where he finished 6th (5mins 7.42secs).
William Cleaver was a little below his best height in finishing 5th in the Bucks Schools junior boy’s high jump with 1.40m. Cleaver came up against some good throwers in the junior boy’s javelin and was not far off his season’s best in 8th (26.51m).