Several Bicester AC athletes earned selection for Oxfordshire in the recently held South East heat of the Sportshall Fun in Athletics competition held at Burgess Hill. This is the equivalent South East sportshall regional competition for athletes aged under 11.
Five Bicester AC athletes were selected in the under 11 boy’s competition. Bicester’s best placing was in the speed bounce with Bicester’s Franek Markiewicz finishing equal 2nd out of the 21 competitors with a score of 56 which was one shy of the winning score. Barney Jones was Oxfordshire’s highest placer in the standing long jump finishing 9th in the 21 strong field with a leap of 1.85m. Both of Oxfordshire’s representatives in the chest push were from Bicester AC with Theodore Simms highest placed in 10th place with 6.75m and William Vandenberg 14th (6.00m). Simms was also selected for Oxfordshire in the standing triple jump where he finished equal 20th with Bicester AC teammate Thomas Richards both jumping 5.12m. Vandenberg also competed in the balance test where he placed 21st. The Oxfordshire team finished 7th.
There were 3 Bicester AC athletes in the under 11 girl’s competition and all were making their sportshall county debuts in this event. Ottilie Maclean achieved Bicster’s best placing finishing 4th in the target throw out of the 14 competitors with a score of 10. Maclean also finished 7th in the balance test. Josie Harrell has had a good first sportshall season and she placed well in the standing triple jump with a leap of 5.58m which was good enough for 11th place out of the 21 competing athletes. Harrell also finished 9th in the chest push with a throw of 6.75m. Bicester’s Lorelie Whelan competed in the speed bounce where she finished 16th with a score of 48. The Oxfordshire team finished 7th.