Bicester AC’s athletes were very competitive in the final round of their recent Heart of England track and field fixture which took place in Nuneaton. They achieved their best team performance of the season finishing 3rd of the 8 competing teams with the combined male team finishing in 2nd and Bicester’s female team in 4th. There was a team win for Bicester AC in the under 13 boy’s competition. The under 15 boy’s were second and there were 3rd places for the under 11 and under 17 girl’s teams. There were 29 personal bests shared out amongst the competing Bicester athletes.
Bicester under 13 boy’s team have been strong all season in a range of competitions and they were again in splendid form in Nuneaton. There was a Bicester double first in the 200m with Oliver Jarvey winning the A strong clocking 29.4secs and Jake Hill, in his first ever 200m, winning the B event in 31.5secs. Jarvey also matched his best in the 100m with an EA PB level 5 time (13.9secs) and 2nd place in the A string. Hill also finished 2nd in the A string shot (5.21m). Levi Fulcher had a productive afternoon with a trio of personal bests. He cleared 1.27m in the A high jump for 2nd place and filled the same place in the A 75m hurdles also with a new best time of 16.1secs. Fulcher also ran a new best in the 100m taking 2nd in the B event (15.4secs). Charlie Simpson continues to progress well in the 800m and he broke 2mins 40secs for the first time in finishing 5th in the A event with 2mins 35.0secs. There was a 3rd place for Stanley Conlon in the A string discus (10.97m) in his first attempt at the event with Brendan Kelly winning the B event (9.57m). Kelly completed a double of B string wins as he took the B long jump with a new best of 3.21m. And Lucius Mohandes was 4th in his first ever 1500 metres clocking 6mins 19.3secs. There was a win for the Bicester quartet in the 4 by 100m team of Fulcher, Conlon, Simpson and Jarvey with a time of 59.3secs.
Bicester ACs under 15 boy’s team competed well with a number of A string top 2 finishes. Competing in his first season of track and field James Allison has made rapid advancement as the season has progressed. He was a superb winner in the under 15 boy’s A long jump with a new best and EA PB level 5 mark of 4.91m. Allison finished runner up in the A string 100m with a superb new best of 12.1secs which was an EA PB level 7 performance. Cyrus Ariana recorded a trio of A string 2nd places. Ariana was again under 40 secs in the 300m with an EA PB level 8 clocking of 39.5secs as well as filling runner up spots in the 800m (2mins 21.3secs) and shot putt (5.68m). Emeras Mohandes also achieved a trio of bests and has progressed well since the start of the season. This included a win in the B 800m (3mins 2.8secs), 6th place in the A 200m (31.9secs) and 3rd in the B 100m (15.1secs). And there was a 2nd place for Harry Cruickshank in the A 1500 metres (5mins 11.5secs). And the quartet of Emeras Mohandes, Harry Cruickshank, Cyrus Ariana and James Allison combined to win the 4 by 100m relay (52.7secs).
There were some good performances amongst the under 17/20 Bicester AC’s women’s team. The one A string win came from Naomi Ejiogu with an EA PB level 5 mark of 4.97m. She was also runner up in the A 100m clocking 12.8secs and was also runner up in her first competitive high jump for three years. Her leap of 1.36m was not only a personal best but broke the existing under 20 women’s high jump club record. Olivia Naidu Johnson enjoyed a B string win double winning the 200m with a season’s best of 28.8secs and the long jump (4.21m). Naidu Johnson was also 3rd in the A discus (12.58m) with Grace Jarvey 2nd in the B string and only just short of her best with 10.85m.
Erlgean Appiahkorang-Mensah was in treble form as he completed a three timer in the under 17 men’s competition. He was victorious in his first competitive 800m race of the season with an under 17 men’s EA PB level 5 clocking of 2 mins 5.9secs which was not far away from his best. Although Appiahkorang-Mensah has been hurdling over mainly 400m this season he still had the speed to win the 100m hurdles with another EA PB level 5 clocking of 15.3secs. His other win came in the shot where he putted 8.29m.
Bicester AC’s under 11 girl’s team have been a strong team throughout in the Heart of England League. Wins proved quite elusive in the A string events but Isla-Grace Cruickshank enjoyed a strong competition which included a new best in the 600m of 2mins 15.1secs where she finished 4th with Dotty Conlon finishing runner up in the B string (2mins 20.4secs). Ottilie Maclean won the howler B string with a throw of 12.98m. There was a new best for Lorelei Whelan in the non scoring 75m where she clocked 12.9secs.
The under 15 girl’s team have competed well during the summer and new personal bests continued to be set at Nuneaton. Maya Korn has shown good improvement in the 800m this season and she produced a new best of 2mins 44.6secs to finish 3rd in the A string which was an improvement of over 5 seconds. Grace Fulcher also ran a new best finishing runner up in the B string (3mins 18.7secs). There was also a new best for Grace Fulcher who set a new best of 15.56m in finishing 3rd. Erin Griffiths was a very good 2nd in a competitive long jump beating 4 other competitors with a leap of 3.84m. Griffiths also equalled her best in the 300m (49.7secs) where she finished 3rd.
Theodore Simms and Alex Kelly found wins hard to come by in the under 11 boy’s competition but they still performed well with several bests. Simms finished 4th in the A string 75m with a new best of 11.7secs with Kelly 5th in the B event also with a new best (13.0secs). They also produced best performances in the 600m with Simms taking 6th in the A string (2mins 13.4secs) and Kelly 4th in the B event (2mins 16.7secs). And Kelly threw a new best of 17.05m on his way to 5th place in the A string howler.
Olivia Maxwell was Bicester’s sole competitor in the under 13 girl’s team competition. She finished 4th in the long jump with a new best of 3.27m. She also equalled her best in the 100m on her way to 4th place in the 100m (16.1secs).