The first Oxfordshire League track and field fixture of the season took place recently complete with new age groups. Bicester AC faced some stiff competition but there were some fine individual performances with no less than 87 personal bests set.
Bicester AC’s under 16 boy’s team finished a very creditable 3rd in the team competition. Incredibly all 11 of their individual performances were personal bests and included two As strings and one B string success. James Allison swept to a new best in the 300m with a superb A win and EA PB level 6 clocking of 39.36secs. Allison also finished a good runner up in the A 200m (25.06secs) and was 3rd in the A javelin (24.94m) in what his maiden outing at the event. Alexander Collins was Bicester’s other under 15 boy’s A string winner with success in his maiden attempt at the 800m clocking 2mins 11.32secs. Collins also won the B 300m for a good measure with a new best of 44.35secs. Theo Cogan enjoyed what was perhaps his best track and field outing which included a 4th in the A long jump (4.38m) and a 5th in the A 100m (13.23secs). And Timi Alo making his competitive track and field debut did well on his maiden outing which included a 2nd in the B 100m (12.47secs) and 4th in the shot putt (7.07m). Allison, Alo, Colllins and Cogan then combined for 4th place in the 4 by 100m relay (52.11secs).
Bicester AC’s Charlie Simpson was in scintillating form in the under 14 boy’s competition notching up a trio of personal bests and double A string first places. Simpson put in an exceptionally strong performance in the A long jump winning with an EA PB level 7 mark of 4.51m. His second win came in the 200m bettering his time from the previous week with an EA PB level 6 time of 4.51m. Simpson was also 4th in the A 1500 metres with an EA PB level 5 time of 5mins 5.96secs. Jake Hill ran a new best in the A 100metres clocking an EA level 5 time of 13.97secs for 6th. Ivan Stocker ran in his maiden 1500 metres and finished 3rd in the B race (6mins 37.84 secs) and Brendan Kelly competed in a trio of events which included a 3rd place in the A javelin (10.40m). The team finished 4th in their team competition.
There was an excellent team effort from Bicester’s under 12 boy’s team where they finished 3rd in the quad competition. Out of the 8 competing Bicester AC athletes, 5 made the top half of finishers. Jack Richard was Bicester’s best placer finishing 5th out of the 55 competing athletes. His efforts included an excellent 600m, where he broke the 2 minute barrier for the first time and a strong howler throw (32.40m). Bicester’s Theodore Simms enjoyed a good all round competition finishing 11th with new bests in the 75m (11.4s) and long jump (3.32m). William Vandenberg and quad debutant Barnaby Jones shared 23rd place with Vandenberg running 11.4secs in the 75m for a new best and Jones throwing 30.94m in the howler. Alex Kelly also made the top half of finishers in 26th and his efforts included a new best in the long jump (3.29m) Bicester’s other placers were Franek Markiewicz (33rd), Reece Dunwell (45th) and Oliver Kelly (53rd).
Bicester’s boys under 10 quad team also did well finishing 4th in their team competition. There was an excellent track and field debut for Eisa Tyrell. Tyrell ran a superb time for an under 10 in the 75m clocking 11.7secs and followed that up with a 2mins 14.4secs time in the 600m and these efforts helped him to 5th place, out of the 29 competitors, in the final standings. Ru Chilongo was also making his track and field debut finishing 9th and his efforts included a superb 600m (2mins 9.5secs) and howler throw (21.40m). Other Bicester placings were Sam Dipple in 24th, Rufus Allen in 25th and Rafferty Simms in 26th.
Georgia Bower was Bicester’s sole standard bearer in the under 18 women’s team competition. She ended the day with two runner up spots with a swift 100m (13.16secs) and solid effort in the long jump (4.40m) as well as taking 3rd in the 200m (28.60m).
Bicester AC had a good sized contingent in the quad’s under 12 girl competition and there was a closely fought contest between Bicester’s leading scorers. The howler throw was to prove pivotal with Ottilie Maclean pulling out a personal best throw of 21.28m to finish in 18th place out of the 57 competing athletes. Maclean’s other efforts included a best in the long jump (3.11m). Next in for Bicester was Lorelei Whelan who was 20th and her efforts included a best in the 75m (12.2secs). Bicester’s other finishers included Dorothy Conlon and Eva Brunt who tied for 31st place, Ruby Maxwell who was 40th and Evie Childs 49th. Sienna Scott- Haynes was Bicester’s sole competitor in the under 10 girl’s quad competition and she finished 16th.
Bicester had three competitors in the under 14 girl’s team competition and all were able to come away with personal bests. Ruby Majonga ran personal bests in both of the sprints placing 6th in the 100m with an EA PB level 5 time of 14.22secs and 7th in the 200m (30.55secs). Hannah Parson’s 4th place in the 1500 metres (5mins 53.49secs) was a new best and she also improved her best in the discus with 4th and a throw of 12.78m. And Olivia Maxwell also recorded a new best with 6th place in the B 100m (15.84secs) and was also close to her best in the long jump (3.25m) where she placed 4th in the B event. There was also three Bicester AC competitors in the under 16 girl’s team competition. Megan Surman ran a new best with 5th place in the A 800m (2mins 40.27secs) and also ran a new best in the 300m where she placed 4th in the B race (52.14secs). There was a new best for Maya Korn in the shot putt where she placed 6th in the A string (5.87m) and her other efforts included a 2nd in the 800m B string (2mins 47.64secs). And Neive Lehane finished 6th in both of the A string sprints with personal bests in the 100m (14.88secs) and 200m (32.28secs).