Bicester AC recently hosted round 4 of the 2025/26 Oxfordshire Sportshall League. It was another strong showing from the host club with three team wins and two second placings. With one round remaining both of Bicester’s under 11 girl and boys teams lead their competitions as well as heading the combined under 11 competition. Bicester’s under 13 boy’s team lead their competition and Bicester also lead the under 13 combined standings. The under 15 boy’s team are in 2nd place in their competition.
There was a close fought contest in the under 11 boy’s team competition. With one event remaining Bicester and Witney were locked together on 36 points. It was left to Bicester’s two 4 by 1 lap relay quartets to gain the all important win with the quartet of Ethan Kwizera Mackenzie, Franek Markiewicz, Thomas Richards and Theodore Simms producing the fastest time of 52.6secs. Bicester’s supporting quartet of Reece Dunwell, Alex Kelly, Tom Fiala and Thomas Hobbs also recorded the 3rd fastest time (55.4secs). Earlier in the competition Bicester won the one lap competition with the quartet of Theodore Simms, Franek Markiewicz, Thomas Richards and Ethan Kwizera-Mckenzie winning with a combined time of 53.20secs. Thomas Richards and Tom Fiala took the standing long jump with a combined length of 3.62m. There were also 2nd places for the speed bounce quartet of Simms, Markiewicz, Reece Dunwell and Eisa Tyrell with a combined total of 172, a 2nd place for Alex Kelly and debutant Victor Kom in the soft javelin (25.83m) and a runner up spot for the Bicester quartet of debutant Hugo Hammond – Scott, David Fiala (also a debutant), Reece Dunwell and Thomas Hobbs in the obstacle relay (1min 33.9secs).
Bicester’s under 11 girl’s team have been very competitive throughout the season and they produced another strong team effort to win with 40 points, which was three points head of the runner up teams. This was achieved with consistently high places over a range of events with no placing lower than 3rd place. The one event win came in the speed bounce with the Bicester quartet of Lorelei Whelan, Adama Ceesay, Ottilie Maclean and Evie Childs achieving a combined total of 186. The highest individual scorer in the speed bounce was Bicester AC’s Maria Gidney who amassed a score of 51 in the non scoring event. There was a 2nd place for the Bicester quartet of Chloe Stefanowicz, Naomi Stefanowicz, Ottilie Maclean and Dotty Conlon in the obstacle relay with a time of 1mins 33.6secs. The Bicester AC quartet of Josie Harrell, Whelan, Childs and Ruby Maxwell finished 2nd in the one lap event with a combined time of 57.70secs. And Lily Sheppard and Lorelei Whelan combined in the soft javelin for 2nd place with a combined distance of 18.88m. Miriam Cessay also competed for Bicester and her efforts included a jump of 1.18m in the non scoring standing long jump.
Bicester AC achieved their first win of the winter in the under 15 boy’s competition with an 8 points advantage over Witney. James Allison continued his fine form of the winter with another strong individual performance amassing 59 points which was the 2nd highest score in the all rounder competition. This included wins in the standing triple jump (7.1m) and 4 lap race (49.5secs). Timi Alo finished a good 4th with 56 points which included 2nd places in the 2 lap race (23.7secs) and standing long jump (2.11m). Emeras Mohandes was the other member of the winning Bicester team and his efforts included a 3rd place in the standing triple jump (5.48m). The Bicester duo of James Allison and Timi Aloo also won the paarlauf with 1min 45.1secs.
Bicester’s under 13 boy’s team were involved in a closely fought contest with Banbury Harriers. They were each level with 35 points going into the final event. However the 4 by 2 lap relay was to prove crucial with Banbury winning with the Bicester quartet of Lucius Mohandes, Brendan Kelly, Levi Fulcher and Charlie Simpson back in 2nd place (1min 47.0secs). There was some stellar performances from Bicester earlier in the competition with three event wins for Bicester. Charlie Simpson had a hand in each of the wins with comprehensively the best score in the speed bounce of 88 and he combined with Lucius Mohandes for the win with a combined total of 149. Simpson combined with Stanley Conlon for a win in the 2 lap race (combined time of 49.80secs). Simpson’s time of 24.20secs was the joint equal fastest individual time. Simpson then combined again with Conlon for a win in the 4 lap race (combined time of 108.60secs) with Simpson again producing the fastest individual time of 52.40secs. Levi Fulcher also produced the best individual leap in the standing long jump of 2.10m and he combined with Stanley Conlon for 3rd (combined distance of 3.81m).
There was a good effort from Bicester’s under 15 girls as they finished 2nd in the team competition just 9 points behind the winning Oxford City AC team. There was a superb individual effort by Lily Childs who was 2nd in the all rounder competition with 57 points. This included two wins in the vertical jump (52cms) and speed bounce (80). Imogen Unger amassed a total of 49 points which included a good 3rd in the standing long jump (2.02m). Erin Griffiths secured 46 points which included a 4th in the 4 lap race (59.2secs). And Grace Fulcher’s 42 points included a 5th in the vertical jump (41cms). Bicester’s under 13 girls finished equal 5th but were only 4 points behind the 3rd placed team. Hannah Parsons, who had competed in the Chiltern Cross Country League the previous day, paired up with Olivia Maxwell for a win in the speed bounce, both with a score 70 each which was the joint 2nd highest score. Parsons also ran the equal 2nd fastest time in the 2 lap event (26.3secs) and combined with Charlotte Waton for 3rd (combined time of 56.1secs