Bicester AC recently hosted the final round of the 2025/26 Oxfordshire Sportshall League. It was another excellent meet for the host club with wins in four of the six age categories. Bicester Ac secured wins in both the under 11 boy and under girl competitions as well as the under 13 boys and under 15 boys competitions.
This final league round determined the destination of the final overall league winners. There was a clean sweep for Bicester AC in the under 11 competition with Bicester crowned winners in the both the boys and girl competitions which resulted in a combined first. There was a combined runner up spot in the under 13 competition with the under 13 boys placing first and the girls in 4th. The under 15 boys finished 2nd and the under 13 girls were 3rd.
Bicester were also prominent in the individual roll of honour standings with an overall gold for under 11 boy Theodore Simms. There was a silver for James Allison in the under 15 boys and bronzes for under 11 girl Josie Harell, under 13 boy Levi Fulcher and under 15 boy Timi Alo. Lily Childs (under 15 girls) also featured prominently in the final placings in 4th with Hannah Parson (under 13 girls) placing 5th.
There was a resounding win for Bicester’s under 11 boy’s team competition as they secured 45 points which was 10 points ahead of the runner ups. They amassed an impressive 4 event wins throughout the afternoon. There was a win in the speed bounce for the quartet of Franek Markiewicz, Ethan Kwizera-Mckenzie, Reece Dunwell and Thomas Hobbs (186) with Markiewicz producing the highest individual score of 52. The combined efforts of Bicester’s two relay teams resulted in a win in the 4 by 1 lap relay quartets with the quartet of Barney Jones, Franek Markiewicz, Thomas Richards and Theodore Simms clocking 52.90secs and the quartet of Luca Wilson, Reece Dunwell, Thomas Hobbs and Ethan Kwizera-Mckenzie timed at 56secs for a combined effort of 108.90 secs. There was a win for Bicester AC in the vertical jump with Barney Jones and Thomas Richards jumping a combined height of 74cms. And Theodore Simms and William Vandenberg were winners in the chest push (combined total of 12.90m) with Simms producing the best individual throw of 6.70m. And the Bicester quartet of Simms, Markiewicz, Richards and Alex Kelly finished runner up in the one lap event with a combined time of 56.30secs. There was also a runner up spot for the Bicester quartet of Vandenberg, Eisa Tyrell, Kelly and Kwizera-Mckenzie in the obstacle relay (1min 31.3secs). Rafferty Simms also made his debut for Bicester AC teaming up with Tyrell, Kelly and Vandenberg to complete a non scoring team in the 4 by 1 lap relay.
There was a very close finish to the under 13 boy’s competition with three teams in contention going into the final event. Bicester held a narrow advantage over Witney and Banbury and although they finished behind both of these teams in the 4 by 2 lap relay, Bicester AC held on to win amassing 43 points which was one point clear of their two rivals. There was a win for Bicester AC in the two lap event through Charlie Simpson and Stanley Conlon (combined time of 51.20secs) with Simpson producing the fastest individual time of 24.50secs. Simpson was also involved in Bicester’s other win which came in the 4 lap event. Simpson combined with Lucius Mohandes for a total time of 113.90secs with Simpson producing the 2nd best individual time (52.20secs). Simpson and Sam Wilson were 2nd in the standing triple jump with a total leap of 11.92m and Simpson’s leap of 6.70m was the top individual effort. Other Bicester scorers included Brendan Kelly, who combined with Stanley Conlon for 4th in the shot putt (total of 10.91m).
Bicester’s under 11 girl’s team were involved in a closely fought battle with Bicester AC enjoying a 3 point lead over Witney going into the final event. One second separated the combined times of two 4 by 1 lap relay teams from 5 clubs. Witney came out on top with a combined team of 115.80 secs and although Bicester AC were only 0.5 seconds off this time, their 116.30secs was the 4th fastest time. This meant that competition honours on the day were shared with Bicester and Witney amassing 39 points. The one event win came in the chest push with Josie Harrell and Lily Sheppard throwing a combined distance of 11.59m. Harrell’s throw of 6.36m was the furthest in the competition. There was a 2nd place for the one lap quartet of Josie Harrell, Lorelie Whelan, Evie Childs and Maria Gidney with a combined time of 57.50secs. There was also a 2nd place for the quartet of Whelan, Ottilie Maclean, Childs and Nela Kozlowska with a score of 179. There were 3rd places for Ruby Maxwell and Lily Sheppard in the vertical jump with a combined height of 73cm. And Joise Harrell combined with Eva Brunt for 3rd place in the 3 lap event with a combined time of 90.0 secs.
Bicester AC achieved their 2nd consecutive win of the winter in the under 15 boy’s competition with a commanding advantage over their rivals. James Allison continued his fine form of the winter with another strong individual performance amassing 59 points which took him to equal top score in the all rounder competition. This included wins in the standing triple jump, with an impressive leap of 7.62m and 4 lap race (50.3). Timi Alo finished a good equal 3rd with 55 points which included a win in the 2 lap event (24.2secs) and a 2nd place in the standing long jump (2.06m). And Emeras Mohandes was the other member of the winning Bicester team and his efforts included a 4rd place in the standing triple jump (5.74m) and a 3rd in the 4 lap race (63.2secs. The Bicester duo of James Allison and Timi Aloo also won the paarlauf with 1min 43.6secs.
Bicester AC’s under 15 girls finished 3rd in their team competition. There was another good individual effort by Lily Childs who was again 2nd in the all rounder competition with 56 points. This included a win in the vertical jump (50cms) and a 2nd place in the speed bounce (80). Imogen Unger amassed a total of 45 points which included a good 3rd in the standing long jump (2.03m). And Grace Fulcher’s 43 points included a good shot where she finished 5th with a putt of 6.89m.
Bicester’s under 13 girls finished 6th. The Bicester duo of Hannah Parsons and Olivia Maxwell performed well to finish 2nd in the 8 laps paarlauf (1min 55.8secs). They also paired up to finish 3rd in the standing triple jump with a combined effort of 10.02m. Parsons also teamed up with Charlotte Waton for 5th in the 2 lap event where they ran a combined time of 56.70secs.