Bicester AC recently hosted the final round of the winter long Oxfordshire Sportshall League held at Bicester and Ploughley Sports Centre in what has been a very successful season for the host club. This was 3rd time this winter season that Bicester AC had hosted an event. Three of the six Bicester teams were successful on the day with two in second and one finishing third. In the final standings Bicester under 11 girls and the Bicester combined under 11 team were overall series winners as were the under 15 girls. Bicester had three series gold winners, two silver medal winners and one bronze.
The under 15 girls have enjoyed an outstanding season winning all five of their fixtures. Bicester AC’s Aaliyah Beadle was winner of the all rounder competition with a score of 58 points. This included two wins which were in the vertical jump (55cms) and a good win in the 2 lap race with a 24.7secs which was 0.6secs ahead of her nearest rival. Grace Jarvey finished 3rd in the all -rounder competition which included a win in the speed bounce with a score of 80. Also making the scoring team was Yasmine Sheppard, whose efforts included a win in the 4 lap event (53.7secs) and Olivia Naidu – Johnson who finished equal 2nd in the standing long jump (2.09m). Other Bicester performances included Lucia Haverly who was equal 3rd in the speed bounce (76), Grace Fulcher who was 6th in the shot (6.48m), Jessica Shepherd who was 7th in the standing long jump (1.86m) and Lily Spencer who was 8th in the 2 lap race (26.7secs). The Bicester quartet of Beadle, Jarvey, Sheppard, and Naidu-Johnson were victorious in the relay (1min 40.3secs). There was a series gold for Aaliyah Beadle, a silver for Olivia Naidu-Johnson and a bronze for Grace Jarvey with Yasmine Sheppard 5th and Lucia Haverly 6th.
Bicester AC’s under 11 girls were resounding winners with 40 points which helped them win the under 11 girl’s league title. Their victory was founded on some solid performances throughout the afternoon with at least a third place in each of the 7 events contested. Their one win came in the speed bounce as the Bicester quartet of Ava Obina, Olivia Maxwell, Evie Childs and Lorelie Whelan secured a combined score of 194 which was 9 in excess of their nearest pursuers. Obina was equal 2nd highest scorer with 52. The one lap quartet of Hannah Parsons, Ava Obina, Olivia Maxwell and Nela Kozlowska, who was making her debut, finished a good 2nd in 56.20secs. Ruby Maxwell and Ivy Balach also contributed to the scoring team with a 3rd in the chest push (10.28m) with Obina throwing the equal 2nd furthest distance of 5.79m. Other Bicester competitors were Dottie Conlon whose efforts included a score of 40 in the non scoring speed bounce, Charlotte Waton with 38 in the speed bounce and Ella Taylor who scored 35 in the speed bounce. Hannah Parsons was 4th best under 11 girl finisher in the series standings.
There was another club record for Charlie Simpson as Bicester AC triumphed in the under 11 boy’s competition. They were 2nd in the final under 11 boy league standings but along with Bicester’s under 11 girls, they were series winners in the combined under 11 competition. Bicester’s under 11 boys went on a winning frenzy landing 5 of the 7 events they contested. Simpson’s record came in the speed bounce with a new league record of 63 helping the Bicester quartet of Simpson, Alfieri Akin-Olugbade, Theodore Simms and Sam Wilson to a combined score of 202. Simpson was also in the winning one lap team which included Levi Fulcher, Sam Wilson and Akin-Olugbade and he recorded the equal fastest time of 13.10secs. Fulcher combined with Brendan Kelly to win the vertical jump for Bicester AC with a combined height of 85cms. Barnaby Wilson teamed up with Simpson to win the 2 lap race with a combined time of 83.50secs. The Bicester quartet of Barnaby Wilson, Akin-Olugbade, Simpson and Fulcher produced the quickest time of 52.40 secs and along with the second quartet of Sam Wilson, Lucius Mohandes, Theodore Sims and Brendan Kelly won the 4 by lap relay. Other Bicester AC performances included a 1.38m leap for Alex Kelly in the non scoring long jump and a 1.20m leap for Oliver Kelly. There was a series gold medal for Charlie Simpson with Levi Fulcher finishing 4th.
Bicester gave it a real go in the under 15 boy’s competition but just fell short against a strong Witney team to finish in 2nd. Erlgean Appiahkorang-Mensah was again in imperious form in the all – rounder competition winning all of this selected events. He was the equal highest individual scorer with 60 points which included wins in the 4 lap event (50.6 secs), speed bounce (84) and 7.28m in the standing triple jump. Henry Unger was the next best scorer for Bicester ,which included a 2.23m mark in the standing long jump for 3rd place. Alex Jessett was 2nd in the 2 lap event with 23.8secs and Max Finnegan was 3rd in the 4 lap race with 54.3secs. The quartet of Appiahkorang-Mensah, Finnegan, Jessett and Unger combined to win the relay (1mins 34.7secs). For his efforts throughout the season Appiahkorang-Mensak took the series gold medal.
There was a strong efforts from the under 13 girl’s team but they come up short against a strong Oxford City AC team but still managed 2nd. They placed 3rd in the final league standings. Lily Childs enjoyed a successful afternoon combining with Brianna Senior to win the vertical jump (96cms) with Childs’s leap of 52cms the best in the competition. She then teamed up with Imogen Unger to win the standing triple jump (12.01m) with Childs’s leap of 6.08m again the best in the competition. Childs also teamed up with Meriel Woodrow to take 2nd place in the two lap event with a combined time of 53secs. And Meriel Woodrow teamed up with Neive Lehane to take 3rd in the shot (10.82m). Lily Childs finished 4th in the final series standings.
There were two wins for the under 13 boy’s team on the way to finishing 3rd in the team competition and 2nd in the final series standings, as well as finishing 2nd in the under 13 combined team standings. Cyrus Ariana was involved in both of Bicester’s wins. He recorded the fastest time in the 4 lap event (52.60secs) and he combined with Oliver Jarvey to win the 4 lap race (108.50secs). Ariana also putted a personal best of 7.00m and he and Harry Spencer combined to win the shot (12.67secs). Jayden Beadle and Emeras Mohandes combined for 2nd place in the vertical jump (91cms). In the final series standings Ariana won the silver medal and Jayden Beadle finished 4th.