Bicester AC were well represented in the Oxfordshire team that competed in the recently held South East Regional Sportshall Final for athletes aged under 13 and under 15 held at Burgess Hill with 4 Bicester athletes selected to contest the 4 age group competitions
Competition was tough involving athletes from across the South East. Oxfordshire teams found it quite challenging in the team competition but Bicester athletes fared well in some of the individual events with some top three placings.
Two Bicester AC athletes were selected to compete for Oxfordshire in the under 15 boy’s competition both of whom were competing in their first regional sportshall competition. James Allison has enjoyed an outstanding sportshall season. He competed in the all rounder under 15 boy’s competition where athletes are selected to compete in three events. One of Allison’s three selected events was the standing triple jump which attracted 22 athletes and he produced a superb performance to finish equal 3rd with a leap of 7.26m. Allison was also 7th out of the 21 competing athletes in the 4 lap race clocking 50.2secs. Allison was Oxfordshire’s highest placer in the all rounder competition finishing 9th with 111 points. There was an Oxfordshire debut for Bicester’s Timi Alo who placed 40th in the all rounder competition with 45 points. Aloo’s best placing was in the two lap race where he finished equal 16th with a 24.8secs clocking. The Oxfordshire team finished 7th.
Two Bicester athletes competed for Oxfordshire in the under 13 boy’s event. Charlie Simpson competed in two events and his best finish was in the speed bounce where he finished an excellent 2nd out of the 14 competing athletes with a score of 90. Simpson also competed in the 2 lap event where he finished equal 8th (24.6secs). Levi Fulcher was selected for the standing triple jump where he finished 9th with a leap of 6.56m. Oxfordshire finished 6th in the under 13 boy’s team competition.