Bicester AC enjoyed a phenomenal day’s competition at their recent UK Development League lower age group North and East Midland Division C match held in Daventry. They achieved one of their best team results finishing 2nd team overall.
Bicester’s under 16 boy’s team were in superb form achieving a clean sweep of personal best A string performances. This included three A string wins and two of these were from James Allison who is currently in scintillating form. Allison scored an impressive win in the A 300m with a new best and EA PB level 8 time of 37.9secs. He also soared to an impressive win in the long jump with another new best and EA PB level mark 5 of 5.19m. Allison is also showing up well in the throwing events and threw an impressive 24.66m in his maiden attempt at the discus for 2nd (24.66m). Bicester’s other under 16 boy’s A string win came in the 1500 metres where Alexander Collins ducked under 4mins 30secs for the first time with an EA PB level 6 time of 4mins 29.6secs. Cameron Waters put up one of his best ever track and field performances. He finished 3rd in the A 800m with 3mins 27.8secs, set a big new best in the shot putt for 3rd in the A string (8.05m) and improved his best in the javelin where he threw over 20m for the first time for a win the B event (20.25m). Finlay Harrell ran an impressive 200m with a big improvement on his previous best placing 3rd in the B event (25.9secs) and also set new bests in the long jump (4.40m) for 3rd place in the B event and 2nd in the B string shot with a new best putt of 7.16m. Harry Cruickshank was having his first track outing of the season and his performances included a win in the B 1500 metres (5mins 5.5secs) as well as a new best in the A string javelin where he finished 3rd (25.69m). And Tim Alo finished 4th in both of the A string 100m and 200m sprints with new bests of 12.4secs and 26.2secs respectively as well as making his maiden bow in the discus where he threw 13.52m for 2nd in the B event. Harrell, Alo, Waters and Allison then combined for 3rd place in the 4 by 100m relay (51.1secs).
There was an impressive middle distance double for Bicester in the under 16 girl’s competition. Maya Korn won a competitive 800m clocking 2mins 41.0secs and Megan Suman was also victorious in the 1500m (5mins 45.6secs). Korn also set a new best in the B string 300m where she was 2nd in 48.8secs. Teammate Erin Griffiths set a new best with 4th in the A 300m (48.7secs). Griffiths also placed 3rd in the A long jump with a new best of 4.05m as well as finishing 5th in her first ever javelin (15.91m). Grace Fulcher set a new best in the shot putt with 3rd in the A event (6.96m) as well a win in the B 1500 metres (6mins 41.7secs). Lily Childs was 4th in the A 100m (13.9secs) and then combined with Surman, Korn and Fulcher for 3rd in the 4 by 100m relay (58.9secs). The Bicester under 16 girl’s team finished 3rd.
There was another strong performance from Bicester’s under 14 boys team. A string wins proved somewhat elusive but they did manage 7 A string second places. There was an extraordinary debut performance by Charlie Simpson in the 80m hurdles. Simpson finished 2nd with an EA PB level 7 time of 13.9secs. Simpson was also runner up in the 200m, where his time of 27.0secs was a new best and an EA PB level 7 time as well finishing 2nd in the 800m (2mins 33.7secs). Levi Fulcher equalled his personal best in finishing 2nd in the A high jump with an EA PB level 5 clearance of 1.30m and also set a new best in the shot (6.45m) where he finished 3rd. He also contributed to one of Bicester’s B stings with success in the long jump (3.99m). The other B string win came from Oliver Jarvey in the 200m with a new best of 27.7secs. Jarvey’s other efforts included a 2nd in the A string long jump (4.64m). Brendan Kelly contributed to the A string runner ups with 2nd in the discus (12.21m) and also set a new best in the shot (6.15m) where he finished 2nd in the B string. Simpson, Jarvey, Fulcher and Kelly then combined to finish 2nd in the 4 by 100m relay (58.9secs). The Bicester under 14 boy’s team finished 2nd.
There were plenty of personal best efforts from Bicester’s under 14 girls as they finished 4th in their competition. There was an EA PB level 6 and new best for Ruby Majonga as she finished 4th in the A 200m with 29.5secs. Majonga’s other efforts included a 3rd in the discus with a new best of 11.24m. Ava Obina also produced a new best and EA PB level mark of 1.25m in finishing 3rd in the high jump. Obina’s other efforts also included an EA PB level 6 and new best of 14.8secs as she placed 4th in the B 100m. Hannah Parsons had two A string 3rd places which included the 1500 metres in a new best time of 5mins 46.9secs and the shot putt with a new best of 5.15m. And Olivia Maxwell attained a new best finishing 4th in the A long jump (3.31m) and ran her first ever 1500 metres placing 3rd in the B string (6mins 21.7secs).