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The County AA is delighted to announce that it has made its first award from the Memorial Fund set up in the name of our late President. The fund is being topped up to ensure that further awards can be made in the future.

Congratulations to Gemma Bridge (OCAC) who won the British Indoor 3km Walk title in Sheffield on Sunday 12th February. The former University of Birmingham and McNeese State University student was always prominent but took a decisive lead when Heather Lewis, the Welsh and British international was disqualified within the last 400m.

Gemma, who is coached by Australian Walks Judge Mark Wall, recorded a time of 13mins 23.59 secs, a little outside her personal best outdoor mark from last year.

There has been some confusion around recent communications from British Athletics on accreditation for Level 2. One interpretation was that you had to record 10 separate experiences after attending a Level 2 course to achieve the Level 2 qualification. In fact, once you have reached Level 1, only 6 more experiences are required and it is these experiences that need to be after the course. To put it another way, you are entitled to count the first 4 experiences which were used for Level 1 towards the 10 required for Level 2.

Congratulations to Richard Hart (OCAC) who has added a Level 1 Field Judge qualification to his officiating portfolio.

Congratulations to Kay Reynolds and Alison Smith, both of whom have recently gained a new Level 2 qualification.

Kay adds Level 2 Timekeeping to her Level 3 Field Judge qualification, while Alison is now a Level 2 Field Judge.

All clubs in Oxon:

Oxon hosts this XC fixture again, and would all Oxon-eligible athletes in the age groups U13 to U17, plus women U20 and U23, and Senior Women interested in competing (there is no real limit on the numbers from any county) let me know BY E-MAIL by 21 November at the latest (john.sear@gtc.ox.ac.uk). Please include your EA number and your date of birth. 

Thank you

John Sear
Chairman , OAA