This year was unusual due to Covid-19 and English Schools organisers selecting the athletes from all the counties nominations. English Schools selected the top sixteen athletes in each event in each age group.
Oxfordshire put forward nineteen names, seventeen were selected. One athlete was unable to attend, leaving sixteen athletes to represent Oxfordshire. Three Senior boys, three Senior girls, four Inter boys, four Inter girls and two Junior girls. The Championship ran over three days with the Seniors on the Friday, Inters on the Saturday and Juniors on Sunday.
All athletes arrived with their parents and joined the Team Managers and other athletes. The athletes supported other events where possible. The discus throwers were at a second site twenty minutes away in Stretford. A big thank you to Kathryn Woodcock for supporting the athletes based at Stretford on Friday and Saturday.
The highlight of the championship for Oxfordshire were three medals after no medal winners for the last couple of years. Many congratulations to Eloise for her gold achieved with a personal best long jump of 5.91m. As the Intermediate Girls Champion for long jump, Eloise has been invited to the Schools International in Derby in September, where she will represent England. We wish Eloise success in the International.
The senior girls pole vault started late on the Friday afternoon and went on into the evening with a very exciting competition. Emily achieved national standard and secured the bronze. Congratulations to Emily.
Charlie also achieved national standard and finished in 3rd place in the Inter boys Javelin. Congratulations to Charlie.
The results:
SB 3000m Rowan Miell-Ingram 5th 8:25.88 NS PB
SB 110mH Ben Ince 9th 15.09 ES
SB Discus Adam Chesterman 10th 39.75
SB Shot Billy McCauley 6th 12.9 ES
SG Discus Amber Jeacock West 9th 33.63
SG Javelin Erin Waters 10th 35.80
SG Pole Vault Emily Scrivener 3rd 3.60 NS =pb
SG Pole Vault Esther Davies 12th 2.60
IB 800m Thom Denning 8th 1:56.46 PB
IB Javelin Charlie Evans 3rd 58.12 NS
IB High Jump Samuel Rayson 14th 1.80
IG 3000m Olivia Martin DNF
IG Discus Lily Martin 10th 27.50
IG Long Jump Eloise Hind 1st 5.91 NS PB
JG Discus Imogen Gorrell 5th 28.92 ES PB
JG Long Jump Charlotte Bigmore 9th 5.00
ES Entry Standard
NS National Standard
PB Personal Best
DNF Did Not Finish
Billy SB Shot
Imogen JG Discus
Well done to all Oxfordshire athletes. Many thanks for the support, time and commitment of coaches and parents. We look forward to normal Champs next year! Keep training!!
We will be back in Manchester in 2022 with most of this years team being first years in their respective events we should do even better!!
Celia and Pete (Team Managers)