Oxfordshire Athletics

As I indicated in the information for the County Championships held earlier this month, the first four athletes home have been automatically selected for their respective teams. The remaining 4 to run, and 4 reserves, have to be selected by the end of January. Hence anyone wishing to be considered who WILL NOT have run in either the County Championships OR SEAA Championships must let me know by 26th January.

John Sear
Chairman OAA

Find results attached from the cross country championships held at Stowe School, Buckingham on 7th January 2017.

Team medals will be awarded at the end of the February Oxford Mail Races (February 5 at Harwell). It would be useful therefore if at least one member of any of the first to third placed teams could remain to collect their medals. At the same time, one or two of the individual medals remain to be collected.

Would team managers please note that there are unique numbers for this championship (not those for the Oxmail or other leagues). CAN ONE PERSON FROM EACH OXON CLUB, please collect the numbers for all runners.

For clubs outside of Oxon, the numbers for individual runners should be collected from the registration area.

Travel Directions: When approaching from Buckingham Town Centre, follow signs to STOWE (ignore National Trust signs). At the end of Stowe Avenue, turn left (note the Corinthian Arch on the horizon). Bear right at fork in the road, continue for approximately ONE MILE to the crossroads and then turn RIGHT into Stowe School Avenue.

Continue to the Security Hut (NOTE – speed limit is 20 mph). Vehicle parking is only on the RIGHT HAND SIDE of the road.

DO NOT turn right to the school frontage.

There are NO CHANGING FACILITIES

These were held on Saturday 10 December at Horspath. Despite the poor weather and muddy conditions under foot, there were some exceptionally good performances from Oxfordshire athletes. Top of the pile must be Ben Cumberland (Radley) who was third in the U15Boys race, with the team achieving 10th place out of the 22 teams present.

Other good performances were Clover de Jonge (U13G - OCAC) who was 17th; Ben West (U17M - Bicester) who was 19th; Helene Greenwood (Kidlington and Oxford University) 12th in the U20W race and Hannah Hale (Eynsham) 25th in Senior Womens race.

Thank you for your interest in the IC XC at Horspath on 10^th December. All interested athletes are entered, but unfortunately only eight can run on the day (EXCEPT for U15G where I have entered two teams).

I will need to relegate one athlete in the SW, U13G and U13B to being reserve – this will be on the basis of races thus far, and performance at the Oxford Mail on 4^th December. If anyone cannot run or is injured, please let me know ASAP.

County vests can be bought (£12) or borrowed. Please remember to avoid kit with large advertising.

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

Oxford City’s Officials Secretary, Margaret Coombe, was awarded the Community Official award of the year at the recent Sports Officials UK Awards Dinner. The gala was held at Chesford Grange, Kenilworth, where Margaret was one of six athletics officials recognised in different categories for their work in 2016.