Oxfordshire Athletics

Well done to all athletes who competed for Oxfordshire on 9th September. Event results can be found here.

UNDER 20 WOMEN

The County is invited to select teams for the events at this cross-county. The closing date for entries is 24th November. By this time, only one Oxmail league fixture will have been held. hence selection will have to depend largely on athletes performance at the Chiltern League fixtures, and at other national meetings. It is therefore ESSENTIAL that clubs let me know the performances of athletes seeking County selection by 17th November at the latest.   

John Sear
Chairman, OAA

The Berks, Bucks & Oxon cross country championships will be held on Sunday November 19th 2017.

The championships will be hosted by Reading AC and held at Prospect Park, Reading, RG30 2ND. All clubs, schools & colleges within the three counties are invited to compete in these championships. All competitors must be first claim members of their club.

Provisional programme Approx distances Times

Under20/Senior/Vet 35 Women 6000ms 11.30 .

Under 20/Senior/Vet 35 Men 9600ms 12.15

Under 13 Girls 3500ms 1.20

Under 13 Boys 3500ms 1.40

- run at Horspath, 16 August, 2017

Ben Davies (OCAC)             10.02.82

Kie Francis (Abingdon)        10.03.97

Morgan Smith (Abingdon)    10.50.08

Sam Worfolk (Bicester)        11.22.50

George Fernandez (Radley)  11.59.45

James Fernandez (Radley)   12.16.93

Izzie Jones (Abingdon)         12.30.06

The 5Km track championships for 2017 will be held in conjunction with the Banbury Harriers Open Event on September 3rd. Entries are welcome from athletes with County qualification either through birth or residence (>9 months). In addition, entries from other athletes will be welcome.

Please enter using the attached form; clearly marking that form with the heading 'COUNTY 5KM'; and making cheque payable to Banbury Harriers AC . Medals will be given for both men and women. The closing date is 31 August.

John Sear
Chairman, OAA

This message is confirm that these will be held on Wednesday 16 August at Horspath - with a start time of 6.45pm. I now have a licence from UK-A, so the results will appear on Power of 10. Those athletes who have already indicated their wish to run need do nothing further; but other entries can be made until 18.00 hrs on Monday 14th by e-mail to john.sear@gtc.ox.ac.uk (including their date of birth and UK-A registration number). Athletes must be eligible to compete on the basis of residence OR birth.

Last week 32 athletes from Oxfordshire travelled to Birmingham for the English Schools’ Track & Field Championships.

I have been informed that the OCAC Open meeting on 19 July has been cancelled; hence it is necessary to find a new date for these 3Km races. I am looking at August 16; also at Horspath - but will confirm in due course.

Can athletes, who have already indicated they wished to compete in the races, confirm whether they are still able to do so on this new date?

John Sear
Chairman, OAA

Congratulations to James Charles and Gareth Smith! Both have recently gained Level 1 qualifications from the governing body. 

Gareth is now a Level 1 Field Judge, while James is a Level 1 Starter and Starter’s Assistant – alongside his previous qualifications as a Level 3 Field Judge and Level 1 PF Judge and Track Judge.

Find attached the results of the County 3 Km Track Championships held at Horspath, Oxford on 18th June 2017.