Author: Team Kennet Administrator

Half Term holidays meant a depleted Team Kennet Quadkids team could only finish in 5th place in the 2nd Wessex League match at Southampton with a score of 1132 points.

Bethany MacLean was the highest scoring girl coming 4th overall with 206 points. Erin Gosney scored 184 with Eloise Ross 139 and Leilah Gaye 113 the other scorers.

For the boys, Charlie Todd on 181 beat newcomers Joseph Bell 160 and Jack Btooke-Taylor 149.

In the Vortex throw, the top 3 girls were Bethany with 28.20, Erin 22.00 and Eliska Simpson 18.54. Joseph top scored for the boys with 20.01.

In the 600m run, Bethany ran 2.04.9 with Erin 2.16 and Leilah and Lilia Gale both running 2.27.8. For the boys Charlie posted a time of 2.05.3

In the 75m sprint, Erin was the fastest with 12.5 ahead of Bethany 12.6 and Eloise 13.5 while Charlie 12.7 just out-sprinted Jack on 12.9.

In the Long Jump, Erin 3.15 against just pipped Bethany 3.13 with Eloise 2.94 while Charlie 3.11 was the pick of the boys.

Team Kennet took part in the Wessex Young Athletes League at Southampton on Sunday in a tough match against lead leaders Winchester. The Yellow Vests saw over 70 athletes turn out and came away with a well deserved second place which saw  another League Record from Pheobe Hoaen in the under 17 Womens Javelin throwing 45.41 to take her to UK number 3

Final Match Score

Winchester City 602
Team Kennet 501.5
Southampton City 433.5
Isle of Wigh 260.5
Bournemouth 245.5
Poole Runners 60

The Under 17 Women came so close to winning their age group league, only 2 pts separated them from Winchester, Sophie Wheadon had a busy day in the throws, she won her B string Javelin with a 22m throw, while in her favorite event the Discus she won the A string with 31.14 and Ellie Armstrong won her B string, both teamed up again to win the Shot strings Wheadon 11.65 and Armstrong 9.48, in the High Jump, Georgina Thomson 1.35 and Rebecca Thomson 1.20 both came 2^nd in their strings.

The Track events were tough for the girls, New Comer Faye Saunderson finished 3^rd in her 100m 14.2 and 4^th in the 200m 28.4 A strings, while in the B strings Izzy Kerslake came 2^nd 14.2 and Amy Russell came 2^nd in the 200m B 29.6, the slightly longer 300m Saunderson came 4^th 48.3 and a B string win came from Lily Darcy-Masters 49.5. The 800m Georgina Thomson came 3^rd and Pippa Thomas winning the B string and in the longer 1500m Rebecca Thomson came 3^rd in the A string. The Relay quartet  of Ellie and Izzy Kerslake, Russell and Saunders came home in 2^nd place 55.1

The under 17 men came 3^rd in their age group, Ben East again won his Javelin with a throw of 65.26 and New Comer Ben Lawrence came 2^nd in the B string 37.55, Harry Booker had to settle for 2^nd in the Discus 37.06 and Oliver Gregory won the B string 31.40, the same positions came in the Shot again with Booker 11.52 and Gregory 10.61, the high jump saw a double win East winning this with 1.72 and Booker winning the B string 1.60, East made it a hatrick of wins in the 100m clocking 12.2 and Gregory came 4^th in the 200m 25.4

The under 13 girls came up with very tough opposition with nearly every single event covered by all clubs, it was the field events that picked up the best of the points as the girls came 2^nd in their match, Eve Brown and Alanna Smith teamed up in the Javelin to clinch a double win Brown throwing 23.77 and Smith 21.69, in the non scoring Claire McGonnell threw 21.73, in the Discus new comer Kiera Cawley came 2^nd with 13.26 and Caitlyn Davies taking 3^rd B string while in the Shot Zoe Allen won with a big 8.17 and Eve Brown taking 2^nd in the B string 5.52, The High jump saw both TK girls jump 1.30 McGonnell taking 3^rd A and Neve Wright winning the B string, in the Long Jump Wright came 3^rd A string 3.92 and Lyla Goodwin winning the B string 3.86.

The Track was a different game McGonnell taking 2^nd A in the 70m hurdles 13.7 with Amelie Ross 4^th B string. Eve Brown took the only one of the two u13 track wins in the  1200m clocking 4.16.3 and Emma Davies taking 2^nd B string 4.27.1. Zoe Allen won her 200m with a great effort 29.8, and Goodwin taking 3^rd in the B string, in the shorter 100m Allen came 2^nd in 14.6 and Goodwin 3^rd B 15.7, Alanna Smith came 4^th in the 800m A and Harriet Gibson taking 5^th B and the last race of the day in the 4 x100m Allen, McGonnell, Goodwin, Davies came equal 3^rd 59.3.

The under 13 boys came 2^nd in their match, again it was the Field that took the best of the points, in the throws a Double win came in the Javelin James Fenner throwing 27.32 and Joseph Hoaen 20.92, The Discus saw another Double win again Simpson 20.67 and Sam Dennis 17.17, Simpson made it a hattrick of wins in the Shot with  7.58 and Dennis just missed out on winning the B with 6.27, Both Boys came 2^nd in the high jump Jacob Avery 1.30 and Ivan Chekmazov 1.15 in the long jump Chekmazov came 3^rd 4.04 and a B string win came from Fenner 3.65

On the track in the sprints Avery came 3^rd in the 100m 15.7 and Jacob Woods taking nd B 15.9, in the longer 200m Avery came 3^rd 30.7 and Fenner 2^nd B 32.2, the middle distance races Checkmazov came 3^rd in the 800m 2.40.6 and Hoaen 3^rd B string 2.57.8 and in the longer 1500m Woods came 5^th 5.21 and Kian Darcy-Masters 4^th B 5.32.7 the relay quartet of Chekmazov, Fenner, Woods and Avery came 3^rd 60.3

Both the under 15 age groups came 3^rd in their age group matches, the highlight in the Girls was Annabel Todd who timed her 800m run to perfection to win in a very fast 2.22.6, team mate Annelise Gale taking 3^rd in the B string 2.42,

Emily Tucker came 2^nd in the Shot with 9.05 and Aimee Dickson 3^rd B 5.99, in the Discus Todd came 4^th 18.97 and Dickson 2^nd B string 15.39, the High Jump Gemma Moon came 2^nd 1.40 and Lottie Absolom came 2^nd in the B string 1.35, in the Long Jump Absolom came 3^rd 4.14 and same position in the B string by Annabel Gibson 3.66, on the Track Absolom came 4^th in the 75m hurdles 13.7 and Gibson taking 2^nd in the B string 14.2, best other result on the track came in the 300m with Todd taking 2^nd place 45.1 the Relay quartet of Moon, Todd, Absolom and Ella Ward took 4^th place 57.5

The Boys best results on the track came from Noah Kemp in the 1500m clocking 4.49 for 2^nd place and Oliver Humphrey in the 80m hurdles, with the relay quartet of Harry Davis, Jonah Briggs, Matthew Jones and Humphrey taking 5^th place 58.1

The field events faired better for the boys, in the long jump George Mackie jumped 4.56 for 3^rd place and Matthew Jones taking 2^nd in the B string 4.34, the High Jump was a superb competition, Jones coming 4^th wit h1.45 and Euan Avery also jumping 1.45 in the B string won on count back, A Double win came in the Javelin Liam Cawley throwing 48.47 and Kian Hockaday 31.04, Cawley had a busy day taking 2^nd in the Shot 10.85 with Hockaday 3^rd B string, Cawley taking 3^rd in the Discus 27.98 and Tom Wells taking 2^nd in the B string 21.35

Team Kennet Quadkids team produced their best result so far of the season in the latest match of the Wessex Young Athletes league held at Swindon by coming second.

Wimborne 1571
Team Kennet 1390
MADJA 1334
Dorchester 1162
Portsmouth 688
Poole AC 575

Bethany MacLean won the girls outright with a score of 231pts, she ran a fast 75m sprint in 12.3, lept to one of the best long jumps of the day 3.34, and was the fastest in the 600m races clocking 2.02 and then throwing the vortex 34.54m to win this. Erin Gosney came third overall also clocking a fast 12.3 in the 75m sprint she also won her heat in the 600m and second fastest on the day in 2.07 and he vortex of 23m was good enough for her third overall. Esmie Denton was the clubs third scorer here she ran 13.7 in the 75m it was her vortex of over 20 that pushed her score up. Tillie Bell ran 13 seconds for 75m and Imogen Cowell also ran a fast 75m in 13.3
The boys saw Harry Fenner best placed in 8th it was his vortex of over 36m that scored his best points, Charlie Todd best event was the 600m clocking 1.59 to come in 2nd in his heat, but also ran 12.4 in the 75m sprint. Will McDonald ran 12.9 in the 75m sprint and also threw over 32m in the vortex.
Other athletes taking part were Evan Alderman and Joseph Bell for the boys and the girls Suki Humphries, Zoe Dickson, Lilia Gale, Millie Phillips

Team Kennet won their first match of the season in the Wessex Young Athletes League by a club record margin of points with some 54 individual wins on the day to lift them up in to third place in the 24 club league.

Team Kennet 543.5
Portsmouth 281.5
MADJA 262
Wimborne 219
Dorchester 209
Poole AC 191

Two club records were broken on the day firstly Kirsten Fraser in the under 13 girls 1200m clocking 3.54.9 and under 17 Harry Booker in the Discus with a throw of 38.98

The under 13 girls took a team win, Clare McGonnell kick starting the track of in the 70m hurdles taking 3rd place 13.2 but it was Fraser that took another win in the B string with a fast 13.5, The 800m saw a gutsy run by Eve Brown winning in 2.36.5 from the gun with Maddie Baker taking 2nd place, Emma Davies took 2nd place in the B string 1200m, Zoe Allen had to settle for 2nd places in the 100m and 200m 14.4 and 29.7, and Lyla Goodwin taking 5th in the 100m and 4th in the 200m B strings.
The relay quartet of Allen, McGonnell, Goodwin and Georgie Johnston came 2nd with 60.1, The field events saw Neve Wright leap 4.03 for 2nd place and Goodwin taking the B string win 3.84, Both Allen 8.47 and Brown had to settle for 2nd places in the Shot, while Fraser made it a hattrick of win in the B string Discus 12.02 and Kiera Cawley taking 3rd A string 13.94, the Javelin as all season saw a Double win Claire MCGonnell throwing 27.72 to win with Brown throwing 26.25 to win the B string.

The under 17 women also won their match, keeping them up the top with Winchester, on the track double wins came in the 100m Izzy Kerslake 14. And Amy Russell 14.2, 200m Faye Saunderson 28.3 and Russell 29.7, 300m Faye Saunderson 45.7 and Anna Pettit 46.2, the middle distance races in the 800m Georgina Thomson came 3rd, in her 1500m she had to settle for 2nd place while sister Rebecca Thomson won her B string. The Relay quartet of I. Kerslake, E. Kerslake, Russell and Pettit came in 1st with 53.9.
The field events saw more double win both the Kerslake twins won their long jump strings, Pettit taking the high jump 1.45 and G. Thomson the B string 1.35, Sophie Wheadon winning her Shot 10.75 and Discus 31.50 and Lily D Arcy-Masters winning the B string and Sophie Wheadon then won her Javelin for a hattrick of wins.

The under 17 men won also on the day but had to work hard for this, Ben East won the 100m with 12.5 and Oliver Bazin winning the B string 12.8, Ethan Haines won his 200m in 24.5, and team mate Alex McLaughlin winning the B string 27.3, Bazin 53.8 and Haines 55.6 both won their 400m strings.
The relay quartet of Haines, Bazin, East and Booker just dipped under 50 seconds to finish the day with another win.

On the Field Bazin lept to a massive 6.24 to win the Long Jump and Haines winning the B string, East and Booker both cleared 1.65 in the High Jump to take a double win, on the thorws Booker threw 11.86 to win the Shot and Ben Lawrence taking the B string. McLaughlin made it another B string win in the Discus 27.57 and Ben East threw 60.98 in a strong head win to win the Javelin with Lawrence throwing 41.72 to win the B.

The under 15 boys were second in their age group, Liam Cawley threw a massive 55.63 to win his Javelin and Kian Hockaday took the B string 35.66, Cawley made it a double win in the Discus 33.93 with Oliver Ford winning the B string 32.66, Ford then went on to win the Shot 10.32 and Cawley winning the B string 9.88.
On the track Oliver Humphrey came 2nd in the 80m hurdles
, this placing was matched by George Shakespear in the 800m 2.20.7, Jonah Briggs, Oliver Absolom and Harry Davis all added good points to their tally.

For the first time this season the under 13 boys were down on numbers but the boys still all clubbed together to come 2nd in their age group, The Throws saw good points Seb Simpson coming 2nd A in the Shot 6.63 with Sam Dennis winning the B string 6.39, both teamed up in the discus to secure a double win Simpson 16.21 and Dennis 14.85, In the Javelin James Fenner came 2nd 25.81 and Simpson matching this in the B 18.34.
Ivan Chekmazov came 2nd in the 800m on the track 2.41 best on the track, which was matched by the 4x100m team of Fenner, Chelmazov, William Harris, Kian Darcy-Masters 58.9.

The under 15 girls also made it a second team place, best result on the track came in the 800m with Annabel Todd winning 2.28.5 and Annelise Gale winning the B string 2.36.3, Emily Tucker won her 1500m 5.32.6, in the sprints good points came from Ella Ward, Gemma Moon and Lottie Absolom.
Gemma moon won her B string long jump 3.68 while Annabel Gibson came 3rd A 4.41, Absolom won her B string high jump and best of the throws came in the Discus Todd taking 2nd A 20.07 and Aimee dickson2nd B 16.11

Team Kennet u9/u11 Quadkids team took a fantastic win at Oxford in the Oxfor
d League at the weekend, the under 11 Girls remain unbeaten all season, wit ha depleted team still racked up 761pts, Zoe Allen came 2^nd on the day clocking a fast 11.5 in the 75m a 3.39 in the long jump, 600m 2.01 and 24.40 in the Vortex, Olivia Thomas came 3^rd overall with her long jump of 3.52 the best of her 4 events, with Emma Davis 10^th overall and Bethany McClean 11^th overall  it was enough to win.

The under 11 Boys got back to winning ways James Fenner won the boys outright with a score of 252pts clocking 2.06 in the 600m a good long jump of 3.76 but his Vortex of 38.52 backed him the win., new comer Ivan Chekmazov
came 5^th overall his best event the 600m 1.58, Jack Avery took 6^th place and Jack Strutt 9^th all four boys around 12 seconds in the 75m sprint.

The under 9 boys came 2^nd on the day Harry fenner winning this section with 184pts, his long jump was 3.20 and 12.8 in the 75m sprint and a throw of 26.33, Harry Strutt came 3^rd overall his 600m clocking 2.13 was his best event and a 24.49 in the Vortex throw.

The under 9 girls came 6^th Imogen Cowell coming 10^th overall and Zoe Dickson taking 14th

Team Kennets Athletes represented Berkshire at the Inter Counties Match at Horspath in Oxford at the weekend.

Ben East stole the match highlights as he claimed his fourth UK record by breaking his own record in the under 15 Javelin throwing a huge 68.34m breaking the inter counties record making it his 10^th different record this year and closing in on the longest ever throw in the world, he won the Javelin by over 10m

Two Third places came in the other throws, Harry Booker throwing 40.96m in the discus and Oliver Gregory 13.12 in the Shot

Team Kennet athletes were in top form over the weekend.

On Saturday in the England Athletics Championships held at Bedford for the under 15 and 17s Ben East again broke his own UK Javelin record to throw 67.04 to win his first big major title, Ben unbeaten this year has broken nearly every record going in this years season. Harry Booker also competing in the under 15 boys Discus threw 40.76m to earn a Bronze medal and Oliver Gregory in the same event came 8^th with a throw of 32.27.

Club Coach and Athlete Deborah Montgomery took part in the British Masters Championships held at Birmingham, Deborah competes in the Vet 50 age group won her Javelin with a 27.00 throw and is currently UK Number 1 in her vet catorgory. A silver came in the Shot with 9.87 where she is UK number 2,, The Discus she also earned a Silver with 23.06 and a Bronze came in the Hammer 32.56. A fantastic Achievement to earn four medals in four throws