Author: Team Kennet Administrator

Team Kennet had two under 17 men competing at the South of England Indoor Championships over the weekend at Lee Valley.

Both athletes just missed out in the finals to finish 4th, firstly Stuart Bladon came 2nd in his heat of the 60m hurdles in 8.69 then in the final produced a new personnel best of 8.59. James McLaughlin took part in the 800m clocking a time of 2.07.08. Bladon also took part in the high jump clearing 1.80m which gave him 7th place.

At the Birmingham Indoor Open, Sunita Sisodiya claimed the 60m indoor senior record with a time of 8.38s.

Team Kennet Athletes have taken part in some of the Indoor Track and Field Open meets. On Saturday 1st December at Windsor Anna Montagne in the under 17 age group ran in the 60m Sprint clocking 9.71 on her fastest of two runs.On Sunday 2nd at Lee Valley Caitlin Nowell set two new club under 20 records in the 300m 48.3 and 600m 1.58.39. Aimee Dickson took part as a under 15 in the 300m clocking 47.23 and Oliver Bazin took part in the 60m clocking 8.02 and leaping 5.41 in the long jump as an under 17.

In the Lee Valley Mini Indoor Track and Field Open on 8th December, Zoe Allen broke the clubs 200m record taking it down to 30.47, and earlier ran 9.03 in the 60m sprint. Elsewhere Georgina Bradford clocked 2.45.94 in the 800m at the u23 Middlesex Uni Student Championships on 5th December.

Kirsty Bennet took the club 800m record running 2.35.01 to finish 4th in the Manchester cup on 14th November.

Team Kennet had several athletes competing for their schools at the recent Prep National School Championships held at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham.

Imogen Wiggin competing in the under 14s 800m earned herself a Silver medal in a close finish that was right on the line clocking 2.24. Wiggin ran a steady race to settle in third place at the bell, she then went past the second place girl with 250m to go, then gradually caught the leader to the finish line to be just pipped by .1 second.

Annabel Todd competed also in the 800m in the under 12s. She was also in a fast and gruelling race with temperatures hitting the 30 degrees. She had to settle for a bronze in another fast time of 2.26.

Lottie Absolom also in the u12s just missed out on medals in the High Jump, clearing 1.41 for 4th place, another height she would of won on count back

Team Kennet under 11s were finally beaten in the Wessex Young Athletes League held at Swindon, by a mere 3 pts.
The girls managed to stay unbeaten and have secured their age group league while the boys came 4th.
The result also took the club off the top in to second place just 70pts behind New Forest Juniors.

Swindon 1700
Team Kennet 1697
Woking 1537
Andover/Overton 1475
Fleet 1322
Southampton 732

On the day Zoe Allen was the clubs best u11, she won the girls section with a score of 238pts second highest in the league this year just 1 point behind clubmate Clare McGonnell. Zoe Claimed a new Club Record that has stood for 15 years in the 75m sprint clocking 11.0, this was the second fastest time of the day, she also clocked second fastest 600m time of the day with a new best time of 1.56. McGonnell came second overall on the day, her best result was Vortex throwing second longest of29.49, while the longest throw went to team mate Neve Wright throwing 30.19 and finishing5th overall. The clubs fourth best scorer was Tilly Sideso she clocked 11.5 for the 75m and finished 7th overall. The Club had 5 athletes in the top 10 with Bethany MacLean making the top 10.

The Boys couldn’ t manage anyone in the top 10 but made most in top 20, James Fenner taking the Yellow vests top spot, his Vortex being best 37m, Jacob Avery was next best clocking 11.3 for 75m, ollie Tozer was on course to make top 5 but had to pull out of the long jump after a 3.51 leap with a injury preventing him from the 600m, it was down to Jack Pyke and Josepth Hoaen to score high for the club.

Team Kennet kept up their pressure at the top of the Wessex young Athletes League Table with a fantastic victory at Swindon, to give them a slight chance to be crowned champions next month. On the day the club racked up 35 wins and four age group wins which saw nearly 80 club athletes turn up to compete

Team Kennet                     468
Swindon                              436
Woking                               360
Southampton                    316.5
Andover/Overton             200.5
Fleet                                    155

The under 15 Boys yet again took the age group honours for the club, Again Ben East was on form breaking the league record he set at the last match by winning the Javelin by some 30m, throwing 63.36m, Kian Hockaday backed him up by winning the B string with just over 28m. The discus saw a  tough competition Harry Booker having to settle for second place 41.73 and Oliver   Gregory throwing 35.63 won the B sting, Booker had to settle again in 2^nd place in the Shot with a 11.89 throw, but Gregory made sure he won his B string 10.90. The field scored highly for the club Booker leaping 1.50 in  the High Jump for 2^nd place again, and Matthew Jones made sure he won his B string with 1.40m, The long jump Freddie Boyle came 4^th and Jones took 3^rd place in the B string. On the track it was the 4x100m relay team of Booker, East, Gregory and Ethan Haines won by a huge margin to just miss out on the League Record, but broke the clubs record setting a fast time of 48.0 seconds. New Comer Ethan Haines made sure he won his 300m on his Debut with a fast 39.7, and Jones taking 3^rd B string. Ben East took part in the 100m and surprised everyone as he won his String in 12.2, in the 200m Oliver Gregory  clocked 25 seconds for 2^nd place on the line.

The under 17 Men won their age group best on the track was 100m both Oliver Bazin  and Tom Hills clocking 12.7 to finish 5^th and 1^st in their strings, both teamed up again in the 200m Bazin 3^rd 25.4 and Hills 1^st b string 25.7, toby Thomas and Cameron Langley earned the u17s good points in their 400m and 800m races. The 4x100m Bazin, Hills, Thomas and Langley won the  relay  in 54.0. On the Field a Double win came in the Long Jump Bazin leaping 5.97 and Langley 4.45.

The under 13 Girls took their first age group win of the season, with some outstanding performances, a double win came in the 70m Hurdles from Lottie Absolom 12.4 and Aimee Dickson 13.2,  another Double came in the 800m with Annabel Todd 2.27 and Tara Hogan 2.44, this was nearly achieved again in the 1200m Kirsten Fraser getting outsprinted down the home straight wit ha time of 4.12.7 for 2^nd place and Eve Brown taking a B string win 4.29.9, The sprints were tough for the girls Aimee Dickson picking up best times in her 100 and 200m, so did Lyla Goodwin in her 100m and Abigail Mansfield in her 200m  all picking up 4^th and 5^th places. On the field the high jump picked up two good 2^nd places from Absolom and Fraser. The discus saw another club Double win from Todd 18.62 and Absolom 16.79, and the Javelin saw Annabel Maclean come 2nd and Alanna Smith win the B string.

The under 17 women also took a convincing win to put them top of their age group league, the 800m saw Anna Pettit having to sprint to the line to take her first win of the day in 2.30 and team mate Bethan Philp coming 2^nd in the B string2.34.7, both teamed up in the 300m with Pettit taking 3^rd and Philp another 2^nd place, and again they teamed up in the Long Jump with Pettit 2^nd 4.25 and Philp taking a B win. The High Jump saw Ellie Armstrong take 2^nd place 1.35, more good points came in the throws, Armstrong taking 2^nd in the A string A Shot 10.40 and Pheobe Hoaen winning the B string 9.21, Hoaen came 3^rd in the Discus 20.39 and in her best event the Javelin she won by a huge length with 39.38. The Four of the girls won the 4x100m Relay in 57.0

The under 15 Girls had to settle for second place again their was some great performances from the girls, on the Field a Double win came in the Discus Sophie Wheadon winning outright with 29.72 and Annelise Gale taking the B win 14.83, Wheadon made it another win in the Javelin 23.72, and another Double win came in the Shot with Wheadon 9.42 and Lucy Bennet 4.72, in the Jumps high and long only fourth places were achieved. The Track saw only one win this was in the 100m B string by Ellie Kerslake in 13.8 and twin sister came third in the  A string 13.6, the 200m Bennet came 4^th 29.0 and Ella Ward same position 30.4 in the B string. The 800m Annelise Gale broke her 2.40 barrier to come 3^rd place and in the longer 1500m both Rebecca Thomson and Georgina Thomson came 2^nd in times of 5.19 and 5.24. The 4x100m relay team of Bennet, Ward , and both Kerslakes came home in 2^nd place in 54.8

The under 13 boys found this match tough, coming 4^th, best result from their age group was in the High Jump Euan Avery winning with 1.28 and New Comer Charlie Adams taking 2^nd in the B string 1.20, the Javelin saw a good competition Digby Riggall throwing 24.62 to take 3^rd and Finlay Plumpton taking 3^rd in the B string. Discus result was one better, Oliver Absolom taking 3^rd A string 18.29 and Seb Simpson taking 2^nd B string, the hot Absolom and Simpson took two fourth places. The long Jump Avery came 4^th and Absolom taking 2^nd place. The 1500m Jacob Woods clocked 5.14 to take 3^rd place and Charlie Adams 5.23 for 2^nd B string, The sprints again were tough, Avery only getting 6^th with his fast 15.0 while Riggall came 5^th with 15.9, Earlier Riggall came 3^rd in the B 200m. The Relay quartet came 4^th 59 seconds