Author: Team Kennet Administrator

Banbury 12/8/18
U15 Boys, Oliver Gregory picked up 3 wins with 100m 12.6, Discus 34.05 and Shot 12.42 and with Oliver Ford picking up the B string wins in , shot 8.74 , Discus 26.51 and a PB in the Javelin 32.32 coming 2nd. Mathew Jones picked up valuable points in the Long Jump, High Jump and 100. Ethan Haines won the 200m and 300m in 24.7 and 40.00 respectively. In the u13’s TK had just 2 boys, Noah Kemp coming 2nd in the 800m and Discus with 13.89 and Euan Avery in the long Jump and High Jump. Josh Sells stepped up for the U17’s boys Running well in the 800m clocking 2.28.
Two U17 Girls lead the way for the girls with both winning the High Jump, Kira Angell who’s coming back from injury won the A string with 1.45 and Anna Montange with 1.35. Angell opted for the Discus with a PB of 17.41 to take 3rd and a 200m run with the 1st 4 girls all coming in between 28.2 and 28.9. Montagne won the Javelin with 24.66 and was the only 80m hurdler with 13.8 U 15’s Poppy Bladon 3rd in the Discus 18.12 and high Jump of 1.25. Annalise Gale Discus 14.82 and Shot 4.82 and won impressively in the 800m 2.40. Amy Russell picked up some good points in the Long Jump. In the sprints, Francesca Young came 4th in the 200m 29.3 and a 3rd place in the 300m 47, and Ella Ward coming 3rd in the B string with 31.2 in the 200m. In the 100m, Izzy Kerslake 2nd in the B with 13.87 and sister Ellie 14.1 A string. The relay team got themselves a 3rd place in 57.3. U 13 girls, Annabel Todd got herself a win in the 800m 2.27, a 3rd Discus 19.54 and 2nd in the B string shot 5.86. Lottie Absolom earned a 2nd in the discus 14.56 and 12.7 in the hurdles. Catherine Jones 4th in the Shot 5.89, 200m 35.00 and Lyla Goodwin 34.6 in the 200 and a 100m time of 16.2 to get the 3rd spot. In the 1500m Kirsten Fraser took 3rd with 5.26 and Alana Smith taking 1st in the B string 6.15. Ammie Dickson took 2nd place in the 100m in a time of 14.6, a Hurdles time of 13.1 to take the 1st place in the B string and another 1st for the B string in the 800m with 2.47. The u13 Girls also came 3rd in the 4×100 relay. A good team spirit was had by all in such dismal weather, well done everyone. Cheryl.

Team Kennet Athletes came away with a haul of medals from the SEAA U13, U15 and U17 Championships at Lee Valley.

Annabel Todd took Silver in the Under 13 girls 800m with a time of 2.26.46. Charlotte Absolom also picked up a silver medal in the Under 13 girls High Jump clearing 1.39m but her Long Jump of 4.14 failed to gain a medal.

In the under 15 boys, Ben East continued his dominance of the event winning Gold with a throw of 60.17m. Harry Booker picked up a silver medal with a Shot Put of 13.15m which broke the club record. He almost went 1 better in the Discus where his throw of 45.26 (also a new club record) matched the winner’s throw but he got silver on countback based on his 2nd best throw.

In the Under 17 Men’s Long Jump, Oliver Bazin jumped 5.86 to finish 9th.

Team Kennet had several athletes picked to represent Berkshire in the u13 Inter Counties at Kingston over the weekend, on the day only three could make the trip, Oliver Absolom just missed out on his Discus best to throw 17.91 for 7th place, while in the Javelin Oliver humphries threw just short of his best with a 25.35 for 8th place in a very tight competion. Lottie Absolom took part in the 100m non scoring to clock 14.8,unfortunality her favoured event the high jump (1.47 this year) she is Berks number 3  couldnt take part in this event as the county team could only have two represetitives, where all three girls are ranked in top 12 in the UK.

Team Kennet had several athletes compete at the English Schools Finals held at Birmingham over the weekend.

Ben East stole the whole meeting athlete of the weekend as he broke his own UK Record for the Javelin for the second time this season throwing 66.95 in the Junior Boys age group, on the way he also set a new English Schools record and a new club record to claim a Gold medal.

In the same age group Harry Booker was involved in a very close Discus Final securing a Bronze medal Booker threw 42.16m.

In the Girls Junior age group Sophie Wheadon took part in the Discus to throw 30.04 to finish 5^th out of 21.

Stuart Bladon took part in the 100m Hurdles in the Inter Boys age group, he came 5^th in his heat in 14.01, but clipped a hurdle hard to slow him down, Bladons time just wasn’t quick enough for the final.

Team Kennet secured another great 2^nd place at Winchester in the Southern Athletics League Division 3SW match.

Brighton                             250
Team Kennet                     213
Andover/Overton             117
Fleet                                      24

In scorching temperatures 22 wins were notched up by the Yellow Vests, It was Heptathlete Haley Steward that was the clubs best athlete on the day clocking up three wins, first was in the Shot with a 10.59 throw, followed straightaway in the Long Jump with a jump of 5.10, not long from this she won the B string 400m in 63.1, Anna Montagne took the 400m overall with a superb timed run in 61.8.

Bethan Phelp added another A string win in the 800m with a great sprint finish to come across the line in 2.27.0 and Georgina Bradford winning the B string in 2.45.6

The Hurdles events Both Kira Angell and Caitlin Nowell teamed up, Angell taking two 2^nd places in the A string 100mh 19.1 and 400m hurdles 75.2 and Nowell taking two B string wins in 21.2 and 78.8

Angell teamed up with Montagne in the High Jump both securing 2^nd places Angell clearing 1.45 and Montagne 1.50, the Triple Jump saw two more 2^nd places from Steward 9.06 and Carys Cox 8.65.

The faster track races the Sprints 100m Montagne took 2^nd 13.2 and Sunita Sisodiya also 2^nd 13.4, in the longer 200m Steward took 2^nd place 27.5 and Susodiya taking 3^rd 30.4.

The womens throws secured high points yet again, double wins came in the Javelin Pheobe Hoaen 34.88 and Deborah Montgomery 25.70, The Discus saw a win from Charlotte Booker 23.94 in the hammer Alisha Bradford had to settle for 2^nd 30.40 and Booker won the B string 29.58

The mens section started well, on the track two wins came in the 400m hurdles with Daneil Hockaday and Nick Bull, both teamed up again in the high Jump with Hockaday taking 2^nd A string and another win came from Bull in the B string. Josh Willock then won the 100m in 11.3 and Oliver Bazin taking 2^nd in the B string. Willock made it a superb sprint double in the 200m 23.0 and Daniel Hockaday securing a 2^nd B string 24.9.

Points from the 400m upwards were hard to get securing 3^rd or 4^th places from Mitch Poustie, Ben Schiffer-Harte, Simon Hockaday and Nick Bull, the Long Jump secured two 2^nd places with Willock 6.11 and Bazin 5.45 in the Triple Jump Willock cleared 11.91 for another win and Schiffer-Harte2nd B string.

The throws scored well despite most the club main throwers were away, in the Hammer Stan Chambers and Simon Hockaday both came 2^nd places, this was matched again in the Discus with Chambers and Bull, both Chambers and Bull teamed up again in the Javelin for another two 2^nd places, and again two more 2^nd places in the Shot from Chambers and Schiffer-Harte.

Team Kennet had several athletes compete at the u13 Berkshire Track and Field Championships held at Bracknell.

Annabel Todd took the clubs only gold in a well deserved performance that saw her run 1.45.9 just missing out on the club record in the 600m, she added another medal a Silver in the Discus with a new Personnel best of 19.77. Aimee Dickson secured a Bronze Medal in the 70m hurdles clocking 13.3. Charlotte Absolom earned herself two Silver medals firstly in the High Jump with 1.40 and in the long jump 4.17. Oliver Absolom got a Bronze in the Discus with a throw of 19.16 and Oliver Humphrey just missed out on a medal in the Javelin with a throw of 24.38

Team Kennet struck twice at the recent South of England Multi events Championships held at Horspath Athletics Track in Oxford.

Stuart Bladon earned himself South of England Champion in the Octathlon in the under 17 age group with a below par of 4093 pts. Bladon clocked up a 54.38 in the 400m, 13.9 in the 100m hurdles, 1.80 in the high jump, 5.91 in long jump, 11.50 in the shot, 31.75 Discus and in the javelin 36.38.

Harry Booker came Runners Up in the under 15 boys age group with 2319 pts, in his 800m ran 2.31.04, 80m hurdles 13.1. 1.53 in his high jump and 5.25 in the long jump and 11.48 in the shot.

Team Kennet were in a table top match in their Southern Athletics League match at Winchester on Saturday. The club saw 17 individual wins but could only finish 3rd place in a close match

Team Dorset 190
Winchester City 186.5
Team Kennet 173.5
Havant 138

Most of the wins came from the Women’s section, the field events picked up high points firstly a superb double win came in the Hammer to start the day of with Alisha Bradford throwing 28.44 and Charlotte Booker 28.42, almost at the same time another double was happening in the long jump Hayley Steward 4.99 and Anna Pettit 4.17, Another Double came less than an hour later in the Shot Steward throwing 10.91 and Ellie Armstrong 7.55. The high Jump later on picked up another club double with Kira Angell and Pettit both leaping 1.50. in the triple jump Steward came 2nd with 9.35 and Georgina Bradford 3rd. back in the throws two second places came in the Javelin Pheobe Hoaen throwing 32.69 and Cheryl Angell 13.09, The Discus saw a B string win from Booker 21.77 and a third place in the A string A. Bradford 26.16.

On the track Kira Angell took a fantastic win in the 100m hurdles 18.5 and Bethan Philp won the 2000m Steeplechase 8.16.6, Steward won the B string 400m in 63.7 with Anna Pettit taking 3rd A string 62.9. Both Philp and G. Bradford took 2nd places in the 800m, later she came 4th A string in the 1500m with Hoaen taking 3rd B string. The longer 3k race saw Kate Monk take 3rd place which was matched by Rose Metalli in the B string. In the Sprints Steward earned her self a good 2nd place in the 200m 27.5 Both relay teams also fared well coming home in 2nd places clocking 54.7 in the 4×100 and 4.36 in the 4x400m

The Male side fared well as they were down with quite a few athletes competing in other championships, Luke Angell and Peter Saunders won the double in the Javelin with Angell throwing 53.17 and Saunders 36.36, another Double win came in the Triple Jump Saunders winning 12.54 and Oliver Bazin winning B string with 11.84, both teamed up in the long jump to take 2nd places in their strings. Best other results on the field was Nick Bull in the B string High Jump taking 2nd place 1.35. On the Track Bazin won his B string 100m 12.5, James Hills having to tackle both Sprints coming 4th 12.3 and 25.2 in 100m and 200m A strings. The mens gruelling 5000m both Ben Schiffer-Harte and Mitchell Poustie came 2nd in their Strings.