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Team Kennet Track & Field

Oxford League Match 1

Team Kennet started of the Oxford Young Athletes League with a superb League overall win out of eight clubs at Horspath in Oxford

League match results

Team Kennet                    39

Oxford City                       37

Banbury                             35

Abingdon                           30

Radley                                29

Bicester                             20

Witney                                20

White Horse                     2

The under 13 girls were 2nd in their match the middle distance girls picking up wins in the 1500m early in the day with Harriet Saunders 5.36.5 and Jessie McCurtin 5.38.7, Also in the shorter distance of the 800m with Olivia Bentley 2.36.5 and second place in the B string Penelope Lyth 2.51.4, McCurtin secured a second win in the B string 200m 31.5, 100m Olivia Bentley 3rd A String 14.8 and Penelope 3rd B String 15.8s.  Matilda Clare won her B string high Jump with a leap of 1.15, she came second in the Javelin 15.07 and team mate Ella McDonald won the B string 13.91. In the shot Affra Bailey 3rd A String 4.32m. The 4x100m Relay quartet of Clare, Bentley, McCurtin and Lyth ran superb legs to come home in first place 60.3.

The under 13 Boys matched the girls with a second place in their league, firstly on the track superb double win came from Harry Smith 5.11.6 and Josh Bailey 5.58.5 in the 1500m, more double wins came in the  Javelin with Euan Jones 28.79 and Jenson Nichols 18.94, The discus Berkay Altuntas 27.10 and Alfie Cronk, and Berkay made it another win in the Shot 7.29, Nichols picked up a second in the B string High Jump 1.10, while Sam Atkins cleared 1.20 for 3rd A string in the High Jump, Harvey Butler ran well in the sprints 100m 15.3 and 200m for 3rd 32.2

The under 15 boys also finished 2nd in their match, best result came in the Discus with Turkay Altuntas winning with 36.58 and Will McDonald winning the B string 17.75, Turkay went on to win the Shot with a huge 12.40, in the Javelin another win came in the B string with Josh Ladds 20.05, Will McDonald had to settle for 3rd A string 28.92, elsewhere best points came in the B string 1500m with Arthur Patterson 5.35.1

The under 17 women had a much better turn out that usual, they also clinched second place on the day, on the field Emelia Lunn lept 4.61 and Sophie Moores 3.96 for a double win, Clare McGonnell won her Javelin 30.52, While Evie Lewis won two of her events Discus 24.86 and Shot 8.69, Moores added a win in the B string 200m 30.5 with McGonnell taking 3rd in the A string 28.4, she later came 2nd in the 100m B with 13.8

The under 15 girls league was tough, the Tk girls had to settle for 3rd place in their own league, some great races on the track unfolded, in the 300m a double win came from Emerald Hill Sawyer 47 and Chloe O’Riordan 49.4, Hill Sawyer had to settle for 2nd in the 800m with 2.39.3 but a good run from Ella Cronk 2.46.3 saw her first in the B string, Charlotte Bailey had to settle for 2nd in the 1500m 5.19.3 but Anna Hall made sure she won the B string 5.44.7. The Relay ~Quartet of Hall, Hill Sawyer, O’Riordan and Cronk ran a great race to come home in first place 59.8, on the field two second places came in the high Jump Cronk 1.30 and Bailey 1.15, then a Double win came from the Javelin Hall 16.84 and Zoe Dickson 16.13, Dickson went on to win the A string Discus 17.70, then came 2nd in the Shot 7.04

Finaly the under 17 mens age group came 4th, in the Javelin a superb double win came from James Fenner 43.66 and Joe Hoaen 19.49, Hoaen came 2nd in his Discus 25.22 and Shot 7.01. Theo Nightingale came 2nd in his High Jump 1.65

In the younger age group U9 and U11 took first place overall for QUADKIDS with 2140 points. 

Three Under 9 girls and 15 under 11 girls took part, some new to Quadkids this year and with last years success, they were keen to make a good start and didn’t disappoint. 

For the U9 girls it was Sienna Preston who impressed on the day, finishing 3rd overall. Newcomers Matilda Hogg and Evelyn Pedersen also taking part ensured the girls secured 2nd team on the day with 277 points.  For the U11 girls in the 75m sprint Orlagh Stratford was quickest for TK with 11.5s, sister Alice 12.4s and Sophia Mahoney 12.5s.  O Stratford also quickest for TK in the 600m clocking 2:01:0, again sister Alice close behind with Praiya Foreman clocking 2:09.  Orlagh leaped the furthest with 3.16m, Alice 2.84m and Matilda Sauders close with 2.76m,  In the vortex Mahoney stole the show with 26.79m, A Stratford 26.63m and newcomer Ines Field 19.85m.  Orlagh Stratford achieved 4th individual overall the team 1st on the day with 704 points. 

For the boy’s group there were five Under 9’s and 5 under 11’s taking part.  Chester Bailey making his debut in Quadkids and achieving 1st overall and Lenny Wyvil in 2nd overall.  Chester was quickest in the 75m clocking 12.9s and leaped the furthest with 2.58m in the long jump.  Lenny ran quickest in the 600m clocking 2:12:8 and also had the longest vortex throw of 23.03m.  Also taking part for the U9 boys William Winter and Idris Gaye.  The team on the day achieved 1st place with 559 points.

In the U11 boys it was Louise Cartwright and William Moloney neck and neck in the 75m clocking 12.2s.  Cartwright was quickest in the 600m with 2:03:5. In the long jump Cartwright again leaped the furthest with 2.81m, Moloney 2.56 and Sebastian Lauder-Clarke 2.42m.  Finally, the vortex throws Lauder-Clarke threw furthest with 21.44m, Gethin Thomas 20.27m and Cartwright close behind in 19.34m.  Strong performance from Cartwright saw him secure 4th place individual on the day.  The team finished in 5th with 600 points. 

Results below

Team Kennet Track & Field

Oxford Cross Country Match 5

Apologies for the late report however see below final results from the Oxford Cross Country Match 5 at Henley Showground.

Under 11 Girls – 6th Penelope Lyth, 16th Ella Parsons

Under 13 Girls – 17th Emerald Hill Sawyer

Under 15 Boys – 6th Ethan Kuijten

Senior Men – Andy Colling 74th, Mitch Poustie 139th, Phil Baker 141st, Tim Smith 156th, Simon Hockaday 202nd and Simon Gale 223rd.

Senior Ladies – 16th Sue Francis, 69th Katie Reynolds, 116th Emily Copeman

Overall standings for the 5 round series. To feature you need to have run 4 of the 5 races

Under 11 Girls – Ella Parsons 19th

Under 13 Girls – Emerald Hill Sawyer 8th

Under 15 Boys- Ethan Kuijten 6th

Men V40 – Mitch Poustie 31st, Phil Baker 32nd, Tim Smith 46th

Men V50 – Andy Colling 7th, Simon Hockaday 42nd, Simon Gale 44th

Ladies V45 – Sue Francis 4th, Katie Reynolds 14th and Anna Riggall 27th

A big thank you to all the athletes who competed this winter and for Simon Hockaday for sharing the driving duties.

Looking forward to next year, any senior men or ladies who would like to join us, we have a tent, a flag and hot drinks and snacks for after the races and a friendly, welcoming atmosphere

If you sign up as a senior, we would be willing for you to enter your son or daughter in the junior races.

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Junior Sports hall trials December 2023

We took 27 athletes to the last sportshall trials of the season to preparation for the County Championships in January. Our athletes were able to showcase their skills resulting in us coming away with a multitude of top 3’s including

First places

·        Samual Atkins U11B Balance Test

·        Jenson Nichols U11B Chest Push

·        Jessie McCurtin u13G Speed Bounce

Second Places

·        Affra Bailey U11G High Stepper

·        Matilda Clare U11G Vertical Jump

·        Noah Lauder Clarke U13B Shot

·        Emerald Hill Sawyer U13G 2 lap 

Third Places

·        Ella Larkin U11G 1 lap

·        Matilda Clare U11G Chest Push

·        Ella McDonald U11G triple Jump

·        Joe Mercer U11B 1 lap

·        Malik Gaye U11B vertical jump

·        Samuel Atkins U11B Javelin

Well Done to everyone who took part.

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Wessex Match 2

Team Kennet Juniors came 3rd in the Second round of the Wessex Young Athletes League on Sunday held at a baking Aldershot Athletics Stadium.

There were some great performances as both under 13 and under 15 girls came third in their matches.

1             Waverley                            640.5

2             Camberley                          602.5

3             Team Kennet                     363

4             Southampton City            258

5             Fleet                                    225

6             Isle of Wight                      213

The under 13 girls started the day well in the 1500m Harriet Saunders taking 2nd place in the 1500m 5.50.4 and Jess McCurtin winning the B string 6.18.9, later in the shorter 800m Emerald Hill Sawyer also took 2nd in the A string 2.39.5 and Ella Cronk stormed down home straight to win B string in 2.49.79.

Hill Sawyer tackled the sprints in the 100m coming 3rd 14.4 and the 200m one better 2nd in a fast 29.3. Saunders tackled the B string sprints coming 5th in the 100m and 3rd in the 200m.

The Relay team clocked 61.6 to finish 3rd place.

On the Field Daisy Downer made her debut in the throws winning her A string Shot 5.65 with B string Anna Hall taking 2nd 5.24, Hall came 3rd in her Discus, but in the Javelin a Double win came from Hall 21,39 and Downer 15.4, The High Jump Cronk had to settle for 3rd place 1.28 with McCurtin making her Debut in the High Jump coming 2nd on count back with 1.20. Cronk and Downer both teamed up in the long Jump coming 4th and 3rd.

The under 15 Girls also started the day off well, Charlotte Bailey coming home in 2nd place in the 1500m 5.31.6, in the Sprints Sophie Moores came 5th in her 100m 14.1 and Emelia Lunn clocking 14.3 I the B string for 2nd place, Hannah Taylor came 5th in the 200m 30.3, while in the 300m later in the day Lunn came 3rd 47.0 and Bailey 2nd B string 49.9

The Relay Team also managed a 3rd place in 58.2

The points were much better in the Field event a Double win came in the Discus with Eliska Simpson 26.00 and Evie Lewis 22.27.

Zoe Dickson came 2nd in her Javelin 16.15, in the Shot Lewis came 3rd A string 7.98 and another win from Simpson in the B string 7.51, in the Jumps, The High, Bailey came 3rd  1.35 and a Win came in the B string Hannah Taylor 1.30., Two second places came in the Long jump, with Lunn 4.28 and Ellie Ross 3.89.

Clare McGonnell was the clubs only u17 competitor she stormed to a victory in the 300m 44.01 and also won her Javelin 28.46 and came a fine 3rd place in the 200m 28.10.

The under 13 boys had a tough competition in their age group, they had to settle for 4th place in a very close match, the day started well in the 1500m as Harry Smith rode with confidence to win the 1500m in 5.16.5 and a Frank Edwards made sure he won the B string in 5.46.09 both athletes getting personnel bests, the shorter 800m Oskar Larkin came 3rd in 2.35.4 and Noah Lauder-Clarke taking 2nd B 2.46.4, in the sprints the TK athletes found competition very fast, in the 100m Harvey Butler ran 15.3 for 6th place, Josh Brian took 2nd B string 15.3, two 4th places came in the 200m Butler 32.5 and Smith 32.1, points were hard to get in the Field best coming from Lauder-Clark in the Javelin for 2nd place 29.05.

The under 15 boys were again up against tough opposition in the sprints James Simmons came 6th in the 100m 12.8 and 5th in the 200m 26.0, Aiden Hunter made his debut for the club in the 800m 6th 2.46 and High Jump 1.30 for 4th placed.

Turkay Altuntas made sure he got wins as he was the clubs best athlete on the day winning two of his events, The Shot 9.97, the Discus 32.02 and taking 2nd B string in Javelin 20.48, Will McDonald taking 4th in the A String Javelin 26.96 which he took in the Discus 15.46.

The under 17 men saw the return of Ben Cooper in the 100m 12.1 coming 4th and 24.8 in the 200m taking 2nd place, Jacob Avery also taking 2nd place in the B string 24.9, Oliver Carroll came 4th in his 800m 2.26, in the Field events Avery took 4th A in the long jump 5.17 and Cooper winning the B string 5.04, Avery cleared 1.60 in the High Jump for 2nd place.

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Oxford Cross Country Match 2

Team Kennet Cross country team made the trip to Cirencester on Sunday for round 2 of the Oxford Cross Country league
After icy conditions in the week leading up to the event, runners were faced with persistent drizzle/rain and lots of mud
Cirencester is a tough course but it was great to see over 700 athletes take part in the days races.
For TK in preliminary results
Ella Parson 23rd in the U11 girls
Emerald Hill-Sawyer 9th in the under 13 girls. Harry Smith 14th in the U13 boys
Great effort by the juniors in some horrible weather.

In the Senior Mens race Andy Colling continued his fine form finishing 92nd and 1st in the Male 60 category
Mitch Poustie was next in 178th, Tim Smith 208th, Simon Hockaday 235th and Simon Gale 245th.

The ladies faced a tricky race as the course was really cut up for their run. Katie Reynolds was first home for TK in 80th and 6th in her age catergory. Georgina McCabe was just behind in 93rd and Anna Riggall next in 129th.

Big thanks to all for making the journey and supporting TK cross country
Big thanks also to Joe Gale for “volunteering” to marshal and standing in the rain for a few hour hours.

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Bristol Track Club 3km

On Friday 7th April Harriet and Matilda Saunders competed in the Bristol Track Club 3km Road Race hosted at Odd Down Sports Ground, Bath. With no Under 9 race offered Matilda had to join her elder sister in the Under 11s.
After a fast start by the entire field Harriet pushed on in the middle kilometre to establish a lead and eventually finish in 12 min 13 sec, almost a minute and a half clear of her nearest rival. Matilda worked hard throughout and with a strong final 500 m managed to move up into third place in a time of 13 min 48 sec.
Both girls were delighted with their performances and enjoyed having the opportunity to watch some extremely quick runners in the elite races.

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Oxford Cross County final match

Team Kennet under 17 & senior cross country runners headed to Henley for the final round of this seasons cross country. Henley is probably the toughest course of the season but the runners were helped by good under foot conditions.

Isaac Mitcham came 22nd in the under 17 boys race to finish the season in a credible 18th overall. Credit to Isaac for running 4 out of the 5 races and showing up well in an excellent field of runners.

Senior men were led by Andy Colling who finished 95th and an excellent 5th in the V2 category for the season. Mitch Poustie came 155th and 40th for the season in the V1 event. 174th was Rich Bickerton, 204th Simon Hockaday (161st V2 season overall) Simon Gale 208th (165th V2 overall).

2 ladies ran the 7.25k course with Katie Reynolds 63rd and Charlotte Aitken 102nd. Katie was 15th lady in the V2 category overall.