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Oxford Cross Country Match 5

Written by Team Kennet Administrator on 4 March 2024. Posted in Cross Country, General.

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.

Oxford Cross Country Match 2

Written by Team Kennet Administrator on 12 October 2023. Posted in Cross Country, General.

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.

Junior Cross Country Match 3

Written by Team Kennet Administrator on 2 June 2023. Posted in Cross Country, General.

Team Kennet Juniors were in action in Force in the third round of the Destination Cross Country League at a new venue in Hartney Witney, over a fast, twisting and slight inclines with glorious sun shine for all.

The Under 9 Girls went first with 9 Team Kennet girls setting of, Ella Larkin led from the gun to take full control of the race to win by 100m, she now tops the individual points, another great run from Maisie McCurtin came in 2^nd place to put her second overall, then some fantastic packing from Matilda Saunders 6th and Orlagh Stratford 7^th saw the A team home in 1^st place and are now guaranteed overall Team Victory retaining their own title, the B team was led by Alice Stratford 8^th, not far behind was Elodie Burdett 10^th then a gap to Evie Kearney 20^th and Evelyn Barker 21^st bringing the team home in 3^rd place, Sophie Barnett was 23^rd

Next race was u9 boys Gethin Thomas was first home in 12^th place, with Joshua Kuijten 15^th, Max Burt 17^th and Seb Lauder-Clarke 19^th bringing team home in 4^th place, Alex Cameron was 23^rd and Jacob Williams 27^th

The Under 11 Girls took a fantastic Team Win, Quinn Joyce ran her socks of to finish in 2^nd place, a Good pack of TK Girls then followed led by Harriet Saunders 5^th, Ella McDonald 6^th and Matilda Clare 7^th for the scoring Team, Penelope Lyth led the second team home in 8^th place with Penelope Gorbold 23^rd.

The under 11 Boys saw 13 TK runners, they managed 3^rd team on the day, Oskar Larkin put in an impressive race to come home in 3^rd place, with Euan Jones not far behind in 6^th, Harry Smith was next home in 13^th and new comer Liam Neil 16^th. The clutch of other TK boys were Elliot Bell 19^th, Luke Stiles 20^th, Malik Gaye 22^nd, Henry Bell 23^rd, Samuel Atkins 24^th, Ben Doherty 27^th, Joshua Bailey 44^th, Lestyn Thomas 53^rd and Alfie Cronk 58^th.

The under 13 girls team also took the team win. Amber Stiles and Charlotte Bailey led the race for three quarters the way round to finish 2^nd and 3^rd respectively on a tight finish only 10 metres separating the girls, Emerald Hill-Sawyer 11^th and Chloe O’Reardon 12^th for the scoring team, Ella Cronk came 14^th.

The under 13 Boys team were 4^th, Aaron Carter was clubs first runner home in 13^th closely followed by Ben Daley 14^th and Marlowe Barber 16^th and Charlie Adams 21^st making up the team, Harry Barnett 22^nd led the second team home with Frank Edwards 23^rd and Rueben Kuijten 34^th making up the team.

The under 15 boys was a great race, Ethan Kuijten battled with top two to keep in contention but had to settle for 3^rd place, Max Adams worked his way through the field for 4^th place and Elliot Murphy came 5^th to help the team home in 2^nd place.

Oxon Cross Country League for 2022/23

Written by Team Kennet Administrator on 11 July 2022. Posted in Cross Country, General.

Five fixtures as follows, on the first Sunday of every month:-

6/11/22 Newbury Showground

4/12/22 Cirencester Park

8/1/23 Shotover Park, Oxford

5/2/23 Cotswold Farm Park

5/3/22 Henley Showground

We are entering Senior men/ladies, U20 and under 17 runners

The main change this year is the introduction of athlete fees payable by each runner

To keep the league running and to reflect the increasing cost of venues, there is a fee of £20 per athlete for the season, £15 for under 17. Descending by £4 or £3 per match when you register. There will be no car parking fees at the venue

Oxford XC League

Written by Team Kennet Administrator on 2 October 2020. Posted in Cross Country.

Team Kennet were in action in the fourth round of the Oxford Cross Country League at Swindon on Sunday, a tough muddy and wet course with slippery turns saw good results from the club.

The under 13 girls thrived in the mud as Kirsten Fraser cruised to a slippery win to help her chances to winning the individual series, this result also meant that the team could win the team prize at the end of the season, Emma Davies was next home in 10th and Alanna Smith 15th, Rosie Burridge was 30th and Maddie Baker 39th.

Anna Hall moved up to first place in the under 9 girls as she finished in 2nd place, all down to the last race of the season next month, Charlotte Lawton was 8th, Mia Kearney 9th and Holly locket 11th.

Imogen Newby came home in 4th place in the under 11 girls, with Amber Stiles 10th, Leilah Gaye 14th, Lilia Gale 29th and Lola Mitcham 42nd

In the older races for the girls Emily Tucker came 21st in the under 15s, and Bethan Philp coming home 6th in the under 17s, while in the Senior race Sue Francis was 44th and Martine Stiles 77th.

Elliot Murphy was the highest placed in all the male races, competing in the u11s he came 8th with Max Adams just behind in 9th, Ethan Kuijten 14th, Aaron Carter 18th, Joseph Bell 35th, Evan Alderman 36th and James Fenner 39th

Toby Clark came 9th in the under 15 boys and Noah Kemp 13th

In the under 9 boys Noah Lauder-Clarke was also 9th, Kaan Tugcetin 15th, Joshua Ladds 16th, Reuben Kuijten 20th, Charlie Adams 22nd and Ben Daley 23rd

Ivan Chekmazov led the TK under 13 boys home in 22nd, Oliver Carroll 33rd, Jacob Avery 39th and Isaac Mitcham 42nd

In the Senior Mens race Phil Murphy came home in 35th, Bat Kuijten 108th, Jonjo Stiles 120th, Mark Little 192nd, Andy Waters 193rd Mitch Poustie 201st, Sean Bird 225th and Simon Gale 247th

Oxford XC League

Written by Team Kennet Administrator on 1 June 2020. Posted in Cross Country.

Team Kennet Athletes were in action at the third round of the Oxford Cross Country League held at Adderbury on Sunday.

Kirsten Fraser in the under 3 girls was the clubs highest placed with a second place which keeps her in contention for overall age group win, Alanna Smith had a fantastic race in 8^th place, with Maddie Baker in 28^th the team were placed fourth on the day, Rosie Burridge also took part in 38^th.

Anna Hall also kept her chances of an age group win, by finishing 3^rd in the under 9 girls, Mia Kearney was 6^th and Holly Lockett 11^th in the same race.

Annelise Gale had her bet run ever in the under 15 girls as she came home in 6^th place, Emily Tucker was 16^th, and Georgina Thomson 10^th in the under 17 women.

Noah Kemp came 9^th in the under 15 Boys.

Elliott Murphy came 7^th in the under 11 boys race keeping his hopes on a top 3 overall, Ethan Kuijten was 9^th, Max Adams 18^th, James Simmons 51^st, Barnaby Turner 52^nd and Joseph Bell 55^th, in the under 11 girls Amber Stiles was 9^th, Bethany Maclean 14^th, Leilah Gaye 23^rd, Lilia Gale 33^rd and Lola Mitcham 48^th.

Ben Daley was 12^th in the under 9 boys which saw a good TK turnout, next home was Noah Lauder-Clark 13^th, Kaan Tugcetin 15^th, Reuben Kuijten 26^th, Azita Bodin 27^th, Charlie Adams 32^nd and Thomas Mitchell 40^th

The Senior Ladies Race, Sue Francis was 38^th and Martine Stiles 94^th, in the Mens Bradley Thomas was 45^th, Phil Murphy 92^nd, Chris Hall 100^th, Bart Kuijten 108^th, Jonjo Stiles 156^th, Dean Makar 179^th, Mark Little 214^th, Andy waters 235^th, Kim Darcy-Masters 261^st, sean Bird 268^th, Simon Gale 276^th, Paul Kemp 279^th, David Johnston 296^th.

Oxford XC League

Written by Team Kennet Administrator on 3 February 2020. Posted in Cross Country.

Team Kennet took part in the last of the series for this years Oxford Cross Country League, held at Henley Show Ground.

One of the best weather conditions over the winter saw a good turnout by the club specially the Juniors, Anna Hall in the under 9s had to settle for a 2nd place in the Girls race but this was good enough to be Crowned under 9 Girls Champion.

The under 13 Boys race saw one of the best races by Team Kennet athletes since taking part with Matthew Nocton coming through strong to win the race on the day, William Chipchase did enough to bring him home in 3rd place, with Ivan Checkmazov 23rd and Oliver Carroll 29th the team were 2nd on the day.

The under 13 girls team came 4th overall just missing out on team medals, Eve Brown came in 9th with Alanna Smith 14th, Emma Davies 17th, Rosie Burridge 27th and Maddi Baker 38th

The under 15s ran well Annelise Gale coming 7th and Emily Tucker 17th in the girls while in the boys Toby Clark 8th and Noah Kemp 17th.

The younger under 11s Elliott Murphy continued from last match coming home in 5th place to finish 4th overall Ethan Kuijten was 13th, Reggie Harder-Scott 16th, Aaron Carter 25th and James Simmons 36th.
The under 11 Girls Imogen Newby was 7th, Leilah Gaye 18th, Amber Stiles 22nd, Lilia Gale 29th

The under 9 Boys saw 8 TK athletes start, Noah Lauder-Clark was 7th, Ben Daley fast improving 8th, Oscar Larkin 10th, Charlie Adams 19, Joshua lads 20, Rueben Kuijten 23, Harry Barnett 25, Thomas Mitchell 28., rest of the under 9 Girls battled well, Jessie McCurtin was 6th, Charlotte Lawton 8th and Mia Kearney 13th

The Senior Women saw the usual two Women Sue Francis 38th and Martine Stiles 100th while the men saw 9 runners with Phil Murphy first home from TK in 35th, Bart Kuijten 83rd, Chris Hall 100, Mark Little 158, Mitch Poustie 174, Andy Waters 186, David Johnston 217, Paul Kemp 218 and Simon Gale 223

Inter Counties XC

Written by Team Kennet Administrator on 3 November 2019. Posted in Cross Country.

Several Athletes from Team Kennet took part for Berkshire in the Inter Counties match held in Loughborough on Saturday, Two Athletes came back with Team Bronze Medals.

Emily Faulkner was the best placed athlete from the club in the u20 women’s race coming 51^st and helping the Berkshire team to 3^rd place, Bethan Philp also earned herself a 3^rd Place team medal she competed in the under 17 Women’s race coming 170th.

Team Kennet had two athletes in the under 20 mens event, Toby Draper coming in 139^th and Bradley Thomas 160^th with the Berkshire team 18^th

Kirsten Fraser ran well in the under 13 girls race coming home in 75^th with the Berkshire team 8^th and finally Kirst Bennet took part in her first Senior Women’s race coming in 240^th place and the Berkshire team came 22^nd

Oxford XC League

Written by Team Kennet Administrator on 3 August 2019. Posted in Cross Country.

Team Kennet Athletes finished of the cross county season in the Oxford Cross Country League at Henley on Thames with best results of the season.

The under 11 boys were in form and Oliver Tozer continued to improve with his first win of the season lifting him to runners up spot overall, Ivan Chekmazov came in just behind in 3^rd place just missing out on a trophy, Elliott Murphy came in 6^th and Ethan Kuijten came home in 10^th.

Kirsten Fraser came 3^rd in the under 13 girls on a very tough course with lots of hills and a downhill finish, this meant that she finished 3^rd overall as an individual but also kept the team 3^rd overall as well, Anna Patterson came in 14^th and Maddi Baker 22nd.

The under 13 boys only saw Noah Kemp come home in 8^th place but this was enough to take 3^rd team in the league.

The under 9 girls Amber Stiles continued her good season with a 4^th place, this was a great result as it put her in 3^rd place overall, Anna Hall was 6^th and Louise Colby 13^th

The under 11 girls Zoe Allen just missed out after keeping her 3^rd place all season her run on the day was 4^th which slipped her one place, Emma Davies was 14^th, Imogen Newby 19^th, Leilah Gaye 28^th and Lilia Gale 38^th

The Senior Mens team finished on a high in 3^rd team in Division 2 finishing 5^th in the League, the result shows if they got all the clubs top athletes out they would be in contention winning top league, on the day Phil Murphy was 21^st, Bart Kuijten 60^th, Chris Hall 66^th, Bradley Thomas 75^th, Mark Little 147^th, Andy Waters 156^th, Kim Darcy-Masters 178^th, Mitch Poustie 209^th, Simon Gale 222^nd.

Under 9 Boys Aaron Carter ran well in 8^th place followed by Harry Strutt 12^th, Noah Clarke 13^th and Reuben Kuijten 23^rd

In the under 15 Girls race Emily Tucker just got the better of Annelise Gale coming in 18^th and 19^th respectively

XC League Round 1

Written by Team Kennet Administrator on 11 April 2019. Posted in Cross Country.

Team Kennet athletes thrived in the first Oxford Cross Country League match of the Season held at Banbury over the weekend.

The under 13 Boys produced best team score on the day finishing 4^th, Matthew Nocton was first home in 6^th place, making up the rest of the team was Oliver Tozer 13^th and Jacob Woods 22^nd, the B team of Ivan Checkmazov 31^st and Isaac Mitcham 33^rd came 13^th team.

The under 13 Girls saw a record turn out from the club making up 4 teams, Alanna Smith was first home of the clubs 12 girls in 11^th, Anna White 17^th and Annabel Maclean 20^th saw the A team finish 5^th, Emma Davies 28^th led the B team home in 11^th place, making up the team was also Maddi Baker 41^st and Georgina Wallis 42^nd.

Other girls were Ella-Marie Rudman-Bromley 44^th, Rosie Burridge 50^th, Esme Montague 52^nd, Ellie Hamill 55^th, Megan Hamill 56^th, Caitlyn Davies 60^th

The under 17 Women saw Georgina Thomson home in 4^th place and sister Rebecca Thomson 11^th, combined with under 15 girls Annelise Gale 14^th and Emily Tucker 17^th the team were placed 7^th.

Archie Loweth came 9^th and Toby Clark 10^th in the under 15 boys race

The younger age groups Anna Hall came an excellent 2^nd place in the under 9 girls with Mia Kearney taking 11^th

The under 11 girls Imogen Newby ran a superb race to come home in 3^rd place, Bethany Maclean 8^th, Amber Stiles 15^th, Leilah Gaye 22^nd, Lilia Gale 32^nd, Lola Mitcham 53^rd

The under 11 boys Elliott Murphy also timed his finish to perfection taking 3^rd place, Ethan Kuijten 8^th, Max Adams 12^th, Reggie Scott-Harden 14^th, Aaron Carter 20^th, Archie Gordon 32^nd, Harry Strutt 37^th, Ethan Knight 51^st and Barnaby Turner 52^nd

The under 9 boys saw a clutch of TK Yellow Vests, Noah Lauder-Clarke 13^th first from the club home followed by Kaan Tugcetin 18^th, Harry Barnett 19^th, Reuben Kuijten 30^th, Charlie Adams 31^st and Thomas Mitchell 35th

Sue Francis 40^th and Martine Stiles 110^th were the two only senior ladies from the club while in the men Phil Murphy 49^th, Chris Hall 91^st, Jonjo Stiles 152^nd,Mitch Poustie 215^th, Mark Little 235^th, Simon Gale 315^th were the 6 men that ran