Team Kennet Quadkids were in action at Andover with a full squad of 20 athletes.
The U11 girls won the match overall with 846 points and the U11 boys finished 3rd overall, 824 points. Combined the took 1st place with 1670 points on the day.
Praiya Foreman finished 1st individual U11 girl scoring 226 points, close behind Matilda Saunders 225 points for 2nd place.
In the 75m sprint, Olivia Kwit was quickest 11.7s, Foreman and Hazel Bach were close behind 11.8s. In the long jump it was Foreman who leaped furthest with 3.42m, Saunders 3.37m. Foreman again took the top spot in the 600m clocking 1:55, Olivia Kwit 1:56:2. Saunders threw furthest in the vortex 29.13m. Also taking part Ines Field, Darcey Scaplehorn, Florance Randell Bird, Marlie-Jai Proctor, Isabella Chapman and Cecily Wyer.
Chester Bailey finished 2nd overall for the U11 boys scoring 237 points.
In the 75m sprint Alexander Browning was quickest 11.30s, Bailey 11.5s. Long jump Bailey took the top spot with 3.40m, Sebastian Clarke 3.07m. Bailey was quickest in the 600m 1:58:9, Matthew Jones close behind 2:00:1. Bailey threw furthest in the vortex 30.96m, Lenny Wyvill 29.92m. Also taking part Idris Gaye, James Rehill, Zac Skelton, Archie Pilling and Eoin Fussell.
Team Kennet athletes were out in force at Andover Athletics Club on Sunday 25th May to compete in the 3rd round of the Wessex Young Athletes League. Although the day remained dry, the blustery winds resulted in very challenging conditions for runners, jumpers and throwers alike. Nevertheless, the team earned an overall second place finish with 356 points, behind Abingdon on 369 points. The other teams competing were Marlborough (323 points), Isle of Wight (203.5 points), Andover (199 points) and Winchester (168.5 points).
A large Under 13 girls team meant very stiff competition for places and, with excellent performances across the disciplines, resulted in a fantastic team points total and first place club in the category. Of particular note were A String wins for Quinn Joyce (800m), Penelope Lyth (1500m) and Matilda Clare (long jump) and B String wins for Elodie Burdett (1500m), Isla Ladds (long jump) and Penelope Gorbold (discus). Second place finishes were achieved by Matilda (javelin), Affra Bailey (shot putt) and the 4x100m relay team (Penelope L, Isla, Matilda and Affra).
The Under 13 boys produced a series of strong performances which, although not always resulting in a win, earned good points and helped secure the overall category win against some very strong opposition. A String wins were achieved by Louis Cartwright, Jensen Nichols, Seb Lane and Freddy Downer (4x100m relay) and Jensen Nichols (javelin and discus). B String wins went to Louis Cartwright (long jump), Alfie Cronk (discus) and Josh Kuijten (shot putt). Second place finishes were achieved by Seb (75m hurdles and long jump), Jensen and Louis (100m), Freddy (800m and javelin) and Alfie (shot putt).
The dominance of the Team Kennet middle distance girls continued in the Under 15 category with further A String wins for Harriet Saunders (1500m) and Olivia Bentley (800m) backed up by a B String win for Annie Warner (1500m). Olivia secured a further A String win in the 200m whilst Harriet won the B String 300m. Harriet, Annie and Olivia were joined by Isobel Payne to take victory in the A String 4x100m relay. Second place finishes were achieved by Olivia Rayfield (100m and long jump) and Olivia B (300m). Despite fielding a small team, these successes, secured a very creditable second place in the category.
The Under 15 boys were up against some tough opposition on the track and, despite gaining some strong second places and good team points, missed out on individual wins. In the field the boys showed their strength however with A String wins for Berkay Altuntas (discuss and shot putt) and B String wins for Harry Smith (long jump), Berkay (javelin), Rueben Kuijten (discus) and Oscar Hook (shot putt). Second place finishes were achieved by Harry (200m and 1500m), Frank Edwards (1500m) and Euan Jones (javelin). This team performance secured second place in the category overall.
The school exam season resulted in a reduced turnout in both the women’s and men’s Under 17 events but those who competed produced a series of excellent results. In the women’s event there were wins for Zoe Dickson (A String discus and shot putt) and Suki Humphreys (B String discus and shot putt) which secured an overall fourth place. The corresponding men’s event saw victories for Turkey Altuntis (A String discuss and shot putt), Haydn James (B String long jump) and Theo Nightingale (B String shot putt). Despite fielding a small team, these performances were enough to take second place in the match.
Well done to all who competed. The final match in the series will be held at Aldershot in July.
Team Kennet Juniors took part in the second round of the Wessex Young Athletes League match at Southampton, with a strong match in hand, TK struggled to find the numbers they needed to maintain their first match.
Just of the pace the club finished in 5th place out of 7, on a really positive note there were soo many personal best performances achieved by the squad.
The under 13 girls have been so strong this season, missing a few key athletes they battled through to finish 4th , Matilda Clare had another successful day as she won her Javelin with a throw of 23.13, Ella McDonald backed her up with a B string win 20.40, Clare lept 4.01 in the long jump for 3rd place, with McDonald in 6th. On the Track two good 2nd places came from Quinn Joyce 2.42 and Alice Stratford 2.50, Sophia Mahoney was 4th in her 100m 14.6, while in the longer 200m Orlagh Stratford was good 3rd in the B string 30.8.
The under 15 Girls saw an outstanding performance from Harriet saunders in the 1500m, as she pulled away to win with a fast time of 4.47.4, Olivia Bentley had a battle in the 800m to finish 2nd in 2.28.7 which was matched in the B string with Ella Cronk 2.46, Emerald Hill Sawyer won her 300m B string in 46 seconds, in her long jump 4.73 for 3rd place in a really strong competition, Saunders taking 3rd in the B string 4.05
Zoe Dickson was the only u17 women to turn out she took part in the Shot and Discus.
The under 17 mens age group a double win came in the Javelin Will Mcdonald 42.90 and Turkay Altuntas 26.4, Altuntas then won his most favoured event the Discus 43.21 just missing the club record, with McDonald 2nd B string, the pair matched up again in the Shot Altuntas throwing 13.49 for a great win and McDonald taking 2nd place again.
The under 15 Boys saw a tough match, Berkay Altuntas having to settle for 2nd in the discus 28.13, with team mate Oliver Hook winning the B string 26.89, the pair matched their placings in the Shot Berkay 11.19 and Hook 10.17 and in the Javelin Euan Jones came 2nd in the A string 28.32 and Altuntas winning the B string 28.15
Frank Edwards ran a good 1500m to finish 4th just over 5mins
The under 13 Boys Sam Atkins cleared 1.28 in the high Jump for 3rd place, he came 5th in the 1500m with 5.26 and 2nd in his 200m B string 31.5 for three new bests performances. Josh Bailey grabbed some useful points in his 200m and 1500m.
On Saturday 9 November four Team Kennet athletes travelled to Cardiff to compete in the first round of the UK Cross Challenge Series – a Gold Label event on the World Athletics Cross Country Tour and incorporating the European Trials at the next round.
First to race was Matilda Saunders in the Under 11 Girls event. Matilda ran hard from the start to stay in medal contention for two thirds of the race but couldn’t quite stay with the leaders in the closing stages eventually finishing 6th. Matilda remains in the same age group next year.
Harriet Saunders then took part in the Under 13 Girls event over a longer course. An extremely strong field had assembled for this race with athletes travelling from across the UK, including the National Record holder over the mile for this age group. Harriet fought hard throughout the race to finish a very respectable 13th.
Josh Bailey then raced the same course in the Under 13 Boys event, his first time in this age group. In one of the most exciting races of the day there was little to separate the top three as they sprinted to the finish but the high quality racing extended further down the field with Josh pacing his run well to finish in an excellent 19th place.
Last to race, over a yet longer distance, was Anna Hall in the Under 15 Girls event. In another very competitive race, Anna continued her impressive start to the cross country season by settling into the race well and producing a very strong second half to finish 27th. Anna remains in the same age group next year.
The Oxford xc league began at Cornbury Estate on Sunday. Weather conditions were good for the races on what was a very tough course. First Team Kennet runner to tackle the challenge was Ella Parsons who came 12th in the girls under 11 race. Anna Hall was our other junior, finishing an excellent 7th in the girls U15 category. The men’s and ladies’ races took place over an undulating 8.2k course and In the men’s race Hefin Jones led the way in 30th and a 2nd place in the V50 category. Andy Colling was next in 128th and 2nd in the V60 category Our other finishers were 184 Phil Baker, 219 Dave Smith, 236 Mitch Poustie, 268 Simon Hockaday,299 Simon Gale and 305 Rob Parsons. Katie Reynolds flew the flag for the senior ladies finishing in 99th position.
Team Kennet were back in action during the summer break in Banbury at the weekend, for the second year running with very hot conditions on the day for the second Oxford League Match.
The warmer conditions didn’t stop the U13 girls who finished in 1st place on the day. In the 100m Isla Ladds 4th 15.1s A String and Affra Bailey 15.5s B string for 3rd. in the longer sprint 200m Penelope Lyth 5th 30.9s A String and Ladds 2nd 31.7 B String.
Harriet Saunders made her debut in the 800m finishing 1st A string 2.35.4 and Bailey 2nd B String 2.56.1. 1500m was sure to be a tough race in the warmer conditions, Lyth 2nd A string 5.35.8 and Ella McDonald 5.57.1 for B String.
On the field Quinn Joyce made her debut in high jump finishing 4th with 1.15m A string. Long jump Ladds 3.99m A string to finish 2nd, McDonald 3.53m B string to finish 1st. McDonald also in the javelin 14.66m to finish 3rd A String. Lyth finished 1st in the discus A string 12.63m and Saunders 5th A string shot with 5.58m, Bailey 2nd with 5.23m for the B String.
For the U15 girls Emerald Hill Sawyer was 4th A string for the 100m 14.1s and 3rd in the 300m 46.8s. In the 800m Ella Cronk 2nd A string 2.52.7. On the field Cronk 1st in the high jump A string 1.35m, Long Jump Hill-Sawyer 1st A String 4.31m and Cronk 2nd B string 4.02m. Zoe Dickson 3rd A string Javelin 14.84m 1st A string Discus 18.78m and 2nd A string shot 6.97m. U15 girls finished 5th on the day.
In the U17 women Sophie Moores 13.9s to finish 4th A String 100m and Emelia Lunn also 13.9s to finish 1st B String. Moores 3rd A string for the 200m 28.9s and Leilah Gaye 4th B string 32.5s. Lunn and Moores both in the 300m with Lunn finishing 2nd A String 45.4 and Moores 1st B String 48.3s. In the 800m Beth Maclean 1st A string 2.32.0. On the field Gaye 2nd A String high jump 1.35m, Lunn 2nd Long jump A String 4.46m and Maclean 1st B strong 4.26m. Maclean 1swt in the javelin A string 26.88m. U17 Women finished 1st on the day.
In the boys U13 Thomas Williams 7th A string 100m 16.3s and Jenson Nichols 1st B String 14.5s. Williams 5th in the 200m 35.2s and Harvey Butler 1st B String 30.5s. In the 800m Malik Gaye 6th A string 2.53.8. Harry Smith 4th A string 1500m 5.01.8. In the field Gaye 1.22m in the high jump ti finish 1st A string. In the long jump Smith 4th 3.83m and Gaye 5th B string 3.41m. Nichols 1st place in the javelin A string 25.80m, Alfie Cronk 3rd A string in the discus 10.32m 7th shot 4.60m a string with Harry Smith 3rd B string 4.24m. U13 boys finishing 4th on the day.
In the U15’s Josh Brian 6th 100m A string 13.9s and 7th A string 200m 30s, Josh Ladds 5th B string 30.6s. Noah Lauder Clark 4th A string 300m 47.8s. On the field in the long jump Brian 4th 4m, B string Ladds 3.95m. Will McDonald finished 2nd in the javelin A string 37.53m, Lauder-Clark 1st B String 33.06m. In the discus McDonald 3rd A String 17.73m, Lauder Clake 1st B String 15.43m. U15 boy’s 4th on the day. Overall, on the day Team Kennet were 2nd behind Oxford and are now joint top of the league.
Also on the day our QuadKids athletes delivered some incredible performances.
Harvey Baker shattered records with a lightning-fast 11.9 seconds in the 75m and launched the Vortex to a massive 38.96m, setting new Oxford League and TK records in both events!
Lenny Wyvill blazed through the 600m, finishing in 2:02.04 and setting a new U9 boy’s record!
Chester Bailey soared to 3.45m in the long jump, breaking the Oxford League and TK record!
U9 Boys dominated the day, securing 1st place overall!
U9 Girls took 2nd place with Hazel Blatch as the sole competitor!
U11 Girls secured another victory, while the U11 Boys finished a strong 4th!
Overall combined team score: 2nd place, just 12 points behind the top spot! We’re heading into the last match tied on points with Oxford.
Team Kennet Seniors are flying high in the UK rankings after last weekend.
Ben East took part in the BUCS Championships held at Sports City where he won the UK championships last year, he threw a new personal best and extended his own club record by winning the Javelin with a throw of 75.85m which currently ranks Ben UK Number one and is just 6m of the Olympic qualifying standard.
Stuart Bladon who is the clubs Decathlon Athlete and is based in the USA at the moment, broke his personal best and New Club Record with total number of points 7171 which ranks Stuart 3rd in the UK, the event was the Patriot League in Lewisbury PA. His 10 events also claimed a new club record in the Shot 12.96, his Javelin Throw of 52.94 ranks Stuart in 25th in the UK he is the clubs third athlete in the senior Mens top 25 UK rankings. other events 110mH 15.69/LJ 6.60/HJ 1.86/ Discus 38.53/ PV 4.50/ 100m 11/14/400m 50.53/1500m 4.38.19.
Ben East representing Team Kennet secured a silver medal this weekend at the UK Athletics Championships in Manchester with a throw of 74.15m. Ben was there as the reigning champion to defend his title.
Team Kennet were in action in the last round of the Basingstoke Junior Cross Country League, with several awards already wrapped up a good turn out at Down Grange in Basingstoke was needed to boost the awards in the individuals.
On the day conditions were perfect, no wind or rain and underfoot was soft but very good for running on. The under 9 Girls were up first, not like the last round Praiya Foreman decided to take it on from clubmate Matilda Saunders, she opened up a 10m gap from the first 400m, both worked hard all the way around the course to keep their placings as they came in 1st and 2nd, meaning both Girls had to settle for equal first in the individual League, next home was Cecily Wyer showing great improvement from 2 weeks ago and then for the team win Matilda Hogg, this was enough for the Girls to wrap up the under 9 team League, other runners were Delilah Tippett 14th, Gracie Williams 16th, Evelyn Barker 17th and Evelyn Pedersen 20th.
Next up was the under 9 Boys, they were in the lead in the teams going in to this match, so a win would secure the league, Tk Boys made sure they packed well Chester Bailey running a superb race for 2nd place, Lenny Wyvill improving from last race next home in 5th place, William Moloney 8th and Idris Gaye 9th looked good for a win but Basingstoke just edged the club in to 2nd place, and the boys having to settle for runners up in the league. Next home for the u9 boys were Max Burt 20th , Jacob Williams 21st, Zachary Melvill-Smith 27th and Sebastian Lauder-Clarke 28th
The Under 11 girls were next to start, already secured the Team League, the girls wanted to make it 4 out of 4, they made sure of this with another brilliant win from Ella Larkin to be crowned under 11 champion, Another great run by Penelope Lyth finishing 3rd as she has done in all the other matches secured 3rd overall, Matilda Clare was next home in 7th place, securing 4th overall, then Ella McDonald in 8th place for the team win. As all season the under 11 girls pack in very well, Affra Bailey led a late charge to come home in 15th, Orlagh Stratford 16th, Alice Stratford 17th and Elodie Burdett 18th saw the B team home in 3rd place, other girls were Ella Parsons 20th, Sophia Barnett 31st, Matilda Pedersen 33rd, Ayla Wyvill 38th, Grace Hogg 40th and Megan Jones 41st
The under 11 Boys were chasing individual placing awards, Samuel Atkins decided to go out hard to keep him in the top 3, this he did staying in second place for 2/3 thirds of the race, to be over taken by Malik Gaye who came home in 2nd place and take runners up in the individuals, Sam Atkins came in 3rd taking 3rd place overall with Fynn Sanderson 14th and JJ Mercer 15th the team were placed 3rd on the day. Other runners were Thomas Williams 17th, Toby clay 22nd, Joshua Kuijten 35th, Joshua Bailey 36th and Miles Phoenix 42nd
The under 13 girls made sure of wrapping up the League team title, winning their 3rd match in a row, Harriet Saunders set of at a steady pace then to open out to secure her 4th straight win and take overall individual title, New Comer Oliver Bentley made a great debut run coming home in 5th place, Jessie McCurtin was 6th, Anna Hall 7th and Emerald Hill Sawyer 8th saw the girls take the win on the day, other runners were Ella Cronk 12th
The under 13 Boys Harry Smith pushed hard to finish in 5th place as per last match, Oscar Larkin finished strong to come home in 6th place with Elliot Bell 10th and Henry Bell 12th made sure off the team coming 3rd on the day. Next home was Noah Lauder Clarke 15th, Harry Barnett 17th and Rueben Kuijten 18th.
The under 15 girls, individual placings were wrapped up, Charlotte Bailey wanted to make it 4 wins in a row, which she did, the girls had a team this time with Amelie Tayton making her debut for the club in 9th and Lola Mitcham taking 12th for the girls to take 2nd place overall on the day and in the team standings.
Ethan Kuijten wrapped up two wins in a row to secure the under 15 title in a strong run over the undulating course.
Three Team Kennet athletes travelled to Leweston School in Sherborne, Dorset on Sunday to participate in the National Schools Biathle Championships. Biathle consists of a run, swim and run. Distances vary for each school year group.
First up was Elodie Burdett from St Gabriel’s School, Newbury for Year 5. Elodie started well entering transition in 3rd place and put in a good swim and her final run put her in 4th place. There were two heats for her age group due to larger number of participants so overall finished in 6th.
Penelope Lyth from Fir Tree Primary School for Year 6 had a strong start, leading the pack for the first 300m, two girls passed her just before transition and a solid swim got her out of the pool in 2nd and a strong final run allowed her to keep her 2nd place and a place on the podium.
Finally, Aaron Humphreys from Sherfield School for year 10. This heat was run with the Yr 11, 12 & 13 boys so he finished 6th overall which is a great achievement against older athletes but he also secured 2nd place for his year group.
