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

Team Kennet had 3 athletes represent their schools in the South East Schools Combined Championships held in Ashford Kent over the weekend.

Stuart Bladon still growing in confidence secured a Silver medal in the under 17 age group with a score of 4886 in his 8 events, he gained personnel bests in the Shot 11.48 and Discus 38.46, his best track event was in the 1oom hurdles clocking 14.1 for third best on the day. other events he clocked 53.5 in the 400m, 4.41.9 in the 1500m, lept 1.79 in the high jump 5.65 in the Long Jump and threw the Javelin 41.34

Anna Montagne in same age group finished 9th in her first multi championships, clocking personnel bests in the 200m 26.4, 2.31.2 in the 800m and 1.53 in the High Jump. The other events saw a 13.1 in the 80m hurdles a 4.42 in the long jump and in the throws Shot 9.29 and 25.93 in the Javelin. to reach 4029pts

Under 15 boys saw Harry Booker finish 11th throwing 11.33 in his shot, 1.52 in the high jump and 5.29 in the long jump on the track clocked 13.0 in the 80m hurdles and 2.28.3 in the 800m for 2330pts

Team Kennet travelled to Exeter for the first match of the Season in the Southern Athletics League Division 3 south West match, hoping to get of with a good start to the season which they did.

City of Salisbury  241.5
Team Kennet         192
Exeter City              178
Poole                         35.5

16 wins came on the day, with many more being second places, the mens long jump being a great competition saw Joe Osler break the clubs long jump record and winning with 6.55m and Peter Saunders  had to take second in the B string with 6.33 in a very strong competition. Both teamed up in the Triple Jump, to take  a Double win with Saunders leaping 12.47 and Osler 12.32.
The Mens Throws secured a great amount of points for once, In the Shot James Hills throwing 9.84 and Steve MacLean 8.66 saw the first double win of the day, both on a high teamed up again later in the Discus to do it again MacLean 28.86 and Hills 28.73 for their second Double. The Hammer saw two second places from MacLean and Graham Chambers, while in the Javelin two third places from Saunders and MacLean. The high Jump in the mens saw Osler take 2^nd place with Stuart Bladon winning the B string, Bladon took part in the Pole Vault later to come 2^nd.

On the Track the day started with the 400m hurdles both Sam Randall and Nick Bull took good second places in their Strings, Josh Willock came so unlucky to within a whisker in both 100m and 200m A strings to settle for second places clocking 11.7 and 24.1, Tom Hills taking fourth B in the 100m and Randall taking same spot in the 200m B. Two second places came in the 400m Randall 54.7 and Bladon 55.4, while the middle distance races club athletes Bull, Simon Hockaday and Ben Schiffer – Harte had to tackle all these events from 800m upwards scoring mainly third places.

The Womens section faired better, Sunita Sisodiya winning the 100m on the line in 13.6, and she won the 200m as a non scorer. Anna Montagne came 2^nd in the 400m 64.4 with Cailtlin Nowell 3^rd B string. Two good second places came in the 800m with Bethan Philp 2.36 and Rosa Lawrence, better came in the later 1500m Emily Faulkner coming 2^nd and Lawrence taking the B string win. Faulkner had to settle with third place In the 3000m, but in the 2000m steeplechase Philp came home in 3^rd place, Kira Angell came a good 2^nd in the 100m hurdles in a new best time of 18.9, on the field, maximum points came from the High Jump Angell clearing 1.45 and Philp taking the B string. The Triple Jump both Anais Taank and Georgina Bradford came 2^nd places, while the Long Jump Montagne had to settle for 3^rd place and Nowell 2^nd B string, again it was the throws that scored high, a double win in the Discus Alisha Bradford 26.89 and Charlotte Booker 21.44, Another Double win in the Hammer Deborah Montgomery 28.10 and Booker 27.84, Shot Montgomery came 2^nd 9.01 and Bradford 3^rd B, in a strong Javelin competition Montgomery came 3^rd A string.

The relays at the end of the day faired well, in the Womens 4×100 it was a close affair, Girls coming 2^nd with 54.0 while in the 4x400m they had to settle for 3^rd place.
The Mens, Both teams came 2^nd in their races clocking 48.57 and 4.01.69

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’s Hayley Steward struck two medals in Cardiff, Wales at the weekend in the South West Indoor Track & Field Championships, she also claimed two new club records in the process.

In Hayley’s favourite event the Shot she claimed a gold medal with a throw of 11.36 and in the 400m she came home with a silver clocking 63.62

Team Kennets Zoe Allen secured a Bronze Medal at the South of England Championships held at Lee Valley over the weekend, Zoe in the under 13 girls took part in the 60m sprint winning her heat in 8.78 and then went faster in the final clocking 8.70 to claim her Bronze, she also just missed out on another medal in the Shot throwing 7.73 to take 4^th place

Zoe also took part in the Lee Valley Indoor Minithon, Zoe claimed two new Club Indoor Records, dipping under 30 seconds in the 200m clocking 29.25, and in the 600m she ran a fast 1.54.13, she also took part in the Shot to throw 7.98.

Team Kennet were in action again in the second round of the Wessex Young Athletes League at Swindon on Sunday. In a tough match and slightly reduced club numbers TK still managed rack up over 400pts to finish 2nd place on the day

Match Score

Basingstoke 558
Team Kennet 424.5
Salisbury 256
Marlborough Athletics 254.5
Woking 237
Bournemouth 166

Two Team Kennet records were broken on the day, Firstly Rory Barclay-Watt broke the clubs 1500m under 13 boys record and winning the race by nearly 200m with a time of 4.43.9 keeping him 9th in the UK rankings. Later in the day Harry Booker who holds several Wessex League Record broke the club Discus Record in the under 20 mens age group throwing 35.37m.

The Under 15 Girls won their match again and top the age group table, a double win came early in the day in the High Jump from Twins Neve and Mia Wright both clearing 1.40m, Another Double win came from Alanna Smith 30.92 and Claire McGonnell 30.34 in the Javelin, both girls throwing over 10m in front of the rest of the field, again in the Throws another Double win came in the Shot Zoe Allen throwing over the 10m mark for the first time 10.04 and Annabel MaClean 9.21, The long jump saw two 2nd places in their strings Octavia Thomas 4.32 and Carly Chisholm 3.93. o the track Kirsten Fraser took full control to win the 1500m in 4.55, in the shorter 800m Emma Davies had to settle for 2nd A string 2.31 and Alanna Smith took a B win in 2.41.7, the sprints saw some good competition Zoe Allen in the 100m 14.0 took 4th place, and matched that in the 200m 28.5 and the B string Thomas came 3rd B in the 100m 14.1 and 2nd B in the 200m 28.6.
The 4x100m Quartet of Allen, Thomas, McGonnell and Chisholm came 3rd in 56.7

The under 13 Girls took a age group win as well, Double Win came in the Shot from Eliska Simpson 6.64 and Suki Humphries 5.94, in the Discus only 60cm separated 4 athletes, both TK Girls coming 2nd place in their strings Simpson 16.55 and Humphreys 16.34, The high Jump saw Bethany MaClean take the win 1.24 on count back and Amber Stiles coming 2nd B with 1.15. on The Track best result of the day came from Ava Brade in the 100m B string coming 2nd in 14.8 and 4 x100m team coming 3rd 61.2 made up of Brade, Maclean, Erin Gosney and Emelia Lunn.

The under 17 women a double win came from Charlotte Absolom 14.5 and Aimee Dickson 15.1 in the 80m Hurdles, both teamed up in the Shot Dickson taking 2nd A 8.99 and Absolom winning the B string 8.44

The under 17 men just missed out by 2 pts on an age group win, again it was the field that scored high, in the Long Jump Matt Jones and George Mackie won both their strings 5.17 and 4.74, both teamed up in the High Jump Jones clearing 1.65 and Mackie 1.50 to take another double win, in the Throws Oliver Ford was fired up throwing 13.16 in the shot to win, taking the Discus win earlier in 41.49, With Tom Wells winning the B string 25.69, and in the Javlein Ford had to settle for 2nd A string 40.29 and Brandon Carter winning the B 36.08
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On the track Toby Clark came 2nd in the 1500m 4.35.9 and Noah Kemp 2nd B 5.03.8, Kemp also tackling the 800m finishing 2nd

The 100m Both TK boys Euan Avery 12.5 and Mackie 12.9 came 2nd, Oliver Humphrey won the 100m hurdles 14.8

The under 15 Boys Seb Simpson threw well winning his Discus 36.88 and Joe Hoaen 21.2 taking the B win, Hoaen won his B Javelin 21.81 with Simpson taking 2nd A string 23.03, and in the Shot Simpson came 2nd 9.61 and Hoaen making it a hattrick of B wins 5.47.
George Down won the Long Jump with 5.82 just missing the club record and Edward Mackie taking 2nd B 4.18. Mackie won the 80m Hurdles best result on the track with good 2nd places coming from Down in the 200m 25.8 A String and Jacob Avery 14.2 in the B 100m.

TK struggled to get u13 boys out but with the four of them they earned the club good points, Ethan Kuijten won the B string 1500m 5.24.9, Elliot Murphy came 3rd in the 800m 2.27 and Will McDonald 4th B string 2.56 best on the track, best on the field came from Elliot in the B string long jump coming 2nd place 3.46

Team Kennet took part in the first of the Oxford Leagues at the weekend, with a much depleted squad than normal the athletes secured several wins on the day.

Overall Match Score

1st         Oxford City            57.5
2nd        Radley                    52.5
3rd         Team Kennet       50
4th        Banbury                  49
5th        Abingdon                45
6th        Bicester                  44.5
7th        Witney                    26
8th        White Horse        16.6

In the female section Ellie Armstrong won her shot with a 9.15m throw, and later coming second in the High jump. Sophie Wheadon in the under 15 girls secured a wis,  in the Discus 25.11, and two second places in the Shot and Javelin, Chloe Collins won her B string Shot. Francesca Young made a welcome return  to finish 2^nd in the long Jump 4.34 and pick up a massive  best time in the 300m for 3^rd place 45.4. Rebecca Thomson came 2^nd in the 1500m A string with twin Sister Georgina taking a B string win, in the Shorter 800m Annelise Gale took 3^rd place. The sprints saw Ellie Kerslake finish 3^rd 14.6 and Chloe Collins coming 2^nd in the B 15.0, both teamed up in the 200m finishing 5^th and 3^rd. The under 13 girls started the day with a win from Amiee Dickson in the 70m hurdles 14.4. Kirsten Fraser had to settle for 3^rd in the 1500m and Eve Brown took the B string win, the Shorter 800m a superb run from Annabel Todd won by nearly 100m in a time of 2.31.3, Todd came 3^rd in the Shot, the Discus Dickson came 3^rd A and Charlie Pennicott 2^nd B.

The boys saw a very low turnout, In the under 13 boys 800m two third places came from Noah Kemp and Kian Darcy-Masters, on the field Oliver Ford came 2^nd in the Shot, taking first place in the Discus, and Kian Hockaday coming 2^nd in the Javelin.

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.