Team Kennet had a record number of Athletes picked for the under 13 Inter Counties match representing Berkshire being held at Kingston Athletics Stadium, only 3 athletes were able to go due to holiday commitments that saw the Berkshire Boys team come 3^rd and Girls team 2^nd.

The Boys Javelin both strings were taken by TK athletes, Will McDonald came out to win the A string with a throw of 35.54, in the B string Harry Fenner had to settle with 2^nd place with a personal best of 34.25, both boys are ranked 3^rdand 11^th in the UK.

In the Girls Zoe Dickson came 8^th in the A string Discus 14.83 and also took part in the B string Javelin where she came 4^th with a throw of 14.67.

Team Kennet Quadkids secured top spot in the Wessex young athletes league on Sunday at Basingstoke

Team Kennet     1642
Salisbury              1476
Basingstoke        1459
Waverley            1425
Isle of wight        1339
Fleet                     1236

In a tough match the girls won with ease, Claire Mcgonnell winning the girls section out right winning the Vortex  throw with 29.62, running the 600m in 2.06, her leap in the long jump of 3.42 and a 75m sprint of 12.1. Zoe Allen took 2^nd place overall, usually the clubs highest scorer,  she clocked the fastest 75m sprint on the day 11.5, jumping 3.41 in the long jump, throwing the vortex 26.05 and running fastest 600m on the day 2.01, Octavia Thomas came 4^th overall, sprinting a fast 12.1 in the 75m, but she lept 3.59 to win the long jump outright making it all four events and match score Yellow and blue. Tilly Sideso made sure she got in the action as she came 5^th overall with all scoring girls in top 5, she clocked a fast 11.6 in the 75m, 2.05 in  the 600m. Others Neve Wright, Bethany Maclean, Tillie Bell, Lila Gale, Millie Phillips, Eloise Ross.

The boys came 2^nd in their match, Will Harris coming 2^nd overall setting one of the fastest 75m sprints on the day 11.6 and 2^nd longest vortex throw of 38m, rest of the boys packed well, Jacob Avery clocking 11.8 in the sprint, Eddie Rushmer-Wilson 2.01 in the longer distance, other boys  Brendon Pennicott, Jack Pyke, Charlie Todd, William Appleby, Findlay Mount, Jayden Mansfield.

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.

Ben East stole all the highlights at the Bracknell open Meet at the weekend.
Competing in his first under 17 age group for team kennet Ben threw a massive 67.57m in the javelin to break his coaches club record and straight in to UK all comers top 15 with a convincing win.
Ben was many medal winners for the club.
Phoebe Hoaen couldn’t match last week’s distance in the u17 javelin but struck gold with a 39.45 throw.
Oliver Ford also took a gold with a great shot of 10.04 in the u15 boys he also threw javelin 30.35m and club mate kian hockaday went better throwing 33.49.
In same age group Oliver Humphrey clocked 15.83 in 80m hurdles.
Harry Booker in the u17s struck two bronze medals in the shot 11.02 and high jump 1.55 and Oliver bazin earned himself a bronze in the long jumpb5.59 and ran a 24.99 in the 200m
In the under 13 girls Kirsten Fraser also hit a bronze with a brilliant 600m run in 1.47.49 clocking 14.29 in the 70m hurdles and 3.68 in long jump.
Zoe Allen also struck bronze in the javelin 15.10 and 75m sprint 10.71 and just missed out in the 150m 21.77. Lyla goodwin clocked 11.9 in the 75m
The under 13 Boys Will Harris clocked a fast 75m sprint to earn himself a silver 13.48 in the 75m hurdles and clocked a fast 100m 14.26 and kept 3.53 in the long jump.
Ivan Chekmazov kept 3.81 in the long jump 14.53 in the 100m and 1.52.3 in the 600m
William Appleby cleared 1.10 in the high jump for a silver medal and threw 10.41 in the javelin and kept 3.46 in long jump

Team Kennet had several athletes compete in Bracknell at the Berkshire under 13 Championships including the longer distances.

Kirsten Fraser broke the clubs 1000m record finishing 2nd in a fast time of 3.08.42, Claire McGonnell rose to the occasion to take her first ever county title in winning the Javelin with a throw of 25.30, both girls took part in the 70m hurdles McGonnell coming 3rd in her heat to reach the final in 12.88 but came 5th in the final, Fraser came 5th in her heat 13.08.
The girls long jump Octavia Thomas lept 3.94 to finish 5th and Lyla Goodwin came 9th 3.66.
Ivan Chekmazov came 3rd in the boys long jump 4.07 an Josepth Hoaen picked up two Silver medals in the Javelin 21.43 and Discus 16.20
Izzy Hole took part in the u20s 1500m Steeplechase to win Gold in a time of 6.19.32

Team Kennet Zoe Allen took part in the Portsmouth track open meet in the under 13 girls she ran 10.89 for the 100m and 29.99 in the 200m

Oliver Humphrey took part in the Lee Valley Hurdles meeting in the under 15 boys 80mH he clocked 12.5 a new personnel best time

Team Kennet had Eight Athletes invited to Portsmouth City Invitational Throws meeting.

Ben East made it another win in the under 17 Javelin event throwing 68.92 winning by just over 2m, Liam Cawley threw 55.73 just missing out on a personnel best. Phoebe Hoaen threw past the 40m mark by 92cm, and their Coach Luke Angell threw a seasons best to put him in the top 20 UK rankings 56.38

The Discus Throw under 15 Seb Simpson threw a massive personnel best of 32.96 with a lot more to come yet, Sam Dennis threw 24.41.

The under 17s Harry Booker just missed the 40m mark to throw 39.11 and Oliver Gregory 23.44, Both Athletes teamed up in the Shot where Booker threw 11.72 and Gregory 11.31

In the UK Javelin Championships held at Lee Valley Ben East won yet another title throwing in the under 17 age group with a best throw of 69.91, and team mate Liam Cawley threw a personnel best to finish 6^th place with a throw of 55.89

Phoebe Hoaen took part in the under 20 womens event and earned herself a Runners Up place and breaking the clubs u20 record with a big throw of 42.63

Also in the South of England Championships weekend at Chelmsford, in the under 17 mens age group Harry Booker came 6^th in the Shot with a throw of 12.13 and Oliver Gregory just behind in 7^th 11.87

Both teamed up again in the Discus Booker throwing for 10^th place wit h39.94 and Gregory was 13^th with a throw of 30.07

Charlotte Booker came 14^th in the under 20 Discus with 21.95

In the Senior Womens 400m Team Kennet’s Hayley Steward took part in the 400m she came 4th in her heat 61.17 to qualify for the finals as fastest loser, but sadly had to withdraw due to a calf strain

Team Kennet U11s kept up their pressure with the leaders in the Wessex Young Athletes League in a close match at Oxford.

Slough Juniors 1555
Portsmouth 1511
Oxford City 1470
Team Kennet 1457
MADJA 1219

Anna Hall came 2nd overall in the girls age group picking up 214 points, her 600m 2.01.8 was her best event and Vortex throw 27.94 giving her big points, she also ran a fast 75m in 12.6 which was matched by Maja Cotton but just a bit quicker was Ella Cronk 12.5, Harriet Saunders also took part.

Aiden Fleming led the Boys team coming 4th overall he clocked a fast 11.5 in the 75m, jumped 3.56 in the long jump and ran 600m in 1.58.
Austin Ambrose clocked a fast 11.2 in the 75m and leapt 3.64 in the Long Jump, but had to pull out after Vortex due to Blisters. Noah Lauder Clarke also had a good couple of events in the 75m clocking 11.8 and also jumping 3.31 in the long jump , he was the best of the vortex throwers in the TK boys throwing 28.03, Ben Daley best event was his Vortex just under 28m and Oliver Striven made a debut for the club as well