Team Kennet

Team Kennet opened thier Wessex Track and Field League campaign with a superb victory at Andover on Sunday  

There were three age group wins with the under 13 girls claiming the most and two new club records. a total of 14 individual wins came from the under 13 girls, Millie Calkin although coming 2nd in the long jump equalled the club record with 4.15, but it was her sprinting that gave her a win in the 200m 29.0 secs and 100m B string 14.3. Leah Beechey also broke a club record that has stood for 7 years in the shot with 8.47 then won the 100m in 14.1, Annabel Chaffey teamed up with Calkin to win the  Bstring 200m in 30secs. the middle distance pairing of Yasmin Ryder and Georgina Bradford brought a double win in the 800m with 2.33 and 2.37, and both teamed up in the Discus for Ryder to take 2nd with 18.22m and 14.42  for Bradford for a Bstring win. Chloe  Scaplehorn added more wins in the  B string shot and the javelin. new comer Harriet Allan won the B string high jump with new comer Jordan Donavan 3rd A string. in the 70m hurdles Leah Beechey was just pipped into 2nd place but it was Carys Cox that won the B string on her 1st attempt at the event in 14.1 the relay quartet of Calkin, Beechey, Bradford and Chaffey won by over 50m in 58.0 the under 15 girls won their section with 13 wins on the day, unlucky for some but not for the yellow vest of Team Kennet, Freya Eaton eased herself to two wins first in the 75m hurdles in 12.4 then backed up by a welcome return by Codie  Burnett for a double win  in the 300m 47 and 48.5 respectivly. Yolanda Nicholson added anther double win with Burnett in the 100m with Nicholson clocking 13.0 and Burnett 13.9, Nicholson added the 200m victory  as well 27.8 and completed a hatrick of wins in the long jump 4.68, and Burnett also completing a  hatrick of B string wins with 4.43. The throws added a double win as well with Izzy McHattie  winning the Javelin 27.16 with Kity Brockbank 21m, Brockbank came third in the Discus with Emma Seymour winning the B string in 20.52,  Rhea Walter’s best event was the 800m coming 4th. McHattie added anther double win in the shot with Brockbank 10.19 and  8.00 respectivly. Newcomer Rebeca Allan came 2nd in her best result of the day in the high jump. Allan, Burnett, Nicholson and Eaton were just edged out to third in the relay. The under 15 boys made it 8 wins in their age group with Jack Hatton breaking a 8 year club record in the  80m hurdles 11.8 ranking him 3rd in the UK, and clocking a ESAA qualifying time, Sam Randall was on form on the track winning the 1500m and then the 400m. Conlan MacDonald added double wins in his B string 100m and 200m races 12.4 and 25.5, while in the A string Josh Wilock came 2nd in the 100m and 200m 12.7 and  26.2, but added a fine victory in the long jump with 4.93. The relay quartet of Randall, Willock, MacDonald and Conway took a good victory. Jamie Rabbetts won the B string high jump, with Tom Uden,Ryan Puttock and Aaron Conway adding valuable points to the team score with third places. A good 2nd place in the under 13 boys team saw a superb double win from Christian Randall 18.24 and Adam Conway 12.05 in the Discus, both teamed up in the Shot both gaining 2nd places while in the javelin Conway took a B string win and Randall third in the A string. Marcus Rabbetts was just edged out in the 100m 13.9 to take 2nd place, but it was the 1500m that saw Jordan Hole  2nd in A string 5.37.2 and a B string win for Jamie Killner 5.45, both teamed up in the long jump for 3rd 3.79 and 2nd 3.72 respectivly. the relay quartet of Killner, Hole, Winch and Rabbetts came home in 2nd place. The under 17 women surprised the club with only 4 athletes taking 2nd place in thier age group with newcomer Charlotte Polding winning the 80m hurdles 14.9 and coming third in the 100m and 200m, Katie Herbert, Sophie Conway added more points to the team score in thier events and thrower Alishia Bradford won her Discus 28.15 and Javelin 22.81 and 2nd in the shot 8.32 with Herbert winning the B  string Discus. the four came 2nd in the relay. Finally the under 17 mens squad came third but there were some excellent results. Aidan Marshall winning the  200m 24.4, Michael Randall won the 400m 55.9 and Peter Saunders won the long jump 5.52. Randall came 2nd in both the 1500m race and won the  B string 800m, with Luke Conway 3rd in the A string. Saunders added a B string win and a double in the 200m 25.3, with the relay team coming home in 3rd 48.9