Team Kennet took part in their third league match at Oxford in the Wessex Junior Track and Field League, going into the match at the top of the table against second place Southampton ac a win would of virtually clinch the title, it wasn’t the case in a very close match that saw Southampton win overall with 540.5 with Team Kennet 527.5, slough 341, Dorchester 301, Poole ac 254 and Weymouth 66.
This result leaves Team Kennet equal top of the league with Southampton with one match to go. In the age groups there were team wins for both u13 and both u15 teams keeping 3 of them top and secured titles for them.
The under 13 girls secured 3 out of 3 wins with a good start, Leah Beechey 12.6 and Carys Cox winning the 70m hurdles, Millie Calkin added a win from the 100m and second place in long jump 4.28 in the A string. Charlie Estcourt added a B string win in the 200m 29.9.
The longer distances saw Georgina Bradford break the 2min 30 barrier to win with 2.29.7, with Chloe Scaplehorn 2nd in the B string 2.44.2, the 1200m saw Yasmin Ryder just miss the 4min barrier, clocking 4.00.1 for an excellent win, Alex Maughan won the B string in 4.26.1. Leah Beechey added anther win in the Shot with a nat grade 1 with 8.80 for 2nd place, New comer Sarah Saunders was up againest the best in the uk with third places in the javelin 21.63 and Discus 21.43. The relay team of Saunders, Calkin, Bradford and Estcourt took complete control to win with 57.3.
The under 15 girls matched the u13s with 3 out of 3 wins. Yolanda Nicholson made it a sprint double winning both events and was backed by Codie Burnett winning the B string 100 and Freya Eaton winning the B string 200m, both Burnett and Nicholson came 2nd in the long jump, Burnett came 2nd in the 300m with Eaton taking the B string.
The throws saw Izzy McHattie return from the English Schools to win with 34.59 in the Javelin and win the Shot with 10.65, Emma Seymour won the Discus 24m, while B string in all throws was Kitty Brockbank coming 2nd in all but the Shot which she won. The relay quartet of Burnett, Nicholson, Rebecca Allan and Eaton won in 53.90.
The u15 boys made it 3 out of 3 wins as well, winning 11 of the 23 events, the sprinting was superb as Conland Macdonald won the A String 100 and B string 200, Josh Willock took the B string win in the both the sprints. Samuel Randall won the 400 and 800m races over the last 50m, while in the 80m Hurdles Matt Davis won the A string in 12.8, The four Randall, Davis, Macdonald and Willock won the 4 x 100 in 49.5. Willock and Davis teamed up for a double win in the long jump, Luke Angell won his Javelin in 38.23, and came 2nd in the Discus and Shot events.
The under 13 boys won there team event pushing them upto 4th in the age group league, a much stronger team than last two matches saw new comer Joe Fisher 2nd in the 75m hurdles 14.8, anther new comer Oli Overend came 2nd in the 1500m in 5.14.7, with a b string win from Alex Davis. Marcus Rabbetts was 2nd in the 200m but won the 100m B string, Jamie Killner won the B string 200m. In the long jump Rabbetts came 2nd and in the B string a win came from Overend. Fisher recorded an excellent win in the High jump 1.30 with Overend 2nd in the b string. The throws saw the Christian Randall 3rd in the javelin with 23.15 and Adam Conway winning the b string 19.94. Conway won the B string Discus with Randall taking 2nd in the B string Shot.
The under 17 men were close to winning Peter Saunders winning the Long jump 5.92 and Micheal Randall winning the 1500m, Aidan Marshall sub 12 in the 100m was 2nd with Saunders, Randall, Luke Conway and Marshall 2nd in the 4 x 100m relay 48.7
The u17 women saw only 3 athletes from the club with Alishia Bradford winning the Discus 27.35, 2nd in the Javelin. Charlotte Polding was 2nd in the 80m hurdles and Katie Herbert picking up 3 3rd places
Thursday's weather is forecast to be sunny.
