XC League Round 1 – Team Kennet

Team Kennet athletes thrived in the first Oxford Cross Country League match of the Season held at Banbury over the weekend.

The under 13 Boys produced best team score on the day finishing 4^th, Matthew Nocton was first home in 6^th place, making up the rest of the team was Oliver Tozer 13^th and Jacob Woods 22^nd, the B team of Ivan Checkmazov 31^st and Isaac Mitcham 33^rd came 13^th team.

The under 13 Girls saw a record turn out from the club making up 4 teams, Alanna Smith was first home of the clubs 12 girls in 11^th, Anna White 17^th and Annabel Maclean 20^th saw the A team finish 5^th, Emma Davies 28^th led the B team home in 11^th place, making up the team was also Maddi Baker 41^st and Georgina Wallis 42^nd.

Other girls were Ella-Marie Rudman-Bromley 44^th, Rosie Burridge 50^th, Esme Montague 52^nd, Ellie Hamill 55^th, Megan Hamill 56^th, Caitlyn Davies 60^th

The under 17 Women saw Georgina Thomson home in 4^th place and sister Rebecca Thomson 11^th, combined with under 15 girls Annelise Gale 14^th and Emily Tucker 17^th the team were placed 7^th.

Archie Loweth came 9^th and Toby Clark 10^th in the under 15 boys race

The younger age groups Anna Hall came an excellent 2^nd place in the under 9 girls with Mia Kearney taking 11^th

The under 11 girls Imogen Newby ran a superb race to come home in 3^rd place, Bethany Maclean 8^th, Amber Stiles 15^th, Leilah Gaye 22^nd, Lilia Gale 32^nd, Lola Mitcham 53^rd

The under 11 boys Elliott Murphy also timed his finish to perfection taking 3^rd place, Ethan Kuijten 8^th, Max Adams 12^th, Reggie Scott-Harden 14^th, Aaron Carter 20^th, Archie Gordon 32^nd, Harry Strutt 37^th, Ethan Knight 51^st and Barnaby Turner 52^nd

The under 9 boys saw a clutch of TK Yellow Vests, Noah Lauder-Clarke 13^th first from the club home followed by Kaan Tugcetin 18^th, Harry Barnett 19^th, Reuben Kuijten 30^th, Charlie Adams 31^st and Thomas Mitchell 35th

Sue Francis 40^th and Martine Stiles 110^th were the two only senior ladies from the club while in the men Phil Murphy 49^th, Chris Hall 91^st, Jonjo Stiles 152^nd,Mitch Poustie 215^th, Mark Little 235^th, Simon Gale 315^th were the 6 men that ran