Team Kennet took part in the first round of the Wessex Young Athletes League on Sunday 21st at Andover.
The Yellow/Blue Vests secured 25 individual wins on the with both u13 Girls and boys and U15 Boys and Girls coming 2nd in their age group matches
Overall TK had to settle for a close 3rd place.
Waverley 506
Camberley 370
Team Kennet 356
Radley 282
Slough 257
Andover 197
The under 13 boys stole the clubs best age group on the day only just missing a team win, On the Track a double win came from Harry Smith 5.05.9 and Sam Atkins 5.43.3 in the 1500m, New Comer Harvey Butler came 1st in the 200m B string 31.1 which would of won the A string, in the 100m he came 3rd in 15.4, Sam Atkins tackled the B string 100m coming 3rd 16.2, while back in the 200m JJ Mercer came 6th in the A string 32.9 with only 1 second separated all boys. Malik Gaye came 4th in the 75m Hurdles 17.0 and went much better in the 800m coming 2nd 2.47.3
The Relay Quartet of Atkins, Mercer, Butler and Gaye ran a superb relay to win in 60.0
On The Field Berkay Altuntas earned himself two wins in the discus 23.53 and Shot 6.77, team mate Alfie Cronk secured B string 2nd places in these events, Euan Jones made sure it was 3 throw wins by securing a 27.50 win in the Javelin, and Altuntus came 2nd B in the Javelin. The high Jump saw two more 2nd places Atkins 1.13 and Josh Bailey 1m, in the long Jump Gaye came 5th 3.48 and Mercer 3rd B string 3.27
The under 13 Girls had a good turnout as expected, a Double win came in the 1500m as Jessie McCurtin took the race on to win from the gun in 5.35.1 and Penelope Lyth taking 2nd overall but a B win in 5.41.3, In the Shorter 800m new Comer Olivia Bentley came 3rd A string 2.42.9 and Matilda Clare won the B string 2.50.9, the 200m A string Clare came in 4th 30.8 and Bentley took a B win in 30.4, the 100m Isla Ladds was 5th 15.8 and Lyth 3rd B string 15.6.
The Relay quartet of Clare, McCurtin, Bentley and Lyth came home in 3rd 60.0
On the field best result was the Javelin Clare was 2nd11.27 and Ella McDonald won the B string 10.98, The Shot saw McCurtin 5th 5.11 and Affra Bailey taking 2nd B string 4.50, The high Jump McCurtin cleared 1.20 for 3rd place and Bailey 1.10 for als o3rd place in the B string and Finally in the long jump Lyth came 6th A 3.36 and McDonald 5th B 3.12
The under 15 Girls secured several wins, Firstly in the 1500m Charlotte Bailey took control of the race to come clear and win in 5.11.3, Amber Stiles won the high Jump 1.35 and Bailey taking her second win of the day in the B string 1.25, the other win came in the 800m B string with Amelia Tayton, in the A string Ella Cronk came 3rd with 2.43.1, Anna Hall came 2nd in the B string 1500m 5.35.4, elsewhere on the Track Emerald Hill Sawyer came 3rd in the 200m 29.0, The relay quarter had to settle for 5th place.
The long jump Cronk 4.09 and Hill sawyer both came 2nd in their strings, best result in the throws came in the Javelin Hall taking 2nd 18.21 and Zoe Dickson winning the B string, Dickson also came 2nd in the A string Discus 19.64 and matched this in the shot 7.41 and Hall taking 3rd B 5.10
The under 15 Boys Turkay Altuntas was in fine form taking two wins in the Shot 12.38 and Discus 35.84, Rueben Kuijten came 2nd in both his strings with 6.26 and 19.78, a double win came in the Javelin with Will McDonald 28.99 and Noah Lauder-Clarke 28.17, Lauder-Clarke came a creditable 5th in the 800m with Kuijten taking 2nd B, while in the shorter distances Lauder-Clarke won the B string 300m and credit to Josh Brian for taking part in the 100-200-300 bagging league points for his age group feeling ill.
In the under 17 age groups Kenechi Okosa ran a superb 200m in 23.9 to take a win, had to pull out his other events after this due to slight injury, Newcomer Aaron Humphreys ran 5.09.3 for 3rd place in the 1500m, another new comer Theo Nightingale came 2nd in the high Jump with a superb 1.70, in the girls Clare McGonnell left of from last year to win the Javelin 33.98, Evie Lewis came 2nd in the Discus 25.98 and 3rd in the Shot 8.60, Another win came in the high Jump with Leila Gaye 1.45, Sophie Moores came 3rd in the long jump 4.01 and Gaye taking 4th B string. On the Track in the 200m McGonnell came 3rd A string 28.1 and Moores 3rd B 30.00 and in the 100m McGonnell came 2nd A string 13.5 and Moores 3rd B 14.5
Final results confirmed below.
