Team Kennet were well represented in nearly all of the Berkshire Track and Field Championships over the weekend held at Palmer Park in Reading and Hampshire Track and Field Championships held at Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth.
A total of 8 Gold medals, 4 silver and 2 Bronze were won and lots of personal bests achieved in superb conditions.
At The Berkshires it was in the Field events that all the medals came from, Luke Angell in the Senior Mens Javelin took his 11th title in a row, his inspiration in the club for Javelin throwers passes down the age groups, Euan Jones in the Under 13 Boys won the under age group with a throw of 27.06, in the Under 15 Boys Will McDonald won his Javelin 35.49, over at the Hampshire Champs Brandon Carter in the under 20 age group was Runner up
Staying on the Throws, in the under 17 women Evie Lewis hit a double win in the Hammer 33.41 and Discus 26.65, Berkay Altuntas in the under 13 Boys also hit a double in the Discus 27.70 and the Shot 7.96 and in the Discus for the Senior Men Harry Booker earned himself a Silver with a throw of 31.50
Theo Nightingale in the under 17s took part in his first county championships and was rewarded with a gold medal in the high Jump with 1.65, more success came in the high jumps with Leilah Gaye in the under 17 womens 1.45, and a Bronze came in the under 15 girls from Amber Stiles with 1.40 clearance.
The Long Jump secured a few medals as well, James Simmons in the under 17s came 2nd with 5.19 and in the under 15 girls Ella Cronk lept 4.27 to take 3rd place for a bronze.
There were some near misses for medals in other events, Zoe Dickson in the under 15 girls coming 4th in the Discus 18.03.
Elsewhere in the Berkshires James Simmons came 5th in his heat of the 200m 25.6, Emerald Hill Sawyer in the under 15 girls cleared 1.30 in the high jump, ran 2.39.6 in the 800m. in the same race Cronk ran 2.43.1 one place behind.
Malik Gaye took part in the under 13 Boys 1000m coming 9th in a time of 3.24.09, and one place in front was Harry smith in 3.16.9.
Ella McDonald also in the under 13 age group in the girls came 8th in the long Jump 3.70 and clocked 24.7 in the 150m
Harriet Saunders in the Hampshire Champs came home in 5th place in the 1500m in 5.20.9 that saw two girls break the 5min barrier.
