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Team Kennet took part in their third match of the Wessex YA League at Aldershot with the biggest squad of the season so far and secured 37 individual wins as they came 2^nd overall on the day just behind the host club Camberley.

Camberley                        486

Team Kennet                    443

Fleet                                    329

Aldershot                          245

Abingdon                           208

Woking                               207

The Clubs under 15 girls made it an age group win, the day started with a superb win for Charlotte Bailey in the 1500m breaking the 5 min barrier for the first time clocking 4.59.16, and her teammate Anna Hall came through to win the B string in 5.30.7, another Double win came in the 300m Emerald Hill Sawyer clocking 45.63 and Bailey 46.51 both girls gaining best times. The high Jump were the club  pick up great points saw a double again from Hannah Taylor 1.35 and Ella Cronk 1.35, and Daisy Downer and Zoe Dickson also teamed up well in the Throws to secure more double wins firstly in the Shot 8.63 Downer and 6.86 Dickson, in The Discus Dickson had to settle for 2^nd A string 16.90 and Downer 16.29 to take the B win, in the Javelin Downer won her Javelin to make it a hat trick of wins with a throw of 18.14 and Anna Hall winning the B string 17.98, Hill Sawyer secured a huge best performance in her long jump coming 2^nd with a leap of 4.57.

The 4 x 100m relay team of Cronk, Hill Sawyer, Hall, and Bailey came home in 3^rd place.

The under 17s didn’t want to be left out of age group win as they won theirs to push them in to the top 3 overall in the league for age groups.

It was the throws securing most of the wins with doubles coming from Evie Lewis 8.65 and Suki Humphrey 6.57 in the Shot, both teamed up in the Discus to win another double Lewis 22.77 and Humphrey 20.50 and in the Javelin another double from Clare McGonnell 32.45 and Lewis taking the B string. McGonnell came 2^nd in her high Jump with 1.35 while in the long jump Sophie Moores came 3^rd A string 4.31 and Isla Clare 2^nd B string 3.84.

On the track Isla Clare pulled away to win the 1500m in 5.16.22, in the 300m McGonnell came home in 3^rd place 44.46 and Clare 47.23 to take B win, in the shorter sprints Moores had to settle for 4^th places in the A string 100m 14.0 and 200m 29.08 and Ellie Ross came 4^th in the B 100m 15.68 and 3^rd B in the 200m 30.54.

The 4 x 100m Relay quartet of McGonnell, Clare, Ross and Moores brought the batten round in 2^nd place 56.26.

The under 13 Boys team were second yet again for the third match, this keeps them high up in the age group tables, on the track a great race developed in the 1500m where Harry Smith had to settle for 2^nd place in a massive best time of 4.48.9, A double win came in the High Jump with Malik Gaye 1.28 and Sam Atkins 1.20 but Non Scorer Oskar Larkin beat everyone clearing 1.35.

The Throws all season so far picking up huge points Berkay Altuntas won his Shot 9.34 and took the Discus with a throw of 29.03 and he also won the B string Javelin in 21.44 and his Team Mate Euan Jones won the Javelin outright with a throw of 28.64, Alfie Cronk gained good points also in the throws, back on the track in the 800m Gaye came 5^th but a great run by Larkin secured another win for the u13 boys. Josh Bailey and JJ Mercer also added good points in the sprints and Distance races for the club.

The Relay team on the day came home in 4^th place.

The under 15 Boys also came 2^nd in their age group Turkay Altuntas securing wins in the Shot 11.17 and Discus 33.04, and Rueben Kuijten also winning the Shot B string 6.50 and the Discus 21.74 for two double wins together, Will McDonald had to settle for 2^nd A string in the Javelin 34.11 while Noah Lauder-Clarke won the B string 29.62, Ben Daley and Josh Brian and Arthur Patterson also gained good points for the club in their events.

The 4 x 100m Relay team came home in 2^nd place, taking part was Lauder-Clarke, Brian, McDonald, and Daley.

The under 17 men were 3^rd in their age group league, Kenechi Okosa warming up for the English Schools won his Sprint double of the 100m 11.3 and 200m 22.72, teammate James Simmons clocked up two second places 100m 12.4 and 200m 25.1.

Theo Nightingale won the High Jump with a leap of 1.70 while in the Long Jump all three boys took part Okosa 2^nd A string 5.55, Simmons 2^nd B string 5.40 and nightingale as non-scorer 5.53.

The Under 13 Girls were down on the clubs usual numbers but the 5 girls superbly worked well as a team to finish 3^rd in their age group, The distance races almost secured maximum points, in the 1500m Harriet Saunders 5.13.5 and Ella McDonald 5.55.19 both won with best times, in the shorter 800m Olivia Bentley won her race 2.34.41 in a best time and Affra Bailey led all the way till last 10m to come 2^nd in 2.51.88 for another best time. Bentley showing her versatility came 2^nd in the 200m 29.36, Matilda Clare came 2^nd in the 100m A string with McDonald taking 3^rd B string. On the Field events Clare came 2^nd in the High Jump 1.25, in the Javelin McDonald was 3^rd A string and Clare taking 2^nd B, in the Shot Harriet Saunders came 4^th A string and Bailey 2^nd B string.

The 4 x 100m Relay team Clare, Bailey, Bentley, and McDonald came home in 2^nd place.

Team Kennet Quad Kids were back in action at Aldershot finishing in 1^st position overall.

Team Kennet. 1616

Woking. 1501

Aldershot 1478

Fleet 1210

Camberley 1083

Abingdon 883

Setafa/Havant 850

The Under 11 girls finished 1^st place overall, that gives them 13 straight wins in a row now to date.  Nine girls made up the squad and in the 75m sprint it was Ella Larkin quickest for TK clocking 11.63s, Praiya Foreman 12.2s and Sophia Mahoney 12.4s.  In the long jump Larkin continued her form with a leap of 3.71m, Alice Stratford 3.55m and Matilda Saunders 3.15m.  In the 600m Larkin ran a superb race to finish with a time of 1.48.4, breaking the Team Kennet Club Record and equalling the Wessex League record, this also ranks her 2^nd in the UK .  Close behind Stratford with 2.00.9 and Foreman 2.04.0.  The girls threw well in the Vortex, Stratford 28.09m, Mahoney 27.90m and Larkin 25.88m.  Other girls taking part Cecily Wyer, Izzy Fagan, Darcey Scaplehorn and Noella Martinez Martin.  Ella Larkin now jumps to the top spot of the league overall with 245points. 

The Under 11 boys finished in 4^th place overall with 5 boys taking part on the day. Sebastian Lane quickest for TK in the 75m clocking 11.85s, Alexander Browning 12.13 and William Moloney 12.39s.  In the long jump it was close between the boys, Browning leaped 3.07m, and Lane and Joshua Kuijten both 3.02m.  In the 600m Maloney was quickest 2.00.8, Lane 2.01.6 and Kuijten 2.12.3.  Finally, the Vortex throw Lane threw furthest with 32.88m, Kuijten 28.26m and Moloney 24.13m. Also taking part Sebastian Lauder Clake. Scoring 221 points Sebastian Lane finished 4^th overall on the day. 

Team Kennets Nite of the TK Mad miles took place at Crookham Common Athletics Track in superb mid summer evening weather set for lots of personal bests.

Race 1 saw the Under 9 and under 11 girls, it was Ella Larkin who took to the front straightaway to slowly increase her lead and take the win in the fastest time ever recorded in this age group race with 5.40, Second home was Praiya Foreman who clocked 6.06 which posted her 3^rd fastest in this age group overall.

Third place went to Alice Stratford who won the battle from a few others in 6.10, The first under 9 girl home was Evelyn Pedersen in 7.55.

Race 2 was the under 9 and under boys, again from the start Chester Bailey led all the way wit ha fast last lap to rank him 2^nd overall in the events leaderboard for this age group in a time of 6.01, he is also a under 9 making it extremely fast time. Second home was William Moloney in 6.09 and just hanging on to third place was another under 9 Lenny Wyvill in 6.15.

Race 3 was the under 13 girls and under 15 girls, it was Charlotte Bailey that took full control of the race to win in 5.29, then it was two under 13 girls home next Harriet Saunders in 5.40 and then Olivia Bentley in third 5.56.

Race 4 saw all the boys from under 13 and under 15 come home in under 6. 30 mins, a great race up front saw Harry Smith u13  ease his way ahead to win in 5.20, with Frank Edwards u15 in second place 5.46 and in third was Oscar Larkin u13 in 5.52.

Race 5 was mixed under 17 up to Seniors and Vets and combined male and female, In the Female race Gemma Jones last years winner set of with a fast pace to clock 5.24 which is the fastest time ever in the event for this race, Isla clare was next home as an under 17 setting the second fastest time in 5.36 with third place going to Georgie McCabe in 6.32.

In the Male side Ethan Kuijten led from the start to just miss out on Sub 5mins by one second, second home was Digby Riggall 5.17 and third place Bart Kuijten 5.18.

The most improved award went to Matilda Saunders under 11 who knocked of 54 seconds of last years time, just one second faster than Chester Bailey.

Nite of the TK Mad Miles 2024 – Results

Race 1 – U9/U11 Girls

1^st       Ella Larkin  u11                5.40

2^nd       Praiya Foreman   u11    6.06

3^rd       Alice Stratford     u11    6.10  

4^th       Matilda Saunders u11  6.13   ***Most Improved***

5^th       Elodie Burdett u11         6.16

6^th       Orlagh Stratford  u11    6.25

7^th       Olivia Kwit  u11                7.31

8^th       Evelyn Pedersen             7.55  (1^st U9)

9^th       Grace Williams   u9       8.01

10^th     Evelyn Barker u11          8.03

11^th     Darcy Scaplehorn u11 8.14

Race 2 – U9/U11 Boys

1^st       Chester Bailey                 6.01 (1^st U9)

2^nd       William Moloney u11    6.09

3^rd       Lenny Wyvill u9               6.15

4^th       Seb Lane    u11                6.15

5^th       Cedric Roberson u11    6.25

6^th       Edward Jarvis u9             6.33

7^th       Gethin Thomas u9         6.41

8^th       Josh Kuijten u11              6.55

9^th       Idris Gaye u9                     7.04

10^th     Jacob Williams    u11    7.14

11^th     Archie Pilling u9              7.32

12^th     Matthew Rycroft u9       7.42

13^th     Ned Goodenough u11  8.18

Race 3 – U13/U15 Girls

1^st       Charlotte Bailey u15    5.29

2^nd       Harriet Saunders u13   5.40

3^rd       Olivia Bentley u13          5.56

4^th       Penelope Lyth u13         5.58

5^th       Tilly Clare u13                  6.09

6^th       Anna Hall u15                   6.17

7^th       Affra Bailey u13               6.20

8^th       Ella Cronk u15                  6.25

9^th       Mabel Roberson u13    7.06

10^th     Gracie Cooke u13           7.15

Race 4 – U13/U15 Boys

1^st       Harry Smith u13              5.20

2^nd       Frank Edwards u15        5.46

3^rd       Oscar Larkin u13             5.52

4^th       Sam Atkins u13               5.56

5^th       Elliot Bell u13                   6.06

6^th       Malik Gaye u13                6.12

7^th       Henry Bell u13                 6.16

8^th       Josh Brian u15                  6.19

9^th       Charlie Adams u15        6.21

10^th     Josh Bailey u13                6.21

11^th     Rueben Kuijten u15       6.27

Race 5 – U17/Sen/Vet Females

1^st       Gemma Jones V40         5.24

2^nd       Isla Clare u17                   5.36

3^rd       Georgie McCabe Sen   6.32

4^th       Kathryn Saunders V40 6.47

5^th       Katie Reynolds V50       6.57

6^th       Andrea Bennet V40       8.11

Race 5 – U17/Sen/Vet Males

1^st       Ethan Kuijten u17           5.01

2^nd       Digby Riggall Sen            5.17

3^rd       Bart Kuijten V40              5.18

4^th       Richard Saunders V40 5.21

5^th       Aaron Humphreys u17 5.25

6^th       Andy Colling V60            5.48

7^th       Nick Burdett V50            5.57

8^th       Mitch Poustie V40          6.00

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 11^th 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 2^nd with 5.19 and in the under 15 girls Ella Cronk lept 4.27 to take 3^rd place for a bronze.

There were some near misses for medals in other events, Zoe Dickson in the under 15 girls coming 4^th in the Discus 18.03.

Elsewhere in the Berkshires James Simmons came 5^th 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 9^th 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 8^th in the long Jump 3.70 and clocked 24.7 in the 150m

Harriet Saunders in the Hampshire Champs came home in 5^th place in the 1500m in 5.20.9 that saw two girls break the 5min barrier.