General News

Team Kennet took part in the first of the Oxford Leagues at the weekend, with a much depleted squad than normal the athletes secured several wins on the day.

Overall Match Score

1st         Oxford City            57.5
2nd        Radley                    52.5
3rd         Team Kennet       50
4th        Banbury                  49
5th        Abingdon                45
6th        Bicester                  44.5
7th        Witney                    26
8th        White Horse        16.6

In the female section Ellie Armstrong won her shot with a 9.15m throw, and later coming second in the High jump. Sophie Wheadon in the under 15 girls secured a wis,  in the Discus 25.11, and two second places in the Shot and Javelin, Chloe Collins won her B string Shot. Francesca Young made a welcome return  to finish 2^nd in the long Jump 4.34 and pick up a massive  best time in the 300m for 3^rd place 45.4. Rebecca Thomson came 2^nd in the 1500m A string with twin Sister Georgina taking a B string win, in the Shorter 800m Annelise Gale took 3^rd place. The sprints saw Ellie Kerslake finish 3^rd 14.6 and Chloe Collins coming 2^nd in the B 15.0, both teamed up in the 200m finishing 5^th and 3^rd. The under 13 girls started the day with a win from Amiee Dickson in the 70m hurdles 14.4. Kirsten Fraser had to settle for 3^rd in the 1500m and Eve Brown took the B string win, the Shorter 800m a superb run from Annabel Todd won by nearly 100m in a time of 2.31.3, Todd came 3^rd in the Shot, the Discus Dickson came 3^rd A and Charlie Pennicott 2^nd B.

The boys saw a very low turnout, In the under 13 boys 800m two third places came from Noah Kemp and Kian Darcy-Masters, on the field Oliver Ford came 2^nd in the Shot, taking first place in the Discus, and Kian Hockaday coming 2^nd in the Javelin.

Team Kennet travelled to Exeter for the first match of the Season in the Southern Athletics League Division 3 south West match, hoping to get of with a good start to the season which they did.

City of Salisbury  241.5
Team Kennet         192
Exeter City              178
Poole                         35.5

16 wins came on the day, with many more being second places, the mens long jump being a great competition saw Joe Osler break the clubs long jump record and winning with 6.55m and Peter Saunders  had to take second in the B string with 6.33 in a very strong competition. Both teamed up in the Triple Jump, to take  a Double win with Saunders leaping 12.47 and Osler 12.32.
The Mens Throws secured a great amount of points for once, In the Shot James Hills throwing 9.84 and Steve MacLean 8.66 saw the first double win of the day, both on a high teamed up again later in the Discus to do it again MacLean 28.86 and Hills 28.73 for their second Double. The Hammer saw two second places from MacLean and Graham Chambers, while in the Javelin two third places from Saunders and MacLean. The high Jump in the mens saw Osler take 2^nd place with Stuart Bladon winning the B string, Bladon took part in the Pole Vault later to come 2^nd.

On the Track the day started with the 400m hurdles both Sam Randall and Nick Bull took good second places in their Strings, Josh Willock came so unlucky to within a whisker in both 100m and 200m A strings to settle for second places clocking 11.7 and 24.1, Tom Hills taking fourth B in the 100m and Randall taking same spot in the 200m B. Two second places came in the 400m Randall 54.7 and Bladon 55.4, while the middle distance races club athletes Bull, Simon Hockaday and Ben Schiffer – Harte had to tackle all these events from 800m upwards scoring mainly third places.

The Womens section faired better, Sunita Sisodiya winning the 100m on the line in 13.6, and she won the 200m as a non scorer. Anna Montagne came 2^nd in the 400m 64.4 with Cailtlin Nowell 3^rd B string. Two good second places came in the 800m with Bethan Philp 2.36 and Rosa Lawrence, better came in the later 1500m Emily Faulkner coming 2^nd and Lawrence taking the B string win. Faulkner had to settle with third place In the 3000m, but in the 2000m steeplechase Philp came home in 3^rd place, Kira Angell came a good 2^nd in the 100m hurdles in a new best time of 18.9, on the field, maximum points came from the High Jump Angell clearing 1.45 and Philp taking the B string. The Triple Jump both Anais Taank and Georgina Bradford came 2^nd places, while the Long Jump Montagne had to settle for 3^rd place and Nowell 2^nd B string, again it was the throws that scored high, a double win in the Discus Alisha Bradford 26.89 and Charlotte Booker 21.44, Another Double win in the Hammer Deborah Montgomery 28.10 and Booker 27.84, Shot Montgomery came 2^nd 9.01 and Bradford 3^rd B, in a strong Javelin competition Montgomery came 3^rd A string.

The relays at the end of the day faired well, in the Womens 4×100 it was a close affair, Girls coming 2^nd with 54.0 while in the 4x400m they had to settle for 3^rd place.
The Mens, Both teams came 2^nd in their races clocking 48.57 and 4.01.69

Ben East threw himself in to History at the weekend, in his first outdoor meeting of the season at Bournemouth Ben in the under 15 age group threw the Javelin to an amazing 63.88, not only smashing his own club record, he threw the fourth longest throw in the uk ever for his age group, but one of the longest in 10 years. Ben went straight in to UK number one spot which he should hold for the  rest of the season

 

Team Kennet’s Stuart Bladon took part in the UK multi Sports Events Championships over the weekend at Sheffield, in the under 17s Heptathlon. Comprising seven events day 1 saw Stuart finish the day in eight place, clocking 7.55 in the 60m sprint for a new personnel best, leaping 1.86 in the high jump and 5.85 in the long Jump later saw him clear 3.46 for a new club u17 indoor record in the pole vault, Day 2 lifted Stuart up with a fast 8.79 in the 60m hurdles, throwing the shot 11.11 and then running the 1000m in 2.52.47 to earn Stuart a 4^th place overall out of 26 athletes, setting a new personnel best and club record points tally of 4488.

Team Kennet coach and athlete Deborah Montgomery added more silverware to this years tally, in the UK Masters Championships held at Lee Valley Deborah came 2^nd in the veteran 50 age group in the Shot throwing 10.22 and the came Third in the Hammer with 32.52.

Club coach Simon travelled to Lisbon to do the Lisbon half marathon over weekend coming home in 1.58 with some 40000 taking part.

Club chairman Nick Bull was Seaton in Devon’s 10000th park run finisher since November 2016. Nick came 22nd in the event on the day.

Stuart Bladon took part in the UK u17 Championships in Sheffield at the weekend, clearing 1.85 in the High Jump he managed to finish 4th just missing out of the medals. Winner of the event Dominic Ogbechie leapt 2.22 to break the World age group record.