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UK Inter County Cross Country

Ian — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:08:36 +0000

Team Kennet had several athletes representing their county Berkshire at the UK inter counties at Birmingham on Saturday,
The clubs highlight of the day was from Nathan Gillis in the under 15 boys race where he ran a solid race up with the leaders to finish in 8th place, he was the 6th english runner home and the first from the county.
Alex Hanson was 192nd in the same race, where 291 runners finished.

Micheal Randall left his best race of the season in the u20 race with an excellent 49th place with Luke Conway 145th. The under 15 girls race saw most of the team in their first year of the age group, this didnt stop Yasmin Ryder coming home in 71st place the third berkshire runner, Georgina Bradford was 255th.

Oxford Mail 2011-12 Round 5

Ian — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:52:34 +0000

Team Kennet secured their best ever season for individual medals in the Oxford Mail Cross Country League, taking 9 individual and 1 team medal(s). On the Day at Didcot in weather that threw rain, wind and snow Team Kennet thrived by winning 3 of the 8 races.

The under 11 girls saw both Charlotte Bradley and Ellie Krefting take full control of the race to come home in 1st and 2nd, the overall results saw them reverse their places for the series. Antonia Lewis ran a solid race for 6th place with Lilly Gohara 14th, Ellie Randall 16th, Izzy Hole 21st, Mia Aldridge 29th and Beth Jones 44th.

As most of the season Sam Hart in the under 11 boys, took the lead and strode away for anther fine victory to win the overall, James McLoughlin came 4th but with this result enabled to to move upto third place overall., other boys were Josh Livingstone 14th, Max Krefting 15th, Archie Hutchinson 16th, Charlie Hart 31st and Thomas Fareta 34th.

After last weeks great performance in the UK championships Nathan Gillis got back to winning ways by winning the u15 boys race with a big margin to spare but wasnt good enough to take overall, he had to settle for a runners up league medal, on the day he was well supported by Alex Hanson 8th, Daniel Collis 9th and Aaron Conway 14th for third team on the day.

The under 15 girls were well supported by the club, and Yasmin Ryder had a good battle up front but just couldnt get the better of the Marlborough athlete, she came 2nd which kept her in second place overall, but on the day the team came 1st which just missed out on gold team, Chloe Scaplehorn was next home in 9th, then Rhea Walter 10th, 11th Georgina Bradford, 12th Kirsty Bennet, 17th Keren Gillis, 22nd Alex Maughan.

The under 13 girls had their biggest turnout of the season, Susie Drake had her best run of the season with 4th place, with Carys Cox 11th, Imogen Harding 19th, Jordan Donavon 21st, Saskia Krefting 29th and Chloe Jones 31st.

Jordan Hole led the under 13 boys home in 13th place with Evan Hartley 18th. In the under 17 age groups Emma Seymour was 5th placed and in the boys Sam Randall was 10th.

The Senior Mens age group saw individual medals, Micheal Randall came home 25th but secured 3rd in the u20 age group, he was supported by Luke Conway 50th, Martin Fray 97th, Gavin McLoughlin 111th, Mike Sheridan 163rd which got him a well deserved 3rd place in the vet 60 age group overall, Colin Price 181st, Andrew Bray 209th.

In the Ladies Sue Francis came 12th overall and took 2nd place in the Vet 35 age group with Gillian Anton 64th

Overall this season Team Kennet have had 102 athletes complete this season, which is a club record

Thanks to all the volunteers who have helped out this season espically the last one as the weather was so bad.

UK Cross Country Championships

Ian — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:08:22 +0000

Team Kennet had two athletes competiting in the UK Cross Country Championships this weekend in the Cross Country at the Parliment Hill Fields in London and under 15 athlete Nathan Gillis has put alot of training in the last month ready for the English schools cross country coming up to take it within a whisker of getting as medal, he was just 8 seconds off third place to come home in 7th place, to record the clubs best ever placing in this event, with 366 finishers.
Yasmin Ryder ran in the u15 girls but coming out of a cold which took her out of training for a week she ran a fine 72nd place out of 342 finishers

Oxford Mail 2011-12 Round 4

Ian — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:24:22 +0000

Team Kennet achieved 4 individual race winners out of 8 races at the fourth round of the Oxford Mail Cross Country League at Cirencester on a snowy Sunday.
The Bad weather saw only 26 athletes from the club turnout, but the results showed their passion for the sport. The under 15 boys had the best team result of the day, with Nathan Gillis winning the race over the challenging course putting him 2nd overall, he was backed well by Alex Hanson in 4th place his best of the season and Daniel Collis just behind in 6th place with Aaron Conway in 8th place.
The under 15 girls matched this with Yasmin Ryder winning the under 15 girls by just one second and beating all the u17s at the same time, she now lies 2nd overall, she was supported by Chloe Scaplehorn 6th and Georgina Bradford 8th for 2nd team on the day, Rhea Walter was next home in 10th place with Kirsty Bennet 12th, with the team now 2nd place in the league.

The under 11s kept up their usual success, this time it was a double win, in the Girls Antonia Lewis had to battle with her team mate Eleanor Krefting for a 1 – 2, Krefting has secured a silver or gold individual, Charlie Bradley was 9th (3rd overall) with Mia Eldridge 17th while in the boys Sam Hart made it another win, where he is almost certain of gold individual, with James Mclaughlin 3rd taking him to 4th overall, Alex Mcloughlin was 18th and Charlie Hart 19th.
Susie Drake was in the top 4 until she turned her ankle some 600m from home, she had to limp home for 8th place with Imogen Harding 23rd.
The Senior section was very low for the club Sue Francis best of the seniors in 15th (2nd overall v35) with Debbie Bishop 54th, Margaret Topham 85th and Gillian Anton 90th. in the mens Mike Sheridan 133rd, Colin Price 141st and Andrew Bray 166th

South of England Cross Country

Ian — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:50:51 +0000

Team Kennet carried on from last two weekends with another superb effort in the South of England Championships this time at Cross Country at Brighton. Under 15 Nathan Gillis secured the club highest ever place in this event with 11th place just 2 seconds of making top 10.

The under 15 girls were out in force as usual this season and were 17th team overall, Yasmin Ryder led the way with 57th place, with Chloe Scaplehorn not far behind over this hilly course in 101st, Georgina Bradford 126th and Rhea Walter 151st made up the team with Alexandra Maughan 176th. In the Under 13 girls, Carys Cox came 90th, Lexi Fellows 162nd and Jordan Donovan 205th. Jamie Maughan was the clubs only competitor in the u13 boys race with 149th and Michael Randall was 80th in the Under 20 Mens race.

Oxford Mail 2011-12 Round 3

Ian — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:58:12 +0000

Team Kennet were in action on sunday in the third round of the Oxford Mail cross country league. A much depleted squad travelled the 56 miles to Middleton Cheney and again as in the previous matches the u11s got the best places of the clubs athletes.

In the under 11 girls Eleanor Krefting kept her medal hopes alive with an excellent 2nd place, with Antonia Lewis coming home just behind in 3rd place and Charlotte Bradley last months winner in 6th. Mai Brown came 15th with Izzy Hole 25th and Mia Eldridge 43rd. Sam Hart came an excellent 3rd place with Josh Livingstone 22nd in the boys under 11s.

The under 15 girls saw Yasmin Ryder home in 4th place with Chloe Scaplehorn 9th and Georgina Bradford 11th for third team which they keep in the overall standings. Rhea Walter was next home in 12th, Kirsty Bennet having a great run in 13th, Alex Maughan 16th and Charlie Estcourt 17th. Susie Drake led the u13 girls home with an excellent run in 8th place, Carys Cox was 13th, Imogen Harding also having a good run was 15th for 4th place team with Jordan Donavon 22nd. Alex Hanson led the u15 boys home in 6th place with Daniel Collis 9th. Emma Seymour was 11th in the u17 womens race. In the u13 boys Jordan Hole came 16th with Alex Davis 19th.

The seniors ladies team were led home by Helen Preedy in 10th place with Sue Francis 12th who lies 3rd overal in the v35, Margaret Topham was 138th with Gillian Anton 144th. In the mens race Micheal Randall was 39th, David Anderson 198th, Mike Sheridan 206th and Colin Price 236th

Berkshire Cross Country Championships

Ian — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:54:27 +0000

Team Kennet organised this years Berkshire Cross Country Championships at the Newbury Show Ground in Chieveley, and it was a record breaking event for the club with 30 medals won by the club, 7 team medals were won on the day in all age groups.

Yasmin Ryder was the clubs highest placed athlete on the day with an excellent 2nd place in the u15 girls and being bottom of her age group has anther good year in front of her, she helped her team to a silver medal, they tied with Reading with 34pts but lost by one place on count back, Georgina Bradford leapt into 2012 with a brilliant run for 8th just holding Chloe Scaplehorn off in 9th with Amelia Wenlock making the fourth runner home for the club in 15th place, Rhea Walter came in just behind in 16th with Alex Maughan 18th and Keren Gillis had to with draw halfway round.

The Womens Race for once saw a good group of yellow vests and this was rewarded with Helen Preedy coming home in 4th place, Harriet Chettleborough 11th, Jenny Eaton 17th and Harriet Fidler 21st to take 3rd team overall, with Mary Allan 22nd and Sandra Davies 24th it was enough to give the Vet Ladies team 2nd place.The Mens team did just as well matching the women, the first time that sees both senior and vets team take medals in a county championship, the bronze team were Guy Watts 17th, Tom Milburn 22nd, Gavin McCloughlin 26th, Bart Kujiten 28th, Lee Jones 30th, Mike Sheridan 32nd, Lucca Ricchi 34th and Ron Stevenson 35th, The Vets Team came home with the Silver award.

Team Kennet continued all day with teams in all the races, the u13 boys saw the club field a third of the athletes, which brought home a Bronze Medal, Sam Hart led the way with 9th place, followed by Jamie Maughan 13th, Jordan Hole 16th, Bradley Thomas 17th, Alex Davis 19th, Joe Osler 20th and Jacques Chapel 21st. The under 15 boys also struck a bronze team medal, Alex Hansen had a good run for 8th place with Nathan Gillis full of cold in 10th, Daniel Collis 14th and Aaron Conway 18th. The under 20 mens race Micheal Randall just missed out on a medal with a fine 5th place with Luke Conway in 7th. The under 13 girls saw only 4 club athletes run much below than usual but they just missed out on a bronze, Cary Cox came in first for the club in 13th with Jordan Donavon 20th, Chloe Jones 22nd and Carli Nicholls 24th.

Oxford Mail XC Round 2

Ian — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:40:04 +0000

Team Kennet Athletes carried on from the last league match to produce another record for the club in the 2nd round of the Oxford Mail cross country league at Cullham Park near Abingdon on Sunday 4th December.

The club, now very solid in all age groups, produced the best ever result in the u11s races as again they stole the clubs highlights. Charlotte Bradleycontinued where she left off from last match to record another outstanding win by a huge margin and she tops her age group. She was backed up well with Eleanor Krefting who came 3rd to put her overall third in the individuals. Mai Brown made a welcome return with an excellent 13th, with new comer Lilly Gohara 20th, Mai Eldridge 23rd, Emily Gould 24th, Ellie Randall 28th and Bethany Jones 49th.

Sam Hart made it another club victory on the day to lift him upto first place in the individual placings. He was backed up again by James McLaughlin in a superb 3rd place to put him 3rd overall, Josh Livingstone was next home in 23rd, Harry Brooker 30th, David Calder 33rd, Alex McLaughlin 41st and Charlie Hart 45th.

The under 15 girls had a superb turnout again and team results, Yasmin Ryder brought the yellow vests home in 3rd place on the day, with Chloe Scaplehorn 7th and Georgina Bradford 9th for 2nd place team, Charlie Estcourt led the B team home in a fine 10th place, Alex Maughan getting the better of Kirsty Bennet 16th and 17th with Keren Gillis 19th and Amelia Wenlock 21st for 8th and 10th place teams.

Nathan Gillis just can’t get to the winner of his race again beaten by just a few seconds, as he came 2nd to keep him second in the individual rankings, Alex Hanson had a great run for 7th place with Daniel Collis 9th for 4th team and Aaron Conway 20th.

The Senior Womens team had a much better turnout and for once the results going the clubs way, Helen Preedy came home in an excellent 7th place with Sue Francis 13th and Lucy Gittens 20th (2nd vet 45) for 2nd place team taking them to 2nd place overall in Division 1. The B team was led home by Jenny Eaton 30th, Debbie Bishop 79th and Harriet Fidler 83rd for 13th place in Division 2, with Fay Jones 147 and Gillian Anton 148th.

The Senior Mens Race saw Micheal Randall come home in 28th place but 2nd place in the u20s to take him 3rd in his age group, Guy Watts next home in 42nd, with Aston Nicholls 58th (3rd u20), Mark Shepherd 63rd, Gavin McLaughlin 89th, Luke Conway 110th and Martin Fray 136th for 3rd place team in Division 2, which puts them in the same place in the league. Lee Jones was next 139th, Rob Maslen 223, David Anderson 228, Colin Price 232, Richard Bickerton 241, Mike Sheridan 243.

Carys Cox led the u13 girls home with a much improved 4th place, with Lexi Fellows 6th and Jordan Donavon 18th for 4th place team, Susie Drake 19th led the B team with Imogen Harding 33rd, Carli Nicholls 36th and Elysia O’Dell 41st for 10th place team.

The u13 boys Jamie Maughan came in 17th with Alex Davis 26th and Evan Hartley 27th for 9th team. The u17 age groups saw Emma Seymour home in 10th place and in the male race Samuel Randall was 14th

Some pictures from races 5,6,7 and 8 (Under 15s and above) are available at http://www.mo-foto.co.uk/set/set_oxfordxc_culham2011.html

BBO Cross Country

Ian — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:15:59 +0000

Team Kennet secured medals at the 100th showing of the Berks, Bucks & Oxon cross country championships at a very foggy Bracknell on Sunday 20th November.

The club’s best result of the day was in the under 15 boys race where Nathan Gillis took full control and powered his way to victory in his first major title, Daniel Collis backed him up in 18th place with Aaron Conway 29th to give the team 4th place.

The u15 girls saw the clubs biggest turnout of athletes where most are bottom of their age group and this was rewarded with a Team Silver medal. Yasmin Ryder was first home for the clubs A team just missing out on individual medal in 4th place, and solid backing came from one of her best ever runs from Rhea Walter in 12th place who just got the better of Chloe Scaplehorn 13th. The B team were 5th overall; Georgina Bradford led them home in 18th with Chloe Estcourt 20th and Amelia Wenlock 30th, Kirsty Bennet 32nd and Keren Gillis 33rd.

Helen Preedy led the womens team home in 9th with Hariet Fidler 46st, Sandra Davies 53rd and Mary Allan 54th to come 6th in the team event.

In the u20 mens race Micheal Randall just missed out on medals with an excellent 5th place and Luke Conway was 15th. Emma Seymour came an excellent 18th place in the u17 womens race, while in the u17 boys Bryn Morris-loughlin was 26th.

The u13 boys Jordan Hole ran well for 12th place with Alex Davis 19th and Evan Hartley 20th for team 5th. In the u13 girls Carys Cox found the going tough for 17th with Susie Drake growing in confidence 18th, Jordan Donavon 31st, Harriet Allan 35th and Imogen Harding 37th for team 8th.

In the senior mens race James Wilding 60th, Rob Maslen 68th, Mike Sheridan 69th, Colin Price 73rd, Alan Bray 80th again giving the team 8th place.

Oxford Mail 2011-12 Round 1

Ian — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:44:50 +0000

Team Kennet started their Cross Country season off at the Oxford Mail Cross Country League at Ascott-under-Wychwood on Sunday, a record turnout from the club achieved some outstanding performances setting up a good season in front of the club.

For once it was the u11s that stole the clubs highlights, Sam Hart and Jamie McLoughlin were both locked in a battle up the front of the race for a great finish by both to come home in 2nd and 3rd places, Josh Livingstone was next home in 25th, david Calder 29th and Charlie Hart 41st,

Newcomer Charlotte Bradley made her debut for the club with an excellent 2nd place with another newcomer Eleanor Krefting taking 4th place. Ellie Randall had a great run with 16th with a mass of girls behind her Mia Eldridge 24th, Izzy Hole 27th, Elizabeth Romanski 28th, Kira Angell 38th and Beth Jones 50th.

The under 15 boys race was anther close affair, Nathan Gillis was just pipped for 2nd place by just 5 seconds, Alex Hanson came home in 11th with Danniel Collis 14th for 6th place team, Aaron Conway 18th and Rohan Morris-Loughlin 21st for 15th B team, in the under 17s Peter Saunders 35th and Alex Roue 53rd

The under 13 girls saw another bumper crop by the club, it was Lexi Fellows that came home first for the yellow vests with 5th place, Carys Cox who was in top 5 nearly alway round suffered an astma attack to finish 13th, with Jordan Donavon 22nd for 5th place team, Susie Drake lead the B team home 23rd, Chloe Jones 29th and Carli Nicholls 43rd for 9th team.

The under 15 girls had the best turnout by the youngsters of any club that day with Yasmin Ryder stepping up to come home in 5th place and Georgina Bradford finishing strong for 10th place and Chloe Scaplehorn 12th for 5th place team, packing was in good order for the girls as Charlie Estcourt lead the B team in 14th, Rhea Walter 15th and Alexandra Maughan 20th for 8th place, and the C team was led by new comer Kirsty Bennet 23rd, Keren Gillis 26th and Emma Seymour 47th (under 17) for 13th place team.

The under 13 boys were led home by James Maughan 13th, with Jordan Hole not far behind 16th, and Evan Hartley 22nd, Alex Davis 24th for 7th place team.

The Senior Ladies team start in Division 1 after 5th place last season, they got off with a good start with 4th place on the day, Helen Preedy led the way with 9th place and Sue Francis 14th and 2nd vet 35 on the day, Lucy Gettins 36th and Jenny Eaton 37th (4th and 5th vet 45), Margaret Tophan 170th and Gillian Anton 182nd.

The men are in Division 2, and they matched the womens team placing with a 4th place, Guy Watts led the team home in 47th, with Micheal Randall moving up as u20 too finish 58th (5th u20) and Mark Sheppard 88th, Luke Conway 112th (u20) Martin Fry 117th, Gavin McLoughlin 136th, Lee Jones 147th, Mike Sheridan 256th, Colin Price 257th and Richard Bickerton 268th