Month: April 2024

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 2^nd in their age group matches

Overall TK had to settle for a close 3^rd 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 1^st  in the 200m B string 31.1 which would of won the A string, in the 100m he came 3^rd in 15.4, Sam Atkins tackled the B string 100m coming 3^rd 16.2, while back in the 200m JJ Mercer came 6^th in the A string 32.9 with only 1 second separated all boys. Malik Gaye came 4^th in the 75m Hurdles 17.0 and went much better in the 800m coming 2^nd 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 2^nd 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 2^nd B in the Javelin. The high Jump saw two more 2^nd places Atkins 1.13 and Josh Bailey 1m, in the long Jump Gaye came 5^th 3.48 and Mercer 3^rd 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 3^rd A string 2.42.9 and Matilda Clare won the B string 2.50.9, the 200m A string Clare came in 4^th 30.8 and Bentley took a B win in 30.4, the 100m Isla Ladds was 5^th 15.8 and Lyth 3^rd B string 15.6.

The Relay quartet of Clare, McCurtin, Bentley and Lyth came home in 3^rd 60.0

On the field best result was the Javelin Clare was 2^nd11.27 and Ella McDonald won the B string 10.98, The Shot saw McCurtin 5^th 5.11 and Affra Bailey taking 2^nd B string 4.50, The high Jump McCurtin cleared 1.20 for 3^rd place and Bailey 1.10 for als o3rd place in the B string and Finally in the long jump Lyth came 6^th A 3.36 and McDonald 5^th 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 3^rd with 2.43.1, Anna Hall came 2^nd in the B string 1500m 5.35.4, elsewhere on the Track Emerald Hill Sawyer came 3^rd in the 200m 29.0, The relay quarter had to settle for 5^th place.

The long jump Cronk 4.09 and Hill sawyer both came 2^nd in their strings, best result in the throws came in the Javelin Hall taking 2^nd 18.21 and Zoe Dickson winning the B string, Dickson also came 2^nd in the A string Discus 19.64 and matched this in the shot 7.41 and Hall taking 3^rd 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 2^nd 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 5^th in the 800m with Kuijten taking 2^nd 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 3^rd place in the 1500m, another new comer Theo Nightingale came 2^nd 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 2^nd in the Discus 25.98 and 3^rd in the Shot 8.60, Another win came in the high Jump with Leila Gaye 1.45, Sophie Moores came 3^rd in the long jump 4.01 and Gaye taking 4^th B string. On the Track in the 200m McGonnell came 3^rd A string 28.1 and Moores 3^rd B 30.00 and in the 100m McGonnell came 2^nd A string 13.5 and Moores 3^rd B 14.5

Final results confirmed below.

Team Kennet Quad kids were back for the start of the season for the first match of four in the Wessex League in Andover.   The age group combined finished in 1^st position with 1455 points on the day.

Team Kennet 1455

Andover 1321

Radley 1295

Waverley 1071

Slough 888

Camberley 864

The Under 11 girls had a full squad of 10.  First event was the 75m sprint which saw Orlagh Stratford sprint the fastest for Team Kennet clocking 12.1s followed by Ella Larkin and Praiya Foreman 12.3s.  For the Long jump it was Larkin with a jump of 3.18m to lead in TK, O Stratford 3.14m and sister Alice 2.98m.  The 600m run saw Larkin break her own club record clocking 1:53.1, O Stratford 1:59 and Matilda Saunders 2:06:03.  Finally, the vortex A Stratford threw the furthest for TK with 24.51m, Larkin 23.75m and Sophia Mahoney 23.80m.  Other girls taking part Maisie McCurtin, Darcy McCurtin, Elodie Burdett and Millie Barlow.  The U11 girls finished in 1^st place on the day, with Ella Larkin taking 1^st overall and O Stratford, 3^rd overall. The girls are on their way to retain their title again in 2024!

For the U11 boys there was a squad of 8, with some newcomers to Quad kids.  In the 75m sprint it was Sebastian Lane clocking the fastest time for TK with 11.7s, followed by Alexander Browning 12.4s and William Moloney 12.6s.  Lane leaped the furthest in the long jump 3.11m, Joshua Kuijten 2.84m and Browning 2.56m.  Lane clocked 2:03:1 in the 600m with Moloney close behind 2:07:1 and Kuijten 2:14:2. Finally in the vortex throw Max Burt threw furthest for YTK with 26.77m, Lane 25.89m and Kuijten 23.86m.  Other boys taking part Jacob Williams, Gethin Thomas, and Sebastian Lauder Clarke.  The U11 boys finished 5^th overall on the day and Sebastian Lane 3^rd overall in the individual standings.

For full results visit https://www.wessexleaguetandf.co.uk/league-fixtures/ 

Several Team Kennet athletes took part in the Radley AC Open Meet on Saturday 13th April in first of the warmer weather!

Emerald Hill Sawyer was back in action after the Basingstoke open the week before clocking 2:41.27 in the 800m to finish 5th in her heat, 1.30m 3rd in the High Jump and 5th in the long jump 4.02m.

Ella Cronk U15 girls finished 2nd in the long jump 4.31m, 6th High Jump 1.25m and 3rd in her heat for the 800m with 2.42.52.

Also from the U15 girls Zoe Dickson 14th in the Hammer throw with 23.12 m and 4th for Discus 19.16m.

Evie Lewis 4th in the Hammer 26.07m and 6th Discus 31.39m.

Alfie Cronk, U13 boys 15th in the Shot Put 3.79m.

Luke Angell finished in 1st place in the Javelin throw 58.06m.