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Wessex League Match 4

Team Kennet Juniors were in action again in the Wessex Young Athletes League in the final match of the season at Abingdon, The West Berkshire club secured a top 8 league finish out of 26 clubs finishing second on the day.

Basingstoke 576

Team Kennet 379

Abingdon 337

Fleet 263

Woking 146

Andover 130

All the Girls age groups finished 2^nd places in their age group matches, making sure that all the girls finished also in the top 8 of their own age groups, in the under 17 women’s age group on the Field a double win came from Zoe Allen throwing a massive 39.78 to put her in 7^th in the UK rankings and backed by Evie Lewis in the B string javelin. Lewis earlier won the Discus with 27.95, Both Girls teamed up again in the Shot with Allen only just winning with a throw of 10.53 and to make it another double Lewis won the B with 8.42.

Second places rolled in from the High Jump with Leilah Gaye 1.40, on the Track Isla Clare ran the double of 800m 2.40.2 and 1500m 5.23.1 to finish 2^nd in both, Ellie Ross came 2^nd in the B string 300m, in the A string Sophie Moores stepped up the distance to try it with a 4^th place 48.0.

The 4 x100m Relay quartet of Moores, Gaye, Ross and Clare came home in 3^rd place.

The under 15 girls were without several key athletes but the squad kept up their consistency through out the season, on the Field 2^nd places came from the Shot Daisy Downer 7.48 and Anna Hall 5.22, same again in the Javelin as the two paired up again, and in the Discus Downer had to settle for 4^th place in the A string. The High Jump Ella Cronk came 3^rd with 1.30m, this was matched in the Long Jump with Emerald Hill Sawyer 4.35 and Amelie Tayton 3.65.

On the track, Hall tackled the 1500m to come home in 2^nd place 5.32, in the shorter 800m Cronk was placed 4^th 2.47.9 and 2^nd in the B string from Tayton, Hill Sawyer was consistent in the 300m with 3^rd place 45.6 and 2^nd place came from B string Chloe O’Riordan 49.6, The 200m saw full turnout in the A string Hill Sawyer was 5^th 28.6 and Cronk 29.3 in the B string for 3^rd place, in the 100m O’Riordan came 6^th in 14.8.

The 4x100m Relay team of Hill Sawyer, Hall, O’Riordan and Cronk came home in 3^rd place.

The under 13 girls had several wins, in the Javelin Ella McDonald won her first ever event with a throw of 17.19, Penelope Lyth had a go at the Discus and was rewarded with a 2^nd place 13.53, another win came in the High Jump with Jessie McCurtin leaping 1.32, McCurtin came 2^nd in the B string Shot 5.24 with team mate Affra Bailey 4^th A string 5.32, Earlier on McDonald came 4^th A string in the Long Jump 3.60 and Olivia Bentley 2^nd B string 3.54.

The Track saw good points coming from the Distance races, in the 1500m McCurtin came 2^nd 5.29.2 and a great run from Lyth winning the B string 5.30.80, in the 800m Bentley ran a superb race to come home winner with 2.34.7 and Affra Bailey just missed out on winning with 2nd place 2.50.2, Bentley tackled the shorter 200m with a fast 28.8 to finish 2^nd A string which was matched by Isla Ladds in the B string 31.4, Lyth clocked 14.9 in the B 100m for 2^nd place in the A string Ladds came 5^th 15.4, Ladds also came 3^rd in the sprint hurdles with 15.7.

The 4 x100m relay team were convincing winners in 58.7 Ladds, Lyth, Bentley and McCurtin.

The Boys Sections couldn’t quite match what the girls did, but some outstanding performances came from the under 17 two athletes, Firstly Theo Nightingale winning the High jump in 1.79, a Double win from Nightingale 5.48 and Kennechi Akosa 4.76 in the Long Jump, where both boys just made it with seconds after a car crash on the A 34 delayed them getting to the match, Akosa was fired up after just running and jumping in the long jump pit to secure one legal jump managed to warm up and went out and won the 200m in 22.7, he later went on and won the 400m in 51.7.

The under 15 Boys came 2^nd in their match, again missing some of the squad, the field team racked up the points, in the Javelin Will McDonald came 2^nd 34.53 but team mate Noah Lauder-Clarke won the B string 30.57, in the Discus Rueben Kuijten was 3^rd A string 21.98 and a B win came from McDonald 20.57, The Shot Ben Daley came 3^rd 6.62 and Kuijten came 2^nd B 6.61 matching his team mate. The long Jump Daley was 4^th and Josh Ladds 3^rd B, on the track best of the results came in the B 300m with Josh Brian 47.0, and 100m Josh Brian and Josh Ladds both came 3^rd in their strings.

Finaly the under 13 Boys were looking for a top 3 finish in their age group, that soon went as the competition was tough, as the boys had to settle for 3^rd place in a close match, Oskar Larkin secured a superb 2^nd place in the high Jump with a leap of 1.40 and Malik Gaye won the B string 1.20, The Javelin Euan Jones had to settle for 2^nd place 30.22 and Larkin made it a win with 23.33 in the B string, on the Track the 1500m saw a superb race Harry Smith could only get 3^rd place with 4.52.6 and Sam Atkins in the B string came 2^nd in 5.32, Larkin came 3^rd in the 800m 2.39, this was matched in the 200m from Harry Smith 30.0 and JJ Mercer 31.9, Connor O’Riordan added points from his events 100m 4^th B 15.3 and Long Jump B string 3.39.

The Relay team of Larkin, Gaye, Mercer and O’Riordan came home in 3^rd place.

Southern Athletics League Match 2

Team Kennet were in action with their composite club Marlborough in the second match of the Southern Athletics League Division 3 West coming third place in a close match.

Best individuals results came in the Javelin where Team Kennet Athletes paired up, in the Men’s Luke Angell carrying an injury had to settle for 2^nd place throwing 50.88, u20 athlete Brandon Carter won his B string with a throw of 44.23. In the Women Javelin two second places came from Zoe Allen 33.15 and Clare McGonnell 28.14 both making there debuts in the SAL League as u17s. Evie Lewis carried on with her transition in the SAL as an u17 in the throws her best event the Discus saw her come 2^nd with a throw of 26.92 and third places in the Shot 7.89 and Hammer 26.68.

Another u17 Sophie Moores also made her debut in the league with a win in the B string 200m 29.5 and taking 2^nd place in the B Long Jump and had to settle for 4^th in the 100m.

The women 400m Allen came home in 3^rd A string 68.3 and Eve Brown had a good run to finish 2^nd B String 65.8.

In the Distance races Georgina McCabe came won the B string 3000m and had to settle for 3^rd in the A string 1500m.

McGonnell came 3^rd in the A String High Jump with 1.35 to cover the Women’s section.

The Men’s side best result came in the 3000m steeplechase on the track with Chris Turner coming home in 3^rd place in the A string and B string was won by Nick Burdett. James Simmons gained more confidence in his sprint races 100m and 200m although coming 4^th in both ran fast times,.

The Middle Distance races Andy Colling tackled the 3000m coming home in 4^th and Mitch Poustie won the B string. Poustie also ran B string in the 800m to finish 2^nd place.

Theo Nightingale another club u17 athlete has excelled in the league coming 3^rd in the high jump 1.70 and matched this in the long jump 5.50. Finally Graham Chambers came 3^rd in the Hammer B string.

English Schools Athletics Track and Field Championships 2024

Two Team Kennet athletes were selected to represent their School Counties in the English Schools Track and Field Championships held at the Birmingham Alexander Stadium at the weekend. Turkay Altuntas reached the final finishing in 4^th for the discus throw with 37.36m. Kenechi Akosa also reached the final for the 100m and finished in 8^th clocking 22.82s.

UK Athletics Championships

Ben East representing Team Kennet secured a silver medal this weekend at the UK Athletics Championships in Manchester with a throw of 74.15m. Ben was there as the reigning champion to defend his title.

Wessex League Match 3

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.

Quad Kids Wessex Match 3

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.

Mad Mile 2024

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

Wessex League Match 2

Team Kennet took part in their second Wessex Young Athletes League match of the season at Swindon last weekend.

Conditions were superb for the meeting throughout which produced lots of personnel bests and one UK ranked Number 1 from Thrower Turkay Altuntas in the under 15 Boys throwing 43m.

Match result of the day put Team Kennet in third place

Swindon 644

Waverley 376.5

Team Kennet 354

Slough Junior 232.5

Wimborne 187

Marlborough 158

The Under 13 Boys got the best team placing on the day finishing 2^nd place which puts them joint top of the their own age group league.

Berkay Altuntas threw a big throw in the Discus to win the event with 28.39 with Alfie Cronk taking 2^nd B string, A double win came in the Javelin with Jenson Nichols 26.41 and Altuntas the B string 18.69, I the Shot TK lads had to settle for two 2^nd places Altuntas 8.22 and Cronk 5.05, two more 2^nd places came in the high jump with Sam Atkins 1.20 and Nichols 1.10, I the Long Jump good points came from 3^rd place A string Malik Gaye 3.78 and Connor O’Riordan 3.61, moving on to the track Harry Smith ran a superb race in the 1500m to win with 5.04.1 and josh Bailey took 2^nd b string 6.05.1, Gaye took 2^nd place in the 800m A string with Atkins taking 3^rd B 3.01.2 and in the shorter distances Smith came 2^nd B string in the 200m 30.9, Thomas Williams ran well in the A string 100m and 200m clocking 15.4 and 31.3 for 5^th places. The 4x100m relay team had to settle for 4^th place.

The under 15 boys came 3^rd in their age group, highlight was Turkay in his Discus with a huge win, while Rueben Kuijten took 2^nd in the B string 19.62, as with the younger boys the Javelin claimed another Double win, Will McDonald throwing 37.3 and Noah Lauder-Clarke 31.01, in the Shot 3^rd place came from Kuijten and in the B a 2^nd place from Ben Daley. Points were low on the track Josh Brain took part in the 100m 14.8, 200m 30.8 to earn good points, Frank Edwards came home in 2^nd place in the 1500m.

Only two under 17 men turned out due to exams, Theo Nightingale lept to a personal best in the high jump to win with 1.75, he also took part in the Long Jump and 200m, James Simmons ran in the 100m 12.6 and 200m 25.7 and also the long jump.

The under 13 Girls came 3^rd in their match Double win came in the 1500m with Harriet Saunders 5.19.2 and Jessie McCurtin 5.30.1, the shorter 800m saw Olivia Bentley come home in 2^nd place 2.45.2 and same placing for Penelope Lyth 2.45.2, Bentley clocked 29.8 in the 200m for 4^th place with Quinn Joyce coming 5^th in the B string, I the 100m Tilly Clare was 4^th 15.3 and Bentley 3^rd B string 14.8The 4 x100m Quartet of Bentley, McCurtin, Lyth and Clare came home in 3^rd place 58.5

On the Field best points came from the high jump with McCurtin coming 2^nd on count back 1.30 and a B win from Clare 1.25, the Javelin saw two third places from Ella McDonald 13.52 and Clare 12.91, The Long Jump McDonald came 4^th 3.53 and Joyce 3.33 for 4^th also.

The under 15 Girls were also 3^rd in their age group best result on the track came in the 800m with Charlotte Bailey clocking 2.28.2 and Ella Cronk 2.43.7 both claiming 2^nd places, Anna Hall had to settle for 3^rd place in the longer 1500m 5.33.7, The 300m saw two third places emerald hill Sawyer 48.2 and Chloe O’Riordan49.0, Chloe went one better in the 200m B string for 2^nd place 30.8 which she matched in the 100m B 14.6, New Comer Amelia Desroche came 4^th A string in 14.6, best result in the Field came in the throws from Daisey Downer in the B shot taking 2^nd place 6.63

The Relay quartet of Hill Sawyer, Cronk, O’Riordan and Hall came home in 4^th place 58.6

The under 17 Women had a much better turnout they to finished 3^rd in their age group, starting with the track Isla clare won the 1500m 5.21.7, In the high Jump Leilah Gaye cleared 1.45 for 2^nd A string, 2 more 2^nd places came in the Shot Evie Lewis 8.94 and Suki Humphrey 6.54, discus saw Lewis coming 3^rd 17.61 and Humphrey 16.93 for 2^nd B string, Gaye came 3^rd in the Long Jump, back on the track in the 300m Clare came 3^rd 47.0 and Gaye came 2^nd B 50.6, while in the shorter sprint distances Sophie Moores came 2^nd in the 100m 14.4 and 3^rd in the 200m 29.8

Also in action were the Team Kennet Quad kids. For the U11 boys, 5 athletes made up the squad on the day. In the 75m sprint Sebatian Lane was quickest for TK with 11.8s, William Moloney close with 12.3 and Sebastian Lauder-Clarke 12.9s. In the long jump Lane 3.13m, Moloney 3.12 and Joshua Kuijten 2.86m. Lane was quickest again for TK in the 600m clocking 2:05, Moloney 2:10 and Kuijten 2:16:6. Lane threw furthest in the vortex 31.46m and Max Burt 25.66m. Lane’s total score of 220 points placed him 9^th overall on the day.

The under 11 girls, unbeaten for 2.5 years, are currently top of the league and on Sunday had a full squad of 10 ready. Orlagh Stratford was quickest for TK in the 75m sprint 11.7s, Praiya Foreman 12.2s and Millie Barlow 12.3s. In the long jump Orlagh leaped the furthest with 3.45m, sister Alice 3.35m and Barlow 3.23m. The girls ran well in the 600m with some quick times, Orlagh 1:57:8, Alice 2:01:3 and Foreman 2:01:8. It was Matilda Saunders who threw furthest for TK in the vortex with 29.20m, Sophia Mahoney 26.77m and Alice Stratford 25.72m. Sisters Alice and Orlagh equal scored with 212 points to finish joint 2^nd overall on the day. Also taking part Ella Parsons, Olivia Kwit, Ines Field and Izzy Fagan.

National Schools Biathle Championships 2024

Three Team Kennet athletes travelled to Leweston School in Sherborne, Dorset on Sunday to participate in the National Schools Biathle Championships. Biathle consists of a run, swim and run. Distances vary for each school year group.

First up was Elodie Burdett from St Gabriel’s School, Newbury for Year 5. Elodie started well entering transition in 3^rd place and put in a good swim and her final run put her in 4^th place. There were two heats for her age group due to larger number of participants so overall finished in 6^th.

Penelope Lyth from Fir Tree Primary School for Year 6 had a strong start, leading the pack for the first 300m, two girls passed her just before transition and a solid swim got her out of the pool in 2^nd and a strong final run allowed her to keep her 2^nd place and a place on the podium.

Finally, Aaron Humphreys from Sherfield School for year 10. This heat was run with the Yr 11, 12 & 13 boys so he finished 6th overall which is a great achievement against older athletes but he also secured 2^nd place for his year group.

Newbury 10km 2024

On the bank holiday Monday several Team Kennet juniors and seniors battled it out in the annual Newbury 10km event which features two junior races, 900m and 1500m.

First up was the 900m race which saw TK juniors dominate. Penelope Lyth finished 1st overall after being 1st girl over the line last year, and 3rd overall, she was keen to be at the front and lead the race from the start. Chester Bailey also charging was close to the front and came over the line in 2nd, and close behind was Josh Bailey in 5th, Affra Bailey 6th, Toby Clay in 7th and Sophia Mahony in 18th.

The 1500m race was next with Charlotte Bailey putting in a strong race finishing in 3rd place overall, 1st female over the line, Orlagh Stratford 16th, JJ Mercer 17th, Alice Stratford 18th.

There were 12 Senior Team Kennet runners on the day, with Simon Whatson finishing in 3rd place 35:40, Neil Atherton 48th 42:21, Philip Baker 81st 44:15, Mitchell Poustie 44:41 89th, Dean Makar 46:19 116th, Nicci Clay 134th and 14th Female over the line 47:15, Richard Dunbabin 48:33 186th, Emiliano Espinar 49:55 224th, Simon Hockaday 51:41 283rd, Simon Gale 55:31 410th, Anna Riggall 58:24 478th, Elizabeth Stratford 1:15:13 867th and Cheryl Angell 1:20:20 893rd. On the day 919 finishers. Well Done to all who took part.