Author: Emily Copeman

Senior XC runners took part in the Annual Compton relays last week. Good performances all round. TK1 consisting of Andy C, Colin T, Caroline P and Richard S had the 2nd fastest time overall. Special mention to Richard who had the second fastest leg time on the night.

Championships held in Birmingham saw Luke Angell and Best East in the Javelin. Angell came 7th overall (4th Senior) throwing 58.59m and East finishing 1st 74.46m.

Team Kennet Quad kids were in action again at the Wessex YA League held in Aldershot in the Military Stadium.

The weather was touch and go from midday with thunderstorms brewing but it didn’t stop the Young TK athletes from winning the match overall

Team Kennet                 1741

Andover                           1587

Aldershot                        1520

Oxford City                     1426

Slough Jun.                     1316

Havant/Setefa              1085

Radley                              541

The TK girls made it 20 straight wins in a row and have secured their league title for the third season in a row, by scoring 822 points on the day, Matilda Saunders finished 2nd best girl on the day clocking 12.07 in the 75m sprint, she lept a huge 3.71 in the long jump and her 600m 1.59.64 , but with bad weather for the vortex throw Matilda was way down on her normal distance could only get a 17.89 throw in as she kept slipping.

Olivia Kwit came 3rd best girl overall, clocking 12.2 in the 75m, she also had a huge long jump of 3.74 and clocked fastest 600m of the day 1.58.24, and threw just over 17m in the vortex. The clubs fastest Sprinter on the day came from Hazel Balch in 12.0.

Darcy Scaplehorn was the clubs best Vortex thrower of over 25m. Innes Field lept 3.52 in the Long jump best of her events as she came 5th girls overall, and Marlie Jai-Proctor was 6th girl overall t oshow the depth of the girls.

Other girls taking part were Darcy McCurtin, Cecily Wyer, Evelyn Barker and Flo Randell Bird.

The Boys were just beaten in to second place by just 2pts, on the day scoring 919 points to Andover’s 921, Harvey Baker came 2nd boy overall his four events looking very strong with a 11.5 in the 75m, 3.36 in the Long Jump, a massive 41.43 in the Vortex and a 2.10 in the 600m hitting 242 points as an individual.

Chester Bailey came 3rd overall in the boys his 600m was his best event 1.53.21 and throwing over 31m in the vortex.  His 600m broke the club record!

Alexander Browning was the clubs fastest sprinter on the day with 11.4, Percy Reed was the clubs best Long Jumper of 3.44 as the boys had their scoring 4 in the top 9

Other boys taking part were Lenny Wyvill 600m 1.58.57 his best event, William Moloney, Eoin Fussell, Seb Lauder-Clarke, Jacob Keeley

The overall team League combined with the Girls and Boys has put the club into top spot, with one of the teams having one match left going to be close in the league tables.

Team Kennet were back in action in the final Wessex Young Athletes match of the Season being held at Aldershot in the Military Stadium.

A big squad of over 45 athletes turned up and in between thundery showers the Yellow/Blue vests of West Berkshire secured a great team victory to secure a top 6 overall finish in a league of 26 clubs.

Match Score

Team Kennet         398

Slough Jun            345

Oxford City           315

Aldershot             306

Radley                 236

Andover               114

On the Day there were age group wins from the under 13 Girls and Under 13 Boys and Under 15 Boys.

The Under 13 Girls secured their 3rd match win of the season to secure a top 3 in their age group league, Ella Larkin stole the show for the girls as she stormed ahead in the 800m to win with a top UK 25 time of 2.25.68 actually ranking her 2nd in the UK for her own age, Affra Bailey ran a great race to win the B string 800m in 2.48.8, in the Longer 1500m Elodie Burdett came home in 2nd place with 5.39.6 and Penelope Lyth won the B string. The only other win on the track came from the 4 x 100m (Larkin, Matilda Clare, Isla Ladds, Orlagh Stratford) clocking 58.7.

On the Field a superb double win came in the Long Jump with both TK girls matching each other, Matilda Clare winning the event 4.07 and Ella Larkin winning the B string 4.05., B string wins in the throws came from Clare in the Javelin and Affra Bailey in the Shot 5.22, Bailey secured a fine 2nd place in the High jump with 1.20.

14 TK u13 girls turned up for the club which they all contributed well towards non scoring and point scoring.

The under 13 Boys as the season has unfolded have grown in confidence with more boys joining the club, secured their second match win in a row. A Double win came in the 100m with Jenson Nichols 13.7 and new comer Owen Tilsley 14.0, in the 200m Seb Lane had to settle for 2nd place in the A string 29.5, Tilsley picked up his 2nd win in the B string 29.4. Another Track win came in the 4 x 100m relay with Tilsley, Nichols, Sam Atkins and Lane clocking 56.7 to win by over 10m.

The field events is where the boys pick up high points, this was again in the Javelin as a double win came from Nichols throwing 37.62 to secure a UK number 7 spot and Josh Bailey winning the B string. Nichols made it another win in the Discus 22.87 and team mate as all season Alfie Cronk secured a B string win 14.23, Sam Atkins won the B string Long Jump with 3.80.

The under 15 Boys also secured their second win of the season, On the Track Harry Smith earned a great p.b. in the 1500m to win in 4.41.95 with Frank Edwards securing a B win also a p.b. in 4.53.49, The 300m secured another Double win Noah Lauder-Clarke 43.8 and Smith 46.9.

Matias Manrique Huelglas ran well in his sprints best 2nd place in the 200m 25.7 and the 4 x 100m relay team of Lauder-Clarke, Smith, Oscar Larkin and Huelglas were just pipped in to 2nd place 56.0.

The field as with the younger boys also secured high points, a Double win came in the High Jump from Lauder Clarke 1.35 and Oscar Larkin 1.20, Lauder Clarke made it another double win in the Javelin throwing 37.15 and Berkay Altuntas winning the B string 21.25, The Discus Altuntas threw 37.24 to win with Oscar Hook winning the B string 25.15 and to make it a hatrick of double win in the throws Hook won the Shot with 10.54 and Altuntas winning the B string 10.33

The under 17 men welcomed James Simmons back after exams scoring well in the 100m 12.99 and 200m 26.08, Haydn James came 2nd in his 400m 58.65, on the Field Theo Nightingale came 2nd in the High Jump 1.75 in awful conditions, in the Long Jump Nightingale took a win 5.52 and James Simmons was beaten by 1cm in to 2nd place 4.97.

On to the throws in the Javelin Will McDonald came 2nd 37.92 and Turkay Altuntas secured a win 24.50, Altuntas had to settle for 2nd in his favourite event the Discus 36.73, but made it up in the Shot with a win 13.31 and James winning the B string 10.53

The under 17 men finished in third place.

The under 15 girls unfortunately lost 3 of its athletes in the week which put a dent in the team score, but the 5 girls that were there gave all their best to secure high points, Double win came in the Long Jump with Issy Payne 4.57 and Emerald Hill Sawyer 4.19, New Comer Tanishi Banerjee enjoyed her first outing for the club as she won her Javelin 27.52, won her Discus 25.54  and made it a hat trick of wins in the Shot 9.54, Annie Warner came 3rd in the 1500m 5.51.6 and Olivia Rayfield clocked 14.1 in the 100m and 30.4 in the 200m both 4th places, Issy Payne clocking 14.0 in the B string 100m for 3rd place and Hill Sawyer 29.2 for also 3rd in the A string 200m

In the under 17 Girls age group Chloe O Riordan made a welcome return coming 2nd in her 300m 46.9, 5th in her 200m 30.3 and 3rd in the Long Jump. Suki Humphreys added a win in the Discus 20.67 and 4th in the Shot 6.19 and Amelie Tayton won her 800m 2.50.8

Team Kennets Nite of the Mad Miles took part on another glorious summer evening after the club night, temperatures still at 25 degrees and light breeze insured some very fast times in its 24^th year of the event.

The First Race was the biggest field of all the 5 races the Under 9 and under 11 Girls which saw Praiya Forman take the lead and step by step slowly increased her advantage over the 4 laps to win with 5min and 40 seconds which equals All Time fastest time, 2^nd home was Matilda Saunders in 6.04 and third place went to Olivia Kwit in 6.06 in which was a close finish for the minor medals. The first under 9 girl home was Flow Randall who came 8^th overall in 7.22

Next up was the under 9/11 Boys Chester Bailey went out like a rocket which he sustained to take a great win by 200m, clocking fastest time in this age group to go All Time number 1 with 5.24, 2^nd place went to Matthew Jones 6.03 and 3^rd place to Idris Gaye 6.32

The Under 13/15 Girls were up next, Olivia Bentley took over the lead halfway through the third lap to take a superb win in 5.27 which ranked her 2^nd in the all time list, 3^rd home was Tilly Clare u13 in 5.59 with Penelope Lyth in third place 6.02 another u13.

Race 4 achieved another all time 2^nd fastest time, Harry Smith went out from the gun to win in a fast 5.08, Frank Edwards trying to hang on got a really good time of 5.30 for 2^nd place and third place went to Matais Manrique-Hueglas in 5.44

Race 5 is combined with Senior athletes male and female.

in the Ladies race it was a close finish on the line with mum and daughter, it was u17 Amber Stiles who took it on the line 6.54 and Martine Stiles 6.55 taking 2nd, with Juli Gaye in third place 7.30.

In the Mens race Bart Kuijten went out from the gun to win clocking 5.11 as a vet, Chris Turner taking 2^nd place 5.59 and Ben Schiffer-Harte in third place 6.34

Most Improved athlete from last year went to under 11 Olivia Kwit who knocked of nearly 90 seconds 

14 club athletes represented at the Berkshire Schools Championships to claim places for the English schools’ championships next month.

In total 9 medals were won from Team Kennet athletes

Two athletes have achieved English Schools qualifying performances so congratulations to Oscar Hook winning the Junior hammer 39.89 and Harriet Saunders winning the Junior 1500m in 4.45.4. 

There were also gold medals won by Kenechi Akosa in the inter 200m 22.9 in heat and 23.3.  Will McDonald in the inter Javelin 44.03m. 

Silver medals were won by Rueben Kuijten in the Junior Discus 29.89, Theo Nightingale Inter High Jump 1.82 and Isabel Payne Junior Long jump 4.73.

Bronze Medals were won by Noah Lauder Clarke in Junior Javelin 38.02, Olivia Bentley in junior 800m 2.24.4, Well done to the rest in taking part Junior boys Triple jump Josh Brain 5th 10.14, Junior girls High Jump Jess McCurtin 8th 1.25, Inter Girls High Jump Hannah Taylor 4th 1.45, Inter Girls Discus Suki Humphrey’s 4th 21.30 and Zoe Dickson 5th 20.51.

In the Wiltshire Schools Athletics Championships Emerald Hill-Sawyer participated in the Junior girls Long Jump finishing 2^nd place with a 4.70m jump and will qualify for the South West Schools Track and Field Championships this weekend. 

Team Kennet Athletes were fired up for the South of England Championships at Crystal Palace for u13/15/17

Day 1

Gold success came from Turkay Altuntas in the under 17 Discus as he threw 42.77 to win by over 3 metres, to cap this earlier he won a Bronze in the Shot just missing the club record with a new p.b. of 13.35.

Oscar Hook also struck a Bronze in the Hammer throwing over 40m for the first time with 40.34 in the under 15 boys

In the under 13 girls Isla Ladds produced a p.b. of 4.30m long jump to take 6th place in which 22 girls took part in a tough competition.

Isla later took part in the 200m coming 5th in her heat in also new personal best of 30.39s.

Day 2

Only the one athlete from TK today took part that was Berkay Altuntas in the under 15 boys Discus, going into the championships he was ranked 19th in the UK, and against most of the boys ranked above him, Berkay produced personal best throw by 1cm finishing with 35.72m placing him in 8th place.

This marked another milestone for the club as it was a record medal hull for the club on medals.

Team Kennet Quadkids were in action at Andover with a full squad of 20 athletes.

The U11 girls won the match overall with 846 points and the U11 boys finished 3rd overall, 824 points. Combined the took 1st place with 1670 points on the day.

Praiya Foreman finished 1st individual U11 girl scoring 226 points, close behind Matilda Saunders 225 points for 2nd place.

In the 75m sprint, Olivia Kwit was quickest 11.7s, Foreman and Hazel Bach were close behind 11.8s. In the long jump it was Foreman who leaped furthest with 3.42m, Saunders 3.37m. Foreman again took the top spot in the 600m clocking 1:55, Olivia Kwit 1:56:2. Saunders threw furthest in the vortex 29.13m. Also taking part Ines Field, Darcey Scaplehorn, Florance Randell Bird, Marlie-Jai Proctor, Isabella Chapman and Cecily Wyer.

Chester Bailey finished 2nd overall for the U11 boys scoring 237 points.

In the 75m sprint Alexander Browning was quickest 11.30s, Bailey 11.5s. Long jump Bailey took the top spot with 3.40m, Sebastian Clarke 3.07m. Bailey was quickest in the 600m 1:58:9, Matthew Jones close behind 2:00:1. Bailey threw furthest in the vortex 30.96m, Lenny Wyvill 29.92m. Also taking part Idris Gaye, James Rehill, Zac Skelton, Archie Pilling and Eoin Fussell.

Team Kennet athletes were out in force at Andover Athletics Club on Sunday 25th May to compete in the 3rd round of the Wessex Young Athletes League. Although the day remained dry, the blustery winds resulted in very challenging conditions for runners, jumpers and throwers alike. Nevertheless, the team earned an overall second place finish with 356 points, behind Abingdon on 369 points. The other teams competing were Marlborough (323 points), Isle of Wight (203.5 points), Andover (199 points) and Winchester (168.5 points).

A large Under 13 girls team meant very stiff competition for places and, with excellent performances across the disciplines, resulted in a fantastic team points total and first place club in the category. Of particular note were A String wins for Quinn Joyce (800m), Penelope Lyth (1500m) and Matilda Clare (long jump) and B String wins for Elodie Burdett (1500m), Isla Ladds (long jump) and Penelope Gorbold (discus). Second place finishes were achieved by Matilda (javelin), Affra Bailey (shot putt) and the 4x100m relay team (Penelope L, Isla, Matilda and Affra).

The Under 13 boys produced a series of strong performances which, although not always resulting in a win, earned good points and helped secure the overall category win against some very strong opposition. A String wins were achieved by Louis Cartwright, Jensen Nichols, Seb Lane and Freddy Downer (4x100m relay) and Jensen Nichols (javelin and discus). B String wins went to Louis Cartwright (long jump), Alfie Cronk (discus) and Josh Kuijten (shot putt). Second place finishes were achieved by Seb (75m hurdles and long jump), Jensen and Louis (100m), Freddy (800m and javelin) and Alfie (shot putt).

The dominance of the Team Kennet middle distance girls continued in the Under 15 category with further A String wins for Harriet Saunders (1500m) and Olivia Bentley (800m) backed up by a B String win for Annie Warner (1500m). Olivia secured a further A String win in the 200m whilst Harriet won the B String 300m. Harriet, Annie and Olivia were joined by Isobel Payne to take victory in the A String 4x100m relay. Second place finishes were achieved by Olivia Rayfield (100m and long jump) and Olivia B (300m). Despite fielding a small team, these successes, secured a very creditable second place in the category.

The Under 15 boys were up against some tough opposition on the track and, despite gaining some strong second places and good team points, missed out on individual wins. In the field the boys showed their strength however with A String wins for Berkay Altuntas (discuss and shot putt) and B String wins for Harry Smith (long jump), Berkay (javelin), Rueben Kuijten (discus) and Oscar Hook (shot putt). Second place finishes were achieved by Harry (200m and 1500m), Frank Edwards (1500m) and Euan Jones (javelin). This team performance secured second place in the category overall.

The school exam season resulted in a reduced turnout in both the women’s and men’s Under 17 events but those who competed produced a series of excellent results. In the women’s event there were wins for Zoe Dickson (A String discus and shot putt) and Suki Humphreys (B String discus and shot putt) which secured an overall fourth place. The corresponding men’s event saw victories for Turkey Altuntis (A String discuss and shot putt), Haydn James (B String long jump) and Theo Nightingale (B String shot putt). Despite fielding a small team, these performances were enough to take second place in the match.

Well done to all who competed. The final match in the series will be held at Aldershot in July.

Team Kennet Juniors took part in the second round of the Wessex Young Athletes League match at Southampton, with a strong match in hand, TK struggled to find the numbers they needed to maintain their first match.

Just of the pace the club finished in 5^th place out of 7, on a really positive note there were soo many personal best performances achieved by the squad.

The under 13 girls have been so strong this season, missing a few key athletes they battled through to finish 4^th , Matilda Clare had another successful day as she won her Javelin with a throw of 23.13, Ella McDonald backed her up with a B string win 20.40, Clare lept 4.01 in the long jump for 3^rd place, with McDonald in 6^th. On the Track two good 2^nd places came from Quinn Joyce 2.42 and Alice Stratford 2.50, Sophia Mahoney was 4^th in her 100m 14.6, while in the longer 200m Orlagh Stratford was good 3^rd in the B string 30.8.

The under 15 Girls saw an outstanding performance from Harriet saunders in the 1500m, as she pulled away to win with a fast time of 4.47.4, Olivia Bentley had a battle in the 800m to finish 2^nd in 2.28.7 which was matched in the B string with Ella Cronk 2.46, Emerald Hill Sawyer won her 300m B string in 46 seconds, in her long jump 4.73 for 3^rd place in a really strong competition, Saunders taking 3^rd in the B string 4.05

Zoe Dickson was the only u17 women to turn out she took part in the Shot and Discus.

The under 17 mens age group a double win came in the Javelin Will Mcdonald 42.90 and Turkay Altuntas 26.4, Altuntas then won his most favoured event the Discus 43.21 just missing the club record, with McDonald 2^nd B string, the pair matched up again in the Shot Altuntas throwing 13.49 for a great  win and McDonald taking 2^nd place again.

The under 15 Boys saw a tough match, Berkay Altuntas having to settle for 2^nd in the discus 28.13, with team mate Oliver Hook winning the B string 26.89, the pair matched their placings in the Shot Berkay 11.19 and Hook 10.17 and in the Javelin Euan Jones came 2^nd in the A string 28.32 and Altuntas winning the B string 28.15

Frank Edwards ran a good 1500m to finish 4^th just over 5mins

The under 13 Boys Sam Atkins cleared 1.28 in the high Jump for 3^rd place, he came 5^th in the 1500m with 5.26 and 2^nd in his 200m B string 31.5 for three new bests performances. Josh Bailey grabbed some useful points in his 200m and 1500m.