Category: Track & Field

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.

Thank you to all the Athletes who took part in the Santa Mile after the last training session of the season on Wednesday 20th December. Special thanks to the Coaches and Helpers who ensured the event ran smoothly.

Results below;

Team Kennet Santa Mile 2023 Results

1^st    Charlotte Bailey           u15  1^st female           5.45

2^nd      Ella Larkin                            u11     1^st u11 girl                5.53

3^rd    Harry Smith                u13  1^st u13 boy/male        6.00

4^th       Nick Burdett                        Snr      1^st Senior                  6.05

5^th       Penelope Lyth                     u11                                         6.16

6^th       Samuel Atkins                     u11     1^st u11 boy               6.17

7^th       Tilly Clare                             u11                                         6.28

8^th       Ben Daley                             u13                                         6.30

9^th       Josh Ladds                           u13                                         6.31

10^th     Praiya Forman                    u9       1^st u9 girl                  6.31

11^th     Ella Cronk                             u13     1^st u13 girl                6.36

12^th     Oliver Jarvis                         u13                                         6.37

13^th     Affra Bailey                          u11                                         6.37

14^th     Fynn Sanderson                 u11                                         6.38

15^th     Chester Bailey                    u9       1^st u9 boy                 6.39

16^th     Josh Bailey                           u11                                         6.40

17^th     Ella McDonald                    u11                                         6.43

18^th     Chloe O’Riordan                u15                                         6.48

19^th     Tim Smith                            Snr                                          6.49

20^th     Malik Gaye                          u11                                         6.51

21^st     Orlagh Stratford                 u11                                         6.54

22^nd    Gethin Thomas                   u9                                           6.55

23^rd     Edward Jarvis                      u9                                         6.56

24^th     Alice Stratford                    u11                                         7.00

25^th     Isla Ladds                             u11                                         7.04

26^th     Elena Wilkinson                 u13                                         7.05

27^th     Josh Kuijten                         u11                                         7.15

28^th     Elodie Burdett                    u11                                         7.16

29^th     Connor O’Riordan             u11                                         7.20

30^th     Idris Gaye                             u9                                           7.23

31^st     Ella Parsons                         u11                                         7.31

32^nd    Ewan Patterson                  u13                                         7.40

33^rd     Matthew Rycroft               u9                                           7.47

34^th     Gracie Cooke                       u11                                         7.56

35^th     Heidi Kenneally                  u11                                         7.58

36^th     Isla Parks                              u11                                         8.15

37^th     Matilda Pedersen              u11                                         8.23

38^th     Millie Barlow                      u11                                         8.57

39^th     Lily Parks                              u11                                         9.02

40^th     Evelyn Pedersen                 u9                                           9.25

Team Kennet were in action in the final Oxford Junior Athletics League of the Season at Tilsley Park in Abingdon.

Kenechi Akosa in the under 15 Boys smashed his own personal best in the 300m by setting a new League record and club record and ranking him in the UK top 20, with 37.3, he was just beaten in his 200m earlier in 24.0, but team mate James Simmons won the B string in 26.3, Simmons took part in the 100m coming 6^th in 12.9.

Two third places came in the long Jump Simmons 5.08 and will McDonald, Akosa decided to have a go at the shot and threw a massive 10.39 to win the A string and Turkay Altuntas also threw over 10m to win the B string in 10.11, Altuntas then came 2^nd in the Discus 31.33, and McDonald won the B string with 17.92, both teamed up in the Javelin with McDonald throwing 31.71 was only good enough for 4^th place, and Altuntas came 3^rd in the B string.

The under 13 Boys lost their match by just 4 points, a double win came in the Javelin Noah Lauder-Clarke 32.11 and Ben Daley 23.08, The discus saw another double win with new comer Berkay Altuntas throwing 21.52 and Rueben Kuijten 18.61, I the Shot Altuntas had to settle for 2^nd place 6.72 and Kuijten winning the B string 6.68, in the long Jump Josh Ladds came 3^rd with 3.87 and Lauder-Clarke matched the placing 3.38, on the track Harry Smith tackled the 1500m to come home in 5.26.4 for 3^rd place, in the shorter 800m both boys Oskar Larkin 2.46 and Lauder-Clark 3.22 were both 5th in their strings.

In the sprints Daley ran 15.4 for 5^th and Josh Brian 15.0 4^th place in the 100m, and in the 200m Ladds 31.6 6^th and Brian 31.6 4^th placed.

Caden Thomas took part in the u17 age group in the 100m 12.7 for 7^th and 200m 5^th place in 26.0, Isaac Mitcham ran in the 1500m for 2^nd place in 4.35.7.

The Under 13 Girls saw a double wins the 800m Emerald Hill Sawyer clocking 2.35.7 and Ella Cronk 2.49.6, both teamed up in the high Jump with Hill Sawyer taking part in the her first competition in the high jump, stole the show with 1.35 to win overall, Ella Cronk made sure she won her B string with 1.20, Both again teamed up in the Long Jump, Hill Sawyer couldn’t do the hattrick of A wins had to settle for 2^nd place 3.85, Cronk made sure she got a hattrick of wins in the B with 3.72. Anna Hall took part in the 3 throws Shot coming 3^rd 5.30, Discus 4^th 12.67 and her favored event the Javelin coming 2^nd 17.75.

The under 17 women had a good day to come 3^rd in their match Mia Wright cleared 1.53 in the high Jump to win, Clare McGonnell won her Javelin 31.07, and Annabel Maclean won her discus 25.46. In the Shot Maclean came 2^nd 8.58 and Wright won the B string 7.23, The Long Jump McGonnell came 3^rd 4.30 and Wright matched this in the B string 3.59. On the Track McGonnell took part in the 200m to come 2^nd in 28.1.

Finally in the under 15 girls, Bethany Maclean won the Javelin in 22.55, in the high Jump Leilah Gaye came 3^rd with 1.45 and Charlotte Bailey won the B string 1.30. The Long Jump Emelia Lunn lept 4.17 for 3^rd place and Sophie Moores 5^th placed in the B string.

On the track Lola Mitcham ran in the 1500m clocking 5.46.8 for 3^rd place, in the shorter 800m Bailey clocked 2.34.7 for 3^rd place and Chloe O’Riordan came 3^rd B 3.05.8. The Sprints saw Lunn take 2^nd in the 300m 46.7 and a fantastic race in the B string saw O’Riordan win in 48.6 the shorter 200m Moores had to settle for 6^th 30.7 I the A string and Sophie Cooper made a welcome return to finish 2^nd B in 30.0, the 100m sprint Moores came 5^th 14.3 and Cooper 4^th 14.2.

Team Kennet Quad kids were back out in action in Abingdon on Sunday for the 3^rd and final match of the Oxford League.  With a full Squad of 32 athletes, they aimed to not disappoint in the sunshine!

Team Kennet Youngsters secured Team League Champions in under 9 Girls and U11 Girls and also U9 Boys

First up were the U9 boys, with 8 athletes in this group in the sprints 75m Sebastian Lauder-Clarke was quickest for TK with 13.4s closely followed by Gethin Thomas 13.6s and Alexander Cameron and Jacob Williams both clocking 13.7s.  The long jump saw newcomer Toby Hartley leap 2.75m to score the best jump for the U9 TK boys.  In the 600m Thomas was quickest for TK clocking 2:15:8. All boys threw well in the vortex with Thomas shining again throwing 24.17m.  Thomas finished 4^th overall on the day for the U9 boys.  Other boys taking part Max Burt, Alexander Browning and Eoin Fussell.  The U9 boys finished 2^nd on the day scoring 575 points to secure the league win. 

Also with 8 athletes taking part, the U11 boys group.  In the 75m sprint Malik Gaye was fastest for TK clocking 11.9s followed by Connor O’Riordan, Samuel Atkins and Flynn Sanderson all clocking 12.4s.  It was close in the long jump with Gaye leaping furthest for TK with 3.43m with Gaye, Atkins 3.13m and O’Riordan close behind with 2.96m.    With the heat increasing the 600m heats were going to be tough but Gaye managed a quick time of 1:59:2 to be quickest for TK followed by Atkins 2:02:4.  In the vortex throw Gaye was strong again with a throw of 27.95m, Joshua Kuijten 26m and Josh Bailey 23.89m. Gaye was top scorer for the U11 boys resulting in a 7^th place overall on the day.  Also taking part JJ Mercer and Brodie Sanderson.  The U11 boys finished 5^th on the day with a combined score of 778 points. 

For the under 9 girls, we had 4 athletes taking part.  Praiya Foreman was quickest for TK in the 75m sprint clocking 12.8s and Matilda Saunders close behind with 13.4s.  Saunders leaped 2.94m in the long jump to record the longest U9 girls jump on the day. Foreman was close behind with 2.56m.  It was close again in the 600m between Foreman and Saunders just Saunders was quickest for TK clocking 2:08:9 breaking the Club record and League record previously broken in the last match by Foreman.  Darcy Scaplehorn threw furthest for TK with 20.31m in the vortex, Foreman 19.44m, Saunders 17.05m and Evelyn Barker 10.06m.  Saunders secured 1^st overall on the day and Foreman 2^nd overall.  The U9 girls finished 1^st on the day scoring a combined score of 478 points. 

Last up the Under 11 girls and it was close in the 75m sprint with Matilda Clare clocking the fastest U11 Girl sprint 11.3s, followed by Ella Larkin 11.8 and Penelope Lyth 11.9s.  In the long jump Isla Ladds leaped furthest for TK with 3.53m, Clare 3.51m and Lyth 3.46m.  The 600m saw some quick times for the girls with Ella Larkin breaking her club record to clock a time of 1:54:9 in the warm temperatures, Clare 2:01:9 and Lyth 2:06:1.  Clare threw furthest for TK 34.69m to record a personal best, Alice Stratford 27.39m and Lyth 25.01m.  Sophia Mahoney, Ella McDonald, Isla Ladds and Ella Larkin all also throwing over 20m.  Also taking part Izzy Fagan, Affra Bailey, Orlagh Stratford, ~Jasmin Hemmings and Matilda Pedersen.  Clare finished 1^st over all on the day, Larkin 2^nd and Lyth 4^th.  The U11 girls finished 1^st on the day with a score of 883 to secure the league win and ending the season with a double league win in Oxford and Wessex leagues.

Team Kennett U11 Girls broke the 4x100m record, which they set in the first match of the season, running 63.0. Well done to Ella Larkin, Matilda Clare, Isla Ladds and Penelope Lyth. 

Results – https://ojl.org.uk/results/

Team Kennet had a great turnout for the Quad Kids match with 4 under 9 boys, 4 under 9 girls, 12 under 11 girls, and 8 under 11 boys.  First up for the under 9 girls was the sprints with Praiya Foreman clocking a time of 12.3 to record the fastest under 9 sprint on the day for the girls.  In the long jump Foreman stole the show again for Team Kennet with a leap of 2.44m.  In the Vortex throw Darcey Scaplehorn threw 19m to throw the furthest of the U9 girls and finally Foreman stormed to the finish line with a new Team Kennet Club record of 2:11:7 for her 600m and with her solid performances she secured a 1^st place finish on the day overall.  Other girls taking part Isla Cooke and Evelyn Barker.

For the under 9 boys William Moloney was quickest for TK also with a sprint of 12.3s but it was Gethin Thomas with the biggest jump of 2.49m.  In the vortex throw Max Burt threw furthest for TK with 21.7m with Sebastian Lauder-Clarke close behind with 20m. In the 600m it was close between the boys but Moloney finished quickest for TK with 2:17:7. It was Moloney’s debut for the club and finished in the top 3 overall.  Both the under 9 teams managed to secure 1^st place overall on the day.    

For the under 11 girls it was close in the sprints with Matilda Clare and Ella Larkin both clocking 11.6s followed by Penelope Lyth and Elizabeth Wilson 11.8s.  In the long jump Clare leaped furthest for TK 3.69m with Lyth 3.60m and Isla Ladds 3.51m.  For the Vortex, Clare maintained her form with 28.05m, Alice Stratford 26.05m and Lyth 25.65m.  Also throwing over 20m was Larkin, Wilson, Ladds and Ella McDonald.  In the 600m it was close for the squad of 12 with Larkin finishing quickest 1:57:8, Quinn Joyce 2:02:3, Clare 2:03:7 and Lyth 2:04:6. On the day overall Clare finished 1^st with Lyth finishing 2^nd.  Also in the top 5 was Ella Larkin, 4^th and Isla Ladds, 5^th.   The under 11 girls finished 1^st on the day overall. 

At the end of the day Team Kennet Quad kids entered 3 relay teams after proving popular back in April and managed to break the U11 record in the Oxford League with a time of 64.6seconds.  Well done to the team, Clare, Larkin, Ladds and Lyth!

Under 11 boys had some quick times in the 75m sprint with Jenson Nichols clocking 11.7s, Malik Gaye and Connor O’Riordan 11.8s and Samuel Atkins 12s.  In the long jump Gaye leapt furthest for TK with 3.51m, close behind Nichols with 3.43m.  In the vortex Nichols threw furthest with 28.5m again with Gaye close behind 24.64m and Joshua Kuijten 24.2m.  Atkins was quickest in the 600m with 2:00:2, Gaye 2:08:0.  Other boys taking part Brodie Sanderson, Flynn Sanderson and Henry Kaxe.   The team finished 4^th overall on the day. 

Team Kennet hosted their annual Nite of the Mad Miles on longest day of the year in superb conditions celebrating the 20^th year of the event.

The event this year saw 5 races and 93 runners taking part.

This years event saw some very impressive times set all round.

Race 1 was the Girls u9s and u11s combined, a strong field off 22 runners saw two athletes break away Ella Larkin u11 and Praiya Foreman u9, over the last lap and half Ella pulled away and took a superb victory in 5.56, she is the first under 11 girl to break the 6 min barrier, next home was Praiya who ran a superb 6.26 to hold on to 2^nd place and take u9 medal and both athletes top their own age group top 50 best times over the event. Third place was Quinn Joyce who ran exactly the same time 6.26, in what was a close race saw 4^th place Ella Mcdonald 6.26 and Penelope Lyth 6.27 for 5^th place.

The under 9 and u11 Boys saw 18 starters  and first home was Samuel Atkins who went out to win straightaway in a solid run he clocked 6.02 to go 2^nd in the top 50 leaderboard, 2^nd home was Finn Sanderson 6.27 and third placed was Malik Gaye 6.35, the first u9 was Gethin Thomas 6.43.

Race 3 was the under 13 and u15 girls, only 14 starters, and again like the boys race before Isla Clare went straight out to take the win in a fast 5.40.5, 2^nd home was Charlotte Bailey 5.55 with emerald Hill Sawyer just behind breaking the 6 min barrier 5.57.

Race 4 saw 20 starters in the under 13 and u15 Boys, Ethan Kuijten went straight out to lead all the way around the 4 laps in 5.10 to record a 2^nd place in the top 50 leaderboard, 2^nd home was Max Adams 5.27 and third place went to Harry smith 5.35.

Finally Race 5 had all the other age groups from u17 through to vets ladies and Mens, The Mens side saw a great battle with Casey Warwick just getting the better of Jonjo Stiles recording 5.19 and 5.22 with Third place going to Thomas Bailey 5.34, in the ladies section a really fast time from Gemma Jones earned herself the win and also take 2^nd place in the top 50 Leaderboard, 2nd place went to Martine Stiles 6.14 and 3rd Kathryn Saunders 6.32

The most Improved award went to Penelope Lyth by knocking of one minute on last years time, very impressive difference.

Team Kennet Athletes secured 14 top 25 Rankings over the Summer of 2022, making it one of the best individual performances ever in the club. Impressively there were some 27 athletes making the top 100 UK Rankings, from all age groups.

Ben East ranked number 1 in the under 20 Javelin 73.49

Ben East ranked number 5 in the Senior Male Age group Javelin 73.49

Will McDonald ranked number 5 in the under 13 Javelin 37.98

Turkay Altuntas ranked 10^th in the under 13 Discus 27.31

Eliska Simpson ranked 7^th in the under 13 Discus 25.09

George Down ranked 12^th in the under 17 Long Jump 6.55

James Fenner ranked 13^th in the under 15 Javelin 43.96

Seb Simpson ranked 14^th in the under 17 Discus 42.63

Zoe Allen ranked 14^th in the under 15 Shot 11.07

Harry Fenner ranked 16^th in the under 13 Javelin 34.25

Jon Simpson ranked 18^th in the vet 45 Long Jump 5.13

Mitch Poustie ranked 18^th in the Vet 40 2000m S/C 9.52.8

Clare McGonnell ranked 21^st in the under 15 Javelin 33.47

Luke Angell ranked 24^th in the Senior Male Javelin 61.48

3 Team Kennet athletes did back-to-back competitions at the end of September which turned into 2 family affairs with the Angell family and the Simpson family competing together on the Saturday and Sunday.  

On the Saturday they went to Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, where Javelin Coach Luke Angell came away with a win in the men’s senior javelin with 57.91m. He also took part in the discus, earlier in the day with a season’s best of 28.61m to take 2nd place.  

Jon Simpson (v45) also came 3^rd in the Javelin with 27.84m, 4^th in the Discus with 25.67, a 200m in 26.2s and finished off with a 100m sprint clocking 13.00s. Seb Simpson (u17) did Javelin, 24.25m, Discus, 39.62 and completed his day with a Hammer throw of 39.46m. 

Throws Coach, Cheryl Angell (v55) completed her day with a Shot putt of 6.55m, a hammer throw of 17.98m and a Discus throw of 14.34.  

Next day they ventured out to Winchester with a few more additions to the TK team of throwers.  

Luke Angell came away with a win of 59.55m on his last throw of the season in the senior men’s competition. Oliver Ford’s (u20) win in the javelin hit 38.16m and Brandon Carter’s (u17) win hit a massive 43.44m. Eliska Simpson (u13) threw 19.14 in the javelin to take 1^st place.  

Oliver Gregory (u20) ventured out to join the team for the shot putt and came 2^nd with a season’s best of 11.20m just behind Oliver Ford (u20) who took 1^st place with a new PB of 11.73m. Seb Simpson threw 11.99m for 1^st place in his age group. Eliska Simpson threw 7.35m in shot for her 4^th place. 

Cheryl Angell took on Hammer with a 1^st place of 17.11m in the V55 section along with Seb Simpson throwing 40.97 in the u17 section to take 1^st place.  

Discus saw most TK throwers take part with Cheryl Angell, who equalled her seasons best and her own club record for the second time this year with a throw of 15.41m, Seb Simpson threw 40.19m to take 1^st. Harry Booker took 2^nd place with 35.22, and 1^st place went to Oliver Ford with 36.83m. Eliska Simpson had the best day with a massive throw of 25.09 taking 1^st place in the discus and a new PB! 

The only track runner of the day was Emerald Hill-sawyer (u13) who took the win and a PB in the 100m with 14.32s and later competing in the 800m with a time of 2.37.29 to take 3^rd place.    

Three throwers from Team Kennet took part in this open competition. Coach Luke Angell took on the Senior Men’s Javelin competition and won with 57.91m. Brandon Carter also took on the Javelin in the U17’s and took the win with a throw of 40.45m. Cheryl Angell competed in the Hammer and threw a season’s best with 18.62m to take 2^nd place in the group and 1^st in the V55 section.