Newsletter January 2016

SPORTSHALL 3 OXFORD LEAGUE 10 SENIOR TRIATHLON 24 INDOOR ATHLETICS 4 WESSEX LEAGUE 13 WINTER AWARDS 28 OPEN ATHLETICS 5 CROSS COUNTRY 14 ANNUAL AWARDS 29 CHAMPIONSHIP ATHLETICS 6 ROADRUNNING 24 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 31 SOUTHERN ATHLETICS 7 JUNIOR TRIATHLON 23 CONTACTS & RENEWALS 32 Page 2 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016 Chairman’s Report

2015 was an The Senior League fared well, finishing The Primary School events are buzzing incredible year mid table and seeing some great individual every year and now are a commitment for the club, with performances but with the amount of for most schools in the area, The largest our membership athletes now at the club we should be in a being the Cross Country where the 1200 remaining constant at much stronger position, if we can just get finishers taking part made it one of the around the 425 mark everyone involved at the same time. biggest events in the UK. Next year sees and with our waiting an Olympic Year and with this our Annual list still holding a Road Running is looking good, especially Quadkids event will have an Olympic theme further 100. If you in the divisions the club holds for club as London hands over to Rio, we will be read the rest of my report you begin to championship points, it’s looking like the looking for many helpers as possible! see why the club has been so successful top divisions next year will be hard to win, this year. Newbury parkrun averages around 15-20 Well all this wouldn’t happen if it wasn’t TK runners per week. for the Volunteers in the club some 50-60 On the track and field, the juniors defied people volunteer to run the club in various the odds to win both the Wessex Young Our triathlon section continues to grow. ways from coaching to admin, behind the Athletes League and the Oxford Junior The annual Newbury Triathlon was another scenes to officiating, so many hours a year League, not many clubs can say they have enormous success and the Duathlon from all involved have made this club what won a league let alone a double in the matched up to it with much positive it is today. A big thank you to all those same season. The turnout for both leagues feedback. The TK Club Series has also involved, but if anyone else would like to has been high with 120 juniors competing provided some great results for the club. help out in the club then please let us in these, and again it shows in depth how know. strong our Juniors are as they won three Last year’s Cross Country Season was of the Wessex matches and were only one of the best for the club, another big Another year goes by and we welcome in narrowly beaten by 20 points in another, showing at events especially in the younger 2016, good luck to all of you this year at while in the Oxford League they recorder age groups, hopefully this will now start to whatever you do with the club one win and two second places. progress through the age groups into the u15s and upwards giving the club more Nick Bull talent for the future. Chairman

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Newbury & atcham Page 3 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016 SPORTSHALL Regional Sportshall Five Team Kennet athletes were selected for the Berkshire team in the regional Sportshall Fun in Athletics competition at Burgess Hill on 11th January. The boys team finished in 2nd place only 3 points behind the winners Kent and the girls finished 3rd.

Individually, Ben East and Harry Booker were in the 4 by 1 Lap Relay Team which finished 4th and Harry was in the Over and Relay where Berkshire came 8th.

In the field events, Ben was 3rd in the Chest Push and 10th in the Speed Bounce, Oliver Gregory was 5th in the Javelin and 13th in the Balance Test while Harry was 7th in the Long Jump and part of the 3rd placed High Stepper Team. West Berkshire Primary Schools For the girls, Verity Szala was 5th in the balance test and 9th in the target throw while Clara Jones was 11th in the Vertical jump Indoor Sportshall and in the 4th placed Hi-stepper team. On the track, Clara was in the 2nd placed Grand Prix relay team. Championships 2015/16 Team Kennet hosted the 17th West Berkshire Primary Schools Indoor Sportshall Championships on Saturday at Park House Sportshall League 2015 Match 3 School, which was to be one of the closest Competitions in the In the final match of the Sportshall league, the Under 11 boys Sportshall History of the event. came 2nd on the day to finish in 2nd overall. The under 11 girls were 2nd on the day and 3rd overall. The Under 13 boys finished 19 schools took part making up 200 athletes and the noise was 4th overall despite 6th place on the day while the girls were 4th buzzing all morning as Falkland School managed to hold off on the day and overall. The Under 15 girlls held on to 2nd place Spurcroft School by just 3 points going down to the last event on with 2nd on the day. the day. Hermitage took third place. For the Under 11 girls, Verity Szala and Sophie Wheadon The plate Winners were St. Martins who had to fight of Curridge finished 1st and 2nd in the soft javelin and Daisy Tolhurst won school also on the last event coming down to just 2 pts in the end the speed bounce. Clara Jones was 2nd in the vertical jump while Verity was 2nd in the balance test and Isabel Stevens 3rd Best Field event athletes went to Duarte Pereira from St. Josephs in the Long Jump. The best track performance was 3rd in the leaping 2m in the long jump and Louise Kane leaping 1.92 for Grand Prix. Stockcross school also in the long jump The under 11 boys saw Harry Booker and Oliver Gregory The top 2 schools will go forward to represent the area in the 2nd and 3rd in the Soft Javelin and Ben East 2nd in Berkshire Schools Finals. the Speed Bounce and 3rd in the seated throw On the Results track they picked up 4th in Grand Prix and 2 by 3 Lap. 1st Falkland 310 Under 13 girls saw Mia Eldridge win the Shot with Phoebe 2nd Spurcroft 307 Hoaen 2nd in the seated throw. Mia and Freya Owen were 2nd 3rd Hermitage 258 and 3rd in the Speed bounce and on the track they were 2nd in Plate Winners: St Martins the grand prix. Under 13 Boys saw Stuart Bladon 2nd in the seated throw and equal 3rd with Cameron Langley in the Speed bounce. The track saw a 2nd place in the Grand Prix and 3rd in both the 4 by 1 Lap and 2 by 3 Lap races. For the Under 15 girls, Kiah-Jay Stevens and Danielle Newton came 1st and 2nd in the speed bounce while Zoe Forte was 2nd in the Shot and long jump and 3rd in the triple jump. She also won the 1 lap on the track and the girls were 2nd in the 2 by 3 laps and the grand prix. James Hills, our only under 15 boy was joint winner of the seated throw. Page 4 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016

Sportshall League 2015-16 Match 1 INDOOR ATHLETICS Team Kennet were in action in the opening Berkshire Sportshall League match at Eton. Both the under 13 girls and Under 13 boys teams finished in 4th place. The Under 11 girls came 5th with a younger development team in 12th while the boys came 7th.

For the Under 13 boys, Individual wins came from Ben East in the speed bounce and Harry Booker in the Shot while Harry and Tom Hills were joint 2nd in the Hi stepper and Tom came 3rd in Long Jump.

For the girls, wins came from Sophie Weadon in the Chest Push and Isabel Stevens in the Hi Stepper with 2nd place from Maddie Barnes in the Shot and 3rd places from Freya Owen in the Speed bounce and Phoebe Hoaen in the Shot.

For the Under 11 boys, Matthew Jones was 2nd in the 2 Lap individual, the triple jump and speed bounce and also came in joint 4th in the Soft Javelin with team mate Kian Hockaday. For the girls, Amelia Overend and Annabel MacLean came 2nd in the target throw, Annabel Gibson was 3rd in the long jump and the 2 Lap race SEAA Indoor Championships with Rebecca Gray 4th in the triple jump. Six Team Kennet athletes were in action of the SEAA indoor track and field championships On the track, the quartet of Annabel, at Lee Valley. Amelia, Aimee Dickson and Lucy Colston were 3rd in the Obstacle relay and 4th in Susie Drake claimed her first title in her athletics career by winning the under 17 women’s the 4 by 2 Lap race. 1500m as a bottom end athlete. Meanwhile in the same race the under 15 girls battled it out and Holly Donohoe secured her first ever medal in a major event by coming second both For the under 15s competing as girls smashing their personnel best times: Susie with 5.18.40 and Holly with 5.09.73. individuals, James Hills won the Shot and was 2nd in the long jump while Charlotte In the under 17 Women’s 800m Booker came 3rd in the Chest Push with Carys Cox progressed through to Kira Angell 4th in the Shot. the final coming 3rd in the fastest of the 3 heats in a club record time of 2.23.69. Some 90 minutes later she had to run again where she stuck to her ground to be just edged TK Club Kit into 4th place. Darcey Fleming came within a We have the following Team Kennet whisker of collecting a medal in the branded items of clothing available under 15 girls 60m hurdles, after for sale. winning both round 1 and the Semi final in similar times of 9.50/9.52 Athletics she came 4th in the final with 9.35 Hoodies and Zip Hoodies: £20 a new club record in the process. Running Vests: £15 Joe Osler was the clubs only male Long Sleeve High Neck Vests: £18 athlete to take part this weekend, Training Hat: £10 after clearing 1.65m in the high Clothing is on sale at reception jump for 9th place in the u17 mens nights or contact Nick Bull. age group he came 4th in his heat of the 200m in 26.3.

Triathlon Mia Eldridge competed in the under 15 girls. In her favoured event, the shot, she threw email: [email protected] 9.07 for 7th place and in her heat of the 200m came 4th in 31.04 Page 5 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016

SEAA Senior London Indoor UK National Championships Games Indoor Two Team Kennet athletes attended the U15 London Indoor Games. Darcey Championships Fleming was trying to improve her hurdles Only two Team Kennet Athletes braved the technique before the England Age Group visit to Sheffield for the UK National Indoor Indoor Championships next month but Track and Field Championships. Nathan had to settle for 3rd place in both runs Gillis competed in the under Men’s 800m of the 60m hurdles with similar times of and although setting a new club record for 9.39 and 9.40s – marginally down on her indoors of 1.58.07 his third place wasn’t PB of 9.35s at the SEAA Championships. quick enough to progress to the final. Mia Mia Eldridge was trying to qualify for the Eldridge competed in the Shot in the under England Age Group Indoor Championships 15 girls coming a creditable 14th place and came 4th for the shot with a new PB with a best throw of 9.08 (and club record) of 9.55m, which was just above the qualifying distance, before a quick dash across London for the Berkshire

In the Under 20 and Senior events Georgina Bradford moving up to the under OPEN ATHLETICS 20s secured her first medals in this age group with a superb Bronze in the 800m clocking 2.22.77 in the final, just two hours later she tackled the final of the Berkshire Championships 1500m coming a creditable 5th place in 5.18.57, both setting new club records. Team Kennet walked away with 4 Gold, 7 Silver and 3 Bronze medals at the Berkshire County Championships at Eton on Sunday. The 4 golds were Alisha Bradford Discus 27.28 The day before in the 400m of the under & Hammer 25.41, Luke Angell 60.16m in Javelin and Oliver Hewitt in the Discus 37.36. 20s Millie Calkin came 2nd in her heat Silvers were won by u15 Stuart Bladon in the High Jump 1.50 & 800m in 2.19. Oliver clocking 60.23 for a new club record in the U17 Hammer 48.04, Mia Eldridge in the U15 shot putt 9.90, Carys Cox in the before going out in the Semi Finals coming U17 300m in 41.4 and Millie Calkin in the U20 100m sprint clocking 12.9 & also in the 5th with 60.91, Carys Cox stepped up an 400m with a time of 61.4.. Competing in the 300m, Holly Donohue took a Bronze with age group and fared well as she set a new a time of 44.04 and made the 800m final coming in 8th place while Kiah Jay Stevens Club record for under 17s coming 4th in took a bronze in the Discus with a throw of 23.81. Georgina Bradford clocked 2.23 in her heat with 61.26 the final to take bronze in the 800m. Making the 100m final, Emily Gould getting a PB in the 100m 13.8 and Stevens clocking 14.3 & 20.72 in the Javelin. Georgia Featherstone got a 28.4 SB in 200m final and another SB 13.7 in 100m. Phoebe Hoaen & Anna Petit competed in the U13 Quadrathon with Petit collecting 239 points to come 5th and Hoaen 223 taking 8th place overall. Andover Open

A number of TK athletes entered the Andover Open on May 10th. Matthew Jones U11 eased himself into his first open with 80m, 600m, LJ 12.89, 2.12. 3.13 respectively. Ben East taking 2nd place with a Javelin throw of 28.02 along side training partner Luke Angell appearing as a guest at the meeting 57.27 and Matthew Hunter joined them with a SB 33.04 to take 1st in the u20s. Hunter also did 100m 12.69 and a PB in Shot 9.55. Alex Colston stepped up for the 800 clocking 2.24.

The girls were out in force with Kira Angell picking up 2 PBs in Hurdles 13.23 taking 4th and Javelin 25.00. Mia Eldridge joined her in the javelin 18.85. Eldridge also had a PB in discus of 24.58 and threw 9.54 in Shot. Both Emily Gould and Kiah-jay Stevens entered the 100m 14.13 & 14.28pb also in the 200m 29.77 SB and 30.61pb respectively. Stevens also achieving a PB in Discus of 26.36. Kora-May Stevens did her 100m 16.89, Discus 18.82 and a PB in Javelin 19.20. Page 6 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016

SEAA 3000 Team Kennet’s Sam Hart produced and outstanding performance in the South of england u15 3000m championships at Bedford , he secured a Silver medal and set a new club record clocking 9.19.56 which put him 2nd in the UK u15 rankings BMC Grand Prix Team Kennet had two athletes in the BMC Grand Prix 800m races held at Iffley Road Track in Oxford.

Nathan Gillis ran in the C race clocking 1.52.47 to come in 2nd place just outside his best time, while Alex Hanson went one better to win his H race in a new personnel best time of 1.54.14. Silver for George Team Kennet Athlete George Anstie collected the silver medal at the Nottingham 2015 CPISRA (Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association) World Games last week. George who is 21yrs old represented England in the Discus under the classification F38. George’s 1st round throw produced a PB 24.04 which took 2nd place. George who recently qualified as an Assistant Coach at Team Kennet is also under the guidence of his own coach and training partner Cheryl Angell, who also attended the Games to support George and his family. 13 Countries took part at the games with athletes coming from as far as Australia. Athletes took part in a number of disciplines including Athletics at the Harvey Hadden Sports Centre, Nottingham. The event was run by Cerebral Palsy Sport. The games themselves are for athletes of any age who have Cerebal Paulsy. UK Championships Two Team Kennet Athletes were in action over the weekend in the U20/23 UK Championships and European Trials, on the Saturday it was Nathan Gillis in the u20s 800m, he breezed through the first round with an excellent 1.52.35 for a new club record and best time, only later to run out of steam in the Semi Finals where he came 7th in 1.57.75.

On the Sunday it was Luke Angell’s turn in the u23 Javelin, going into competition he was 5th best on paper he made the last three throws in 6th place with 54.38 , he managed to extend his distance in the last round to a disappointing 55.38 were he stayed in 6th place. UK throws Carnival The UK throws Carnival took place at Loughborough on the weekend of September 12/13th. Team Kennet had 2 competitors SEAA Championships in it with training partners Luke Angell and Ben East. This was Ben’s 1st Throws Carnival. In windy conditions Ben stepped up Team Kennet’s Luke Angell was the only athlete from West against some of the country’s best in the U13’s section. Ben Berkshire taking part in the South of England Senior championships produced a throw of 30.42 with his 4th round throw securing 6th at Lee Valley on Saturday. His throw of 60.82m in the Javelin place. Unfortunately Luke Angell had to pull out of the competition earned him a 5th place (2nd U23 Man) in the championships and through injury but continued to give Ben his full support throughout a new Club record. the competition. Page 7 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016

English Schools Team Kennet had two athletes competing at the English Schools in Gateshead on SOUTHERN 10th/11th of July. Oliver Hewitt took part in the Intermediate Boys Hammer with a best throw of 49.10m. In the Junior Girls Darcy Fleming came 2nd in her heat of the 80m hurdles in a new best time of 11.24, ATHLETICS reaching the final later on in the day where she came 8th in 11.4 The Long Jump for the Women bagged another win with Calkin leaping to 9.53 Match 1 Twickenham and Rhea Walter taking 2nd place in the ESAA Combined Team Kennet Seniors were in action in B string. Calkin made it another win in the first Southern Athletics League match the Triple Jump with Walter winning the B Team Kennet’s Zoe Forte took part in of the season at Twickenham in Division string for another club Double. Best event the ESAA Combined Heptathlon over the 3SW. In a very close match with the places of the day was the men’s Javelin where weekend, scoring 3715pts to finish 10th constantly changing the final result was Luke Angell extended his own club record and helping Berkshire to win the regional and took a great win with 60.55m, and competition. Zoe was lying 9th after day 1, Christian Randall taking B string win with 1st Kingston 258 clearing a life time best in the high jump a throw of 37.36. The Women’s Hammer of 1.51, another best came in the shot 2nd St. Marys Richmond 253 saw both A. Bradford and C. Angell take with 9.05 and again in the 80m hurdles 3rd Team Kennet 228 good points with both athletes coming with 13.9. A fast 200m of 27.8 kept her 4th Sutton & District 114 2nd in their strings 27.42 and 20.36 within striking distance of top 3 after the 5th Chichester 112 respectively. first day. The following day a javelin throw of 25.21 was one of the best on the day, a The day began well for the yellow vests as The women’s 3000m G. Bradford had to long jump leap of 4.52 and a good 800m on the track in the women’s 400m hurdles settle for 2nd place in the A string but a of 2.38.4 resulted in Zoe finishing the Susie Drake came home 2nd place 74.2 great B string win came from Mary Allan weekend in 10th place. with Harriet Allan Winning the B string while in the men’s longer distance of 5k, while in the men’s event Samuel Randall Callum O’Neill was in a battle for most 61.7 matched the same placing with Nick the way round with 4 athletes looking Bull coming 4th in the B string. at getting under 16mins, O’Neill had to Biggleswade Open settle for 3rd in the A string in the end On the Field the High Jump both Bull and with 16.11 and Justin Wells coming 2 competitors from Team Kennet competed Alex Hanson gained a few points, while in 2nd as well in the B string. Good points in the Biggleswade open last weekend. Kira the Hammer Matthew Hunter was the clubs normally come from the Steeplechase for Angell took 1st place in the High Jump only athlete coming 5th. S. Randall and the club. Both men and women tackled winning with a jump of 1.47m clearing his brother Christian tackled the Shot both the 2k steeplechase. In the Mens, Callum in every round then went on to do her 1st taking 4th place, While in the Women’s O’Neill and Justin Wells teamed up again 100 sprint of the season in a time of 13.9 Discus Alisha Bradford teamed up with both having to settle for 2nd place, but an coming 3rd. Angell then came together in Cheryl Angell both taking 3rd places. accident after the first water jump meant the Javelin with her mum and TK coach that jump was out for the remainder on Cheryl Angell. Both competed in this event Back on the track next was the 100m the race after lap 1, the Women’s race with Kira coming 2nd with 23.91 and Millie Calkin 12.6 led from the gun to saw a big field, Susie Drake pushed the Cheryl also coming 2nd in the V50 section take a great win, with Drake stepping in pace early on but tired over last 2 laps with a pb of 16.58. Cheryl competed in for some extra points coming 2nd. The and had to take 2nd place 8.18 and Rhea the V50 section, did all the throws in the men’s race saw Matt Hunter 4th and S. Walter had to also settle for 2nd place in morning starting with Hammer and gaining Randall 3rd. The 800m races picked up the B string. a pb of 22.15, Shot putt produced another good points for the club, Georgina Bradford pb of 7.06 taking 2nd place and also led most of the race to finish 2nd place In the 200m races Millie Calkin was yet taking 5th in the discus with 17.56. with Rhea Walter matching the same again involved to the line but this time position in the B string but in the Men’s she had to settle for 2nd place with Forte race great team tactics saw both Nathan also 2nd place in the B string, S. Randall Gillis 2.00.3 and Alex Hanson 2.02.2 win and Bull both picked up points coming their strings coming home 1 and 2 overall. 5th in their strings. The Women’s Javelin The 400m lived up to expectations in the Deborah Montgomery made the cut but Women’s as Carys Cox smashed the clubs had to settle for 3rd place in the A string 400m record to win on the line in a strong with C. Angell 2nd B string, and in the Shot finish clocking 60.0 seconds, with Team A. Bradford came in the A string and D. mate G. Bradford 2nd place in the B string. Montgomery in the B string. The mens 400m saw S. Randall come 4th with brother Christian 3rd. Continues over Page 8 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016

Continued The Mens 3000m Steeplechase Callum best time to win in 1.55.7 with Daniel O Neill came home in 2nd place 11.16.9 Collis taking 4th B string. The short sprint The 1500m races saw the club only drop with a B string win from Justin Wells races didn’t fair so well, Matt Hunter came 1 pt out of 24, Carys Cox was involved in a 13.13.0. Alex Hanson earlier in the day 5th A 12.7 and Max Gibbs 4th B 12.6 and very tactical race where she came 2nd and took a convincing win in the 800m 2.01.5 in the Ladies Donavon came 4th A with anther great win came from M. Allan in the with Nick Bull taking 3rd place in the B Bladon matching the same position. B string. Both Gillis and Hanson teamed string. In the women’s 800m race Georgina up again, they played a sit and wait game Bradford came 3rd 2.25.1 with Rachel The 400m races were next. Carys Cox was yet again for both to take wins in their Bladon taking 2nd B 2.33.0. Susie Drake in a great battle but had to settle for 2nd strings, at this point TK went first overall earned herself a good p.b. in the womens place with 60.3 and a great run from Zoe with only 5 points separating the first 3 400m hurdles coming 2nd in 73.6 and in Forte 64.1 brought her a great win. The teams. The sprint hurdles in the women, the mens Evan Hartley came 3rd 67.7 and men’s Samuel Randall clocked 53.3 for Zoe Forte came 3rd with Harriet Allan 2nd, Bull 2nd B string. In the womens 3000m only 4th place and Evan Hartley 56.9 for the men’s Triple Jump saw both S. Randall Bradford came 3rd and Chloe Scaplehorn 3rd place and another p.b.. and Hanson gain a few points, with no pole came 2nd B string. voulters TK dropped to 3rd place. Then it Back on the field events the men’s Shot was down to the relays and the women’s Back on the field events Jordan Donovan saw Matt Hunter and Sam Randall picking High jump. The 4 x 100m the women came 2nd in the long jump 4.71 and Millie up 4th places and in the men’s Long came 2nd (G.Bradford, Calkin, Cox, Allan) Calkin took a B string win 4.62, Both Girls jump, Gibbs 5.63 and Hartley 5.15 both and the Men’s team came 2nd after two teamed up in the sprints gaining good picked up good second places. In the teams were DQ, while in the High Jump points in tough fast races. The relays teams women’s Discus, a good result came from both Forte 1.45 and H. Allan 1.35 both were mainly scratch teams but a surprise Montgomery throwing 21.05 for 2nd place came 2nd. The 4 x 400m for the Women came in the men’s quartet where they and Angell throwing 17.69 for 3rd B string. saw a great victory in 4.24.1 (Bradford, came 2nd – a great last leg by Hartley saw Calkin, Forte, Cox) but the Men could only him take the opposition on the line. The women’s 3000m was next on the track get 4th place (Randall, Randall, Gillis, Georgina Bradford just ducked under the Hanson). Despite missing several athletes 12 minute barrier for 2nd A string and a this sets the club for a good season ahead great win came from Kirsty Bennett in the and promotion contenders Match 3 Hastings B string. The men’s 5000m was a great race where both Alex Hanson and Callum Team Kennet had to travel down to Hastings O’Neill led from the start and finished for their third match in Divison 3S of the within seconds of each other for a double Match 2 Horsham Southern Athletics League. Despite several win. athletes competing in the UK Champs the Team Kennet almost managed to pull squad pulled off a good result finishing in The women’s 200m saw only third places of a great result in the second round of equal second place from Donovan in the A string and Cox in the the southerns Athletics League held on B string. This was matched in the men’s a Sunday in Horsham, losing several key 1st Hastings 267 by S. Randall and Hunter. In the Field the athletes 24 hour before the match meant 2nd= Team Kennet 211 Triple Jumps picked up good points with others had to step in to take on their a double win from Max Gibbs 11.84 and 2nd= Havant 211 events, almost securing a second place on Randall 10.18 and in the women’s Cox the day but had to settle for 4th in quite a 4th Sutton 180 jumped 9.63 p.b. and Bradford 8.10 for a tight match. 5th Team Dorset 92 B string win. The Javelin saw Montgomery throw a season best of 22.59 for 2nd A There were some great double victories from The day started really well as the Yellow string and Angell came 4th B string 15.02 the Yellow Vests, In the 3000m Alex Hanson Vests took an early lead in the match. and in the men’s C. Randall 37.24 for 3rd tailed the leader till last 250m to pull away Susie Drake started the track of with a A string and Rafael Ribeiro 2nd B string winning in a club record 9.02.4 with Callum great win in the 400m hurdles 73.9 and in 32.31. O’Neill not far behind in 9.19.3. On the field the men’s race a close finish between both another great double came from Luke Angell club athletes secured an A string second The women’s high jump saw Zoe Forte in the Javelin 57.53 and a welcome return with Samuel Randall 62.6 and B string win clear 1.45 for 2nd place and Susie Drake from u17 athlete Rafael Ribeiro winning the from Evan Hartley 63.2. The High jump for 1.30 for 3rd B string. B string 35.90. the men picked up two good 2nd places from Max Gibbs and Nick Bull, while in the The Steeplechases always bring good points The womens 1500m Steeplechase women’s hammer Cheryl Angell came 4th but this time there was good opposition, produced another great double u17 Susie A string 18.68. In the women’s Shot both firstly in the men’s both Daniel Collis Drake secured a win 5.47.2 and Rachel Deborah Montgomery and Cheryl Angell and Callum O’Neill could only manage Bladon setting a Uk number 1 time winning could only get 5th places each in a good 2nd places 7.12.7 and 7.34.9 and in the B stream in 6.03.9. competition but Jordan Donovan leapt the Women’s Drake came 3rd in 8.05.9 4.55 for 3rd place in the long jump. p.b. with a great B string win from Bladon There were almost doubles wins coming 8.12.2 from women’s Hammer with Alisha Back on the track the 800m races picked Bradford 2nd A 24.48 and win in the B up good points. In the women’s both All the relay teams were mixed with Cheryl Angell 17.71, Bradford made it Georgina Bradford and Rachel Bladon sprinters/ and distance runners, and they another club win in the Discus with a throw came home in 2nd place while in the all picked up 3rd places towards the end of 26.24 with Angell taking 3rd B 17.11. men’s Alex Hanson broke his personnel of the day. Page 9 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016

Back on the track it was the 400m, one of the best club races of the day Match 4 Salisbury saw Carys Cox dip under the 60 second Match 5 Team Kennet were again involved in a 3 barrier to win in 59.6 breaking her own way battle at the fourth Southern Athletics club record and it was to be a double as Bournemouth Calkin took the B string 62.6. For the men League Division 3 SW match at Salisbury Team Kennet Senior team travelled to on Saturday. S. Randall could only get 4th 56.6 and Hartley 3rd 59.5. Next on the track was Bournemouth with just one thing on their minds, to take as many points as possible After an amazing start taking 90% of the the first time to run a women’s 5000m but with many stuck in traffic it was touch points in the first hour eventually TK had both TK girls ran well for 3rd places in and go if some would make it. With many to settle for third place in what was to be their strings Kirsty Bennet 22.20 and of us doubling up to cover events, the a close match Mary Allan 24.48.5. The men’s 3000m as all season secured another double win, day went well with TK taking 3rd place overall. 1st North Devon 271 Alex Hanson 9.22.9 and Callum O Neill 9.25.7. The club had no pole voulters 2nd Salisbury 263 or sprint hurdlers at this match and this 1st Swindon 218 3rd Team Kennet 255 made the difference as they went from 2nd Bournemouth 199 4th Lewes/Hayward 106 first to third place. The men’s javelin was 3rd Team Kennet 185 next Luke Angell remaining unbeaten 5th Poole Runners 61 4th East Grinstead 150 won again with 54.36 and C. Randall 5th Poole Runners 65 On the day a couple of club records were taking the B string 35.97. The women’s broken and 22 wins were achieved. javelin saw Montgomery secure another win 23.20 with Angell taking 3rd place in Sam Randall kicked off with an impressive 100m sprint coming 1st 11.7, a 200m Susie Drake got the track events under the B. The 200m races Calkin stormed to 2nd place 23.5. Randall teamed up with way with another superb victory in the Victory in 26.1 while Featherstone had to Evan Hartley in the 400 Hurdles and 400m hurdles73.8. In the men’s a settle for 2nd place in the B string 28.4, 400m with both taking 1st places in the double win came from Samuel Randall Both men were 3rd in their strings S. Hurdle 61.2 and Hartley 67.8 and 2nd 59.3 and Evan Hartley 64.6, While this Randall/M. Hunter. places in the 400 with 53.8 & 59.3 was happening both Alisha Bradford and respectively. Callum O’Neil cover miles of Cheryl Angell secured another double The next event was the 3km steeplechase; running for Team Kennet with a 1st place win in the hammer 26.36/19.94. In the Alex Hanson broke the club’s record taking 5000m 16.13, 2nd in the steeplechase women’s long jump Millie Calkin and 2nd place with 10.23.7, another B win 7.49 & 5th in the 1500m. On the field the Georgia Featherstone both secured 2nd came from Daniel Collis 11.33.1. men also fared well with Tomas Murphy places and in the men’s high jump a 2nd taking 1st in the high jump 1.88, Murphy place from Max Gibbs and 3rd from Nick The 1500m races G. Bradford and Bennet took 2nd in the triple jump 10.10 with Bull in the B. both came home in 3rd places while in the men’s Callum O’Neill came 3rd and Randal 4th with 10.62 and then 4th in the Next on the track was the 100m races, Wells 4th in their strings. Much better Long Jump with Hartley 2nd in the B string Millie Calkin came 2nd again 12.6 points came from the women’s 1500m with 5.05. Randal then teamed up with equalling her own club record and B string steeplechase both Susie Drake 5.43.9 and brother Christian in Shot putt, both taking Featherstone stormed out of her blocks for Rachel Bladon 5.51.0 came 2nd place, 3rd place with Sam 8.19 & Christian a great win 13.5 Bladon setting a new club V45 record and 7.51. The biggest competition on the day UK Number 1 for her age and UK All Time came from the men’s Javelin with Christian Matthew Hunter came 5th in the men’s 3rd place. Randall teaming up with training partner 100m race with Christian Randall taking Luke Angell. A tussle developed between 2nd place in the B string. Good points The women’s high jump Cox cleared 1.45 Angell and the Bournemouth athlete but came from the men’s shot for once with for 2nd place while Drake secured another Angell regained his form and came out with Hunter taking 3rd and Samuel Randall 2nd club B string win with 1.30. In the men’s maximum points with a throw of 57.38 place in the B. discus C. Randall came 3rd with Graham and Randall taking 2nd place with 39.40 Chambers 2nd B string and the men’s for the B string. Both turned out again in The 800m races picked up a lot of points hammer Hunter was 3rd with Chambers the Discus side by side with both gaining as it has done all year. Another double win taking anther 2nd place in the B. 3rd places with Angell 24.82pb A string & from Georgina Bradford 2.24.3 and Rachel Randall 20.63 for B string. Bladon 2.31.2 and in the men’s Alex Both the triple jumps saw massive jumps, Hanson led from the gun to win in 1.59.0 Joe Osler leapt 12.05 coming 3rd with 2nd The ladies fared extremely well as injuries with Justin Wells taking 2nd in the B string place for Gibbs in the B string with 10.48. starting to hinder. On the track Georgia 2.14.4 at this point the yellow vests were In the women’s triple jump both Cox and Featherstone came in 2nd in the 100m some 10 points clear but a stronger 2nd Bradford were placed 3rd. 13.7 & Deborah Montgomery taking 4th half from the other clubs pushed back the for the B string. Featherstone went one lead. In the women’s relay races the 4×400m better in the 200 taking 1st place 28.3. quartet of Bradford/Calkin/Drake and Cox Georgina Bradford stepped up and took In the men’s long jump only third places for broke the club record finishing in 2nd 1st place in the 400m with Rachel Bladon Gibbs 5.26 and Hartley 4.59, the women’s place 4.17.2. The sprint relay could only 1st for B string. Bradford teamed up shot Bradford secured a 2nd place 7.70 manage 3rd place. The men’s team went with Rhea Walters in the 800m with and Deborah Montgomery took a B string one better Osler/Gibbs/Randall and Hanson both taking 1st place 2.37 & 2.50 win with 7.11. The discus brought another came 2nd in 47.6 and in the 4×400m respectively. Bradford then teamed up double win Bradford throwing 27.85 and Hanson/O’Neill/Randall/Hartley were 3rd with Kirsty Bennet in the 1500m both girls Angell 17.90 3.47.5 taking maximum points. 5.37 & 6.17.. Page 10 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016 OXFORD LEAGUE

The long jump Langley came 3rd with a leap of 3.76 and Tom Hills taking 4th in Match 1 Horspath the B string. Team Kennet took part in their first outdoor The under 15 girls won their match with a league match of the season at Horspath in welcome return to Darcy Fleming winning Oxford, the Oxford Track and Field League her 75m hurdles 12.2, with B string Kira is used as a Development League for its Angell winning the B string 14.5. junior members, competing against all the Oxfordshire Clubs, Team Kennet won 3 Fleming later came 2nd in her 100m 14.2 Bennet then tackled the 3000m taking of the 8 age groups on the day and came with Emily Gould making a welcome return 2nd place. In the 400 hurdles Bladon took runners up in two. after a year out taking the B string 14.4. 2nd |& Walters taking 1st for the B string. The overall match score saw host club Both ladies then took the challenge of the Gould came 2nd in her 200m A string 31.4 Oxford take the honours with Team Kennet Steeplechase where both came in 1st for and Kiah-Jay Stevens also took second in runners up. the A & B string. On the field the trio of the B string 32.5. Alisha Bradford, Cheryl Angell & Deborah Mongomery pulled in some valuable points. 1st Oxford 2386 Holly Donohoe made it another club win in In the Hammer, Bradford and Angell both 2nd Team Kennet 2066 the 300m 48.4 and Izzy Hole taking 2nd took 3rd place 24.79 & 19.52. Again they place in the B string. teamed up in the Discus with Bradford 3rd Radley 1836 taking 2nd 27.74 & Angell taking 4th 4th Bicester 1602 Both teamed up in their favoured event 14.64. 5th Banbury 1501 the 800m to claim Double wins, Donohoe clocking 2.36.1 and Hole 2.58.0. Javelin saw both Montgomery & Angell 6th Witney 1363 both take 3rd place with 21.16 & 15.10sb 7th Abingdon 1138 Rosa Lawrence came 4th in the 1500m. respectively. The Shot saw Montgomery take 4th & Bradford 3rd. Only the ladies The under 13 Boys carried on from last The 4 x100m relay quartet of Angell/ where able to field relay teams, in the year by notching up a great win, Jack Donohoe/Stevens/ Gould took another 4x100 Bladon, Walter, Bennett & Angell Cannon setting the speed in the 100m convincing win 57.7. took 4th place with the 4x400 team taking winning the A string in a severe head wind 2nd with Bradford, Bladon, Bennet & 15.03 with new comer team mate Dexter Angell kept up with her wins of the day Featherstone. Alison 2nd in the B string 15.7. by winning the High jump in 1.40 and later threw 22.77 for 2nd place in the A In the longer 200m Cameron Langley could string Javelin, the B string was won by only manage 4th in 33.0 with Alison same Charlotte Booker 13.21 and she matched position 35.1. this placing in the Shot 6.13 and came 3rd in the Discus 17.39. A great Double win came in the 800m with Toby Thomas timing his run to perfection Both Donohoe and Hole picked up good winning in 2.48.7 and Thomas Joyce points in their long jump. winning the B string 2.57.5. The under 13 girls came so close on The longer 1500m Maxim Brown came 5th winning their match, it was the 800m 5.53.9 and Alexander Long 4th B string that secured the best results of the day 6.17.9. with Anna Pettit timing her run to win in 2.46.6 with Phoebe Hoean taking the B Langley came 2nd in the 75m hurdles string 2.55.5. and finally on the track the relay quartet of Langley/Alison/ Cannons and Harry Booker In the sprints Francesca Young came 3rd in came home 3 seconds clear. the 100m 15.9 and 4th in the 200m 33.3 and the B string Freya owen was 3rd in the On the field, there was Double wins in the 100m 15.9 and 2nd in the 200m 34.6. throws, Zachariah Montgomery winnming both his Shot 9.12 and Discus 19.77 and The 1500m Lucy Draper was 3rd 6.06.9 team mate Harry Booker matching this and Pippa Thomas 2nd in the B string in the B string with 6.61 in the shot and 6.35.3. 17.90 in the Discus. Another win came in the 4x100m relay Jack Cannons made it another win in the 61.8 (Millie Quaintance/Young/Freya javelin 24.46. Owen/Hoean). Page 11 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016

On the Field a Double win came in the came 2nd 4.42 with Cannons 4.04. and Hockaday in the 200m. Javelin with Millie Quaintance throwing 28.58 and Pheobe Hoaen 23.58. Hoaen In the younger age groups, the quadkids The under 13 boys were finally beaten in all made it another A string win in the Discus events saw very few Under 9 entries but the competitions, but by just 10pts. Although a 17.14 with Kora-May Stevens taking 2nd Team Kennet pair of Sebastian Simpson and much weakened squad, they gave hosts a place in the B string 11.95 and in the Shot Finlay Plumpton took 3rd place with Finlay’s run for their money. It was the throws that Freya Owen came 3rd 5.91 with Stevens 75m the 2nd fastest. The girls trio of Imogen earned the victories from this age group with winning the B string 5.58. Jones, Catherine Jones and Harriet Gibson double wins from Conor Sitton and Harry won the Under 9 girls event with Imogen Booker in the discus (18.70 and 17.55) Pettit came 2nd in the high jump with 1.25, and Catherine taking 2nd and 3rd overall and Shot (8.59 and 6.90). In the Javelin and in the Long Jump Quaintance was 4th places. it was second places for Booker 22.69 and and Young 2nd B. Cameron Smith 19.62. In the Long Jump In the Under 11 age group, the boys came Tom Hills leapt 3.90 for third place with a The under 17 womens a Double win came 4th with James Leach (8th) and Kian B string win from Cameron Langley 3.84. in the 300m Carys Cox clocking a fast Hockaday (10th) the best individual overall 44.8 and Susie Drake 49.2. In the longer places and Kian’s vortex throw of 24.98 On the track Cameron Dunbar came 2nd in distances 1500m Drake came 2nd in (2nd) the best single performance. The girls the 1500m with Maxim Brown winning the 5.15.4 and the 800m Cox matched the came 5th with Aimee Dickson, Annabel B string and the 100m Langley was 2nd same placing with 2.32.3. Gibson and Molly Leach the highest point in the A string 15.3 with Thomas Joyce scorers for the club. same position in the B string 15.2. The The sprints saw Georgia Featherstone come relay quartet of Dumbar, Langley, Joyce and 4th in both her races 100m 14.58 and Booker came home in 2nd place. 200m 29.88. Match 2 Banbury The under 13 girls won their match Anna Harriet Allan came 3rd in the sprint hurdles Pettit winning her 800m race in 2.31.4 while the only field event the girls competed Team Kennet were narrowly beaten in the and setting a new club record in the high in was the High jump with Allan clearing second match of the Oxford Junior Track jump 1.42 for another victory. In the b 1.35 for 4th A string and Drake clearing and Field League by hosts Banbury, But string Phoebe Hoaen controlled her race 1.30 for a B win. they top the table and in several of the age to perfection to win the 800m B 2.46.8 groups as well. and Anouk Mauree winning the B high The under 17 mens 100m was a great race Jump with 1.35. Both the longer distance in the head win, Dylon Suppo came 2nd in 1st Banbury 2424 girls came 2nd in the 1500m Lucy Wells 12.1 to show a lot of promise for the season 2nd Team Kennet 2418 5.23.8 and Lucy Draper 5.52.5. Maddi ahead,, in the 200m he also came 2nd 3rd Oxford 2178.5 Barnes was the best of the sprinters coming in 25.4, in the B string Dominic DeMonte 2nd in the B string 31.5. In the throws yet 4th Bicester 2167.5 came 3rd 28.4. again good points came with double wins 5th Radley 1917 in the Javelin Millie Quaintance 28.28 and DeMonte earlier took part in the 400m 6th Witney 1659 Phoebe Hoaen 19.56, the Discus Maddie clocking 60.4 for 4th place and tea mmate 7th Abingdon DNA Barnes 23.60 and Hoaen 15.61 and Barnes Tom Murrell came 1st in the B string came 2nd in the A string Shot 7.28 with Sophie Wheadon 5.81 winning the B string. Murrel came 2nd in the 1500m at the start The best individual result on the day was Quaintance came 2nd in the B string long of the day with 4.55.8 making a return after from under 17 Thomas Murphy who leapt jump 3.67 with Anna Pettit just ahead in injury. out of his skin to clear 1.90 in the high jump setting a new age group record in the club distance 3.74 for 3rd A string. The relay Suppo came 3rd in the long jump with 5.46. for a convincing win and his team mate Max quartet of Quaintance, Francesca Young, Gibbs also took the other string win with Freya Owen and Barnes came home in 2nd The under 15 boys were 2nd on the day 1.75 as the u17 men came third on the day. place. new comer Kieran Peppiatt made a good Gibbs jumped 5.63 in the long jump for an debut in the B string coming second in A string win. Dominic Demonte took part in Despite the under 15 girls coming 4th both100/200 13.8 and 28.3 while in the the three shortest events with the best being on the day, with only 75% of the events A string Hockaday came 5th in the 100m the 400m clocking 59.8 for 4th place. covered there were some outstanding 13.9 and 3rd in the 200m 28.6. performances. Firstly Kira Angell in the 75m The under 15 boys won on the day with hurdles coming 3rd 13.2, then later in the Ryan Cannons came 3rd in the 800m 2.38 some great individual wins coming in high jump 1.45 for 4th place, saving the while a great win came in the 1500m from the High Jump Stuart Bladon 1.55 and best to last in the javelin with 29.01 for 2nd James McLaughlin 4.58.6 and Will Denton Josh Livingstone 1.45 and the long jump place. Caoimhe Ruddock made a debut on made it a double in 5.44.6. James Hills 4.88 and Bladon 4.57. Daniel the track with a good win in the B string Hockaday in the 80m hurdles, Bladon made 200m 29.2 and 2nd in the b 100m 14.4, Hockaday came 2nd in the sprint hurdles it a hat-trick of wins in the 800m leading Emily Gould sprinting the A strings 100m 15.3. from the gun 2.23 with Alex Colston 2.28.2 4th 14.0/200m 2nd 29.6. Yet again it was taking the B string. Colston earlier won the throws that got the most points, Mia James Hills won his Javelin in 30.09, the 300m 44.9 and a B string win from Eldridge taking B string wins in the Javelin the discus 2 second places came from Hockaday in the 100m 13.1 and finally 20.13 and Discus 23.95. Kiah-jay Stevens McLaughlin 25.4 and Hills 22.72 and Hills the Relay quarter of Hockaday, Bladon, throwing 24.11 in the Discus could only get took a second place in the Shot 8.09. Hills and Colston winning in 54.3. Second 3rd place and Mia Eldridge coming 2nd in places were from James Hills and Zachariah the Shot 8.91. The relay quartet of Gould, Josh Livingstone came 2nd in the High Montgomery in the Javelin and Discus, with Angell, Ruddock and Stevens came home in Jump 1.50 and in the Long Jump Peppiatt Montgomery taking 2nd place in the Shot 2nd place. Page 12 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016

Carys Cox was the clubs only under 17 one win, this came in the 800m, in the A 10m in the A string 23.05 and Hoaen again women taking part coming 2nd in the string Toby Thomas was out kicked in the taking the B string win with 16.04. Barnes 300m with 42.0. There were a number of home straight clocking 2.37.6 for 4th place teamed up with Freya Owen in the Shot athletes non scoring for the club, Kiah-Jay while Thomas Joyce took full advantage of Barnes coming 2nd 6.92 just being beaten Stevens throwing the Javelin 22.59 in the a cat and mouse race by winning in 2.45.5. with Owen winning the B string 6.21. More u15 girls, Ellen Hill in the u13 girls Shot Cameron Dunbar was the only clubs 1500m points came in the High Jump with Anouk 5.27 and 1.25 in the High Jump best of runner coming 4th 5.48.7, while in the Mauree clearing 1.30 to come in 2nd place the non-scorers. sprints Cannons and Tom Hills came 3rd in but an impressive first go at the high jump their strings 15.3/15/6 in the 200m Hills from Lucy Wells secured a B string win Overall TK are top of the league with the came 4th 32.8. The 4x100m relay the team with a height of 1.25. Lucy Wells was the boys section in first place while the girls of Hills, Cannons, East and Booker came only track winner with a superb run in the are lying 2nd place behind Oxford. Iin the home in 2nd place 59.3. 1500m timing her finish to perfection as individual age groups with one match to go she came home in 5.11.6 just missing the Team Kennet lead the under 9 girls, under 9 The under 17 men came 3rd on the day, clubs 1500m record, Rebecca Thomson boys, under 13 girls, under 13 boys, under Joe Osler won his long jump 5.71 and his ran a good race to come home in 2nd place 15 girls (equal top) and u15 boys. High Jump 1.70, Rafael Ribeiro won his 5.53.2 both girls setting new best times. In Javelin with a massive throw of 50.71 to the 800m Hoaen ran in the B string coming win this is the clubs second athlete to throw 3rd 2.48 and Pippa Thomas not used to over 50m, he later came 2nd in the Shot running as a scorer came 4th in the B string. Match 3 Banbury with 9.71, with team mate Dominic De The 100m was the best of the sprints for Monte winning the B string shot 8.42 the yellow vests Owen 15.4 and Barnes Team Kennet finished off their season in the 15.3 both came 2nd in their strings. The Track and Field by winning the last match De Monte took part in both the 100/200 relay quartet of Mauree, Owen, Barnes and at Banbury in the Oxford Junior Track & coming 3rd and 5th with Osler coming 4th Hoaen came 4th. Field League. This was enough to win their in the 200m B string. Second League of the year and caps an The under 17 women only fielded two from incredible season. The under 15 girls were there in strength for the club Georgia Featherstone came 3rd in their match as they dominated this section her 100m 13.7 and matched the placing The under 15 boys retained their title for with 9 individual wins and matching that this in the 200m 28.6. Susie Drake came the age group and helped to win the overall in 2nd places to take a age group win. 2nd in her 1500m, 4th in her 300m and Boys Shield as they won 9 events on the The day started well with a double win 3rd in the high jump. day, James Hills secured a great win in in the 75m hurdles Darcey Fleming 12.0 the Shot and taking a new club record and Kira Angell 14.1, Fleming made it The under 9 girls came 2nd on the day in with a 10.70 throw, team mate Zachariah another win in the 100m clocking 12.9, there Quadkids, but held on to win their Montgomery took the B string with 9.06. and she made sure of a hat trick of wins in league Catherine Jones the clubs best scorer Another Double win came in the High Jump the long jump leaping to 4.83 with Holly on the day, Imogen Jones, Harriet Gibson, Stuart Bladon clearing 1.65 and Ryan Donohoe winning the B string with 4.09. A Rosie Lawrie, Ellis Atkins and Isla Facey all Cannons 1.45. Another Double came again Double win came in the Discus as Kiah-Jay adding points to the tally. in the Long Jump the versatile Hills took Stevens extended her unbeaten run in this overall win in the jump by leaping 5.10 and event throwing 25.92 and Charlotte Booker The under 9 boys came 2nd on the day as Kieran Peppiatt taking the B string 4.45. 18.52, Both Stevens and Booker came 2nd well with Connor Joyce coming 3rd overall The 800m saw another double Bladon in their shot 7.47 and 6.47 respectively. his impressive 600m of 2.09 was his best sitting back and out sprinting his rivals in The High Jump Kira Angell cleared 1.45 for individual event. With both the u9 boys and the home straight winning in 2.19.5 and 2nd place and Olivia Buchanan won the B girls coming second in their matches this Cannons taking the B string 2.29.2. Daniel string with 1.40, back on the track in the was good enough for both age group to win Hockaday won his sprint hurdles 15.8. 800m Donohoe came 2nd 2.41.2 and a their overall leagues. Other taking part were In the longer distance race 1500m Alex well-timed sprint in the B string secured a Isaac Mitcham and Sebastian Simpson. Colston had to settle for second place with win for Izzy Hole 2.51.1, both teamed up in 4.53 while in the relay a good second came the 300m with both girls coming 2nd places The under 11 section found the opposition from Peppiatt, Montgomery, Hockaday and in their strings. tough, the boys finishing 4th on the day in a Bladon in 52.2. very close match with only 50 pts separating Rosa Lawrence came 4th in the 1500m just 2nd to 4th, Kian Hockaday was the clubs The under 13 boys were surprised as they dipping under the 6min barrier while in the best overall individual coming 7th, with a just edged in front to win their age group, 200m race Buchanan came 3rd in 30.6 consistent four events, Matthew Jones was only 6 individual wins but a solid team one of the fastest 75m sprinters 11.8, while performance, it was the Javelin that was the The 4 x 100m relay team of Buchanan, Digby Riggall was the best of the TK athletes highlight of the boys with Ben East throwing Angell, Donohoe and Hole came home in in the 600m. The girls could only manage 30.95 and Jack Cannons 30.32 both 2nd place 5th place Aimee Dickson was the clubs winning their strings, The Shot also saw highest finisher in 10th place, her best event another Double win Harry Booker gaining The under 13 girls came 2nd on the day, was the 600m clocking 2.09, Annabel in confidence and throwing 7.34 with East they could only manage 6 individual wins Gibson was the best of the clubs athletes 6.68 were miles ahead of their nearest with most the of them coming from yet in the long jump 3.23. In the leagues rivals. In the Discus Booker had to settle for again the field events, the best result of the boys finished 4th and the girls 5th. 2nd place with 16.80 but a stand in last the day was the Javelin where a Double Other u11s taking part were Brooke Asser, minute Jack Cannons took the B string with win came from Millie Quaintance throwing Lucy Colston, Tabitha Grime, India Farrant, 14.01. The High Jump East had to settle 28.46 being well backed up by Phoebe Abigail Horton, Oscar McClure, Matthew for 2nd place with 1.36 and Thomas Joyce Hoaen 25.04, another came from the Jones, Toby Clarke, Oliver Humphrey, Colin 4th B string. On the track there was only Discus as Maddie Barnes won by nearly Sinclair. Page 13 Team Kennet Newsletter Jan 2015 WESSEX LEAGUE

28.0 and 3rd B in the 100m 13.7. The came from Stevens 24.95 and Charlotte Field events picked up a massive haul of Booker 18.47 while in the Javelin Kira Match 1 Oxford points with a double win in the Long Jump Angell came 3rd 22.65 with Stevens 2nd Team Kennet were in action over the bank – James Hills 5.01 and Peppiatt 4.63, place in the B string 19.08. In the 1500m holiday weekend in the Wessex Junior Stuart Bladon won the High Jump 1.50 Rosa Lawrence came 4th 5.50.8 Track & Field League on Sunday. and Ryan Cannons 1.40 made it another double while in the Throws it was second The under 17 women came 4th Susie A tough match and with the weather places all round in the Discus (Hills 26.60 Drake winning both her middle distance playing havoc later in the day causing the and Zachariah Montgomery 17.58) and in races 800m 2.33 and 1500m 5.15. meeting to stop halfway through the 100m the Javelin (Hills 29.04 and Montgomery Drake came 2nd in her high jump 1.35 races ensured a great team victory for the 17.39). and Harriet Allan winning the B string Yellow Vests of West Berkshire. 1.30, Allan came 2nd in the 80m hurdles. The under 17 men were beaten by 1 Georgia Featherstone came 3rd in her point, Oliver Hewitt won both his events 200m 29.2. 1st Team Kennet 383 setting a new club record in the Discus 2nd City of Portsmouth 355 37.94 and Javelin 32.30, the long jump a In the Under 11 Quadkids competition, 3rd Oxford City 331 Double win came from Dylon Suppo 5.86 the boys came 2nd overall with individual 3rd and 5th places for Kian Hockaday 4th City Of Salisbury 287 and Max Carnell 4.79. The 1500m saw Tom Murrell took full control of his race to and Harry Davis. The girls came 4th with 5th Swindon 125 win with 4.45.20 and in the 200m Dylon Annabel Gibson best placed individually in 6th Fleet 99 Suppo came 3rd 24.9 and Carnell 4th B 12th with Lucy Colstan 14th and Brooke string 26.1. Asser 15th. In the individual events the There was a convincing win in the under best yellow vests were Matthew Jones in 13 boys now unbeaten in 5 league matches The girls matches were tough, the under 75m sprint with 12.5, Josh Donohoe in the Harry Booker kick started some of the wins 13 girls had a squad of 20, A double win long jump with 3.20m with Kian best in in the Shot with 7.09 with Ben East taking came again in the Discus Maddie Barnes the 600m 2.07 and Vortex 30.29. For the the other string 6.98, East made sure he 19.92 and Kora-May Stevens 18.11, girls, Brooke took the 75m in 12.3, Lucy had a hatrick of wins throwing a massive Stevens also won the B string Shot 6.84 the long jump in 3.36 and Annalise Gale 30.37 in the Javelin then went on to win with Barnes 3rd in the A string 6.97. the 600m in 2.15.8. the High jump with 1.31. Jack Cannons Good points came in the High jump with won the B string Javelin with 23.38. In Anna Pettit coming 2nd 1.30 and Ellen the Discus Booker threw 18.73 for 2nd Hill winning the B string 1.20 in horrid place and Toby Stancombe 14.09 for 3rd conditions. On the track Pettit came 2nd in Match 2 Swindon B string. On the track the 800m dropped the 1200m 4.09.8 and Lucy Wells taking just 1pt Toby Thomas 2.39 for 2nd place the only track win for the girls 4.21.1. Lucy Team Kennet’s Athletes just missed out on and Oliver Brashaw 2.48.6 winning the B West came 2nd in the 70m hurdles 14.8 winning the Second Round League match string. In the longer 1500m Maxim Brown while in the 800m Phoebe Hoaen was 3rd of the Wessex Junior Track & Field League came home in 5th 5.46 and another B and Rebecca Thomson 4th. The sprints held at Swindon on Sunday in a very close string win came from Cameron Dunbar were strong on the day, and good points match. 5.49. Calvin Suppo had a busy day in came from Freya Owen and Lucy West in the sprints, the 75m hurdles he was just the 100m and Ellie Armstrong and Lucy 1st Slough 483 edged out and had to settle for 2nd place West in the 200m. 15.4. He then won both the second string 2nd Team Kennet 470 100m/200m 15.4/32.7. Jack Cannons The under 15 girls also came 3rd overall. 3rd Salisbury 415 came 2nd in the 100m A string 14.5 and The 75m hurdles gave the girls a big boost 4th Swindon 390 Cameron Langley tackled the 200m A to start the day as Darcy Fleming clocked 5th Wimborne 370 string for 3rd place 32.3. 11.7 for a great win and Kira Angell made 6th Aldershot 134 it another win 13.9, Holly Donohoe made The under 15 boys also won their age it another win in the 800m 2.29.6 and Millie Quaintance was one of the best group. Sam Hart took full control in the Izzy Hole 2nd B string 2.37.2. In the performances of the day as she threw to 1500m to storm away with 4.29.9 and sprints Fleming had to settle for 3rd place UK Number 1 in the javelin with a huge in the shorter 800m race Alex Colston 28.1 and a good run from Emily Gould throw of 30.82 in the u13 girls, team timed his sprint to perfection to win in took 2nd place in the B string 30.8. Gould mate Kora-May Stevens made it a double 2.24.5 with Ryan Cannons taking 3rd in had to take the A string in the 100m winning the B string 19.92, Stevens made the B string 2.33.2. Daniel Hockaday won coming 5th with Mia Eldridge 4th B string. it anther B string win in the Discus his sprint hurdles in 15.1 in a very close Eldridge threw 9.54 in the Shot for 2nd with 17.15 withMaddie Barnes taking 2nd finish, Kieran Peppiatt came 3rd in both place and Kiah-Jay Stevens taking 3rd in place in the A with 21.71. the A string 100m/200m 13.2/26.8 and the B string. The Discus two second places Hockaday took 2nd in the B string 200m Page 14 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016

Anna Pettit had her usual day, winning the Discus Cameron Smith 18.03 and Harry 1200m from the gun in 3.58.8 then later Booker 16.97, East had to settle for 2nd winning the high jump with 1.40m, just place in the Javelin 27.49 and a B win Match 3 Bournemouth after the high she was in the long jump from Jack Cannons 25.48, the middle Team Kennet went back to winning ways in coming 3rd 3.92 with Quaintance winning distance boys fared well, in the 800m the third of the Wessex Junior Track & Field the B string 3.70. Toby Thomas came 3rd 2.37.3 and a great Matches held at Kings Park in Bournemouth. sprint finish from Oliver Brawshaw came The Relay team of Pettit, Quaintance, through to win the B in 2.37.0, the longer This was a match that the yellows had Anouke Mauree and Lucy West came 3rd 1500m Cameron Dunbar came 4th 5.34.1 to win to keep them within 1 point of which was best of the rest of the track and Maxim Brown 3rd B 5.34.4. the leaders, now all they have to do is events for the girls as they came 3rd team win the last match against league leaders on the day. In the sprints again it was lo points Langley Basingstoke to win the League. There were was the best place in the B string 100m some outstanding performances all round The under 15 girls went one team place with 3rd. with both u17 teams winning on the day. better, Holly Donohoe winning both her 300m 45.1 and 800m 2.29.5 races. the relay quartet of Calvin Suppo/Hills/ Emily Gould won the B string 300m 47.9 Langley/Cannons came 3rd 59.5. 1st Team Kennet 461 and Izzy Hole took the B string 800m 2nd Southampton 348 2.35.1 for Double wins, anther Double win The under 15 boys could only manage 3rd Bournemouth 326 3rd place with a much depleted team, came in the Discus with Kiah-Jay Stevens 4th IOW 288 throwing 25.22 and mia Eldridge 24.10, Daniel Hockaday won the 80m hurdles Eldridge earlier won the Shot with a below in 14.8, a superb Double win came in 5th Poole AC 255 par 8.99 and Charlotte Booker coming the high jump with Stuart Bladon 1.55 6th Weymouth 137 2nd in the B string 6.79, the Javelin Kira and Josh Livingstone 1.55, in the throws Angell came 3rd 24.53 and a B string win Bladon took the B string shot 6.67 and Both the under 17 sections won on the from Stevens 19.23, another 3rd came Zachariah Montgomery 3rd A string 8.54, day. In the Women’s, Carys Cox won her from Angell in the High jump 1.40 which Montgomery matched this in the Discus High jump at the beginning of the day, then she matched same placing in the Sprint 21.68, best of the sprints came in the went on to win both her 300m and 800m Hurdles 13.3. 300m with Alex Colston taking 3rd 45.9 A string events. She was well supported and Ryan Cannons 2nd in the B 45.8 by Susie Drake winning her B string 800m Caoimhe Ruddock was 2nd in both the B and 300m with 2nd Discus A string. string sprints 13.9/29.6, the relay quartet The Relay team of Bladon/Cannons/ Harriet Allan came 3rd in the sprint hurdles of Eldridge/Ruddock/Angell/Gould came Hockaday/Colston came 4th 55.7. but made up for a second string win in 3rd in 55.8. the High jump Jordan Donovan made it The under 17 men had one of the best another win in the 100m and long jump The under 17 women came close to turn outs for ages from the club, they were but had to settle for 2nd in the 200m. A winning their age group, having to settle for 2nd on the day behind a very strong slough welcome return from Georgia Featherstone second in the end, a great double came in squad, in the 100m Dylon Suppo came who ran well in both the 100/200m races the 300m with Carys Cox 43.1 and Susie 4th 12.0, and Max Carnell 2nd B string for 2nd places matching that in the Long Drake 47.00, Drake made it anther win 12.7, the 200m Suppo came 4th again Jump and helped the relay quartet with in the B string high jump 1.35 and Cox 24.7 with Dominic Demonte 4th in the B Cox, Donovan and Drake to a win. taking 2nd A string 1.40. Jordan Donovan string 26.7. and Zoe forte teamed up all day in their The men’s section saw Oliver Hewitt win events, in the long jump both came 2nd The 400m Demonte could only manage the Javelin and Shot with 2nd in the place Donovan 4.94, in the sprints Forte 5th place 60.3 and a great run from B Discus. Joe Osler won his High Jump and came 2nd in the B string 100m which was string Evan Hartley 58.7 came 2nd place, Long Jump coming 3rd in 100m. Evan matched in the B string 200m by Donovan. Hartley came 3rd in the 100m sprint Hartley secured 3 wins in his events the The four girls teamed up in the relay to hurdles 16.4 and the relay team of Carnell/ High Hurdles, 800m and 400m. Dominic come 2nd with 53.80. Demonte/Suppo and Hartley came 3rd Demonte took B stream wins in the 100m 48.8. and Shot with 4th in the 200mt. the under 13 boys get rarely beaten, but to a good slough team this time they did, In the field events Suupo came 3rd in the The under 13 section both girls and boys Ben East had another good day winning long jump 5.36 and Max Gibbs taking 2nd came second on the day, narrowly missing the High jump with 1.40 and Thomas in the B string. in the High Gibbs came wins by a few points, Millie Quaintance Joyce coming 2nd in the B string 1.20, in 3rd with 1.70 but it was the throwers that threw the javelin to another win as the a strong long jump competition Cameron claimed best of the points, Double win in yellows remain unbeaten in the javelin Langley lept 3.93 for 4th place and a 3.90 the Javelin from Rafael Ribiero 35.76 and this year, with Kora Stevens winning the B leap from B string Tom Hills took the B Oliver Hewitt, the Discus Hewitt 35.95 and string, Maddi Barnes kept up the winning string win. Ribiero 22.63 for anther Double win and streak in the Discus and Shot with Stevens finally Shot Hewitt 2nd place 10.46 and making it another B win and 2nd place, A The Throws yet again secured high points Ribiero 9.43 for a B string win. good 2nd place came from Lucy Wells in for the club, almost a maximum number the 1200m A string with Rebecca Thomson of points, in the Shot Harry Booker won The club now lie in 2nd placeout of 24 winning the B string. Both Quaintance and this in 6.97 with Ben East 6.56 winning in the league with two tough matches to Izzy Brown came 2nd in their strings of the the other string. A double win again in the come. Long Jump while Quaintance took 3rd in the Long Jump and Ellen Hill 1st B string. Page 15 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016

The boys section dominated the throws once again with Ben East 2nd A and Harry Booker 1st B in the Javelin and reversing that in the Shot while Booker and Cameron Smith both won their Discus strings. East and Thomas Joyce won both string in the High Jump. Elsewhere a solid all round performances kept the points rolling in for the club.

The under 15 Girls just missed a win and had to settle for second place on the day, Kira Angell came 2nd in her sprint hurdles, and later wining the High Jump and taking another 2nd place in the Javelin. Olivia Buchanan made her debut for the club, winning the B string high jump, later taking part in both the sprint races coming 4th in both. Kiah-Jay Stevens and Mia Eldridge Lots of personnel best times were achieved The u13 boys had to settle for 2nd place, teamed up in the Shot dominating this on the day and three new clubs records set they dropped only 1 point in the throws as event with wins and again in the Discus for in the age groups. they have done all season, Ben East and 2 2nd places. Harry Booker getting a double win in the The under 17 men won on the day and shot, Booker 21.65 and Cameron Smith The Boys came 4th in a strong competition took Runners Up spot in their age group 17.02 made it another Double win and in group, Stuart Bladon came 2nd in a good League. the Javelin East had to settle for 2nd place high jump competition. He came 3rd in with a throw of 30.55 but Jack Cannons the 300m and 2nd in the Long jump. Dylan Suppo was fired up as he won both won the B in 29.41. Zachariah Montgomery had a good day in his sprint races 100m 11.5 and 200m two of his throws Shot and Discus coming 23.8, in the B string 100m Max Carnell Ben East had to settle for 2nd place in the 2nd in both and had to settle for 3rd place came 2nd 12.8 and a win from Dominic high jump with 1.43 with Thomas Joyce in the 200m with James Hills winning Demonte 25.9 in the 200m. 3rd B string. Cameron Langley made it the Discus and Javelin. Daniel Hockaday another win in the Long jump with 3.83 won his sprint hurdles race and keeps his Tom Murrell won his 1500m and made unbeaten record in all league matches this sure he won his B string 800m with Evan The only track win came from the B year, he came 2nd in the 100m and 3rd Hartley taking the A string. Hartley made it string 800m with Toby Thomas winning long jump. another win in the 100m hurdles. this in 2.40.0. Cameron Dunbar came a creditable 4th in the 100m 14.5 with The last match at Andover on July 19th Another Double win came in the Javelin Cannons 2nd in the B string 14.0, Tom will set up a great match as Team Kennet Rafael Ribeiro throwing 40.26 and Murrell Hills came 2nd in the B string 200m 30.3. after 5 years could win the league again, 27.03, Joe Osler came 3rd in the High Basingstoke have won this since on all Jump with 1.70 and in the 400m both The under 13 girls just missed out on occasions. Evan and Murrell clocked 59.2 for two winning their age group, Anna Pettit and second places. Lucy Draper made sure of a good start by winning a double in the 1200m 4.10.8 and Ribeiro came 3rd in the Shot 9.20 and 4.24.3. Ellen Hill came close to winning her Match 4 Andover Demonte 2nd B with 8.38. 70m hurdles with 12.8 and Lucy West winning her Hurdles fell with two to go and Team Kennet Achieved one of their best The under 15 boys also won their match had to settle for 5th place. Both the 800m ever team results by winning the last match on the day, double wins came from Stuart girls came 2nd Lucy Wells 2.41.1 and of the Wessex Junior Track and Field Bladon 1.60 and Ryan Cannons 1.40 in Phoebe Hoaen 2.47.7, in the sprints Freya League at Andover on Sunday. the High Jump, in the Shot with Zachariah Owen clocked third places in her 100/200 Montgomery 8.69 and Sam Hart 7.76, races A string 14.6/30.8, this was matched Lying in second place they had to beat in the Discus James Hills 33.42 and in the B strings by Lucy West 100m 14.9 league leaders Basingstoke, they did this Montgomery 21.46 while on the track and Maddi Barnes 200m 30.8. in a close match the Yellow vests of West this was matched in the 1500m James Berkshire lead from the start which saw 90 McLaughlin 4.47.4 and Alex Colston Again it was the field events that scored Athletes turn out for the Club. 4.50.4. well, same as the boys they dropped only 1 point in the throws, Double win came from 1st Team Kennet 608 The 800m Sam Hart cruised to a victory Millie Quaintance 31.26 and Hoaen 26.41 in 2.14.8 with B string Cannons 2.28.4 2nd Basingstoke 561 in the Javelin, Maddi Barnes and Kora-May in 2nd place. Bladon won the B string Stevens 24.35 and 16.41 in the Discus, it 3rd Winchester 377 300m 44.0 with Hart 3rd in the A 43.7, was Barnes who came 2nd in the A string 4th Andover 264 Both Daniel Hockaday and Kieran Peppiatt Shot 7.59 and Stevens 6.52 winning the 5th MADJA 243 came 3rd in both sprints. Hill leapt 5.11 B string. Quaintance came 3rd in her High 6th Haslemere DNA in the long jump for 2nd place with Bladon Jump 1.35 and Long Jump 4.00 and Izzy 3rd B string. Brown 3.66 for 2nd place in the B string. Page 16 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016

The under 15 girls also came 2nd place overall in their match Darcey Fleming got Wessex League Final Standings 2015 the track under way winning the 75m hurdles 11.4 just missed the league record Pos Club Points Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Match 4 by .1 second but broke her own club record in the meantime. Kira Angell came 1 Basingstoke 23 1 1 1 2 2nd in the B string 13.3, on the Field Team Kennet 23 1 2 1 1 events again solid good points came in 3 Portsmouth 22 2 2 1 1 the throws dropping only 2 points, double win and anther club record came in the Camberley 22 2 1 1 2 Discus with Kiah-Jay Stevens 28.83 with 5 Southampton 21 1 3 2 1 Mia Eldridge 21.64. The Shot Eldridge Slough 21 2 1 3 1 took the A win 10.34 with Stevens 8.39 for the B win and Javelin Angell made it 7 Woking 18 4 1 2 3 anther win 26.85 with Charlotte Booker 8 Winchester 17 3 2 3 3 12.45. Fleming and Holly Donohoe won 9 Poole AC 16 1 3 5 3 both their Long Jump strings with 4.75 and 4.17 and Angell cleared 1.45 in the 10 Salisbury 15 4 3 4 2 High Jump for 3rd place. On the track 11 Isle of Wight 14 2 3 4 5 the best placing came in the 300m with 12 New Forest 13 5 4 2 4 Donohoe and Emily Gould both taking 2nd places. Fleming made it a hatrick of wins Aldershot 13 4 6 3 2 in 100m clocking 12.8 equalling the club 14 Bournemouth 12 3 4 3 6 record with Caoimhe Ruddock 3rd B string, Marlborough 12 5 2 4 5 Gould came 3rdin the 200m A string with Ruddock 2nd B string 28.5 Swindon 12 5 4 2 5 17 Oxford 11 3 5 4 5 The under 17 women won their age Wimborne 11 3 5 5 4 group, Jordan Donovan winning the 100m 13.3 and taking 2nd in the 200m 27.6 19 Andover & Overton 10 4 5 5 4 Georgia Featherstone was 2nd B string 20 Newbury 9 6 4 6 3 in the 100m 13.3 and won the 200m B 21 Fleet & Crookham 7 6 6 5 4 string 27.8 both teamed up in the long jump with Donovan 2nd A string and 22 Poole Runners 6 5 5 6 6 Featherstone winning the B string. 23 Weymouth 4 6 6 6 6 24 Waverley & Haslemere 3 6 6 6 0 Both Carys Cox and Susie Drake were 2nd in their 300m strings 42.7 and 46.9 respectively. Drake won her 800m in 2.34.2, and Cox won her 1500m race, Both Cox and Drake were winners in the TK Taster Sessions High jump. The club have again set up some taster sessions for those who have just moved up to school year 6 who will be moving to under 13s from end of March ready for the Track The Shot Zoe Forte and Harriet Allan season ahead, and for any athletes in School year 7 plus new comers, these are on both came 2nd, Forte matched this in the Saturdays and will start at 10am till 11am & 11am till 12noon and will cost £3 for the Javelin 27.65 and finally earlier on the day whole 2 sessions (no track passes), these will all be up at the Athletics Track at Crookham Forte and Harriet Allan came 2nd in their Common. Please arrive for 9.45am Registration. strings of the 80m hurdles. February 20th Taster Session 1 The club had nearly 40 athletes doing 10am till 11am High Jump with Nick, Long Jump with Averil/Glen non scoring which shows the depth of Discus/Shot/Javelin with Cheryl, Deborah, George & Luke talent the club has u15 boys Discus 11am till 12noon High Jump with Nick, Hurdles with Averil, Sprints with Glen James McLaughlin 22.94, u17w Harriet Discus/Shot/Javelin with Cheryl, Deborah, George & Luke Allan 1.30, u13b Shot Cameron Smith March 5th Taster Session 2 5.96, 1200m u13g Rebecca Thomson 10am till 11am High Jump with Nick, Long Jump with Averil/Glen 4.35.5, Georgina Thomson 4.36.8, u15b Discus/Shot/Javelin with Cheryl, Deborah, George & Luke 1500m Rupert Uttley 5.18.2, u15b Long 11am till 12noon High Jump with Nick, Hurdles with Averil, Sprint with Glen Jump Kieran Peppiatt 4.87, u13b 200m Discus/Shot/Javelin with Cheryl, Deborah, George & Luke Jack Cannons 29.6, u13g 200m Lucy West 32.3. Izzy Stevens 33.3, Lily Darcy- March 12th Taster Session 3 Masters 34.8, u17m 200m Max Carnell 10am till 11am High Jump with Nick, Long Jump with Averil/Glen 25.9, u15g Shot Charlotte Booker 6.56, Discus/Shot/Javelin with Cheryl, Deborah, George & Luke u15boys 300m Rupert Uttley 46.9, Alex 11am till 12noon High Jump with Nick, Hurdles with Averil, Sprints with Glen Colston 47.5, Ryan Cannons 47.2 Discus/Shot/Javelin with Cheryl, Deborah, George & Luke Please note: if weather is bad or coaches unavailable we may have to rearrange a session. Page 17 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016 CROSS COUNTRY Berkshire Championships Oxford Mail 2014-15 Round 3 It was Silver heaven for Team Kennet at the Berkshire Cross Country Team Kennet turned up to a Foggy and raw cold winters day at the Championships on Saturday at Hungerford Common, best results third fixture of the Oxford Mail Cross Country League in January of the day came from the under 20 mens race as the team of four at Culham Park, after the days results the club have kept up its came away just 1 point from taking the team prize to settle for the campaign for a lot of individual and team medals. Silver, Nathan Gillis secured runners up spot with team mate Alex Hanson securing Bronze with Callum O Neill 5th place and Daniel The Senior Ladies continued to lead Division 2 with Sue Francis Collis 9th all four looking like being picked for the County team. coming home in 22nd and Helen Preedy not far behind in 30th with good backing from Lucy Gettins in 52nd The under 13 girls packed in well, although still missing a few key athletes Anna Pettit found herself in a battle for the Bronze medal In the under 13 girls Anna Pettit was involved in a sprint finish to but had to settle for an excellent 6th place with Izzy Hole just be edged into 4th place which she holds overall, she helped the behind in 8th, Lucy Wells produced one of her best runs over the team come 2nd on the day placing them 3rd overall, Izzy Hole season for 13th place with Lucy Draper having a brilliant race to continued to improve with a great 5th place and Lucy Wells 11th, finish 15th as the team secured Silver team medals. Phoebe Hoaen Phoebe Hoaen 18th and Emily Collings 36th. came in 25th and Izzy Brown 33rd In the under 13 boys James McLaughlin came home in 4th place Silver Team Medals came from the Veteran mens team with Dean (3rd overall) with Ryan Cannons 8th and Jack Cannons 13th Makar 28th first home overall, with Gavin McLaughlin 32nd, Justin bringing the team home in 2nd place (2nd overall) Cameron Wells 36th, Mike Sheridan 37th and Colin Price 43rd. Langley 14th and Joshua Sells 30th

James McLaughlin just missed out on medals coming in 4th place Sam Hart kept up his campaign for individual medals coming in the under 13 boys and Stuart Bladon 19th home in 2nd place in the under 15 boys (2nd Overall) with Tom Murrell 5th and Josh Livingstone 12th bringing the team home in Sam Hart came home 6th in the under 15 boys race with Tom 3rd place. Murrell 15th The combined under 15/17 Womens race saw Georgina Bradford In the under 17 womens race Georgina Bradford 11th and Carys 8th with Chloe Scaplehorn 12th in the older age group with Susie Cox 16th and the club just missed out in a team in the under Drake 14th and Effie Dollar 18th in the younger age group 15 girls with Holly Donohoe 16th, Susie Drake 21st and Rosa Lawrence 24th The Senior men kept up their average of 12 runners per match, Alex Hanson was first home in 18th place and 3rd in the u20 age Helen Preedy was the clubs only women in the ladies race where group (3rd overall) with Callum O Neill 20th, then a big gap to she came 13th and just missed out on Bronze in the vets age Dean Makar 116th, Martin Fray 131st, Gavin McLaughlin 157th, group. Justin Wells 162nd, Danny Collis 171st, Jon Phillips 172nd, Chris Elsewhere in the Hampshire Cross Country Championships Lee Treacher 178th, Mike Sheridan 180th, Chris Thomson 206th, Tolhurst came 46th in the mens race out of nearly 150 finishers Colin Price 226th. and in the u11 minor race Daisy Tolhurst came 37th. In the younger age groups Digby Riggall came home in an excellent 3rd place in the u9 boys, with Edward Hall 5th, Thomas Hall 10th, James Newman 18th, Harry Morgan 19th and Sebastian Simpson South of England XC Champs 21st in the Girls age group Aimee Dickson came home in 4th place The under 11 age group saw Lucy Draper run her best race so Team Kennet had eight athletes competing at the South of England far in 4th place, a battle of the twins saw Rebecca Thomson 8th Cross Country Championships on Saturday down on the Coast in and Sister Georgina 9th, Annalise Gale was next home in 21st, Brighton. Lucy Wells gained a lot of experience in her under 13 Brooke Asser 32nd, Daisy Tolhurst 36th, Pippa Thomas 37th, girls race coming 118th out of some 250 plus runners. James Emily Tucker 38th, Kate Newman 43rd, Molly Leach 52nd and McLaughlin came a creditable 57th out of 220 runners in the Lily D-Arcey-Measures 54th. under 13 boys race. Holly Donohoe was 96th out of 235 with Rosa Lawrence 218th in the under 15 girls race while the club’s The Boys Maxim Brown came home in the yellow vest in 13th best performance came from Sammy Hart who finished 17th out place with Oliver Brashaw 19th, Cameron Dunbar 20th, James of 233 in the under 15 boys where Tom Murrell also came 121st. Wallace 24th, Sammy Campbell 29th, James Leach 33rd, Harry Callum O’Neill in the under 20s race finished with a superb 53rd Davis 34th, Peter Aird 39th, Charlie Hart 42nd, Finlay Davis 43rd, place. Senior athlete Dean Makar came 526th in the Men’s Race. Matthew Jones 44th, Oliver Minns 48th and Karl Smith 49th. Page 18 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016

Anna Pettit won her under 13 girls age group race with a convincing win, but it just wasn’t enough to take the overall title as she had to Oxford Mail 2014-15 Round 4 settle for runners up but another solid team performance winning Team Kennet were at Cirencester for the fourth round of the Oxford on the day almost got runners up spot overall with Izzy Hole having Mail Cross Country League on Sunday. A cold windswept course her best run of the year in 4th place, Lucy Wells 10th and Pheobe with minus wind chill didn’t stop the yellow vests winning two of Hoaen 23rd. the age groups. In the Senior Mens race it was the under 20s that earned Sam Hart had a great weekend, winning the under 15 boys race for themselves the awards. Nathan Gillis first home in 10th place, the first time this season over the undulated muddy course. He was with Callum O’Neill 13th which meant he took runners up spot in well backed up by Tom Murrell having his best race of the year in the under 20 age group and Alex Hanson third home for the club 3rd place, both boys are now certain for top 3 individual places as in 37th was 3rd overall u20. Martin Fray was 92nd, Dean Makar the team came 3rd on the day. 95th, Gavin McLaughlin 119th, Jonathan Phillips 132nd and Chris Thomson 173rd. The best came at the end of the day with a gutsy run from under 20 Alex Hanson as he came home first in his age group and 6th The Senior Women had to settle for Runners Up spot in their combined with the seniors. Callum O’Neill made sure he was in Division, with Sue Francis 10th on the day, Helen Preedy 19th with a shout as he came 2nd under 20 and 9th overall. Both boys both just missing out on Vet 35 age group awards, and Lucy have also secured top 3 finishes overall, they helped the senior Gettins 38th. team come 3rd in Division 2, as Lee Tolhurst came 21st, Dean Makar 84th, Martin Fray 94th, Chris Treacher 114th, Jon Phillips The under 13 boys had a mixed season with 8 different boys 137th, Chris Thomson 174th and Colin Price 181st. running throughout the season. They managed a creditable runners up spot overall in the league. James Mclaughlin was first home in In the under 13 girls, Anna Pettit just missed out on winning with 3rd place, with Ryan Cannons 10th and Toby Thomas 14th for a brilliant 2nd place, moving her to 3rd place overall. The rest of the A team, with Jack Cannons 17th, Cameron Langley 26th and the team saw Izzy Hole 10th, Lucy Wells 11th and Pheobe Hoaen Alexander Long 32nd. 22nd to secure 2nd team on the day and 3rd overall. The under 15/17 womens age groups saw Georgina Bradford 5th in The under 13 boys managed a 3rd team place and now lie in 2nd the u17s with Chloe Scaplehorn 11th, in the u15s Holly Donohoe place overall. Ryan Cannons led the way in 8th, with Cameron 9th, Susie Drake 16th, Rosa Lawrence 20th and Effie Dollar 22nd Langley 14th, Joshua Sells 22nd and Alexander Long 30th, Jack Cannons DNF. In the younger age groups TK just missed out on all awards, but had the biggest showing of all the clubs overall for the season The Senior Ladies dropped to 2nd place overall in Division 2, averaging 23 per each round. Aimee Dickson was the highest with Sue Francis 23rd, Helen Preedy 26th and Lucy Gettins 60th placed of the club athletes in 5th place in the u9 girls with India placed them 4th on the day. In the u15/17 womens races Georgina Farrant 9th and Catherine Jones 22nd. In the u9 boys Digby Bradford(u17) came home in 8th and Rosa Lawrence (u15) 16th. Riggall was 6th, Edward Hall 7th, Thomas Hall 14th, Henry Morgan 23rd and Sebastian Simpson 24th. In the u11 girls Lucy In the younger age groups, a much smaller turnout than usual but Draper was 9th, Georgina Thomson 10th, Rebecca Thomson in both u9 races two good 5th places from Aimee Dickson and 12th, Annelise Gale 13th, Lily D-Arcy Masters 25th and Emily Edward Hall were the best of this age group, while in the u11s Tucker 35th. And finally in the u11 boys Maxim Brown as most of Lucy Draper came 8th in the girls with Georgina Thomson 12th, the season came in 9th, Oliver Brashaw 10th, Cameron Dunbar Rebecca Thomson 15th and Annelise Gale 22nd best of the pack, 12th, James Wallace 21st, Charlie Hart 22nd, James Leach while in the boys Maxim Brown 11th, James Wallace 12th and 23rd, Sammy Campbell 28th, Matthew Jones 34th, Karl Smith Cameron Dunbar 14th were the top 3 from the club. 40th, Oliver Minnns 41st.

The other places were: u9 India Farrant 13th, Thomas Hall 11th, Henry Morgan 16th. u11s Daisy Tolhust 25th, Annabel Gibson 29th, Emily Tucker 32nd, Molly Leach 39th, Lily D’Arcy-Masters 40th, James Leach Inter County Cross Country 17th, Charlie Hart 20th, Oliver Minns 33rd, Karl Smith 34th. Team Kennet athletes were representing Berkshire Schools at Reigate in the inter Counties, Sam Hart came within a whisker of clinching a medal as he came in 7th place in a very tight race in Oxford Mail 2014-15 Round 5 the Junior Boys with Josh Livingstone 81st, the Berkshire team came 1st place Team Kennet brought home quite a bag of silverware from the last Oxford Cross Country League held at Harwell on Sunday. In the Senior Boys Nathan Gillis came home 12th with Callum O’Neill 23rd and Alex Hanson had to drop out due to Asthma Sam Hart in the under 15 boys strode ahead to win the under 15 attack. boys race and take the individual title on his way. The team just missed out on team medals coming 4th overall, with Tom Murrell Chloe Scaplehorn was the only female from the club taking part in 8th and Josh Livingstone 10th. the Senior Girls where she came 57th place. Page 19 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016

National Cross Country Championships Team Kennet were well represented in nearly all the age groups at Parliament Fields for the National Cross Country Championships on Saturday. Credit goes to the under 13 girls team who finished 28th place overall, Anna Pettit came home first out of the clubs athletes over a tough muddy course in 85th place with Izzy Hole just behind in 125th also not far behind was Lucy Wells in 178th and finally Phoebe Hoaen making up the team in 335th place.

Sam Hart produced the clubs best placing of the day in the under 15 boys age group coming home in 63rd place with Tom Murrell 156th.

Callum O’Neill ended up the clubs only under 20 competitor and he gained massive amounts of experience coming in 93rd place.

In the under 13 boys race Toby Thomas came home in 266th place while in the under 17 women Georgina Bradford came 127th and in the under 15 girls Rosa Lawrence was 332nd.

The final race of the day was the mens which saw 2005 finishers with Deam Makar 1084th and Justin Wells 1486th.

Inter County Cross Country Team Kennet had several athletes compete for Berkshire in the inter counties championships held at Birmingham.

Sam Hart again proved the best of the TK athletes where he came 35th in the under 15 boys race with over 300 finishers. The club had two representatives in the under 13 girls race, Anna Pettit coming home in 118th with Izzy Hole just seconds behind in 142nd place. Callum O’Neill came 92nd in the under 20 men’s race and finally James McLaughlin was 148th in the under 13 boys race Page 20 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016

BBO Cross Country Team Kennet got into the mix of the medals at the Berks, Bucks and Oxford Cross Country Championships held at Horspath in Oxford over the Weekend.

Alex Hanson showed his class in the Junior Men’s race as he crossed the line as Champion taking his first ever major title. The under 15 boys carried on with their success with a third place team award, Sam Hart just missing out on another medal in 4th place, with team mate James McLaughlin just behind in 6th place with Stuart Bladon 20th. The B team came 10th overall and were led in by Bradley Thomas 34th, Ryan Cannons 36th and Rupert Uttley 40th.

The Under 13 girls saw the clubs biggest ever junior turn out in a Championship Cross Country with 12 athletes making up 4 scoring teams. Lucy Wells ran her best ever race and was just pipped close to the line for 4th place, with Anna Pettit 13th and Lucy Draper 24th the A team came 4th. The B team came 9th with Rebecca Thomson 25th followed by her sister Georgina 26th and Phoebe Hoaen 42nd. The other two teams were 13th and 16th and the girls were Annelise Gale 43rd, Pippa Thomas 49th, Daisy Tolhurst 50th, Emma McClure 55th, Lily Darcy-Masters 61st and Poppy Bladon 62nd.

The under 13 boys found the going tough, Toby Thomas came in a creditable 26th, with Jack Cannons 27th, Cameron Langley 29th, Oliver Bazin 35th and Thomas Joyce 43rd. Izzy Hole came 35th and Rosa Lawrence 37th in the under 15 girls race.

The Senior Ladies started the races off on the day and it was Helen Preedy coming home in 24th with Rachel Bladon 31st. The Senior mens race saw the club home in 9th place with Gavin McLaughlin 67th, Chris Turner 69th, Chris Treacher 85th, Kym Darcy-Masters 90th and Chris Thomson 92nd.

British Athletic Cross Challenge Team Kennet’s Sam Hart produced an outstanding performance in the British Athletic Cross Challenge Series at Liverpool on Saturday, Sam came in 6th place over the 1.9 mile course in a time of 10 mins, just 25 seconds behind the winner.

This was the second of the competitions with the first being at Milton Keynes in early November where Sam came home in 9th place. He now lies in 4th place overall with the next event of the 5 being held in Antrim in Ireland.

SEAA Cross Country Relays Team Kennet sent a u15 boys team to the South of England Cross Country Relays held at Wormwood Scrubs in London. Sam Hart ran an awesome race starting by taking the lead setting the 2nd fastest time of the day over the 2 km route in 6.34, he handed over to Stuart Bladon clocking 7.13 but slipped back into 5th position, he then handed to James McLaughlin he to clocked a fast 6.47 but could not catch any other runners in a close race for the medals. Page 21 Team Kennet Newsletter Jan 2016

and Rebecca Thomson 14th, The B team are also within a shout of awards as twin sister Georgina Thomson came home in 18th, Lucy Oxford Mail 2015-16 Round 1 Draper 22nd and Phoebe Hoaen 24th for a good packing team, the Team Kennet athletes traveled to Ascot-under-Wychwood for the first C team were led by Pippa Thomas 31st, Izzy Brown 37th andDaisy round of the Oxford Mail Cross Country League on Sunday, travelling Tolhurst 41st to finish 13th and finally Lily D Arcy-Masters 46th and through thick fog they arrived at the venue in clear blue sky. Poppy Bladon 47th.

The under 13 girls produced the clubs best results of the day, Anna James McLaughlin was the best male finisher from the club as he Pettit coming back to form after a lengthy time out came home in came home 2nd place in the under 15 boys race , Josh Livingstone 3rd place just 5 seconds off the winner and with Lucy Wells 5th and 16th and Bradley Thomas 20th saw the team home in 6th place. Rebecca Thomson 16th, the team came 2nd on the day. Georgina Thomson 17th, Pippa Thomas 28th and Daisy Tolhurst 31st Alex Hanson continued his great form this time finishing in the senior brought the B team home in 8th with Lily D’Arcy Masters was the race in 5th place and 2nd out of the u20s, Lee tolhurst was next other club runner in 43rd. home in 24th followed by Sam Llewellyn on his debut for the club in 35th, Gavin McLaughlin 103rd, Dean Makar 119th, Jon Phillips James McLaughlin led the under 15 boys home with a superb 3rd 173rd, Chris Thomson 191st, Richard Bickerton 224th, Roger Davis place, his team mates Will Denham 13th, Ryan Cannons 14th and 243rd and Ron Stephenson 259th Bradley Thomas 15th saw the team finish 5th. Izzy Hole produced anther superb run and she is showing signs of Ava Elvierson was the best of the much younger age groups as she having one of her best seasons coming home in 6th place in the came home in 2nd place in the u9 girls, Catherine Jones came 10th under 15 girls, Holly Donohoe came home in 8th place and anther in the same race. Luca Miller came home in 7th in the u11 boys superb run by Rosa Lawrence 9th and Effie Dollar 20th they finished with Sammy Campbell 12th and Digby Riggall 17th best of the boys 5th team combined with u17s while in the Girls Aimee Dickson 17th, Tara Hogen 18th, Emily Tucker 19th and Abigail Horbon 20th the first of the TK girls Susie Drake came 15th in the under 17s race. In the Senior Ladies there is a close battle between the three girls, Helen Preedy getting The under 13 boys race saw Toby Thomas first home in 16th place the better this time in 19th place with sue Francis 23rd (2nd Vet with team mate Jack Cannons 17th, Max Curtis came in 27th to 45) and just behind Rachel Bladon 27th (4th Vet 45) and Georgina bring the team home in 6th. Scott Richardson in 29th and Joshua Bradford 56th (4th u20) brought the team home in 4th place in Sells 30th were the two other members. Division 1.

Holly Donohoe led the clubs under 15 girls home in 8th place with The under 13 boys were depleted this time around, Toby Thomas Izzy Hole in 9th and Rosa Lawrence 10th, Effie Dollar 25th to see took full advantage of this in the club by finishing 15th, just ahead the team finish 6th in the combined u15/17s, of Oliver Bazin 17th with Scott Richardson 30th and Joshua Sells 33rd for the team to finish 6th On the senior front Helen Preedy came 22nd with Sue Francis 27th and Rachel Bladon 46th in the Ladies to finish 8th in Division 1 The younger races saw some 25 athletes from the club turn out, in while the Men matched the same placing in Division 2 as Alex the u9 girls Zoe Allen came home in 9th with Ava Elverson 10th Hanson came 11th but 2nd place in the u20s, Lee Tolhurst came and Catherine Jones 16th, in the boys Kian D Arcy Masters 15th, 27th with Dean Makar 119th, Chris Hall 142nd, Gavin McLaughlin Josepth Hoaen 17th and Henry Morgan 18th .In the under 11 races 162nd, Justin Wells 175th, Jonathon Phillips 190th and Simon Annalise Gale came home in 10th place with good packing from the Hockaday 297th. girls, Brooke Asser 12th, Aimee Dickson 15th, Tara Hogan 16th, Abigail Horbon 18th then Lucy Dollar 27th, Lucia Allen 32nd, Molly Other club Runners: u9 boys: Kian d-Arcy Masters 15th, Thomas Leach 44th, Isla Facey 50th, Clara Andrews 55th Sporton 16th, Henry Morgan 17th The Boys Harry Davis led the way in 12th, Kian Hockaday 14th, U11 girls Molly Leach 23rd, Clara Andrews 24th, Annelise Gale Sammy Campbell 18th, Finlay Davis 22nd, Matthew Jones 23rd, 26th, Annabel Gibson 33rd, Ella Bowley 42nd, Isla Facey 43rd Toby Clark 29th, Peter Aird 41st, Karl Smith 50th and Milo Brown 51st. U11 boys Kian Hockaday 19th, James Leach 29th, Toby Clark 34th, Thomas Hall 38th, Peter Aird 41st, Matthew Jones 42nd, Edward Hall 45th. Oxford Mail Round 2 Team Kennet Athletes were in action in the Second round of the Oxford League Cross Country on Sunday at Culham.

It was the u13 Girls that stole the clubs honors, anther great turnout from the girls ensured they boosted their chances in the team awards at the end of the season, Anna Pettit returning back to form secured her first win of the season looking so strong on the hills and gliding through the mud, she helped the team to victory with Lucy Wells 5th Page 22 Team Kennet Newsletter Jan 2016 ROAD RUNNING SEAA Road Reading Half Relays Marathon Team Kennet entered several Team Kennet’s Athletes were in action on teams in the younger age Sunday in the Reading Half Marathon, a groups of the SEAA Road large turnout from the club saw new comer Relays held at Aldershot over Daniel Hall first home in 1 hr 23mins the weekend. 44secs in 417th place, not far behind was Paul Hendry in 1.24.58, Dean Makar The under 15 boys produced was next home in 1.29.44 with vet 50 the clubs best performance John Marriott 1.32.45, Dave Mitcham of the day, with Sam Hart 1.35.53, James Wilding 1.37.26, Helen leading the first leg for the Preedy 1.39.08, Roger Davis 1.48.44. Club came home in 9.33 in 4th place, he handed over to James McLaughlin having a great run in 10.19 coming home in 4th place still within a shout of medals, Stuart Bladon was next known as a 800m runner he also ran well with a atime of 10.40 for his 2997m leg handing over in 8th place, Ryan Cannons anther 800m runner clocked 11.27 to bring them home in 14th place.

The under 13 girls saw the club field 3 teams, Lucy Wells led the A team home in 12th place with a time of 11.43, Anna Pettit coming back from injury ran solid with 11.59 brought the team in 9th handing over to Lucy Draper clocking 12.48 for the team to finish in 18th place. The Team Kennet The B team of Georgina Thomson 13.16, Izzy Brown 14.43 and Rebecca Thomson Newbury 14.40 came 51st and C team Pippa Thomas 13.37, Poppy Bladon 15.54 and daisy Duathlon Tolhurst 14.07 came 54th

The under 13 boys team came Run 5k, Cycle 25k, Run 5k 36th Thomas joyce ran the first leg in 12.28 and superb run from Toby Thomas 12.02 Saturday 18 April 2015 moved the boys to 30th a injured Alex enter online at: www.teamkennet.com Page 23 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016 JUNIOR TRIATHLON Portsmouth Triathlon Six Team Kennet juniors competed at Sunday’s Portsmouth Triathlon. The calm water and light breeze provided good conditions for the sea swim, with cycle and run elements on closed roads along the seafront. The Tristar 3 (T3) event for age 13-14 consisting of 300m swim, 6.9 km cycle, 2.4 km run, was won by James McLaughlin on top form in 26:55 min, with an outstanding 1:19 min lead. Holly Hutchins came in as 9th girl and 28th overall, and Phoebe Hoaen was 17th girl and 44th overall. T2 athletes (age 11-12) completed a 200m swim, 4.7 km cycle and 1.8 km run. Alex McLaughlin came in 18th in 25:22, Guy Hutchins 22nd, and Lucy Draper 32nd (10th girl.) The athletes are coached by Gavin McLaughlin who himself competed, taking 3rd place in his age group.

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Cotswolds Results: Wantage 5 Bart Kuijten 01:06:27 Sean Bird, John Crossman and Bart Super Sprint 12 Nicci Clay 01:07:56 Kuijten represented Team Kennet at the 13 Steve Robinson 01:08:15 Wantage Triathlon. It’s an unusual not- Traditionally the season’s opener, and often quite-olympic mix of a triathlon with quite a shock the system if the weather’s 20 Graham Muse 01:10:47 an 800m pool swim, a 35km rolling unfavourable. This year the temperatures 22 Philip Cowhig 01:11:50 bike that includes a step climb and weren’t so bad, I hear. Nevertheless, there fast descent, before finishing with a were only three TK triathletes in this race, 25 Rog Davis 01:12:57 long rural 12km run over mixed terrain including Nicci Clay returning to triathlon 26 Emiliano Espinar 01:13:16 that incorporates a brutal ascent of the after a break. She set down a marker Ridgeway. The highlight being Bart’s for the rest of the season with a strong 29 Dean Makar 01:14:50 second top ten placing of this season. performance, coming in as 6th Female 36 Ronald Stephenson 01:17:52 and 2nd in her category. Rog was 10th Results: in his category with a solid start to 2015 42 James Wilding 01:19:26 7 Bart Kuijten 02:10:03 - note in particular the sub-22:00 5k run. Gav’s times will look unusually slow to 55 John Crossman 01:21:28 32 Sean Bird 02:36:09 those of you who know him, but it should 100 Sandra Davies 01:35:00 45 John Crossman 02:45:24 be pointed out that he completed this tri wearing a panda suit - all credit to him there (raising money for charity).

Results:

Nicci Clay 01:01:13 Rog Davis 01:04:07 Gavin Mclaughlin 01:08:38 Bradfield

Concorde Always a popular race with TK, as it’s local and well organised. We had twelve triathletes racing, with strong results and prizes galore:

Nicci CLAY: 1st Senior Female and 1st Female overall Bart KUIJTEN:3rd Senior Male Steve ROBINSON:1st Supvet Graham MUSE: 3rd Supvet Ronald STEPHENSON: 1st SupVet60+ Some of the team that raced at Bradfield Concorde this year. Page 25 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016 Senior Triathlon Series - cont

A good day out for TK and we even found time to take a team picture (attached). Phil (me) was particularly pleased with breaking 5 hours for the first time at this distance.

Results:

93 John Marriott 04:47:43 133 Philip Cowhig 04:56:17 203 Rog Davis 05:06:17 334 Dean Makar 05:24:30 339 Chris Treacher 05:25:42 Bournemouth 05/07

Olympic (sea)

Four TK triathletes made the trip to the to not see the aforementioned sailboat and seaside for this tri and, in what must be missed the turn at the halfway point, over- a first, all sent me a race report! They are Cotswold 113 swimming by a short distance. Meanwhile, all worth reading and I’ve included them in Chris was a little way further back and the attached document (below). Suffice it 14/06/15 Dean was having a bad morning in the to say that Simon had a strong race, Sonja water, losing a lot of time. John exited the found her return to racing quite tough, and 1900m lake swim; 54 mile cycle; half- water in an official time of 31:35, followed marathon 13.1 mile run. by Phil, then Rog, Chris and Dean. Martin and Emiliano were unimpressed with the organisation. Emiliano got an This middle distance (“half ironman”, John was quickly through T1. Phil dithered, extra workout helping to push a boat off without the branding) tri is an established pausing to put on a cycle jersey, and was the beach so that the swim course could favourite with Team Kennet: a fast course overtaken by Rog. So the order hitting the be marked out. and well organised. It attracted 5 TK road was John, Rog, Phil, Chris and then competitors: Phil Cowhig, Rog Davis, Dean Dean. The 113 course is largely flat and Results: Maker, John Marriott and Chris Treacher. fast, with the only impediments being We also had the pleasure of seeing Tim other riders (the course is busy) and narrow 15 Simon Whatson 1:59:07 Howe, formerly of TK out on the course as roads here and there. And a problem 49 Martin Colston 2:11:23 a marshal, and Tim also acted as hotelier with badgers. John and Rog showed their for 3 of us before the race. cycling strength and completed the bike 62 Emiliano Espinar 2:15:05 leg in 2:27:58 and 2:26:21 respectively. 103 Sonja Kabirschke 2:27:26 The kind organisers of 113 had given As far as I can tell from the numbers us consecutive race numbers which put they must have arrived into T2 very close us all together in transition and in the together, with Rog having the slightly same wave. However Chris, a qualified superior bike split. Phil arrived a few BTF referee, was unimpressed with the minutes later, followed by Chris and then cramped conditions on the racks, and after Dean, with Dean having caught up a little a firm word with a transition marshal he ground on Chris. was moved to more spacious spot. John, still recovering from an injury, was We were in the water by 0615 for a 0620 by no means comfortable on the run but start. Unfortunately it seemed that the was able to take and maintain a lead two waves before us must have been a over the others. Phil made up ground bit nervous and the chemical effect of that on Rog, moving into 2nd place in the was a somewhat sulphurous smell. No TK race-within-a-race. Dean and Chris matter, soon we were off for the swim – a had their own tussle, with Dean running single lap well marked with large buoys an impressive 1:44:35 half marathan to and a sailboat. John struck out strongly finally catch Chris and pulled ahead by just and Phil and Rog both found good pairs over a minute. of feet to draft on. However, Rog managed Page 26 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016

Phil, ahead from his earlier swim wave but had broken slightly, and the chilly mornings not on his best form, provided a target on of the week before replaced by a milder, Andover the 22.5km bike course for Bart and Rog, although damper feel to the air. both of whom blasted past with a few km 12/07 Sprint (pool) to go. It briefly looked like a TK team time Apprehensive thoughts were quickly thrust trial with Rog, Bart and Phil cycling in aside as John was first off, as a registered Seven Team Kennet triathletes raced at succession (though not drafting, of course). Team GB athlete, in the second wave, Andover, which served as this year’s club Rog had the strongest bike split with 41:05; following the professional triathletes in the championship. In summary Simon raced Bart was just 9 seconds slower. first wave. As John cut through the waves, strongly again (3rd overall and 1st in the hooter went for the third wave, and Sean, category) another top ten from Bart. Onto the run, and naturally Bart was off, Chris and Bart set off on the 3.8kilometre completing the 5.3 km in 20:51, the fastest course. The swim course left the shore, 3 Simon Whatson 01:33:44 of the TK athletes. Meanwhile, once off completing a triangle of 1.9 k, followed by 9 Bart Kuijten 01:35:45 the bike, Nicci had Phil in her sights and an Australian exit, across an ouchy pebble 22 Chris Treacher 01:44:59 passed him comfortably in a strong 22:51. beach and back into the sea, to complete Phil closed the gap a little on Rog but was a second lap. By this point, the sea was 25 Gavin McLaughlin 01:45:15 nowhere near regaining the time lost on the a little rougher, and sighting the buoys 27 Rog Davis 01:46:03 bike. became quite a challenge. The enormous 36 Sean Bird 01:49:29 jellyfish swimming underneath added some Bart finished first of the TK athletes and 93 Sandra Davies 02:29:15 more excitement, although by that point, my in 6th position overall (his top ten finishes interest in sea life diminished slightly, as I are beginning to get a bit annoying now), fought the swell and undercurrent to stay with Nicci second of TK athletes and 22nd on course. position overall. Full results are below. Unfortunately, Martin made a navigation Next was the 180 k “fast and flat” cycle error on the run, missed the 2nd loop of the along the rolling Jurassic coast, according course, and received a DNF for his pains. to the race blurb. Now, I don’t wish to Otherwise the 14:08 for the run would have sound like a pedant, but…either the event been very impressive! team were somewhat carefree with their adjectives, or I cycled a different course. After the race we gathered in the sportshall, Anyway, differences aside, the cycle did sampling an excellent selection of cake, for provide some very pleasant views of Dorset the awards ceremony. Bart was awarded a (so I am told). Bart and John stormed the prize for 1st Senior, and Nicci a prize for ride in just under, and just over 6 hours 2nd female overall. respectively. Sean and Chris focussed on allowing John and Bart to feel superior, by Overall everyone seemed to enjoy the event measuring our efforts to a mere 6:30….the and it’s likely to remain in the TK series next things you do for your team. year, regardless of weather forecast. After the warm up came the marathon, 6 Bart Kuijten 01:10:50 along the promenade and through the beer zone of Weymouth, 4 and a 1/2 times. As 19 Rog Davis 01:16:32 the afternoon wore on, the weather turned. Oxford Sprint 22 Nicci Clay 01:17:13 The sea was now a wintry scene of high 31 Philip Cowhig 01:20:47 tide waves dashing the rocks, and gale A good turn-out of seven TK athletes force winds whipping the sand off the shore. 49 Gerry Iles 01:26:39 competed on August Bank holiday at the It was hard to believe this was the same Oxford Sprint Triathlon. Unsurprisingly, 111 Sandra Davies 01:47:25 seaside town we had left hours before. The being a bank holiday, the weather was very - Martin Colston DNF run was hard: the loops meant we could wet (as it was last year) but the organisation all see the effort etched into our faces, as was friendly and the racing enough to keep we passed each other time and time again. us all warm. The support was great, not least of all Team Kuijten (all in matching T shirts), the Bird On the virtual start line were Bart, Gerry, Challenge family, Alison Hall, and Leslie Marriott, who Martin, Nicci, Phil, Rog and Sandy. It was had no choice but to be there to celebrate also good to see ex-club-members Liv Iles her wedding anniversary with John, albeit and Tony Duck competing. Weymouth sporadically every lap. The usual staggered start in the pool for a 3800m sea swim; 112 mile cycle; 26.2 At the close of the day, all 4 TK triathletes 400m swim saw the TK athletes setting off mile run. came home in stunning times, and at different times; with Sandy and Martin thoroughly enjoyed the well organised and, sharing a wave, Gerry going off on his own, It was probably around 7 am on Sunday yes, Challenging Course. and the rest starting a little later. morning on the 13th September, when the four Team Kennet triathletes looked at 78 Bart Kuijten 11:01 Bart and Rog and Nicci (fast swimmers) each other, and wondered why each had were in the penultimate wave, and with Phil decided to compete in this year’s Weymouth 109 John Marriott 11:22 setting off in the wave before. Nicci was out event. After a week of tracking the weather 177 Chris Hall 11:58 the fastest (in 06:52, including the enforced forecast, we looked out to sea with a sense 312 Sean Bird 13:37 walk – not run! – to the exit door) and a of relief. The sea was calm-ish, with small chase ensued on the soggy bike course. waves lapping the pebbly shore. The clouds Page 27 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016

TK Series Final Standings Well done again to everyone who raced this year, there were some outstanding performances. The final Team Kennet series table is below.

Mens 1 Bart Kuijten 49 2 Rog Davis 39 3 Phil Cowhig 24 4 Sean Bird 21 5 Simon Whatson 20 6 John Marriott 19 7 Gavin McLaughlin 16 8 Chris Treacher 14 9 Emiliano Espinar 13 10 Dean Makar 11 11 Steve Robinson 9 11 John Crossman 9 11 Martin Colston 9 14 Graham Muse 8 14 Chris Hall 8 16 Gerry Iles 7 17 Ronald Stephenson 3 18 James Wilding 2

Ladies 1 Nicci Clay 30 2 Sandi Davies 28 3 Sonja Kabirschke 10

2015 Triathlon Other Non Series Highlights Carolyn Craik was 22nd woman overall and 1st in her age group at Ironman Wimbleball Award Winners 70.3, therefore qualifying for the World Champs in Austria! Nicci Clay was 1st woman overall at Stowe Triathlon (Standard distance), and 10th Overall Series Male Bart Kuijten triathlete overall, including all the men. Overall Series Female Nicci Clay Club Champs Male Simon Whatson Claire Westerman and Dan Hall both completed Ironman Nice, placing 10th (division), 77th (gender) and placing 66th (division), 363rd (gender) respectively. Club Champs Female Sandi Davies Overall Series Sprint Rog Davis Dean Makar completed Ironman UK and is now an IRONMAN! Overall Series Veteran Phil Cowhig Harriet Chettleburgh (formerly of Team Kennet) placed 2nd in her Age Group at Ironman Multisport Award Carolyn Craik UK, therefore qualifying and racing in the World Championships in Kona! Dean Makar Martin Colston recorded a new pb and a high five from Chrissie Wellington at the Bristol Swimming Award John Marriott Harbourside Triathlon. Cycling Award Martin Coulston Running Award Dean Makar Page 28 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016

2014/2015 Team Kennet Winter Season Awards

Indoor Athletics

Indoor track athlete of the year Carys Cox Runner up Millie Calkin

Cross Country Age Group Winner Runner Up 3rd Place U9 Edward Hall Aimee Dickson Thomas Hall U11G Lucy Draper Georgina Thomson Rebecca Thomson U11B Maxim Brown James Wallace James Leach U13G Anna Pettit Isabelle Hole Lucy Wells U13B James McLaughlin Ryan Cannons Cameron Langley U15G Rosa Lawrence Susie Drake Holly Donohoe U15B Sammy Hart Tom Murrell Josh Livingstone U17W Georgina Bradford Chloe Scaplehorn Carys Cox Senior Women Helen Preedy Sue Francis Senior Men Callum O’Neill Alex Hanson Nathan Gillis Vet Men Dean Makar

Most Improved Athlete (female) Phoebe Hoaen Most Improved Athlete (male) Alexander Long Champion’s Champion Anna Pettit

Sportshall Winner Runner Up Third Place Under 11 Girls Clara Jones Isabel Stevens Verity Szala Under 11 Boys Harry Booker Ben East Oliver Gregory Under 13 Girls Mia Eldridge Kira Angell Phoebe Hoaen Under 13 Boys Stuart Bladon Tom Hills Cameron Langley Under 15 Girls Zoe Forte Danielle Newton Kiah-Jay Stevens Under 15 Boys James Hills

Overall Cup Winner: Zoe Forte Best Newcomer Boy: Matthew Jones Best Newcomer Girl: Caoihme Ruddock Most Improved Boy: Kian Hockaday Most Improved Girl: Daisy Tolhurst Page 29 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016

Junior / Senior Athletic Section End Of Season Presentation 2015

Under 9s Athlete Of The Season Connor Joyce Fastest Series Female Mad Miler Rachel Bladon

Under 9s Series U15b Miler Sam Hart Track Athlete Imogen Jones Field Athlete Catherine Jones Fastest Series U15g Miler Lucy Draper

Under 11s Fastest Series U11b Miler Luca Miller Best Track Athlete Matthew Jones Fastest Series U11g Miler Aimee Dickson Best Field Athlete Kian Hockaday Most Improved Mad Mile Stuart Bladon Recognition Aimee Dickson Josh Donohoe Best Senior Male Track Athlete Callum O Neill Digby Rigall Harry Davies Recognition Evan Hartley/Alex Hanson Finlay Davies Annabel Gibson Best Senior Male Field Athlete Luke Angell Under 13s Recognition Christian Randall/Max Gibbs Best Track Athlete Anna Pettit Best Field Athlete Ben East Best Senior Female Track Athlete Georgina Bradford Recognition Recognition Susie Drake/Millie Calkin Jack Cannons Millie Quaintance Carys Cox/Rachel Bladon Lucy Wells Phoebe Hoaen Best Senior Female Field Athlete Deborah Montgomery Freya Owen Maddi Barnes Recognition Cheryl Angell/Alisha Bradford Toby Thomas Harry Booker Terry Baker Award Glenn Davis Under 15s Best Track Athlete Holly Donohoe Bottom Award James Mclaughlin Best Field Athlete James Hills (Fell of bike in tri when trying to take the lead on a corner, when he Recognition got up tried to cycle and he thought his legs had gone, when he got back to transition after been overtaken by everyone found out his Daniel Hockaday Kira Angell breaks were on all the time). Sam Hart Stuart Bladon Kieran Peppiatt Kiah-Jay Stevens Volunteer Of The Year Cheryl Angell Charlotte Booke Zachariah Montgomery Junior Volunteer Of The Year Georgina Bradford Under 17s Best Track Athlete Carys Cox Chairmans Cup George Anstie Best Field Athlete Oliver Hewitt/Rafer Ribiero Triathlon Junior Male James Mclaughlin Recognition Recognition Alex Mclaughlin/Guy Hutchins Susie Drake Jordan Donovan Triathlon Junior Female Lucy Draper Zoe Forte Harriet Allan Recognition Phoebe Hoaen/Holly Hutchins Dylon Suppo Road Running Section Most Improved Athlete Kiah-Jay Stevens Recognition Lucy Wells Male Division 1 Champion Dave Mitcham Most Dedicated Athlete Award Susie Drake Runner Up John Marriott Third Place Callum O Neill Best Newcomer Award Kieran Peppiatt Division 2 Champion Dean Makar Lee Throws Cup Millie Quaintance Runner Up Rog Davis Calkin Sprint Cup Daniel Hockaday Division 3 Champion Simon whatson Hewitt Jumps Cup Stuart Bladon Runner Up Sam Llewellyn

WBS Middle Distance Cup Alex Hanson Female Division 1 Champion Helen Preedy Junior Athlete Of The Year Sam Hart Runner Up Mary Allan

Fastest Series Male Mad Miler Nathan Gillis Division 2 Champion Lucy Wells Page 30 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016

Christmas Fun Night and Santa Run The last Wednesday session before Christmas is a themed fun night.

The 2015 theme was Brazilian (Olympic) or American. This year’s best dressed winners were:

Boys: Ned Atkins, runner up Archie Headley-Smith, 3rd Finlay Plumpton.

Girls: winner Imogen Jones, runner up Isobel Langley, 3rd Katherine Jones.

There were also 30 runners braving the warm winter sun for the annual Christmas Run, heading down from Snelsmore Common to Donnington Castle and back up the muddy tracks before being washed off from the floods on the common. Afterwards we all enjoyed Chocolate and a well-deserved Santa medal. Page 31 Team Kennet Newsletter January 2016 Dates for Your Diary Junior Events Saturday 26th March Bracknell Open Bracknell Sunday 3rd April Radley Open Abingdon TBC Basingstoke Open Basingstoke Sunday 10th April Wessex League Oxford Sunday 17th April Oxford League Oxford TBC Oxford League Banbury TBC Sandra Luke 5 Star Oxford Sunday 5th June Wessex League Salisbury Sunday 26th June Wessex League Swindon Sunday 17th July Wessex League Andover Sunday 4th September Oxford League Oxford Schools Events Tuesday 22nd March West Berkshire & North Hants Primary Schools Newbury Showground Cross Country Championships Saturday 14th May Primary Schools Athletics Championships Park House School 9:30am - 400pm Saturday 19th November West Berkshire Primary Schools Indoor Park House School 9:45am - 2.00pm Sportshall Championships 2015 Senior Events Saturday 16th April Southern Athletics League Swindon Saturday 21st May Southern Athletics League Salisbury Saturday 18th June Southern Athletics League Guildford Sunday 9th July Southern Athletics League Bournemouth Saturday 20th August Southern Athletics League TBC Championships Sunday May 29th (TBC) Berkshire County Track and Field Championships July 9th/10th English Schools Gateshead Wed July 13th (TBC) Berkshire County Track and Field U13 Championships Bracknell Aug 13th/14th SEAA U17/U15 Championships TBC Aug 27th/28th England Athletics U17/U15 Championships Bedford Road Running 10th January Woodcote 10k 17th January Stubbington 10k 24th January Oxford 10k 8th February Reading 5 mile 14th February Bramley 20/10 mile 14th February Portsmouth Half Marathon 21st February Wokingham Half Marathon 21st February Richmond Half Marathon 13th March Goring 10k 13th March Bath Half Marathon 20th March Fleet Half Marathon 20th March Eastleigh 1 10k 3rd April Reading Half Marathon 10th April Devizes Half Marathon Sun 17th April Brighton Marathon Sun 24th April Virgin London Marathon 8th May Bracknell Half Marathon 14th May Chieveley Chase 5.7 mile multi-terrain 15th May Royal Berkshire 10k 15th May Park House 10k 29th May Bayer Newbury 10k 6th June Ollie Johnson Memorial Kintury 5 mile 19th June Hungerford 8 mile 19th June Kingsclere Trail Half Marathon 4th September Maidenhead Half Marathon 2nd October Basingstoke Half Marathon

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Triathlon Chris Treacher 01635 32050

Newbury Triathlon Dennis Tucker 01635 862554

Schools Liaison Averil Hewitt 07921 194666

Officials Secretary Janet Walter 01635 846867

Senior Mens Track Captain Nick Bull 01635 31338

Senior Womens Track Captain Cheryl Angell 07778 216999

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