Kennet wrap up season in style
TEAM Kennet rounded off their Wessex League season with an impressive thirdplaced finish in Abingdon.
The result means Kennet finished fifth overall out of 24 teams.
The under-15 girls finished second on the day and third overall, Clare McGonnell rounding off an excellent season with a hat-trick of wins in the 75m hurdles, 300m and the javelin, in which she is ranked in the top 20 for her age group.
In the high jump, there was a brilliant double win for twin sisters Neve and Mia Wright,
who cleared 1.50m and 1.48m to win both the A and B string events.
The under-17 girls also achieved a second-placed finish in their match to secure a top-six finish overall, thanks to wins from Charlotte Absolom, Annabel Maclean and Alanna Smith.
The under-13 girls were third in a hotly-contested event that saw eight points separate the top four teams.
Emerald Hill-Sawyer continued her fine 800m form, winning in 2:36.7, while Zoe Dickson won the discus with a throw of 19.38.
There was double delight in the javelin as Eliska Simpson threw 22.06m to win the A string and Anna Hall 21.02m to win the B string, both athletes moving into the top 40 UK rankings.
The under-15 boys finished third thanks to wins from Ivan Checkmozov in the 800m and James Fenner in the javelin.
The under-13 boys were also third, completing an excellent season.
Will McDonald won the A string javelin with a throw of 32.79m, while Noah Lauder-Clarke triumphed in the B string thanks to a throw of 25.43m.
Turkay Altuntas won the discus with a throw of 27.31m , which moves him up to ninth in the UK at his age group.
The under-17 men came fourth in their match, Seb Simpson completing a hattrick of wins in the shot put, discus and B string javelin, while Brandon Carter won both the B string shot put and the A string javelin.