Thanet Athletics Club

There were some excellent performances by athletes from Thanet Athletics Club at the Thanet Primary Schools Cross-Country League meeting at Hartsdown Leisure Centre on Saturday, with 26 top ten finishes across the eight races, and club athletes winning three gold, three silver and three bronze medals from the eight races.  Thanet Athletics Club athletes also won 11 of the 24 championship trophies, including two gold, five silver and four bronze.

Race medalists and championship winners were:

Race Medals

Year 3 Girls 1k – 1^st Maisie Macartney (Minster) 4 mins 5 secs; 3^rd Mia Hillyard (Palm Bay) 4:19.

Year 3 Boys 1k – 1^st Jack Seery (Preston) 3:44.

Year 4 Girls 1k – 2^nd Katie Burton (Upton) 4:00.

Year 4 Boys 1k – 3^rd Harry Lutz (St Saviour’s) 3:49.

Year 5 Girls 1.5k – 1^st Hannah Denny (Upton) 6:16; 2^nd Laura Crome – (St Peter) 6:19.

Year 5 Boys 1.5k – 3^rd Matthew Bouldin (St Saviour’s) 5:53.

Year 6 Girls 1.5k – 2^nd Alice Fox (Upton) 5:54.

2009/10 Championship

Year 3 Girls  – 1^st Maisie Macartney (Minster) 299 points; 3^rd Mia Hillyard (Palm Bay) 294.

Year 4 Girls – 2^nd Katie Burton (Upton) 297; 3^rd Leah Henniker (St Nicholas-at-Wade) 287.

Year 4 Boys – 2^nd Harry Lutz (St Saviour’s) 291; 3^rd Joseph Griffiths (St Lawrence College) 290.

Year 5 Girls – 1^st Hannah Denny (Upton) 299; 2^nd Georgia Debling (Upton) 289.

Year 5 Boys – 2^nd Matthew Bouldin (St Saviour’s) 296.

Year 6 Girls – 2^nd Alice Fox (Upton) 297; 3^rd = Tanya Bailey (Palm Bay) 292.

Pictured are the nine race medalists and the three gold medalists - left to right Maisia Macartney, Hannah Denny and Jack Seery