On the 17th August, Thanet Athletics Club travelled to the K2 in Crawley to compete at their final Southern Athletics League match of the season.
The small team of Thanet AC athletes provided a strong & competitive environment in the events they covered across all disiplines; sprints, jumps, throws and relays.
Known for often being the loudest supporting team at these events, yet again, the athletes did not disapoint. Pushing some great perfomances out of all the teams athletes. Some notable performances came from Leah Wearing-Channing with a PB in the 100m and Aston Fredericks with a Long Jump of 5.90m. Ending the day was Amelia Lawton who threw a PB in the discus, accompanied by an extremely enthusiastic expression of her effort which had the stadium roaring!
We must also give special mention to Aaron Mckoewn, who after a whole season of fighting in the Discus, won the event.
A congratulations and thanks go to all athletes who competed for us in this league, especially those for whom it was their first time and moreso for those covering extra events to earn the club those vital last points. Doing so meant we finished a very respectible 6th place for the season - beating 7th by just 1 point!
Special thanks go out to the club officials that have helped this season with these competitions and an extra thanks to Nick Purt for team managing with support from Lewis Parsons.
Two events remain this season for Thanet AC, with Kent Relay Championships on Sunday 8th September at Norman Park and the Kent Combined Events Championship at Medway Park on the 14-15th September.
For more information about Thanet AC and how you can get involved, please visit our website: www.thanetac.co.uk
Missing from the athlete line-up on the 17th was Rebecca Sommerville (pictured above) who was competing for Great Britain at the World Masters Championships in Slottsskogsvallen, Sweden. Becca, competing at international level for the very first time, came away with a seasons best of 31.06s in the 200m - well done, Becca!
James Bridge
It was great to travel and be with the squad at Crawley, witnessing first hand the real sense of fun and enjoyment we generate when competing together. Everyone pushed and supported each other resulting in a massive amount of points for us, probably the smallest club and who travelled the furthest.
Fantastic work by everyone including the coaches and volunteers, all unpaid who are selfless in their dedication to the athletes.
My thanks to you all.
Julien Lawton
Chair - Thanet Athletic Club