Sevenoaks Athletics Club Sevenoaks Athletics Club

  • Skip to content
  • Jump to main navigation and login
  • Jump to additional information

Nav view search

Navigation

Search

You are here: Home

Main Menu

  • Home
  • Juniors
  • News
  • Notices
  • SAC Calendar
  • About Sevenoaks AC
  • Kent GP
  • Sevenoaks 7
  • Contact Us
  • Members

KXCL 2019/20 Match 2 - Somerhill

  • Print
  • Email

The SAC men's team moved up to 15th place in the standings after the second match of the 2019/20 Kent Cross Country League at Somerhill on 26th October. Darius Sarshar led the team in 120th place (6th M50) in 42:54, and he was backed up by Andrew Mead in 132nd place (9th M50) in 43:29, Zachary Ramsden in 175th (23rd M50) in 45:44, Dan Witt in 182nd (30th M40) in 46:17, and Chris Desmond in 187th (12th M55) in 46:38. Equalling their performance in the first match, the team finished 18th on the day.

In the women's event, Suzy Claridge beat her run in the previous match by one place for 49th (7th W45) in 23:08. And in the men's over-70 race, Richard Pitcairn-Knowles was 7th (1st M85) in 42:20.

Once again, the club had full teams in both the under-13 boys and girls, with the boys 10th on the day and 7th in the standings and the girls 8th on the day and 8th in the standings. The individuals running in those races for Sevenoaks AC were Frederick Naughton 45th in 13:19, Edward Geeson 50th in 14:01, and William Hurst 57th in 15:40; Ella Baker 23rd in 12:43, Alexia Scotiniadis 37th in 13:31, and Lucy Edwards 47th in 14:18. One other junior athlete also competed, with Tom Gill 37th in the men's under-17 race in 25:18.

The full results are here.

There is no senior men's race at the next (third) match at Danson Park on 9th November, and no senior women's race at the fourth match at Footscray Meadows on 14th December. SAC seniors can contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and juniors can contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to run in these races.

Tonbridge 10k 2019

  • Print
  • Email

SAC team with trophies

A small but high quality team of four Sevenoaks AC athletes contested the Tonbridge 10k near Hildenborough on 20th October and all came away with category trophies.

Nick Humphrey-Taylor was first SAC finisher in sixth place taking the M40 trophy in a fast 38:21. Chris Desmond was fourteenth overall and first M50 in 41:52, Lionel Stielow 80th and first M70 in 54:21, and Sylvia Lewis 146th and first W65 in 64:15.

The full results are here.

Kent XC League 2019/20 - Match 1, Swanley Park

  • Print
  • Email

Andrew

Sevenoaks AC fielded a full team of four runners in the men's race at the first match of the new Kent League cross-country season at New Barn Park, Swanley on 12th October. SAC's all-veteran team of Andrew Mead (134th in 40:07), Zachary Ramsden (145th in 40:39), Dan Witt (165th in 41:33) and Chris Desmond (213th in 43:33) finished 18th of 22 complete teams on the day. Andrew Mead was also 13th M50 and Chris Desmond 14th M55.

SAC also had a representative in the women's race with Suzy Claridge flying the flag in 50th place (12th W45 in 21:20).

Sevenoaks AC was also represented in four of the junior races, with full teams in both the U13 boys and girls events. The U13 boys team of Ryan Alford-Smith (34th in 11:27), Andrew Simmons (38th in 11:34), James Beecroft (41st in 11:39), Frederick Naughton (49th in 12:13), William Hurst (56th in 13:19) and Harry Mitchell (57th in 13:20) finished 8th team, while the girls team of Alexia Scotiniadis (43rd in 12:52), Lucy Edwards (46th in 13:00) and Heidi Wilding (61st in 15:20) were 9th. And in the U15 girls race, Rhianna Munn was 42nd in 18:22 and Tamzin Moore 48th in 18:42, with Thomas Mitchell 45th in 16:09 and Alex Holden 66th in 19:33 in the boys race.

The full results are here.

Match 2 in the series is at Somerhill School, Tonbridge on 26th October at 12:00. Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for details.

John & Sally Win Categories At Maidstone Half 2019

  • Print
  • Email

JohnSallyJohn Witton was third overall and first M40 while Sally Shewell won the W55 category at the Maidstone Half on 13 October.

The tough race was also the final Kent Grand Prix race of the 2019 series, so it was handy that Sevenoaks AC had four finishers in the first 17 with John third in 1:25:01, Andrew Milne eleventh in 1:29:36, Mike Lochead thirteenth in 1:30:47 and Russell Crane seventeenth in 1:33:12.

Sally, the only Sevenoaks runner to run both at Maidstone and the previous Sunday's Half at Tonbridge, was 127th (19th woman) in 1:56:49. The SAC contingent of just six runners was completed by Hugh Shewell, 188th in 2:06:54.

The full results are here.

More Articles ...

  1. SAC M80 Titans Clash at Kent Masters
  2. David, Bridgit & Sylvia Win Categories At Tonbridge Half 2019
  3. Larkfield 10k 2019
  4. Heather Wins Highway 10k 2019

Page 7 of 9

  • Start
  • Prev
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • Next
  • End
Close info

Additional information

Latest postings

  • SAC (Virtual) Handicap 2020 - Final Result
  • SAC (Virtual) Handicap December 2020
  • SAC (Virtual) Handicap November 2020
  • SAC Prizegiving 2019-20
  • Dorney Lake Marathon - October 2020
  • SAC (Virtual) Handicap October 2020
  • North Devon AONB Marathon and Half

Quick Calendar

We have 101 guests and no members online

Facebook link  Strava link