Track & Field
Kent AC compete at various levels of Track and Field competition. In 2007, our A team competes in the British Athletics League (BAL) Division 1. Our B team competes in the Southern Mens League Division 1, making it one of the highest placed B-teams nationally.
Our track runners, throwers and jumpers also compete at numerous open events across the year in both the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons.
The club is firmly rooted in South East London, with our home fixtures normally being held at Ladywell Arena, or sometimes in nearby Sutcliffe Park (which is just outside the Lewisham borough boundary in the London Borough of Greenwich).
Here is the latest track and field news featuring Kent AC Atheletes:
Southern League 6
A fine finish to the B team's 2010 season with second place at Battersea Park. Going into the last event, the 4x400m relay, we were half a point behind London Heathside. After it we were half a point ahead.
British League, Norman Park
WHAT A TURN AROUND
After the near disaster in their last British League match in Sheffield where it appeared to be a warzone, as so many athletes pulled out early in the match meaning that we only had 14 athletes left standing by the end, Kent AC's ability to bounce back from adversity was clearly demonstrated as the A team amazingly WON their next match !
.TOP DRAWER!
After a tough heat and even tougher semi final Jack Green produced a big PB in the 400 m Hurdles Final of the WORLD Junior Champs in Canada on Friday. Despite running blind all the way in lane 8 he stormed through to come home in 5th place with PB of 50.
Walton-on-Thames Southern League match 5
Fifth place for the B Team at Walton-on-Thames last Saturday in a very high quality match. We had a few absentees and then things got worse with injuries to two big points scorers, Trevor Jamieson-Agard and Rawlston Morian.
Southern League Guildford
Kent AC's B Team took their winning run to TWO matches at Guildford on Saturday, taking them to a point away from the promotion places with two matches to go. There were some British League standard performers on show during the afternoon, but we were the only team that maintained a good level across all of the events and ended as easy winners after pulling away from Windsor in the last few events of the afternoon.
Southern League 3
A first win of the season for the B Team at Twickenham, which I'm told moves us up to 12th in the league table (sorry, I can't find the link anywhere). We consistently got good points throughout the afternoon, including six B-string wins.
Southern League at Erith
A very satisfactory 2nd place for the B Team at Erith on Saturday. We were stronger in most events than we had been in the first match, especially in the throws, where Albert, Courtney and Rawlston showed what a difference it makes when we can fill these events.
Southern League Hemel Hempstead
A tough start to the season for the B Team at Hemel Hempstead on Saturday - fifth place with 79 points. Just not enough people to go round really, and our match was a much higher standard than the other Division 2 match taking place on the same track that afternoon.
BUSA Champs Gold Standard
Matt Burton finished his Indoor season in fine style as he moved to no.3 in the GB Indoor Rankings for 2010 with an easy Win in the BUSA Champs in Sheffield last Sat.
Confirming yet again his new found level he broke the Championship Best Performance Record with a jump of 7.
Long Jump Record Smashed Again
Showing that his medal in the AAA Indoors last week was no fluke Matt Burton, representing Loughborough University, improved on his new Club Record by demolishing the field and winning with a jump of 7.
