Medway and Maidstone athletes returned from the Kent County Track Relay Championships at Canterbury with four team gold, five silver and two bronze medals writes Alan Newman.

It was not all plain sailing, however, as the under-13 boys’ 4x100m quartet was among five teams disqualified for lane or baton infringements in the heat of competition.

In the 3x800m for under-13s there was a close finish between the winners Blackheath and Bromley Harriers (7min31.6sec) and M&M (7.33.6) as silver went to Bashiri Ryan, Luke Stringer and Alex Donnelly.

The under-15 girls’ 4x100m saw gold medals for Jade Oni, Ellie Turner, Poppy Dinley and Megan Walsh and the under-15 boys’ 4x300m resulted in gold for Isaac Milham, Rory Kuypers, Connor McCormick and William Milham. In the same event, there was a silver reward for Bethany Williams, Lucy Maycock, Dinley and Walsh.

The under-17 women’s 4x300m quartet of Darcey Kuypers, Harriet Day, Imogen Munday and Sian Keegan won and the 3x800m trio of Darcey Barham, Charlotte Harwood and Jacinta Barham were second - the same position as the senior 4x100m squad of Ben Milham, George Lockwood, Lewis Heffernan and Michael Watson.

The men’s 4x200m had two teams representing M&M and both medalled behind Cambridge Harriers. The silver went to Lockwood, George Clements, Milham and Watson and bronze was gained by Jordan Cochcrane, Samee Goosani, Lewis Makey and Joseph Thurgood (1.40.0).

The senior men’s 4x400m went to M&M through Goosani, Watson, Clements and Heffernan, with bronze for Cochrane, Makey, Milham and Marley Godden.