By Jamie Strudley
Yarra Ranges Athletics athletes competed en mass at the Knox Cross Country Open Day.
Perfect conditions at Norton Park set the scene for some excellent cross country racing and performances.
Athletes were not only competing for themselves, but also for team points in their respective grade and overall points fro the club.
Yarra Ranges Athletics generated enough points to retain the trophy for a fifth consecutive year.
Congratulations to all who competed and supported so well.
Results from Knox XC Open Day are:
6 Boys 500m Dihain Rathnayake 5th 3.37
6 Girls 500m Emily Kinwel 3rd 3.16 Lily Clarke 4th 3.18 Mischa Gopal 6th 3.30 Sarina Hathaway 8th 3.31 Ava Burgess 9th 3.34
7 Boys 1000m Beau McKinnon 7th 4.48 Jack Batten 9th 5.04 Finn Johnson 10th 5.07 Joshua Dowling 16th 5.52
7 Girls 1000m Tia Crossland 5th 5.10 Chloe Granger 10th 5.28 Mackenzie Graham 11th 5.32 Zoe Bartlett 13th 5.53
8 Girls 1000m Willow Naismith 2nd 4.36 Eloise Stevenson 6th 5.14
9 Girls 1500m Zoe Clarke 2nd 6.24 Eva Johnson 9th 8.00
10 Boys 1500m Austin Leonard 6th 6.25
10 Girls 1500m Stephanie van Bemmel 4th 6.28 Aemelia Stevenson 5th 6.35 Summer Hathaway 17th 12.23
11 Boys 2000m Tyson Flavel 12th 9.46
11 Girls 2000m Abbey Bartlett 7th 11.17 Tahlia Murden 10th 13.55
12 Boys 2000m Reuben Johnson 12th 9.36
12 Girls 2000m Piper Naismith 2nd 8.44 Bethany Whitelaw 3rd 9.14
13 Boys 3000m Zac Clarke 3th 11.35 Nathan Murden 12th 14.14 Tyden Keenan 14th 16.46
13 Girls 3000m Kiara Flavel 1st 10.42 Madeline Laven 2nd 11.17
14 Girls 3000m Mia Strudley 1st 12.13 Aleesa Keenan 8th 15.27
15 Boys 3000m Brayden Woolridge 4th 16.00
15 Girls 3000m Georgia Laven 1st 10.52
16 Boys 3000m Jayden Clarke 2nd 15.31
Open Mens 3000m James Laven 1st 10.00 Michael Clarke 3rd 11.15 Liam Russell 4th 11.17 Joel Johnson 5th 11.39 Bryan Ackerly 6th 12.34 James Anderson 11th 13.15 Mike Willey 12th 13.16 Rob Belli 14th 15.48 Graeme Woolridge 16th 16.10 Samuel Laven 18th 17.20 David Laven 19th 17.21
Open Womens 3000m Lily Peacock 1st 11.26 Jessica Dux 3rd 14.51 Erika Bedyn 4th 15.09 Laura Di Gregorio 5th 15.31 Katie Clarke 6th 15.43 Rosalind Dyer 7th 17.53
Next stop is at Morrison Reserve; see you at 8.45am for warm-ups before the first race at 9am.Our senior athletes will compete in round 3 of the XCR series at Cruden Farm, Langwarrin. Anyone not yet entered has until midday on Wednsday to get registered and entered.
The club welcomes all athletes of any age or ability. For information on how to join or trial, photos, results and updated news, visit the website at yarrarangesathletics.org.au or check us out on Facebook. Run, Jump, Throw…too easy!
