By Jamie Strudley
Yarra Ranges Athletics joined more than 1000 athletes from Victoria and beyond at Lakeside Stadium on Sunday morning for the Lakeside:10.
The Victorian 10 kilometre road race championship was held alongside the junior 3km road race championships. Yarra Ranges Athletics medalists were Kiara Flavel, Madelaine Laven and Harry Norman.
Unofficial results are:
Women U14 3km – Kiara Flavel 2nd 10.02, Madeline Laven 3rd 10.25.
Women U16 3km – Mia Strudley 13th 11.14.
Men U16 3km – Angus Norman 16th 10.12, Zac Clarke 27th 11.08.
Women U18 3km – Georgia Laven 4th 10.14, Zoe Sibley 10th 10.44.
Men U18 10km – Harry Norman 2nd 31.38, Harrison Van Duuren 21st 39.15, Camden Hewitson 25th 42.33.
Men U20 10km – Max Savill-Bentley 12th 36.18, James Laven 16th 37.09.
Open Women 10km – Lauren Starr 45th 38.52, Judy May 83rd 42.02, Olivia Twining 103rd 43.09, Laura Digregorio 171st 49.56, Kathryn Clarke 179th 50.29, Erika Bedyn 188th 51.48, Kate Van Duuren 210th 57.42.
Open Men 10km – Seamus Dwyer 141st 35.28, Sam Pike 192nd 36.47, James Anderson 202nd 36.58, Andrew Searles 220th 37.17, Liam Gietzmann 200th 36.57, Michael Clarke 254th 38.18, Joel Johnson 331st 40.17, Bryan Ackerly 352nd 41.14, Craig Hewsitson 488th 50.16.
Yarra Ranges Athletics’ regular Saturday morning cross country was held at Elizabeth Banks Reserve in Kilsyth, affectionately known as Durham Road.
A fantastic turnout of eager athletes and parents enjoyed the different surrounds and parkland.
Unofficial results are:
500m – Emily Kinwel 2.29, Sinead Willey 2.35, Robert McDowell 2.40, Hunter Lockland-Struhs 2.41, Sarina Hathaway 2.44, Bay Spittle 2.48, Jett Lockland-Struhs 2.49, Lily Clarke 2.49, Mischa Gopal 2.51, Ava Burgess 2.54, Joshua Dowling 3.09, Amelia Sketchley 3.28, Zara Gopal 3.29, Harlem Willis 3.32.
1000m – Jasmine Cochrane 4.38, Willow Naismith 4.43, David Nackovski 4.52, Bodhi Lockland-Struhs 4.55, Tia Crossland 5.14, Tobyn Harris 5.17, Finn Johnson 5.17, Tru Spittle 5.22, Patrick McErlain 5.33, Eloise Stevenson 5.35, Chloe Granger 5.35, Mackenzie Graham 5.35, Sinead Willey 5.44, Tanaya Stone 5.48, Lachlan McNaught 5.48, Samuel Laven 5.48, Zoe Bartlett 5.50, Violeta Nackovski 5.58, Blake Freer 6.05, Melanie Stevenson 6.19, Joshua Dowling 6.21.
1500m – Zoe Clarke 6.12, Stephanie van Bemmel 6.20, Austin Leonard 6.37, Hunter Lockland-Struhs 6.38, Robert McDowell 6.39, Kaylah Cannon 6.42, Jett Lockland-Struhs 6.49, Kai Freer 6.51, Aemelia Stevenson 6.52, Kristina Nackovski 7.09, Finn Johnson 7.59, Eva Johnson 9.09, Mitchell McNaught 9.36, Summer Hathaway 12.33.
2000m – Ky Harris 8.27, Bailey Van Bert 8.54, Reuben Johnson 9.00, Cooper Prescott 9.12, Mia Harriss 9.31, Tyson Flavel 9.37, Jesse Prescott 9.48, Lily Cochrane 9.52, Tiara Willis 10.35, Hunter Lockland-Struhs 10.40, Robert McDowell 10.40, Sarah Rollo 10.45, Ashleigh Rooke 10.46, Abbey Bartlett 11.44, Tahlia Murden 12.19.
3000m – Zachariah Clarke 12.20, Michael Clarke 12.20, Noah Erickson 13.10, Simone Burger 13.51, Tahlia Harriss 14.08, Hunter Lockland-Struhs 14.14, Robert McDowell 14.16, Zoe Clarke 14.38, Stephanie van Bemmel 14.41, Hayden Rooke 14.58, Mitchell Deckert 15.02, Bryan Ackerly 15.02, Aleesa Keenan 15.38, Rachael Gopal 15.49, Rob Belli 15.55, Graeme Woolridge 16.07, Nathan Murden 17.06, Tyden Keenan 17.19, Katie Clarke 17.22, Erika Bedyn 17.22, Nicole Cannon 17.24, Renee Horsley 18.04, Samuel Laven 18.48, David Laven 18.50.
Next week the Yarra Ranges athletes wil travel to Lake Dewar for the Little Athletics Victoria State Cross Country Championships.
Those not competing at the LAV champs get a weekend off to prepare for the Hills Challenge at Cockatoo on Saturday 4 August.
The club welcomes all athletes of any age or ability.
For information on how to join or trial, photos, results and updated news, visit yarrarangesathletics.org.au.
