By Jamie Strudley
YARRA RANGES ATHLETICS
A warm sunny day made for a fun Saturday morning of athletics at Morrison Reserve, Mount Evelyn.
Good numbers in all grades produced some excellent competition and undoubtedly some PBs.
Next week is the Relay Fundraiser.
Bring a donation to put in the bucket and help to keep the relay baton moving for as many laps as possible.
Parents and big kids are welcome, too!
There were two championships on over the weekend.
The Little Athletics Multi Event Championships in Bendigo and the Victorian Country Track and Field Championships at Casey Fields.
Yarra Ranges Athletics was well represented at the Multi Event Championships with Stephanie van Bemmel, Charlotte Comport, Chelsea Thompson and Harrison Van Duuren competing.
Outstanding efforts from all four athletes resulted in some excellent placings.
Stephanie finishing 10th in Under 9s Girls Pentathlon with Charlotte only a few points behind in 19th.
These two girls competed in long jump, shot put, 60m hurdles, 100m and 800m – earning points from each events result.
Chelsea competed in the Under 15s Girls Heptathlon which included 90m hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200m, long jump, javelin and 800m.
In a close competition, Chelsea finished in seventh place.
Harrison competed in the Under 15s Boys Heptathlon, finishing fifth overall. He competed in 100m, long jump, discus, 100m hurdles, high jump, javelin and 800m.
Three club athletes competed in the Victorian Country Championships.
Lee Taylor finished third in Women’s 5000m walk, Tayleb Willis finished first in Men’s 200m hurdles, second Men’s 100m hurdles, second Men’s U16 triple jump and Lateisha Willis finished second in Women’s Under 18s 100m and first Women’s 100m hurdles.
Next week is Program 3 of Little Athletics on Saturday morning starting at 8.45am.
Please try to arrive earlier to help set up.
Croydon Little Athletics will be using the venue afterwards, so must start on time.
