By Jamie Strudley
Weekend one of the Victorian All Schools Track and Field Championships was held at Lakeside Stadium over the weekend. Yarra Ranges Athletics athletes were excited to test themselves against the rest of Victoria on the blue Albert Park track with five gold and one bronze medal earned over the weekend. Standout performances came from Kiara Flavel, Bradley McMeeken, Maddie Laven, Rori Jones and Mia Strudley. Results are:
Bradley McMeeken MPara 15 1500 1st 7.11.45, 400 1st 1.30.67
Rori Jones W20 400 1st 65.19, 1500 4th 5.34.60
Mia Strudley W20 1500 3rd 5.12.58
Kiara Flavel W18 1500 1st 4.38.09
Maddie Laven W18 2000m Steeple 1st 7.23.73
Ashleigh Rooke W18 Discus 4th 30.33m
Ciara Willey W16 400 6th Heat 69.35
Kristina Nackovski W15 400 6th Heat 67.35
Zoe Clarke W14 1500 Heat 5.15.80, Final 9th 5.12.36
Kayla Paton W14 100 Heat 13.54, 7th Semi 13.93
Ky Harris W18 1500 11th Heat 4.40.86
Beau McKinnon M14 3000m Walk 4th 18.02.26
Good luck to all club athletes competing on the next two weekends and to our primary school athletes competing at the SSV Primary State Championships on Monday.
Little Athletics was scheduled for last Friday night, however mother nature wasn’t so keen and rained the event out. Competition returns this Saturday, information and warm up starts at 8.45am ready for the start of competition at 9.00am. If you, or someone you know, wants to join in the fun registration is at www.lavic.com.au.
New members and any 13yo+ athletes wanting to test their track and field skills can join at www.athsvic.org.au. Send enquiries to join@yarrarangesathletics.org.au
Training is available to all club members on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5.30pm and on Thursday afternoons from 4.00pm for our Under 12 athletes.
Yarra Ranges Athletics welcomes and encourages all athletes of any age or ability. For information on training, 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!
