Jamie Strudley
Yarra Ranges Athletics athletes continued their winter form on Sunday morning at a sunny but cold Lake
Wendouree in Ballarat. Round 7 of the 2024 XCR season was the 15km road Championships on the fast,
flat course.
Harry Norman won the state silver medal with a scintillating 15km time of 45 minutes 31 seconds. Harry
used this race as preparation for the Australian Cross Country Championships in Launceston, Tasmania at
the end of August.
Briar Keyser is another athlete heading to Launceston, again taking the opportunity for a fast race. Briar
ran her 6km race in a very fast 22 minutes 26 seconds to also finish with the silver medal.
Other top 10 finishers on the day were Lily Clarke (5 th U14 Women), Maddie Laven (6 th U20 Women), Zoe
Clarke (7 th (U16 Women), Brienna Coffey (8 th U14 Women) and Mitch Pointon (9 th U16 Men).
Full club results are:
Results
Women Open 15km: Olivia Twining 22 nd 56:44; Katrina Winger 35 th 59:49; Georgia Laven 91 st 1:08:32;
Bonnie Morris 115 th 1:13:36; Erica Purcell 150 th 1:34:53;
Women Open 6km: Elisabeth Coffey 6 th 29:14;
Women 20 6km: Briar Keyser 2 nd 22:26; Madeline Laven 6 th 23:42;
Women 16 6km: Zoe Clarke 7 th 23:33;
Women 14 6km: Lily Clarke 5 th 24:57; Brienna Coffey 8 th 26:11; Adele Ellis 11 th 30:59;
Men Open 15km: Harry Norman 2 nd 45:31; James Laven 85 th 51:15; Angus Norman 141 st 53:46; Sam Arnold
163 rd 54:37; Max Savill-Bentley 164 th 54:43; Jared Byrne 206 th 56:57; Michael Clarke 251 st 59:24; Trent
Ashton 289 th 1:02:23; Craig Hewitson 385 th 1:22:59;
Men 20 6km: Daniel Groves 20 th 20:09;
Men 16 6km: Mitchell Pointon 9 th 22:21; Blake Saloyedoff 15 th 24:30;
Men 14 6km: Ilikimi Tove 11 th 27:32;
Saturday morning cross country was our annual handicap day, where athletes start at different times with
the aim of having everyone finishing at the same time. Always a fun event and again enjoyed by all.
This weekend our Little Athletics club members head to Myrniong for the LAVIC State Cross Country
Championships. Good luck everyone.
Cross country training for all club members is at Morrison Reserve on Tuesday evenings from 5.30pm and
Thursdays from 5.30pm at the Victoria Road Primary School gym. Yarra Ranges Athletics welcomes and
encourages all athletes of any age or ability. New members and anyone interested in trialling are always
welcome
Go to www.lavic.com.au or www.athsvic.org.au or email info@yarrarangesathletics.org.au for
information about events and registration.
For information on training, how to join or trial, photos, results and updated news, visit the website at
yarrarangesathletics.org.au or check them out on Facebook. Run, Jump, Throw…too easy!
