Cross country under blustery conditions

ROUND 11 of Yarra Ranges Athletics cross country saw the club welcome Cockatoo Athletics Club to a wet and soggy parklands at Lillydale Lake.
It was great to see so many of our athletes after a big week of championship running last week.
Wind was also a factor with gusts getting up around 60km/h at times, but this did not deter the Under 6s who pushed through to chew up the 500 metre course in quality times.
Next was the 1000 metre race which had a large field and some excellent performances.
The 1500 metre, 2000 metre and the 3000 metre races were a hard slog however many athletes recorded personal best performances.
Three club athletes, Lily Peacock, Brooke Mullins and Harrison Van Duuren were recently selected to represent Victoria at the Australian Cross Country Championships to be held in Albany, Western Australia in August.
Next week is the annual Handicap day at Margaret Lewis Reserve, Coldstream at 8.45am.
For full results and information about coming events, visit yarrarangesathletics.org.au.
Round 11:
500m:Zoe Clarke 2.29, Charlotte Comport 2.34, Sasha Maggs 2.47, James de Schwartz 3.02, Sinead Knight 3.12, Sam Laven 3.30.
1000m: Lily Thompson 4.07, Kiara Flavell 4.11, Madeline Bowden (Cockatoo) 4.28 (PB), Sophia Zappia 4.57, Jake Russell (Cockatoo) 5.01, Tiara Willis 5.03 (PB), Mia Harris 5.21, Thomas Sutherland 5.24, Noah Newbury 5.30 (PB), Abbey Bartlett 5.37, Amelie Sutherland 5.47, Marg Board 5.54, Katyn Russell (Cockatoo) 6.45, Gwenda Erikson 7.31, Sarah Ebbels 7.33, Ann Marie Ebbels 7.55.
1500m: Madeline Laven 6.34, Dylan Eagleton 7.08, Mia Strudley 7.10, Alex Van Duuren 8.12, Daniel Ebbels 8.21, Nathan Murden 8.23, Tahlia Harriss 8.26 (PB), Tyden Keenan 8.32, Samuel Nichols (Cockatoo) 10.38, Corrina Forrest (Cockatoo) 10.41.
2000m: Georgia Laven 7.50, Ryan Thrall 8.22 (PB), Tayleb Willis 8.27 (PB), Dee Dee Deng 8.28, Camden Hewitson 8.45, Jayden Clarke 9.07, Kelly Whitchell 9.40, Zac Clarke 9.42, Noah Erickson 10.11, Brayden Woolridge 12.41, Samantha Di Gregorio 13.38, Laura Digregorio 13.38 (PB).
3000m: Lachlan Scully 11.20 (PB), Bryan Ackerly 12.03, Lily Peacock 12.25, James Laven 12.33, Corey Whitchell 12.45, Liam Russel (Cockatoo) 13.21, Craig Hewitson 13.24, Dave Laven 13.24, Lily Thompson 13.48, Jed Thrall 13.58, Simone Harris 14.08, Madeline Bowden (Cockatoo) 14.18 (PB), Richard Knight 14.22, Tayja Maki 14.25 (PB), Ashleigh Bowden (Cockatoo) 14.37, Harrison Van Duuren 14.57, Jake Russell (Cockatoo) 15.25 (PB), Zoe Sibley 15.28, Mia Strudley 15.29, Sue McCall 15.42, Rickylee Brown 15.57, Paulette Kinnear 16.19, Jake Brown 16.46, Graeme Woolridge 16.51, Tracey Russell (Cockatoo) 17.35, Tammarah Brown 17.54 (PB), Erika Bedyn 18.17 (PB), Debbie Woods 18.39, Katie Clarke 18.39 (PB).