By JAMIE STRUDLEY
ATHLETES at Yarra Ranges Athletics enjoyed the fun of the annual handicap day at Margaret Lewis Reserve, Coldstream.
An event where athletes are given different start times, with the aim of having all competitors finish at the same time.
Our club handicappers, Graeme Woolridge, Rob Belli and Jed Thrall, did a fantastic job with most races, producing very close finishes.
Event winners were: 500m Boys: 1st Angus Comport, 2nd Sam Laven, 3rd Hunter Shaw, 4th Nathan Lucas, 5th Jai Ford. 500m Girls: 1st Zoe Clarke, 2nd Lily Clarke. 1000m Boys: 1st Mathew Harvey, 2nd James De Schwartz, 3rd Luke Thompson, 5th Jake Angus, 6th Brayden Shaw. 1000m Girls: 1st Tahlia Murden, 2nd Abbey Bartlett, 3rd Ebony Eagleton, 4th Kayla Cannon, 5th Tiara Willis, 6th Charlotte Comport, 7th Katyn Russell. 1500m Boys: 1st Nathan Murden, 2nd Zac Clarke, 3rd Mitch Deckart, 4th Kai Burke, 5th Liam Kear, 6th Alex Van Duuren, 7th James Daidson, 8th Samuel Nicholls. 1500m Girls: Indigo Linde, 2nd Maddie Laven, 3rd Kiara Flavel. 2000m Boys: 1st Brayden Woolridge, 2nd Rhys Thomson, 3rd Tayleb Willis, 4th Ben Peeler, 5th Taj Linde, 6th Camden Hewitson, 7th Tynan Politakis, 8th Jordan Hill. 2000m Girls: 1st Cheyanne Moore, 2nd Zali Utting, 3rd Kelly Whitchell, 4th Emma Jacob, 5th, Tayja Maki, 6th Annika Peeler, 7th Ashleigh Gasson, 8th Mia Strudley, 9th Georgia Laven. 3000m Boys: 1st Jayden Eagleton, 2nd Jayden Clarke, 3rd Connor Thrall, 4th James Love, 5th Ryan Thrall, 6th Harrison Van Duuren, 7th Liam Russell. 3000m Girls: 1st Rickylee Brown, 2nd Sam DiGregorio, 3th Emily Noonan, 4th Amy Veenendaal, 5th Zoe Sibley, 6th Tammarah Brown, 7th Jess Ford. 3000m Men: 1st Nigel Murden, 2nd Rob Belli, 3rd Mark Davidson, 4th Craig Hewitson, 5th Michael Clarke, 6th Graeme Woolridge, 7th Bryan Ackerly, 8th Jamie Strudley. 3000m Women: 1st Erika Bedyn, 2nd Sue McCall, 3rd Kate Van Duuren, 4th Sarah Love, 5th Laura DiGregorio.
The seniors competed at round 5 of the Athletics Victoria XCR season with the fast and furious 10km road race at Albert Park on Sunday.
Some outstanding efforts and many PBs achieved highlighted by Ruby Dixon’s U14 Girls win. Unofficial results are: U14 Boys Liam Russell 16th 11.40, Camden Hewitson 17th 11.46, Ryan Thrall 18th 11.47, Jayden Clarke 22nd 12.27, U16 Boys James Laven 6th 9.46;Tynan Mims 7th 9.52, U14 Girls Ruby Dixon 1st 10.28, Zoe Sibley 18th 12.42, U16 Girls Lily Thompson 12th 11.3, U18 Girls Olivia Twining 14th 11.54, Amy Veenendaal 16th 12.16, Open Men Ross Kinsella 82nd 34.11, Michael Clarke 155th 36.15, Bryan Ackerly 225th 38.13, Jamie Strudley 259th 39.21, David Seeds 272nd 39.38, Dave Laven 348th 42.09, Justin Eagleton 360th 42.27, Craig Hewitson 376th 43.17, Jed Thrall 419th 46.35, Open Women Amanda Laven 103rd 42.50, Sue McCall 165th 48.36, Emma Wilton 182nd 50.56.
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Next Saturday morning, the club is at Morrison Reserve, Mount Evelyn, for the club cross country championships, which will be an exciting and competitive event.
New members of all ages and abilities will always be welcomed at our club.
Visit www.yarrarangesathletics.org.au for more information, results and training times.
