By Jamie Strudley
What a beautiful sunny Saturday morning at Morrison Reserve, Mt Evelyn, with 253 athletes running, jumping and throwing for round 2 of the season. Athletes had five or six events on their program, taking a little longer to finish, but we know as our new athletes and parents get the hang of things it will get faster and easier. More importantly those PB’s will happen for our athletes as they get faster and stronger. Thank you for your patience!
Any trial athletes who have completed their two free trials will need to register before 5pm next Friday night at yarrarangesathletics.org.au As always thank you to the huge team of helpers this week! It would not happen without you. YRA looks forward to seeing everyone back next Saturday for Round 3!
The senior team continued their season with round 2 of the AVSL series, with athletes split between Doncaster and Glenhuntly (Murrumbeena) tracks. An outstanding team effort saw the club finish third overall, with the Open Women currently leading the state wide competition after two rounds. The Open men are currently third. YRA hopes for more big points next week as they host round 3 at Morrison Reserve, Mt Evelyn track.
A club record was broken over the weekend. The Open Women 4×100 team of Taryn Bourke, Shani Bullard, Hannah Collier and Ashleigh Rooke recorded a blistering 54.29 seconds. We also welcomed Erin Taylor, Hannah Collier and Lauren Nankervis, all on debut for Team YRA.
Results are:
Women:
100m: Ashleigh Rooke 14.00 (-1.6); Hannah Collier 14.29 (-1.5); Taryn Bourke 14.56 (-0.8); Shani Bullard 14.92 (-1.5); Erin Taylor 15.48 (-1.8); Kathi Hewitson 17.82 (-1.1); Anne-Marie Ebbels 20.93 (-0.9);
200m: Rori Jones 29.77 (-4.9);
400m: Taryn Bourke 69.24; Erica Purcell 85.48;
800m: Rori Jones 2:32.35; SCR;
1500m: Brienna Coffey 5:22.8h; Erica Purcell 7:53.7h;
100m Hurdles: Shani Bullard 20.70 (-1.2);
3000m Walk: Carolyn Rosenbrock 17:13.4h; Emilie Garside 19:25.9h;
4x100m: (Taryn Bourke, Shani Bullard, Hannah Collier, Ashleigh Rooke) 54.29; (Erin Taylor, Erica Purcell, Kathi Hewitson, Brienna Coffey) 63.28;
Long Jump: Shani Bullard 4.36m; Lauren Nankervis 4.07m; Ashleigh Rooke 3.96m; Erin Taylor 3.81m; Erica Purcell 2.96m; Kathi Hewitson 2.36m;
Discus: Hayley Wilkins 26.99m; Meg Sparkes 26.75m;
Hammer: Sarah Ebbels 33.68m; Anne-Marie Ebbels 29.51m; Kathi Hewitson 21.23m; Meg Sparkes 15.34m;
Javelin: Hayley Wilkins 31.08m; Ashleigh Rooke 28.25m; Meg Sparkes 19.52m; Lauren Nankervis 17.73m; Anne-Marie Ebbels 14.62m;
Shot Put: Hayley Wilkins 8.13m; Meg Sparkes 6.70m;
Men:
100m: Liam Russell 12.21 (-1.0); Oliver Duncan 12.46 (-1.0); Joseph Johnston 14.12 (+0.0); Ilikimi Tove 15.24 (0.3);
200m: Blake Saloyedoff 26.45 (-2.4); Mitchell Pointon 26.58 (-3.1); Jamie Strudley 31.70 (-2.2);
800m: Mitchell Pointon 2:14.10; Blake Saloyedoff 2:17.74; Daniel Gibbs 2:20.21; Jamie Strudley 2:48.66;
400m: Cameron Yorke 53.15; Liam Russell 53.68; Oliver Duncan 59.77; Joseph Johnston 64.85;
1500m: Hamish De Wit 5:07.7h;
4x100m: (Joseph Johnston(T20), Ilikimi Tove, Oliver Duncan, Liam Russell) 53.09; (Blake Saloyedoff, Jamie Strudley, Daniel Gibbs, Mitchell Pointon) 54.00;
Discus: Ash Almond 27.58m;
Hammer: Dale Bullen 23.96m;
Javelin: Ash Almond 53.62m; Dale Bullen 39.65m;
Long Jump: Liam Russell 4.98m; Oliver Duncan 4.91m (0.9); Ilikimi Tove 3.72m;
Shot Put: Ash Almond 9.02m;
Thanks also to club officials: Carolyn Rosenbrock who also earns team points for officials duty.
Training for little athletes five to 12yo takes place on Tuesdays from 4-5pm. All registered and trial members are welcome. Training for older athletes is available. Please check our website for more details.
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 membership, 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 us out on Facebook. Run, Jump, Throw…too easy!
