A scintillating 100m performance from Christian McFarland-Ravanello, a big leap in the triple jump from Tierra Exum, and impressive all-round efforts from sisters Louise and Catherine Mendes highlighted a big round two of AV Shield competition for Athletics Essendon at Werribee and Geelong on Saturday.
McFarland-Ravanello clocked 10.88sec for the under-20 men to lead home clubmate Junior Mabia (11.06), while Exum’s jump of 12.24m was the biggest of the day across all divisions and fell narrowly short of the season’s best of 12.31m she set in Sydney back in April.
But the performances of the Mendes sisters may have taken the cake, under-20 athlete Louise sending the hammer 53.20m for the highest individual point score of the day and Catherine a standout in the under-18 division with her long jump and 100m performances of 5.58m and 12.38sec respectively.
Also impressing over 100m were Nina Lawson (under 20, 12.50) and Stephanie Richards (under 18, 12.54), while Jessie Andrew backed up from last week’s stellar 100m effort with an equally dominant performance of 25.03 in the under 18 200m.
And while Exum set the tone for Essendon in the sandpit, she was far from the only standout, Lachlan Menara (under 18, 13.59m), Zara Keca (under 20, 11.55m), Montana Djatschenko (under 18, 11.22m) and Emily Portaro (under 16, 11.22m) all recording notable results in the triple jump and Jordan Mancuso leading the way in the open men’s long jump with 6.62m.
For the second week in a row, Essendon dominated the team standings in picking up seven division wins, its 40-plus, under 18, under 16, and under 14 men and its under 20, under 18, and under 14 women all coming out on top.
But the club’s open men will have to work hard to turn things around and get themselves back into the hunt for AV Shield Final contention after again being comfortably beaten by Melbourne University and Western Athletics.
AV Shield competition continues with round three on Saturday, with the Meadowglen International Athletics Stadium in Epping designated as Essendon’s home venue.
RESULTS
Men Open 100m
Shahir Naga 11.99
Men 40+ 100m
Mark Harper 11.73
Mark Giglio 11.78
Steven Townsend 14.19
John Cooper 14.96
Colm Rothery 14.30
Brian Anderson 16.25
Stephen Murphy 18.69
Matthew Goodger 17.51
Men U18 100m
Christian McFarland-Ravanello 10.88
Junior Mabia 11.06
Marcus Gugliemino 11.45
Vishnu Satish 11.59
Ronan Berne 11.94
Men U16 100m
James Le 12.23
Jamie Grech 12.35
Gabriel Veljanovski 12.92
Lachlan Attard 13.10
Declan Berne 13.57
Christian Knox 15.58
Men U14 100m
Brodie Andrews 13.92
Dash Newton 14.82
Kevin Healy 15.82
Women Open
Joanna Margiolis 14.88
Women U20 100m
Nina Lawson 12.50
Women U18 100m
Catherine Mendes 12.38
Stephanie Richards 12.54
Jennifer Mendes 13.24
Women U16 100m
Erin Kypreos 13.02
Shanelle Hodgkinson 13.74
Amy Kirk 14.38
Emily Newton 14.77
Women U14 100m
Lauren Healy 23.49
Men Open 200m
Greg Mitchell 23.40
Dominic Hoskins 23.65
Men 40+ 200m
Brett Maurer 24.52
Domenico COndello 27.06
Men U14 200m
Harry Orr 29.09
Women U20 200m
Madelene Koeleman 26.92
Zara Keca 27.06
Women U18 200m
Jessie Andrew 25.03
Montana Djatschenko 26.57
Lex Kananghinis 28.76
Women U16 200m
Emily Portaro 26.90
Men 40+ 400m
Arron Downes 56.43
Steven Townsend 67.97
John Cooper 69.33
Stephen Murphy 1:31:55
Matthew Goodger 1:30.00
Men U18 400m
Marcus Gugliemino 52.27
Junior Mabia 55.11
Christian McFarland-Ravanello 55.13
Ronan Berne 61.48
Men U16 400m
Jamie Grech 60.49
Declan Berne 67.67
Christian Knox 74.42
Men U14 400m
Brodie Andrews 67.44
Women Open 400m
Stella McNamara 59.60
Lisa Dalley 77.82
Women U20 400m
Nina Lawson 66.09
Women U18 400m
Jennifer Mendes 64.00
Rachel Jackson 70.33
Women U16 400m
Bianca Puglisi 65.79
Eliza Connors 66.20
Shanelle Hodgkinson 68.95
Amy Kirk 79.79
Women U14 400m
Lauren Healy 2:12.78
Men Open 800m
Daniel White 2:19.9
Men 40+ 800m
Domenico Condello 2:38.09
Men 40+ 1500m
John Cooper 5:36.4
Colm Rothery 5:20.1
Jeff Jones 4:57.3
Brian Anderson 5:28.9
Stephen Murphy 6:25.2
Matthew Goodger 7:14.0
Men U20 1500m
Muse Tesema 4:19.9
Hayelom Dawit 4:34.4
Zach Mottram 4:37.1
Men U18 1500m
Athan Tsoulos 4:47.5
Nathan Gallagher 5:03.9
Men U16 1500m
Lachlan Attard 4:32.6
Christian Knox 6:17.2
Men U14 1500m
Brodie Andrews 5:01.7
Dash Newton 6:32.7
Women Open 1500m
Lisa Dalley 5:59.5
Joanna Margiolis 6:46.2
Melissa Hardiman 8:05.9
Women U18 1500m
Ruby Ali 5:26.3
Women U16 1500m
Bianca Puglisi 4:53.2
Women U14 1500m
Javiah Najdovski 6:26.2
Lauren Healy 9:28.6
Men Open 3000m Walk
Danny Hawksworth 14:48.07
Men 40+ 3000m Steeplechase
Stephen Murphy 16:02.0
Men U16 2000m Steeplechase
Christian Knox 8:47.4
Men Open Long Jump
Jordan Mancuso 6.62m
Men 40+ Long Jump
Steven Townsend 3.59m
Brian Anderson 2.67m
Stephen Murphy 1.97m
Men U18 Long Jump
Vishnu Satish 4.84m
Men U16 Long Jump
Lachlan Attard 4.39m
Christian Knox 3.21m
Men U14 Long Jump
Dash Newton 3.69m
Kevin Healy 3.34m
Women U18 Long Jump
Catherine Mendes 5.58m
Women U16 Long Jump
Brooklyn Coppins 4.43m
Emily Newton 4.02m
Amy Kirk 3.97m
Women U14 Long Jump
Hannah Brodie 3.89m
Javiah Najdovski 3.07m
Lauren Healy 2.26m
Men U18 Triple Jump
Lachlan Menara 13.59m
Women Open Triple Jump
Tierra Exum 12.24m
Women U20 Triple Jump
Zara Keca 11.55m
Women U18 Triple Jump
Montana Djatschenko 11.22m
Annalise Rogers 10.21m
Lex Kananghinis 10.17m
Women U16 Triple Jump
Emily Portaro 11.16m
Ruby Pizzo 10.91m
Men U14 High Jump
Harry Orr 1.60m
James Yeager 1.25m
Women U16 High Jump
Maeve Bousie 1.60m
Men Open Javelin
Danny Hawksworth 29.65m
Justin McLaren 17.88m
Men 40+ Javelin
John Cooper 19.06m
Spase Veljanovski 21.07m
Don McLaren 19.99m
Brian Anderson 11.76m
Stephen Murphy 10.34m
Men U16 Javelin
Gabriel Veljanovksi 23.01m
Men U14 Javelin
Kevin Healy 25.92m
Women Open Javelin
Joanna Margiolis 23.74m
Women U18 Javelin
Ruby Guppy 29.09m
Women Open Shot Put
Maria Strong 5.08m
Men 40+ Discus
John Cooper 20.72
Don McLaren 19.72m
Stephen Murphy 12.96m
Brian Anderson 12.89m
Men U14 Discus
Kevin Healy 33.00m
James Yeager 15.81m
Dash Newton 15.02m
Women Open Discus
Joanna Margiolis 17.21m
Melissa Hardiman 13.84m
Women U20 Discus
Louise Mendes 36.27m
Women U16 Discus
Emily Newton 15.16m
Women U14 Discus
Hannah Brodie 31.32m
Orla McCarthy 29.20m
Women U20 Hammer
Louise Mendes 53.20m
