NEWS

Weekly Wrap November 30th 2024

November 30, 2024
10:05 pm

IN THIS ISSUE

AVSL round 5 results
Doncaster Mile
AV State Relay Championships
All Schools Nationals
Zatopek 10 – December 14th
Save the Date: Zatopek Track Challenge (December 7th) and the Christmas Gift (December 10th)
Simplot Games

AVSL ROUND 5 RESULTS, November 16th

Athletics Essendon finished 3rd on the Premier Division ladder & I’m sure everyone who competed will agree that it was a very hot one so well done to all who braved the heat! The high temperatures didn’t seem to worry F16 athlete, Armani Mauriohooho, who finished 2nd on the MVA ladder again! Armani is having a massive season & clearly has her sights on the overall MVA Champion title, finishing round 6 on a mighty 1322 points. Well done Armani & her team.

Age Group Premiership Scores were also fairly high across many age groups with the M40-49 athletes from AE taking out another win for the week – awesome work fellas! M18, F18 & F16 finished 3rd in their respective age groups, whilst F60+ were 4th, FOP scored a 6th place finish, F40-49 8th, M50-59 & M60+ 9th, F20 10th & the remaining age groups just missed out on a top 10 finish for the round.

We would like to celebrate a couple of PB’s, with Xavier Walsh (Mark Carey) continuing his solid improvements, with a 57.35 in the U14 400m & Nina Lawson FOP, from Steve Gaffney’s sprint squad running a handy PB in the 100m – 12.17 (1.4) & 57.41 in the 400m. Wonderful performances from Xavier & Nina, congratulations!

Please feel free to send us your results to celebrate if you achieve a PB or National Qualifier as we would love to share with the membership – secretary@athleticsessendon.org.au

DONCASTER MILE, November 19th

A small contingent of AE athletes raced the Doncaster Mile with the following results -:

Maggie Armstrong – 100 yards – 16.43, 1 mile – 7:33.6
Brendan Ashcroft – 100 yards – 10.24
Aidan Clarke – 1 mile – 4:54.20
Samual Duncan – 5000m – 17:14.49

Well done everyone & thank you for representing the red & black so beautifully.

AV TRACK & FIELD RELAYS, Doncaster, Nov 23/24

Phenomenal results across the board at State Relays last weekend with a superb medal haul & I hazard to guess, one of our most successful Relay campaigns for quite some time. Our Team Managers worked tirelessly in the weeks leading up to the weekend, gathering individual interest, forming teams, sending countless messages & confirmations, receiving/making numerous phone calls & providing everything over the weekend, from zooper doopers to water sprayers to spare spikes! The weather was crazy hot on Saturday, reaching 38 degrees, whilst Sunday, we all copped a drenching! Nonetheless, Athletics Essendon shone through as the second strongest club over the weekend as you can see by the medal tally below. Huge congratulations to each & every athlete on your team spirit, camaraderie, encouragement to all teams & superb results! Many thanks to our AE Team Managers, coaches, duty volunteers & parents for helping to make the weekend such a success.

1st
MU14 4x400m
FU14 4x400m
FU16 4 × 200m
FOP Long Jump
Mixed OP 4×400
M40+ 4×400
M40+ 4x100m
F40+ Long Jump
F40+ Shot Put

2nd
MU14 4x200m
MU14 4x100m
FU16 4x100m
MU18 Distance Medley
FU18 Distance Medley
FU20 4 × 400m
M40+ Shot Put

3rd
MU16 Long Jump
MU16 4x100m
FU16 Sprint Medley
FU20 Long Jump
M40+ 4×1500

ALL-SCHOOLS NATIONALS, Dec 6-9

GOOD LUCK TO ALL OUR ATHLETES COMPETING NEXT WEEKEND IN BRISBANE FOR THE ALL SCHOOLS NATIONALS! TEAM VIC IS IN GOOD HANDS WITH SO MANY TALENTED AE ATHLETES MAKING UP THE TEAM!

ZATOPEK 10 – December 14

ZATOPEK 10 is always a very adrenaline-filled & exciting event which takes place at Lakeside in December every year. The program includes 3000m, Pole Vault, Open 4×400 Relay Finals, 60m Championships, 800m events & a shot put challenge.

You can purchase tickets HERE

SAVE THE DATE: ZATOPEK TRACK CHALLENGE & CHRISTMAS

PLEASE SAVE THE DATE FOR:

ZATOPEK TRACK CHALLENGE is coming up on Saturday, December 7 at Aberfeldie, this community event is the perfect place to practice your 10km race form before watching the professionals tackle it the week after at Lakeside!
ATHLETICS ESSENDON CHRISTMAS GIFT coming up on Tuesday, December 10 at Aberfeldie followed by a club BBQ to celebrate the year that has been!

More details to follow 🙂

SIMPLOT GAMES, IDAHO USA, Feb 20-22, 2025

Each year, Maribyrnong Sports Academy selects & sends a team of their best 8 athletes to the United States to compete in the Simplot Games & each year, the majority of the team is proudly made up of Athletics Essendon athletes. The 15 year-olds will compete in a variety of track & field events, from sprint relays to hurdles, shot put, 400m, 800m, 1600m, long jump & 60m, just to name a few. We wish the following athletes the very best of luck in their preparations for their first international experience!