IN THIS ISSUE
- AVSL R8 – results & ladders
- On Vic Milers Meet #3
- Victorian Country Champs
- ACT State Champs
- HVC/AVT Meet #2 results
- Upcoming – Round 10 – POWERPLAY, AV States, Specialist meets galore!
AVSL ROUND 8 ROUNDUP!
With only two rounds of AVSL to go, Essendon is sitting pretty in 3RD POSITION OVERALL which is a credit to you all that get out every round & have a red, hot go! Of course, we can always do better but we realise that between injuries, other commitments, training loads/schedules & just ‘life’, it is not always possible or feasible to compete in every round of the season or compete in the maximum point-scoring number of events (3)! Regardless, keep up the amazing work AE athletes & let’s end season 24/25 with as many points as possible!! (REMINDER – we are activating our PowerPlay on Feb 8, the last round of the season, so we’d love it if you could register for 3 events as entries don’t close til midday next Wednesday, 5/2/25).
Standout performances –
- Power duo, Ella Leith & Armani Mauriohooho, both F16, finished 6th & 7th, respectively, on the MVA ladder with 1287 & 1273 points. After 8 rounds, Ella is 5th overall & Armani is 11th overall MVA!!Wowsers…. keep up the amazing work girls (States & Nationals are looking very ‘golden’!)
- AVSL Club Shield Ladders & three members finished on top for their event across all clubs & divisions – congratulations to the speedy, Zara Smith, F14 with a magnificent 2:16.74 in the 800m earning a mega 491 points! Mel Foster, F45, also decided to go out with a bang, leaping an almighty 11.47m in the Triple Jump, for a gigantic 473 points (Mel & her partner, Mark Harper, have actually moved to WA to live & no longer compete for AE 🙁 Lastly, distance & speed are in the Noakes genes, with Cameron Noakes, M55, racing over the line in the 5000m, in a very quick time of 19:38.7, for 302 points!! Well done to you all!! 😊
Age Group Premiership Scores – Top 10 –
- 1st – M16 & M14
- 2nd – M18 & F18
- 3rd – F20 & F16
- 4th – M40-49
- 6th – F14
- 7th – F40-49 & M50-59
450+ points for a single event –
- Zara Smith F14, 800m – 2:16.74 – 491 points
- Khushnoor Rangi F18, Pole Vault – 3.95m – 490 points
- Mel Foster F45, Triple Jump – 11.47m (0.2) – 473 points
- Sophia Gregorevic F20, 200m – 24.51 (-0.9) – 469 points
- Owen Veltman M16, 200m – 22.90 (-1.1) – 466 points
- Sukhnoor Rangi F18, Pole Vault – 3.65m – 453 points
- Nina Lawson FOP, 200m – 24.60 (-0.9) – 451 points
- Finley Symons M18, 800m – 1:56.33 – 450 points
WELL DONE TO ALL THESE AE ATHLETES & GOOD LUCK IN ROUND 9!
ON VIC MILERS MEET #3, SANDRINGHAM, 21/01/25
Some great performances once again at Meet 3 of Milers conducted at Sandringham on a warm night for the athletes. Some massive PB’s too coming into the pointy end of the season – congratulations to those athletes!!
MALE OPEN
800m
- Oscar Lichter 2:00.45
- Sebastian Moore 2:05.87
- Isaac Faure 2:15.48
1500m
- Finley Symons 3:53.11 (PB)
- James Cruse 4:05.77 (PB)
- Aiden Davis 4:06.78
- Archer Bramble 4:11.39
- Elijah Marshall 4:13.57 (PB)
- Javier Lama 4:14.39 (PB)
- Oliver Byrnes 4:16.69 (PB)
- Miles Thompson 4:18.26
- Lucas Harris 4:19.71 (PB)
- Aden Thompson 4:22.97
- Jude Barrett 4:24.01 (PB)
- Aidan Clarke 4:25.80 (PB)
- Nathan Rizk 4:27.23 (PB)
- Lenny Gray 4:31.55 (PB)
- Ayub Khalif 4:36.96 (PB)
- Andre Faure 4:47.55 (PB)
- Max Collins 4:48.03 (PB)
- Alexander Carroll 4:52.86
- Chase Jardine 4:54.20
FEMALE OPEN
800m
- Charlotte Gray 2:24.50 (PB)
1500m
- Lara Sacaner 4:37.90
- Charlotte Jackson 4:49.53
- Saana Jayasinghe 4:49.61
- Rosa Barbanti 5:08.41
- Emily Mifsud 5:17.98
- Riddhi Mehta 5:21.87
- Harriet Gray 5:25.08
** NEXT MILERS MEET #4 IS AT ABERFELDIE ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 6th – entries close next Monday February 3 at midday ** Enter Here!
ACT STATE U20 & OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS, Canberra, January 25-27
The track at the AIS is considered to be one of the fastest in the country so it’s not surprising that a handful of AE athletes, their squads & coaches, made the trek up to Canberra for the ACT Champs on the Australia Day long weekend. There were quite a few PB’s so congratulations to all those that competed, brought home some silverware & obtained NQ’s!!
UPCOMING EVENTS – AV STATES, AV SPECIALIST MEETS & ROUND 10 OF AVSL
That hard winter training block & that commitment & hard work is starting to show in our athletes now as we come to the exciting end of the season with State Champs looming, Feb 14-16 (U17-20 & Overage) & Feb 21-23 (U13-16 & Open). Please note that entries close for the first weekend of States on Monday Feb 3. If you are yet to enter, here is the link to make sure you get those events entered! ENTER STATE CHAMPS HERE!
There are also a few specialist meets in March to make sure your training is honed for Nationals in April! Please see the calendar below for the dates of these High Velocity, Throwers, Rare Air & Milers meets.
Lastly, don’t forget to load up those event registrations for Round 10 our last one of the AVSL season as AE is activating our PowerPlay to double our points for the round & edge us closer to Diamond Valley who are currently sitting in the runners up position on the Premier Division ladder. ENTER AVSL POWERPLAY ROUND HERE!
REACH OUT
Please don’t hesitate to reach out if there is anything we missed, by sending our secretary Rebecca an email at secretary@athleticsessendon.org.au.
