2023 World Athletics Continental Tour: Maurie Plant Meet

As the mercury tipped over 31°C, Melbourne’s athletics community converged on Lakeside Stadium creating a hype that hadn’t been felt since Usain Bolt visited in 2017. With some of the world’s and Australia’s best athletes competing at the Maurie Plant Meet it was an event not to be missed and it was no surprise to […]

2023 World Cross Country Championships

There was plenty of excitement as Australia hosted it’s first World Athletics Cross Country Championships. There was plenty of buzz in the lead up to the big event with Archie Noakes (U20) having secured a spot in the Australian side and Liam Adams (Open) aiming to secure a spot in the race Senior Men’s Race […]

2023 Simplot Games

This weekend saw six Essendon athletes take on some of America’s best track & field athletes at the Simplot Games at Holt Arena at Idaho State University. Since 2015 the Maribyrnong Sports Academy has selected eight athletes each season to compete at the Games and this year it was fantastic to see six of the […]