2023 Athletics Victoria Target Talent Program Selection
We’re excited to announce that 13 Essendon athletes have been selected as part of the 2023 Athletics Victoria Target Talent Program (AVTTP). The program is delivered in partnership with Athletics Victoria, Athletics Australia and the Victorian Institute of Sport. We’d like to congratulate the following athletes and their coaches on being accepted into this prestigious […]
On XCR’23: Round 3 St Anne’s Bendigo
Round 3 of On XCR’23 saw our athletes travel to the fan favourite St Anne’s Winery in Bendigo.This round saw some fantastic results for our juniors with many of them featuring in the top 10 of their respective age groups Congratulations to Noah Tarallo (6th), Jesse Lumby (8th), Aiden Davis (9th) on finishing in the […]
On XCR’23: Round 2 Lakeside10
Well done to all our athletes who braved the cold and wet conditions at Lakeside10. Congratulations to Archie Noakes on finishing first in the Open Men’s division with a time of 29:06. Charles Barrett also finished first in the U18 division with a time of 32:05. Well done to Charlotte Jackson (10th) and Lara Sacaner […]
2022/23 Presentation Day
Congratulations to all our athletes an coaches on a phenomenal 2022/23. It was wonderful to all come together to celebrate the end of the season. A big thank you to Kim Walsh and Kelly Wood on coordinating the event and to Ryk Neethling for photographing the day. Thank you to Athletics Victoria CEO Matthew Duck […]
On XCR’23: Round 1 Jells Park Relays
The On XCR’23 season kicked off with a bang with the traditional round 1 Jells Park Relays. With a one week turn-around from the U13-U18 Australian Track & Field Championships it was fantastic to see a number of juniors join our senior athletes on the course. Having just returned from the national championships in Queensland, […]
2023 Powercor Stawell Gift
The 141st Powercor Stawell Gift is one to remember with Ryan Tarrant (Adam Larcom) and Chase Jardine (Mark Carey) taking the titles in their respective races. Having clocked the fastest time in the heats, Ryan Tarrant covered the 120m race in 12.232, as he stormed home in the final to win the 2023 Powercor Stawell […]
2023 Australian Track & Field Championships
The 2022/23 track & field season has officially come to an end with the conclusion of the 100th Australian Track & Field Championships. Spread across two separate weeks this year, the Championships featured the very best of Australia’s track & field athletes and we were incredibly fortunate to have 62 athletes compete across the two […]
2023 Bill Burke Classic
Saturday 15th of April saw the 17th running of the Bill Burke Classic. Held every year since 2007, this annual event sees members of the club and associates do battle over a hilly 4km course. The temperature at nearby Essendon airport was 18.8 degrees as the event started at 9:30am. Michael and Renus Burke attended on […]
AVSL 2022/23: Playoffs 2 Wrap
After six long month the 2022/23 AVSL season has finally come to an end. With Playoffs 2 being only a few weeks out from nationals it was fantastic to see a number of athletes use the round as a warmup to prepare for nationals in Brisbane. For those not heading to nationals, it was the […]
AVSL 2022/23: Playoffs 1 Wrap
It was fantastic to see a strong turn out from our red and black army for Playoff 1 at Tom Kelly Athletics Track on Saturday. With hot and humid conditions it was great to see so many athletes dig deep and work hard to earn the club valuable points. With our parents keeping a hawk-like […]
