NEWS

Celebrating a great season

Friday 24th April  7:00 pm

Windy Hill Social Club

$20 adults, $10 U18, family $50

For catering, please advise Janine  how many are coming – jehigham@onestream.com.au

Photo is 3 of 7 members of funk band who will perform at our presentation night on 24th April.

The following is hard working Janine Higham’s report on Essendon’s outstanding season.

Athletics Essendon was well represented at the Australian Junior Championships.

Congratulations to all 41 juniors who qualified. An outstanding achievement!

The following athletes from Essendon were listed in the team. (In Alpha. Order)

Men

Under 20.- Declan Gilbert, Stefan Mancuso , Ayo Ore, Kwame Porter, James Wrout.

Under 18- Nicholas Benca,Callum Noble, Tesema Bizan.

Under 17- Jara Konteh,Renaldo Lobos-Caneleo, Cameron Searle, Harrison Williams, Devan Workman.

Under 16- George Kolliou, Lachlan Menara, Teos Papafotiou.

Women.

Under 20- Caitlin Hawks, Yvette Koso, Jesse Bonnici, Emilie Guy, Tamara Mancuso ,Chloe Robertson.

Under 18-  Zara Keca, Lauren Ryan, Gemma Whitty.

Under 17- Madison Alexander, Maddison Caulfield, Caroline Higham, Amelia Mazza-Downie, Louise Mendes, Katie Webb.

Under 16 – Jesse Andrew, Emma Files, Freya Langston, Catherine Mendes, Jennifer Mendes, Hayley Phillips, Annaliese Rogers, Allison Rogers.

Under 15 –  Molly Gallagher, Letitetia Presser.

A list of medals won can be seen in previous report.If any formation has been left out please email us.

This is just ‘icing on the cake’ for the season with such a wonderful representation at the Nationals, the biggest by any Victorian club and probably in Aust.

Athletics Essendon’s Vic relay results, 8 teams into finals, the 3 premierships and many minor placings in the shield final, our medal count at the Vics, our big zone final win and clear winners in the H. H.  Hunter shield. Amazing! Well done team!

Thanks to all our team Managers and assistants, Karen Benca, Jenny Wood, Don McLaren, (Editor: and of course, Janine), Stephen Murphy. To Brad Carter for all the assistance with all of the relay competitions. To our parents and friends for their assistance officiating, to all the coaches for your ongoing support for the club. The senior athletics Championships are being held next week in Brisbane. We wish all athletes from Essendon attending these champs; all the best.