XCR ‘24 ROUND 8 ROUND-UP, Sat Aug 17th
Ekiden Relays took place at the picturesque St. Anne’s Winery in Myrniong on Saturday August 17th, for round 8 of the ‘24 cross country season & my goodness, the results DID NOT DISAPPOINT!! Despite mud, hills & a sprinkling of rain, AE athletes achieved exceptional performances all round & some valuable XCR premiership points. The junior men’s teams achieved a clean sweep across every age group!! Congratulations to AE Coaches, Charlotte & Gregor who coach almost every one of these medal-winning athletes!
GOLD
- U20 MALE, 21.3km, 1:11.25 – James Crus, Oliver Byrnes, Charles Barrett
- U20 FEMALE, 18.3km, 1:13.33 – Molly Bremner, Lara Sacaner, Ellie Kays
- U18 MALE, 18.3km, 1:01.39 – Jonty Neethling, Aiden Davis, Oscar Lichter
- U16 MALE, 16.9km, 59:15 – Miles Thompson, Jude Barrett, Sam Meehan
- U14 MALE, 15.9km, 1:03.16 – Alex Konstantinidis, Lenny Gray, Aidan Lowe
SILVER
- U16 MALE, 16.9km, 1:01.03 – Charlie Morton, Lucas Harris, Elijah Marshall
- U16 FEMALE, 16.4km, 1:06.53 – Isabelle Kays, Riddhi Mehta, Saana Jayasinghe
– F18 – 4th
– MOP Div 2 – 11th
– MOP Div 4 – 4th
– MOP Div 6 – 8th
– FOP Div 2 – 9th
Two more rounds to go & BEST OF LUCK TO ALL OF OUR SUPERSTARS heading down south to Tasmania this weekend for the AA National XC Championships!!
SCHOOL SPORT AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL XC CHAMPS
Yarra Glen, Aug 21st
A big congratulations to Zara Smith who qualified for the SSA National XC Champs & raced in the 12yo Girls 3k race at Yarra Glen, coming a very credible 13th overall with a blistering time of 12:13.33!! Well done Zara & we can’t wait to continue to follow your progress in the summer season
2024 WORLD MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS, SWEDEN, Aug 13-25
Our seasoned campaigners in Mark HARPER, Mel FOSTER, Mark GIGLIO & Maggie ARMSTRONG made the trip over to Gothenburg, Sweden for the World Masters Champs & competed in their respective age groups in both track & field. Competition was hot & our AE Masters came home with some extraordinary results!!
Mark H was in the M45 category & won team Gold in the 4×100 relay with a time of 44.54 & an Australian record to boot!! What an incredible achievement!! He also competed individually in the 100m, making it to the finals where he finished 8th (11.91/11.88 heat time) & the 200m, also qualifying for the final & coming 6th with a ridiculously quick time of 23.63.
His partner, Mel, a gun jumper, came home with two lots of silverware to add to her collection, coming 2nd in both the W45 Long Jump & Triple Jump, leaping 5.46m (+1.8) & 11.75 (+0.8) respectively!! You certainly made that long trip worthwhile Mel, big congrats!!
Maggie had a huge program over there & came oh so close to a bronze medal in the W60 4×100 relay, with a team 4th & only 1.25 seconds off that podium finish! Next time Maggie!! She also raced in the individual 100m (17.31 29th), 200m (35.34 29th), 400m (1:22.14 17th) & 800m (3:27.76 28th). You are truly inspirational & amazing!!
Mark G made the semis in both the M50 200m & 400m, finishing 13th & 20th respectively with a season best in the 200 of 24.24 & a best 400 time of a super-slick 56.10 – impressive effort Mark!
AE would like to sincerely congratulate you all on a very successful international campaign in Sweden & can’t wait to see your performances in season 24/25!
Photos hopefully to follow soon 🙂
WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS, Lima, Peru, NOW!!
Sophia Gregorevic YOU ARE A STAR!!! Coached by our very own Steve Gaffney, Sophia proudly repped the green & gold for Australia & did herself equally proud by clinching GOLD in the 4×400 mixed relay team!! Sophia ran the anchor leg & brought the team home with a NEW AUSTRALIAN U20 RECORD, crossing the finish with a comfortable lead of about 7 or 8 metres from China! What a magnificent achievement Team Sophia, CONGRATULATIONS from AE, we are all so proud!!
REMINDERS!!
CLUB MERCH IS STILL AVAILABLE: Quality Nike gear for men & women, juniors & seniors – LOOK AWESOME THIS AVSL SEASON & beyond, in the latest merchandise available on the AE website. Click HERE for the extensive range.
HELPERS NEEDED: Get your helping hands ready as the summer season is approaching & we are going to be looking for volunteers every week to fill one to two hour time slots of the easiest duties ever! We don’t want to have to chase you down each week to help out but the jobs have to be filled!
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.
