AV XCR’19 Season at a glance                   

For the Men’s Premier division, seventh at the Tan Relays, was the best finish for the season.

Since the team finished last on the ladder, they are likely to be relegated to div 2 next season.

The open women finished in fourth place.                         

A great debut season back up into div 1, after being promoted from div 2 in 2018.                  

With wins this year at Bundoora, Anglesea and Sandown and second place at Albert Park.

The open women just need everything to go right in 2020 and they will be pushing up onto the podium next year.               

With those three wins proving that our best can beat the best in the comp we just need to consistently get five fast runners at every round of competition.  Our Women’s teams will remain in their current divisions for next season, while our Men’s Div 3 team also finished last and will probably be relegated.

The club thanks Steve Murphy for his tireless work during the past XCR season and also thanks those parents and other club members and coaches who helped out at the various (usually cold and wet) events.

The award winners in each division and the runners up, are listed below; congratulations to all.

Women  U14     Charlotte Jackson           Not Awarded

Men U14            Robert Hackett                Dylan Rowbottom

Men U16            Brodie Andrews               Jannik Ernst

Women U18      Bianca Puglisi                  Aimee Jungfer

Men U18            Aidan Roberts                  Brody Thrum

Women U20      Emily Mizis                       Ally Rogers

Men U20            Bashir Abdinoor               Max Taylor

Women 40+       Janine Higham                Janet Daniels

Men 40+             Damien Bruneau             Bouchaib Chefnaoui

Women Open    Charlotte Wilson             Fasika Metafriya

Men Open          Liam Adams                      Damien Bruneau

Victorian Team Representation :

Makda Haji Harun           8/19 5th Open Women Aust.21km Champs Sunshine Coast, Qld       

Emilie Guy          8/19 11th Open Women Aust. Cross Country Champs Wollongong, NSW          

Bianca Puglisi     8/19 33rd Girls 16/17 Aust. Cross Country Champs Wollongong, NSW          

Aidan Roberts   8/19 4th Boys 16/17 Aust. Cross Country Champs Wollongong, NSW          

Archie Noakes   8/1916th Boys 14/15 Aust. Cross Country Champs Wollongong, NSW          

Marathons                      

Liam Adams  Open M Club Record           7/7/19 Gold Coast Marathon 2:11:36 6th overall & 1st Aust.

Liam Adams       28/7/19 Blacktown, NSW Marathon 2:21:10       

Liam Adams       13/10/19 Melb. Marathon 2:44:15         

Danny Hawksworth        7/7/19 Gold Coast Marathon 2:58:15.    

Samantha Gates              29/9/19 Berlin Marathon 3:11:36.          

Charlotte Wilson             28/7/19 Blacktown, NSW Marathon 2:44:55              4th overall & 1st female

Charlotte Wilson Open W Club Record   13/10/19 Melb. Marathon 2:44:15              104th overall & 5th female

Damien Bruneau M40-44 Club Record    13/10/19 Melb. Marathon 2:28:37              22nd overall & 3rd M40-44

Bouchaib Chefnaoui       13/10/19 Melb. Marathon 2:38:15          57th overall & 7th 40-44

Danielle Stasinowsky     13/10/19 Melb. Marathon 4:16:15         

Road Races                      

Liam Adams       7/4/19 Run For The Kids                2nd overall

Charlotte Wilson             7/4/19 Run For The Kids                43rd overall & 2nd female

Bashir Abdinoor              7/4/19 Run For The Kids                37th overall & 2nd M15-18

Charlotte Wilson             17/5/19 14km Great Ocean Rd Marathon              7th overall & 1st female

Makda Haji Harun           17/5/19 14km Great Ocean Rd Marathon               9th overall & 2nd female

Charlotte Wilson             18/5/19 23km Great Ocean Rd Marathon              17th overall & 2nd female

Charlotte Wilson             6/7/19 10km Gold Coast Marathon         71st overall & 3rd female

Liam Adams       11/8/19 Sydney City to Surf.       2nd overall

Charlotte Wilson             11/8/19 Sydney City to Surf.       64th overall & 2nd female

Charlotte Wilson             25/8/19 10km De Castella Run, Kew        2nd overall & 1st female

Liselle Atkin       25/8/19 15km De Castella Run, Kew        15th overall & 1st female

Makda Haji Harun Open W Club Record 13/10/19 21km Melb. Marathon 1:11:12 11th overall & 1st female

AV XCR’19 Individual Awards:

AV Champion Athlete – Open Women    3rd                  Charlotte Wilson

AV Champion Athlete – Open Women     Equal 6th         Makda Haji Harun

AV Champion Athlete – Open Men             4th                   Liam Adams

AV Champion Athlete – Open Men 40-44    2nd               Damien Bruneau

AV Champion Athlete – Open Men 40-44    8th                Bouchaib Chefnaoui

AV Champion Athlete – Women 55+         10th                   Linda Rosa Fitzgerald

AV Champion Athlete – Under 18 Men      5th                    Aidan Roberts

AV Champion Athlete – Under 18 Women   4th                 Bianca Puglisi

Best Female Club Person             Glenda Morris  

Best Male Club Person                 Don McLaren    

Most Consistent Female Athlete Linda Rosa Fitzgerald    

Most Consistent Male Athlete    Bashir Abdinoor             

Rising Star Female Athlete           Samantha Gates             

Rising Star Male Athlete               Brody Thrum