By Jamie Strudley
It was a very busy Saturday morning of little athletics at Morrison reserve as our club members enjoyed another fun morning of athletics. Some persistent drizzle made high jump competition difficult, and some waterlogged sand forced a modification of the long jump and triple jump events.
Enthusiasm was still high with many athletes achieving some early season PB’s and setting their individual standards for the remainder of the season.
Our seniors were in action in round 2 of AVSL with athletes competing across events at Knox and Doncaster tracks. Some excellent early season form shown by most athletes, with another five club records broken. Stand outs were Carolyn Rosenbrock breaking the club 5000m walk record by over six minutes and Lis Coffee breaking a 400m record that had stood for nearly 10 years. Also great to see our relay teams in record breaking form. Records (pending confirmation) were:
5000m Walk Women Open & 40+, 28.42.4 Carolyn Rosenbrock
400m Women 40+, Elisabeth Coffee 67.23
4×100 Open Women, 55.97 (Taryn Bourke, Shani Bullard, Erica Purcell, Ashleigh Rooke)
4×100 Open Men, 47.02 (Mitch Mullens, Ash Almond, Oliver Duncan, Liam Russell)
Results from round 2 of AVSL:
Women
100m: Ashleigh Rooke 13.33 (1.7); Taryn Bourke 13.95 (1.6); Shani Bullard 14.28 (1.0); Elisabeth Coffey 14.89 (2.9); Kathi Hewitson 17.03 (0.1);
200m: Mia Strudley 32.28;
400m: Brigitte Rice 65.76; Ashleigh Rooke 66.44; Taryn Bourke 67.25; Elisabeth Coffey 67.23;
800m: Rori Jones 2:35.79; Kristina Nackovski 2:38.31; Mia Strudley 2:43.26;
1500m: Brigitte Rice 4:39.9h; Brienna Coffey 5:59.2h;
3000m: Rori Jones 12:34.44;
100m Hurdles: Shani Bullard 22.12 (1.0);
5000m Walk: Carolyn Rosenbrock 28:42.4h;
4x100m: (Taryn Bourke, Shani Bullard, Erica Purcell, Ashleigh Rooke) 55.97;
Discus: Ashleigh Rooke 30.79m; Hayley Wilkins 27.91m; Meg Sparkes 26.42m;
Shot Put: Anne-Marie Ebbels 6.89m; Sharon Cook 6.37m; Meg Sparkes 6.22m;
Hammer: Sarah Ebbels 33.71m; Anne-Marie Ebbels 22.70m;
Javelin: Hayley Wilkins 31.76m; Ashleigh Rooke 23.58m; Meg Sparkes 16.22m;
Long Jump: Shani Bullard 4.15m; Elisabeth Coffey 3.52m; Kathi Hewitson 2.73m; Sharon Cook 1.44m;
Men
100m: Mitchell Mullens 11.06 (2.6); Liam Russell 12.20 (1.8); Oliver Duncan 12.55 (1.9); Joseph Johnston 13.89 (0.9);
200m: Bradley McMeeken 38.18;
400m: Liam Russell 54.85; Oliver Duncan 59.44; Joseph Johnston 64.87;
800m: Mitchell Pointon 2:17.52; Michael Clarke 2:30.13; Bradley McMeeken 3:21.62;
1500m: Alistair Coffey 5:17.0h;
3000m: Mitchell Pointon 11:21.08; Michael Clarke 11:42.93;
4x100m: (Mitchell Mullens, Ash Almond, Oliver Duncan, Liam Russell) 47.02;
Discus: Ash Almond 27.20m;
Shot Put: Ash Almond 8.81m;
Hammer: Ash Almond 25.28m;
Javelin: Ash Almond 48.39m;
Long Jump: Liam Russell 5.42m; Oliver Duncan 5.36m;
High Jump: Oliver Duncan 1.54m;
Triple Jump: Michael Clarke 10.30m;
Jared Byrne was chasing a fast time in the Melbourne Marathon on Sunday morning, running an exceptional 2 hours 53 mins 26 seconds.
Training for our six-12yo starts this Tuesday from 4.00pm. Seniors training (12yo plus) continues on Tuesday and Thursday from 5.30pm at Morrison Reserve. Check the socials and website for more details. Yarra Ranges Athletics welcomes and encourages all athletes of any age or ability.
If you, or someone you know, wants to join in the fun of track and field registration is now open. Go to www.lavic.com.au or www.athsvic.org.au or email info@yarrarangesathletics.org.au for information about events and registration.
For information on training, how to join or trial, photos, results and updated news, visit the website at yarrarangesathletics.org.au or check us out on Facebook. Run, Jump, Throw…too easy!
