By Jamie Strudley
Yarra Ranges Athletics celebrated the 2023-24 season with a fun filled awards evening at Chirnside Park Country Club. Great to see members, family and friends in their finery to acknowledge the amazing achievements from the previous season of cross country and track and field.
Harry Norman took home the Outstanding Achievement award for his resounding Open Men’s 5000m State Title while Jane Pointon and Dannie McKinnon were recognised for their contributions over the past 12 months, jointly sharing the Club Person of the Year award.
Award winners from the night were:
Dual Reg Athlete of the Year – Zoe Clarke
New Member of the Year – Carolyn Rosenbrock
Coach / Official / Administrator of the Year- Jamie Strudley
Most Improved Athlete of the Year – Max Savill-Bentley
XCR Athlete of the Year- Brigette Rice
Sprint / Hurdle Athlete of the Year- Ashleigh Rooke
Distance / Walks Athlete of the Year- Harry Norman
Throws Athlete of the Year- Ash Almond
Junior Female Athlete of the Year – Brigette Rice & Ashleigh Rooke
Junior Male Athlete of the Year – Bradley McMeeken
Female Athlete of the Year – Carolyn Rosenbrock
Male Athlete of the Year – Ash Almond
Club Person of the Year (Perpetual Trophy) – Jane Pointon & Dannie McKinnon
Outstanding Achievement Award (Perpetual Trophy) – Harry Norman
Saturday morning cross country continued with round 6 at a frosty Margaret Lewis Reserve. Always a testing course making any course PB’s hard to get but the choccie frog well earned.
Next week YRA return to Elizabeth Bridge, Kilsyth for another crack at a PB and chocolate rewards. Results from round 5 at Lillydale lake are:
500m
River Farmilo 2.53; Kylan Milne 2.58; Harry Wales 3.22; Sophie Ashton 3.23; Tarlee Lewis 3.25; Silas Dawson 3.3; Harper Bailey 3.39; Maisie McLeod 3.41; Rowan Coffey 3.49; Rebecca Forsyth 4.35
1000m
Ivy Ingle 5.32; Angus Clarke 5.54; Elliott Dawson 6.05; Noah Hewatt 6.25; Jasper Dean 6.35; Taylor Cox 7.47; Willliam Hastewell 8.42
1500m
Riley Yorke 6.09; Lucas Pauly 6.26; Milly Hall 6.44; Brock Peel 6.59; Etta Thomas 7.12; Willow Neal 7.2; Zahra Lehmann 7.22; Imogen McMillan 7.34; Tillie Sommers 7.35; Harper Neal 7.35; Iola MacKay 7.42; Kirrah Lehmann 7.45; Sadie Hewatt 7.58; Delia Coffey 8.08; Georgia Cooke 8.12; Indi Budin 8.29; Winter Anderson-Bonsor 8.49; Tahlia Dawson 9.04; Cody Buckland 9.33; Byron Stark 10.20; Micah Friend 10.54
2000m
Samuel Thomas 8.11; Theodore Lewis 9.01; Xander Sommers 9.11; Holly Yorke 9.37; Dominic Nealon 9.56Tess Hewatt 10.18; Isla Haisma 10.2727; Arizona Peel 10.49; Noah Eldridge 10.51; Eliana Aveling 11.02; Zuri Dawson 11.19; Hugh Richardson 12.16; Jake Buckland 12.52; Eamon MacKay 13.12; Maddie Forsyth 14.04; Eva Kinghorn 14.54
3000m
Archie Budin 12.38; Blake Saloyedoff 13.21; Zac McMillan 13.35; Lily Clarke 14.02; Brienna Coffey 14.14; Mason James 14.38; Tori Kincaid 14.48; Bryan Ackerly 15.05; Mackenzie Graham 15.25; Elizabeth Coffey 15.36; Elise Hall 16.43; Bradley McMeeken 17.48; Amelia Eldridge 17.58
The seniors team is back in action next Sunday with round 3 of the XCR season. A fast 10km road race finishing inside Lakeside Stadium at Albert Park. TheU14, U16 and U18 athletes compete over 3km, guaranteed to be a lightning fast 3k too!
Cross country training for all club members is at Morrison reserve on Tuesday evenings from 5.30pm and Thursdays from 5.30pm at the Victoria Road Primary School gym. Yarra Ranges Athletics welcomes and encourages all athletes of any age or ability.
Go to www.lavic.com.au or www.athsvic.org.au or email info@yarrarangesathletics.org.au for information about events and registration. Cross Country is here!
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!
