By Jamie Strudley
YARRA RANGES ATHLETICS
Yarra Ranges Athletics Club joined other athletics clubs and Little Athletics clubs from around Victoria at Sandown Park for the Victorian Road Relay Championships.
This is one of the few opportunities for our club to compete as a whole with Athletics Victoria and Little Athletics Victoria holding championship events at the same time and same venue.
A lot of fun was had by all athletes and supporters on the windy – sometimes wet – motor racing circuit.
The best result of the day was from the Women’s Under 14s team of Indi Linde, Mia Strudley and Maddie Laven who finished a close second in the 3 x 3.1k relay.
Results:
Girls Under 9 – 6th Charlotte Comport 6.25, Kaylah Cannon 6.35, Stephanie Van Bemmel 6.18; Girls Under 11 – 10th Tiara Willis 8.49, Sharni Kerr 9.56, Kiara Flavel 6.59; Boys Under 11 – 12th Jake Angus 8.11, Tyson Flavel 9.26, Ky Harris 8.00; Women Division 2 – 9th Veida Somerville 24.24, Amanda Laven 27.02, Amy Veenendaal 28.58, Judy May 25.43; Women Division 4 – 8th Alexis Sketchley 27.52, Erika Bedyn 31.48, Sue McCall 29.41; Women Division 5 – 10th Laura Kasper 29.32, Kate Van Duuren 35.15, Laura DiGregorio 32.02; Women 14 – 2nd Indi Linde 11.53, Mia Strudley 12.49, Maddie Laven 11.25; Men Division 3 – 4th Dean Tromp 20.43, Andy Searles 22.29, James Laven 22.02, James Anderson 22.5, Michael Clarke 23.05; Men Division 5 – 7th Bryan Ackerly 23.42, Graham Coutts 24.38, Steve Blair 23.37, Dave Laven 27.30; Men Division 7A – 15th Brent Linde 26.45, Pete van Leirop 34.00, Craig Hewitson 26.35, Jayden Eagleton 27.15; Men Division 7B – 9th Jayden Eagleton 27.20, Tom Barker 25.09, Jamie Sketchley 29.49, Mike Willey 26.48; Men 16A – 10th Taj Linde 12.15, Liam Russell 11.51, Camden Hewitson 12.14; Men 16B – 13th Jayden Clarke 14.57, Alex Van Duuren 14.46, Zac Clarke 12.16.
Next week, the club is at Morrison Reserve for the Club Cross Country Championships, first event starts at 9am.
The seniors will be competing in 3km and 10km road races at Albert Park on Sunday.
Entry is open to all athletes with entries possible on the day, go to athsvic.org.au for more information.
