Cold, very cold conditions greeted Yarra Ranges Athletics club athletes to Morrisons Reserve, Mount Evelyn for the 2014 club cross country championships.
Large fields and some outstanding races ensured every medal was well earned.
Special mentions to James Laven and Lily Thompson for being first and fourth respectively in the Open 3000m.
Results were:
Boys U6 500m: 1st James de Schwartz, 2nd Sam Laven. Boys U7 500m: 1st Brayden Shaw.
Boys U8 1000m: 1st Noah Newbury. Boys U9 1000m: 1st Zac Clarke, 2nd Nathan Murden, 3rd Alex Van Duuren, 4th Tyden Keenan. Boys U10 15000m: 1st Dylan Eagleton, 2nd Daniel Ebbels. Boys U11 2000m: 1st Tayleb Willis, 2nd Noah Erickson, 3rd Brayden Woolridge.
Boys U12 2000m: 1st Jayden Eagleton, 2nd (1st Championship) Ryan Thrall, 3rd (2nd Championship) Jayden Clarke. Boys U14 3000m: 1st James Laven, 2nd Connor Thrall, 3rd Jessie Collings. Men Open 3000m: 1st Michael Clarke, 2nd Bryan Ackerly, 3rd Jamie Strudley, 4th Dave Laven, 5th Greg Maki, 6th Justin Eagleton, 7th Jed Thrall, 8th Nigel Murden, 9th Malcolm Duncan, 10th Graeme Woolridge. Girls U6 500m: 1st Charlotte Comport, 2nd Sasha Maggs, 3rd Isla Newbury. Girls U7 500m: 1st Tiara Willis, 2nd Abbey Bartlett, 3rd Isobel Morse, 3rd (2nd Championship) Tahlia Murden, 4th (3rd Championship) Mia Harris. Girls U8 1000m: 1st Kiara Flavell, 2nd Sarah Ebbels. Girls U9 1000m: 1st Madeline Laven, 2nd Tahlia Harriss. Girls U10 1500m: 1st Dee Dee Deng, 2nd Mia Strudley, 3rd Ashleigh Gasson, 4th Tayja Maki, 5th Claire Noonan, 6th Cheyenne Moore. Girls U11 1500m: 1st Georgia Laven, 2nd Brianna Moore. Girls U12 2000m: 1st Lily Peacock, 2nd Zoe Sibley, 3rd Samantha Di Gregorio, 4th Ella Strudley. Girls U13 2000m: 1st Lily Thompson, 2nd Rickylee Brown, 3rd Lee Taylor. Girls U14 3000m: 1st Emily Noonan. Girls U15 3000m: 1st Amy Veenendaal, 2nd Tammarah Brown. Women Open 3000m: 1st Simone Harris, 2nd Sue McCall, 3rd Erika Bedyn, 4th Debbie Woods, 5th Kate Van Duuren, 6th Sarah Newbury. Also Anne Marie Ebbels 1st (1000m), Laura Digregorio 1st (2000m).
Next week members we are at Cockatoo for the annual Hills Challenge.
This is a great opportunity to compete as a club with a perpetual trophy up for grabs.
Entries can be made on the day.
Go to www.yarrarangesathletics.org.au for more information on upcoming events, especially the Cockatoo Hills Challenge, and full results from the weekend.
