By JAMIE STRUDLEY
YARRA Ranges Athletics members and families descended upon Westerfolds Park on Saturday for the Little Athletics Victoria State Cross Country Championships.
A great turnout of club athletes joined almost 1000 other athletes from around the state for a competitive day of racing.
The club had a fantastic day, with all athletes having outstanding races and achieving excellent results.
Standout performances were medals to Kiara Flavel (1st), Georgia Laven (1st), James Laven (1st), Maddie Laven (2nd) and Ruby Dixon (3rd).
The Under 13s Boys team also finished second in the teams event.
Congratulations and thank you to all of Yarra Ranges Athletics who came to spectate, compete or help out to ensure another successful day of cross country action.
A special thank you goes to Darren Ford, who performed the club duty all day on his own.
Results from the day are:
U7 Girls 1000m Charlotte Comport 36th 5.51,U8 Boys 1000m Jake Angus 27th 4.5; Luke Thompson 46th 5.18; Micah Ntim-Duodu 48th 5.21,U8 Girls 1000m Tiara Willis 13th 4.58; Katyn Russell 32nd 5.2,U9 Girls 1500m Kiara Flavel 1st 5.39,U10 Boys 1500m Mitchell Deckert 22nd 6.02; Zac Clarke 43rd 6.32; Alex Van Duuren 52nd 6.54,U10 Girls 1500m Maddie Laven 2nd 5.44; Indigo Linde 5th 6.02,U11 Boys 2000m Rhys Thomson 66th 10.39, U11 Girls 2000m Mia Strudley 22nd 8.4,U12 Boys 2000m Taj Linde 30th 8.06, U12 Girls 2000m Georgia Laven 1st 7.19; Zoe Ford 41st 10.02, U13 Boys 3000m Harrison Van Duuren 4th 11.02; Ryan Thrall 19th 12.36; Liam Russell 20th 13.04; Jayden Clarke 21st 14.26, U13 Girls 3000m Ruby Dixon 3rd 11.21, U14 Girls 3000m Lee Taylor 16th 16.58, U15 Boys 3000m James Laven 1st 10.1; Connor Thrall 8th 11.37,U15 Girls 3000m Emily Noonan 8th 13.48
Next week the seniors are competing at Brimbank Park on the famed Col de Brimbank course.
The club will be competing at the Cockatoo Hills Challenge, check out details on the website.
For photos, results and updated news, visit yarrarangesathletics.org.au or check out Facebook
