Australian Open and Junior Championships – Sydney 1-7 April

CR = Club Record

Some terrific results the past week for our 27 club members at the Australian Championships. We had 11 Open and 16 Juniors, 13 male, 14 female. There were 10 medals earned (TWO Gold, SIX Silver, and TWO Bronze, along with THREE Club Records.

Well done to all. Open Anna Saw 1500m 4:33.93 20th Michael Tsostos 400m 47.93 12th Rhydian Cowley 10000m Track Walk 40:44.81 Silver Ryan Gregson 1500m 3:42.80Q 3:44.03 Silver Daniel Hamilton 1500m 3:50.66 25th Luke Major 400m Hurdles 51.62Q 51.15 Silver Ashleigh Palmer 400m Hurdles 60.32q 59.45 8th Aidan Debernardi100m 11.08 38th Christine Byrne 100m 12.08Q 12.05 17th 200m 24.77 23rd Russell Short F12Shot Put Ambulant 14.10m Bronze Will Johns 200m 21.64 26th

Chritine Byrne (4*100m), Will Johns ((4*100m) and Michael Tsostos (4*400m) ran in relays for Victoria.

Under 20 Sophie O’Sullivan800m 2:10.06Q 2:06.82 GOLD Juliet McBurney 3km Steeplechase CR 10:43.73 GOLD 5000m CR 17:05.38 5th Adam Spencer 800m 1:53.59Q 1:55.60 7th Edward Marks 5000m 14:31.43 Silver

Under 18 Cooper Smith 400m 49.28Q 49.18 Silver 200m 22.87 18th Jessica Stefanovic Shot Put 13.43m 8th Isabella Harper Triple jump 11.85m 6th Long Jump 4.98m 12th

Under 17 Lochlan Curry High Jump 1.99m Bronze Noa Kino High Jump CR 1.69m 4th

Under 16 Jessica Stefanovic Shot Put 13.67m 4th Discus 37.85m 6th Sophia Hanlon 400m 58.19 11th 800m 2:17.71 12th Polly Dean-Johns High Jump CR 1.68m Silver Gemma Craddock Javelin 34.20m 9th

Under 15 Caeden Paterson 100m Hurdles 15.23 10th Hammer Throw 31.37m 9th 200m Hurdles29.43Q 29.57 6th Ava Cameron 2km Steeplechase 8:01.64 8th

Under 14 Tanasha Santosh 800m 2:21.42Q 2:19.72 4th