Athletes in superb form in week one of the 2021-22 AV Track and Field Championships

ATHLETES with links to Bendigo Region clubs were in superb form on the first weekend of Athletics Victoria’s open and under-age state track and field championships. The medal haul for Bendigo on week one of a two-weekend event at Melbourne’s Lakeside Stadium was eight gold, seven silver, and one bronze.

The gold rush began when South Bendigo’s Chelsea Tickell won the under-14 girls 1500m in 4:59.08.

Although now competing with Albury, Logan Sandland did have a stint with Bendigo Harriers and won the under-17 hammer, 63.35m; and shot put, 14.76m.

It was a closely-fought contest in the under-17 shot put as Jake Gavriliadis from Bendigo Harriers achieved a mark of 13.67m to claim silver.

Another of Harriers’ rising stars, Harrison Boyd was second in the under-18 1500m final run on night one of the championships in 4:06.51.

A highlight of the third day’s action was the under-18 2000m steeplechase in which Boyd took gold in 6:04.27 and Bendigo University’s Jayden Padgham ran 6:05.42 to earn silver.

There was great success for Bendigo Region at hammer throw.

Hailey Stubbs (pictured) from Bendigo Harriers reached a mark of 34.92m to be the state under-15 champion.

Eaglehawk’s Olivia Graham hit 50.59m to win silver in the open hammer final.

In high jump action, Liam Shadbolt from Bendigo Harriers cleared 1.98m to win gold in the under-16 final.

Harriers clubmate Harriet Gall earned silver after a great leap of 1.60m in the under-17 contest.

It was another state championship victory for South Bendigo’s Emma Berg as a mark of 14.60m in shot put clinched gold.

South Bendigo clubmate Kai Norton was in top form as a mark of 13.18m won the under-14 shot put title, and he hit 31.62m in hammer to claim the silver medal.

A mark of 12.45m earned South Bendigo’s Jasper Seymour a bronze medal in the under-14 shot put.

Results for athletes with links to Bendigo Region:

Men’s open:

100m, heat four, wind 0.3: Kye Mason, Eh 11.21, 3rd (qualify).

100m, semi-final two, wind 0.4: Kye Mason, Eh 11.02, 4^th.

400m, heat three: Kye Mason, Eh 49.35, 2^nd (qualify).

400m final: Kye Mason, Eh 49.12, 5^th.

1500m, heat two: Glenn McMillan, Shepp. 4:03.43, 10^th.

Women’s open

100m, heat three, wind -1.0: Laura Kadri, Eh 13.55, 8^th.

400m, heat two: Laura Kadri, Eh 61.88, 6^th.

1500m final: Nicolette Lesberg, Uni. dnf.

High jump: Denise Snyder, Eh dns.

Hammer: Olivia Graham, Eh 50.59m, 2^nd.

Shot put: Emma Berg, SB 14.60m, 1^st.

Under-20 men

100m: Kenan Seebah, Eh; Antonio Vaitohi, Shepp. dns.

400m, heat one: Angus McKindlay, Eh 50.12, 1^st (qualify).

400m final: Angus McKindlay, Eh 49.32, 8^th.

400m: Kenan Seebah, Eh dns.

Under-20 women

1500m final: Tullie Rowe, Uni. 4:43.55, 4^th.

Hammer: Hannah Greenman, BH 29.17m, 4^th; Claire Noonan, Eh 28.07m, 5^th; Haylee Greenman, BH 26.28m, 6^th.

Under-18 men

100m, heat one, wind 1.3: Cameron Smith, Eh 11.93, 5^th.

400m, heat three: Cameron Smith, Eh 53.54, 4^th.

1500m final: Harrison Boyd, BH 4:06.51, 2^nd; Angus Macafee, Uni. 4:14.27, 8^th.

2000m steeplechase: Harrison Boyd, BH 6:04.27, 1^st; Jayden Padgham, Uni. 6:05.42, 2^nd.

Under-18 women

100m, heat one, wind 1.3: Andrea Archibald, Eh 12.92, 3^rd (qualify).

100m final, wind -1.2: Andrea Archibald, Eh 12.89, 5^th.

High jump: Frances Leach, BH 1.60m, 2^nd; Eliza Coutts, BH 1.55m, 4^th.

Under-17 boys

400m, heat one: Daniel Noden, BH 56.11, 5^th.

1500m, heat two: Logan Tickell, SB 4:17.26, 4^th (qualify).

1500m final: Logan Tickell, SB 4:05.47, 5^th.

Hammer: Logan Sandland, Alb. 63.35m, 1^st.

Shot put: Logan Sandland, Alb. 14.76m, 1^st; Jake Gavriliadis, BH 13.67m, 2^nd.

Under-17 girls:

Hammer: Jemma Norton, SB 33.82m, 5^th.

High jump: Harriet Gall, BH 1.60m, 2^nd.

Triple jump: Lily Marsh, Eh 10.69m, wind 1.5, 7^th; Rosy Marsh, Eh 10.47m, wind 1.5, 8^th.

Under-16 boys

High jump: Liam Shadbolt, BH 1.98m, 1^st.

Under-16 girls

400m, heat two: Scarlett Southern, Eh 60.89, 3^rd (qualify).

400m final: Scarlett Southern, Eh 60.04, 5^th.

1500m final: Genevieve Nihill, SB 5:00.48, 10^th.

Under-15 boys:

1500m, heat one: Merlin Tzaros, BH 4:32.20, 4^th (qualify).

1500m, heat two: Avery McDerdmid, Uni. 4:29.51, 5^th (qualify).

1500m final: Avery McDermid, Uni. 4:23.10, 5^th; Merlin Tzaros, BH 4:49.45, 15^th.

Hammer: Hailey Stubbs, BH 34.92m, 1^st.

Shot put: Hailey Stubbs, BH 7.45m, 6^th.

Under-14 boys

Hammer: Kai Norton, SB 31.62m, 2^nd.

Shot put: Kai Norton, SB 13.18m, 1^st; Jasper Seymour, SB 12.45m, 3^rd.

Under-14 girls:

1500m final: Chelsea Tickell, SB 4:59.08, 1^st.