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Interview with James Bentley, winner of the Geoff Major Rising Star Award
Teenager James Bentley was crowned the Geoff Major Rising Star in Flack Advisory Bendigo Region's awards for the 2019-20 track and field season. One of many talented athletes in Eaglehawk's famous two blue colours, Bentley's record-breaking feats at 200m and 400m were season highs. The 15-year-old kicked off the season by running a brilliant time of 50.92 seconds in the 400m to set a record for the under-16 age group. He ran a personal best of 23.53 in the 200m, and a time of 2:03.18 in the 800m was the best by any athlete in Bendigo last season. "I was absolutely shocked," Bentley said when told he was the Rising Star winner. "There are so many talented young athletes competing with Bendigo clubs and doing [...]
Recap on the 2019-2020 Aged Graded Award Placegetters
Many athletes featured in the top 10 for various disciplines in Flack Advisory Bendigo Region’s age grade awards for the 2019-20 track and field season. Percentage for the Eaglehawk Floral Botique sponsored awards was based on the masters grading for the event according to age. Those to figure prominently included Eaglehawk’s Kathryn Heagney, James Bentley, and Kye Mason, Bendigo Harriers’ Geoff Shaw; South Bendigo’s James Woods; and University’s Tullie Rowe. In the throws category, Bendigo Harriers clubmates Logan Sandland, Jake Gavriliadis and Xavier Pitt led the way. A best mark of 47.77m by Sandland at discus earned 96.16 per cent. Gavriliadis, 39.79m, and Pitt, 35.24m, also starred at discus. A world masters champion decathlete in the 70-plus class, Geoff Shaw dominated in the jumps category. [...]
2019 – 2020 Little Athletics Bendigo Presentations
Little Athletics Bendigo are proud to present their 2019-2020 Season Presentations and Awards. We celebrate and congratulate these young individuals who have excelled in each age group - from Under 16 through to Under 7 years old - for both girls and boys. There is recognition with Special Awards, Attendance Awards, Most Improved (PB) Awards and the Grand Prix Awards in Throws, Jumps and Sprints.
2019 – 2020 Athletics Bendigo Presentations (Part 4) – Major Awards
Phew, the final instalment of our 2019 - 2020 Awards Presentation Series. This time we celebrate our four major Awards: Outstanding Achievement Award, Alby Jack Memorial Most Outstanding Junior Male, Anne Flack Memorial Most Outstanding Junior Female and the 'H. H Hunter' Athlete Of The Year Award, sponsored by the Gill Family.
2019 – 2020 Athletics Bendigo Presentations (Part 3) – Rising Star Awards
This week we recognise the monthly nominees and the overall winner of ‘Geoff Major Rising Star' Award. This Award is proudly sponsored by Flack Advisory. To be considered for the monthly and overall Rising Star Award, athletes will have competed at Bendigo on a regular basis, have shown a significant improvement in achievement, performances recognised from Athletics Australia, Athletics Victoria, Athletics Bendigo and Athletics Bendigo club controlled events, and have been nominated by their Clubs or the Board. And so the nominees are and winner is ...