Athletics Report
The final invitational athletics carnival, before the AAGPS, was held at Homebush and the Shore athletes continued to show consistent improvement all events.
The Hurdlers began the day in style, with Ben Gordon producing his fastest run of the season in the Under 13s Hurdles. Will Rintoul performed well in the Division race. Jack Riding was consistent as ever in the Under 15s race, coming 2nd, while James Kase placed in the Under 17s Hurdles Championship once again.
The 800m races continue to be an area where our athletes improve every week. Fraser Pandit led from the gun in the Under 14s 800m Championship. However, he just couldn’t hold on during the home straight but ran an admirable race. Ben Hocking was as consistent as ever in the Under 15s, while Ryan Gilmour ran his 4th personal best in four races with a 2m 08.3s run in the Under 16s. Matt Hogg ran the 800m in 2m.00.2s, only to return to excellent form and back this up in the 400m later in the day.
The Long Jumpers were very good, with William Rintoul cracking the 5m barrier in the Under 13s, Marcus Warner jumping over 6m in the Under 16s and Henry Murray winning the Opens in 6.65m. Not be outdone, our Shot Put results were also impressive, with numerous personal best efforts. Harrison Brunker continued his excellent efforts in the Under 13s with a 12.65m throw. Hugh Trafford-Jones threw a 12.68m in the Under 15s, while Jackson Stiel threw 12.44m in the Opens 6kg Shot. We hope these boys can throw over 13m at the GPS carnival, which will make them very competitive in their respective events.
After some very consistent baton changes in the 4 x 100m Relay races, one of the significant improvements was seen in the 400m runners. Henry Wheeler ran a 56.9s in the Under 14s race, while Wylie Hockey and Preston Scott both ran 53.5s in the Under 16s 400m races. Will Nutt ran 51.2s in the Under 17s 400m. Ryan Adams and Zac Chadwick both ran 52.0s races, a real breakthrough in their respective events. Morgan Elvy was a very consistent 1.7m in the Under 16s High Jump, while Ben Murray jumped his best in the season with a 1.60m jump in the Under 14s.
We look forward to a very exciting AAGPS carnival this Saturday, with the boys competing in front of the blue and white army, who I am sure will spur our athletes on to continual improvement in their events throughout the day.
Junior Performance of the Day:
Harrison Brunker – 1st in Under 13s Shot Put with 12.65m
Intermediate Performance of the Day:
Marcus Warner – 6.15m in the Under 16s Long Jump
Senior Performance of the Day:
Henry Murray – 1st in Open Long Jump with 6.65m
Reverend Anthony Benn
MIC, Athletics