Good evening members,
Our Athletes Shine with Personal Bests and Medal Hauls
Weekend 2 of the Victorian All Schools Track & Field Championships saw 17 of our valiant Old Scotch athletes compete, setting more personal bests and bagging several medals. The experience they gained and the lessons learned are invaluable. A remarkable 15 Scotch/Old Scotch athletes secured a position in the top 8, equivalent to being State finalists. The U17 800m final was a highlight of the weekend, with Will Katic (Trinity Grammer School) and Sam Allen both achieving substantial personal bests to clinch silver and bronze respectively. Additionally, Lily Taylor (St Catherines School) sprinted to gold in her 200m race, while Bart led a strong performance in a thrilling 3000m final to take first place.
Here are some of the standout performances from our athletes below:
Medal Tally Week 2:
Gold: 3 – Lachlan Gumley, Bart Leeton, Lily Taylor
Silver: 6 – Alex Shears-Jones x2, Will Katic, Tom Roach x2, Conor Sullivan 1
Bronze: 1 – Sam Allen
Total Medal Tally over the two weeks: Gold 3, Silver 7, Bronze 5
| Category | Event | Athlete | Result | Position |
| Male 20 | 800m | Alex Shears-Jones | 2:00.75 | 2nd |
| 400m Hurdles | Alex Shears-Jones | 57.15 | 2nd | |
| Male 18 | 800m | Lachlan Gance | 1:58.76 | 5th |
| 2:01.46 | Preliminary | |||
| Alexander Merry | DQ | |||
| Male 17 | 200m | Xavier Dalais | 24.65 | Preliminary |
| 800m | Sam Allen | 1:55.85 | 3rd | |
| 2:01.36 | Preliminary | |||
| Will Katic | 1:54.88 | 2nd | ||
| 2:00.92 | Preliminary | |||
| 3000m | Conor Sullivan | 8:53.58 | 2nd | |
| Long Jump | Xavier Dalais | 5.63m | 12th | |
| Male 16 | 800m | Hugo Stubbs | 2:07.48 | Preliminary |
| 3000m | Bart Leeton | 8:45.79 | 1st | |
| Thomas Lindeman | 9:23.44 | 7th | ||
| Luke Bodle | 9:48.59 | 13th | ||
| Jasper Quinn | 13:33.06 | 20th | ||
| Long Jump | Max McCool | 5.43m | 7th | |
| Male 15 | 3000m | Joshua Baker | 9:58.79 | 9th |
| Pole Vault | Lachlan Gumley | 3.20m | 1st | |
| Male 14 | 800m | Henry Curlewis | 2:14.54 | 8th |
| 2:16.32 | Preliminary | |||
| Javelin | Llywelyn Schoenborn | FOUL | ||
| Male P17 | 200m | Tom Roach | 50.09 | 5th |
| Javelin | Tom Roach | 8.57m | 2nd | |
| Long Jump | Tom Roach | 1.66m | 2nd | |
| Female 20 | 200m | Lily Taylor | 26.96 | 1st |
Upcoming Events:
- Vic Milers Meet#1 & Rare Air Pole Vault: Set for Thursday, 9th November at Lakeside for our 3000m runners. Be sure to enter by noon on Monday, 6th November.
- AVSL Round 4: Slated for 11th November at Yarra Ranges (Mt Evelyn) with an alternate venue at Keilor Downs. Be prompt with your entries and remember to check in at least 30 minutes prior if you are participating in sprints and hurdles.
- Victorian U20 & Open 5000m Championships: Thursday 16th November at Lakeside. entries close Monday 13th November.
- Vicorian Track Relay Championships: Mark your calendar for 25th November. Let’s aim for more gold this year, and hopefully, we’ll see our first female relay team in action! Let us know via email if available before Thursday 16th November.
Training Schedule for the Week:
- Sprints: Training on Tuesday at 10am at Righetti Oval. Thursday reverts to normal arrangements.
- Middle Distance: No training this week due to the public holiday and Milers Club meeting. If you’re not racing at Milers, Tuesday’s plan is 8x200m with 200m jog recovery.
For any uncertainties, feel free to reach out to your coaches. Let’s keep the momentum going and continue to support each other on and off the track!
Happy Racing and enjoy some of the photos taken from this weekend. For more photos check out the gallery on the clubs website https://oldscotchathleticclub.com.au/old-scotch-athletic-club-photo-gallery/
