EARLY SEASON HARVEST AT THE VALLEY

With the 2022/2023 season of Track & Field athletics just around the corner, the Willinda Classic on Thursday 22 September offered 65 athletes the chance to gauge their level of fitness based on the Track events over 1000m, 3000m and 10,000m. The many athletes who posted personal best times or surpassed their target time so early in the season, will now be eager to go further into the coming Summer of competition. There was a good appreciation of the organisation of the evening’s competition by all who attended and the weather conditions were certainly ideal.

Photos can be viewed here and downloaded.

The prize winners in each of the events were as follows:

Women Under 16 3000m:

1^st/ Matilda L’Estrange 10:22.1; 2^nd/ Erin Marriner 10:23.4; 3^rd/ Poppy Scot-Dalgleish 10:58.6

Men Under 16 3000m:

1^st/ Joshua Carlin 9:34.5; 2^nd/ Callum Settle 9:37.5; 3^rd/ Ethan Armstrong-Bourne 9:45.1

Women Open 3000m:

1^st/ Fieke Van Der Kamp 10:34.1; 2^nd/ Katrina Castles 11:32.6; 3^rd/ Chiara Braida 15:05.5

Men Open 3000m:

1^st/ Ben Moynihan 8:36.1; 2^nd/ Kaleb Laker 8:53.8; 3^rd/ John Portwood 8:58.7

In the 1000m races, the prize winners were as follows:

Women Under 16 1000m:

1^st/ Heidi Kuppler 3:23.1; 2^nd/ Kitt Izard 4:59.1

Men Under 16 1000m:

1^st/ Josh Bruneau 3:19.6; 2^nd/ Logan Armstrong-Bourne 3:24.6; 3^rd/ Elliott Williams 3:33.2

Women Open 1000m:

1^st/ Amber Louw 3:17.68

Men Open 1000m:

1^st/ Oscar O’Connor 2:40.2; 2^nd/ Jarryd Cripps 2:40.6; 3^rd/ Tez Kavanagh-Dando 3:02.0

Women Open 10,000m:

1^st/ Lauren Burrow 39:32.7

Men Open 10,000m:

1^st/ Caden Murray 32:37.2; 2^nd/ Damien Bruneau 33:21.4; 3^rd/ Antony Van Eeten 35:07.9

Ali Hussein & Michael McBrien, representatives from the Community Bank of Diamond Creek, a sponsor of the event were on hand to present prizes. Vicky Ward, MP Member for Eltham was in attendance to present awards & stayed to engage with the athletes.

All awards were made in front of a handsome new club banner provided by Leigh Murphy.

Thanks:

There were many DVAC workers & AV Officials to thank for their hard work behind the scenes to make the 2022 Willinda Classic such a success.

Race Organiser: Cyril Dixon;

Registrations: Kirby Telford

Set-up: Rob Wendel, Matthew Thompson, David Armstrong

AV Officials: Competition Manager – Tony Williams; Starter – Brendan Ferrari; Starters Assistant – John Gilbert; Chief Timekeeper – Kevin Wigmore; Timekeepers – Paul Schofield, Andrew Stirling; Meet Manager – David Armstrong

LapCounters: Lyn Davis & a band of DVAC supporters

Catering: Maryann Murray, Kris Dixon, Alexia Moxon, Charmaine Smith, Rick Clarke, Damien Clifford & others

Marshaling: Grant Morgan, Leigh Murphy

Photography: Will Gleeson

Announcer: Brenton Hall

Sponsors: Community Bank of Diamond Creek, Online Plants, Leo Russell

Race results in detail are listed below:

Willinda Classic

Williinda Park, Greensborough

Thursday 22 September 2022

Results:

Women:

Women Under 16 3000m

1. Matilda L’Estrange (DIV) 10:22.1
2. Erin Marriner (RWD) 10:23.4
3. Poppy Scot-Dalgleish (DIV) 10:58.6
4. Georgia L’Estrange (DIV) 12:32.0
5. Sarah Holmes (UNA) 13:19
6. Lucy Johns (UNA) 13:20.3

Women Open 3000m:

1. Fieke Van Der Kamp (DIV) 10:34.1
2. Katrina Castles (UNA) 11:36
3. Chiara Braida (UNA) 15:05.5
4. Jo Moxon (DIV) 15:09.9
5. Sarah Papadopoulos (DIV) 15:31.8
6. Gayle Clifford (DIV) 18:21.3

Men:

Men Under 16 3000m

1. Joshua Carli (ANW) 9:34.5
2. Callum Settle (RWD) 9:37.5
3. Ethan Armstrong-Bourne (DIV) 9:45.1
4. Leo Worsam (IVA) 9:58.0
5. Dylan Nutbean (DIV) 10:27
6. Joel Denny (DAC) 10:28.7
7. Jonathon Tsioulos (UNA) 10:44
8. Felix Morgan (DIV) 10:49.6
9. Rhodri Whelan (DIV) 11:07.2
10. Oscar Mielicki (UNA) 11:43.2

Men Open 3000m:

1. Benjamin Moynihan (DKN) 8:36.1
2. Kaleb Laker (COB) 8:53.8
3. John Portwood (DAC) 8:58.7
4. Ben Haseler (OLX) 10:01.6
5. Joel Imbriano (DIV) 10:01.6
6. Daniel Rees (DIV) 10:08.8
7. Brody McCarthy (DIV) 10:08.8
8. Damien Cusack (UNA) 10:41.1
9. Aaron Grant (UNA) 12:42.5
10. Andre Obradovic (DIV) 12:44.7

Women Under 16 1000m:

1. Heidi Kuppler (UNA) 3:23.1
2. Kitt Izard (UNA) 4:59.1

Men Under 16 1000m:

1. Josh Bruneau (UNA) 3:19.6
2. Logan Armstrong-Bourne (UNA) 3:24.6
3. Elliott Williams (UNA) 3:32
4. Sebastian Morgan (UNA) 3:34
5. Edward Maffett (UNA) 3:57.1
6. Harris Bruneau (UNA) 4:05.7
7. Flynn L’Estrange (UNA) 4:00
8. Xavier Tsioulos (UNA) 4:35.4

Women Open 1000m:

1. Amber Louw (SAN) 3:17.68

Men Open 1000m:

1. Oscar O’Connor (DAC) 2:40.2
2. Jarryd Cripps (DIV) 2:40.6
3. Tez Kavanagh-Dando (UNA) 3:02.0
4. Dillon Vidanapathirana (DIV) 3:30.4

Women Open ‘A’ 10,000m:

1. Lauren Burrow (COL) 39:32.7

Men Open ‘A’ 10,000m:

1. Caden Murray (DIV) 32:37.2
2. Damien Bruneau (ESS) 33:21.4
3. Antony Van Eeten (GHY) 35:07.9
4. Campbell Maffett (COL) 35:48.6
5. Dino Imbriano (STK) 37:14.1
6. Aaron Scot-Dalgleish (DIV 38:24.6

Women Open ‘B’ 10,000m:

1. Lorinda McPherson (UNA) 44:43.5
2. Debbie Tan (UNA) 45:26.3
3. Emily Rowe (UNA) 54:41
4. Jasmine Mustchin (UNA) 57:59.0
5. Natalie Lim (UNA) 1:05:18

Men Open ‘B’ 10,000m:

1. Peter Ramsay (DIV) 42:12.3
2. David Featherson (UNA) 42:56.5
3. Aaron Bourne (DIV) 43:08.6
4. Andre Obradovic (DIV) 44:59.8
5. Zeb Pheonix (UNA) 46:16.1
6. Greg Shilo (UNA) 46:43.0
7. Rob Sutton (UNA) 50:18.2
8. Matthew Ferguson (UNA) 57:32

Caden Murray - winner of the Willinda Classic Open Men 10,000m