With a change of venue and very hot and windy conditions our Team Keilor Athletes were outstanding over the weekend and performed to their very best with many of our 70 athletes achieving Personal Best performance in one or more of their events.
These performances along with many other fantastic efforts led to Team Keilor collecting 37 medals. We seem to be achieving more each year.
A huge congratulations to our U/17 Boys who in their last year of Little Aths demonstrated great performances and showed their determination to keep trying to our younger athletes. Between them they received 10 medals, gained 5 STATE Best Performances and many personal best performances. A super effort boys.
State Best Performances
Ethan Stegehuis U/17: 110m Hurdles with a time of 13.51s
300m Hurdles with a time of 37.99s
Bailey Farrington U/17: Long Jump with a jump of 6.58m
Noah Mc Menamin U/17: High Jump with a jump of 2:00m
Finn Daffey U/17: 800m with a time of 2m 04.62s
William Hurt U/16: 100m with a time of 10.76s
200m with a time of 22.07s
Thirteen of our athletes achieved multiple medals:
Alexis Borkovic U/9: Our up-and-coming U/9 star in the sprinting events, with
Gold in the 70m, 200m & 400m and Silver in the 100m.
A fantastic weekend of running Alexis.
Brandon Hill U/9: Another U/9 athlete showing lots of promise, with Bronze
in 3 events, the 70m, 100m & 60m Hurdles.
Ethan Stegehuis U/17: Our hurdling expert, winning the 110m Hurdles & 300m
Hurdles, and gaining a Silver Medal in the 200m
William Hurt U/16: A sprinting double with Gold Medals in the 100m & 200m.
Bailey Farrington U/17: Gold in the Long Jump and Bronze in the 100m
Noah Mc Menamin U/17: Our Jumping expert, winning Gold in the High jump &
Bronze in the Triple Jump.
Leila Stegehuis U/15: Silver in 200m & Bronze in the High Jump
Charlotte Darmanin U/11:Bronze in 200m & 400m
Ruby Withers U/12: Our throwing star with Silver in Discus & Bronze in Shot Put
Our long-distance runners showed great stamina over the weekend in such hot and windy conditions. They were all exhausted at the end of the races and needed that drink and fan at the end line. The following athletes achieved medals in 2 events.
Leanne Ellis U/16: Sliver in the 800m & 1500m.
Isaac Faure U/17: Bronze in the 800m and 1500m
Cody Levidis U/12: Bronze in the 800m & 1500m.
Antonio Stamatis U/11: Bronze in the 400m and 800m.
For Sandra and I, there were many highlights over the weekend, some of our favourite were:
Athletes giving us thumbs up every time we asked “did you get a PB?”
Watching our U/9 athletes in their 1st State event and seeing them give it their “ALL”
The exhaustion/heat shown on faces of our athletes and tired parents while patiently waiting for hours between events and trying to keep cool in the shade!
The support & sportsmanship our Keilor athletes demonstrated not only to their Keilor teammates but to athletes from other centres.
The Team Keilor supporters on the fence line cheering on our Athletes.
Watching Noah U/17 performing in High Jump and seeing that great 2.00m State record jump – Lucky he didn’t jump any higher because I don’t think the side supports were long enough…
Watching Josephine U/10 throw a PB in all 4 throws in Shot Put and claim a Silver medal – her smile all day was priceless
·The determination of all our athletes in very hot and windy conditions not only running but trying to jump into a headwind in LH & TJ and throwing the Discus & Javelin with the wind swirling around.
Congratulations to all of TEAM KEILOR, the athletes and families for a great weekend of sportsmanship, wonderful personal best performances and positive support.
A fantastic effort.
This weekend cannot occur without our supportive Keilor Club committee and members. Thanks to the coaching team who train the athletes at the club on Tuesday & Thursday nights, our Keilor starters helping at State level over the weekend, Allison for posting all the Facebook Pictures and to all the parents who completed duties and helped out when needed – a Big thank you.
Well done everyone. A great Team Effort.
Please look at our Keilor Little Athletics Club Facebook page for photos from the weekend.
Go Team Keilor - Let’s keep improving.
Michelle Graham & Sandra Withers
2023 - 2024 Medal Winners for TEAM KEILOR:
12 GOLD:
Alexis Borkovic U/9 70m, 200m & 400m
Ethan Stegehuis U/17 300m Hurdles & 100m Hurdles
Finn Daffey U/17 800m
Bailey Farrrington U/17 Long Jump
Noah Mc Menamin U/17 High Jump
William Hurt U/16 100m & 200m
Ella Sutherland U/15 Discus
Jordi Seidel U/12 Triple Jump
10 SLIVER:
Leanne Ellis U/16 800m & 1500m
Ethan Stegehuis U/17 200m
Mark Mavraski U/16 400m
Leila Stegehuis U/15 200m
Scarlett Koutsogiannis U/13 Long Jump
Gabriel Owusu-Afriyie U/12 80m hurdles
Ruby Withers U/12 Discus
Josephine Ho U/10 Shot Put
Alexis Borkovic U/9 100m
15 BRONZE:
Brandon Hill U/9 70m, 100m, & 60m Hurdles
Isaac Faure U/17 1500m & 800m
Charlotte Darmanin U/11 200m & 400m
Cody Levidis U/12 1500m & 800m
Antonio Stamatis U/11 400m & 800m
Bailey Farrrington U/17 100m
Noah Mc Menamin U/17 Triple Jump
Leila Stegehuis U/15 High Jump
Ruby Withers U/12 Shot Put