Bacchus Marsh Little Athletics

Bacchus Marsh Cross Country athletes competed at two different venues on Saturday.

The Centre’s weekly competition was held at Lady Northcote Camp, Glenmore while the State Cross Country Relay Championships were held at Cruden Farm, Langwarrin.

The Boys Under 10 team consisting of James White, Logan Simons and Zeke Horne were first to represent the Centre at the State Championships. All boys competed over 1km. James led the team out over the 1k course running a time of 5.00 mins before handing over to second runner Logan Simons. Logan ran a strong race to complete the course in 4.48 mins. Zeke Horne finished strongly running a time of 4.19 mins. The boys placed 28th overall, in a time of 14.07mins.

Next up for the morning was the Under 10 girls, also running 3 legs of a 1km course. Anni Clarke and Scarlett Wake were promoted up an age group, to fill a Western Metro Region representative team. All girls ran exceptional well. Anni led the team out as first runner, completing the course in 4.32 mins. Scarlett ran second for the team and produced a time of 5.12 mins while Melton’s Balreet Mann bought the team home in 4.18 mins, gaining several placings in the later stages of the race for the team to place 11th overall.

In the afternoon, the Boys Under 12 team comprising of Patrick Lovett, Lachlan Simons and Dushan Baniluk all completed a 1.5km leg of the relay. Patrick guided the Bacchus Marsh team out over the course running a time of 6.22 mins, and at the changeover saw the team placed mid field in the pack. Lachlan running the 2nd leg maintained the team’s placing, splitting the clock at 6.30 mins before handing over to Dushan to bring the team home in a time of 6.32 mins. Consistent running from all boys saw them finish 9th place in an overall time of 19.24 mins.

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