The Centre held a twilight meet last Friday evening with all athletes participating in 4 events for the competition. PB Star of the Week was awarded to Giji Baniluk after achieving PBs in all her events.<\/p>\n
Last Saturday and Sunday, 18 BMLAC athletes were represented at the State Track & Field Championships held at Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park.<\/p>\n
Bacchus Marsh had a very successful Championships claiming 7 medals \u2013 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze.<\/p>\n
On Day 1, Bridie Shanahan opened the competition for Bacchus Marsh with a strong performance in the Under 17 Shot Put being declared the State Champion in a Gold winning performance and a pending State record of 10.68m.<\/p>\n
Next in the Shot Put ring was Alexis Farrell competing in the Under 10 event. Alexis continued her sensational form with a put of 8.02m to claim the State Silver medal.<\/p>\n
Bridie Shanahan then competed in the Under 17 Javelin and won her second State medal with a distance of 36.43m, taking the Silver medal.<\/p>\n
In the 200m timed finals, Eni Olaitan flew around the bend and closed well to cross the finish line in 3rd place to win the Under 9 Bronze medal. Under 10 athlete Skyla Berryman was quick off the mark and showed her speed in the early stages and in a close finish was awarded the Bronze medal.<\/p>\n
Day 2 of the Championships saw Bacchus Marsh win 2 medals in the 100 metre sprint events. Skyla Berryman claimed her second medal of the Championships winning the Under 10 Silver, while Eni Olaitan also took home her second medal holding on for Bronze in the Under 9 event.<\/p>\n
Twenty-seven top 10 results and many PBs – the Centre is very proud of their athlete\u2019s achievements.<\/p>\n
This Saturday prior to the weekly competition commencing, the Centre will conduct the Bacchus Mash Community \u2013 Bendigo Bank 100m Gift. The fastest seeded athletes in each age group from Under 7 to Under 16 will compete over 100 metres with athletes handicapped using their season\u2019s PB time. <\/p>\n
This will be an exciting event and all athletes and supporters are invited to line the front straight to cheer and support representatives of each age group.<\/p>\n
BMLAC State Track & Field results:<\/strong><\/p>\n Girls 17<\/strong> Girls 16<\/strong> Girls 15<\/strong>
\n300m Hurdles: Danielle Ide 52.39 (4th);
\nDiscus: Bridie Shanahan 28.81m (6th);
\nJavelin: Bridie Shanahan 36.43m (2nd);
\nLong Jump: Bridie Shanahan 4.69m (4th);
\nShot Put: Bridie Shanahan 10.68m (1st);
\nTriple Jump: Bridie Shanahan 10.91m (4th);<\/p>\n
\n90m Hurdles: Emma Stewart 16.55 (7th);
\nDiscus: Emma Stewart 28.17m (5th);
\nJavelin: Emma Stewart 25.34m (7th);
\nLong Jump: Emma Stewart 4.61m (9th);
\nShot Put: Emma Stewart 9.52m (9th);<\/p>\n
\n100m: Mackenzie Estlick 13.30 (6th);
\n200m: Mackenzie Estlick 27.41 (7th);
\nHigh Jump: Mackenzie Estlick DNS;
\nLong Jump: Mackenzie Estlick 4.94m (5th);
\nTriple Jump: Mackenzie Estlick 9.87m (8th);<\/p>\n