By Lachlan Ellis<\/p>\n
A Bacchus Marsh Little Athlete has received some exciting news this month, moving up from an emergency in a state representative team, to a required member.<\/p>\n
Fourteeen-year-old Mackenzie \u2018Macca\u2019 Estlick was named as an emergency in Victoria\u2019s Australian Combined Championships squad last December, after placing fourth in the Under 15s State Combined Events \u2013 but has been told that she will now be required as a competing athlete.<\/p>\n
Ms Estlick said it came as a shock to hear the news at the team\u2019s first training session on Sunday 19 March.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a huge surprise turning up at the first training session in Doncaster on the weekend only to be told that I have now made the team for the Australian Championships. Since being selected as an emergency at the end of last year, I\u2019ve been working really hard on my events and techniques in the hope that I would come off the emergency list,\u201d she told the Moorabool news.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had the best results of my career so far at Regions last month, achieving huge PBs in all my selected events. I feel really excited but a little nervous at the same time as this is the first time making nationals.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms Estlick says she\u2019s eager not just to compete in the Australian Championships, but also to form connections with her teammates.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to working with my fellow athletes over the next four weeks and making some new friends. I think I\u2019m most excited about staying with the team on the weekend of the Championships, it will be loads of fun and such an amazing experience,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The Australian Combined Championships will be held at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne from April 21 \u2013 23.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Lachlan Ellis A Bacchus Marsh Little Athlete has received some exciting news this month, moving up from an emergency in a state representative team, to a required member. Fourteeen-year-old Mackenzie \u2018Macca\u2019 Estlick was named as an emergency in Victoria\u2019s Australian Combined Championships squad last December, after placing fourth in the Under 15s State Combined […]<\/p>\n