THERE were plenty of outstanding performances by the Kurrajong Training Squad at the NSW Senior Relay Championships at Homebush last month.
The squad bagged 15 medals and recorded several significant personal bests.
Highlights were the super results in the women’s open walk relay with the girls securing victory by more than three minutes.
Olympian Beki Lee set a blistering pace to establish a substantial lead, with Kirsty Klein next in a very fast time.
The youngest team member, Renee Hardy, more than held her own by recording a personal best split along the way, and Tabitha Porley also walked a very determined last leg to secure the victory.
The under 18 boys high jump team (Jye Hardy, Hayden Perry and Lochlan Brian) also performed brilliantly, placing equal first on countback in what was a nail-biting competition.
All the boys maintained their focus and determination throughout the competition to walk away with the well deserved gold medal.
A special mention goes to Hardy and Lochlan Brian (the youngest team member by three years) who equalled their personal bests.
Other gold medal winners included the under 14 boys 800-metres team (Jack Hamblin and Michael Bettencourt).
Jack ran a very fast personal best split for the first leg in 2.16.45 to set the pace for what was an exciting race.
Jack and Michael were also part of the bronze medal-winning 1500-metre team.
Junior athletes Caitlyn Ferrier, Julia Black and Katelin Ellyard had a busy day, competing in their own age group and also making up teams in older age groups with Caitlyn running fast splits in the open women’s 100-metre and medley relay and her own under 14s 200 metres.
Luke Zaurrini, Daniel Keene, Georgia Messina and Katherine Bettencourt also recorded personal best splits.
Full results:
U14B 200m Final 4th - Caleb Fairweather, Cameron Ferrier, Lochlan Brian
U14B 100m 5th - Cameron Ferrier, Caleb Fairweather, Lochlan Brian
U14B 800m Team [1] GOLD medal - Jack Hamblin (PB 2.16.45), Michael Bettencourt
U14B 800m Team [2] 6th - Michael James, Cameron Ferrier
U14B Shot P BRONZE medal - Michael James
U14B Long J 5th - Caleb Fairweather, Lochlan Brian, Michael Bettencourt, Kienan Brown
U14B Discus 4th - Caleb Fairweather, Michael Bettencourt
U14B 1500m Team [1] BRONZE medal - Jack Hamblin, Michael Bettencourt, Kienan Brown
U14B 1500m Team [2] 6th - Cameron Ferrier, Michael James
U14G 100m Team [1] 5th - Jess Keller, Caitlyn Ferrier, Phoebe Young, Matilda Ryan
U14G 100m Team [2] 9th - Georgia Messina, Brooke Keller, Julia Black
U14G 200m Final Team [1] SILVER medal - Caitlyn Ferrier, Phoebe Young, Julia Black, Jess Keller.
U14G 200m Final Team [2] 9th - Brooke Keller, Georgia Messina
U14G 800m Team [2] 6th - Matilda Ryan (PB 2.28.46), Katherine Bettencourt (PB 2.47),
Georgia Messina (PB 2.46)
U14G 1500m SILVER medal - Katherine Bettencourt
U14G Long J Team [1] SILVER medal - Phoebe Young, Brooke Keller, Matilda Ryan
U14G Long J Team [2] 5th - Georgia Messina, Ella Young, Katherine Bettencourt
U14G Discus SILVER medal - Renee Hardy
U14G Shot P 4th - Renee hardy, Phoebe Young
U16B 100m Team [1] 5th - Luke Zaurrini
U16B 100m Team [2] Comp - Caleb Fairweather, Lochlan Brian
U16B 200m Silver medal - Luke Zaurrini
U16G 800m 5th - Julia Black (PB 2.43.07)
U16G 400m Final SILVER medal - Julia Black
U16G 200m heat 5th, Final 9th - Luke Zaurrini
UU18M High J GOLD medal - Hayden Perry (1.80m), Jye Hardy (1.75m), Lochlan Brian (1.55m)
U18M Javelin BRONZE medal - Hayden Perry
U18M Shot P 5th - Hayden Perry
U18M Long J 7th - Hayden Perry, Jye hardy,
U18M Discus 6th - Hayden Perry, Aaron Keene
U18G High J BRONZE medal - Jess Keller, Phoebe Young, Carly Winser
U18G Javelin 8th - Jess Keller
U20M 400m 6th - Luke Zaurrini (PB 53.5 ), Daniel Keene (PB 53.6), Shayne Campbell (PB 57.8)
