It is a fine line between success and failure in this sport and Round 10 could not have dished up more polar opposite results for the SKAAC warriors that took to the track in extreme heat in Round 10.
Let’s start with the good, as there was plenty of it:-
* What a great 100m run by Joel Bee, clocking 10.52 at the Essendon track as part of the AV “roaming” round, his fastest since joining SKAAC (2nd fastest All time) and coming after a hectic schedule racing the pro circuit in Adelaide in Bay Sheffield and in Burnie (3rd in the Gift Final off 0.25m)
* Cainie, doing plenty with a 100m, Long Jump, 110m Hurdles & Javelin.
* A slashing debut by the James Tamouridis coached, Jackson Bennett taking out a classy “Heat 1” field in 10.66. All at the club are excited to have Jackson on board and can’t wait for his season to take off. A very exciting time for the club’s Open sprint ranks!!
* Samuel Scroggie might only be small, but he is tough. In searing heat he gobbled up a 1500m and 400m and in between had enough energy for a PB in the Long Jump with 4.03m. Samuel, along with Joel Imbriano has been a trojan for the Under 14 Mens team.
* Harry Livens, Marcus Osman & Thomas Scroggie were a 3 man band working SO hard to keep the Under 16 team’s hopes alive. Harry cleared his first height ever in Pole Vault, threw a >31m Javelin, Marcus had a crack at the Long Jump and Thomas was a mere 3 seconds off his 1500m PB in 4:31, in the most extreme conditions (38 Deg when he raced) for the day.
* Luca DiConza left nothing in the tank, completing his first ever 2km Steeplechase (7:59) and backed this up with a 1500m and a leg of the 4×100 relay
* Joel Imbriano completing the 2k steeple in 9:16 along with 6 other events (400m, 1500m, Relay, Discus, Javelin, Long)
* Joe Lynch under 60 sec in the 400m for the first time this season
* Jack Howard winding the clock back in the Javelin with 33m
* Dino Imbriano doing plenty of work with 7 events
But, and unfortunately this week there are a couple…
* The under 14’s lost narrowly to Box Hill, falling 1 event short;
* Same for the Under 16’s where the result was nearly the tightest miss in any grade this season;
* and Men’s 40+ teams who finished third, but thankfully ahead of AWA.
Plenty of work to do in Round 11 to rectify the bad luck from Round 10.
Come-on SKAAC, let’s make the last 2 rounds count.
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