Great results were recorded from St. Kevin’s generation neXt at the Junior Championship, with lots of SKAAC under 14 and 16 team members running, jumping and throwing themselves around the track.

The day started with SB’s and PB’s in the 800m races recorded by S. Ball, S. Kerr, N. Jackson, J. Mount and H. Bultjon. Special mention to O. Lane for running 2.17 and in the process taking 4 seconds off his PB.

The sprinters then took to the track with over 50 boys running in the 100m and 200m contests. There were plenty of highlights amongst the results and some performances that come to mind were L. Webb , M. Kim, X. Vaughan, H. Davies and T. Gilbert in the 100m. Flying off the bend in the 200m was J. Broadhurst, S. Davidson, J Heenatimulla and C. Stone.

In the field the boys were equally impressive with M. Hart soaring at the mats and in the pits. The big boys in shot were to be out done with huge throws from O. Ryan, J. Broderick and J. Lake.

The 1500m runners had to compete with the rising heat but the boys took on the challenge and recorded their best times for the year. Hugo “Milky” Goodman broke through the 5 minute barrier for the first time, closely followed by “Yo Yo” Yongdeng. Tom Scroggie was brave in the next race and broke the tape at 4.50, with Angus Birrell just bettering him in a time of 4.45 in the u15 final in a very mature race.

The relays at the end of the day allowed the students to combine and work as a team. SKC made a clean sweep of the 4×400 relays with one great front running win and two come from behind victory’s that showed the belief and depth of the team. Big legs were seen from S. Pirola, S. Mazzocca, X. Bolton, H. Pentland (running the 1500m on Saturday), B. Dempsy and J. Lunn

With a very quiet day in terms of Athletes present (9 only) it was surprising to see the Open Men finish 3rd and the Under 14 Men win their competition.

The performance of the day for the Mens team was Jack Holden’s 3:57 1500m and Jason Kozica’s 9:10 2000m walk. Great effort by Dino to carry the team by scoring 117 points.

A huge welcome to the 3 athletes to make their debuts for the club with Lauren McGarry, Joel Imbriano and Thomas Scroggie having a huge impact on their first day of competition. Thomas throwing the 600g Javelin for the first time and scoring 63 points was sensational along with Joel covering 6 events for the day and breaking the record as being the youngest ever competitor for the club at 9 years 149 days. Adam McGarry also did well to fit in 4 events in the 1 hour he was able to be at the track.

However, the top performance goes to 10 year old Lauren McGarry for throwing the 1kg Discus 20.04m. This effort amazingly breaks the Open 1kg Discus record which previously was set at 17.18 in 2007. Well Done Lauren.

Full results can be seen below:-

Name Event Result
Jack Holden 1500m 03:57.8
Jason Kozica 100m 18.95
Jason Kozica 2000m Walk 09:10.9
Adam McGarry 2000m Steeple 08:52.6
Adam McGarry Long Jump 3.43
Adam McGarry Javelin 21.40
Adam McGarry Discus 13.28
Andrew Thomas 100m 16.76
Dino Imbriano 100m 18.01
Joel Imbriano 100m 18.24
Andrew Thomas 400m 63.92
Dino Imbriano 400m 85.87
Joel Imbriano 400m 86.37
Andrew Thomas 1500m 05:00.0
Dino Imbriano 1500m 06:11.6
Joel Imbriano 1500m 06:11.3
Peter McGarry Long Jump 4.50
Dino Imbriano Long Jump 3.82
Andrew Thomas Long Jump 3.65
Joel Imbriano Long Jump 2.67
Dino Imbriano Javelin 25.21
Joel Imbriano Javelin 10.58
Peter McGarry Discus 27.96
Dino Imbriano Discus 21.06
Andrew Thomas Discus 17.03
Joel Imbriano Discus 8.66
Lauren McGarry Long Jump 3.24
Lauren McGarry Javelin 15.15
Lauren McGarry Discus 20.04
Thomas Scroggie 1500m 04:55.5
Thomas Scroggie Long Jump 4.20
Thomas Scroggie Javelin 24.73

Well they are coming from the clouds now…

After Dan Martin was collared at the Trivia Night by Dan Bailey on Friday Night (see picture below), in another huge announcement James Tamouridis has re-joined the club and will be in action this Saturday at Nunawading.

If you haven’t registered yet, please do so by the end of today to ensure that you are all set to compete this Saturday.

Dan Bailey & Dan Martin after signing up on Friday Night.

Please see the document link below for the timetable for competition this Saturday (10 October 2015) at Nunawading from 1:30pm

Competition Timetable

It is with great excitement that we welcome Dylan Johnson to St. Kevin’s Athletics Club for season 2015/2016. Dylan’s signing today, further bolsters our elite athlete ranks.

For those not aware of Dylan’s performances, here is a small snapshot:

* APS Triple Jump Record Holder in the Under 17 (14.33m) and Open (15.00m)
* 2014/2015 Under 20 Victorian Triple Jump Champion (14.47m)
* 2013/2014 Under 20 National Triple Jump Champion (15.19m)

If you can’t Triple Jump like Dylan, that’s OK, you can certainly match Dylan’s effort today, and register for SKAAC for the upcoming season by clicking on the “Join SKAAC” button on the homepage.

What a great day the past Legends of SKC/SKAAC had at Box Hill Track on Saturday morning. Meeting the current stars of the 2015 SKC Athletics team, sharing experiences and being acknowledged for their own efforts “back in the day”.

Thanks to Simon Field, Jack Holden, Dylan Johnston, Anthony Aloisio, Steve Landers, Dan Bailey, Michael Romanin, Jeremy Weekes, Steve Fabris, & Brosie McCann for their attendance on the day. They are the best of the best men who are either past Captains of Athletics, APS Champions, School Record Holders or APS Record Holders.

Good luck to the SKC Athletics Team for the APS Sports that are to be held on 17 October 2015 at Lakeside Stadium.

L-R Michael Romanin, Steve Landers, Simon Field, Anthony Aloisio, Jack Holden, Dylan Johnston, Dan Bailey
Coaching the SKC team and missed the photo Brosie McCann, Steve fabris, Jeremy Weekes