Alice Bohdan . . . first in long jump
Alice Bohdan and Jo Davis went 1-2 in the women’s 40+ years long jump, shot put and javelin in Northern Zone competition at Rotary Field on Saturday.
Jo also won her 100m.
Dave Turner won the men’s 40+ years long jump and was second in the 100m.
Maria Cimino . . . 60m PB
Maria Cimino set a State record in the women’s 45+ years hammer throw when competing in the ACT Summer Series at Wodin Park on Saturday.
She finished second in the women’s competition and was a tantalisingly 9cm short of an open National Championship qualifier. Not bad for a 48-year-old old fart!
Maria also ran a personal best time in her 60m and won her heat of the 100m.
Squad mate Ashley McMahon was third in his heat of the 200m.
Bella Guthrie and Susie Douglas show off their gold medals
Susie Douglas won her sixth State title when she took out the under 20 years women’s 400m hurdles on the final day of competition at the NSW Junior Championships at SOPAC.
Susie was the defending champion and was never in danger of defeat.
Bella Guthrie also struck gold, taking out the under 18 years girls 400m hurdles in the race straight after Susie’s.
And Jessie Wong almost made it a hat-trick when she was narrowly beaten in the under 17 years girls 400m hurdles.
Nicolette Donofrio won her second medal of the championships taking out the bronze medal in the under 20 years women’s 200m.
Jess MacIver (under 18 years girls), Nick Dowling (under 18 years boys) and Pascale La Hei (under 20 years women) all ran personal best times in their heats of the 200m.
Abby Lander . . . 10th in 1500m
Jasmin Guthrie took the silver medal in the under 18 years girls 400m on Day 2 of the NSW Junior Championships at SOPAC.
Other finalists from the Ron Bendall squad were Jessica MacIver, seventh in the under 18 years girls 100m; Ingrid Kingsmill, seventh in the under 15 years 1500m; and Abby Lander 10th in the under 20 years girls 1500m.
Nicolette Donofrio (left) with her silver medal
Jess MacIver and Nicolette Donofrio both claimed silver medals on Day 1 of the NSW Junior Championships at SOPAC.
Jess was second in the under 18 years 100m hurdles in personal best time, while Nicolette was second in the under 20 years women’s hurdles.
Jessie Wong also racked up a personal best time in finished fourth in the under 17 years 100m hurdles while Pascale La Hei was fopurth in the under 20 years 400m.
Jasmin Guthrie goes into tomorrow’s under 18 years girls 400m final as the fastest qualifier.
Bella Guthrie . . . 400m hurdles heat winner
Bella Guthrie showed good lead-up form to the NSW Junior Championships with a convincing win in her heat of the open women’s 400m hurdles at Illawong All Comers meeting on Saturday.
Nicolette Donofrio showed she is also coming back to form with a strong performance in her heat of the open women’s 100m in which she finished second behind Commonwealth Games rep Haley Cameron.
Nicolette qualified fourth fastest for the final which was cancelled because of lightning.
Pascale La Hei also won her 100m heat while Ken Elias was second in his heat of the open men’s 100m.
Pascale La Hei . . . 200m, 400m
Thirteen Ron Bendall squad athletes will contest this weekend’s NSW Junior Championships at SOPAC.
They are:
Maria Cimino . . . open record
Maria Cimino took out the UTS Norths open women’s weight throw record at Northern zone competition at Rotary Field on Saturday.
It was also a women’s 45+ years record. Maria also won her shot put and discus events.
Janet Naylon threw her second personal best in two weeks to win the women’s 50+ years shot put. She was also second in the 60m.
David Turner beat his squad mate Caerl Murray in the men’s 40+ years 60m while Caerl won the 200m.
Jessie Wong . . . hurdles double
Jessie Wong had a big day out at the Western Metropolitan Region Little Athletics Championships on the weekend.
She won both the 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles in outstanding fashion.
Xin Min Tan . . . bronze medal
Nick Dowling won the 17 years sprint double, taking out the 17 years boys 200m on Day 2 of the Metropolitan North-Central coast Little Athletics Region Championships at Narrabeen.
He had already taken out the 100m in fine style the previous day.
At the other end of the scale, Ingrid Kingsmill took out the distance double when she won the 3000m after winning the 1500m the previous day.
Jess McIver defied a four metre headwind to take the silver medal in the 17 years girls 100m hurdles. Earlier in the day she won the bronze medal in the long jump.
Xin Min Tan grabbed a bronze medal with a great run in the 14 years girls 200m while her brother Kai Zhe Tan finished seventh in the 11 years boys 200m.
Claudia Healey finished fifth in the 13 years girls 80m hurdles.
