Summer Trophies & Club 3k Results
It was great to see a big turnout for our AGM and Summer Trophies, 3K run and BBQ today. Congratulations to all of our Summer Trophy Winners:
TROPHY WINNERS FOR 2025-26 SUMMER SEASON
FEMALE
Female Best Interclub Christine Bridle
Female Best Sprinter Christine Bridle
Female Best Distance Niamh O'Reilly
Female Best Jumps Christine Bridle
Female Best Throws Simone Albiston
MEN
Male Best Interclub Clyde Riddoch
Male Best Sprinter James McEniry
Male Best Distance Athlete Michael Harvey
Male Best Jumps Jack Ashcroft
Male Best Throws Clyde Riddoch (the first time Shane hasn't won it for a long time)
Most Seasons Bests Christine Bridle
Best First Year Athlete Anthony Huynh
Most Improved Daniel Spiteri
Presidents Trophy Craig Sanford (Awesome work on our new clubroom submissions)
Best Clubman James Atkinson
Best Volunteer/ Junior Development Neil Hutchins
Riggy Bear Award Michael Harvey
In the last round at Casey Fields, Harvs signed up for the 5k walk. He could have just done 3K for the same points but Harvs likes a challenge. It was in the heat of the day at 32 degrees. He was lapped by the leader in lap 3, and then by halfway he was lapped by the entire rest of the field, including Carolyn Rosenbrock who is usually one of the AV officials, but had entered to help Yarra Ranges avoid relegation. She was suffering in the heat and after 3k had to stop and be attended to by first aid. She survived (just) for another lap and Harvs unlapped himself. But then she was cooked and had to retire. Our man Harvs was also cooked, but in true Harvs fashion managed to soldier on and finish the event in cruel conditions carrying Riggy Bear on his back for the last half of the race. He somehow also managed a 3 minute seasons pb and set us up for the round to avoid relegation.
Afterwards we had a 3K run and a BBQ. The 3K was lower key this year, straight after our Jells Relays yesterday. The pace was pretty friendly until the last lap when Ryan turned it up a few gears. Martin also accelerated but didn't have quite the same gear, and Daniel just let them go. Nick had already run 27km in the morning, but still managed to get around for his trademark barefoot run. Clyde had just finished telling me about all of his injuries and how he didn't think he could compete again next year. And then he popped up on the 3K start line.
1 Ryan Bentley 11.53
2 Martin Spiteri 11.59
3 Daniel Spiteri 12.21
4 Ernie Lim 13.08
5 Nick Spiteri 13.22
6 Janice Marston 15.38
7 Wendy Masters 17.32
8 Petra Spiteri 17.37
9 Clyde Riddoch 19.18
Well done by all, and thanks to Janice and Simone for their comprehensive reports and chairing the AGM. Thanks to Petra and Martin and Em for helping with the bbq supplies. And thanks Daniel for helping cook the bbq again - 2 days in a row.
