Saturday 22nd August saw the third of the five AGSV Aths Trials held at Coburg, with a tough headwind on the front straight making fast times difficult to achieve. Nevertheless, Camberwell’s athletes continue to perform well with several outstanding performances and personal bests on the day.
- In the Under 13s, all three 1500m runners ran personal bests, with Chris Waller and Jesse Zhao well supported by Tom Oliver. Jesse and Chris also ran PBs in their 800s as did Charles MacCallum. The sprinters were again led by Jayden Chen, but there are no less than four hurdlers aiming for a place in the Finals Team, with Jayden joined by Jonathan Lake, David Kosa and Marcel McClernon in a heat dominated by CGS.
- In the Under 14s, the squad is rich in sprinting talent, with Stephen Clark showing excellent form to lead Corey Bruinstroop, Jay Yang and veteran Sean O’Farrell over 100m. Results were similar in the 200m, although Alan Ming was also impressive in his heat. Sean’s promising return to competition continued in the jumps events, well supported by William Huang and Geoffrey Wu. In the distance events, Jack Connor ran a PB in the 1500m while Amer Halabi’s 800m was also his best effort to date.
- The Under 15s, Brandon Tiong and Ben Watson sprinted well while the standout performance in the distance events came from Matt Thorn, whose barnstorming finish in the 800m gave him a PB. Sam Cooke and Daniel Bancroft also continued their consistent season. David Thorn and Alex Giovannucci continued their battle for the high jump position in the Finals team, with very little still separating the two after several competitions.
- In the Under 16s, Tobyn Temple-Smith dominated his sprint events and Cedric Ong continues to improve over the hurdles, chased by Tom Li. Hanson Wong became the first CGS runner to break 10 mins in the 3000m, continuing his good form from the House Athletics, where he led the way over 800m and 1500m.
- The Under 17s were down in numbers, but strong in spirits. Ming Tee’s mighty PB in the shotput was a standout. Daniel Tran led Tom Stayner and Nick Benson home in the 100m and again combined to run a solid 4x100m relay. Alex Maklary chased Hanson Wong to run 10:18 in his 3000m and Jan Uwland ran 58 seconds to add his name to the growing list of 400m hopefuls.
- In the Open events, the standout effort came from Vice Captain Adam Heath, who smashed his previous PB in the 800m, posting 2:06. Captain Phil Ha battled through his 110m hurdles and added a strong long jump to his list of achievements. Chris Duong ran a good 100m and a better 200m. Cameron Trafford made a welcome return after illness to post a please 800m time and Michael Hassed look good in his high jump.
