Aths Victoria All Schools Knockouts

Three teams,totalling 21 CGS Athletes competed in the Athletics Victoria competition at Olympic Park on Wed 25th August.
In occasionally torrential rain, but otherwise excellent conditions, each division comprised around 20 schools and included many of the best school boy and school girl athletes from around Victoria. National and State champions set some blistering times, but it was encouraging to see many of the CGS boys up amongst the top results.
The Junior team was led by Marcel McClernon, who won his 90m hurdles convincingly. Kelvin Wong came 4th in his long jump and Matthew Appleby 7th in his 800m event. David Gray, Edan Runge and Declan Forbes were also very competitive in their various events.
The Intermediate team results were highlighted by a 7th placing in the unusual Swedish Relay (100/200/300/400). Aqshai Patel and Tobyn Temple-Smith also looked very strong over 100m, as did Adam Heard and Steven Clark over 200m. Daniel Ellis looks to be returning to previous form in his shot put and Justin Verrocchi and Daniel Bancroft both ran PBs in their 800m events. Finally Anthony Baron showed his versatility over previously untried hurdles.
Finally, the Senior Team faced some brutal competition from APS powerhouses Melbourne Grammar and St. Kevins, but performed well. Tom Stayner and Ben Thorn looked good over 400m, Alex Gregory-Allen and Matt Thorn ran PBs in their 1500m, whilst Lachlan McMillan and Daniel Tran were certainly not outclassed in their 100m. Ming Tee cleared 10.50m in his shotput and Marcus Tee was unlucky not to reach 6.00m in his LJ. Special mention to Max Morey, whose HJ was cancelled, but who benefitted from some wet night driving on his L-plates.
Full results CGS, Overall, Points