We had 8 contestants of the highest quality and came away with two Victorian Championships… a massive result.
Jamie Blackburn won the Under 20 Men's 3000m final in the time of 8:34.24 with a very well judged race. He maintained good steady position during the race, moved up to control the pace with 2 laps to go and showed superior speed and endurance to win comfortably. Congratulations to Jamie.
Leonardo Donarelli won the Under 14 Boys 800m running a very patient race and showing superior speed to win in 2:09.02. Congratulations to Leonardo on a fine performance.
These victories are the result of a lot of hard work and diligent training. It is a milestone for the Club, success in these highly contested events is a great indicator of our progress.
Congratulations to all of our contestants in these Championships: Jamie, Kate Bukovsan, Leonardo, Liam Furlong, David Greig, Theadora Hally, Alex Linke and Carla Parris.
With the AVSL season drawing to a close we can reflect on our performance, but more importantly embrace our continuous improvement. Team performance and PBs indicate that we are on the right track with some wonderful PBs achieved this summer.
Last season, in Division 4, we placed 6th after winning the Division 5 flag the previous year. This season we finished an improved 4th, just behind Melbourne Uni., but well behind Williamstown (1st) and Ballarat YCW (2nd), so we still have some work to do. Our personal performances have been outstanding this year, but we still need to increase our numbers for next season to be able to compete with the teams above us.
Division 4 | ||||
1 | Williamstown | 181,014 | 126 | AP |
2 | Ballarat YCW | 155,224 | 119 | AP |
3 | Melbourne Uni | 99,465 | 86 | |
4 | Ivanhoe | 84,136 | 80 | |
5 | Old Xaverians | 90,240 | 78 | |
6 | Frankston | 74,521 | 65 | |
7 | Coburg | 63,966 | 53 | |
8 | St Kevins | 63,419 | 52 | |
9 | Brunswick | 49,054 | 39 | AR |
10 | Maccabi | 46,097 | 32 | AR |
AP: Automatic Promotion. AR: Automatic Relegation. |
We deeply regret to advise of the passing of Peter on 26th November 2023 after a long illness. Peter made a significant contribution to the Club over many years, in particular his devotion and skill coaching our young athletes.
Peter's great passion was coaching and in particular his enthusiasm and expertise in the pole vault, coaching many club athletes to state and national championship victories.
Peter was awarded life membership of the club in 2006 in recognition of his outstanding service to the club over the previous 20 years.
Sincere condolences from all at the Club to Peter's family.
The annual Ivanhoe Harriers Trivia Night is on agian, at Ivanhoe Park (corner The Boulevard and Wamba Road, Ivanhoe), 7pm on Friday, 10th November 2023.
Test your general knowledge. There will be lots of prizes to be won and silent auction items on offer including vouchers, food & wine, and hampers.
Tables seat 10 but if you don't bring a full table then we can easily slot you in with others.
Things to bring along:
Entry is $15 per person and $5 for children under 14 (plus a small booking fee for online ticket purchases).
Tickets available at ivanhoeharriers.org.au/trivianight.