Richmond Harriers

Thanks must go once again to our regular officials, Barry Lynch, Christine Dell and Moose.

Conditions:Fine and Cool

Officals: Thanks one again to our regular officials and helpers - John Coleman, Christine Dell, Max Giblett, Mal Cother, Barry Lynch, Moose and Rhys Coleman.

YARRA BEND 2ND MAY 2009 Fine/Calm

*Course record 17.00 Simon Austen 2003

Actual   H’Cap      +/-        2008       2007       2006

Lyndon Galea                    17.12     17.45     -   33         -

Simon Austen                    18.36     17.05     +  91         -          17.40

James Richards                 18.37     19.05     -   28         -

Colin Page                        18.53     19.00     -    7       19.51

Tony Dell                          18.59     18.45     +  14       18.43     18.34     20.38

Bruce Lyon                        18.59     19.05     -     6

Kevin Spratt                      19.26     20.20     -   54       20.38     20.29

Peter Risk                         19.58     20.45     -   47       20.09     20.06     21.07

Trevor Smith                     20.47     20.35     +  12       20.09       -           19.32

Seb. Temple                      21.01     21.20     -   19         -

Pauline Allan                     21.35     21.20     +  15

Kevin Solomon                  22.28     19.10   + 198          -

John Devitt                        23.02     Invite

Petrina Trowbridge            23.20     23.55     -   35       23.43    22.59

Sharon Higgins                  24.20     23.00     +  80       22.45     22.20     21.46

Austen Mates                     24.21     26.15     -114

Kieran Dell                         26.58     26.30     +  28       30.49

Brendan Dell                      27.18     26.30     +  48       26.52

Mielikki Spratt                   28.06     26.30     +  96         -

Melinda Lowe                     29.11     28.15     +  56       28.21

Fastest Times:                   Lyndon Galea

Pauline Allan

Handicap Winner:              Austen Mates

Juniors - 1.865kms.

Actual   H’Cap            +/-

Liam Dell                            7.23        7.40        -   17

Jake Brown                          8.18        8.10        +    8

Charles Smith                     8.24        8.35        -   11

Elenor Smith                       8.40        9.15        -   35

Tamara Brown                    8.44        8.45        -     1

Vicki Lee Brown                 8.56        8.45        +  11

Christine Dell & Veronica Brown also completed the shorter course.

Fastest Time:                     Liam Dell

Handicap Winner:              Elenor Smith

Congratulations to Austen Mates as the Hcp. Winner, Lyndon Galea for fastest time and Pauline  Allen as fastest female.
Well done to Eleanor Smith for winning the Junior Hcp. race and Liam Dell for fastest time in the junior race. Thanks to Barry Lynch, Max Giblett, Rob Caldwell, Frank Brennan and Moose for acting as officials.

Richmond Harriers has won AV Club of the Year for 2008/9.  President Rhys Coleman accepted the award of $1,000 on behalf of the club. Some of the achievements of the club in 2008/9 which contributed to the winning of this award are listed below:

A major development has been junior recruitment – for the first time in the club’s history we have been able to field both winter and summer junior teams in AV competition, resulting in a winter premiership and representation in the summer AV Shield final.

Over 2008/9 the club has arranged for the training of additional coaches (Tony Dell and Robert Caldwell),  introduced beginner and intermediate groups, and provided more AV officials (John Coleman, Christine Dell and Tony Dell).

The image of the club has been enhanced throughout the year with new material, design and colour of shorts, singlet and warm-up uniform, a new tent for competition days, an upgraded website, a ‘tiger cubs’ MySpace site for juniors and club business cards.

The passing of our club president of 25 years, Brendan McVeigh, has been marked by the introduction of a new club track award across 400 and 800 metre events; and recently the unveiling of a photograph of Macka at the club rooms.

Socially, the club conducted end-of-season dinners, a Trivia Night, Christmas Dinner and the 95th Celebration.  A re-developed Tiger Tales Newsletter keeps members informed.

An exciting development for the year has been the inclusion of three athletics stories, covering jumps, steeplechase and race walking, on Network 10 children’s television program ‘Totally Wild’.  This excellent coverage of athletics has now been handed to AV for continued involvement.

Organisation of the Advanced Freight Half Marathon continues to be a major contribution of the club to the AV winter season, with about 500 participants again this year.

Recent Richmond Harrier results

Joji Mori won the Men’s Open division (12.6km in 57:34)

Tony Dell won the Men’s over 40s title (12.6km in 67:35)

Liam Dell came 3rd place in the Under 16s (4.2km in 33:34)

Video footage (and interviews) of the race below, spot the tigers!

Men Div 2. (6km)

Joji Mori                               20.08

Lyndon Galea                       20.53

Adam Percy                          22.12

Simon Austen                      20.25

James Coleman                    19.40

Tony Dell                             22.53

Men Div 4 (6km)

Rhys Coleman                      24.09

James Richards                    23.26

Bruce Lyon                           23.03

Peter Risk                            24.42

Moose                                 32.57

Men Div 7(6km)

Shane Quinn                         23.40

Ron Brown                            25.11

Barry Moore                          24.34

Brendan Dell                         34.45

Men U16 (3km)

Luke Percy                            10.41

Nathan Percy                        11.42

Liam Dell                              14.21

Women Div 1

Lavinia Gordon                     24.33

Louise Pender                       27.26

Marissa O’Leary                    27.52

Penny Watts                          26.01

Richmond won the junior race (13 to 26 points) thanks to the young Percy team 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Malvern won the senior race (310 to 317 points). In the seniors the fastest Men’s time was Joji Mori of Richmond in 27:21 and the fastest Women’s time was Tacey Austin of Malvern in 29:59.

Junior 4km
Name              Time        Place
Adam Percy      15:23        1
Luke Percy        16:23        2
Nathan Percy    16:46        3
Liam Dell          18:40        7
Cameron Lyon  19:27        8
Harry Coleman  20:08        9
Keiran Dell        21:55        10
Austin Mates     24:42        12
Brendan Dell     27:21        13

Senior 8km
Name                     Time        Place
Joji Mori                  27:21        1
Lyndon Galea          28:33        3
Tony Dell                31:10        8
Ryan Mannix           31:36        10
James                      31:36        10
Bruce Lyon              31:55        13
Peter Moore            32:47        17
James Coleman       33:11        19
Marissa O’Leary       33:44        20
Kevin Solomon        34:00        21
Lavinia Gordon        34:13        22
Briony Shaw            34:19        23
Sebastian Temple   34:58        25
Ron Brown              35:09        26
Louise F                  36:44        32
Petrina Trowbridge  39:40        38
Bill Peterson            39:47        39
Roy Jennings           51:53        43