The Little Athletics State Championships saw many great results for Kyabram, including the town’s first state champion in 10 years.
Alex Barnes won the under-16 1500m walk with a time of nine minutes, 21.39 seconds — becoming Kyabram’s first state champion since Riley Ironside in 2014.
Other young athletes also performed well at Knox on March 9 and 10, with many beating their personal bests.
“This is the largest amount of athletes we’ve had qualify for a state championships in well over 10 years, and we are so proud of every one of them for being in the top 24 athletes in Victoria in their chosen events,” Kyabram Little Athletics president Claudia Moore said.
Results
Under-9:
Madison Old: 70m, 11.22sec (13th); 100m, 16.03sec (15th); 200m, 35.21sec (20th); 60m hurdles, 11.77sec (7th) — all personal bests.
Levi Cleveland: high jump, 1m (13th).
Under-11:
Marley Vernon: 1100m walk, 7:56.86 (17th).
Alannah Mutimer, high jump, 1.15m (16th).
Under-12:
Tarkyn Cleveland: javelin, 17.57m (21st).
Zac Wakenshaw: javelin, 16.77m (23rd).
Under-15:
Keplar Cleveland: discus, 16.87m (18th); shot put, 7.72m (16th) — personal best.
Under-16:
Alex Barnes: 1500m walk, 9:21.39 (1st).