Tag: athletics
Successful Vic Champs meet
Three teams from Gippsland Wellington Athletics Club headed down to Doncaster last Saturday to compete in the Victorian Track Relay Championships.
A few dark clouds...
Successful nationals meet for local track stars
WELLINGTON Athletic Club capped off a very successful track and field season with outstanding results at the Australian Junior Athletics Championships, held in Brisbane...
Wellington Athletes excel at Milers meet
SEVERAL Wellington Athletic Club athletes recently travelled from Gippsland to Doncaster to compete in the final Victorian Milers Club meet for the season.
This event...
Wellington athletes impress at state champs
WELLINGTON Athletic Club was represented by 16 athletes at the Victorian State Track and Field Championships, held at Lakeside Stadium in Albert Park earlier...
Seasoned veteran gets running award named in honour
In honour and recognition of Les Williams' 50th league season, the Victorian Athletic League (VAL) will institute the Les Williams Award, which will be...
US scholarship for Heyfield runner
I'm a bad b****, Rachel O'Brien says to herself as she pushes through the final leg of her 800-metre race; heartbeat pounding in her...
Huffer shows class in Hawaii mile-long race
Craig Huffer was back on the big stage, finishing eighth in the prestigious Kalakaua Merri Mile in Hawaii USA.
Last weekend, Huffer's running a time...
Locals represent region at the state Primary Track and Field State Championships
Gippsland may very well harbour the next generation of Olympic track and field athletes, with several local students attending the 2022 Primary Track and...
Get your entries in for Maffra Tri
LOCALS are being encouraged to enter the 2022 Maffra Triathlon.
Hosted by the Riviera Triathlon Club, this year’s ‘Maffra Tri’ promises to be another great...
Cross country girls seek glory
Four Wellington Athletic Club athletes, Maddie Buhagiar, Grace Graafsma, Ada Hill and Debbie Husodo, have qualified for this year's Australian Cross Country Championships to...
Williams’ adventure to Highland Games
Paradise Beach runner Les Williams continued to prove age is just a number, after the 67-year-old returned to Australia from Scotland following a noteworthy...