PORT Stephens Athletics Centre mainstays have opened the new season in record-breaking fashion.
Ten of the club’s most promising juniors have entered the record books with inspirational performances on the track and field at Tomaree Sports Complex.
Port Stephens Athletics Centre president Michelle Chan told News Of The Area that the spate of records in recent months was a “just reward” for the hard toil put in by the athletes on the training track and in local meets.
Young gun Naomi Reungkitchaya, the club’s first female athlete to go through the 16 years division with the new Little Athletics and Athletics NSW structure, has achieved multiple records to date.
Her latest in the field includes a discus throw of 30.33m and shot put toss of 9.05m.
Outstanding 15-year-old prospect Anna Taylor-Anderson continues to show her versatility with record-breaking efforts in the 200m sprint (26.88 sec), 90m hurdles (14.30 sec), javelin throw (21.56m) and triple jump (10.27m).
Six-year-old rookie Renae Fajks clocked a record time of 12.72 sec for the Girls 6s 60m mini hurdles while Noah Regan set a new club record for the 12s Boys 400m sprint with an impressive time of 1m 17.21s.
Rising eleven-year-old sprinters Denver Trojkovic and Rhylin Green achieved something unique when they both broke the club’s 11s Boys 800m record on the same day, clocking a time of 2m 44.66s to share the spoils.
Other record-breaking juniors include the talented Brayden Weiner (12s Boys), who clocked 14.18 sec for the 80m hurdles; Max Hanrahan (13s Boys) posting a time of 19.65 sec for the 90m hurdles; Jamie Taylor-Anderson (13s Girls) tossing 26.18m in the javelin and Royal Turner (13s Boys) with a record discus throw of 29.53m.
By Chris KARAS
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