THEY were upstaged by their record-breaking club mates but Raymond Terrace Athletics Centre hopefuls Riley Dowse, Kobi Gentle, Austin Lodge and Jack Peach have reason to smile after finishing 2025 on an encouraging note.
The promising nine year old sprinters showed they have bright futures after joining forces to bring home a bronze medal in the Junior Boys Relay Final at the Port Hunter Zone Athletics Championships at Mallabula Sports Complex.
In a wholehearted display the talented quartet clocked 1.06.19 seconds to secure a podium finish behind gold medallists Newcastle City and silver medal recipients Port Stephens Athletics Centre.
Nine year old Dowse and Gentle teamed up with top 11-year-olds Lodge and Peach to flash home in third position in a quality 9-12 years Junior Boys 4 x 100m final.
Raymond Terrace Athletics Centre secretary Deidre Hall told News Of The Area that the club continues to build depth across all disciplines and boasts a wealth of talent in their Relay stocks.
“Our three Relay teams collected medals in their respective 4 x 100m finals with the Junior Girls snaring gold, Senior Girls claiming silver and the Junior Boys a deserved bronze to cap a successful meet for the club,” reflected Deidre.
Outstanding junior sprinters Lennard Minson, Marcus Russell, Samuel Dallaway and Davi Baio Cruz recorded a sizzling time of 1.00.17 to grab the gold medal for the Newcastle City club.
Rising Port Stephens athletes Luka Keatinge, Landen Weine, Rhylin Green and Noah Regan produced powerful runs to snare silver with an impressive time of 1.03.12.
Four of Raymond Terrace club’s best junior athletes, 14-year-old race walker Audrey Russell, top sprinters Ashlyn Wall, 18, and Asher MacDonald, 13 (400m), and nine-year-old Scarlett Lodge (70m) smashed records at the two-day Zone carnival.
By Chris KARAS
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