The Athletics NSW-endorsed Herb Elliott Twilight Track Meet with $2,000 in prizes was held last Saturday at the Cavanbah Centre.
‘The event went really well and we attracted 116 competitors including Australian champions,’ Byron Bay Runners president Caroline Bailey said.
The community-based club has been going since 2011 and Saturday’s event was the third running of the ‘Herb Elliott’.
Herb Elliott donated the trophy for the signature race of the event, the 1500m Herb Elliott Perpetual Trophy.
This event was won by Daniel Williams who won both the U/18 800m and 1500m national championships last year.
Finn Crethar and Joseph Hein filled out the podium.
‘We are hoping Daniel will be a future Olympian,’ Caroline said.
Top three finishers in the 1500m female were Matilda Duhig, Ruby Hughes and Wyana Pietramale Sewell.
As a member of Athletics NSW, Wyana qualified for the Herb Elliott women’s trophy.
Other distances on offer at the meet included 100m, 400m and 3000m runs.
Other notable runners included former Australian representative Kyle McIntosh and Queensland’s Ruby Hughes.
‘We also had plenty of local, home-grown talent,’ Caroline said.
Other results
100m: (male) Aziz Marone, Campbell Harvey, Jaime Cascajares; (female) Skye Dogan, Amy Bailey, Milani Tighe.
400m: (male) Daniel Williams, Joseph Hein, Campbell Harvey; (female) Skye Dogan, Sienna Rooney, Alex Dogan.
3000m: (mixed) Liam McKenzie, Matt Stevenson, Ruby Hughes.
