Athletes vie for lucrative prizes across sprints and endurance events at Leonora Golden Gift
Local runners mixed with professionally trained athletes at the weekend's Leonora Golden Gift as they vied for a cut of the lucrative $65,000 prize pool.
There were 120m and 600m sprints for short-distance runners, as well as open and masters mile events for athletes to test their endurance on the Tower Street circuit.
The spectacle attracted a strong crowd of spectators who cheered the athletes on.
Results.
Open female 600m:
Kayla van der Linden (1min. 34.85sec.), Alma Robb (1:37.02), Ellie Glands (1:37.84).
Open male 600m:
Luke Shaw (1:24.74), Thomas Cross (1:25.05), Jamie Deane (1:25.81).
Open female mile:
Brielle Erbacher (5:08.67), Angie Ross (5:14.84), Ellie Glands (5:17.98).
Open male mile:
Kiran Tibballs (4:18.74), Matt Smith (4:20.85), Daniel Canala (4:20.90).
Masters female mile:
Angie Ross (5:30.44), Tammi Doyle (6:46.08), Barbara Maria (6:47.00).
Masters male mile:
Gary Smith (5:49.85), Mark Watters (5:54.44), Luke Vernon (7:08.73).
Open female 120m:
Taylah Cruttenden (14.52sec.), Annie Pfeiffer (14.63), Kayla van der Linden (15.17).
Open male 120m:
Cooper Jenkins (13.15), Adam Kopp (13.23), Luke Shaw (13.79).
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Athletes vie for lucrative prizes across sprints and endurance events at Leonora Golden Gift
Local runners mixed with professionally trained athletes at the weekend's Leonora Golden Gift as they vied for a cut of the lucrative $65,000 prize pool. There were 120m and 600m sprints for short-distance runners, as well as open and masters mile events for athletes to test their endurance on the Tower Street circuit. The spectacle attracted a strong crowd of spectators who cheered the athletes on. Results. Open female 600m: Kayla van der Linden (1min. 34.85sec.), Alma Robb (1:37.02), Ellie Glands (1:37.84). Open male 600m: Luke Shaw (1:24.74), Thomas Cross (1:25.05), Jamie Deane (1:25.81). Open female mile: Brielle Erbacher (5:08.67), Angie Ross (5:14.84), Ellie Glands (5:17.98). Open male mile: Kiran Tibballs (4:18.74), Matt Smith (4:20.85), Daniel Canala (4:20.90). Masters female mile: Angie Ross (5:30.44), Tammi Doyle (6:46.08), Barbara Maria (6:47.00). Masters male mile: Gary Smith (5:49.85), Mark Watters (5:54.44), Luke Vernon (7:08.73). Open female 120m: Taylah Cruttenden (14.52sec.), Annie Pfeiffer (14.63), Kayla van der Linden (15.17). Open male 120m: Cooper Jenkins (13.15), Adam Kopp (13.23), Luke Shaw (13.79).
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