Athletes from UTS Northern Suburbs Athletic Club were out in force for Round 3 of the Treloar Shield with a program of sprints, hurdles, middle-distance and field events at Camden and Bankstown.

UTS Norths athletes secured many top finishes and vital contributions for the overall club point score.

Sprints and Hurdles

•  Hurdles:Marco Boccaletti led the way in the Open Men’s 110m Hurdles with a winning performance of 15.67. In the Masters divisions, Ryan Dowling took out 1st place in the 35–49 110m Hurdles (15.53), followed closely by Craig Baker in 2nd (17.70) while Chris Greatrex placed 2nd in the Men’s 50+ 100m Hurdles (19.56). For the women, Elizabeth Morison scored maximum points winning the 35–49 80m Hurdles (13.92), while Nicki Drinkwater placed 2nd in the 50+ 80m Hurdles (13.59).

• 60m:Ryan Dowling (35–49) and Rachael Jackson (50+) both secured top-spot in their respective categories with times of 7.49 and 8.55. Sarah-anne Koot clocked a quick 7.96 in the Open Women’s 60m to take 7th. Ben Hargy (8.06) and Nicki Drinkwater (8.90) added strong placing points in the 50+ division, while Mikayla Kludass (8.58) and Caitlyn Yu (9.10) led the juniors in the 15–17 age group.

• 200m:David Neill claimed maximum points in the Men’s 50+ 200m, winning in 26.82. In the Open events, Isabel Nystrom registered a strong 4th place finish in 25.31, supported by Lea Avdishov (27.67), Sybella Warton (30.18), and Siana Avdishov (30.52). On the men's side, Gregory Tolpigin (23.93), Ashley McMahon (24.26), and Joshua Price (26.58) all collected valuable team points.

Middle Distance (800m)

• Chris Todd took 1^st place in the Men’s 50+ 800m in 2:15.54 while Brad Sharpe finished in 2:41.92.
• In the Open Women’s 800m, Lauren Heaney ran strongly to finish 4th in 2:29.19.
• Junior athlete Mikayla Kludass earned solid points with a 2:45.46 performance in the 15–17 age category.

Javelin and Long Jump

• Javelin Throw:Hayley Blanch launched an impressive 46.35m throw to take 1st place in the Women's Open competition, supported by strong throws from Rhedyn Wong (3rd, 42.90m) and Siena Mace (5th, 39.99m). Craig Baker won the Men's 35–49 category with a throw of 44.95m, while Nicki Drinkwater took victory in the Women's 50+ division with 25.29m. In Open Men, Ruann Eksteen secured 3rd with 50.34m.

• Long Jump:Nicki Drinkwater (50+ Women, 4.46m) and Ryan Dowling (35–49 Men, 5.70m) both finished top of their age groups. Cameron Tizzard leaped to 2nd in the Open Men’s event with 6.54m, while Matteo Passerini placed 6th with 5.77m. Ben Hargy (4.75m), Elizabeth Morison (4.02m), and Mikayla Kludass (4.91m) all posted top 5 age-group efforts.

Point Score Winners

Congratulations our highest individual point scorers of round 3:

• Open: Marco Boccaletti — 35 points(60m, 110mH)
• 15s–17s: Mikayla Kludass — 58 points(60m, 800m, Long Jump)
• 35–49: Craig Baker — 99 points(60m, 110mH, Javelin, Long Jump)
• 50+: Nicki Drinkwater — 107 points(60m, 80mH, Javelin, Long Jump)

Great work to all UTS Norths athletes! Keep up the momentum heading into Round 4 of the Treloar Shield on Saturday 7 November at SOPAC (both tracks). Entries are already open at https://www.nswathletics.org.au/events/367445