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Day 3 VRT Results from the NSW Junior Championships

As the light faded on an 11hour long, cold and soggy day at the track, Tom Bible sent the Viper Squad Racing Team home on a high note, successfully clocking the only personal best of the days terrible racing conditions.

In the 3000m, a race was scheduled to run fresh on Friday night, after the storm pushed the race to Sunday night Tom had to backup from his 1500m personal best the previous day.

Tom was up to the task though, slicing a massive 10seconds off the time he ran just two weeks ago, clocking 9:42.07 to place 12th in NSW.

The new personal best moves Tom from 12th up to 9th on the Armidale Athletics Clubs All-Time best on record list.

Day 3 VRT Results from the NSW Junior Championships

Caleb Bettison’s u17 3000m final was originally scheduled to run on Friday evening, but after a storm forced an end to that nights program, was rescheduled for Sunday evening.

This meant that , if he wanted to run the 3000m, would have to back up after his massive effort in the 2000m steeplechase earlier in the day.

Caleb took his place in the field, and hung with the leaders in the first KM, splitting around 3:03.

In the second KM, Caleb started to feel the pinch, getting shaken from lead pack and having to run solo for most of the rest of the race, before finishing strongly in the last lap to clock 9:24.16, good enough for 10th in NSW.

Day 3 VRT Results from the NSW Junior Championships

After battling injuries during preparation, Jordan Pattison was restricted to just one event at this years Championships; an all or nothing blast at the u17 mens 800m final.

Considering the limited preparation, had a great run in the tough conditions, setting his race up with a first lap of 58.17 - only 3 seconds slower than his 400m PB(!).

Jordan held on as best he could in the run to the line, with his finishing time of 2:02.66 just 0.2 off his personal best.

Jordan’s time placed him 8th in NSW in an incredibly high quality field.

Day 3 VRT Results from the NSW Junior Championships

In the cold, wet and windy conditions, personal best times were almost impossible to come by on day 3, but Ameilie Stone came very close, missing her personal best by just 0.02 in the u14 girls 800m finals.

Ameilie clocked a time of 2:35.49, which placed her 18th in NSW among the field of 29 competitors.

Day 3 VRT Results from the NSW Junior Championships

Emerson Fittler was backing up after his silver medal in the 400m, and almost added second medal to his weekend in the u18 200m event.

refocused after a hiccup in the blocks during the heats, to win his heat comfortably in a time of 23.36 into a -1.7ms headwind.

For the final the wind was stronger (-2.4ms), but Emerson went faster (23.06), securing a 4th place finish just 0.11 out of the bronze.

Day 3 VRT Results from the NSW Junior Championships

Layla Cooper was next to race the rain in her u15 years 200m event, and to add to the rain .cooper_ also faced strong -2.5ms headwinds in both her heat and final.

In the heat, Layla clocked a time of 27.15 in the conditions, good enough 6th fastest, and she managed a slightly faster time in the final (27.11) to secure that 6th place finish in NSW.