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Hargreaves wins Mount Gambier Gift

November 30, 2009

Victorian Shaun Hargreaves was the outstanding performer at the ninth annual Mount Gambier RSL Classic Carnival on Saturday.

The talented 21-year-old won the $10,000 120m final after earlier winning the 70m sprint handicap.

Hargreaves, who — by his own admission — had not won anything of note in his running career — had just centimetres to spare from the luckless Alex Saliu, who also ran second in the recent Whyalla Gift. Read more

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Stawell champ favoured for Gift

November 27, 2009

Former Stawell Gift champion Adrian Mott will be the headline act at tomorrow’s ninth annual Mount Gambier RSL Classic Carnival at Vansittart Park.

Mott of the inner Melbourne suburb of Essendon, won the 2006 Stawell Gift as a 20-year-old running from 7.25m and stopping the clock 11.98 seconds. Read more

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Engler coming to Gift carnival

November 6, 2009

Newly crowned Australian marathon champion, Dale Engler — formerly of Mount Gambier — is a confirmed starter for the Mount Gambier RSL Gift Carnival later this month.

Engler (27) will be the drawcard runner in the 1600m backmarkers handicap, an event he has contested five times previously. Read more

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Bigger purse for Mount Gambier Gift

October 20, 2009

The South Australian professional athletic season started last weekend and next month’s Mount Gambier Gift Carnival will take on a much higher level of prominence for most athletes this summer.

Scheduled for November 28, the one day carnival, which is now in its ninth year since undergoing a massive overhaul will carry the second biggest purse of the 14 pro carnivals on this summer’s roster. Read more

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From Little Aths to national champ

October 14, 2009

Dale Engler
A former Mount Gambier Little Aths participant, Dale Engler, has been crowned Australia’s marathon champion after a stunning debut race in Melbourne on Sunday. Read more

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Little aths cancelled because of heat

January 30, 2009

The Mount Gambier District Little Athletics Centre has cancelled tonight’s planned competition because of heat conditions.

MGDLAC secretary Jenny Wilkie said the Centre has rarely had to implement its heat policy, but with the excessive temperatures currently hitting South Australia, the welfare of junior athletes was paramount.

Competition for the MGDLAC would go ahead next Friday as planned, weather permitting.

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Talented athletes compete in Canberra

December 18, 2008

Six members of the Mount Gambier Athletic Talent and Development Squad competed at the Pacific School Games in Canberra earlier this month.

Millicent student, Chris Hale from Tantanoola competed in the javelin, finishing seventh with a 49 metre throw. Read more

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Silver medal won at school games

December 12, 2008

Success stories from last week’s Pacific School Games in Canberra continue for Mount Gambier based athletes.

Jamie McInerney competed in the 14 – 15 year girls track and field team in the ambulant section, winning a silver medal. Read more

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Emerging champ wins Gift

November 29, 2008

Emerging Victorian runner Aaron Rouge-Serret won the Mount Gambier Gift today with a near-perfect race in 12.20 seconds. Read more

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Stawell champ eyes Gift title

November 28, 2008

Three-time Australian sprint champion and 2000 Athens Olympian, Joshua Ross has drawn arguably the toughest heat of all for tomorrow’s new look $10,000 Mount Gambier RSL Gift Classic.

Ross (27) is a dual Stawell Gift champion and the only Australian to win the event from scratch. Read more

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