Shehana Wijesundara was the star for Whittlesea City Little Athletics Club at the Victorian Track and Field Championships last month.
Wijesundara won four gold medals in the under-10 girls age group at the event on the last weekend in March.
She won the 60-metre and 80-metre hurdles in new Victorian record times, while also winning gold in the long jump and triple jump.
Team manager Craig Chapman said it was the first time a Whittlesea athlete had won four gold medals at a single state championships.
“Whittlesea City Little Athletics is absolutely ecstatic with the results from all our athletes who competed,” Chapman said.
“Our 64 athletes amassed a total of 17 medals – eight gold, two silver and seven bronze.
“We had many athletes making the top eight qualifiers for the final in either track or field and they all enjoyed and gained a lot of experience from competing in a high-pressure event situation.
“We are very proud of their achievements and couldn’t be happier as they all qualified to represent themselves and Whittlesea City at the championships.”
Among the other gold-medal winners were Dharmanjot Gill, who collected winner’s medals in the under-15 girls discus and shot put events. Thomas Sims won gold in the under-9 boys’ high jump and Petalina Atoa won gold in the under-10 girls’ shot put.
Lachlan Lamb, in his last little athletics state championships, won bronze medals in the under-15 boys’ 100 metres, 200 metres and 100 metres hurdles.
Sasho Lumakovski won bronze medals in the under-15 boys’ discus and javelin.
Ethan Wright and Vanessa Lumakovski won silver medals and Amisha Murugathas and Jackson Gregory took home bronze.
Chapman said special congratulations went to Lamb, Sasho Lumakovski, Leah Wright, Bianca Paton, Taylor Rudston Brown, Lisa Compton-Robins, Joshua Valle and Izaak Long, who all competed in their last state championships after representing the club for many years.
