Maitland athletes shone on their home track at the NSW Country Championships on the weekend collecting a swag of medals and making numerous finals.
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Maitland athletes finished with 13 gold, eight silver and eight bronze medals over the track and field program at the Maitland Regional Athletics Centre from Friday through to Sunday.
Port Stephens competitors won 10 gold, seven silver and four bronze.
It was a golden meeting for Cessnock two's competitors Ben James, 21, who picked up gold in the open men's high jump and open pole vault and Ella Hokin, 14, who won gold in the under-15 hammer throw, discus and shot put.
James also claimed silver in the long jump behind Maitland's Liam Fairweather, 20, who jumped 7.57m to claim gold.
Drew Dodgson, 18, who normally competes for Cessnock, won gold in the under-20 discus and shot put and claimed the silver in javelin.
Maitland's youngest golden girl was Audrey Jaunalksnis, 8, who won the under-8 girls 100m and 200m.
At the other end of the age spectrum, competing in the women's 40-49 bracket Kimberley Fletcher, 43, won the 1500m and took silver in the 800m.
Maitland's other multiple gold medal winner, 10-year-old Harlan Stewart won two gold taking out the under-11 boys 100m and 200m sprint double.
In the jumping events, Jessica Barrett, from Maitland, won gold in the open women's pole vault and Brittany Carroll, 22, won the long jump with a leap of 6.2 metes to finish ahead of Raymond Terraces' Lily Cains.
In one of the most memorable finishes of the meeting, 15-year-old Maitland distance runner Coen Morgan won gold in the under-16 3000m by 0.82 seconds from Tyler Dogan of Byron Bay.
Raymond Terrace runner Ebony Newton, 17, had an outstanding meeting claiming gold in the under-18 100m hurdle and 100m and 200m sprint double.
Another Terrace sprinter Alex Murphy 18, won the men's under-20 sprint double.
Raymond Terrace thrower Morgan Clifford, 46, won gold in the 40-49 men's javelin and open shot put, finished second in the open discus and 40-49 hammer throw and third in the open shot put.
Cody Hancock won gold in the under-18 men's 100m and discus and finished second in long jump. His Raymond Terrace teammates Dixie Conlon, 14, won the under-15 girls triple jump and long jump, while 13-year-old Zane Edwards won gold in the under-14 boys 90m hurdles and silver in the 200m
GOLD
TRACK
Women/Girls
100m U18, Ebony Newtown, 17, Raymond Terrace, 12.58
100m U9, Audrey Jaunalksnis, 8, Maitland,16.24
100 m Hurdles Open, Ebony Newton, 17 Raymond Terrace, 14.75
200 m U18, Ebony Newton, 17 Raymond Terrace 25.17
200m U9, Audrey Jaunalksnis, 8, Maitland, 33.55
1500m 40-49, 1 Kimberley Fletcher, 43, Maitland, 5:42.25
Men/Boys
100m U20, Alex Murphy,18, Maitland, 11.46
100m U18, Cody Hancock, 17, Raymond Terrace, 11.37
100m U11, Harlan Stewart,10, Maitland, 13.97
110 m U20, Mitchell Lightfoot, 19 Maitland, 13.52
90m Hurdles U14, Zane Edwards,13 Raymond Terrace, 16.58
200 m U11, Harlan Stewart, 10, Maitland, 28.99
3000m U16, Coen Morgan,15, Maitland, 9:38.12
FIELD
Women/Girls
Pole Vault Open, Jessica Barrett, Maitland, 2.76m
Triple Jump U15, Dixie Conlon, 14 Raymond Terrace, 10.24m
Long Jump Open, Brittany Carroll, 22, Maitland, 6.20m
Discus U15, Ella Hokin, 14, Cessnock, 24.31m
Shot Put U15, Ella Hokin, 14, Cessnock, 8.44m
Hammer Throw U15, Ella Hokin, 14, Cessnock,19.42m
Men/Boys
Pole Vault Open, Ben James, 21, Cessnock, 3.80m
High Jump Open, Ben James, 21, Cessnock, 1.90m
Long Jump Open, Liam Fairweather, 20, Maitland, 7.57m
Shot Put U20, Drew Dodgson, 18, Maitland, 12.26m
Discus U20, Drew Dodgson, 18, Maitland, 47.43m
Discus U18, Cody Hancock, 17 Raymond Terrace, 46.67m
Javelin 40-49, Morgan Clifford, 46, Raymond Terrace 33.46m
Hammer Throw Open, Morgan Clifford, 46, Raymond Terrace, 23.91m
SILVER
TRACK
Women/Girls
100m U16, Amarni Ward, 15, Maitland, 13.15
200m U16, Amarni Ward, 15, Maitland, 26.75
90m Hurdles U16, Pyper Jacobs, 15, Maitland, 16.68
800m U10, Harlow Garrett, 10, Maitland, 2:50.15
800m U15, Ashlyn Wall, 14, Raymond Terrace, 2:28.62
800m 40-49, Kimberley Fletcher, 43, Maitland, 2:23.40
Men/Boys
100m U17, Michael Mccarthy, 16, Maitland, 11.68
100m U14, Zane Edwards, 13, Raymond Terrace, 13.27
200m U14, Zane Edwards, 13, Raymond Terrace, 27.35
200m U20m, Alex Murphy, 18, Maitland, 22.82
FIELD
Women/Girls
Long Jump Open, Lily Cains, 22, Raymond Terrace, 5.05m
Men/Boys
Long Jump U18, Cody Hancock, 17, Raymond Terrace, 6.37m
Javelin Throw U20, Drew Dodgson, 18, Maitland, 41.61m
Discus Open, Morgan Clifford, 46, Raymond Terrace, 23.26m
Shot Put 40-49, Morgan Clifford, 46, Raymond Terrace, 10.47m
Hammer Throw 40-49, Morgan Clifford, 46, Raymond Terrace, 23.84m
BRONZE
TRACK
Women/Girls
200m Hurdles U16, Pyper Jacobs, 15, Maitland, 34.44
400m U17, Ella Gogarty, 16, Maitland, 1:03.94
1500m U15, Ashlyn Wall, 14, Raymond Terrace, 5:15.51
Men/Boys
100m 40-49, Matthew Newton, 48, Raymond Terrace, 12.58
200m U18, Cody Hancock, 17, Raymond Terrace, 23.32
110m Hurdles U18, Harrison Lawler, 17, Maitland, 17.06
400m U14, Jasper Cain, 13, Maitland, 52.92
1500m U16, Coen Morgan, 15, Maitland, 4:29.56
FIELD
Women/Girls
Triple Jump U16, Amarni Ward, 15, Maitland, 9.02m
Men/Boys
Long Jump Open, Ben James, 21 Cessnock, 6.66m
Long Jump U18, Trae Fairweather, 17, Maitland, 6.32m
Shot Put Open, Morgan Clifford, 46, Raymond Terrace, 10.32m