Melville Roar Athletics Club

2026 Oceania Athletics Championships – Mitchell Warrilow

What an incredible performance from Mitchell Warrilow at the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships held in Darwin in May! He kicked things off with a SILVER medal in the Men’s 200m Ambulant, then powered through to claim GOLD in the Men’s 400m Ambulant and the very next day GOLD again in the Men’s 800m Ambulant!

With percentages consistently in the mid to high 90s, the future is looking incredibly bright for international representation for this young 15 year old.

Athletics Australia said it best: “Mitchell Warrilow (WA, Lenny Hughes, T38) was a dominant winner in the men’s event – clocking 51.47-seconds for a score of 95.84 to stamp his presence as a name of the future”.

So exciting to see what’s ahead for Mitchell!

Registrations for his weekends Cross Country competition CLOSE midnight Wednesday night (3/6).

Register via the link below.

Cross Country Winter Series #2 - Zuvela Ponds The Second Cross Country Event of the 2026 Winter Season Powered by Qbit is set to take place at Zuvela Ponds. Hosted by Ridgewood Little Athletics Centre and Athletics West.

Congratulations to our Melville Roar Athletics West 2025/26 Season Award winners! 🧡🖤

🏆 Griffin Angelatos was awarded the prestigious Doug Hancy Award – Male Winner. This is a major award and an absolute honour to receive. The award recognises a recipient who demonstrates sportsmanship, courage, effort, honesty, friendliness, and a willingness to help younger athletes develop. The Doug Hancy Award acknowledges standards of behaviour that reflect strong moral values and depth of character. Congratulations Griffin on this outstanding achievement!

👏 Siyana Bernard was awarded the 11 Year Participation Award. Siyana has participated continuously from U7s right through to U18s, and is to be congratulated for her incredible commitment and continued participation in athletics over so many years.

🌟 Julia Yeow received an Honor Certificate in recognition of all her hard work creating our fantastic canteen, raising valuable funds for the club, and providing an amazing service to our members throughout the season.

🙌 Andrew Angelatos was awarded an Award of Merit for his clear commitment to furthering the growth and development of Melville Roar. His high standard of character and willingness to work for the betterment of Melville Roar and the sport of athletics was formally recognised. During the major redevelopment of Melville Roar through the amalgamation of several clubs into one super club, Andrew dedicated an enormous amount of time and resources that went well beyond expectations. We are incredibly proud to see his amazing contribution recognised.

Congratulations once again to our four very deserving Melville Roar recipients of the Athletics West 2025/26 Awards! 🎉🏅

Melville athlete Mitchell Warrilow competed in the Mens AMB 200m at the Oceania Athletics Championships today and achieved an amazing result earning himself a SILVER MEDAL🥈

Mitchell is also competing in the Mens AMB 400m preliminaries tomorrow (Wednesday) morning at 9.10am and the Mens AMB 800m on Thursday.

You can watch the action on the World Athletics Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/

Wishing you all the very best Mitchell - we will all be cheering you on 🧡🖤

Registration for the first Cross Country Competition, being held at Manning Park, CLOSES Wednesday, 20th May at 11.59pm.

Register here:

Cross Country Winter Series #1 - Manning Park The First Cross Country Event of the 2026 Winter Season Powered by Qbit is set to take place at Manning Park, hosted by Athletics West.

If you left your water bottle ( pictured ) at Piney Lakes after Winter Training on Wednesday, you can collect it from Nicholas Lim who will be at Monday/Wednesday trainings next week.

The 1st Cross Country event is to be held on 23 May 2026 at Manning Park. You must register via Athletics West to compete.

Manning Park is nice and close so hope to see many orange tops running on the day!

Registration and Event details (inc. draft timetable) here:

Cross Country Winter Series #1 - Manning park The First Cross Country Event of the 2026 Winter Season Powered by Qbit is set to take place at Manning Park, hosted by TBC & Athletics West.

**WINTER SEASON TRAINING STARTS TODAY**

Cross Country training commences today at 4.30pm – 5.30pm for U12+ athletes ONLY and Wednesday for all athletes at Piney Lakes Reserve - enter the carpark off Murdoch Drive and meet on the grassed area in front of the lake for warm up.

U8 – U11 Wednesdays 4.30pm – 5.30pm
U12+ Mondays & Wednesdays 4.30pm – 5.30pm

Parents of U8 – U11 athletes must remain with the group for the duration of the training and are invited to join the training.

Bring your wet weather gear, water bottles and plenty of enthusiasm!

WINTER SEASON EVENTS
Dates have now been released by Athletics West. Details of events can be found here: https://www.athleticswest.com.au/events/list/

Some details are still to be advised, including State Championship Races and Locations.

Please remember, in order to compete, you must REGISTER ON THE ATHLETICS WEST EVENT PAGE for EACH event once they open.

Bronze for Bless in the U16 Men’s 200m final.
Congratulations 👏.
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JO GETS BRONZE! 🙌🥉👏

Bless Jo has returned to the Aus Podium to claim BRONZE in the Under 16 Men’s 200m Final in 22.42.