Devonport Day 1 - Wrap

Devonport Gift

Heat 1

Stawell Gift winner Tom Burbidge was a late inclusion in Heat 1. He ran in the blue off 18m and won easily.

1. Burbidge 48.88

2. Matt Hargreaves

Lach finished 6th.

Heat 2

Olympic representative and Commonwealth Games gold medalist was the favourite in Heat 2 however he was beaten into third spot by Tasmanian 400m champion Max Waldron and Daniel Reeves.

1. Max Waldron 46.98

2. Daniel Reeves

3. Brendan Cole

Heat 3

1. Darcy Lahey 48.09

2. Adam Coote

Heat 4

LaTrobe Gift winner Andrew Robinson ran a very fast final 100m to come from behind to win the heat.

1. Andrew Robinson 47.11

2. Chris Hargreaves

Heat 5

1. Jarred Gilroy 47.57

2. Mark Nichols

Heat 6

1. Edward Gates 47.49

2. Luke Storta

Cal finished 7th.

Daniel Reeves and Brendon Cole were the two fastest non winners to make it through to the final and it was Daniel Reeves running of 32m who held off a fast finishing Edward Gates and Max Waldron to win.

The women's gift was won by local teenager Abbey Delamotte.

The men's 70m was won by another local Brendan Smart and Melissa Breen (Commonwealth Games representative) started from scratch and ran down Laura Jane Hilditch right on the line in the women's 70m.

Currently Stephen has bragging rights as he finished second in his heat of the 70m and therefore made the semis where he was the front marker but gave the other runners in the race 30 years. He finished on well for an old bloke but just couldn't mix it with his much younger opponents.