Apart from having four of the ‘’coolest’’ Christian names that four brothers could ever lay claim to, Kyabram Little Athletics’ Cleveland boys are continuing to let their actions speak louder than words ever could.
As part of the Free Press Athletes in Focus program we will look at some of the little aths’ centre top performing families in the ensuing weeks.
Keplar, eldest of the quartet, competes in the 14 years division and his twin brothers, Cruz and Tarkyn, contest the under-11 division. Baby of the family, Levi, is involved in the under eight competition.
Surprisingly, it is the youngest of the four brothers, Levi, that holds a centre record with his 19.57 metre throw in the under seven vortex.
He is also in front of his more robust siblings in regard to personal bests for season 2022-23, having set 10 new benchmarks. Cruz has eight, Keplar seven and Tarkyn four.
The three eldest boys competed at the 2021 northern country regional titles, powerful thrower Keplar second in the shot put and third in the javelin.
He also set a new personal best in the triple jump.
Keplar also qualified for the state titles, throwing a new personal best in the shot put with his first throw of 7.20 metres (19th overall).
Levi is in Year 1 at Kyabram P-12, Cruz and Tarkyn Year 4, while Keplar is in Year 7.
Neither of the boys parents lay claim to contributing to the athletic genes, but both are on the committee of the Kyabram Little Athletics Centre.
Clutching at straws was the connection of a cousin who has twice made the state team for long jump.
During the summer all four boys are involved in cricket, and in the winter, football.
As for the twins, Cruz has Tarkyn covered in the 100m, but the tables are reversed when it comes to javelin. The pair have both set new PBs for the long jump this season.
Levi looks set to take the mantle from his brothers, already outjumping the twins and teenager Keplar in long jump.
They all have a little way to go to catch Keplar with his throwing, however, the elder statesman’s 22.20m discus throw almost 10m more than Tarkyn’s best.
Tarkyn does, however, have a PB in javelin that is more than a metre in front of Keplar.
– Personal best results from competition on November 9 were:
Under-6: Maya Mangan discus 4.03m PB, Frankie Adamo discus 5.15m PB, Lila Messenger 70m 19.08 PB, Eliza Howard discus 3.06m PB, Samuel Walford shot put 2.39m PB
Under 7: Zarli Bush discus 4.53m PB, Aurora Mirabito 70m 15.52 PB, Harlow Newman discus 7.78m PB, Huxley Cottrell shot put 5.32m PB, Madyn Newman 100m 20.77 PB, 70m 14.76 PB, shot put 2.70m PB, Jarryd Tomasini 100m 21.97 PB.
Under-8: Maddison Old discus 9.47m PB, Collette Pegoraro discus 5.85m PB, Cooper Thomson 400m 1:34.59 PB, Archie Williams 100m 19.28 PB, Levi Cleveland 400m 1:40.59 PB, shot put 4.28m PB, Max Fisher 100m 21.45 PB, 400m 2:01.06 PB, 70m 15.10 PB
Under-9: Indigo Busch 100m 18.73 PB, 400m 1:49.37 PB, discus 7.84m PB, high jump 0.90m PB, Katie Thomson discus 7.58m PB, Natasha Couzens 100m 19.51 PB high jump 0.80m PB, Emily Parsons high jump 0.80m PB, Phoenix Mirabito high jump 0.84m PB, Ella Morris 100m 21.13 PB, Alarna Tomasini 400m 1:48.22 PB, Zoe Mangan discus 8.74 PB, high jump 0.97 PB, Ryan Todd 100m 18.67 PB, 70m 13.33 PB, Jax Mulcahy 100m 20.56 PB, 70m 14.14 PB, Jacob King 100m 20.82 PB.
Under-10: Marley Vernon high jump 1.01m PB, Ava Williams 100m 18.12 PB, discus 7.88m PB, Mia Thomson 70m 12.30 PB, discus 10.62m PB, high jump 0.99m PB, Indianah Baumann discus 10.35m PB, Marley Elliott 100m 21.21 PB, 400m 1:56.26 PB, 70m 15.34 PB, discus 9.45m, Mason Kilpatrick high jump 1.06m PB, shot put 6.00m PB, Lucas Mangan high jump 0.98m PB, shot put 6.46m PB, Landon Saunders 70m 14.67 PB, shot put 3.22m PB.
Under-11: Lillian Bushby 100m 17.05 PB, high jump 1.01m PB, Lylah Newman 400m 1:30.23 PB, Gemma Tomasini 70m 13.61 PB, Zac Wakenshaw 100m 16.25 PB, high jump 1.15m PB, shot put 5.97m PB, Clayton Wilson 100m 16.97 PB, high jump 1.32m PB, Caleb Greenshields 100m 17.55 PB, 70m 12.82 PB, high jump 1.06m PB, shot put 5.31m PB, Noah Phelan 100m 17.59 PB, shot put 5.97m PB, Cruz Cleveland 100m 17.83 PB, shot put 5.99m PB, Cooper Fisher 400m 1:36.56 PB, high jump 1.00m PB, Kaleb Archard 400m 2:02.37 PB, high jump 1.06m PB, Koby Walford 100m 22.23 PB, 400m 2:07.65 PB, 70m 14.39 PB, high jump 1.00m PB.
Under-12: Stephanie Locke 400m 1:36.20 PB, high jump 1.08m PB, Lilly Todd high jump 0.95m PB, Jorja Saunders discus 10.65m PB, high jump 1.05m PB, Brody Wells 100m 15.90 PB, Cooper Ribbons 100m 17.78 PB.
Under-13: Mia Kilpatrick 100m 15.51 PB, discus 13.34m PB, Elysa Ribbons 100m 17.94 PB, high jump 1.05m PB, Madison Saunders high jump 1.11m PB, Max Stockdale 100m 15.61 PB, high jump 1.18m PB, Byron Chapman 400m 1:27.84 PB, Diesel Emini shot put 5.54m PB, Oliver Walley 100m 17.18 PB, 400m 1:34.05 PB, high jump 1.21m PB, shot put 6.14m PB.
Under-14: Archer Woods shot put 7.12 PB, Keplar Cleveland high jump 1.06m PB, shot put 8.26m PB, Hayden Hodgson-Brook 100m 21.94 PB.