Seymour and district athletes excel at Stawell Gift

The district athletes involved were Lucy Zotti, Liv Attard, Mandessah Wyatt, Hayden Anderson, Isabella Morgan and Cooper Lubeck.

Coach Kelvin Lubeck said the squad had an amazing result, taking out two first-place finishes.

Cooper Lubeck finished first in the 800m open event, while Attard crossed the line first in the 1600m front markers.

“They exceeded expectations,” the coach said.

“To have two winners in the Seymour squad was just amazing.

“And for Cooper and Olivia (Liv) to get first place is a testament to their hard work.

“For an athlete to win at Stawell is like a footy player winning a grand final.

“I couldn’t be happier with the whole squad.”