KIERAN Ryan, Stawell's 2012 Young Citizen of the Year, capped another year of achievement when he was awarded the Ian Notting open champion prize at the Stawell Amateur Athletic Club's presentation night.
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The 27-year-old Ryan last won the coveted championship in 2008, but since then has become a world class ultra-marathoner and won his first international race in August, the challenging Nifty 50 at Juneau, Alaska, over a challenging course at altitude.
Gary Saunders, the 74-year-old greybeard, started in all 21 races, achieved a rare feat by winning three times and posted his fastest times since 2008 to win the Keith Haymes senior aggregate from Meggy Boan, who was a clear winner of the Ian Notting open female and veteran female awards.
Saunders and Boan were also winner and runner-up for the Ray Rickard teams trophy.
Keith Lofthouse missed three races through injury, but found form late in the season to win the Ian Notting veteran male award for a second time.
Promising 12-year-old Rhys Bubb who travels from Donald each weekend with his parents to compete, was a deserved winner of the club's Bob H Freeland Memorial junior award.
