Last Friday saw the running of the South Coast Combined High School athletics carnival at the chilling AIS Stadium in Canberra. This carnival takes in the best athletes from 39 high schools ranging from Bulli to the Victorian border and out west to Yass. Many of our juniors representing their home high schools came up with some formidable results.
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Strains of the flu have so affected competitors in general that some events had up to a quarter of nominated athletes not show up due to illness. Some of our juniors were also sick, so some performances were not up to usual expectations.
Results so far are:
Rosie Tozer (17-19 Girls): 1st High Jump 1.70m, 3rd 100m 12.82sec, and was also in the winning Smith's Hill Girls relay team.
Eleanor Tozer (15 Girls): 1st Long Jump 4.78m, 2nd 90m Hurdles 14.58sec, 4th 200m 25.91sec, 100m 13.31, Shot Put 8.70m and the Smith's Hill Girls relay team came third.
Liam Halloran (13 boys): 2nd High Jump 1.55m
Chelsea Ezeoke (13 Girls): 1st 200m 25.49sec, 1st GU14 400m. Chelsea ran up an age group as there was no under 13 400m event and won by 20+ metres. Her 200m time was the only record broken on that day.
Ruby-Lee Paterson (16 Girls): 1st 800m 2.26.40 sec, 3rd 400m 62.58sec.
Maeve Bradbury (13 Girls): 2nd 3000m 11.22.63sec, 5th 1500m 5.24.93
Hannah Ezeoke (14 Girls): Shot put 5th 9+ metres
Olivia Sivills (15 Girls): 1st 1500m 5.21.41sec, 3rd 800m 2.32.95sec.
Jackie Lenartowicz (15 Girls): 3rd Discus 24.51m, 4th Shot Put 9.95m.
Lara Check (16 Girls): 1st 200m 25.62sec, 1st Triple Jump 10.79m, 1st long jump 5.56m, 2nd 100m 12.56 a personal best. 2nd Javelin 27.38m, 2nd Shot Put 10.08m, 3rd 100m Hurdles. Jumped 1.58m in the high jump, but then had to line up for her 200m event. She topped off 6 events for the day by anchoring the Nowra High School Girls relay team coming second. Lara has gained quite a reputation as a multi event specialist, especially after her win last year in the 15 years Australian Little Athletics Championships.
Alyssa Parks (16 Girls): 4th 400m 63.21, 5th Javelin 22.97.
Kalia Spencer (14 Girls): 1st 100m 12.65 1st 200m 26.91.
Leila Christofides (16 Girls): 2nd Discus 22.78m,5th 100m Hurdles 19.21sec, 6th Triple Jump 9.19m.
Teagan Berry (17-19 Girls): 1st 100m 12.15, 1st 200m 25.80.
Cailee Melfi (13 Girls): 5th 100m 13.51, 6th High Jump 1.35m, 6th Long Jump 4.26m, 7th 200m 28.75
Jett Link (16 Boys): 1st 110m Hurdles 16.35sec.
Patrice Sivills (15 Boys): 1st 800m 2.09.52sec, 2nd Javelin 36.34m, 5th 1500m 4.51.02sec, 200m 25.68.
Isaac Bradbury (15 Boys): 1st High Jump 1.70m, 1st 100m Hurdles 16.63, 2nd Triple Jump 11.49m, 3rd Long jump 5.43m, 3rd 200m Hurdles 31.25.
Nathan Bowman (16 Boys): 1st Long Jump 6.11m, 1st 400m 54.36, 3rd Triple Jump 11.80m, 5th 200m 24.45.
Gabriel Bickel (17-19 Boys): 2nd 100m 11.04sec.
Ryan Keen (14 Boys): 1st Discus 48.23m, 2nd 100m Hurdles 20.24sec, 8th Long Jump 4.75m.
Dylan Clarke (15 Boys): 2nd 200m 24.39sec.
At the recent North Illawarra zone primary schools carnival Genevieve Tozer G12 came first in discus 18.21m, shot put 7.09m second, high jump 1.22m second and long jump 3.60m third.
Last week Athletics NSW ran a series of cross-country runs at Upjohn Park, Rydalmere. Two of our just out of teens athletes, The Powering Perrys, tried their luck and did quite well. Young Ros Perry contested the women's 65-69 4km event coming second in 25 minutes and the ever resilient Ron Perry recently elevated to the men's 80-89 class ran the 4km to gain third place in 27minutes 42 seconds.
Just a second reminder to those wishing to join a Little Athletics NSW club. Go to the LANSW website https://lansw.com.au/ and hit the register link on that page. If the athlete is in the 12-17 age category, they register also with a Athletics NSW club as a dual athlete. Athletics Wollongong can fit the bill easily. If you have any concerns regarding dual registration contact us on our website www.athleticswollongong.org.au or go to our Athletics Wollongong Facebook page.
