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| Country Chatter |
| 20.01.12 |
| News Archives 2011 |
| It's Country Championship time again and we are off to Newcastle. Just a few little pointers so that we are all aware of what is taking place.
Competition: Make sure you check your timetable for your heat time. You must check in as soon as you arrive at the track for your respective events, otherwise your name will be taken off the start list, (see rules). This, together with ensuring that you are in your correct club uniform with your bib numbers displayed on the front and back, is your responsibility. The check in tent will possibly be just inside the gate as you enter the ground. Tents: We will have tents for our athletes and supporters and we urge all our members to stay together, cheer together and have a great time: The tents will be up on the hill near the entry gate coming form the car park so you look straight down the straight and across the throws and jumps. Sunscreen: Make sure you bring plenty of sunscreen. Club captains will possibly have the blue zinc to write all over the body. Girls, don’t forget your blue hair ties. (they looked great last year). Relays: We want to put as many relays in as possible so we'd like all our members to make themselves available. We are aiming to have our teams sorted by lunch time on the Saturday so that everyone knows. Caravan Accommodation: Make sure you pay your balance on arrival. The manager will have our spread sheet with your deposit listed and showing your balance owing: Sheets and towels are provided for only one bed in the cabin so make sure you pack a few extras for your other family members. Parking: You must park your car in the space provided. Don’t take up other people's parking spaces. Pool and Barbecue: These facilities are there for us to use, but they are there for other people to use also. Please respect this and also remember to keep the noise down. It's lovely to sit outside and relax but after a certain time we need to keep the noise down for other people in the park. Travel: Make sure you give yourself plenty of time to arrive. If you are competing Friday evening, you must allow yourself the required time to check in for the track or field events. Although our team is not as big as last year due to injuries and illness many of our club members have suffered this year, the team is good and strong. Lets' make sure our new members enjoy these Country Titles as much as we oldies do. We wish you all the best and please enjoy one of the best competitions in the state: If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact the Secretary Valmai on mobile 0409 307 325 or the Assistant Secretary Gianna on mobile 0416 263 084 (remember Gianna is also competing so not too many calls). |
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| NSW Country Championships |
| 03.01.12 |
| Country Titles will be held on 27, 28 and 29 January 2012 at the Glendale Athletic Centre and once again we want our athletes to support this as much as they have over the past years. Please note that the Championships will be commencing on Friday 27 January with a few events. Make sure you have your entries in by 16 December 2012. See Home Page for information package. |
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| Athletes shine as a Team |
| 03.02.12 |
| Illawarra Blue Stars' athletes shone as a team at the recently held NSW Country Titles. From new members to older members of the club, from the juniors to the masters, all athletes brought honour and glory to the club and showed true blue star spirit.
There were some great performances, many doing PB’s, some doing national qualifiers and some making finals for the first time. I would like to say congratulations to all on a job well done. A special thank you to Bruce Kentwell and family for bringing the tent and putting it up and taking it down and a thank you to the IMB for lending it to us. We certainly needed it due to the heat etc but it also brought our athletes together. To the members who stayed at the caravan park, Rhonda praises everyone for their behaviour and good sense of humour, and she will have us back anytime. Finally to our supporters - mums, dads and friends; hope you all had a good weekend and thank you for the wonderful support. It certainly showed what spirit we all have when our teams lined up for the relays - middle distance people and throwers taking part with the sprinters, and the stars shone in the blue when you were all out in force at the check in. Thanks again on a top effort and thanks to those who have taken some fabulous photos. |
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| New Members |
| 09.02.12 |
| Good to see we are getting new members all the time and it was great to see former sprinter Zeljko Cupac back to compete in the Masters. Now 31, and looking fit and lean, he is aiming to see if he can break the magical 11 secs for 100m. If he does he will be more than competitive in the Masters section and will give many seniors a good run.
A Young lady with a lot of talent emerged on the scene with the club last weekend. Every bit a middle distance athlete Rosie Davidson had an easy, relaxed 1km run and showed she has some pace over the short 100m sprint. She will be a force in next weeks Youth Championships and looks set to be a promising young athlete. |
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| Talissa & Anita aim High |
| 09.02.12 |
| Newcomer to the club, Anita Keem, has opened up her season well with her new club. At the recent State 5km Championships Keem finished a gallant 4th place overall, but was placed 2nd in NSW in a highly competitive field. This sets her up well for the upcoming long distance events, and although being off the track for two years, she has made a very determined challenge to the rest of the long distance athletes in the State. Considerably a late comer to the sport, Anita follows her brother Barry (Baz) Keem into the long distance events and with his support behind her and a god training partner she will look forward to a good finish on the track and then head into the winter cross country, wearing the uniform of Blue Stars for the first time.
Anita missed the Country Titles due to shin soreness and the two championships so close to one another but it gives the club more bargaining power to seek ANSW to run these events together as one race, rather than country athletes having to back up so close. |
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| Talissa in Mighty Jump |
| 09.02.12 |
| How far can this young girl jump? In the recent Australian Grand Prix held in Adelaide, Talissa took out her own club record and came within 2cm of the qualifying mark of 6.10m for junior selection. Her fabulous jump of 6.08m now puts her in the top spot for selection and come Australian Championship time that 6.10m might well be eclipsed. Her jumping over the last season has seen improvement all the way and now with exams well behind her, anything is capable of this young talented jumper. |
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| Some Trivia |
| 09.02.12 |
| Did anyone look at the country Championships program and records? A little bit of trivia - the name of Sky Richardson is the holder of the women's 200m hurdles record, created some years ago. Sky took to the track again this year under her married name of Vella, and although injured, finished in a spot in the masters 30/39 100m. But the name Vella may enter the record books with young daughter Tayla making her mark for the first time in Country Titles, and coming home with a record number of gold. |
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| More Trivia |
| 09.02.12 |
| Another bit of interest; our Club has one of the highest numbers of father and son/daughter, mother and daughter/son combinations of any club, and it is sometimes pointed out to me by other clubs of the strong family combination. On many occasions athletes are brought into the Club to join and mum and dad then realise they can do the sport also. A great way to gain good club members and good Masters athletes - our club is family orientated and we wish to keep it that way. |