Family, Fun and Fitness - Kurrajong Bilpin Little Athletics Centre

Kurrajong-Bilpin Little Athletics Centre
2014-15 Summer Season
“Family, Fun and Fitness”
www.kblac.org.au
Newsletter No. 1 – 19th September, 2014.
Hello everyone and welcome to the first newsletter for the season. I would like to welcome all our returning athletes and their
families; it’s great to see so many familiar faces coming back. I would like to also extend a special welcome to our new athletes
and parents who have joined our club. A huge Thank you to everyone who was at our working bee on 24th August – your help
was very much appreciated!
While some of you were involved in winter sports, some of our athletes were kept busy with their athletics. Special mention to
our athletes who made the trip to Dapto in July for the Little Athletics State Cross Country and Road Walk Championships. And
also to Ian Dewhurst (Kurrajong training squad member and former KBLAC athlete) who competed in the 400m hurdles at the
Commonwealth games! You can read all the winter event results further in this newsletter.
Two weeks ago we held our Introduction night and again it proved to be a great success. Unfortunately our Tiny Tots program
had to be cancelled due to rain, but our older athletes managed to get some events done between down pours. Very special
thanks to Sara Klein (Hurdles, World Junior Games) and Kirsty Klein (Australian Race Walking medalist) for their instruction
on the night, and also to Jye Hardy, Lauren Russell, Helen and Luke Zaurrini and Suzy and Tully Murphy.
Last Friday was our first competition night and already we have had a record broken! The start of each season always brings
challenges as we try to work out a weekly program that will suit the number of children in each age group. This can be a difficult
task as athlete numbers in each group keep changing as we have more registrations. To help things move along we ask that any
of last year’s patches please be removed from uniforms as this can be very confusing at the recording desk.
I’d like to remind you that making Friday nights run smoothly for your child’s age group means your help is needed. Whether
that is by place judging (for your child’s race), writing down the distances your child’s group achieves or picking up a rake or
measuring tape - every bit of help is appreciated. Without your help, the nights run longer and it is harder for those that do help.
A reminder, that all athletes are to have a Parent/Guardian present at all times. Any Athlete without a Parent present will sit at
the Canteen until a parent arrives, therefor missing out on their events.
For safety, please no “drop and run”.
2014/15 Committee
Remember you will find all the information you need on our website,
including a link to the results log in. We also have a Facebook page
which is a closed group (to protect the children), as well as our
newsletters, or you could just ask a committee member. Wet weather
info will be posted on the website and Facebook page ASAP. Our Zone
also now has a Facebook page, just search for Western Ranges Zone.
I’d like to let everyone know that we run additional training days on
Mondays and Wednesdays starting at 4:30pm (it will be a later start
when daylight savings starts). Training is not compulsory, but it is open
to anyone in our club. Training is run voluntarily by our coach Marilyn
Pearson with the help of Laurie Fairweather. Athletes are to be warmed
up and stretched ready for a 4.30pm start. A reminder that training for
jumps is by invite only.
Finally, we are blessed with a beautiful park, please keep it that way by
putting any rubbish in the bins provided.
Little A’s will run as normal during the school holidays, we only break
over Christmas.
Chairman
Secretary
Treasurer
Club Coach
Equipment Officer
Grounds Officer
Registrar
Championship Officer
Uniforms Officer
Computer Operator
Publicity / Website
Centre Manager
Officer for Officials
Age Manager
Canteen
General Committee
Zone Representatives
Parks Representatives
Darron Blanch
Suzy Murphy
Allyson Bradford
Marilyn Pearson
Trevor Coyte
Laurie Fairweather
Kelly Hall
Susan Ferrier
Kelly Black
Susan Ferrier
Christy Hardy
Karen Blanch
Milton James
Meegan Keller
Belinda James
David Donnelly
Susan Ferrier
Kelly Hall
Meegan Keller
David Donnelly
New Record!
Congratulations to Renee Hardy who broke the U12 Girls 1500m Walk record with a time of 7:53.21.
Weekly Results
The weekly results of each athlete can be accessed by logging onto www.resultshq.com.au (There is a link on our website).Your
username will be the email address with which you registered for Little Athletics, and your password will be the username that
you use to log in when you re-register. If you don’t know this username you can click on “forgot username or password” and a
new one will be sent to your registered email address. If you have any problems please email Susan at [email protected]
Canteen News!
This season we have a new canteen manager, Belinda James. Belinda has also introduced some new items on the menu – all at
great prices. Don’t forget our BBQ is on every week, no need to worry about dinner! If you would like hot food such as pies,
sausage rolls or chicken burgers please order and pay for them when you arrive at the park.
Pies - $2.50
Sausage Roll - $2.50
Mac Cheese/Lasagna/Spaghetti Bolognaise - $3.00
Chicken Burger (Lettuce & Mayo) - $3.50
Noodles - $2.00
We also sell cold drinks, lollies and BBQ food – Sausage, steak, bacon and eggs.
Canteen Roster
Each week we require helpers in the Canteen and on the BBQ. Each age group will need to have parents available for a short
period of time on the nights they are rostered on. Thank you to those who helped out last week and on our Introduction night.
The Canteen roster is below.
Week 1 – U6, U9, U12
Week 2 – U7, U10, U13 & 14
Week 3 – U8, U11, U15, 16 & 17
Uniform Fundraiser
Do you hate sewing patches onto uniforms? If so, we have a fantastic fundraiser this year. Simply hand in your uniform and
patches at the uniform desk, and for $10 we will have your patches sewn on and returned to you the following week. Joanne
Cook is a professional dress and costume maker and has kindly agreed to do our sewing at a very reasonable rate. The more
uniforms Joanne gets to sew, the more money she will give back to our club.
Out of Bounds
Please note there are several out of bounds areas to help keep the children safe. These include in the canteen and in the BBQ
area. Also all children should be behind the discus cage at all times during discus events. There should also be no children on the
high jump mat trolley. Please also encourage all children to check the track before crossing over.
Note to Age Managers
Thank you to all our Age Managers this season. Meegan Keller is our Age Managers coordinator so if you have any questions or
concerns please let Meegan know. A reminder that all new records need to be verified and signed off by an official immediately
or they will not stand as records. Also, if your age group is the last to use an area (high jump, long jump or shot put) please pack
up the equipment. Rakes and shovels to be returned to the shed.
Dates to remember this Season

Doonside Gala Day – October 18th

Mid-West Met Zone Multi – October 19th

Liverpool Gala Day - October 26th

Trans-Tasman Trials – (U11 & U12’s only) November 2nd

State Relays – November 22nd & 23rd

Western Ranges Zone – December 13th & 14th @ Glenbrook
Winter 2014 Results
NSW Road Championships, Homebush, 3RD May, 2014.
Individual results:
Cameron Ferrier U12B 2.5km 11th 10.23
Caitlyn Ferrier 13-14G 2.5km 10th 9.59
NSW Team & Individual Walks, Narellan, 25TH May, 2014.
Fast time by Australian Junior rep Jasmine Dighton in the Open women’s 10km scoring a bronze medal. Followed this
up a week later with a PB in the 5km walk of 24.09s which was well under the pre departure standard set for the World
Junior Championships to be held in the U.S. in July.
Individual results:
Jasmine Dighton Open W 10km 3RD 51.09
Renee Hardy U14G 3km 6th 18.44 (3rd U12’s)
NSW Cross Country Relays, Miranda, 31ST May, 2014.
Individual results:
Cameron Ferrier U12B 4 x 2km 3RD (7.44)
Caitlyn Ferrier U14G 4 x 2km relay 5th (7.57)
Phoebe Young U14G 2km 8.51 (addit. comp)
Olivia James U14G 2km 10.14 (addit. comp)
Kienan Brown U14B 4 x 2km 8th 7.32
Michael James U14B 4 x 2km 8th 7.43
Caleb Fairweather U14B 4 x 2km 8th 7.47
Sianna Steele U16G 4 x 3km relay 2ND (12.08)
Jess Tibbett U16G 4 x 3km relay 2ND (12.15)
Georgia Dawson Open W 4 x 4km 15th (17.16) Team A
Jemma Wotton Open W 4 x 4km relay 15th (17.54) Team A
Sara Klein Open W 4 x 4km relay 15th (18.29) Team A
Carly Winser Open W 4 x 4km relay 16th (21.46) Team B
LBG - Australian Federation - Canberra, 8th June 2014.
Individual results:
Jasmine Dighton U20G 5km 2ND 24.57, Open W 6th (1st Teams)
Renee Hardy U12G 2km 10.50 4th (1st Teams)
Aiden Hardy U10B 1km 7.55 8th (2nd Teams)
NSW Long Course Cross Country Championships, 21st June, 2014.
Individual results:
Cameron Ferrier U12B 2km 18th 8.23
Caitlyn Ferrier U14G 3km 22nd 12.16
NSW Short Walks Championships, Narellan, 22nd June, 2014.
Individual results:
Kirsty Klein Open W 15km 3RD 1.18.20
Jasmine Dighton U20W 10km 1ST 53.17
Tabitha Porley U20W 10km 6th 62.13
Renee Hardy U12G 1km 2ND 5.01
State LAA Cross Country & Road Walks Championships, Dapto,
July 6th 2014
Individual results:
Cooper Blanch U8B 800m x/c 16th
Aiden Hardy U9B 1200m W 3RD
Cameron Ferrier U10B 1500m x/c 16th, 1200m W Comp.
Renee Hardy U11G 1500m W 2ND
Michael James U11B 2km x/c 18th
Caitlyn Ferrier U12G 2km x/c 29th
Olivia James U12G 2km x/c 37th
NSW All Schools Cross Country Championships, 18th July, 2014.
Individual results - Primary:
Kate Leach 8/9G 38th (9th Teams)
Cameron Ferrier 10B 2km 58th (6th Teams)
Ella Young 10G 2km 46th (9th Teams)
Michael Bettencourt 12/13B 3km 8th
Riley Howarth 12/13B 3km 29th
Caitlyn Ferrier 12/13G 3km 22nd (6th Teams)
Individual results - Secondary:
Kienan Brown 12B 3km 10th
Phoebe Young 12G 3km 45th (7th Teams)
Jess Tibbett 15G 4km 28th (2ND Teams)
Jemma Wotton 17G 4km 40th (4th Teams)
NSW Long Road Walking Championships, Glendenning, July 27,
2014.
Individual results:
Kirsty Klein Open W 20km 4th 1.49.43
Tabitha Porley U20W 15km 1ST 1.37.29
Renee Hardy U12G 2km 2ND 10.47
NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships, Rydalmere,
August 2nd, 2014.
Another great run by Caitlyn Ferrier in the U12 1500m event placing 6th in a closely contested race. Caitlyn was well
rewarded with Gold in the Teams category. Younger brother Cameron also raced well competing up 2 age groups. !
Individual results:
Caitlyn Ferrier U14G 2.5km 18th
Cameron Ferrier U12B 1500m 10th (2ND Teams)

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