Collingwood Little Athletic Centre

State Track and Field Championships - Bendigo on 16th & 17th March 2008
Collingwood's noteworthy performance at the 2008 State Track and Field Championships just goes to prove that there is more gold yet to be found in Bendigo. Sean O'Neill and Lucy Dodd both struck gold; Sean with a personal best performance of 1.65m in the U13 Boys High Jump and Lucy with a sensational throw of 8.71m in the U11 Girls shot-put. We are immensely proud to have State champs at the centre and extend our warmest congratulations to them both on their outstanding achievements.
However, the good news doesn't stop there. Lucy also won silver for U11 Girls High Jump with a personal best jump of 1.35m and a further five bronze medals were awarded to Collingwood: three won by Zoe McWhinney (U13G) for Long Jump, Triple Jump and High Jump; one to Charlie Cromb (U12B) for Javelin and one to Miles Leyden (U10B) for the 400m – well done!
For many athletes from regions right across Victoria, just to qualify for State level is a dream come true. Collingwood is proud of ALL its athletes but would like to especially congratulate the stalwarts who competed at State 2008 who showed such tenacity and good sportsmanship in the face of some very tough competition. A special mention goes to our youngest athletes to compete this year, Lauren Wright and Alexandra Jones both U9G, competing for the first time at State level. The hot, dry and dusty conditions provided further obstacles to be overcome and we congratulate all the parents who kept their cool and fulfilled their duties – it was easy to see where that championship gene came from!
Please see below for individual performances and place-getters – special thanks to assistant Team Manager Narelle Scott who volunteered her support to the athletes and the Team Managers the whole week-end, and to those parents who coached our children leading up to the big event (Lee, Dean, Heather).

Team Managers

Colin McWhinney and Anna Corney

Post Script:
Special mention goes to Zoe McWhinney (3rd at State in LJ, HJ, TJ) and Sean O'Neill (1st HJ, 4th Javelin, 6th 400m) who have been selected to be a part of the 2008 Victorian State Squad of 30 (15 boys and 15 girls) based on their results in Bendigo. At U13 level, VLAA select a State team to compete at the Little Athletic Nationals, to be held this year at the Nunawading track on Saturday 26 th April. A final team of 22 will be selected on the 6 th April so best of luck to Zoe and Sean. CLAC represents 9% of this year's Vic State S quad – simply outstanding for our great little club!

SATURDAY RUNNING SHEET			PLACE	RESULT
8.30	Sean O’Neill	Boys 13 Under High Jump	1st	1.65
9.00	Lauren Wright	Girls 9 Under 80 Metre Hurdles	7th	17.11
10.00	Zoe McWhinney	Girls 13 Under Triple Jump	3rd	10.78
10.00	Lucy Dodd	Girls 11 Under Shot Put	1st	8.71
10:00	Charlie Cromb	Boys 12 Under Javelin Throw	3rd	34.27
10:58	Jessica Neale	Girls 12 Under 1500 Metre Race Walk	15th	9.56.10
11.30	Fraser Maynard	Boys 14 Under Shot Put	18th	5.56
11.30	Charlie Cromb	Boys 12 Under Triple Jump	9th	9.79
11.30	Rebekah Corney	Girls 11 Under Long Jump	4th	4.26
11.30	Aidan Lambert	Boys 12 Under Triple Jump	8th	10.03
2.00	Myles Leyden	Boys 10 Under 200 Metre	5th	30.72
2.00	Lucy Dodd	Girls 11 Under Javelin	15th	14.42
2.00	Jack Neale	Boys 11 Under High Jump	11th	1.30

SUNDAY RUNNING SHEET
8.30	Zoe McWhinney	Girls 13 Under High Jump	3rd	1.55
8.30	Rebekah Corney	Girls 11 Under Triple Jump	6th	8.82
	Rachel King	Girls 11 Under Triple Jump	9th	8.55
8.30	Jacob McCormack	Boys 13 Under Javelin Throw	8th	31.27
8.30	Sean O’Neill	Boys 13 Under Javelin Throw	5th	34.23
9.10	Jacob McCormack	Boys 13 Under 300 Metre Hurdles HEAT	3rd	47.26
9.41	Charlie Cromb	Boys 12 Under 60 Metre Hurdles HEAT	4th	10.31
10.00	Charlie Cromb	Boys 12 Under High Jump	6th	1.45
10.03	Adam Garganis	Boys 11 Under 1500 Metre Race Walk	5th	8.50.43
10.17	Lauren Wright	Girls 9 Under 60 Metre Hurdles	5th	12.31
11.03	David Worthington	Boys 13 Under 100 Metre HEAT	6th	13.07
11.10	Zoe McWhinney	Girls 13 Under 100 Metre HEAT	6th	13.39
11.37	Rachel King	Girls 11 Under 1500 Metre	12th	5.57.85
12.27	Sean O’Neill	Boys 13 Under 400 Metre  HEAT	3rd	59.60
2.00	Lucy Dodd	Girls 11 Under High Jump	2nd	1.35
2.00	Adam Garganis	Boys 11 Under Javelin Throw	16th	21.48
2.00	Max Maynard	Boys 11 Under Javelin Throw	11th	23.03
2.00	Jack Neale	Boys 11 Under Javelin Throw	14th	22.72
2.29	Myles Leyden	Boys 10 Under 400 Metre	3rd	1.08.08
2.38	Alexandra Jones	Girls 9 Under 400 Metre HEAT	3rd	1.18.39
3.10	Jacob McCormack	Boys 13 Under 300 Metre Hurdles FINAL	6th	47.36
3.22	Charlie Cromb	Boys 12 Under 60 Metre Hurdles FINAL	8th	10.36
3.30	Zoe McWhinney	Girls 13 Under Long Jump	3rd	5.05
3.30	Declan Lambert	Boys 10 Under Triple Jump	6th	8.39
4.29	Sean O’Neill	Boys 13 Under 400 Metre FINAL	6th	1.00.21
4.49	Miles Leyden	Boys 10 Under 400 Metre FINAL	3rd	1.07.97