25/12/08 - Christmas Mile
A great Christmas Day run was enjoyed by 35 club members. Congratulations to Belinda Martin (First Female), Paul Windridge (First Male) and Mendo Stojkovski (Handicap Winner). It was pleasing to see some of our past legends return and race, and they went well with all finishing in the top-15 places.

19/12/08 - HSC Results
NSW Higher School Certificate results have been released this week, with great results achieved by Veronica Wallington and Alexandra Nash. Stephanie Beck also completed the Year 12 IT course along with her Year 11 studies. Best wishes for your future studies and career options.

18/12/08 - Pierre de Coubertin Award
Stephanie Beck has been awarded the Australian Olympic Committee Pierre de Coubertin Award in recognition of sporting achievements and demonstration of those endeavours which are consistent with the aims of the Olympic Movement. Congratulations Stephanie.

17/12/08 - Australian Youth Olympic Festival
Alix Kennedy and Alison Severino have been named in the Australian team for the upcoming Australian Youth Olympic Festival to be held in Sydney from 14 - 18 January 2009. Congratulations to Alix and Alison on their selection, and best wishes for successful events. Announcement

4/12/08 - Sportsperson of the Year Award
Congratulations to Stephen McLoughlin who has been selected to receive the Sportsperson of the Year Award at Peakhurst High School.

3/12/08 - New Club Record
Congratulations to Bridey Delaney for setting new club records for 3000m (9:16.60) in the Under 20 and Senior Women's categories.

30/11/08 - Great Australian Run
The inaugural running of the Great Australian Run was held in Melbourne in good conditions today. The 15km event was won by world marathon record holder Haile Gebrselassie in 42:40. St George runner Ben St Lawrence finished in twelfth position with a time of 45:40. Chris Mullen (59:33), Jim Owens (61:53), Tony O'Connor (62:47) and Isaq Ali (63:51) also made the trek south.
Results     Athletics Australia Report

29/11/08 - New Club Records
Three SGDAC Women's Club records have recently been broken. Alix Kennedy set new club records for discus throw (42.39m) breaking the Under 18, Under 20 and Senior records. Christie Douglas set new club records for triple jump (11.53m) breaking the Under 16, Under 18 and Under 20 records. Bridey Delaney set new club records for 1500m (4:17.66) breaking her existing Under 20 and Senior records. Congratulations to Alix, Christie and Bridey on these great achievements.

28/11/08 - Happy 50th Anniversary
Congratulations to Nola & Albie Thomas who are celebrating 50 years of marriage. Messages of congratulations have been received from Governor-General of Australia, Governor of NSW, Prime Minister of Australia, Premier of NSW, Attorney-General of Australia & Federal Member of Barton, NSW Member for Rockdale, and Mayor of Hurstville to name just a few. Best wishes from everyone at St George District Athletic Club on your wonderful achievement.

28/11/08 - Track Report
The Allcomers meet held on the SOPAC warm up track did not attract large numbers due to stormy weather and anticipated parking problems at Homebush. SGDAC had only two athletes compete, but they sure displayed the Red & White colours with glory. Both competitors lined up in the Women's Open 1500m in good conditions after the wind dropped just before the event started. Bridey Delaney won the race with another PB and breaking the SGDAC Club Record. Belinda Martin ran strongly throughout the race to finish in third place with the third and fourth placed competitors hot on her tail. St George Results

24/11/08 - Invitation from St George Little Athletics
St George Little Athletics is pleased to offer an open invitation to any registered St George District Athletic Club Member to compete with St George LAC on a Friday evening. SGDAC Members would compete with our Under 17 Group and would be expected to wear SGDAC uniform when actually competing. Details

24/11/08 - Chiba Ekiden
Ben St Lawrence and Tim Rowe competed in the Australian team at the 2008 International Ekiden held at Chiba, Japan yesterday. Ben completed his 5km leg in 13:42, whilst Tim finished his 10km leg in 30:03. The Australian team finished in 5th place overall. Results    

24/11/08 - Track Report
Round 6 of the Club Premiership was held on November 22 at SOPAC warm up track with strong howling winds prevailing. Despite the conditions, there were several seasons best performances on the day. Most notable results were from Christie Douglas (1st, U17 Women's Triple Jump - 11.53m in a negative 1.1 headwind), Annaliese McCauley (2nd place in section 3, Women's 100m - 13.85 sec), and Laura Flynn (2nd, U17 Women's Pole Vault 2.00m event). Congratulations also to Carolena Kostas, Lucy Stewart, Cassie Dege, Kim Delaney and James Owens who finished just outside the winning circle in tough conditions. St George Results

18/11/08 - NSW Relay Championship
St George Results
Our Women's field teams had a great weekend - U18 Women's Discus Throw relay team claimed gold, U18 Women's High Jump relay team won silver, Open Women's Javelin relay team also won silver, and U18 Women's Long Jump relay team finished sixth in a hard fought competition. Great running by the Open Women's 800m team who claimed a bronze medal; and our U14 Women's 800m relay team fought valiantly for eighth position in a highly contested race.

Our Men's teams also ran strongly on both days. The Open Men's 800m relay team won bronze with the tail runner fighting back to hold off the next team in a close and exciting finish. Great running also by the U18 Men's team claiming a bronze medal on Saturday in the 1500m event, followed by a fifth placing in Sunday's 800m relay. The Men's 200+ teams managed two strong runs but finished just outside the medals in both the 800m on Saturday and 1500m on Sunday.

Overall a lot of great performances. Well done to all the red & whites who competed. Extra big thanks to Jim Gallagher and Ray Russell for their efforts in organising teams to make the weekend a success. Thanks also to the Millett and Heap families for assistance with transport. Special mention to our coaches Ray Russell, Albie Thomas and Michelle Douglas for the hard work and assistance you give the SGDAC competitors under your wings.

8/11/08 - NSW 3000m Track Championship
Congratulations to Bridey Delaney who has claimed first place in the Open Women's 3000m Track Championship. Well done to all other athletes representing St George. St George Results

4/11/08 - NSW 3000m Track Championship
Athletics NSW will require all St George athletes competing in this event to wear full club uniform including current registration number. Men: red shorts / club singlet. Women: red pants / club singlet OR club two piece uniform.

2/11/08 - Track Report
A number of our regular competitors were not competing this weekend as they put in the hard yards with upcoming exams, yet we still had nine St George athletes competing in Round 4 of the Club Premiership at Bankstown. Some good results again this week. Leading the way was Annaliese McCauley who won her race clocking the fastest U17 Women's 400m time of the day competing with a broken arm in plaster. New member Laura Flynn claimed first in U17 Women's Pole Vault competing in very blustery conditions that made a tough event even harder; while Sonya Kelly equaled her premiership season best in U17 Women's High Jump. Todd Peters and James Owens had good showings in the 400m sprinters domain; Riley Delaney recorded a 1-second PB in the U17 Men's 1500m; and Kim Delaney won the 35+ Men's 1500m. Connor Mulholland was out to test himself in the All Age Men's 2000m Steeplechase coming away with a great 2nd place in the windy conditions. St George Results

28/10/08 - NSW Relay Track & Field Championship Nominations
The NSW Track & Field Relay Championships will be held on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th November 2008 at Blacktown. St George will be entering teams as usual, and ask that if you wish to nominate for selection please contact Jim Gallagher as soon as possible.

Entries close 7 November, hence we have to work out possible teams and events by October 31 so that we can confirm teams and events entered. Note: Only summer-registered athletes are eligible, and ANSW will not accept new registrations on the day.All age groups from Under 14 through to Seniors are catered for.

Track: 4x -100m, -200m, -400m, -800m, -1500m in all age groups, male and female, plus a senior medley.
Field: 4x -Long Jump, -High Jump, -Discus, -Shot Put, -Javelin in limited age groups.
Coaches: Please coordinate within your training groups and advise Jim Gallagher of potential participants.

If you wish to run in the relays and have not yet participated at track this season to post a current time, please try to do so in the coming two weeks to assist us with team selections as necessary.

Thank you,
Jim Gallagher, Track & Field Manager

27/10/08 - Track Report
Good results were achieved at the weekend in Round 3 of the Club Premiership. At ES Marks St George team members Alison Severino (PB), Sarah Riggs & Rebecca Riggs competed well to claim the first three places in U17 Javelin Throw. Lucy Stewart won the U20 800m; Todd Peters claimed third in U17 800m; while Chadi Elashkar, James Owens & Kim Delaney completed a strong St George showing in 800m events. The Men's 5000m saw newly joined club member Stephen Thurston claim a runaway win in his comeback track race against a good field in warm blustery conditions, with Michael Durante and Dominic Perry also showing good form. Blacktown saw Ashleigh Douglas claim third in U20 Javelin Throw and Christie Douglas fifth in U17 Long Jump. Both girls were backing up after competing at Mingara the week before with some excellent results. St George Results

23/10/08 - Summer Cross Country Season Open
The first races in the 2008-09 summer cross country season were held at Scarborough Park last night in cold, windy and wet conditions. Point scores for these competitions will commence from next week.

19/10/08 - Burnie Ten
Congratulations to Ben St Lawrence who has finished 2nd in the Burnie Ten road race in Burnie, Tasmania. Well done to David Burns who also travelled from Sydney to compete in the event. Results & Event Website

14/10/08 - Junior Athlete of the Year Award
Congratulations to Connor Mulholland who has been named the Junior Athlete of the Year at St Patricks College Strathfield.

13/10/08 - 2008 Chiba Ekiden Team
Congratulations to Ben St Lawrence and Tim Rowe who have been selected to represent Australia in the International Ekiden to be held in Chiba (Japan) on November 23. Announcement

12/10/08 - Brighton Beachside Dash

Results

1/10/08 - Brighton Beachside Dash - Volunteers needed to help make this a great event.
We need volunteers to help marshall the course and also some people to help in our marquee to promote our club.  So if you are not running or you think can help on an event when you are not running it would be great.  The 10 km will require the most marshalls and this should be over by about 10:30 am.

Please contact distance_secretary@sgdac.org if you can assist.

1/10/08 - Pacific School Games
Congratulations to Christie Douglas, Ruby Ewe, Luke Hamer, Sonja Kelly, Alix Kennedy, Carolena Kostas, Annaliese McCauley, Connor Mulholland, Alison Severino and Daniel Siepen who have been selected to compete at the upcoming Pacific School Games (PSG) in Canberra from November 30 to December 6. This is an international sporting event for primary & secondary school students aged from 10 to 19 years, held every three to four years. Details

27/09/08 - Fitzroy Falls Fire Trail
Congratulations to Bridey Delaney who finished the 5km Bush Run in 3rd place outright (2nd female) in a time of 18:25. Well done to Kim Delaney who finished 7th in the 10km Bush Run with 41:39 and David Burns who ran strongly in the 5km Bush Run. Results

24/09/08 - Coaching
Louis Stergio has recently completed his coaches course. Congratulations Louis.

24/09/08 - Fundraising Dinner
Last night's fundraising and social dinner was a great success with much needed funds raised to help with athlete assistance. The evening was enjoyed by the 68 people who attended.

21/09/08 - Blackmores Sydney Running Festival
Congratulations to Ben St Lawrence who has finished the 9km Bridge Run event in 2nd place with a time of 26:26. Strong Top-10 results were also recorded by Chadi Elashkar (6th, Bridge Run) and Michael Arndell (9th, Marathon). Results for St George athletes.

15/09/08 - World Mountain Running Trophy
Veronica Wallington has finished in 6th place in the Junior Women's 4.7km event at the World Mountain Running Championships 2008 held yesterday in Switzerland. The event was run in rain on a slushy course with 314m climb, with Veronica finishing in a time of 24:26. Congratulations from everyone at St George DAC.

14/09/08 - Australian Half Marathon Championships Team
Congratulations to Chadi Elashkar and Tim Rowe who have been selected in the NSW Team to compete at the Australian Half Marathon Championships. The event is to be held in Melbourne on 12 October.

23/08/08 - Australian Cross Country Championships
Congratulations to St George athletes Veronica Wallington (1st, Girls 18-19 Yrs), Bridey Delaney (3rd, Women's U20 Yrs) and Ben St Lawrence (3rd, Open Male) with strong top-3 results in the Australian Cross Country Championships held today in Geelong, Vic. Great efforts by Carolena Kostas, Ally Nash, Cassie Dege, Dominic Perry and Tim Rowe who also competed. Results

23/08/08 - Sutherland Half Marathon
Congratulations to Chadi Elashkar who has won the Sutherland Half Marathon today.

15/08/08 - 2008 USA Track & Field Tour
St George junior member Matt Ferencak has toured the US and Canada following successful performances at the NSW Combined High School Track & Field Championships in Sep 2007. Over 4 days of competition Matt produced 2 gold medals in Javelin, 1 gold medal in 4x100m relay, 1 silver medal in shot put, and 1 silver medal in discus. St George DAC and its members are excited by these fantastic results, and anticipate a bright future for Matt under the watchful eye of coach Ray Russell.

10/08/08 - City 2 Surf
Congratulations to Ben St Lawrence (4th) and Tim Rowe (6th) who recorded Top 10 finishes in the City 2 Surf. Frank Scorzelli has finished 1st in the category M60-64; Tim Rowe 2nd in category M19-24; and Ben St Lawrence 2nd in category M25-29 - great efforts. Well done to all the other St George athletes who completed the course. Results for St George athletes including gun time, chip time and category placings.

07/08/08 - 50th Anniversary of 2 Mile World Record
August 7 1958 saw Herb Elliot pacing for Albie Thomas in the 2 Mile event at Santry Stadium. Albie Thomas won in a new World Record time of 8:32.0. Congratulations Albie on these wonderful achievements.

06/08/08 - 50th Anniversary of "World's Greatest Mile"
August 6 1958 will long be remembered as the day that John Landy's 1 Mile World Record was smashed by Herb Elliott at Santry Stadium in Dublin, Eire. Just a month after breaking the 3 Mile World Record in the same stadium, Albie Thomas ran his first sub- 4 minute mile in the race that was to become known as the "World's Greatest Mile".

Albie Thomas' Athlete Profile and Life Member Profile

05/08/08 - New Record
The Illawarra Mercury reported today that Tim Rowe has broken the open male record with his 4km run in 11:16 at the NSW Road Relay Championships on 2 Aug. Well done Tim! Article

02/08/08 - NSW Road Relay Championships
Photos     Results

31/07/08 - St George Athletes Selected in NSW Team
Congratulations to the following athletes who have been selected in the NSW Team to compete at the Australian Cross Country Championships to be held in Geelong (Vic) on 23 August:
Men Open: Ben St Lawrence (Reserve), Tim Rowe (Reserve); U20: Dominic Perry (Reserve)
Women Open: Cassie Dege (Reserve); U20: Katherine Conder, Bridey Delaney, Veronica Wallington, Michelle Delaney (Reserve), Alexandra Nash (Reserve); U14: Carolena Kostas.

29/07/08 - 2008/09 Little Athletics Season
St George Little Athletics Centre competition is held on Friday evenings from 5.45pm at Olds Park, Penshurst. Registration days will be held on 22 and 29 August from 6pm to 8pm at Old Park. The first competition day is September 5.  
Information     Publicity Letter     Website

20/07/08 - Launceston Ten
St George athletes Ben St Lawrence and Tim Rowe have recorded podium finishes in the second annual running of the Launceston Ten road race in Launceston, Tasmania. Billed as the fastest 10km road course in Australia after the first three finishers in 2007 recorded the three fastest 10km road race times in Australia last year, this year's event attracted a number of elite athletes who were challenged to break the course record. Ben St Lawrence finished 2nd with Tim Rowe chasing him home in 3rd place. Results

19/07/08 - Short Course Cross Country Championships
Well done to all the St George athletes who represented the club today. Congratulations to Bridey Delaney (1st U20), Veronica Wallington (2nd U20), Maureen Cadogan (2nd 65-69), Di Hayter (3rd 40-44) and Frank Scorzelli (3rd 60-64) for their strong top-3 finishes. Provisional Results

13/07/08 - 12th IAAF World Junior Championships
Bridey Delaney has finished 5th in the final of the Women's 1500m in a time of 4:21.20. Congratulations on a great effort Bridey. Results

Bridey Delaney competing in the Women's 1500m Final at the 12th IAAF World Junior Championships "As you expect in a world major final a very tactical race went down (65 second third lap after slow 2:25 at 800m) with a lot of jostling. Bridey managed to survive the stoush and finished with her signature kick home to come in fifth. Bridey is over the moon with this result - rank 11th out of 12 coming into the final."     - Kim Delaney

11/07/08 - 12th IAAF World Junior Championships
Bridey Delaney has qualified for the final of the Women's 1500m today in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Finishing with a super burst, Bridey gained third place in heat 1 with a personal best time of 4:20.82. The final is to be held on July 13. Good luck Bridey! Results

09/07/08 - 50th Anniversary of 3 Mile World Record Run
On July 9, 1958 Albie Thomas broke the 3 mile World Record, clocking 13:10.6 at Santry Stadium in Dublin, Eire. 2008 marks the 50th Anniversary of this historic race. Congratulations from everyone at St George DAC.

06/07/08 - Gold Coast Marathon
Ben St Lawrence has won the 10km event at the Gold Coast Marathon today in a time of 29:42. Sergio Carvalho finished 13th in 32:16 in the same event. In the half marathon event, Tim Rowe finished in 9th place with a time of 1:05:01 while Michael Durante has finished in 46th place with a time of 1:14:58.

04/07/08 - World Junior Championships
2008 World Junior Championships are being held next week in Bydgoszcz, Poland. St George athlete Bridey Delaney is a member of the Australian team. You can leave a message of support for Bridey and other team members here. Best wishes to Bridey for a great result and a memorable experience representing Australia.

21/06/08 - NSW Cross Country Championships
Results     Photos

15/06/08 - Non Pointscore Event at Scarborough Park 21 June
Cross country run to be held for those not travelling to Nowra on 21 June - Start 2.00pm near the hall.

11/06/08 - 87th Annual Report
The Annual Report of St George District Athletic Club has been released online for the first time this year.  Report

31/05/08 - NSW Cross Country Relay Championships
Photos     Results

25/05/08 - Rockdale Community Fun Run & Walk
Results     Photos
This event could not be conducted successfully without the organisational skills of Kim Delaney, Chris Mullen, Stephanie & David Beck, Kylie Mulholland and the transport help from Gary Young, the course set up help from Kim, Chris, John Irvine, Gary Young, Leigh & Ian Nipperess, John Momi and every other volunteer that helped us with "on course" marshall jobs and / or in the finish area. So all give yourselves a "pat on the back" as we lost no competitors.

 

The course was clearly flagged, tree roots marked, some sandy sections and sealed pathways. So our racers, joggers and walkers had a varied surface on beachfront parklands.

 

This year we had more support from various sections of St. George Hospital, physiotherapist, nurses, cardiac care and for the first time patients from the stroke rehabilitation centre. A few of them were determined to make their way around the 1 K walk, but with great  determination, grit and courage, some said, "no we are going to go the whole 5 K", they may have been last to finish, but received a great reception.

 

The Knights of St. George Heart Association were in attendance with Dr David Horton, Dr Matthew Horton and families, who competed in the walk. Most of their patients or those who have heart bypass surgery become members of the "Zipper Club" . We had a 9 year old  Zipper Club runner with Mathew Simpson competing.

 

We also had 2 visually impaired athletes compete, David Munro, and Nathan Johnston who is helped by a "pilot" and in this case it was Ally Nash. The youngest finisher was a 6 week old baby who Mum carried the distance.

 

The run was initiated 7 years ago by Cr Shaoquett Moselman and he was on hand to start the race. Also in the run were Cr Lisa De Leau, Cr Liz Barlow and families. They presented the trophies to section winners. The RCC organisational skills were provided by Michelle Callinan. RCC funds this community event to support citizens in a healthy activity and to support local charities.
 

St John Ambulance were in attendance for your safety and the local Scout group provided the sausage sandwich BBQ after the run. Groups from Lafarge Plasterboard, Qantas Runners, Brighton Athletic Club, and Step into Life Sans Souci competed.

 

We also received sponsorship from The Athletes Foot Hurstville----thank you Jo & Brian Moro.