SGDAC - News Archive 2009

Christmas morning saw 38 athletes line up for the annual Christmas Mile run. Winners - Thomas Delaney (Male), Bridey Delaney (Female), Riley Delaney (Male Handicap) and Kerry Edwards (Female Handicap). Well done everyone helping to raise valuable funds to be used for registration subsidies.

1. Shannon Delaney, 2. Thomas Delaney, 3. Ben Toomey, 4. Bridey Delaney, 5. Riley Delaney, 6. Paul Windridge, 7. Nathan Breen, 8. Chris Mullin, 9. Jesse Young, 10. Sean Hogan, 11. Bob Simpson, 12. John Lee, 13. Lyn Delaney, 14. Tim Edwards, 15. Chris Breen, 16. Mark Simpson, 17 Steph Beck, 18. Emma Millett, 19. Blair Young, 20. Mendo Stojkovski, 21 Nathan Johnston , 22 Kim Delaney, 23. John Irvine, 24. David Burns, 25. Peter Nash, 26. David Beck, 27. Mathew Simpson, 28. Kerry Edwards, 29. Tom Mullin, 30. David Edwards, 31 . Michael McGuirk, 32. Patricia Simpson, 33. John Smith, 34. Camille Phillips, 35. The Eagle, 36. Maria McGuirk, 37. Albie Thomas, 38 injured Gary Young.

Ben St Lawrence's time of 28:05.25 at the Zatopek 10,000m event has broken the Open Male Club Record that he set in the same event last year (28:05.73). Congratulations Ben.

Our club super stars were on display at the prestigious Zatapoc 10 event at Olympic Park in Melbourne.

In the men’s 10,000m event Ben St Lawrence proved once again what an impressive Australian distance runner he is, finishing second to Kenyan runner Josphat Menjo (27:39.80) who has the world's fastest 10,000m time in 2010. USA runner Bobby Curtis finished in third place. Menjo pulled away from the rest of the field about halfway through the race, with Ben finishing 200m behind in 28:05.25. As this race was the National 10,000m Championship and Ben was the first Australian, he is the 10,000m Australian Champion for 2010.

In the same race fellow NSW team mate & SGDAC member Tim Rowe featured well in the second pack of runners for most of the race. He came home in 14th place – 11th Australian with a time 29:51.79.

The women’s National 10,000m Championship was won by NSW runner Eloise Wellings (32:08.32), with Lara Tamsett (32:32.02) in second place & Jessica Trengove third. SGDAC member Belinda Martin ran another great race coming home in 6th place (35:12.63).

The women’s 1500 race was won by Kaila McKnight (4:18.74) closely followed by a strongly finishing Bridey Delaney (4:19.61) with Katelyn Simpson in 3rd place (4:22.38). This was Bridey's first race since coming back from Europe in July and recovering from illness.

New junior club members Grace Robinson & Pita Toamotu recorded outstanding results at the National PSSA Championships held at Bendigo (Vic) to finish with 3 National titles & a Third place. A magnificent effort from Grace, Pita and their coach Ray Russell.
St George Results

New club member Grace Robinson has broken the U14 Female Club Record for Discus Throw 1kg with her throw of 35.72m, which beats the previous mark of 34.84m that was set by Zoe Schubert on 14 October 2006. This effort came one day after Grace equalled the U14 Female Club Record for Shot Put 3kg that was set by Alice Iosefo on 14 October 2006. Congratulations Grace.

The team of Sally Page, Matilda Werner, Alison Severino & Sarah Riggs has broken the Open Female Club Record for 4x Javelin Relay with a combined total of 138.78m. This beats the previous record of 134.70m that was set on 21/11/09 by the U18 team of Alison Severino, Sonya Kelly, Matilda Werner & Catherine Smith, and which remains the U18 State Record. Congratulations team.

A total of 17 St George teams competed in the NSW Relay Championships at SOPAC, resulting in 3 gold medals, 2 silver medals, 3 bronze medals, 2 individual club records and 1 team club record. Congratulations to everyone who represented the Club with pride. St George Results Report

Nikolay Nikolaev has completed the gruelling 100 Mile Great North Walk ultra-marathon in the time of 35 hours 42 minutes. This is an improvement of 6 minutes from last year. This year's event was again struck by abnormally high temperatures that saw almost half of all starters fail to finish. Great effort Nikolay!

Eleven St George athletes competed at SOPAC with some outstanding results including plenty of personal seasons best times amongst these results. Tim Rowe was our fastest competing in the Men's A race coming in 7^th position in a time of 8:17.14.

Belinda Martin was our only female competitor on the day and once again stood out with her second place, but being the first ANSW competitor makes her the State 3000M champion. Congratulations Belinda - another State Championship to add to her great list of wins.

There were seven men’s open graded races and three open women’s graded races. Two of our new Club members won their respective race. Cale Bowd won the men’s C race in a time of 8:31.63 and Dean Hacio won the F race in a time of 9:44.41

A large number of St George competitors were in action at the split round held in Wollongong and Bankstown.

The results included five first places, eight second places and six third places - what a super effort! A number of events at Wollongong were well and truly dominated by our club members. St George Results

Congratulations to Ben St Lawrence (2nd, 14:11) and Belinda Martin (3rd, 17:19) in the elite 5km road race at Noosa.

With HSC exams on at this week there was only a handful of St George competitors at the split round at Mingara & Campbelltown. In a good showing of the 'red & whites' all of our athletes managed a top-3 placing. St George Results

Ben St Lawrence and Collis Birmingham placed seventh and ninth respectively in the final of the men’s 10,000m, just days after contesting the 5000m in hot, humid conditions in the Indian capital. Holding on to the leaders until midway through the race, St Lawrence and Birmingham lost touch with the lead group as it lifted the pace in the race for home, the Australians clocking 28:49.87 and 29:35.65 respectively.
Media Coverage: Athletics Australia

Collis Birmingham led home the three Australians in action in the final of the men’s 5000m, clocking 13:39.59 to place sixth ahead of teammates Ben St Lawrence (13:46.90) in seventh and David McNeill (13:47.40) in eighth. Congratulations Ben.
Media Coverage: Athletics Australia

Belinda Martin has won the F35-39 half marathon at the Sydney Running Festival today. Belinda has also won the Silver Medal in the Australian Half Marathon Championship with her 2nd place for females overall. Congratulations Belinda.
St George Results

Ben St Lawrence won the 2010 City 2 Surf in a time of 40:59. Ben's time is the fastest time recorded by a St George athlete.

11/7/10 - Vale Peter Tuziak
It is with deep sadness that we pass on the message of the sudden passing of Peter Tuziak. St George District Athletic Club sends out their heartfelt condolences to Kath Tuziak and family. Words cannot express how sorry we are to hear of your sudden loss. Peter was such a highly respected former athletic coach of SGDAC and St George LAC who had spent countless hours over many years devoting his expertise and support around the clock. This support was given to anyone who turned up for his coaching expertise and he was always there in full barracking support mode on competition days. Peter's support meant many became successful under this guidance and this wasn’t just at club level many went on to be some of the very best at state, national and international level.

Funeral service is to be held at the South Chapel, Woronora Cemetery on Monday 19th July 1-3pm. This will be followed by afternoon tea at the cemetery's Forget-Me-Not Cottage. Peter's family has asked people to please dress in black & white (Collingwood colours) or dress in your club's gear. Please, no flowers. There will be time at the end of the formal speeches for people to say a few brief words.

Ben St Lawrence has smashed the Senior Men's 1500m Club Record competing in the British Milers Grand Prix held at Watford, England. Ben's time of 3:39.6 beats the previous record of 3:42.6 that had been held by current Club President Albie Thomas since 1964.

Congratulations to Bridey Delaney who finished 2nd in the elite women's Road Mile Race at Leonora, WA. Bridey finished in 4:47.86 hot on the heals of race winner Lisa Corrigan who recorded 4:47.51.

Ben St Lawrence competed in the 3000m event at the 49th Ostrava Golden Spike meeting on 27 May, an event that is part of the IAAF's World Challenge circuit. Ben's time of 7:49.28 breaks the previous senior male club record of 7:53.29 held by Blair Martin since 16 Feb 2001, and moves him to second fastest NSW runner of all time behind Andrew Lloyd (7:45.94). Congratulations Ben.

Thanks to all St George members who braved the wet & muddy conditions to represent the club. Congratulations to the men's 45+ and 65+ teams who won their respective results.

In the first event (4x 2000m) we had four teams - F12 (11th), M12 (10th) and M14 (4th & 9th). The second event (4x 3000m) saw two teams - M20 (4th) and F16 (11th). There were five teams in the third event (4x4000m) - FOpen (8th, 15th & 16th), M55 (10th) & M65 (1st). The final event (4x 4000m) also had five teams - MOpen (10th & 30th), M35 (7th & 16th) and M45 (1st). Provisional Results

Congratulations to Jose Carvalho (3rd, M50-54) and Christopher Maver (3rd, M70-74) for achieving podium places in the NSW Road Championships held at Homebush today. St George Results Photos

Congratulations to Ben St Lawrence for his inclusion in the Australian Athletics Team that has been named ahead of the Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi, India. Ben earned his automatic selection by recording an A-qualifying time and placing first at the National Titles in Perth.

Congratulations to Ben St Lawrence and Bridey Delaney for your winning performances in Perth. Ben won the Open Men's 5000m event in a time of 13:40.54 and Bridey placed second in the Open Women's 1500m event with a time of 4:18.33.

Well done to all the athletes who represented St George over the three days of the NSW Championships. Medallists included Bridey Delaney who won the Open 1500m, Matilda Werner who won the U16 Heptathlon, Laura Flynn who was third in the Open Pole Vault, Zoe Schubert who was third in the U18 Heptathlon and Nicole Harris who won one gold, three silver and a bronze medal. Congratulations girls.
Video: Open Women's 1500m

St George athletes Ben St Lawrence & Bridey Delaney have won their respective events at the Christchurch International Track Meet. Bridey won the women's 1500m in 4:16.73, while Ben won the men's 5000m in 13:48.28. Congratulations to Ben & Bridey.
Video: Women's 1500m, Interview Ben St Lawrence, Interview Bridey Delaney

Ben St Lawrence has recorded an A Qualifying time for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Ben finished fourth in the Open Men's 5000m, and was the first Australian. Bridey Delaney has recovered from a minor track collision to win the Open Women's 1500m event at Olympic Park, Melbourne. Bridey finished in front of Beijing Olympian & 4:05 athlete Lisa Corrigan and 4:10 athlete Kaila McKnight. Congratulations to Ben & Bridey.
Video: Interview Ben St Lawrence, Interview Bridey Delaney

St George athletes who compete for their State at championship events such as the Australian Junior Championships may qualify for financial assistance from the Club. Athletes need to apply for financial assistance using the Financial Assistance Form.

Connor Mulholland broke the U16 male club record for 2000m Steeplechase (76.2cm) whilst competing at the NSW Secondary All Schools Track & Field Championships on 5Nov 2009. Connor's time of 6m 25.47s defeats the 24-year old previous record of 6m 29.1s set by T Clarsen on 23 Nov 1985. Congratulations Chuckie.

Rockdale City Council will be hosting an open day on Saturday 6 March 2010. Join the tour from 9am with naturalist Dr Arthur White or participate in a bush regeneration workshop from 10:15am. Bookings are essential - call Deborah Cooke 9562 1663. Information Video Website

Hame Sele has broken the U14 male club record for Discus Throw (1kg) on Feb 5 at the ANSW Permit Meeting at Illawong with his throw of 45.91m; and subsequently improved this record on Feb 14 at the NSW Junior & Youth Championships with a throw of 46.55m. These throws eclipse the previous record of 43.24m that was set by Nick Kipriotis on 9 Dec 2000.

Hame has also broken the U14 male club record for Javelin Throw (600g) on Feb 5 at the ANSW Permit Meeting at Illawong. His throw of 45.66m breaks the 26-year old previous record of 43.00m set by A Noisier on 27 Jan 1984.

Hame's record breaking performances this season have been under the guidance of coach Ray Russell.

Scott Manns broke the U16 male club record for 100m Hurdles (0.840m) whilst competing at the Australian All Schools in Hobart on 4 December 2009. Scott's time of 13.94 seconds eclipses the previous record held by Christopher Barakat of 14.05 seconds since 12 December 1999. Congratulations Scott.

Ben St Lawrence has run another outstanding race to place second in the open men's 5000m in 13:38.73 behind Collis Birmingham who broke his own meet record with 13:24.62. Video: Men's 5000m Part A, Men's 5000m Part B

Congratulations to St George athlete Nathan Johnston who has claimed two silver medals this week in Adelaide. Competing with pilot Matthew Meisel-Dennis, Nathan claimed podium places in the 1000m Tandem Time Trial and the 4000m Tandem Pursuit. To cap the week the pair notched up a classy time in a 200m Tandem Flying Sprint on Saturday. Well done Nathan.

Bridey Delaney has won bronze in a closely contested open women's 800m in Brisbane. Well done Bridey. Runners Tribe Video

Ben St Lawrence has won the open men's 3000m event at the Hunter Track Classic. Congratulations Ben. Runners Tribe Video

Belinda Martin has claimed another State Open Championship podium place finish with her gold medal winning performance in the NSW State 5000m Championship held at the SOPAC Warm-Up Track. Event starts were delayed by lightning and storm activity. Congratulations Belinda.

Bridey Delaney continued on her winning way with a comfortable win the open women's 800m event at the Waratah Series Invitational meeting that was held in conjunction with the NSW 5000m Championship. Congratulations Bridey. St George Results: NSW 5000m and Waratah Series

St George athletes have competed well at this year's Australia Day fun runs. Chadi Elashkar won the open men's 8km event at Menai. Connor Mulholland won the under 15 men's 5km event at Canterbury, with Angus Mulholland second. Lyn Delaney won the open women's 5km event at Canterbury, and Kim Delaney finshed 3rd in the men's over 50 years category. St George Results

Congratulations to Laura Flynn who was named Rockdale City Council's Young Citizen of the Year at the Australia Day celebrations held at Peter Depena Reserve.

The Club is looking for a volunteer to fill the role of Registrar for the coming winter cross country season from 27 March 2010.

The current registration period runs from 1 October 2009 to 30 September 2010, meaning that the majority of club athletes have already completed the registration process for the current season. Duties will involve accepting registrations for new members and processing these with Athletics NSW; attending to member's queries as required; and working with the Executive Committee.

Registration payments to Athletics NSW will continue to be made by the Club Treasurer on advice from the Registrar that registrations have been processed on the Athletics NSW Clubs Online Management Console. Detailed instructions on how to process the registrations with Athletics NSW will be provided.

St George discus thrower Alix Kennedy has been invited to join Athletic Australia's Under 19 Talent Squad in 2010. Congratulations and best wishes to Alix and her coach Ray Russell.

St George athlete Laura Flynn is seeking assistance from other athletes to complete a short survey that has been designed to test the hypothesis "That for a variety of reasons a male athlete will always out perform a female athlete at the same event". If you can help, please print the attached pdf survey. Details for returning the completed survey are on page 2. Thank you.

Congratulations to Alan Staples for completing the Narrabeen Allnighter 12 hour event. Alan finished in 10th position with a total distance covered of 88.4905km.

Results:	Novice Championship Female 4km	Female Teams Summary	Female Teams Details
	Novice Championship Male 10km	Male Teams Summary	Male Teams Details
	Fun Run 2km	Fun Run 4km	Fun Run 10km