'SYP HIGHLIGHTS'

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Robert McEntyre, President Bill Nappin, Vice President

Email: [email protected] Mobile: 0407 208 364 Email: [email protected] Mobile: 0404 008 744

’Athletics leader in Sydney’s Northern Suburbs & Northern Beaches Areas’

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‘SYP HIGHLIGHTS’

8 FEBRUARY 2016

Diamond Gold Silver Bronze

Links to Partners

Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation

Manly Council Warringah Council

Pittwater Council Ku ring gai Council

Hornsby Council Little Athletics NSW Ku ring gai Little Athletics Manly Warringah Little Athletics

Mosman Little Athletics Northern Districts Little Athletics

NSW Institute of Sport Athletics NSW NSW Masters Athletics

Athletics Australia

Athletics Australia Online Officials Australian Masters Athletics Australian Track & Field Coaches

Association (ATFCA) International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)

SprintForce runninggroups

WELCOME TO NEW AND RETURNING MEMBERS

Just over 4 months of the 2015-16 Athletics Season have passed.

Club Membership spans from 1 October to the following 30 September.

The Sydney Pacific Athletic Club welcomes many new members that have recently joined. The Club is once again approaching its highest membership level in over 12 years. Our members live across Northern Sydney, the Inner West and in the Eastern Suburbs.

Our athletes range in age from 12 to over 70.

Sydney Pacific’s historical home training location is the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, Narrabeen with Coaches having an over-40-year presence at the Turramurra Oval, Turramurra, and using other venues including Foxglove Oval at Mt Colah, beaches and sand dunes, swimming pools and gymnasiums and roads, all relevant to their athletes’ needs and events.

Enjoy the camaraderie of Sydney Pacific’s Track & Field athletes and its very experienced and capable coaches and officials.

2016 NSW JUNIOR & YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS

This weekend just passed saw Sydney Pacific’s Under 20 years of age athletes compete at the 2016 NSW Junior & Youth Championships on a new ‘blue’ SOPAC warm up track.

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2016 NSW JUNIOR & YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS

Congratulations to the 40 Sydney Pacific Junior athletes (all under 20 years of age) that competed just last weekend at the 2016 NSW Junior and Youth Championships! We had some spectacular performances with many PBs, Club Records and 2016 Australian Junior Championships qualifiers.

A total of 19 medals were won: 5 Gold, 10 Silver and 4 Bronze! Special congratulations go to our three Gold Medal Winners:

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Rosie Craker (U17 400m & 200m)

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John Hunter (U15 Shot Put & Hammer Throw)

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Tyrese Vidal (U15 Discus).

Rosie is coached by Sydney Pacific’s Sprints Coach Laura Honeysett and John and Tyrese are both coached by Sydney Pacific’s Throws Coach Angus McEntyre.

GOLD MEDALS (5) SILVER MEDALS (10) BRONZE MEDALS (4) Rosie Craker

U17 200m & 400m Brianna Gibson

U18 Javelin Nick Chatters

U18 Discus John Hunter

U15 Shot Put & Hammer Throw John Hunter

U15 Discus Dion Carrothers

U14 3k Walk Tyrese Vidal

U15 Discus Isabella Guthrie

U14 200m Hurdles Willson Lowe

U18 Long Jump Chloe Leahy

U14 Javelin Sophie Wickham

U16 400m John Economides

U17 400mH Willson Lowe U18 Triple Jump

Aiden Kerr U20 5k Walk Triple Jump

Sydney Kania U16 High Jump Georgie Jaques

U16 Triple Jump Abbey Waterworth

U16 Pole Vault

Under 17 Girls 200m and 400m Gold Medallist Rosie Craker with Coach and long standing Sydney Pacific Athletic Club member Laura Honeysett.

Rosie’s winning 400m time of 55.49 sliced over 2 seconds off her PB and set a new Club Record. Outstanding performances!!

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2016 NSW JUNIOR & YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS

BOYS

Dion Carrothers 3^rd U14 3k Walk 16:17.00

John Hunter 1^st U15 Shot Put 11.42m

1^st U15 Hammer 36.35m SYP Club Record

2^nd U15 Discus 42.99m

Tyrese Vidal 1^st U15 Discus 45.20m

Carson Helmer 9^th U15 3000m 10:26.82

Jack Wrightson 11^th U16 100mH 15.71

Daniel Hall 5^th U16 Discus 46.96m

Zachary Jamieson 11^th U16 Discus 42.20m

John Economides 5^th U17 110mH 18.09

8^th U17 Long Jump 5.92m 11^th U17 100m 11.90 2^nd U17 400mH 59.66

Jacob Winston 6^th U17 110mH 21.55

7^th U17 Long Jump 5.95m

Tom Mackenzie-Wood 8^th U17 100m 11.65

5^th U17 200m 23.50 Hayden Millican 5^th U17 5k Walk 29:42.24

Nick Chatters 3^rd U18 Discus 45.70m

Robert Dickinson 12^th U18 800m 2:06.65

Willson Lowe 2^nd U18 Triple Jump 13.48m

3^rd U18 Long Jump 6.54m

Ryan Boot 11^th U20 400m 52.68

Aidan Kerr 2^nd U20 5k Walk 25:20.43

Ben Basten 6^th U20 Discus 35.77m

Angus Richardson 8^th U20 Long Jump 6.11m GIRLS

Isabella Guthrie 2^nd U14 200mH 33.48 SYP Club Record

7^th U14 400m 62.90

Jasmin Guthrie 4^th U14 200mH 35.60

4^th U14 400m 61.97

Chloe Leahy 2^nd U14 Javelin 32.26m

Elysha Cramer 7^th U14 200m 28.21

4^th U14 100m 13.53

Hannah Maxwell 5^th U14 High Jump 1.40m

Lauren West 14^th U15 200m 28.95

Maddie Owen 15^th U15 200m 29.85

12^th U15 100m 13.87

Charlotte Winston-Booth 9^th U15 Long Jump 4.67m

Lauren West 11^th U15 Long Jump 4.27m

Sydney Kania 2^nd U16 High Jump 1.65m SYP Club Record Georgie Jaques 2^nd U16 Triple Jump 10.36m

5^th U16 High Jump 1.55m 5^th U16 90mH 14.72

Abbey Waterworth 2^nd U16 Pole Vault 2.60m SYP Club Record

Tea Lisle 6^th U16 90mH 15.14

20^th U16 200m 27.53

14^th U16 100m 13.12

Sophie Wickham 7^th U16 200m 26.85

3^rd U16 400m 57.64

Olivia Wrightson 16^th U16 100m 13.29

Skye Cselko 4^th U16 Triple Jump 10.15m

Rowena Craker 1^st U17 400m 55.49 SYP Club Record

1^st U17 200m 25.08 SYP Club Record

Briedelia Wiggins 4^th U17 400m 58.49

6^th U17 200m 26.27

Brianna Gibson 2^nd U18 Javelin 35.99m

Lucy Francis 4^th U18 5k Walk 28:35.67

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CLUB RECORDS

SYDNEY PACIFIC CLUB RECORDS can be found on the Sydney Pacific Athletic Club website. Please check to see if you have broken a record and then email Alex Dickinson, our Results and Records Committee Member with details (that is, competition, event, date, performance).

2016 HUNTER TRACK CLASSIC

Three Sydney Pacific Open’s Men athletes competed at pace at the recent Hunter Track Classic held on Saturday evening of 30 January 2016 in Newcastle.

Tim Leathart 100m 10.87

Jake Lynch 100m 11.04

Jared West 800m 1:47.89

Tim Leathart (Orange Singlet) Photo courtesy of Athletics NSW

JANUARY 2016 CAMPBELLTOWN PERMIT MEET

Several Sydney Pacific athletes travelled to Campbelltown on Thursday evening 28 January 2016 to compete in the Campbelltown Permit Meet.

Scott Tilbury 100m 11.52

Matt Tilley High Jump 1.90m =PB

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2016 ILLAWARRA TRACK CLASSIC

Sydney Pacific athletes at the 16 January 2016 Illawarra Tack Classic in Wollongong.

Ed White 60m 7.49

Ed White 100m 11.41

Nick Fuller 400m 52.82

MATT FOWLER APPOINTED TO ATHLETICS NSW ROLE

Sydney Pacific’s Foxglove Oval, Mt Colah based Coach Matt Fowler has recently taken up a full time role with Athletics NSW as the Coaching Development Coordinator. Congratulations Matt!

2016 NSW CLUB T&F AND MULTI EVENT CHAMPIONSHIPS

The annual NSW Club T&F and Multi Event Championships were held over the weekend of 9 and 10 January 2016 at Bankstown. There was a very impressive turnout of Sydney Pacific Athletes, significant PBs and outstanding performances.

Several track athletes tried their hand very successfully in a wide range of field events.

Congratulations to:

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The Ladies Masters Team that finished 2^nd overall

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Jitka Hiscox on winning the Silver Medal in the Women’s Opens Heptathlon and

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Georgie Jaques (pictured below) who won the Bronze Medal in the U16 Girls Heptathlon.

Photos courtesy of Athletics NSW

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2016 NSW CLUB T&F AND MULTI EVENT CHAMPIONSHIPS

Master’s Athlete Hermann Izzo (55-59 Age Group) – a ‘World Class Act’

Photo courtesy of Athletics NSW

Herman has a 100m PB of 12.01 which he set at the ES Marks track on 19 December 2015. This performance places Herman equal 4^th in the world rankings in Masters Athletics in the 55-59 age group.

In the 200m and at the 2016 Club Championships, Herman set a PB of 24.52, 0.83 seconds faster than his previous PB. He is now very close to the NSW 200m Record for the 55-59 age group of 24.26 held by the legendary Reg Austin.

Herman is coached by Sydney Pacific’s Tony Morphis who commented that ‘Herman has the makings of a world class Master’s athlete. Together we are engineering the road to his peak performances’.

Hurdlers Ben Basten (U20) and Graham Barry (Opens and long standing Club member) Photos courtesy of Athletics NSW

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2016 NSW CLUB T&F AND MULTI EVENT CHAMPIONSHIPS

ALBIE THOMAS ‘NIGHT OF MILES’

The Albie Thomas Mile was held on Thursday 17 December 2015 at Bankstown. Sydney Pacific’s 800m flyer Jared West (right) ran in the mile in a very fast 4:07.62. Sprinter Martin Smellie (below) ran a quick 35.07 in the 300m. Jared and Martin are coached by John Patchett.

Photos courtesy of Athletics NSW

Distance runner Indianna Marshall-Witte (U16) and race-walker Aidan Kerr (U20) Photos courtesy of Athletics NSW

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IMAGINE SYDNEY TRACK & FIELD CLASSICS AT NARRABEEN. I CAN!

Athletics Australia and Athletics NSW ae both reviewing their strategic direction and focus that encompasses ‘Athletics Products’ and value to their member organisations, the Clubs.

Imagine Sydney holding several summer Track & Field Classics at SOPAC, Narrabeen and Blacktown.

I can!

The Narrabeen Track & Field facility will need a makeover…. a new track in the very short term (estimated at a cost of $1.25m plus drainage revamp costs), new throwing facilities that will accommodate Opens age throwers and a covered spectator seating area that runs the length of the 100m track.

The Club is currently engaging with various stakeholders to progress discussions and action on this matter. The NSW State Government owns and manages the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation at Narrabeen. The Track & Field facility is well used by the Sydney Pacific Athletic Club, the Manly Warringah Little Athletics Centre, local primary and secondary schools, and independent coaches and their squads. The last major track refurbishment at Narrabeen was at least 8 years ago.

SPRINTS TRAINING ‘RACE NIGHTS’ AT NARRABEEN FEBRUARY-APRIL 2016

As part of the Narrabeen based Sydney Pacific Athletic Club Sprints Coaches’ Training Programs, three late afternoons race sessions are being held on:

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Wednesday 10 February

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Wednesday 9 March

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Wednesday 6 April.

The events will be:

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60 metres seeded

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500 metres handicap

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100metres seeded

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300metres handicap.

Athletes that wish to have this race practice are recommended to arrive by 4.30pm with the first event commending just prior to 5.00pm. Other events will follow after suitable recovery periods. Coaches Peter Crombie, John Patchett, Laura Honeysett, Ian Morgan and Martin Lynch will assist with officiating. Racing will be followed by appropriate training.

KIDS COACHING

A number of Sydney Pacific’s active athletes are Accredited Track & Field (T&F) Coaches and parents of young children. Heather Hozack conducts ‘Kids Coaching’ in the Northern Beaches area.

Heather is a Level 1 Accredited T&F Club Coach, PDHPE Teacher and has accreditation through the IAAF ‘Kids Athletics’ Program (please click here for IAAF information).

Heather’s weekly programs are held on:

Monday: 4:00pm Plateau Park, Collaroy Plateau

Wednesday: 4:00pm and 5:00pm Plateau Park, Collaroy Plateau

Thursday: 4:30pm at Narrabeen with Kriszta Kovacs, Sydney Pacific Masters Athlete, Level 2 Accredited T&F Coach and parent of young children Friday: 4:30pm Curl Curl Netball Courts

Weekend mornings: Changes from week to week. A long run.

For information about all programs please contact Heather at mobile: 0414 504 554 and email:

[email protected]

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THE SYDNEY PACIFIC COACHING TEAM

Coach Accreditations Contact Details

Amanda Coombe

Masters Squad - Narrabeen B. Ed (Hons); AA/ATFCA Level 2 Advanced Sprints, Hurdles, Relays and Middle Distance; Cert 4 Personal Trainer

Mobile: 0419 337 397

Email: [email protected]

Peter Crombie

Masters Squad – Narrabeen AA/ATFCA Level 4 Sprints, Relays and

Middle Distance Mobile: 0409 829 909

Email: [email protected] Matt Fowler

Long jump, triple jump and sprints – Mt Colah

AA/ATFCA Level 2 Advanced Event

Group Coach Mobile: 0434 952 446

Kimberly Hinschen

Jumps – Narrabeen AA/ATFCA Level 2 - Jumps Mobile: 0447 163 576

Email: [email protected] Laura Honeysett

Sprints and other events - Narrabeen

AA/ATFCA Level 3 Sprints and Relays Mobile: 0417 403 742 Email: [email protected] Heather Hozack

‘Kids Coaching’ - various Northern Beaches locations

AA/ATFCA Level 2 Club Coach; IAAF Kids Coaching; Secondary School PDHPE Teacher

Mobile: 0414 504 554 Email: [email protected]

Nett Knox

Jumps and sprints – Narrabeen AA/ATFCA Level 3 Mobile: 0402 309 326 Email: [email protected] Kriszta Kovacs

Varied events – Narrabeen AA/ATFCA Level 2; Cert 4 Personal

Trainer; M.Ed.Phys.Ed. Mobile: 0413 392 527

Email: [email protected] Jake Lynch

Sprints – Narrabeen AA/ATFCA Level 2 Mobile: 0421 325 714

Email: [email protected] Dr Martin Lynch

Sprints - Narrabeen AA/ATFCA Level 5 Sprints and Relays;

Masters Applied Science (Sports Coaching); Grad. Dip Sports Coaching

Mobile: 0418 268 425 Email: [email protected]

Alan Makin

Range of events - Narrabeen AA/ATFCA Level 4 Jumps, Sprints,

Relays and Athletes with Disabilities Mobile: 0411 277 017

Email: [email protected] Angus McEntyre

Throws and other events – several northern Sydney locations

AA/ATFCA Level 3 Advanced Event Group Coach. Throws, General Training.

ASCA Level 1 Strength and Conditioning

Mobile: 0407 208 676

Ian Morgan

All running events and walks – Narrabeen

AA/ATFCA Level 4 Sprints, Hurdles, Relays, Middle and Long Distance;

Triathlon Level 1

Mobile: 0409 794 749

Email:[email protected]

Tony Morphis

Masters Squad - Narrabeen AA/ATFCA Level 2 Sprints, Hurdles and

Email: [email protected] Gary Mullins

Lower North Shore and Northern Beaches

Certified Personal Trainer Long distance running and ultra marathons

Mobile: 0413 262 447 www.runninggroups.com.au

Bill Nappin

Walks & Middle Distance - Turramurra

AA/ATFCA Level 4 Race Walking and

John Patchett

Sprints and other events - Narrabeen

AA/ATFCA Level 4 Sprints, Hurdles and

Relays Telephone: 9451 9499

Leanne Pejkovic

Jumps - Narrabeen AA/ATFCA Level 3 Advanced Event

Group Coach Mobile: 0412 000 008

Email: [email protected] Garry Temple

Range of events - Narrabeen AA/ATFCA Level 4 Specialist Coach Mobile: 0447 660 122

For further information, please refer to the Sydney Pacific website and click on ‘Coaching’.

'SYP HIGHLIGHTS'

’Athletics leader in Sydney’s Northern Suburbs & Northern Beaches Areas’

‘SYP HIGHLIGHTS’

8 FEBRUARY 2016

Sponsors

Diamond Gold Silver Bronze

Links to Partners

WELCOME TO NEW AND RETURNING MEMBERS

2016 NSW JUNIOR & YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS

2016 NSW JUNIOR & YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS

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2016 NSW JUNIOR & YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS

CLUB RECORDS

2016 HUNTER TRACK CLASSIC

JANUARY 2016 CAMPBELLTOWN PERMIT MEET

2016 ILLAWARRA TRACK CLASSIC

MATT FOWLER APPOINTED TO ATHLETICS NSW ROLE

2016 NSW CLUB T&F AND MULTI EVENT CHAMPIONSHIPS

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2016 NSW CLUB T&F AND MULTI EVENT CHAMPIONSHIPS

2016 NSW CLUB T&F AND MULTI EVENT CHAMPIONSHIPS

ALBIE THOMAS ‘NIGHT OF MILES’

IMAGINE SYDNEY TRACK & FIELD CLASSICS AT NARRABEEN. I CAN!

SPRINTS TRAINING ‘RACE NIGHTS’ AT NARRABEEN FEBRUARY-APRIL 2016

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KIDS COACHING

THE SYDNEY PACIFIC COACHING TEAM