30 Jan 2012

 2012 Competition Dates, Times & Venues

The following are the confirmed dates, times and venues for weekly competition during the remainder of this track & field season now that our

new track has been completed at Keilor Park Athletics Track, Stadium Drive, Keilor Park:

30 Jan 2012

 Track Update (30 January 2012)

As you can see from the pics below the track surfacing work has been fully completed and marking of lanes is well underway.

 

Therefore this week's competition will be held at our new track - Keilor Park Athletics Track, Stadium Drive, Keilor Park.

 

 

30 Jan 2012

State Relay Championships

Lakeside Track, Albert Park - Saturday 28th January 2012

The 2012 Little Athletics Victoria State Relay Championships were held on Saturday 28^th January at Lakeside Stadium.  For many of our athletes this would be their first competition at the new state of the art venue.  This year we had fewer teams representing Keilor at the Championships than in past years nonetheless the Keilor athletes and their families flew the flag proudly and brought home 11 medals in total. We beat our total of 10 medals in 2011 and this in itself was a success marker for our day.  Of the 26 teams that qualified or progressed to the championships, 17 qualified for the finals.  The total medal haul is an almost 75% success rate in finals which is a remarkable statistic.

Team Performances

The day started extremely well when the Mixed Under 11 team won a bronze in the first event, the 4 x 200m. The Under 9 girls made their first final in the 4 x 200 and finished a creditable 5^th.  The same girls just missed out on the 4 x 100 final but they should feel extremely proud of their achievements.  This team has a big future in relays at Keilor and with a couple more girls in the squad in 2013 they will certainly be at the State championships again.

The outstanding team of the meet was the Under 13 Girls who took the grand slam of 3 Gold medals in all events.  Despite a minor hiccup in the 4 x 200 heat the girls blew out the cobwebs and were a slick, well-drilled machine for the rest of the day. The Under 14 Boys recruited well over winter and with Jilvan Dias joining the squad the boys won their first relay medals ever.  They finished the day with a Gold and Silver medal in their two events.

The 15 Girls may have thought this was their last relay championships but with our success in the Mixed 16 events the girls are well advised not to throw away their spikes, crop tops or bum huggers.  They snared silver in the 4 x200, were pipped out of a bronze in the medley and almost made the final in the 4 x 100. 

With 6 teams in the Mixed 16 events we were looking for medals and state records.  We achieved 2 gold and 2 silver won by the A and B teams and the C teams finished 6^th in both the 100 and 200.  The unofficial state record achieved at regions by the 4 x 200 team was there for the taking at States but the changes weren’t as slick and we were outside the time.  However the team took it up a notch in the 100 and only missed the record by 6 /100ths of a second.  The squad was emotional with their coach, Tim Golder, after their final event, knowing that their Keilor Little Aths days were now over.  We thank all of those athletes for the contribution they have made to our relay success over the years.

The Under 11 Boys and Girls, the Under 12 Boys, the Under 14 Girls and the Boys 13-15 Medley team also represented our Centre with distinction.  We had a great day at the new venue and the Team Managers would like to thank the parents for their fantastic support during the day and the coaches for all the work they have done with the athletes.

With our new track and the promise shown at these Championships, 2013 and beyond will be great years for Keilor Little Athletics Centre in relays.  All athletes are welcome to join our relay squads and we will be developing our junior athletes so that we can build a base to build our relay success on.

Medal Winning Squads

Pictured opposite is the Mixed 11 4 x 200 bronze medallists - our first medal for the championships.

Athletes L-R from back Mackensi Galea, Payton Ozols, Phillip Polidano, Mathew Gerace and Christian Petersen.

Coaches: Thank you to our Coaches who took their teams to States - Lynelle Petersen, Annie Ozols, Meli Ratu, Nick Olsen, Tim Golder, Shane Petersen, Tracey Caines, Shane Hayes, Ray Koeleman.

Captains:  Thank you to our captains who lead the Keilor Centre very proudly on the day:  Nicole Ware, Bethany Rayner, Rebecca Campbell and Timothy Petersen.

Further Info: PICS (more coming soon)| Official "Live" Results

Pauline Barker-McShanag

Team Manager

28 Nov 2011

Northern Metro Region Track & Field Championships

Entries for the Northern Metropolitan Region Track and Field championships are now being taken. Entries open to U7 athletes and above

and the regional championship is the qualifying round for the State championships for athletes in U9 and above.

Introducing Our New Sponsor SEW EURODRIVE

In an extremely generous gesture SEW EURODRIVE heard of our new track and donated the buggy (opposite) to assist with transporting equipment around the track.

It is fair to say there are a few lining up for job of driving the buggy and we can't wait to take it for a spin when we get on to our new track.