Zone Nominations Close this Friday November 23rd. Even though we’ve just finished the State Relay Championships it’s already time to finalise our nominations for the Zone Carnival. Each year ESLAC athletes from ages 7 to 17 are invited to participate in the Zone Carnival held at our home track of ES Marks Athletics Field. This year Zone will be held on Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th of December. It costs $20 to nominate for the Zone Carnival and the parent/carer of each entrant is expected to volunteer for 2 hours as a helper or pay a $50 non-volunteer levy. U7 to U12 athletes can enter a maximum of 4 events each and U13 to U17 athletes can enter a maximum of 6 events each. Our Zone, the Inner City Zone, is made up of 8 clubs and is one of the strongest Zones in Australia. Each of the 8 clubs can enter a maximum of 5 athletes in each event for the U7 to U12 age groups (there is no limit on Club entries for U13 to U17 athletes), so entries for U7 to U12 are competitive and final say on who will represent ESLAC will be based on Friday night events results as judged by the ESLAC Committee.
The Zone Entry Table will be set up next to the barbeque in front of the girls change rooms.
List of Zone Events for Each Age Group (this list is to help you choose your events. Please note that the times are only estimates and the U10 Boys and Girls 1500m has been dropped from this year’s Zone program)
U7B U7G U8B U8G U9B U9G U10B U10G U11B U11G U12B U12G (Max 4 Entries per Athlete)
U13B U13G U14B U14G U15B U15G U17B U17G (Max 6 Entries per Athlete)
State Relay Championships Wrap Up. Firstly, congratulations to the 4 x 800m Junior Girls for their Silver medal last weekend. Well done Aria Jensen (U8), Lola Upfold (U9), Anna Colquhoun (U10) and Piper Simpson (U11). Thanks also to the 60 or so ESLAC participants in this year’s State Relay Championships including the parents and carers who came to support them and volunteered to help out over the weekend. Eastern Suburbs fielded a total of 21 teams over the weekend (many more than previous years) and we had 14 top 8 finishes. That is a huge number of teams making it through to the finals. ESLAC also had 3 teams who came very close 4ths, just outside the medals, in the Junior Boys 4 x 800m team, the U13 Girls 4 x 100m team and the U14 Mixed 4 x 400m team. We were oh so close on several occasions. Check out the 2018 Relay Results 1 – SOPAC for a full listing of the results from the LANSW State Relay Championships 2018.
200m and Javelin this Friday November 23rd. This Friday we are running Event Series 6 with the U10 – U17 age groups will be running the 200m/800m combination while the U7 – U9 will run the 70m/200m combination and the Tots – U6 will run 50m and 70m. The U11 – U17 age groups will also get to throw the Javelin for the first time this season starting at 8pm. You can print copies (or download copies to your phone) of the ESLAC Event Series 6 Nov 23, 2018, the Event Series 6 Program List Oct 12, 2018 and the ESLAC ES Marks Event Locations Map Sep 19, 2018 and bring them with you on Friday night so that you know what is scheduled for your age group and where you can find your group at any time.
Registrations are Still Open. Please let your friends know that, even though the season is well underway, registrations for the 2018_19 season are still open. We have already had 9 weeks of the season but there are 10 weeks left before our last night at ES Marks on Friday the 8th of March 2019. When registering, remember that we are “Eastern Suburbs Little Athletics Club – Friday” and that if you want to claim your $100 NSW State Government Active Kids Voucher, you should visit Services NSW first to get your voucher number. Click here to register online now, or visit our Registration Page for full details on how to register for the 2018/19 season.
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