Hi Everyone,

Well Done to those who competed today at Tirhatuan Park!! What a great day for CC it was. Again, Waverley would have been close to having 40 athletes compete

A full wrap up from this weekend will be avaliable in next weeks newsletter.

Please visit this website for the days photos! There are lots and lots of Waverley athletes & parents that had their "snap shot" taken if they knew about it or not!!
https://picasaweb.google.com/111884877254490331851/KnoxCrossCountry28thApril2012TirhatuanPark#

Have a nice weekend!!

Congratulations to all who were at the State T&F.  Waverley ended up with 10 gold, 6 silver and 5 bronze medals!!! We ended up in 6^th place overall, this is highest result for many years.

The full results are listed below.

Thanks to everybody who turned up at the Presentation Day today and made it a great day.  Also, the Committee thanks everybody who has helped out during the season and makes it an enjoyable experience.  A special thanks goes to our major sponsor Barker and Barker Media for printing the certificates.

The AGM was held prior to the presentations.  You can see who is on the Committee on the contacts page - a mix of new and experienced people.

Photos are now available - thanks Kate!

With Cross Country coming up soon we are looking for a coordinator to liaise with Knox.  Please let our new President Dylan Cooper know if you're interested.

Attached is an article that appeared in The Age last week.

I thought it was a very interesting read and described the relationship and plans that have gotten Sally Pearson to her current position as the Womens World Champion in the 100mh.

Also, some comment with Alana Boyd who broke the Pole Vault National Record a couple of weeks ago and her thoughts on training partner Steve Hooker !  For those of you "old" like me, you will most likely remember Alana's mum Denise Robertson-Boyd and her rivalry with Raylene Boyle as the country's top sprinters of the 80's.  Alana's father is Ray Boyd - also an Olympic representative in Pole Vault.  Oh for genes like that !! 

Click here to view the article

Ex Waverley Little Athlete Brendan Cole (left) has been selected to represent Australia at the upcoming London Olympic Games to be held during July 2012.  Brendan ran a sensational 49.39 in his 400mh in horrible wet and windy conditions at the Melbourne Track Classic on Friday night to gain automatic selection.  This ticks the off the last "wish list box" of acheivements for Brendan as an athlete (apart from an Olympic Medal of course), and has taken dedication, commitment and a huge effort over more than 10 years.  Brendan has also been a regular starter in recent years at the Stawell gift in all events up to 400m !   ATHLETE PROFILE from the Athletics Australia website , Brendan's training squad MattyB DEPT & his BLOG (a very interesting read)

CONGRATULATIONS from all of LAWav ...... and to all current athletes - dare to dream and work hard - you just never know what dreams may come true

Waverley athletes and coaches have been getting plenty of media attension this season with their fantastic performances and work.

Below are some of the recent articles:

Pre State T&F article - Featuring Jessica Hepworth

Sonia O'Sullivan to carry the Olypic Torch

Ellie Sanford - Waverley Leader Sports Star of the week

Leader Newspaper - Sports Star of the week (Dec 2011) Harry Ma'o

The Irish Times (Dec 2011) - Sonia O'Sullivan - chef de mission (with Sebastian Coe)

Leader Newspaper - Sports Star of the week (Nov 2011) Nana-Adoma Owusu-Afriyie

Schools T&F Champions (Nov 2011)

Season Launch (Sept 2011)