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Welcome to the Lilydale & Yarra Ranges Little Athletics Centre (LYRLAC) Web Site! Our site is full of up to date information on LYRLAC and Little Athletics in general. We hope you will visit us often.

Our Notice Board contains recent items of interest listed in reverse chronological order (most recent first).

SSSynthetic AthleticsTrack for Morrison Reserve!

It is with great excitement that our Centre announces that the Shire of Yarra Ranges has approved the funding of a synthetic Athletics track for our home at Morrison Reserve. The track will be built as the initial part of a new sports precinct development planned for the Reserve. $1.7M has so far been allocated for the track, and while a construction date is uncertain at this early stage, it could be as soon as late 2011.

The LYRLAC Committee would like to acknowledge the great work of our Centre Coach, Brendan Dixon, the efforts of previous Committees over the years, and the energy and vision of Yarra Ranges Shire Councillor and Deputy Mayor Tim Heenan - this would not have happened without them.

More Funding Required.......We need your help !

Our desire is for this track to be built to IAAF standards, capable of holding both Little Athletics and senior athletics events. However, for this to happen, we will require additional funding of at least $0.5M. We are planning to lobby the State and Federal Governments in the next few weeks for this extra money - so we are now asking all members of our Centre to urgently send letters or emails supporting this additional funding request.

Mark your message to the attention of James Merlino, Minister for Sport, Recreation & Youth Affairs or Kate Ellis, Minister for Sport - and forward to Brendan Dixon at bjandgirlsdixon@bigpond.com - Brendan will collate your messages and include them in the funding submission. If you have any questions, please call Brendan on 0439735911. We thank you in advance for your assistance in gaining a truly great asset for our Centre and the wider community of Yarra Ranges.

Cross Country Calendar for 2010 Season HERE!!!

Coaching for 2010-2011 T&F Season starts 2 August - see Coaching page for details

LAVic State Cross Country Championships - Sunday 1st August at Geelong Racecourse - Melways 452 E11. Entries are now finalised. Please click here for our Duty Roster  - it is important that all families perform their allocated duty to ensure the smooth running of the championships. Click here for event timetable: State Cross Country Championships

The Hills Challenge - Saturday 7 August - Cockatoo LAC are hosting their annual Hills Challenge, a teams event held on their VERY difficult and challenging course. Up for grabs is the Hills Cross Country Challenge Shield, which we have yet to win despite numerous attempts ! Come and help Cockatoo celebrate their 25th anniversary and enjoy a great end to the XC season. Registration by Wed 28 July is preferred Click Here for Event & Entry details

LYRLAC Cross Country Presentation Day - Sunday 8 August at FTG National Park - Melways ref 74 H5. Start time 10.00AM - Free BBQ inc Sausages, Bread, Egg & Bacon. BYO Drinks. Championship medals presented. "1,000 Steps" climb for those fit and game enough, so bring your running gear !

SANDOWN RELAYS - Saturday 28th August - Sandown Raceway. Cross Country Road Relays. Great way to run in a Team Event for Cross Country. All information is on the following Link Read Full Article. Please see Susan Taylor if you are interested in putting a Team together.

Committee Positions - we still have some vacancies on the Committee. We are still looking for volunteers for Team Manager and EMR Representative. Please talk to our President Susan Taylor if you are interested. Both of these positions are integral to successfully running our Centre. Both positions are interesting and rewarding.

We had our annual Cross Country Challenge day at Silvan Park Reservoir last Saturday. The weather was ideal for racing, and we had a big turn out of kids and parents keen to test themselves in the handicap format. Thanks to Rob Belli and his helpers for setting up the great course - which wound through the bush on the edge of the park - and all the other officials who made it such a great day !

The AV Country Road Walking Championships were held in Ballarat on 18 July. The races were held in icy cold and windy conditions, but despite the weather, Stephanie George from our Centre managed to win the U16 race in a pb time for the 3km distance. Younger sister Hayley also recorded a pb in winning the Racewalking Victoria U10 1km event. Well done girls !

Some of our Centre athletes represented their schools in the 2010 adidas Victorian All Schools Championships held at Bundoora Park on 17 July. The championships were also used as the U14 - U20 selection trials for the Australian Cross Country Championships to be held next month in Bald Hills, Brisbane. Many of them were backing up from the Primary & Secondary school championships run during the week, and all competed superbly.

Outstanding performances from Zak Patterson (Gold Medal U16 Boys 4k) and Ryan Patterson (Silver Medal U14 Boys 3k). Both have been selected in the Vic team to compete in Brisbane, and we wish them the very best of luck at Nationals !

There were other fine performances from:  Jake Brown (134th - U14 3k), Stephanie Butler (11th - U15 3k), Stephanie George (40th - U15 3k), Josh Patterson (12th - U18 6k), Asha Steer (42nd - U14 3k), and Lanita Steer (30th - U15 3k).

Click HERE to view Athletics Victoria's coverage of the day.

On Tuesday 13 July, a number of our athletes competed in the VPSSA and VSSSA State Cross Country Championships at Bundoora Park. Qualifying for these championships involves progressing through big fields in District and Zone races, so it's a considerable achievement to even make the (large !) final field. A big congratulations to:

Ryan Patterson - State Champion, 12-13yrs boys

Zak Patterson - State Champion, 15yrs boys

And also, great efforts by: Hayley Anthony - 83rd(12-13yrs girls), Stephanie Butler - 12th(14yrs girls), Molly Dixon 48th(12yrs girls), Josh Patterson - 9th(17-20 yrs boys), and Braden Taeuber - 91st(11yrs boys).

Our Cross Country Centre Championship day was held on Saturday 10 July at Morrison Reserve. The weather was fine and provided an unusually dry track for this time of the year. The racing was keen as always, and there were some fine performances. Congratulations to the following Age Group winners:

U6 Boys - Zeke Tresidder, U6 Girls - Claire Noonan, U7 Boys - Ryan de Haan, U7 Girls - Zoe Ford, U8 Boys - Marley Forder, U8 Girls - Ruby Dixon, U9 Girls - Tess Patterson, U10 Boys - Connor Thrall, U10 Girls - Hayley George, U11 Boys - Jamie Shaw, U11 Girls - Molly Dixon, U12 Boys - Ryan Patterson, U12 Girls - Asha Steer, U13 Boys - Lachlan Rampton, U13 Girls - Hayley Anthony, U14 Boys - LucasTaylor, U14 Girls - Renee Doggett, U15 Boys - Zak Patterson, U15 Girls - Holly Bedyn, Open Men - David Chesney, Open Women - Erica Bedyn.

Thanks to all our officials and helpers on the day (BBQ, Canteen etc). Medals will be awarded to all placegetters at our end of season Presentation Picnic day on Sun 8 August. For full results go to our 'Results' page.

Knox LAC held their annual Cross Country Open Day last Saturday at Nortons Park. This event was very well supported as always, with many athletes competing from Centres around the State - resulting in high quality XC racing on a demanding course.

It was great to see so many of our athletes and parents competing. Special mention to Ryan and Zak Patterson who both won their age groups, and Tess Patterson, Braden Taeuber, and Andrew Butler who all came 3rd in their respective races. There were many other fine performances, and Our Centre also collected many team medals.

But the biggest story of the day is that we managed to win the Perpetual Trophy as most successful visiting Centre for the 7th time in 9 years - a great achievement ! The result went right down to the last race of the day, but we managed to beat arch rival Casey by a mere handful of points. We look forward to another close contest next year !

                                    Happy LYRLAC athletes with the Perpetual Trophy (photo courtesy of Knox LAC)

Our Centre sincerely thanks Knox LAC for providing such a well organised and professionally run event. Full results and photos from the day can be found on the Knox website HERE !

Last Sunday the EMR Cross Country Championships were held at a very cold and wet Ruffy Lake Park in Doncaster. Despite the conditions - some would say perfect for Cross Country ! - our athletes all competed with great spirit, and there were some excellent individual and team performances.

Many thanks to all the parents who carried out there duties on the day, and a special mention to Melissa Belli for her last ever stint as Chief Recorder (a role she's done superbly for many years).

Congratulations to the following medallists:

Ryan Patterson - GOLD, U12B 2km

Zak Patterson - GOLD, U15B 3km

Lachlan Rampton - BRONZE, U13B 3km

Braden Tauber - BRONZE, U10B 1.5km

Team Silver - U14G 3km - Stephanie Butler, Renee Doggett, Lanita Steer

Team Bronze - U8B 1km - Oliver Duncan, Marley Forder, Ryan Thrall

Team Bronze - U9G 1.5km - Rickylee Brown, Emily de Haan, Tess Patterson

Team Bronze - U12G 2km - Elizabeth Sneddon, Asha Steer, Ella Vande Velde

Full results now available on EMR website HERE !

On Sunday 13 June, four athletes from our Centre represented the Vic Race Walking Club at the 44th annual Lake Burley Griffin Race Walking Carnival in Canberra. The carnival is regarded as one of the major events on the national race walking calendar, and this year featured over 300 walkers from clubs around Australia.

All of our athletes performed very well against some of the best young walkers in the country.

Congratulations to:

Hayley George - SILVER U10G 1km, Team Gold U10G 1km

Stephanie George - 5th U16G 3km, Team Silver U16G 3km

Lucas Taylor - 5th U14B 2km, 14th U18B 5km,Team Bronze U14B 2km

Lee Taylor - 19th U10G 1km

                          Hayley                                                     Stephanie (26) 

                       Lucas (69)                                                         Lee

Photos from 13th March 2010 HERE!!

IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the large size of the files generated by the Photos we will be deleting most of the Track & Field Photos in the next week or so.

The Little Aths State Championships were held over the weekend at Olympic Park. Thanks to all of the parents who carried out their duties. Congratulations to all of the athletes who qualified to compete at these Championships.

The stand-out performance from our athletes was from Ryan Patterson who won 3 GOLD Medals in the U12B - 400m, 800m & 1500m - well done Ryan - a fantastic achievement!

Congratulations to our other medallists:-

Renee Doggett - U14G GOLD - 400m, SILVER 800m

Zak Patterson - U15B SILVER 800m, BRONZE 1500m

Stephanie Durant - U11G SILVER 80m Hurdles

Stephanie George - U14G SILVER 1500m Walk

Emily Loughnan - U14G BRONZE 400m, BRONZE Javelin

Full Results are now available on the VLAA website - www.vlaa.com.au

We had a number of our athletes who qualified for the 2010 Australian Junior Athletic Championships held at the Sydney Olympic Park from the 11th March to the 14th March.  Qualifying for these Championships is a great achievement. We had some medallists and lot's of PB's in obviously some very tough competition competing against the best junior athletes in Australia.

Congratulations to the following atheletes:-

Renee Doggett - GOLD U15 400m, BRONZE U15 800m & BRONZE as a member of the U18 4x400m

Ryan Patterson - BRONZE U14 1500m, 5th U14 800m Final

Zak Patterson - BRONZE U16 2000 Steeplechase, 17th U16 1500m Final & 4th in Heat of U16 800m

Stephanie George - 5th U15 3000m Walk Final

Recent former athletes:-

Breeana Walker - 4th U20 400m, BRONZE as a member of the U20 4x400m, 8th in Heat of U20 100m

Josh Patterson - 3rd in Heat of 800m, 8th U18 2000m Steeplechase Final

Exciting times at LYRLAC right now with the release of our brand new web site. Make a note of our web address for future reference or better still put us in your 'Favourites' list. We will be adding lots of information over the coming weeks in preparation for the forthcoming T&F season. Make sure to visit often!

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and supports the VLAA motto "Family, Fun & Fitness"

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