What's On?    Meet Schedule    Archive    Club History    Athlete Profiles    Photo Gallery    Athlete Of The Month    Coaches    - Ron White    - Steve Whelan    - Steve Denning    - Matt Rawlings    Register - Run For Hills!    Uniform Order Form    Contact Hills    Sponsors    Hills Athletics Board 2005    Site Design    Athletics Australia    Athletics NSW    Hills Little Athletics    Little Athletics Australia    [more...]	16 October 2006 .............................................. Thank you Telstra Telstra has given Hills Athletics $2,000 grant to purchase equipment http://www.athletics.org.au/news/details.cfm?ObjectID=3023. 5 October 2006 .............................................. Send your results Send your recent competition results for publication. You can now send your results to results@hillsathletics.com for publication. We will try our best to make these results available for local newspaper publications. 3 October 2006 .............................................. Australian sprinter dies 21 September 2006 .............................................. Orange Blossom FUN RUN results Results and sponsers to Orange Blossom Fun Run. Hills District Athletics Club sincerely thank their sponsers: Baulkham Hills Shire Council, Freshworld Fruit Market, Castle Hill, Winston Hills Mall, and Bunnings Warehouse. The complete result list is here. The results in brief: Men 2KM Josh Windsor, N Aujlar, Luke O'Donnell Women 2KM Erin Blundell, Eloise Wilson, Sarah Marvin Men 4KM James Matthews, Ben Boyles, Andrew Ellis Women 4KM Jenny Blundell, Janine Liversage, Lisa Harrison Men 8KM Michael Harrison, Ritchie Roberts, Steve Dewhurst Women 8KM Angela Williams, Kristina Cavanna, Billinda Schipp 18 September 2006 .............................................. Preya Carey 5th in IAAF Congratulations to Preya Carey who was part of the Oceania womens 4 x 100m team that finished 5th in the World Cup in Athens. A great result for the Australian Commonwealth Games team member. 5 September 2006 .............................................. Have you registered for NSW All Schools? If not, last date is 15 September. You can register on line too. Go to www.nswathletics.org.au and just use IE Browser to register online. 2 September 2006 .............................................. Are you financial? If not, you are not covered by insurance. If you you have not paid your annual fees, please do so now. Forms are available on line here or at Athletics NSW. Registrations can be paid Monday or Wednesday night between 6:30 PM to 8:30PM. 1 September 2006 .............................................. Preya Carey in Oceania Team Preya Carey in Oceania Team for IAAF World Cup. The IAAF World Cup is the premier team's competition in world athletics. The competition features straight finals in all events except the multi-events and walks. The 10th IAAF World Cup will be held in Athens, Greece, on the weekend of 16-17 September 2006. Preya Carey of Hills Districts Athletics Club will be competing in 100m/200m/4x100m. Good luck Preya! 31 August 2006 .............................................. Fun Run Fun Run 17 September 2006 8AM at Castle Hills Showground. Put on your running shoes and head for the Castle Hill Showground to register for this 8km (or 4km if you prefer) fun run. The event is hosted by the Hills District Athletics Club and entry is $10 Adult and $5 Children - enter on the day or before the event by contacting Steve Whelan at whelan@hillsathletics.com or 0411 145 190. JULY 25 2006 .............................................. Athletics NSW Clubs On Track Report Athletics NSW today released details of its annual 'Clubs On Track' Report. The 2006 Edition provides Hills Athletics with a Silver Rating, the highest furnished upon any club in North Western Sydney. Hills Athletics Club President Stephen Gane has subsequently announced that the Committee has made a positive identification of the key areas in which the Club must strive to improve, and action is currently being undertaken for Hills to achieve a Gold Ranking Club within the next year. Stephen wishes to thank all Committee and Club Members who have made this outstanding result possible. JULY 20 2006 .............................................. 2006 Triva Night Come support local Hills athletes at the HDAC Annual Trivia Night, being held at Castle Hill Bowling Club next Saturday, July 27 2006. The night begins at 6.30pm with a barbecue, with trivia commencing at 7.30pm and ending at 11. The evening will also feature the Annual General Meeting and Awards Night. Entry is $10/person, with sponsor prizes for the top 3 placegetters. Family and friends are welcome. RSVP to Stephen Gane at gane@hillsathletics.com. FEBRUARY 27 2006 .............................................. 2006 ACT Championships Results from ACT Champs, held in Bruce ACT: Arna Graves U20 Women's 400m: 4th Tomas Do Canto U20 Men's 1500m: 1st Matt Jackson Open Men's 800m: 4th Chris Lew Open Men's 100m: 10th FEBRUARY 5 2006 .............................................. 2006 National Championships The closing day of the 2006 National Athletics titles, the most exciting meet of this past season, featured the final of the Men's 200 metres and 800 metres, and the Women's High Jump, Hammer Throw and 3000m Steeplechase. 2005 Australian Schools Champion and Hills' athlete Ashley McBurney finished in 11th position in the Open Women's Triple Jump, but narrowly missed jumping over 12 metres. Queensland's Linda Allen, Jeanette Bowles from Victoria, and NSW Champion Lisa Morrison finished in first, second and third place respectively. Congratulations to all athletes who took part and competed. FEBRUARY 4 2006 .............................................. 2006 National Championships The third day of the 2006 National Championships will be remembered for Tamsyn Lewis' unexpected appearance in the heats of the Women's 800 metres, John Steffenson's 45.14 Commonwealth A-Standard Qualifying time to win the Men's 400 metres and the furious pace set in the heats of the Men's 800 metres. However, the highlight of the evening came with 15 year-old Vicky Parnov's 4.35m clearance to post a Commonwealth Games A-Standard Qualifying performance, finishing behind the experienced Tatiana Grigorieva, who leapt 4.45m to take the Gold. 15 year-old Olivia Tauro shone in the heats of the Women's Open 200m this afternoon, posting the quickest qualifying time to enter the semi-final draw (24.20, -2.1m/s). Olivia went on to secure fourth place in her semifinal, narrowly missing the final by 0.08s, an impressive end to what has been a highly successful first season at Open level. Not so lucky however, for Hills' Preya Carey, having to withdrew from this event following a slight hip strain. After two draining days of competition, Joanne Waring won Hills' only medal of the National meet in the Women's U23 Heptathlon, accumulating 4413 points for a bronze medal. Congratulations Jo! FEBRUARY 3 2006 .............................................. 2006 National Championships Preya Carey claimed her semi-final of the Women's Open 100 metres on the second night of the Commonwealth Selection Trials, with an easy 11.88 (-1.6m/s), then followed up 90 minutes later with a fifth place finish in the final, behind 2005 National Champion Sally McLellan, World Youth athlete Crystal Attenborough, QAS' Melanie Kleeberg and 1998 Commonwealth Games Representative Tania Van Heer-Murphy. Other Hills athletes to take to the track on the second day of competition included Jessica Fisher and Joanne Waring in the opening day of the Women's heptathlon, and Michael Barber and Darrel Muzyczka on the concluding day of the Men's Decathlon, with a sixth place finish in the U23 and Open Divisions respectively. The talking point of the night however was Jana Pittman's defeat in the Women's 400m final (53.52), deservingly won by New Zealand's Jane Arnott. Jana finished in last place with a time more than three seconds outside her personal best time. FEBRUARY 2 2006 .............................................. 2006 National Championships Jana Pittman stole the thunder on a star-studded opening night of the 2006 National Titles, also doubling as the Commonwealth Games Selection Trials. Following her debut run last weekend in Canberra, Jana was the fastest qualifier over the flat 400, stopping the clock in 52.84, 0.57 ahead of her next fastest competitor. With selectors providing her with an automatic Games spot in the 400m hurdles, Jana intends to focus solely on attaining a Commonwealth qualifying time over the flat 400 in these Championships, however with Tamsyn Lewis, Jaimee-Lee Hoebergen, Annabelle Smith and Rosemary Hayward snapping at her heels, claiming victory will prove a daunting endeavour. Yet to record a qualifying performance for the 400, Pittman earlier this week remarked that she hopes to emulate her mentor Debbie Flintoff-King by bagging double Commonwealth Gold over both the flat 400 and 400 hurdles next month in Melbourne. Tomorrow night's final will be one of Jana's final opportunities to run beneath the Games minimum B-Entry Standard. Fellow Hills' athlete Preya Carey had a somewhat more relaxing beginning to the Championships, clocking a steady 11.92 (-1.9m/s) in the heats of the women's 100 metres to qualify second fastest for tomorrow night's final. Talented youngster Olivia Tauro had a disappointing showing in her heat of the 100, missing the final and finishing 19th in the overall classification with a 12.37 into a blustery 3.4m/s headwind. FEBRUARY 1 2006 .............................................. Commonwealth Games Competition Congratulations to everyone who entered our Commonwealth Games Competition. The major prizes were drawn by former National Schools Champion and Hills athlete Katelyn Grehan. The winners are: 1. J Kirkman (#001) 2. P Fisher (#409) 3. M Shirvington (#151) 4. S Gane (#019) 5. S Geoghegan (#181) 6. P Neale (#865) 7. G Bailey (#642) 8. D Graff (#662) 9. S Hardwick (#091) 10. L Malouf (#861) 11. D Perry (#171) 12. K White (#838) 13. L Inman (#532) 14. T Williams (#295) 15. T Barber (#255) 16. S Gane (#034) 17. P Fisher (#406) 18. T Williams (#295) 19. S McLellan (#624) 20. D Matthewson (467) 21. D McNicol (#570) 22. R Bailey (#649) 23. J Liversage (#315) 24. J Gillan (#119) 25. M Vernon (#608) 26. R Bailey (#643) 27. D Riley (#665) 28. D Williams (#299) 29. D McEwan (#120) 30. P Fisher (#402) 31. J White (#839) 32. C Wilson (#291) 33. S Gane (#424) 34. S Gane (#434) 35. P Riley (#474) 36. G McDonald (#571) 37. A McBurney (#675) 38. A McBurney (#671) 39. M Kaan (#811) 40. D Tejpalsingh (#577) 41. M Defore (#124) 42. Bhupinder (#580) 43. D Fisher (#849) 44. G Singh (#515) 45. Lauren Huxley Fund (#015) 46. S Whelan (#164) 47. P deRobillard (#114) 48. J Raj (#578) 49. M Vernon (#610) 50. P Byrne (#130) 51. G Shirley (#895) 52. T Barnes (#562) All winners should receive correspondence from Hills Athletics within seven days. If you have not been contacted by HDAC by February 10 2006, please call Steve Gane on 0403 196 062 or send an email to gane@hillsathletics.com to collect your prize. Unclaimed prizes will be donated to the Lauren Huxley Fund. Alternately, contact Steve if you are interested in donating your prize or other items to the Fund. JANUARY 19 2006 .............................................. Sydney Track Classic A fun night of track action under lights at the Sydney Track Classic tonight after an early shower and light drizzle. A strong performance by Club athletes, particularly in the cooler gusty conditions. Results as follows: - Lucy Kaan Women's 800m (B-Race): 7th - Ashley McBurney Women's Triple Jump: 8th - Chris Lew Men's 100m (B-Race): 5th - Cameron Morrissey Men's 800m (C-Race): 1st - James Kaan Men's 800m (C-Race): 3rd - Jay Stevens Men's 800m (C-Race): 4th - Sean Geoghegan Men's 800m (C-Race): 7th - Tom Neale Men's 800m (C-Race): 8th - Matthew Jackson Men's 800m (B-Race): 5th - Tom DoCanto Men's 5000m: 11th - Barry Mayo Men's 5000m (B-Race): 9th - Peter Byrne Men's 5000m (B-Race): 18th JANUARY 14 2006 .............................................. NSW State Open & U18 Championships Tonight witnessed the close of what has been a dazzling and memorable 2006 State Track and Field Championships. The presence of local and interstate athletes hoping to post qualifying performances for this year's Commonwealth Games and World Junior Championships provided high quality fields across all disciplines. It was the final evening of competition that attracted Hills the greatest attention, with the talented Preya Carey and 16 year-old wonderkid Olivia Tauro taking out the 1-2 double in the Open Women's 100 metres. Gold Medallists Preya Carey Open Women's 100m Ashley McBurney U18 Women's Triple Jump Silver Medallists Olivia Tauro Open Women's 100m Renee Asonitis U18 Women's 400m James Kaan U18 Men's 1500m Leo Dulay U18 Men's 110m Hurdles Finallists Olivia Tauro Open Women's 200m: 6th Jessica Fisher Open Women's High Jump: 6th Ashley McBurney Open Women's Triple Jump: 4th Simren Kaur Open Women's Shotput: 8th Jessica Fisher Open Women's Javelin: 6th Lucy Kaan U18 Women's 800m: 6th Joanne Waring U18 Women's 100m Hurdles: 5th Joanne Waring U18 Women's High Jump: 2nd Ashley McBurney U18 Women's High Jump: 4th Joanne Waring U18 Women's Long Jump: 8th Simren Kaur U18 Women's Discus: 7th Kim Kennedy U18 Women's Javelin: 6th Daryl Muzyczka Open Men's 110m Hurdles: 9th Daryl Muzyczka Open Men's High Jump: 10th Daryl Muzyczka Open Men's Pole Vault: 4th Daryl Muzyczka Open Men's Shotput: 5th Daryl Muzyczka Open Men's Discus: 7th Daryl Muzyczka Open Men's Javelin: 9th Leo Dulay U18 Men's 100m: 5th Leo Dulay U18 Men's 200m: 10th David Wylie U18 Men's 200m: 13th David Wylie U18 Men's 400m: 9th Tom Neale U18 Men's 800m: 7th Additional Results Lauren Shirvington U18 Women's 100m: 14th Joanne Waring U18 Women's 200m: 10th Lauren Shirvington U18 Women's 200m: 14th Lucy Kaan U18 Women's 400m: 10th Patrick Vidot Open Men's 400m: 24th Matthew Jackson Open Men's 800m: 18th Cameron Morrissey Open Men's 800m: 21st Barry Mayo Open Men's 800m: 35th In an incredible week of track and field action, a number of Hills athletes are backing up in the Sydney Track Classic at Sydney Olympic Park this Thursday evening from 6.30pm. We'd love to see you there! JANUARY 12 2006 .............................................. NSW State Open & U18 Championships The track hots up tonight on the opening night of the 2006 NSW State Championships at Sydney Olympic Park. One of the final leadup events to the Commonwealth Games Trials in February, this meet promises some slick times with athletes vying for Commonwealth Games and World Junior qualifiers. Hills stars competing in the NSW Championships include Preya Carey, James Kaan, Olivia Tauro, Heidi Gregson, Ashley McBurney and Joanne Waring. Full start list available online at nswathletics.org.au. JANUARY 2 2006 .............................................. Sydney Track Classic One of the hottest meets of the 2006 Summer Track Program rolls back into town on January 19. An Athletics Australia-sanctioned national meet, the Sydney Track Classic promises to deliver some quick performances in the lead up to the Commonwealth Games Trials. Rostered events include a Mens/Womens 100m, 200m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m and Womens 3000m steeple. Registration closes January 12. For full details and event program, please visit NSW Athletics online. JANUARY 1 2006 .............................................. Happy New Year A scorching week leading up to 2006! Hills Athletics would like to thank all athletes, coaches, sponsors, volunteers, parents and supporters for their valued contribution towards the club in 2005. Warmest wishes for a safe and relaxing 2006 from everyone at Hills Athletics Club. Go To Older News >>	Welcome To HillsAthletics.com