BMLAC News Edition 5 Friday 18th December, 2020

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BMLAC News Edition 5 Friday 18th December, 2020
BMLAC News
Edition 5
Friday 18th December, 2020

President’s Piece
A HUGE thank you to everyone who has made the        Remember kids to
first half of our 2020/21 season such a success      “Be Your Best”
and worked so well. You have supported our
Centre through the challenges of COVID-19 and
we DID IT; we managed to get our programs run        Cheers
every week.                                          Maria Downes
                                                     President
I hope you all enjoy the break over the Christmas
and New Year period and please stay safe and
well.

I look forward to seeing you all return in January
2021 for an extremely busy second half of our
season and our athletes returning to “Being Their
                                                     Twilight Meet this Friday
Best”.
                                                                                 Our final meet for
I will be doing our 4th volunteer draw this Friday                               the year will be held
for a $50 Coles Myer voucher (Christmas Bonus)                                   this Friday evening
at our Twilight Meet - so if you want to be in the                               commencing at 5pm.
draw, I’ll see you out helping at an event this                                  We will be expecting
weekend.                                                                         a special visit from
                                                                                 Santa during our
Please ensure that this week you check in via the                                competition.
QR Code located around the Centre. This remains
vital for our ongoing compliance with COVID
Protocols and our COVID Officers will be checking
in with you on a regular basis. With any luck in
the New Year, it may not be necessary.
                                                     BBQ at Twilight Meet
As always, over the break, remember to keep
informed and refer to our website and Facebook       Sausages, hamburgers and lentil burgers will be
page and the local newspaper to be kept up to        available from the Canteen at our Twilight Meet
date with what’s happening at our Centre and be      on Friday evening.
informed for when we return in 2021.

Celebrate in style and take time to relax as
you’ve all earned it - see you in 2021.

                              www.bacchusmarshlittleathletics.org.au
BMLAC News Edition 5 Friday 18th December, 2020
Records & Rankings                                 Christmas Raffle
                                                   Tickets will be on sale Friday night prior to our
On Saturday 5th December Tamara Henry
(Boomerangs) broke the Under 16 Long Jump          draw mid-meet. Winners will be able to select
record with a new Centre record distance of        prizes from the prize table. Tickets will be $2
4.94m. Well done Tamara.                           each or 3 for $5.

                                                   Prizes:
                                                       • Jeff Jones Fruit Hamper
                                                       • Ballan Butcher Gift Voucher
                                                       • Rebel Sport equipment
                                                       • Christmas Hampers

Junior Development Squad
Congratulations to Emma Stewart, Nelson Banigo,
Nicholas Ide and Bridie Shanahan who have all
been accepted into the Little Athletics Victoria
Junior Development Squad (JDS).

JDS gives Under 12-16 athletes an opportunity to   Little Aths returns in 2021
develop additional skills and improve technical
competencies through participation in coaching     Little Athletics will return to Masons Lane Reserve
and training sessions with some of Victoria’s      on Saturday 16th January. Program 1 will be
leading coaches.                                   conducted. Dolphins Club are on set-up duty
                                                   from 7.30am and Boomerangs are on pack-up
                                                   duty.

                                                   Training
                                                   Centre training will resume on Thursday 21st
                                                   January.

                            www.bacchusmarshlittleathletics.org.au
BMLAC News Edition 5 Friday 18th December, 2020
Combined Event Award Winners                          Relay Coaches
The Centre Combined Event award were                  The BMLAC Relay Coaches for this season are:
presented last Saturday as follows:
                                                         •   Under 9's - Bethan White
UNDER 16 Boys: 1st Hayden Lloyd, 2nd Nate
                                                         •   Under 10's - Georgia Roberts
Sadhai, 3rd Xavier Goodman. Girls: 1st Tamara
                                                         •   Under 11 Girls - Natalie Grero
Henry, 2nd Caitlin Mai.
                                                         •   Under 11 Boys - Chris Ha
UNDER 15 Boys: 1st Mitchell Gardiner, 2 nd Jonas         •   Under 12's - Steve Lee
Cukavac, 3rd Braydn Rich. Girls:1 st Emma Smith,         •   Under 13/14 Girls - Chantelle Estlick
2nd Elise Cook, 3rd Bridie Shanahan.                     •   Under 13 Boys - Karen Lloyd
                                                         •   Under 14 Boys – Robert Dutt
UNDER 14 Boys: 1st Sergio Arrivillaga. 2 nd
                                                         •   Under 15's - Jorge Ide
Matthew Elefterescu, 3 rd James Farren. Girls 1 st
                                                         •   Under 16's - Karen Lloyd
Emma Stewart, 2nd Kira Watts, 3rd Matilda Clarke.
UNDER 13 Boys: 1st Alex Lloyd, 2nd Kurt               We thank all coaches who have volunteered their
Longalong, 3rd Felix Cukavac. Girls: 1st Evie         time to coach teams.
Ducas, 2nd Mackenzie Estlick, 3 rd Anna Seymour.      Under 9-12 Relay athletes were introduced to
                                                      their coaches last Saturday at the conclusion of
UNDER 12 Boys: 1st Nicholas Ide, 2nd Riley
                                                      competition and had their first training session.
Rogers, 3rd Oliver Quick. Girls: 1 st Sarah Burton,
                                                      Senior athletes will commence training the first
2nd Ellie Conroy, 3rd Imogen Lidgett-Egan.
                                                      week back of 2021 - Saturday 16th January after
UNDER 11 Boys: 1st Patrick Lovett, 2nd Nicholas       little aths.
Mai, 3rd Deegan Doyle. Girls: 1 st Charlie Del
Mastro, 2nd Tanae Grero, 3rd Austin Shea.
UNDER 10 Boys: 1st Oliver Aspinall, 2nd Braxtyn
                                                      Victorian Best Performance
Affleck-Rowe, 3rd Thomas Ibrahim. Girls: =1 st
                                                      Congratulations to Elliot Banigo who was
Myah Estlick, = 1st Mathilde Grant, 2nd Ruby
                                                      presented with his Victorian Best Performance
Richards, 3rd Lillian Roberts.
                                                      certificate last Saturday. Elliot set a new Victorian
UNDER 9 Boys: 1st Harrison Lovett, 2nd Lenny          Under 9 60m Hurdles record at the Region Track
Closter, 3rd Ezekiel Horne. Girls: 1 st Halo          & Field Championships on February 16 at Corio.
Arahanga, 2nd Mackenzie Quick, =3 rd Billie Del
Mastro, =3rd Iyla Robinson.
UNDER 8 Boys: 1st Sullivan Hyde, 2 nd Josiah Pio,
3rd Nate Broadbent. Girls: 1 st Aurora Browney, 2nd
Scarlett Wake, 3rd Alexis Farrell.
UNDER 7 Boys: 1st Lucas Priestley, 2 nd Hudson
Grant, 3rd Phoenix Marshall. Girls: 1 st Evelyn
Grant, 2nd Emilia Ibrahim, 3rd Taniesha Andrews.
UNDER 6 Boys: 1st Jacob Cassar, 2nd George
Jacobsen, 3rd Thomas Jacobson. Girls: 1 st Mia
Dutt, 2nd Charlotte Jacobson, 3 rd Rylee Robinson.

                               www.bacchusmarshlittleathletics.org.au
BMLAC News Edition 5 Friday 18th December, 2020
Coles Athlete of the Month                           Coming Events
This month we’re excited to launch Coles Little      Dec 18      BMLAC Twilight Meet
Athlete of the Month! Centres, volunteers            Jan 12      Entries close for State Combined Events
and parents can nominate a Little Athlete of         Jan 16      Little Aths returns for 2021
the Month from December to April via social          Jan 30-31   State Combined Event Championships
media.                                               Jan 31      Entries close for Region Track & Field
                                                     Feb 13-14   Region Track & Field Carnival
Several winners per month in each state will         Feb 28      Region Relay Carnival (U9-12 only)
receive a $25 Coles gift card & certificate AND go   Mar 13-14   State Track & Field Championships
into the running for the title of Coles Little       Mar 27      State Relay Championships (U9-12 only)
Athlete of the Year in their respective state.       Mar 28      State Relays Championship (U13-16)

The Coles Little Athletes of the Year will
receive a Coles Gift Hamper (valued at $200) plus
a $200 Coles gift card and take part in a virtual
cooking demonstration with Brandon Starc and
Coles Celebrity Chef.

Nominators will be required to post a photo of
their nominee participating at a Little Athletics
centre on Little Athletics Australia Facebook page
and in 50 words or less tell us why the Little
Athlete deserves to be the Coles Little Athlete of
the Month using #COLESLAOTM and tagging
#LittleAthsVic in the post.

The nominee must demonstrate some of these
traits; Sportsmanship, Leadership, Commitment
and Health.

                              www.bacchusmarshlittleathletics.org.au
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