Colac athletics organisers say the development of junior competitors is in safe hands.About 25 children attended Colac Little Athletics training on Wednesday and coaches Tom Moran, Mark Zampatti and Gerard Kavenagh were on hand to give athletes tips and teach them training methods.Mr Zampatti, the president of Colac Little Athletics, said the club was in [...]

Colac’s Kayla Clark has prepared for a state athletics gold medal bid next month by breaking a 30-year-old athletics record.Kayla, 10, broke the under 11 high jump record at Colac Little Athletics on Saturday with a jump of 1.36 metres.She beat the previous record of Vanessa Calvert in 1978 and Janelle Carbrie in 1985 by [...]

Apollo Bay runner Renee Wilmink has claimed another state athletics title.Wilmink won the 800-metre Victorian secondary schools athletics title at Melbourne’s Olympic Park yesterday.Wilmink, who won the same event last year, claimed the title in a time of 2.17.90 minutes.The Apollo Bay P-12 College Year 12 student said a strong preparation in the lead up [...]

A Colac athlete has her sights set on winning gold at a state athletics competition next month.Colac’s Kayla Clark was one of about a dozen Colac children to compete in the Moneghetti Regional Athletic Championships at Geelong on Friday.Kayla, a Grade Five pupil at Colac South West Primary School, won her high jump section and [...]

A record number of children have signed up for Colac’s Little Athletics program.Almost 150 Colac and district children attended a Bring a Friend Day at Colac’s Central Reserve on Saturday.Little Athletics president Mark Zampatti said the figures surpassed the club’s expectations.“We are closing in on 150 registrations for Little Aths this year after a fantastic [...]

Nine Colac and district athletes will compete at a state athletics championship on Monday after stellar performances in zone competitions this week.Students from Colac Secondary College, Apollo Bay P-12 College, Timboon P-12 College, Lorne-Aireys Inlet P-12 College and Cobden Technical School will compete at the Victorian State Secondary Schools Association’s State Athletics Championship.Apollo Bay P-12 [...]

Colac runner Craig Cameron will return to the event where his marathon career started.But Cameron hopes his second attempt at the course this weekend goes better than his first, when cramps hindered his run.Cameron and fellow Bulla Dairy Foods colleague Mary Duff will run in the Melbourne Marathon on Sunday.Duff will run the 5.5-kilometre event [...]

Dedicated Colac tri-athlete Robyn McGeary has overcome injury and hot conditions to win a Gold Coast half marathon. The 48-year-old endurance competitor clinched a gold medal in the 45 to 49 years age group at the weekend, despite a hamstring strain and temperatures in the low 30s.McGeary completed a 1.9-km swim, 90-km bike ride and [...]

Colac’s Little Athletics president expects more than 100 Colac and district children to sign up for the new season.Mark Zampatti confirmed 78 registrations for Colac’s Little Athletics season and expected more to come following a come and try day at Colac’s Central Reserve on Saturday.“We got 30 on the Friday night and then another 48 [...]

Budding Colac and district athletes will be able to try running, jumping and throwing at a come-and-try day in Colac.Colac Little Athletics Club’s new president Mark Zampatti said the club would have a registration night at McDonald’s on October 3 followed by a come and try day on October 4.Mr Zampatti said he expected interest [...]