Former Pomborneit runner Adam Coote has collected almost $5000 worth of prizes after winning one of Victoria’s most prestigious 400-metre races. Coote won Bendigo International Gift’s feature event, the 400-metre Black Opal Classic, on Sunday. Running off a 31-metre handicap and racing against Beijing Olympian Sean Wroe, Coote recorded [...]

CLOSE: Andrea Towers watches as her legs just touch the high-jump bar.
STAR: Kayla Clarke jumped 1.44 metres to win the under-12 girls’ high jump on Saturday.

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Fresh concern about the limited facilities and opportunities available to Colac’s track and field athletes has sparked Colac Little Athletics supporters into action. Colac Little Athletics official Peter Lemke and concerned parent Kerry Hulm have joined forces to renew calls for a new athletics headquarters. [...]

Lavers Hill youngster Zoe Brauer was the star of Colac Little Athletics’ medal haul at a regional competition. Brauer made a bold start to her athletics career, claiming four gold medals in the under-10 girls’ discus, high-jump, 200 and 400 metres. Team [...]

Colac’s Little Athletics Association has a new volunteer through a community linking program. Colac’s Andrew Knight is helping the association set up and pack up on competition days. President Mark Zampatti said Mr Knight, who has high-functioning autism, was a welcome presence [...]

An Alvie girl has been putting in strong performances on the athletics field. Alvie Consolidated School Grade Five pupil Jade Harris has performed strongly in regional athletics championships, and achieved a commendable result at a state contest. Jade came 13th in the 100 metres in the nine and 10-year-old age [...]

Seven Colac and district secondary school students will vie for an individual state athletics championship next week. Colac Secondary College, Cobden Technical School, Timboon P-12 College and Lorne-Aireys Inlet P-12 College will send students to compete in the Victorian Secondary Schools Sports Association’s State Track and Field Championship. Colac Secondary [...]

Colac marathon man Adrian Polidano is on a quest to break his personal best in Sunday’s Melbourne Marathon. Polidano, 34, said he was happy with his training in preparing for the 42-kilometre event that doubles as the Australian Marathon Championships. “My legs are good and I’m positive going into [...]

The return of daylight savings has signalled the start of little athletics in Colac and district. Between 50 and 60 children took part in Colac Little Athletics Centre’s come and try day on Saturday. President Mark Zampatti said he was impressed with the turnout. “We [...]

Colac Little Athletics Centre is calling on young sprinters, throwers and jumpers to sign-up for the summer season. President Mark Zampatti said the centre would have a registration day on Friday at IGA before the season kicked off with a come-and-try on Saturday. [...]