by Dennis Emery

Blue Mountains Athletics Club athletes took to the track for the Athletics NSW State Relay Championships on the weekend of November 17th and 18th, 2007.

The Club claimed the gold medal in the under 18 4x1500m. Lead off by Natalie Sharpe, the team held second place at the first changeover. Second placed Hollie Emery then took the race away from both the Kembla ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams with minimal effort. A PB third leg by Morgan Moloney and a fine anchor leg from Celia Sullohern brought the team home to first place in 20.05.85.

 

 

Silver medal went to the 4x1500m Open female Walk. The team of Vanessa Ebejer, Charlene Ebejer, Maryanne Shaw and Chloe Jones took second place in a time of 31.59.48 minutes. The team finished just eight seconds behind winners, Blacktown.

In the 4x1500m under 14 female Walk, the team of Tabitha Porley, Candice Porley, Katrina Shaw and Taylor Wild took the bronze medal in the time of 36.42.01. Nepean ‘A’ and ‘B’ took the first two places in this event.

Open 4x800m action saw a fine fifth place to the team of David Parkes, Earl O’Brien, Edward O’Brien and James Perrett in a time of 8.32.14. On the Saturday, the team of Adam Condie, Earl O’Brien, Edward O’Brien and James Perrett took fifth place in the Open 4x1500m with a time of 17.26.53. This race will be remembered for the Randwick Botany team breaking the Australian record for the 4x1500m with a superb time of 15.17.91.

The under 14 team of Taylor Wild, Jemima Herig Parsons, Kayley Hooper and Morgan Moloney came home in seventh place in 10.44.57.

The team of David Parkes, Edward O’Brien, Earl O’Brien and James Perrett too 10th place in the 200m/200m/400m/800m medley relay in 3.59.46.

The team for the record was Celia Sullohern, Morgan Moloney, Hollie Emery, Natalie Sharpe, James Perrett, Edward O’Brien, Earl O’Brien, David Parkes, Vanessa Ebejer, Charlene Ebejer, Chloe Jones, Maryanne Shaw, Katrina Shaw, Taylor Wild, Tabitha Porley, Candice Porley, Kayley Hooper and Jemima Herig Parsons.