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To explain, to get to the LAANSW State Track and Field Championships, our athletes need to progress through LAANSW's Inner City Zone Carnival (the first four athletes from Zone qualify) leading to the Southern Metropolitan Region No 3 Carnival (the first three athletes from Region qualify) in order to compete at the LAANSW State Championships on the third weekend of March at Homebush.

For the structure of our Region see "Region Results" on the menu alongside. Of the other competing Regions at State, Region No 1 is comprised of 4 zones (Northern Metropolitan, North East Metropolitan, North West Metropolitan and Central Coast Zones); Region No 2 is also comprised of 4 zones (West Metropolitan, Outer West Metropolitan, Central West Metropolitan, and Blue Mountains Zones), Region No 4 is comprised of 6 Zones (Northern Rivers, New England, Mid-North Coast, Port Hunter, Lake Macquarie and Hunter Zones); Region No 5 is comprised of 6 Zones (Mid South Coast, South Coast Highlands, Eastern Rivers, Eastern Riverina, Western Riverina, Western Plains and Central Tablelands Zones).

Of around 40,000 athletes registered with LAANSW, only some 2,000 get to compete at State. Just to be there is a monument to the competitor's atheticism, a moment to be treasured. Winning a medal places the athlete in the top 1pc of NSW young athletes.

LAANSW also conducts two separate statewide carnivals:-

[]State Relay Championships , at Homebush on on the fourth Sunday of November. Despite the name, team field events are included. For a copy of the rules, see www.laansw.com.au click NSW/Championships. For a list of ESLAC times and records at State Relays, please click "Records" on the menu alongside.

[] State Multi-Events where each age group competes across three field and three track events. Held on the first weekend in March, and always in a country town. In 2008, it was held in Orange. For full results see www.laansw.com.au, click NSW/Championships/Results.

The 2008-09 NSW State Championships, Homebush, March 21, 22 & 23, 2009

An alltime high number of 23 qualified for the 2009 State Carnival. Our 2009 State qualifiers were:- B9-Brooklyn Barataud-Kitzler HJ; B10-Kordell Payne LJ,Disc; B11-Thomas Banuelos 60H; Ben Ticehurst 100m,200m; B12-Zach Edelstein 60H; Tom Fagan 1500m; Tom Lorkin 60H; B13-Andre Cupido Disc; David Robertson 1500W; Jacob Ticehurst 100m,200m; B14-Ben Gordon 200H; Oscar Pople 100m,200m,SP; B15-Evan Jennis SP,Disc,Jav; G9-Brittany Cairns 700W; Ellen Kriedemann 800m; Natasha Penitani Disc; G10-Gabriella Fagan 1500m; G11-Charly-Rose Dunne TJ,60H,100m; G13-Eliza Gazal 60H; Georgie Hatch HJ; Katie Haywood Jav; Tiana Penitani LJ,80H; G14 -Remi Banuelos 80H.

Medals were won by Evan Jennis with two golds and a bronze. His first gold was in the B15 shot put with a distance of 15.03m, beating the next placer by a whopping half a metre and beating his own Off-Trumper record of 14.86m at the Region Carnival. Then he did it again with gold at the Discus (57.97m) and bronze at Javelin (47.51m), both throws creating new Eastern Suburbs Off-Trumper records.

Oscar Pople won two silvers in the 100m with a time of 11.7secs, and in the 200m with a time of 24.03secs, both times being new Off-Trumper records.

Brave Tom Lorkin, who has been battling a problem with a heel tendon all season, snatched silver in the B12 60H, followed less than half a second behind by Zach Edelstein. Its a great effort for one club to have two people in a State final. Wow!

Amongst the girls, Tiana Penitani won gold in the G13 80H with 12.65 secs, beating Charlotte (Charlie) Wadsworth’s 2005 Eastern Suburbs Off-Trumper record of 13.3 secs, with Eliza Gazal a little over a second behind, coming 7^th. Again, a strong performance from one club.

Charly-Rose Dunne won Bronze in the G11 Triple Jump with 8.93m, and had the best time in her 60H heat with 9.88secs but had to settle for 6^th in Final with 10.14secs.

Katie Haywood became the first Eastern Suburbs girl in decades to represent us at Javelin and created an Off-Trumper G13 record of 24.93m, settling for 9^th in the State.

We salute all our athletes who qualified for the State Carnival. Given that some 40,000 athletes register each year, it is a mark of distinction to make it to State. For full results, click here:- Girls State Results 0809, Boys State Results 0809.

State Relay Results, Campbelltown, November 22,23 2008

Great results! Both Eastern Suburbs Under 11 teams, Boys and Girls won gold medals. Silvers were won by the B14 and Mixed Under 8 teams. New ESLAC Relay records include B14 4x100,G11 4x100, B11 4x100, Mixed U10 4x400, Mixed U11 4x400 and Mixed U8 4x200. Well done all. Click here for results:- State Relay 2008 Jnr Track, State Relay 2008 Snr Track. For a history of our relay team times and records from 2003 onwards, click "Records" alongside.

The 2007-08 NSW State Championships, Homebush, March 15 & 16, 2008

A record 20 Eastern Suburbs athletes (13 boys including the JB relay team, and 7 girls) progressed through the Regional carnival in Sylvania to the State Carnival at Homebush, March 15 and 16, 2008. They are B9 Campbell Mc Donald 60H, Oliver Puflett 100M; B10 Thomas Banuelos 60H, Jonas Ellis 400M; B11 Nicholas Jacobs HJ; Tom Lorkin 100M, 200M, 60H; Matthew Scott 800M, 1500M; B12 JP Curran 400M, 800M; B13 Lachlan Little 400M TJ; Oscar People 100M, 200M; B14 Zachary Rea 800M, 1500M, 3000M Run; Junior Boys 4x100 Relay Team - Kordell Payne, Jonas Ellis, Tom Lorkin, JP Curran.

G10 Charly-Rose Dunne 70M, Maddie McCathie 70M, 100M; G11 Emma Scott 800M; G12 Georgie Hatch HJ; Tiana Panitani 100M, 60H, LJ; G13 Remi Banuelos 80H, 200H, Tavleen Singh 100M, 200M, 400M.

Tom's haul at State! Jnr Boys relay team

Carnival results. The 20 athletes who qualified for State as placewiners at the Zone and Region Carnivals in February brought home no less than 13 medals. Medals were won by B11 Tom Lorkin (2 Gold [60H, 200m], Silver-100m,) B13 Lachlan Little (Silver-TJ), B14 Zac Rea (3 Gold-800m, 1500m, 3000m), G10 Charly-Rose Dunne (Bronze-70m), G12 Tiana Penitani (Silver-60H, Bronze-LJ), G13 Taveleen Singh (Silver-100m , Bronze-200m), Junior boys relay (Kordell Payne, Jonas Ellis, Tom Lorkin, JP Curran)-Bronze. In addition, Georgie Hatch, Emma Scott, Maddie McCathie, Jonas Ellis and JP Curran all made the finals in their events. For full results, click here:-State Results 0708.

State Multi-Events, Orange NSW, March 1st & 2nd, 2008

Three of our athletes attended and performed well: JP Curran - 9th out of 38 in the Under 12 Boys, Deion Payne -32 out of 42 in the highly competitive Under 11 Boys and managed five PBs (Well done, Deion!) and Kordell Payne - 10th out of 35 (with 2 PBs) in Under 9 Boys. Writes parent Kerri Payne: "We had perfect weather. The athletes had to compete in 6 events - 60m Hurdles, 200m, LJ, SP, Disc and finally 800m. The boys had a great time competing and had loads of fun meeting lots of new kids from all over NSW." For full results, click www.laansw.com.au then NSW/Championships/Results.

State Relay Results, Homebush, November 2007

ESLAC teams performed well!! U13 Boys - Gold , U10 Girls - Silver , U12 Girls plus U9 Boys plus Mixed 4x200 - Bronze, all against stiff competion. Well done, Eastern Suburbs athletes, coaches and team managers!! Click here for results:- State Relay 2007 Jnr Track, State Relay 2007 Snr Track.

The 2006-07 NSW State Championships, Homebush, March 17 & 18, 2007

Ten of our athletes (7 boys and 3 girls) progressed through to the State Carnival at Homebush. Our Junior Boys Relay team came 1st and thus qualified for State .
Our representatives at State Championships 2007 were B9 Levi Lewis-Smith (JB Relay); B10 Tom Lorkin (60H, 70m, 100m, 200m); B11 JP Curran (400m, 800m); G11 Tiana Penitani (100m, 200m, LJ), Georgie Hatch (60H, HJ); B12 Rifat Ryan (60H, 100m, 200m, LJ); Oscar People (100m, 200m), Ben Gordon (60H); B13 Zac Rea (800m 1500m); G15 Charlie Wadsworth (60H, 200H).
Carnival Results: Zac Rea won 2 Gold medals in his B13 800m and 1500m and was selected to represent NSW at Nationals. How good is that!! Tiana Penitani won a Gold in the G11 200m and Silver in the 100m; JP Curran won Silver in the B11 400m and 800m and Tom Lorkin won Bronze in his B10 60H. Oscar Pople had an injured heel and told Coach Mal Baker "I think I can only run one race, so I'll drop my 200m and run the Junior Boys Relay ". They won Gold! For the 2nd year running! What a team, and what team spirit!! But you don't have to win a medal. Everybody who just makes it to State is a champion!