2010 AGSV Finals - Podium Finish!

Congratulations to all those involved in the AGSV Finals on Wednesday. Despite a short, rain affected season which limited their preparation, the Team performed admirably with a record number of personal bests and some outstanding individual achievements.

Aided by some vocal support, the team improved on its 2009 performance, finishing a creditable third overall. Notably, the best age groups were Under 14 and 15, which bodes well for future years. The enthusiasm and motivation of the younger athletes, combined with the experience and leadership of the older boys, was indeed a highlight of the season.

Out of 75 events, CGS achieved 8 firsts, 12 seconds, 14 thirds and 11 fourth placings, showing that consistency was key to success. Due to illness and injury, some boys ran in older age groups, but did so without fuss and often with great success. However, special mention must go to Captains Ming Tee and Lachlan McMillan who led the team well throughout the entire season. In his four events yesterday, Lachlan won gold in Long Jump, Triple Jump and Hurdles, then anchored the 4x100m relay team for a bronze medal.

The overall standings were as follows:

1. Trinity 518.5

2. Peninsula 493.5

3. Camberwell 443.5

4. Ivanhoe 398.5

5. Yarra Valley 389.5

6. PEGS 348.5

7. Marcellin 306

8. Mentone 271

9. Assumption 248

Under 13 (4th Overall)

Gold: Declan FORBES, Edan RUNGE, William YANG, Kelvin WONG (4 x 100m relay)
Silver: Kelvin WONG (100m & Long Jump), Joel ASSAUW (400m)

Bronze: 200m (EDAN RUNGE)

Under 14 (3rd overall)

Gold: Jayden CHEN (90m hurdles & Triple Jump)

Silver: Jonathon LAKE (400m), Jayden CHEN (Long Jump)

Bronze: Jayden CHEN (100m)

Under 15 (1st Overall)

Gold: Sean O’FARRELL (Triple Jump), Adam HEARD (200m)

Silver: Sean O’FARRELL (Long Jump), Marcel McCLERNON (100m Hurdles)

Bronze: Corey BRUINSTROOP (Shotput), David PRESSER (Discus), Steven CLARK (100m & 400m); Adam HEARD, Sean O’FARRELL, Corey BRUINSTROOP, Steven CLARK (4 x 100m relay); Mason ROGERS and Nick STRAGALINOS (1500m team event)

Under 16 (4th Overall)

Silver: Daniel BANCROFT (800m), Adam HEARD (400m) , Aqshai PATEL (100m)

Bronze: Daniel ELLIS (Shotput), Aqshai PATEL (100m), Ben WATSON (Triple Jump)

Under 17 (5th Overall)

Silver: Hanson WONG (1500m)

Bronze: Anthony BARON (110m hurdles), Alex SIBELLE (800m)

OPEN (3rd Overall)

Gold: Lachlan McMILLAN (Long Jump, Triple Jump, 110m hurdles)

Silver: Marcus TEE, Simon DEWAN, Tom STAYNER, Oliver LLOYD (4 x 400m)

Bronze: Marcus TEE, Simon DEWAN, Kristian KONSTANTINIDIS, Lachlan McMILLAN (4 x 100m)

Ming Sheng Tee's promotional video, which captures many of you in action during the trials, can be found HERE.

Aths Victoria All Schools Knockouts

Three teams,totalling 21 CGS Athletes competed in the Athletics Victoria competition at Olympic Park on Wed 25th August.
In occasionally torrential rain, but otherwise excellent conditions, each division comprised around 20 schools and included many of the best school boy and school girl athletes from around Victoria. National and State champions set some blistering times, but it was encouraging to see many of the CGS boys up amongst the top results.
The Junior team was led by Marcel McClernon, who won his 90m hurdles convincingly. Kelvin Wong came 4th in his long jump and Matthew Appleby 7th in his 800m event. David Gray, Edan Runge and Declan Forbes were also very competitive in their various events.
The Intermediate team results were highlighted by a 7th placing in the unusual Swedish Relay (100/200/300/400). Aqshai Patel and Tobyn Temple-Smith also looked very strong over 100m, as did Adam Heard and Steven Clark over 200m. Daniel Ellis looks to be returning to previous form in his shot put and Justin Verrocchi and Daniel Bancroft both ran PBs in their 800m events. Finally Anthony Baron showed his versatility over previously untried hurdles.
Finally, the Senior Team faced some brutal competition from APS powerhouses Melbourne Grammar and St. Kevins, but performed well. Tom Stayner and Ben Thorn looked good over 400m, Alex Gregory-Allen and Matt Thorn ran PBs in their 1500m, whilst Lachlan McMillan and Daniel Tran were certainly not outclassed in their 100m. Ming Tee cleared 10.50m in his shotput and Marcus Tee was unlucky not to reach 6.00m in his LJ. Special mention to Max Morey, whose HJ was cancelled, but who benefitted from some wet night driving on his L-plates.
Full results CGS, Overall, Points

CGS Mini-Olympics - Box Hill 14th Aug

The annual CGS Mini-Olympics was held this weekend at the Box Hill Aths track. The event was open to all CGS athletes and four teams were selected on the day to compete for overall prizes as well as individual trophies.
With nearly 70 athletes competing, there was good depth in most of the key events, which bodes well for the upcoming finals. Some helpful tail winds favoured the sprinters, but others had to battle tough, cold, blustery weather - so well done to all who braved the conditions.
Team Captains Ming Tee, Lachlan McMillan, Marcus Tee and Alex Maklary did a great job of organising and motivating their chargers, but there could be only one victorious team on the day, as shown by the total points below. Well done to Lachlan's mob!

1. Lachlan McMillan 316
2. Ming Tee 296
3. Alex Maklary's 293
4. Marcus Tee 289

Full results can be found here, along with the performance standards that define the points calculations (here). We will continue to use this points system for the rest of the season, so keep logging your times, distances and heights to be in the running for more prizes.

2010 Season Launch

Welcome to another season of Athletics!
Your coaches, Captains Ming Tee and Lachlan McMillan and fellow CGS Athletes are all excited to have you on board and look forward to seeing plenty of fast times, long jumps and long throws over the next few weeks.
With the backdrop of the Commonwealth Games fast approaching, now is the perfect time to be involved in Track and Field.
Training begins on July 27th, with our first track session at Doncaster. Buses will leave from Mont Albert Rd at 3:35pm, returning at 5:40pm (or you can be picked up from the track).
Following sessions vary between Doncaster and Box Hill, so be sure to check your schedule for full details (see USEFUL INFO on this site)
Our first competition and chance to see the rest of the AGSV is on August 7th.
In the meantime, Distance athletes should join in with the Cross Country Team for training, whilst Sprinters and Throwers can make use of the gym for some strength and conditioning work with One Wish.
High jumpers will have an additional session in the gym on Wednesdays at lunchtime.
Remember, it's a short season, so get started early to post your best and earn a spot in the Finals Team.
Any queries? See Mr. Rayner or Mr. Carter...

Aths Camp 2010 - Australian Institute of Sport: Get those Lactic Bears off me...

Week 1 of the July holidays saw 25 of the CGS Aths Squad attend a 5-day intensive training and sports science camp at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.
During the camp, we received lectures and practical sessions in Strength and Conditioning, Recovery, Nutrition, Massage, Hydrotherapy and Sports Psychology. Eating with the scholarship athletes in the dining hall and meeting present and future National representatives was an awe inspiring experience for all.
In addition, there were four track sessions with leading coaches and plenty of social sport.
Key resources from the trip included lecture notes on nutrition, core strength, massage and stretching, but the most valuable lessons of training and recovery will hopefully be handed down by participants over the coming season.You will notice some of the AIS material posted on this site, including self massage and nutritional information. It's worth a look!
Some great team spirit and interaction between the most senior and junior team members bodes well for the coming season and much respect must also be given to Shawn Li's beanie.
Well done to all those involved!

AGSV Finals 2009 - Go Fourth...

Congratulations to all those involved at Olympic Park on Wednesday 9th Sept. The supporters, the photographers, the videographers and of course, the athletes.
Competition was close all day and although we were ultimately beaten by Trinity, Ivanhoe and Peninsula, the gap to close for 2010 is not insurmountable!
Multitudes of personal bests on the day and some outstanding individual efforts. Special mentions must go to:

• Jayden Chen (100m School record, TJ, 80m Hurdles AGSV record, 200m)
  
• Nick Adamson (100m, 200m, 400m, 4x400m)
  
• Phil Ha (110m hurdles domination)
  
• Lachlan McMillan (LJ, TJ, Hurdles)
  

Full results can be found HERE , with CGS only results HERE .

1	Trinity	524
2	Ivanhoe	465.5
3	Peninsula	464.5
4	Camberwell	451
5	Yarra Valley	406
6	PEGS	322
7	Mentone	282
8	Marcellin	274
9	Assumption	206

See you next season!

AGSV Finals - Team Announcement

Congratulations to all those selected as both competitors and reserves in the 2009 CGS Aths Team for the AGSV Finals!
You have all earned your place with hard work and dedication and should feel proud to wear the gold and double blue on Wed 9th Sept as we battle it out at Olympic Park.
Your coaches have deliberated for many hours before making selections and in many cases, it has been a very hard decision. Ultimately, we have tried to balance a competitive team with a good spread of athletes and we expect you to support all those selected.
A special mention must also go to the 30 or so athletes who have also competed at the Trial Meets but whose efforts will not be rewarded so publicly. Your contributions and rivalry throughout the season is vital to the success of the team. In many cases, those missing out are just as strong as the rest of the AGSV and would probably win medals too, given the chance. My message to you is to stick with Athletics - your chance will come and the taste of competition at Olympic Park will be even sweeter when it does.

Finals team listing is HERE

AGSV Trial 4 - Doncaster

In an unfortunately typical Melbourne spring day, Camberwell athletes began their fourth round of AGSV trials in warm conditions before being washed out as storms curtailed an otherwise successful meet at Doncaster.
Despite events being limited due to the cancellation of most field events, many Camberwell athletes again achieved personal bests and the morale of the squad is high with under a week to go before the AGSV finals at Olympic Park.

• In the Under 13s, Jayden Chen and Marcel McClernon again ran well, as did Jay Wong who is showing great improvement after weeks of training. Zac Wei cleared 1.35m in the High Jump and looks to have a promising future. Chris Waller, Jesse Zhao and Andrew Holloway all ran PBs in their 800m events, with Jesse even backing up for a PB in his 1500m only 90 mins later.

• In the Under 14s, David Presser threw two consecutive PBs in the discus and Sean O’Farrell returned to form with a fast 200m. Many other sprinters also ran well, most notably Jay Yang and Steven Clark who look to be peaking at the right time. Corey Bruinstroop continues to dominate the shotput, with the 3kg shot no match for him again this week, clearing 12m on each throw. Mason Rogers, Brenton Hansford and Amer Halabi all ran solid 800s, with Mason’s return to the track adding significant depth to the squad.

• In the Under 15s, Aqshai Patel and Daniel Ellis continued their sprinting battle, with honours shared: Aqshai took the 100m, while Daniel lunged to win the 200m. Daniel Park and Brandon Tiong then joined Daniel and Aqshai in an impressive relay. Sam Cooke, Nick Dempsey and Matt Thorn all ran PBs in their 800s, with Matt Thorn returning to also record a personal best in his 1500m. Ben Watson also returned to form with the leading leap in his triple jump

• In the Under 16s, numbers were down and it was left to Tobyn Temple-Smith, Lai Kiu Lam and Cedric Ong to race the 100m, with Tobyn again proving too strong. Despite wet conditions, Lai Kiu performed well in his long jump as did newcomer Ben Kioussis in his triple jump debut. Another debutant, Justin Verrocchi, looked strong over his first 800m and Hanson Wong gave great support to his team mates with some great pace making.

• In the Under 17s, Kevin Wu battled in tough conditions in his shot put and discus. Alex Maklary ran PBs in both 800 and 1500m and his teammates Doug Brown, Cameron Trafford, Tom Stayner and Kaighin Johnson also ran well. The sprinters looked particularly strong, led by Nick Adamson, Lachlan McMillan, Daniel Tran and Duran Bradley, who made a welcome return to injury with a PB over 100m.

• In the Open Events, the standout performance came from Vice Captain Adam Heath, who ran a PB of 2:03 in his 800m. Alex Vickery ran a most pleasing 3000m and Simon Roberton chose a tough day to join the squad, but performed very well in his triple jump debut. Simon Dewan also looked strong over 200m.

AGSV Trials Round 3 - Coburg

Saturday 22nd August saw the third of the five AGSV Aths Trials held at Coburg, with a tough headwind on the front straight making fast times difficult to achieve. Nevertheless, Camberwell’s athletes continue to perform well with several outstanding performances and personal bests on the day.

• In the Under 13s, all three 1500m runners ran personal bests, with Chris Waller and Jesse Zhao well supported by Tom Oliver. Jesse and Chris also ran PBs in their 800s as did Charles MacCallum. The sprinters were again led by Jayden Chen, but there are no less than four hurdlers aiming for a place in the Finals Team, with Jayden joined by Jonathan Lake, David Kosa and Marcel McClernon in a heat dominated by CGS.
  
  
• In the Under 14s, the squad is rich in sprinting talent, with Stephen Clark showing excellent form to lead Corey Bruinstroop, Jay Yang and veteran Sean O’Farrell over 100m. Results were similar in the 200m, although Alan Ming was also impressive in his heat. Sean’s promising return to competition continued in the jumps events, well supported by William Huang and Geoffrey Wu. In the distance events, Jack Connor ran a PB in the 1500m while Amer Halabi’s 800m was also his best effort to date.
  
  
• The Under 15s, Brandon Tiong and Ben Watson sprinted well while the standout performance in the distance events came from Matt Thorn, whose barnstorming finish in the 800m gave him a PB. Sam Cooke and Daniel Bancroft also continued their consistent season. David Thorn and Alex Giovannucci continued their battle for the high jump position in the Finals team, with very little still separating the two after several competitions.
  
  
• In the Under 16s, Tobyn Temple-Smith dominated his sprint events and Cedric Ong continues to improve over the hurdles, chased by Tom Li. Hanson Wong became the first CGS runner to break 10 mins in the 3000m, continuing his good form from the House Athletics, where he led the way over 800m and 1500m.
  

• The Under 17s were down in numbers, but strong in spirits. Ming Tee’s mighty PB in the shotput was a standout. Daniel Tran led Tom Stayner and Nick Benson home in the 100m and again combined to run a solid 4x100m relay. Alex Maklary chased Hanson Wong to run 10:18 in his 3000m and Jan Uwland ran 58 seconds to add his name to the growing list of 400m hopefuls.

• In the Open events, the standout effort came from Vice Captain Adam Heath, who smashed his previous PB in the 800m, posting 2:06. Captain Phil Ha battled through his 110m hurdles and added a strong long jump to his list of achievements. Chris Duong ran a good 100m and a better 200m. Cameron Trafford made a welcome return after illness to post a please 800m time and Michael Hassed look good in his high jump.

2009 CGS Athletics Championships

Last year, you competed for individual medals. This year, the CGS Olympics was back with a new twist. 70+ athletes competed in great conditions at Box Hill, led by our Yr 12 leaders - Phil Ha, Adam Heath, Julian Lim and Hans Leung.

• Once again, the Junior athletes led the way, with some outstanding individual performances. Jayden Chen looks set to break a long standing U13 100m record as his blistering form continues. Other strong runs came from Marcel McClernon, Chris Waller, Shawn Li and Jesse Zhao.
• The Under 14 points competition was won by Corey Bruinstroop, although individual efforts from David Presser, Jay Yang and a big day out from William Huang also impressed the selectors.
• The Under 15s were led by sprinter Daniel Park and distance guru Daniel Bancroft. Brandon Tiong is recapturing some of his 2008 form and Aqshai Patel stormed home to easily win his 100m and 200m events.
• In the Under 16s, Kenneth Wu looks to be capitalizing on his solid winter training, with a strong showing in the discus. Amongst the sprinters, Tobyn Temple-Smith is growing stronger and faster with every race and Hanson Wong ran a ridiculously fast first lap but hung on to post another solid 800m time. Tony Pasalidis’ shot put was excellent, as was his determination as he finished with one shoe in his 200m event.
• In the Under 17, Lachlan McMillan and Marcus Tee again led the way with some powerful sprinting and jumping. Nick Adamson, Tom Stayner and Daniel Tran all ran under 12 seconds for their 100m, building what is looking like a formidable relay team. Jan Uwland cleared 1.70m for the first time in the High Jump and Kevin Wu’s discus flew an impressive 36.8m. Ming Tee charged home in his 200m and Doug Brown’s 2:13 was the best of the 800m runs.
• In the Open division, Phil Ha, Chris Duong and Jason Louey looked great over their 100m dash whilst Vice Captain Adam Heath ran well in both his 400m and 800m.

Competition was close all day, but there could only be one winning team...

Top Team

Place	Captain	Colour	Points
1	Phil Ha	Green	283
2	Julian Lim	Purple	256
3	Hans Leung	Red	240
4	Adam Heath	Yellow	236

Top Individuals

Place	Name	Age	Colour	Points
1	Jayden Chen	U13	Yellow	36
2	Corey Bruinstroop	U14	Red	29
3	Marcus Tee	U17	Yellow	26
=4	Lachlan McMillan	U17	Purple	25
=4	Daniel Tran	U17	Green	25
5	Steven Clark	U14	Red	24