O'NEILL JUMPS INTO STATE TEAM
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Individual athlete Lauren O'Neill took both her horses to the NSW Equestrian Interschool Championships at Horsley Park last weekend.
Lauren had three classes on each of the horses. Sam jumped in the 1.10m classes consistently but without placing in a tough competition. Hayden was the star.
Last Friday's conditions were atrocious.
However, with a huge improvement in the weather and conditions on Saturday, Hayden and Lauren were placed fourth in the 1m AM5 class, and fifth in the A2 class on Sunday out of 60 riders.
Lauren now heads to the interschool clinic, as she is in contention for the NSW Show Jumping team for the National Championships for the second year running.
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IAS ATHLETE STARS FOR PARAROOS
IAS athlete Zac Jones played a starring role in the Pararoos beginning with an opening-match win at the 2015 Cerebral Palsy Football World Championships in England.
The Pararoos beat Portugal 2-0, with Zac having a great game and named man of the match.
The Pararoos were beaten by Ireland 4-1 in their second pool match and ended the Group stage with a 5-0 loss to 2012 Paralympic champions Russia.
The two defeats meant the Pararoos finished third in Group B and will have to wait the final standings in the other groups to find out who they will play as they battle it out for positions nine to 16 at the tournament.
Russia moved on to the quarter-finals as winners of Group A.
They scored an impressive 21 goals in their three group matches.
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IAS 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
In 2015 the Illawarra Academy of Sport is celebrating its 30th year of supporting our region's rising stars.
On the evening of Friday July 3, at the prestigious Novotel Wollongong Northbeach, the Academy will bring together athletes, coaches, directors, sponsors, partners and various stakeholders, past and present, to celebrate this milestone for Australia's pioneer regional academy.