Lonestar

LONESTAR REPORT 2021

In 2020/21, the BluescopeWIN Lonestar squad was made up of 36 athletes from 16 different sports. These athletes proved to be some of our greatest athletes in individual achievements. Given the large array of different sports within the Lonestar program, skills-based sessions are not available to these athletes. However, they have access to all other support the IAS offers their athletes and many of these athletes were among our frequent volunteers for community events, regularly participated in education sessions and offered their support to countless IAS promotional opportunities.

The goal of the BluescopeWIN Lonestar program is to support the developmental needs of the region’s young talented athletes by providing high level support services to the athletes to achieve their sporting goals. In the 2020/21 scholarship year we had multiple athletes reach State, National and International levels. A major highlight was Kieran Woolley who became world famous with his performances at the Tokyo Olympics and created our own little piece of IAS history becoming the first ever IAS athlete to go to an Olympic Games while still being on scholarship.

A big congratulations and thanks go out to all of the athletes individual coaches for all the time, effort and skill development that you put in, to achieve the exceptional results that all of our Lonestar athletes achieve.

ATHLETE ACHIEVEMENTS

Mischa Boniface (Surf Lifesaving) • NSW State Opens Championships: Silver medal – Flags • Australian Championships: finalist

Tayissa Buchanan (Athletics) • Athletic National Junior Championships: 4th in 800m + 1500m • NSW All Schools: 1st 800m + 1500m • Athletics NSW State Juniors: 1st 800m + 1500m Keira Buckpitt (Surfing) • NSW Championships: 3rd NSW U16’s • NSW Team Elite Surfing program • Australian Open of Surfing - Far South

Coast 2nd place

Chelsea Jones (Swimming + Surf Lifesaving) • 2020 NSW Open Super Surf team member • 2021 Aussies: 2 bronze medals • 2021 NSW Surf Championships: 3 gold medals, 2 silver medals • 2020 NSW Swimming Champs: 4 gold medals, 3 silver medals • 2021 National Swimming Champs: 2 gold medals, 1 silver medal

Ivy Miller (Surf Lifesaving + Swimming) • Aussies Surf Lifesaving Championships:

Finalist • South Coast Surf Life Saving Branch U14

Athlete of the Year • National Age Swimming

Championships: 6th 200m Butterfly, 8th 400m Individual Medley

Elias Oldfield (Athletics + AFL) • NSWCCC AFL U15 team • Sydney Swans Academy Super 24 team • National Athletics Championships: 400m finalist

Mia Parker (Water Polo) • NSW U15’s Water Polo Squad • U18’s Cronulla Sharks MVP

Stephen Pearson (Baseball) • NSWCIS All Schools Baseball Team

Jacob Roulstone (Moto GP) • Moto GP Junior World Championships • 2021 Estoril: 1st - first Australian to ever win in this championship • 2021 Valencia: 6th • 2021 Aragon: Lap record, 1st in the session

Miller Siasat (Surf Lifesaving + Athletics) • NSW Surf Lifesaving State Titles: Gold -

Beach Flags, Silver - Beach Sprint • South Coast Surf Life Saving Branch U12

Athlete of the Year

Alexandria Smith (Volleyball + Beach Volleyball) • NSW U17 Phoenix Beach Volleyball Squad • NSW All Schools Open Secondary

Volleyball Tri Series: 1st • NSW U19 Volleyball Phoenix Team

Mireille Smith (Volleyball + Beach Volleyball) • 1st U15’s Australian Youth Beach Volleyball

Championships • NSW JBVT Manly: 4 gold, silver, bronze

Mali Towers (Volleyball + Beach Volleyball) • Australian Youth Beach Volleyball

Championships U17’s: 4th • NSW Junior Beach Volleyball

Championships U17s: 1st • Sydney Volleyball League U18s: 1st

Felicity Turner (Skateboarding) • Australian Street Skateboarding U16

Champion 2021

Daniel Woolley (Skateboarding) • Australian Street Skateboarding U13

Champion 2021

Kieran Woolley (Skateboarding) • Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games finalist: 5th • ASF Australian Park Champion 2021 • ASL Australian Street Champion 2021 • ASF Australian Park Champion 2020