THREE star Ulladulla High School athletes are currently training the house down as they prepare for a major competition.
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Lily Winward, Cheyenne Murray and Olivia Greenhalgh have all made the NSW team to race at the Australian All Schools track and field championships in December in Adelaide.
To get to this level they had to compete at zone, regionals, NSW Combined High Schools and then NSW All Schools.
Only the top two are picked from each event.
Getting into the NSW side is hard and for Ulladulla High to have three athletes competing in the nationals is a big achievement.
Getting over to nationals is a costly affair when you consider uniform, travel, accommodation and food costs.
The trio would love to hear from any local businesses or community groups who would be interested in helping them out with some of the costs for the trip.
If people can support the athletes, their coach Andae Kalemusic can be contacted on 0433 039 606.
The athletes can't wait for their chance to compete and show their talent.
Cheyenne will be taking part in the 800 metres.
"I am looking forward to getting over there, having a good run and trying to get a good time," Cheyenne said.
Cheyenne said she was happy with how her preparation was going and she has been training hard.
The 14-year-old 800-metre runner is confident about her chances - she is also a previous national champion.
"I am aiming to be on the podium for sure," she said.
Olivia is looking forward to running in the 1500-metre event and has confidence in her own ability.
"I have been training hard and running strong," Olivia said to explain why she was confident.
"I would really like to finish in the top five but getting on the podium would be awesome."
The 16-year-old Olivia said she was in the best form of her running career - so far.
Oliva has been to a few national competitions and knows what to expect.
Lily has two events to race in - the 1500 and 3000 metres.
She also continues the "full of confidence" theme and is looking forward to representing NSW.
"I had a good cross country season so I have that base training behind me and that will help with the 3K," she said.
Lily does the 1500-metres first and the 3000-metres the day after.
"I will be going hard in both events," Lily said.
She hopes to medal in both distances.
