Annual Report and Championship Review 2010/2011       Updated 04/05/2011

Another season has drawn to a close and this season was extremely special due to it being the Club’s 30th Anniversary.  During this time we have seen many children come to us at a young age and leave us when they have reached the oldest age groups.  We have had a successful season with a number of Club Records not only broken, but also new records set for the Under 12 & Under 17's age groups.

Natalie Parkes Under 12G Javelin 4
Joshua Johnson Under 12B Javelin 3
Alex Desisto Under 12B Long Jump 1
Triple Jump 1
Alison Trevaskis Under 13G 100m 1
Rachael Jack Under 15G 400m 1
Jack Scott Under 15B Long Jump 2
Shot Put 4
High Jump 1
Gabrielle Pei Tiatia Under 17G 100m 1
Shot Put 3
Laura Seeney Under 17G 100m 3
200m 1
400m 4
800m 1
1500m 1
100m H 1
200m H 4
Triple Jump 1
Javelin 1

State Relay Championships

The State Relay Championships were held at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre at Homebush on the 27th & 28th November 2010.  We had five teams compete over the weekend.

Under   9 Girls   4 x 100m
Under 10 Mixed 4 x 100m
Under 11 Mixed 4 x 100m
Under 12 Girls   4 x 100m
Under 13 Mixed 4 x 100m

Zone Multi

The Zone Multi Carnival this season was held at Eschol Park Little Athletics Centre on the 13th December 2010.  Eschol Park hosted the event this season because they are celebrating their 25th Anniversary.  We had three athletes compete on the day and their results are as follows:

Megan Chanhdara         9th
Danielle Bishop             3rd
Jessica Pace                2nd

Zone Championships

The Zone Championships were held at Campbelltown Stadium on the 29th & 30th January 2011. We had 53 athletes compete over the weekend with some great results had by all. The Under 7 age groups are unable to progress past Zone and here are some of their results:

Under 7 Boys:
Lachlan Cragg           6th 50m, 8th Shot Put
Liam Hillhouse          6th Shot Put
Ashton Steel             5th 50m, 7th Long Jump
Dre Tooala                8th Long Jump
Zane Wilson              6th 200m, 4th Pack Start
 

Under 7 Girls:
Megan Chanhdara      3rd 70m, 5th 200m, 3rd Long Jump, 4th 90m

We had 27 athletes that were successful enough to progress to the next level being Region. There were also some club records broken at Zone - congratulations to these children.

Natalie Parkes Under 12G Javelin Set Zone Record
Joshua Johnson Under 12B Javelin
Alex Desisto Under 12B Long Jump
Triple Jump
Rachael Jack Under 15G 400m
Jack Scott Under 15B Shot Put
Laura Seeney  Under 17G 100m
400m
200m H Set Zone Record
Javelin

Region Championships

The Region Championships were held at Barden Ridge on the 19th & 20th February 2011.   Out of the 27 athletes competing only 2 of them were Under 8 athletes who cannot progress past this level and their results are as follows:

Under 8 Girls:
Chloe Graham               13th Long Jump
Brooke Pure                  14th Pack Start

We had 3 athletes & 2 AWD athletes that progressed to the next level, State Championships.   There were also records broken at this carnival and congratulations to these athletes.  Unfortunately, there were a couple of injuries at the event, not only an athlete,  Kurtis Becker (Under 11B)  but Les Kirkland, our President.

Natalie Parkes Under 12G Javelin
Joshua Johnson Under 12B Javelin
Jack Scott Under 15B Long Jump
Shot Put
200m H Set Region Record
Laura Seeney Under 17G 400m
200m H

State Championships

The State Championships were held at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre at Homebush on the 18th, 19th & 20th March 2011.  Besides the terrible weather our athletes did great.  Here are their results:

Jessica Pace Under 15G Javelin 9th
Jack Scott Under 15B Shot Put 9th
Alex Desisto Under 12B 100m   Sick

AWD Athletes:

Kurtis Becker Under 11B Long Jump 1st
Shot Put 1st
100m 5th

Travis Becker Under 13B Long Jump 4th
Shot Put 8th
100m 5th

Wests Award Winners

October Senior Sportsperson Gabrielle Pei Tiatia
November Sports Team Award Under 13 Mixed 4 x 100m Relay Team:
Cameron Lovelock, Harry Scott, Ashleigh Hillhouse, Alison Trevaskis
December Youth Sportsperson Jack Scott
January Junior Sportsperson Joshua D'Mello
Senior Sportsperson Laura Seeney
Encouragement Award Megan Chanhdara
Sports Team Award Under 12 Girls 4 x 100m Relay Team:
Danielle Bishop, Natalie Parkes, Brittnee Gray, Samantha Iby, Olivia Pizzuto
February Junior Sportsperson Emma Kelly
Spirit of Sport Karen Parkes

Life Member

This season we had a new life member, our Vice President and Ranking & Recording Officer, Karen Parkes.   I would like to personally congratulate Karen on joining the small but great group of people that have received this honour.

In closing, I would like to thank all of the 2010/2011 Committee for all their hard work this season.  As we are all aware without our efforts and hard work the club would not been able to continue for 30 years, so thanks heaps to you all.  I wish those of you that are not going to be returning to the Committee next year all the best and to those of us that just can't seem to tear ourselves away, I look forward to another great season in 2011-2012.  

A big thanks to all of our Sponsors, no matter how big or small their contribution, it all helps to purchase and maintain the equipment for our athletes and the running of the club.

Kasha Fitton
Championships Officer
May 2011