ATHLETICS TAIERI INC.€¦ · Athletics Taieri Annual Report 2018/19 Page 4 of 26 PRESIDENT’S REPORT It is my pleasure to present my annual report. While reading through the reports

ATHLETICS TAIERI INC.

62nd Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for the year 2018/2019

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Monday 20th May 2019

Clubrooms, Memorial Park, Mosgiel

Athletics Taieri Annual Report 2018/19 Page 2 of 26

OFFICERS OF THE CLUB FOR THE PAST YEAR 2018/2019

Patrons B. Cashmere & B. Findlay

Life Members R. I. Bates, T. E. Bent, B. Cashmere, B. J. Findlay, R. J. Findlay, M. Gibbons, R. Gough, F. Harvey, L. Mackay, D. May, R. A. Mears, A. A. Merrilees, J. C. Merrilees, W. Nisbet, R. J. O’Brien, L. C. Taylor, R. T. Urquhart, M. Weddell, P. Wyber, R. Linklater.

President

Interim President L. Mackay

Vice Presidents: Children A. Beattie Harriers R. T. Urquhart Senior A. McDonald

Executive Secretary D. J. Gouverneur

Executive Treasurer R. B. Linklater

Club Executive L. Mackay, R. B. Linklater, R. T. Urquhart, A. Beattie, A. McDonald

Trustees - Trophies: Children A. Beattie Harriers W. Nisbet Senior R. Ashton

Coaching Convenor P. Gibbons

Club Statistician A. McDonald

Webmaster B. Watt

Building & Grounds Committee Convenor D. May Committee A. A. Merrilees, S. Mackay, B. Sharkey Children’s Committee Convenor A. Beattie Treasurer Committee M. McKenzie, P. Gibbons, G. Beattie, K. Fowler Harrier Committee Convenor R. T. Urquhart Secretary J. Day Treasurer Club Captain P. Wyber Deputy Club Captain D. Millis Committee Everyone Senior Committee Convenor A. McDonald Secretary D. Gouverneur Treasurer D. May Committee J. Merrilees, R. Bates, A. Merrilees, M. Gibbons, J. McNally,

M. Dillon


ATHLETICS OTAGO INC. Athletics Otago Board R. Bates, M. Gibbons

Vice President R. Bates

Trophy Steward M. Weddell

Athletes Liaison Officer

Equipment & Property Officer A. Merrilees

Liaison Officers with the DCC R. Bates, A. Merrilees

Finance Committee R. Linklater, D. Gouverneur

Cross Country Committee R. Urquhart, L. Mackay

Track & Field Committee A. Merrilees, B. Mears, H. Robinson

Records M. Gibbons

Squad Director D. Mears

Club Delegates: Otago Children’s A. Beattie & K. Braithwaite Otago Master’s F. Harvey


PRESIDENT’S REPORT It is my pleasure to present my annual report.

While reading through the reports I am reminded that we do have ‘The best little club on the Taieri’.

I would like to thank all the convenors, committee members, athletes, parents and caregivers for

supporting the club as we worked our way through another summer section and the winter section is

now just beginning.

The club changed round the summer programme bringing the senior section back to competition on

Tuesday nights to encourage involvement and foster the spirit of the club. This worked well and it

would be good to see this continue going forward. The children’s section dropped in numbers over

the summer months but this was not out of the ordinary. The winter section is continuing to grow and

is in good spirit.

As a club, we don’t have it on our own trying to grow our members and the sport in general, but I

think we need to keep doing what we are and getting the word out there as much as possible. We

have fantastic athletes competing in all areas of the sport from athletes in the 7-11 Team

representing the Otago Centre to our seniors competing on the world stage. The building and

grounds have had quite of bit of maintenance over the past few months and Donal (and Brendon)

have ticked off all the ‘things to do’, the new security lights are great. Thank you also to all those that

got the new long jump mat down. A huge thank you also goes to Mark and Tayler who have replaced

the ridging on the roof. The next major thing will be the spouting.

The club has worked together as a group in fundraising events and we have continued to receive

grants and our thanks go to The Southern Trust and the Bendigo Valley Sports & Charity Foundation

for their support. My thanks goes to Ross for his work done predominately in the background with the

clubs finances.

I would like to make a special mention and thank you to Diana for her fantastic job as the club

secretary; I think it can be one of the busiest and time consuming jobs which she works away at with

efficiency and expertise.

It was my honour to receive the ‘Trevor Bent Memorial Trophy’ but I am only one person among a

great group of people that keep the club going and I would like to thank you all.

Bearing in mind that I am still the Immediate Past President/Interim President it would be good to get

someone to take on the President role.

Lyn Mackay

Interim President


BUILDING & GROUNDS This year through a huge team effort from everyone there have been a large number of projects undertaken. BUILDING PROJECTS: Training and Weights area: The entire floor area has been covered with rubber covering, Many thanks to Raylene for organising the new floor covering, plus the large team involved in the unloading and placement of the new rubber. Trophy Display Cabinet: A Trophy Display Cabinet has been installed in the clubrooms situated beside the honours board thanks in the main to Rob for championing this project, as many hours were spent looking at different options, plus the collection and transport and assembly of this to the clubrooms. Ceiling Panels: The centre ceiling panels have been secured along with the redundant centre lights removed. Security Lights: New sensor operated lights have been installed at either end of the building on the car park side. Roof Ridge Iron Replacement Huge thanks to Mark for organising the new ridge roofing iron, this is essential in preventing water egress in the ridge areas. And a big thank you to Mark and Tayler for also replacing it. GROUNDS: Long Jump run up track: The long jump run up was overlaid with athletic track rubber. This was a huge task but went very smoothly and completed with absolute precision due to the large number of people who turned up on the day. Thanks to all those that made a huge job seem easy.

Our thanks must go to Raylene and Alex for their liaison with the DCC. New contractors marked the track for our regular Tuesday night meetings. As convenor I extend my thanks to everyone for their contribution in helping keep the facilities functional, clean and tidy.

Donal May


CHILDREN’S SECTION

The Taieri Children’s section this year had 52 Athletes with 31 of them competing also in the Otago competition at the Caledonian on Saturday mornings. This number of athletes was down on last year by about 30 athletes. We had a strong number of athletes and talent compete on a Saturday but the number of Club only athletes has dropped substantially. This drop in numbers is across the board and not just in athletics and parents don’t seem to get involved the same as they used to.

Gary Beattie, Hayley McHutchon, Mark McHutchon, Rob Urquhart and myself were the main coaches of the season as the Seniors trained at the same time. Losing our Senior athletes as coaches was a great loss to the Club but we managed to get by. We had some great families help out on a Saturday with the long jump pit which was really appreciated. It was good to see the Taieri Club had another really successful season. We certainly have a really strong bond in the Club with both athletes, parents and coaches. Thank you so much to our very small Committee and to the parents that helped out on a Tuesday night and Saturday. A special thank you to Lyn Mackay and Diana Gouverneur for overseeing the Club as a whole. Angie Beattie Children’s Convenor


CHILDREN’S RESULTS Otago Childrens Best Performances Otago Childrens Best Performance this year were set by Shyah Beattie (G13 Girls Discus) and Millar McElrea (G13 Boys Long Jump and High Jump). Colgate Games This year Taieri had athletes competing in both the North Island and South Island Colgate Games. The North Island Colgate Games were held in Hamilton with both Shyah and Neve Beattie competing. Shyah came away with a Gold Medal in the 13 Year Girls Discus and a Silver Medal in the Shotput while Neve did not medal she competed to a very high standard. The South Island Colgate games were held in Dunedin. Taieri had a team of 25 athletes compete at this meeting. A great time was had by all and a heap of PB’s were achieved. Our Taieri athletes all competed to a very high standard with most athletes coming in the top 6 of their events. Medalists were:

Shyah Beattie 13 Year Girls, Gold Medal, Discus, Silver Medal Shotput, Bronze Medal Long Jump

Millar McElrea 13 Year Boys, Gold Medal, High Jump, Bronze Medal, 100m, 400m, 800m, Long Jump

Zaine Murdoch 13 Year Boys, Bronze Medal, Shotput

Ohara Couch 11 Year Girls, Silver Medal, 100m, Bronze Medal High Jump

George Tisdall 10 Year Boys, Silver Medal, High Jump, and Bronze Medal Shotput Inter Provincials This year the Inter Provincials were held in Christchurch. Taieri had the biggest team selected for this meeting since I have been in the Childrens section. Our nine athletes were Shyah Beattie, Miller McElrea, Zaine Murdoch, Neve Beattie, Jorja Gibbons, Georgia McHutchon, Sarah Donaldson, Nick Casey and Liam O’Riordan.

All 9 athletes did Personal Bests in their events and competed to a very high standard. Megan Gibbons and myself were lucky enough to be selected to be Team Managers. We had a lot of fun and was great to see such awesome friendships being made and great team spirit. Standout performances were Shyah Beattie coming first in the 13 yr girls Discus and second in the Shotput and Miller McElrea first in the 13 yr boys high jump. Both Miller and Shyah received trophies for third overall in NZ for highest points scored over their chosen 4 events. Miller, Shyah and Liam also received trophies for Otago’s Highest Points Scorers.


Mini Multis Gold Girls Grade 8 Isabella McEntyre Girls Grade 12 Neve Beattie Girls Grade 13 Shyah Beattie Boys Grade 13 Millar McElrea Silver Girls Grade 11 Ohara Couch Boys Grade 11 Wil Nichol Boys Grade 12 Nick Casey Bronze Boys Grade 8 Charlie Nichol Boys Grade 12 Liam O’Riordan Lawlor

Taieri Athletes Selected for Otago Teams after the Otago Championships The Grade 7 to Grade 11 Team competed in Christchurch for the 995 Meeting which was against Otago, Southland, Canturbury and Tasman. The Otago Team came 2nd. Athletes were:

Grade 8 Isabella McEntyre, Mia Braithwaite, Charlie Nichol, Liam Donaldson

Grade 10 Van Couch, George Tisdall

Grade 11 Millie MacKenzie, Ohara Couch, Will Nichol,

Otago Children’s Championships Athletics Taieri children were winners of the Glue Shield for Overall Points.

Winners of Club Trophies ‘Bellaney Trophy’ for Club Member, Boy or Girl, Grade 7 to Grade 12 with Most Points Achieved at the Otago Championships Charlie Nichol (G8) ‘Neil Murray Memorial’ Trophy for Boy or Girl in Under 14 with Most Points Achieved Overall at the Taieri Championships Wil Nichol (G11) ‘Painter Family’ Trophy for Most Improved Athlete at Otago Childrens George Tisdall (G10) ‘Tait Achievement’ Shield for Most Improved Taieri Club Member Darcy Sanderson (G10)

TROPHY WINNERS AT THE 2018/2019 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS Girls Track Field Grade 5 Athletics Taieri Cup Athletics Taieri Cup Emma Solomon - Grade 6 Athletics Taieri Cup Athletics Taieri Cup Lola Couch Lola Couch


Grade 7 Mears Cup Retailers Cup Addison Kirk Sophie Mitchell Grade 8 Munro Cup Retailers Cup Isabella McEntyre Isabella McEntyre Grade 9 J.B. Brown Rosebowl Watt Cup - - Grade 10 A.R. Joll Cup Lyall Cup Isabel O’Riordan Lawlor Isabel O’Riordan Lawlor Grade 11 A.A. McCunn Cup Bellaney Cup Ohara Couch Millie MacKenzie Grade 12 I.Hebbard Cup Cumberbeach Cup Neve Beattie Neve Beattie Grade 13 Duncan Cup Findlay Shield Shyah Beattie Shyah Beattie Boys Track Field Grade 5 Athletics Taieri Cup Athletics Taieri Cup Lukas Kirk Lukas Kirk Grade 6 Athletics Taieri Cup Athletics Taieri Cup Connor Joyce Fletcher Webster Grade 7 E.J Mason Cup Wardell Trophy - - Grade 8 W.P Edmonds Cup I.Harvey Cup Charlie Nichol Charlie Nichol Grade 9 I.Dawson Cup B.Cashmere Cup Liam Lord Liam Lord Grade 10 Culling 4 Square Store Cup Dalgliesh Cup George Tisdall George Tisdall Grade 11 Cagney Cup McEwan Cup Will Nichol Will Nichol Grade 12 A.Wilson Cup T.E Bent Cup Liam O’Riordan Lawlor Nick Casey Grade 13 Gibson Cup Puddy Cup Millar McElrea Zaine Murdoch STILL MISSING:

Two Boys Field Event trophies - Grade 9 ‘W Bellaney Cup’ and Grade 12 ‘W Murray Cup’


SENIOR SECTION Again the senior section had a very successful year with our senior athletes recording some exceptional results at Provincial, National and International levels. Huge congratulations to all athletes that obtained personal bests, Otago, New Zealand and World records.

With the revitalisation of the Athletics Taieri Athlete of Year competition prior to Christmas, senior athletes were again competing at the Club competitions on a Tuesday night.

This competition was successful with 22 athletes competing. Junior athlete Shyah Beattie was the stand out athlete during the competition not only winning the overall competition but also breaking a number of club records along the way.

Those athletes continued to perform during the Club Championships after Christmas again with several club records being broken.

A highlight for the Taieri Club was the number of Otago and NZ records broken during the season. Of the 53 Otago records broken during the last 12 months, 40 of these were from Taieri athletes.

Taieri athletes competed with enthusiasm at the Hurring Relays with the women winning the Anderson Cup.

The Club would like to thank High Performance Sport NZ for their donation of flooring matting for the training area of the clubrooms. A working bee was held to lay the flooring and complete a stocktake on all equipment in the clubrooms for insurance purposes.

A grant from the Southern Trust enabled the replacement of the high jump topper mats. Special thanks to Keryn Wilson for organising the construction and delivery of the mats.

52 Taieri College athletes performed extremely well at the Otago Secondary Schools Champs with 17 qualifying for the South Island Champs. The challenge for the senior section is how do we get these athletes competing at the club on a Tuesday night and/or for the Club on a Saturday.

A special thanks to the athletes who represented the Club, Otago and NZ with such pride, the coaches who put their time and effort into these athletes and to the officials that run the competition each Tuesday night.


SENIOR RESULTS

South Island Masters Championships – Invercargill – November 2018

W60 Hammer Throw Champs. Winifred Harding W61 30.08m 59.98% 1st W55 Hammer Throw Champs. Fiona Harvey W57 25.39m 46.11% 1st W55 Shot Put Champs. Fiona Harvey W57 7.04m 42.64% 1st W60 Shot Put Champs. Winifred Harding W61 7.33m 48.64% 1st W55 Weight Throw Champs. Fiona Harvey W57 8.76m 47.95% 1st W60 Weight Throw Champs. Winifred Harding W61 11.55m 59.26% 1st W55 Throws Pentathlon Champs. Fiona Harvey W57 1497 1st W55 Javelin Throw Champs. Fiona Harvey W57 20.85m 41.36% 1st W55 Discus Throw Champs. Fiona Harvey W57 21.58m 40.48% 1st W60 Discus Throw Champs. Winifred Harding W61 18.59m 38.63% 1st

NZ Secondary Schools – Dunedin – December 2018 Zharna Beattie Senior Girls Discus 40.63m Silver (Otago Rec) Senior Girls Shot Put 12.02m 4th Shyah Beattie Junior Girls Discus 32.09m 4th (Otago Rec) Emma McKay Senior Girls Long Jump 5.46m 4th Senior Girls Triple Jump 11.27m Silver Tara McNally Senior Girls 300m Hurdles 45.49 4th

South Island Championships – Christchurch – December 2018 Zharna Beattie Senior Women Discus 40.23m 1st Dyani Shepherd-Oates Senior Women Discus 39.77m 2nd Dyani Shepherd-Oates Senior Women Hammer 50.30m 2nd Tara McNally Women U18 200m 26.87 2nd Emma McKay Women U18 Triple Jump 10.55m 1st Zharna Beattie Women U18 Shot Put 12.54m 3rd Felix McDonald Senior Men Long Jump 6.92m 1st Will Campbell Men Under 18 200m 24.55 3rd Ethan Walker Men Under 18 Shot Put 12.08m 1st Zaine Murdoch Men Under 18 Discus 34.80m 2nd Ethan Walker Men Under 18 Javelin 51.82m 1st


South Island Combined Event Championships – Christchurch Joccoaa Palmer Senior Women 3951 Pts 1st

New Zealand Combined Event Championships – Christchurch – February 2019 Cole Gibbons Men Under 16 Octathlon 2053 3rd

WPA Fazza Grand Prix – Dubai – February 2019 Holly Robinson Para Javelin 43.64m Gold (Otago, NZ Rec)

New Zealand Track and Field Championships - Christchurch - March 2019

Senior Men Todd Bates Hammer 51.56m Silver Felix McDonald Long Jump 7.14m Bronze Senior Women Jessica Hamill Shot Put Para 7.40m Bronze Caitlin Dore Discus Para 20.60m Bronze Tori Peeters Javelin 54.98m Silver 4x 100m Relay 47.31 Silver (Christina Ashton (TAI), Fiona Centers (HCU), Sophie Napper (HCU), Rosie Elliott (TAI)) 4x 400 Relay 3:54.35 Silver (Danielle Galdeman (TAI), Sophie Napper (HCU), Laura McCulloch (ASP), Rosie Elliott (TAI)) U 20 Men Ethan Walker Javelin 50.54m Bronze 4x 100m Relay 43.82 Bronze (Shay Veitch (ARI), Tim Horton (HCU), Cameron Miller (HCU), Will Campbell (TAI)) U20 Women Dyani Shepherd-Oates Hammer 49.58m Gold Emma McKay Triple Jump 10.91m Bronze U18 Men Ben Baines Javelin Para 25.50m Gold Ethan Walker Javelin 58.82m Gold Liam Wilson 100m Para 13.3 Gold (Otago & NZ Rec) Ben Baines Discus Para 22.88 Silver Ben Baines Shot put 8.24m Silver 4 x 400 3:31.29 Silver (Ben Lund (ARI), Willian Scharf (HCU), Flynn Murdoch (TAI), Cameron Moffitt (HCU)) U18 Women Zharna Beattie Discus 37.47m Silver Emma McKay Triple Jump 11.24m Silver Tara McNally 100m Hurdles 14.71 Bronze Zharna Beattie Shot put 13.15m Bronze (Otago Rec) Performed with Distinction Christina Ashton 100m Hurdles 14.34 (2.4) 4th Tara McNally 300m Hurdles 46.45 4th


NZ Masters Championships – Timaru – March 2019 Michael Scholten M40 Hammer 39.96m 1st Tom Cockerill M70 3000m Race Walk 22:58.79 2nd Winifred Harding W60 Weight Throw 11.45m 1st Winifred Harding W60 Discus Throw 19.49m 1st Winifred Harding W60 Shot Put 8.04m 1st Winifred Harding W60 Hammer Throw 28.44m 1st

Australian Track & Field Champs – Sydney – April 2019 Holly Robinson Para Javelin 45.73m Gold (Otago, NZ & World Rec) Jessica Gillan Para Seated Shot Put 7.20m Gold Holly Robinson Para Shot Put 11.35m Silver Liam Wilson Para Under 17 100m 13.72s Bronze Liam Wilson Para Under 17 200m 27.07s Gold (Otago & NZ Rec) Liam Wilson Para Under 17 Long Jump 4.36m Gold Benjamin Baines Para Under 20 Javelin 28.42m Silver Dyani Shepherd-Oates U20 Women Hammer 48.75m 4th

Arafua Games – Darwin – April 2019 Liam Wilson Senior Mens Para 100m 13.25 7th Liam Wilson Senior Mens Para 200m 27.19 6th (Otago & NZ Rec) Liam Wilson Senior Mens Para LJ 4.53m 6th (Otago & NZ Rec) Ben Baines Senior Mens Para Javelin 18.14m 8th (Otago & NZ Rec) Ben Baines Senior Mens Para Discus 20.45 5th

Athletics Taieri Athlete of Year

Name Description Points

Shyah Beattie Overall winner 552

Joccoaa Palmer 2nd Overall 458

Emma McKay 3rd Overall 352

Miller McElrea 1st Men Under 16 300

Liam Wilson 2nd Men Under 16 273

Ben Baines 3rd Men Under 16 239

Will Campbell 1st Men Under 18 249

Ethan Walker 2nd Men Under 18 159

Hamish Mears 3rd Men Under 18 115

Felix McDonald 3rd SM & Under 20 155

Jade Zaia 1st SM & Under 20 270

Anton Schroder 2nd SM & Under 20 156

Raylene Bates 1st Masters 99

Izzy Henderson 1st Women Under 16 236

Zharna Beattie 1st Women Under 18 255

Dyani Shelpherd-Oates 1st SW & Under 20 217

Leonie Palmer 2nd SW & Under 20 162

Caitlin Dore 3rd SW & Under 20 99


2018-19 Club Trophies

Raylene Bates Trophy Masters Woman Raylene Bates

Ada Birtles Cup Most improved female athlete (Club Season) Emma McKay

Black Kettle Cup Best Junior Performance all season (Club & Centre)

Zharna Beattie

Joe Gough Memorial Trophy Most points womens throws for season (AOY & Club Champs)

Shyah Beattie

TE Bent Challenge Cup Womens Pentathlon Not Awarded

Raylene Gough Trophy for Discus Women Under 20 Dyani Shepherd-Oates

Ann Mears Trophy Female Club Champion Joccoaa Palmer

Raylene Bates Trophy Masters Men Not Awarded

Ada Birtles Cup Most improved Male Athlete (Club Season) Ben Baines

Ian Wilson Cup Best Junior Performance all Season (Club & Centre)

Ethan Walker

Joe Gough Memorial Trophy Most Points Mens Throws for Season (AOY & Club Champs)

Ben Baines

JB Brown Trophy Mens Pentathlon Not Awarded

Merrilees Trophy Male Club Champion Will Campbell

FJ Beel Cup Festival Mile Challenge Cup Not Awarded

Coaches Cup Para Athlete Best Performance Liam Wilson

Harvey Trophy Most Outstanding Performance Holly Robinson

Women Under 16 Club Champs Best Overall Points, Field, Track Shyah Beattie

Women Under 18 Club Champs Best Overall Points Izzy Henderson

Women Under 18 Club Champs Best Field Emma McKay

Women Under 18 Club Champs Best Track Izzy Henderson

Women Under 20 Club Champs Best Overall Points, Field, Track Dyani Shepherd-Oates

Senior Women Club Champs Best Overall Points, Field, Track Joccoaa Palmer

Masters Women Club Champs Best Overall Points, Field Raylene Bates

Para Women Club Champs Best Overall Points, Field Caitlin Dore

Men Under 16 Club Champs Best Overall Points, Track Miller McElrea

Men Under 16 Club Champs Best Field Zaine Murdoch

Men Under 18 Champs Best Overall Points, Field, Track Ethan Walker

Men Under 20 Club Champs Best Overall Points, Field, Track Will Campbell

Senior Men Club Champs Best Overall Points, Field, Track Jade Zaia

Para Men Club Champs Best Overall Points, Track Liam Wilson

Para Men Club Champs Best Field Ben Baines

Otago, NZ & World Records Of the 53 Otago records broken this year, 40 of these records were broken by Taieri athletes:

Event Grade Performance Name 100m T37 M19+U 14.05s WR -0.6 Liam Wilson NZ Record

100m T37 M19+U 13.75s WR -0.5 Liam Wilson NZ Record




100m T37 M19+U 13.40s WR +1.4 Liam Wilson NZ Record







Long Jump T37 M19+U 4.28m WR +0.2 Liam Wilson NZ Record




SP (3kg) F37 SW 9.04m Cailtin Dore Discus (1kg) F37 SW 20.46m Cailtin Dore NZ Record

Discus (1kg) F37 SW 22.19m Cailtin Dore NZ Record

Discus (1kg) W16yrs 40.63m Zharna Beattie Hammer (4kg) W18yrs 50.30m Dyani Shepard-Oates Hammer (4kg) W19yrs 50.30m Dyani Shepard-Oates Hammer (4kg) W20yrs 50.30m Dyani Shepard-Oates Long Jump T37 M19+U 4.45m WR -0.3 Liam Wilson NZ Record

Long Jump T37 M16+U 4.45m WR -0.3 Liam Wilson NZ Record

Discus (1kg) W16yrs 41.07m Zharna Beattie Jav (600g) F38 M16+U 25.95m Benjamin Baines NZ Record

Jav (600g) F38 M16+U 27.57m Benjamin Baines NZ Record

Discus (1kg) F38 M16+U 21.25m Benjamin Baines NZ Record


SP (4kg) F38 M16+U 8.41m Benjamin Baines NZ Record




Jav (600g) F46 SW 43.64m Holly Robinson NZ Record

SP (3kg) F37 SW 9.23m Cailtin Dore 100m T37 M19+U 13.31s WR +0.3 Liam Wilson NZ Record


Discus (1kg) W16yrs 41.61m Zharna Beattie SP (3kg) W16yrs 13.15m Zharna Beattie Jav (600g) F38 M16+U 29.42m Benjamin Baines NZ Record

Athletics Otago Athlete of the Year Awards – May 2019

Para Athlete of the year: Holly Robinson Trevor Bent Outstanding Coach of the year: Raylene Bates

Sport Otago ASB Sports Awards – May 2019

Sportswoman of the Year Nominee: Holly Robinson Coach of the Year Nominee: Raylene Bates


HARRIERS/WALKING SECTION The 2018 season would have to rate highly, there was plenty of variety in the programme, two very good social trips away to Hanmer springs, and Clyde, two social outings locally, and as a group, we had plenty of good fun! Our numbers have remained consistent over the 6 months of the season, with all having a turn at being absent as our personal lives demand. Pam Wyber has again been an inspirational Club Captain, Thank you Pam, and Jan, our very efficient Secretary, and stand in captain, when Pam was away. Warren has been his usual meticulous self with the club trophies, Lesley contributed greatly, in organising the social outings, every member contributed in some way, making it a happy and agreeable group to be involved with. Throughout the season, there was no need to organise committee meetings, the afternoon tea discussion and associated hilarity, kept everyone involved. Lyn has also played a big part, stepping up in my absence, to produce outstanding editions of the Thursday 'Goss' the section mouth-piece. Georgia McHutchon has been the find of the season, Congratulations on the great runs in the Club road race, Otago Cross Country and Road Champs, and the Inter-school cross country. Janice Finnie (Harrier of the Year) had a series of victories, collecting Masters 50-59 titles in the Hanmer, Clyde-Alex, and Dunedin Marathon events, over 10km and the half marathon distance. Tom Cockerill has been a outstanding advocate for the Taieri club, putting our name out there, with several newspaper articles highlighting his worthy achievements, including the Otago Road Race walking title. Naomi Chisman also was very prominent in the competitive race walks, with several one/two finishes. On the competitive front, two teams performed so well in the Lovelock and Ponydale relay's, and Peninsula Relay. A combined cross-country with Civil Service, adds a more competitve edge. Runs/walks were held at Taieri Mouth, Dunedin, Abbotsford, Waldronville (Guests of Brian/Val Cashmere) Green Island, along with two combined outings - Caversham and Hill City. The early season get-together at Lyn/Steven’s residence, and the Movie night, proved popular. Marshalling duties, there was a good response to all these calls, with emphasis on Edmond Cup day, and the club fund-raiser, the Mud Sweat and Tears at Wingatui, where 60 club members from all three sections helped on the day, raising a tidy sum for the Building Fund. Thank you all, it is never easy making these requests. Kids Cross Country, early August, 67 kids participated, down on last year's numbers, this was not for the want of promotion on our part. Again, we had another superb team of helpers, the event ran smoothly, with good feed-back from the parents and supporters. We can surely reflect on a very satisfying and enjoyable season, the friendship and harmony we have, is something to cherish. 2019 – the season started later, 13th April, with a team of runners competing in the Wanaka half and 10km on the 6th. Some very good early season efforts resulted. A pre-season get-together at Mackay’s, helped to fill the void, providing an opportunity for members to catch up and look ahead. Noticeably absent, good friend, Annette Summers, who has shifted to Rolleston. Opening day, 27 runners/walkers were present, with a number of apologies. We welcomed Karin and John Drummond, along with Karen Thompson, if every member turned up, the total would reach 45, a sign of a growing club. The prospects are there, for another memorable season. Rob (Convenor)


HARRIERS 2018 RESULTS

Lovelock Relay – Social/Mixed grade

Taieri 1st

S.Gouverneur 4m 46 sec., T.Fahey 6 min 20sec., G.Murphie 5 min 21sec., F.McDonald 4 min 59sec.

Leith Relays – Social/Mixed grade

Taieri Blue 1st

S.Gouverneur 8 min 02sec. (Fastest Time), G. McHutchon 9 min 25 sec., L.Miller 10 min 17 sec., S. Findlay 11 min 41 sec.

Taieri Gold 2nd

A.Low, 10 min 41 sec., T. Fahey 10min 30 sec., M.Dooley 10 min 29 sec., K.Wyber 9 min 52 sec.

Club Road Race

G.McHutchon 1st 22 min 22 sec., R.Finnie 2nd 22 min 27 sec., A.Low 3rd 23 min 02 sec., K.Wyber 4th 23 min 17 sec., W.Paterson 5th 23 min 20 sec., T.Fahey 6th 24 min 59 sec.

5 Km Walk

T.Cockerill 1st 32 min 34 sec., L.Kelly 2nd 36 min 33 sec., P.Wyber 3rd 23 min 20 sec., L.Batten 4th 46 min 45 sec.

Club Cross Country

Open Women, T.Fahey 1st 34 min 33 sec.

Vet Women 35-49 A.Low 1st 31 min 47 sec., W.Paterson 2nd 34 min 51 sec., S.Findlay 3rd 32 min 14 sec., H.McHutchon 4th 39 min 41 sec.

Masters Women – 50-59 P.Wyber 1st 37 min 19 sec., L.Mackay 2nd 41 min 13 sec.

Masters Men – 50 plus M.Dooley 1st 31 min 31 sec.

M/Men 60 plus - D.May 1st 34 min 12 sec.

Open Walk – J.Hollis 1st 53 min 02 sec.

3km Walk (one lap) J.Issac 1st 26 min 02 sec., S.McMillan 2nd 27 min 20 sec., L.Batten 3rd 53 min 02 sec.


Clyde-Alex Road race

Masters 50 plus, J.Finnie 1st 43 min 35 sec., P.Wyber 6th 54 min 22 sec., J.Day 8th 56 min 58 sec., T.Howell 16th 59 min 19 sec.

Masters 35 plus, A.Low 3rd 47 min 10 sec., W.Paterson 4th 47 min 22 sec.

Masters 50 plus, R.Finnie 14th 44 min 45 sec., K.Wyber 21st 48 min 47 sec.

Open 10km Walk, T.Cockerill 3rd 1 hr 10 min 14 sec.

Peninsula Relay (19.4km)

Taieri 8th place

M.Dooley 20 min 49 sec.,R.Finnie 19 min 30 sec., J.Finnie 21 min 57 sec., A.Low 15 min 04 sec.,T.Fahey 19 min 16sec.

Ross Stewart Memorial road race – 8km

P.Wyber 1st 49 min 37 sec., J.Finnie (off scratch) 2nd 39 min 01 sec. (Fastest time), W.Paterson 3rd 44 min 06 sec., R.Finnie 4th 41 min 24 sec. (2nd Fastest time).

Walk – L.Batten 1st 1 hr 26 min 30 sec., T.Cockerill 2nd 1hr 3min 45 sec. (Fastest time), N.Chisman 3rd 1hr 4 min 07 sec. (2nd Fastest time), L.Kelly 4th 1hr 10 min 49 sec.

Hill Free Half

W 50 plus S.McKay 2hrs 20 09 sec.

10Km- run, A.Low 5th 49 min 12 sec., W.Paterson 6th 49 min 42 sec.

Masters – J.Finnie 1st 44 min 25 sec.

10Km Walk – T. Cockerill 1st 1hr 13 mins 59sec.

Dunedin Marathon, Half – S.McKay 2hrs 21 min 49 sec.

Hanmer Half – Masters 50-59 J.Finnie 1st 1hr 44 min 26 sec., S.McKay 20th 2hrs 44 min 18sec.

Senior Women – A. Low 35th 1hr 59mins.

Masters 40-49 W.Paterson 14th 2hrs 01min 54sec., S.Findlay 18th 2hrs 3min 15sec.

Half marathon walk – T.Cockerill 2nd 2hrs 39min 15sec., N.Chisman 3rd 2hrs 47min 57sec.

Hanmer 10km

Masters 50-59 P.Wyber 12th 1hr 4min 50sec., J.Day 13th 1hr 4min 51sec., L.Mackay 23rd 1hr 13min 14sec.

Masters 40-49 T.Howell 13th 1hr 13 min 01sec.

10Km – R.Finnie 5th 50 min 14 sec., K.Wyber 10th 52min 58 sec., M.Findlay 14th 56min 17sec.

10Km walk – G.Kelly 3rd 1hr 20min 19sec., L.Kelly 5th 1hr 20min 19sec.

Most Improved Runner 2018 A. Low.

Club Half Marathon Champion J. Finnie 1hr 44min 28sec.

Wanaka Half 6th April 2019 – A.Low 1hr 40 min 50 secs., S.Findlay 1hr 45min 49sec.

10Km – R,Finnie 44 min 01 sec., W.Paterson 46 min 52 sec., M.Findlay 48 min 30 sec., P.Wyber 52 min 46 sec., J.Day 55 min 29 sec.


2019 Green Island run, dressed for the occasion, it was wet. Harriers run rain hail or snow!!!

RUN THE RIDGE – McArthur Ridge Vineyard in Central Otago


FINANCE REPORT for year ended 31st March 2019 I have pleasure in yet again presenting the Annual Financial Accounts of the Club. They cover the period from the 1/04/2018 to the 31/03/2019. Unfortunately the Club has recorded an operating deficit of $1,316, as opposed to last year’s surplus of $647, primarily as a result of the continuing decline in our total membership, but competing athletes and volunteers. In addition our credit interest income continues to reduce as a result of ever decreasing interest rates, to the point where the real value of our term deposits is starting to be eroded. As shown in the following Profit and Loss statements the Children’s section recorded a loss of $2,044, whilst the Seniors and Harriers showed modest surpluses. However the Club continues to remain in a very strong financial position thanks to our income streams, and prudent spending. This has allowed us to continue to concentrate on running athletics without having to look at extra fund raising. Once again the Building Fund benefited greatly from the Mud, Sweat and Tears event for a fifth year, although there is a good chance this may have ended. This has allowed work to be started on repairing the Clubrooms roof. Our Club continues to benefit with another grant from the Bendigo Valley Sports & Charity Foundation of $3,000 in August to assist with the clubs running costs, and a further $1,500 in March to assist children attending the Inter-provincials in Christchurch. A grant of $2,700 was also received from The Southern Trust for high jump pads. Please note that the Harriers figures, as always, relate to the previous winter (2018). I would like to specially thank Lyn for assisting with the Grants and payments, Ang for assisting with the Childrens finances, Diana for sorting out the Section Registration payments, and once again to Rob for all the time organising Mud, Sweat and Tears, and finally to everyone else who have been Marshalls over the past year. Regretfully the Athletics New Zealand Club Net online registration and Subs payment programme continues to add to the time required to monitor, correct in some cases, and reimburse the Sections. There were no Bonus Bonds draws received during the financial year. Ross Linklater, Club Treasurer 13th May 2019







The Committee’s of Athletics Taieri Inc.

Executive Building Children Harrier Senior

We wish to thank and acknowledge the following organisations for grants received to assist our club.

Bendigo Valley Sports & Charity Foundation

The Southern Trust

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ATHLETICS TAIERI INC.€¦ · Athletics Taieri Annual Report 2018/19 Page 4 of 26 PRESIDENT’S REPORT It is my pleasure to present my annual report. While reading through the reports