NEWSLETTER 25 August 31 August 2014

NEXT THREE CLUB EVENTS

Wednesday 27 August (Senior Invitational) Barlow Park 6:45pm first event
Friday 29 August Barlow Park 5:45pm warm up for a 6:00pm start
Friday 5 September Barlow Park 5:45pm warm up for a 6:00pm start
President Shane Watson 0487 164 960
PO BOX 354, MANUNDA 4870 www.cairnsathletics.org.au

Peninsula Sport Primary and Secondary
Championships
The 2014 Peninsula Track and Field Trials are
the largest athletics championships in Far
North Queensland, with over 1000 athletes
competing over two days.

And whilst the championships are not a Cairns
Athletics run event, it is without a doubt that
the club is a major contributor supplying
equipment, photo finish and officials.

Some may ask why go to the trouble, given it
is not our event, as the combined man hours
required from a small group of club members
would run into hundreds of hours?

The answer is simple by supporting athletics
in the region we allow for more school based
athletes to experience an international quality
facility, in a competition being run by qualified
track and field officials. Obviously not all will
join the athletics clubs within the region, but
some will from this experience and that helps
grow the sport. With growth comes more
funding, securing of facilities, and better
opportunities for our club athletes.

And looking at the medallist within the two
days of competition, our club has grown a
strong group of athletes, with over 18 of our
athletes medalling in the top school based
competition in the region.

So we take the good with the bad. It was
fantastic to see many of our athletes make
their way through at least three rounds of
qualifying to simply make it to Peninsula Trials,
and as noted above over eighteen of them
medalling.

And by running the canteen for the competition
the club was able to generate sufficient income
to cover over half of the seasons hire costs of
Barlow Park.

However, once again the running of the
canteen was left to the same small group of
volunteers. Cairns Athletics are extremely
grateful to following volunteers, led by our
canteen coordinator Raelene Henery and our
two spring chickens Audrey and Connie,
Tracey Bretz, Trudy Watson, Dianne Porter,
Ruth Phillips, Cathy Marino, Julie Dalton,
Sue Slatcher, Junko Godwin, Yumi Taylor,
Vince Slater, Hiromi Yamanak and Scott
Henery.

And without some of our athletes coming in to
assist in the canteen over the two days,
including two taking a sickie from classes on
Monday, and a couple doing shifts in between
competing in their events, it would have been
a struggle to keep up with the hordes of
hungry spectators, so again our gratitude goes
to our athletes who assisted in the canteen;
Jane Rhodes, Noah Watson, Ceiridwen
Vaughan, Llewellyn Vaughn, and Theo
Watson.

And finally to our officials who assisted on the
track and field and photo finish, our wouldnt
be able to contribute to the sport as we do
without you volunteering their time over the
two days of competition;
Sue Slatcher, Kevin Cull, Mal Frape, Rob
Murchie, Jim Orchard, Richard and Jean
Lendon, Rob Brennan and Heather
Vaughan.

2014 Peninsula Trials Medallist
Congratulations to all of our athletes who
made it through three separate carnivals to
qualify for the Peninsula Championships.
Simply making it to the top school based
completion in the region is a great
achievement.

And the following athletes* have taken it to the
next level, making it into the top three, and in
many cases qualifying for the Peninsula Team
to compete in Brisbane in the Queensland
School Championships.

Mackenzie McAvoy
Girls 13 Discus Throw - Silver
Girls 13 1500 Metre Run - Silver
Montana McAvoy
Girls 14 800 Metre Run Gold and New
Peninsula Record
Girls 14 1500 Metre Run - Gold and New
Peninsula Record
Girls 14 400 Metre Run - Silver
Mercedes Brennan
Girls 11 Discus Throw - Gold
Girls 11 Shot Put - Bronze
Cameron Garven
Boys 10 High Jump Silver
Brie Collins
Girls 11 100 Metre Dash 15- Silver
Girls 11 200 Metre Dash - Silver
Jessica Frape
Girls 10 200 Metre Dash - Bronze
Girls 10 800 Metre Run - Gold
Lacey Marino
Girls 12 100 Metre Dash - Bronze
Girls 12 200 Metre Dash - Bronze
Girls 12 Long Jump LJ - Gold
Rhiann Cull
Girls 15 Long Jump - Bronze
Girls 15 Discus Throw - Gold
Girls 15 Triple Jump - Gold
Girls 15 Shot Put - Silver
Aaron Schomberg
Boys 13 High Jump HJ Pit - Gold
Boys 13 Triple Jump TJ - Gold
Leilani Jones
Girls 14 200 Metre Dash - Bronze
Alexander Dalton
Boys 17 Hammer Gold and New Peninsula
Record
Boys 17 Shot Put - Gold
Boys 17 Discus Gold and New Peninsula
Record
Brendan Leung
Boys 13 100 Metre Dash - Gold
Boys 13 Long Jump - Gold
Boys 13 Triple Jump Bronze
Jack Redmond
Boys 15 Discus Throw - Gold
Boys 15 Javelin Throw - Gold
Boys 15 Shot Put Gold and New Peninsula
Record
Theodore Watson
Boys 16 110 Metre Hurdles - Gold
Boys 16 100 Metre Dash - Bronze
Boys 16 Javelin Throw Gold and New
Peninsula Record
Aidan Taylor
Boys 17 Triple Jump - Gold
Boys 17 Long Jump - Gold
Taaliyah Markos
Girls 14 100 Metre Dash - Gold
Girls 14 Long Jump - Gold
Girls 14 Triple Jump Gold
Girls 14 High Jump Gold and New Peninsula
Record
Kayla Montagner
Girls 17 100 Metre Dash - Gold
Girls 17 200 Metre Dash- Gold and New
Peninsula Record
Cameron Graham
Boys 13 90 Metre Hurdles - Silver
*as Peninsula Trials are not club based the above
results are compiled through cross referencing
results, so my apologies if I have missed some of
our athletes

2015 Club Captains
Nominations are now open for the 2015 Cairns
Athletics Club Captains. For 2015, we are
calling for written nominations for athletes in
the following groups:

Junior Club Captain: Those athletes that are
12 or 13 years old as at the 31st December
2014 are invited to nominate for the Junior
Club Captain

Senior Club Captain: Those athletes 14
years old and over as at the 31st December
2014 are invited to nominate for the Senior
Club Captain

Nomination forms will be available at the
Registration Desk and should be lodged
personally by each interested athlete.
Nominations close on Friday 19th
September.

Committee Positions
As briefly discussed at the break at club on
Sunday, supporters of Cairns Athletes are
asked to start considering how they might be
able to assist their club in 2015.

There will be quite a few positions vacant in
2015 as some committee stand down from
their positions.

On the positive side of things this should
be seen as an opportunity for an injection
of fresh ideas and enthusiasm for the club,
but dont sit back and think someone else
will fill these roles, because on the negative
side of things if these roles arent filled the
club will struggle to operate in 2015.

If you think you might be interested in joining
the committee in 2015 please have a chat to
either Tracey Bretz or me on what roles will
need filling, and the tasks involved. This will
also give the opportunity to work with the
volunteers currently in those roles to provide a
seamless transfer for the 2015 season.

ANQ Track and Field Championships
This is the last competition on the club season,
and one which is worth planning for now.

Accommodation can be a bit scarce in
Townsville over these dates, so make the
bookings now.

ANQ Track and Field Championships will be
held from the 3
rd
to 5
th
October, 2014. Online
nominations are now on the ANQ
website, www.athleticsnorthqld.org.au and
links.