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Founded 1902 | Incorporated 1981

THIRTY SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 2016

Presented to the Annual General Meeting

Saturday 23 July 2016

Founded 1902 | Incorporated 1981 2 | P a g e

Contents Board of Management 2015-16...................................................................................................... 4

Honorary Officers ............................................................................................................................ 5

Committees and Commissions ....................................................................................................... 5

Delegates ........................................................................................................................................ 5

Staff ................................................................................................................................................. 5

Life Members .................................................................................................................................. 6

AA Life Governors in Tasmania ....................................................................................................... 6

AA Life Members in Tasmania ........................................................................................................ 6

Special Award Holders .................................................................................................................... 6

Merit Award Holders....................................................................................................................... 7

President’s Appreciation Award ..................................................................................................... 8

Acknowledgements......................................................................................................................... 9

President’s and Board Report 2015-16 ......................................................................................... 10

Finance Director’s Report 2015-16 ............................................................................................... 15

Executive Officer’s Report 2015-16 .............................................................................................. 17

Athletics South Report 2015-16 .................................................................................................... 20

Northern Branch Report (NBAAT) 2015-16 .................................................................................. 22

Tasmanian Athletic League Report 2015-16 ................................................................................. 24

Tasmanian Masters Association Report 2015-16 ......................................................................... 26

Track and Field Report 2015-16 .................................................................................................... 28

State Performance Report 2015-16 .............................................................................................. 30

Statewide Registration Report 2016-16 ....................................................................................... 32

Coaching Report 2015-16 ............................................................................................................. 33

Athletes’ Commissioner’s Report 2015-16 ................................................................................... 34

Out of Stadium Report 2015-16 .................................................................................................... 36

2016 Cadbury Marathon Festival Report...................................................................................... 37


Race Walking Tasmania Report 2015-16 ...................................................................................... 38

Tasmanian Records 2016-16 ......................................................................................................... 40

Athletics Tasmania International Representation 2015-16 .......................................................... 44

Athletics Australia Service Award Recipients ............................................................................... 44

Tasmanian Championships Results 2015-16 ................................................................................ 46

Tasmanian Road Walking Championships .................................................................................... 53

Tasmanian Cross Country Championships .................................................................................... 55

Tasmanian Marathon and Half Marathon Championships .......................................................... 56

Tasmanian Mountain Running Championships ............................................................................ 57

State Track & Field Championships .............................................................................................. 58

State Track & Field Championships .............................................................................................. 58

Tasmanian 3000 Metres Championships ...................................................................................... 63

Club Shields 2015-16 ..................................................................................................................... 64

Office Bearers................................................................................................................................ 65

Athletics Tasmania Athletes of the Year 2015-16......................................................................... 69

Sponsors and supporters .............................................................................................................. 70


Board of Management 2015-16

PATRON: Her Excellency,

The Governor of Tasmania

VICE PATRONS: Heather Innes, AM

David Lean

PRESIDENT: Michael Gunson

VICE PRESIDENT: Wayne Fletcher, OAM

FINANCE DIRECTOR: Paul Taranto

DIRECTOR: Kevin Morse

DIRECTOR/ATHLETES’ COMMISSIONER: Brandon Clark

DIRECTOR/T&F COMMISSIONER: Brian Roe

DIRECTOR/OOS COMMISSIONER: Shelley Miller

DIRECTOR/COACHING COMMISSIONER: Nicole Ristrom (resigned 19-Nov-15)

SOUTHERN REPRESENTATIVE: Steve Wass

NORTHERN REPRESENTATIVE: Wim Vaessen

NORTH WEST REPRESENTATIVE: Phil Clayton

TAL REPRESENTATIVE: Sandra Speers

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Mike Gunson, Paul Taranto,

Wayne Fletcher OAM, Kevin Morse

EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Gabby Steele

PUBLIC OFFICER: Wayne Fletcher, OAM

AUDITORS: Crowe Howarth


Honorary Officers

HON STATE TEAM GENERAL MANAGER Rosemary Coleman

HON RECORDS OFFICERS Wayne Fletcher OAM

HON STATISTICIANS: Brandon Clark, Mike Gunson,

Kevin Morse

HON ARCHIVISTS: Wayne Fletcher OAM, Wayne Mason

Committees and Commissions

CHAIRMAN OF SELECTORS: Aaron Humphrey/Nathan Morey

TRACK & FIELD COMMISSION: Chair: Brian Roe

OUT OF STADIUM COMMISSION: Chair: Shelley Miller

TECHNICAL AND OFFICIALS COMMISSION: Chair: Wayne Fletcher OAM

Delegates

TASMANIAN OLYMPIC COUNCIL: Brendan Hanigan

COMMONWEALTH GAMES ASSOCIATION: Brendan Hanigan

ATHLETICS AUSTRALIA: Mike Gunson/Gabby Steele

Staff

EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Gabrielle Steele

ADMINISTRATION OFFICER: Fiona Plummer

STATE PERFORMANCE MANAGER/TIS COACH: Susan Andrews


Life Members

Noel Ruddock AM (1962), Geoff Boon (1976), Patricia Hamilton (1982), Jo Cherry (2000), PW

(Wayne) Fletcher OAM (2001), Gary Sayer (2003), Frank Nott (2004), Terry Mahoney (2004), Fay

Denholm (2005), Brian Roe OAM (2009), Helen Lee (2012), Wayne Mason OAM (2012), Christopher

Wilson (2013)

†JA Edwards (1932), †Sir Norman Lewis KCMG (1932), †WH (Bill) Clemes (1935), †ML (Sonny)

Round (1935), †Richard Darcey (1936), †FA (Fred) Rose (1947), †Norman G Hutton (1948), †ER

(Reg) Tinning (1949), †CA (Froggy) Wise (1951), †EW (Bill) Barwick MBE (1968), †Graeme Briggs AM

(1969), †Mavis Ebzery OAM (1970), †Doreen Frawley (1970), †Robin Hood AM (1976), †Dorothy

Claxton (1977), †Eric Goss (1977), †Myrtle Green (1977), †Pat Mickleborough (1977), †Mavis

Goss (1982), †Maxwell Cherry oAM (2001), †Andrew Willis (2015)

AA Life Governors in Tasmania

†Mavis M Ebzery oAM (1967), †Norman G Hutton (1968), Clive D Lee AM (1984), Noel J Ruddock AM

(1989), †Graeme T Briggs AM (1990), Brian S Roe OAM (2008)

AA Life Members in Tasmania

†Robin Hood AM (1990), PW (Wayne) Fletcher OAM (2006), Christopher Wilson (2006), Helen Lee

(2013)

Special Award Holders

†Molley Clements, †Val Evans (1982), †Len Carter (1983), David Parkes (1984), Beryle Woolley

(1991), Ray James, John Martin, Margaret Ruddock (1992), Bill Matthewson (1993), John Briggs,

Peter Sharp (1994), Neil Sargison (1997), Judy Casey (2006), Trevor Galbraith (2010), David Wood

(2012), Gilbert Turner, Julie Turner (2013)


Merit Award Holders

SOUTH

Murray Bird, June Bowring, †Max Cherry OAM, †Lorne Copping, †Peter Eustace, Wayne Fletcher

OAM, †Phyllis Gaffney, Roger Gillow, Bill Halley, †Robin Hood AM, †Robert Holley-Hamilton, Neil

Littlejohn, Alan McCreary, Ian Manning, †Colin Mickleborough BEM, Neil Mickleborough, Rex

Morriss, †Michael O'Loughlin, †Harold Rennie, Clive Roper, †Jack Smallhorn, Ted West, †Chris

Williams, Barrie Wise, †Phyllis Wise, (1978), †John Caulfield (1979), †Leslie Spears (1980), †Graeme

Cruise (1981), †Don Hickman (1982), Kent Rayner, †Anthony Risby (1983), Allan Bennett (1984), Bill Essex

(1985), Gavan Wood (1986), †Pat Hood (1987), Gordon Weigand (1988), Tony Bond (1989), Kimba Eyles, Ian

Murray (1990), Jo Cherry, Margaret Fox, Bob Mazey, Kevin Prendergast, John Fox, Wayne Mason

OAM, Russell Foley (1991), †Alan Barker, Dean Giblin, †Albert Johnson, Peter Keenan, Terry

Mahoney, †Lyn Mazey, †Graeme Stoward (1992), Gary Sayer, Mike Stevenson, Chris Wilson (1994),

Maureen McDonald, Peter McDonald (1996), Peter Lyden (1997), EC (Ted) Best AM, Gary Bissett (1998),

†Barbara Westcott, †Bill Westcott (1999), Jenny Lennon (2000), Rene Sluyters (2001), Helen Lee (2001),

Brendon Hill (2006), Rosemary Coleman, Steve Lance, Jenny Stevenson (2007), Darren Alomes, Kevin

Alomes, Jim Court, Jarrod Gibson, Roger Howlett, Lynne Lyden, †George Norris, Aileen Slater,

Cheryl Wilson OAM (2008), Jim Morgan, Peter Turnock, Shaun Wilson (2009), Ken Doughty, Rita

Whitehouse (2010), Nigel Hyland OAM, Haydyn Nielsen (2011), Michael Pace (2012), David Moore, Lynne

Sansom, Tony Sansom (2013), Greg Hawthorne (2014)

NORTH

†Walter Bailey, †Beryl Bailey, †Geoffrey Chaplin, Don Cox, †Josephine Lutwyche, †Margaret

Moore, †Reginald Moore, Terry Nailer, Frank Nott, William Prosser, †Alan Smith, (1978), Brian

Baxter (1980), Fay Denholm, †David Howard, (1982), Anthony Walsh (1983), †Shirley Brasher (1984),

†Albert Gilbertson (1985), Simon Phillips (1990), Sandra Speers, †Bob Becker, Ralph Crack (1991),

Dorothy Donald, †Des Hardstaff, †Margaret Hardstaff, Daphne Holland, †Peter MacMichael, Jeff

Nankervis, Catherine Phillips, Onie Preece, Graham Tudor, †Andrew Willis (1992), David Phillips

(1993), †John Cheney, †Judith Phillips (1994), †Elma Waldren, Les Nankervis OAM, Helen Moir (Boon)

(1996) Tony Donald (1997), David Brasher, Leoni Nankervis (1998), Nannette Symons (2000), Max O’Toole

OAM (2004), Charmaine Colbeck (2006), Peter Miller, Wayne Holt (2008), Ann Gray, †John Gray, Pam

Hughes, Mary Moss, Bev Pickett, Elwyn Seen, Elaine Speers, Clyde Spencer (2010), Michelle Casey

(2012), Kaylene Knee , Wim Vaessen (2014)


NORTH WEST

†Mavis Goss, Herbert Smith, Ruth Squibb (1978), Malcolm Evans (1979), Stan Goss (1981), †Marie

Shephard, Royce Fairbrother (1991), David Rogers, Mary Moore (1997), Craig Hicks (2005), Trent Nicholls

(2005), Graham Hicks (2014)

† Deceased

President’s Appreciation Award

NORTH

Pam Swain (2000), Wim Vaessen (2007), Michelle Heron (2010)

SOUTH

Gary Sayer (2000), Brendon Hill (2004), Rosemary Coleman (2006), Mathew Brooks (2013), Rosemary

Coleman (2016),

NORTH WEST

Graham Moore (2000), Mike Gunson (2009)


Acknowledgements

Athletics Tasmania acknowledges the ongoing efforts and commitment made by its officials,

coaches, volunteers and administrators. Our sport could not be successful without their

contribution. Also we would like to acknowledge the efforts of our athletes and assure them that

we will make every effort to give them the best support and competition that we can in the

coming year.

Special recognition must go to our Government Partner the Tasmanian Government whose

financial contribution to our organisation is most welcome through Communities, Sport and

Recreation Tasmania.

Our parent body, Athletics Australia, often in partnership with the Australian Sports

Commission, also supported us in 2015/16 – including national insurance and state performance

programs, and the continued development of the national digital platform.

The major sponsors of the Tasmanian Marathon Festival, Cadbury, along with many other

sponsors and supporters, helped us deliver the thirty third edition of this continually growing

event.

We thank all our sponsors and supporters for their generous assistance:

Sport and Recreation Tasmania | Cadbury

Athletics Australia| Tasmanian Institute of Sport

Hobart City Council | Allcare Physiotherapy | Brighton Council | Gold Coast Airport Marathon

Launceston City Council | Jackson Motor Company | The Running Edge | iRUN.org.au

Central Coast Council | Budget Car Rentals

The media has continued to be most generous in the interest shown and the coverage given to

our sport, our athletes and events. We thank the many individuals and organisations who have

supported us in this regard over the period of this report.


President’s and Board Report 2015-16

During 2015/2016 Athletics Tasmania had a net gain in registration numbers. Registrations in the

South of the state were very strong once again. In particular, out of stadium registrations

continue to be very positive. In the North, registration numbers are improving and in the North

West there has been a slight improvement. From national championship level through to local

inter club competition was strong.

Performances were strong with Hamish Peacock representing Australia at the IAAF World

Championships in China. Deon Kenzie competed at the International Paralympic World

Championships in Doha where he won a bronze medal. Jack Hale competed in the World Youth

Championships and Samantha Lind was a member of the Australian team at the World Relay

Championships. From national championship level through to local inter club competition was

strong.

I will report, as I did last year, against the nine objectives in our Strategic Plan 2011-2014,

expanding on these and other achievements and outlining the challenges we continue to face in

remaining relevant and becoming more appealing to existing and potential constituencies.

Athletics Tasmania was due to develop a new Strategic Plan for 2015 – 2018. However, after

consultation with CSRT and AA, this has been postponed for one year. Athletics Tasmania is

waiting for the full AA Strategic Plan to be developed and released before developing the AT plan.

It is important the AT strategic plan aligns, in the main, with the AA plan. The Board will undertake

this process with the guidance of the AT Executive Officer and CSRT. Branches, clubs, athletes

and officials will be heavily involved in the process.

1. Re-establishing athletics as an activity of choice for Tasmanians

It was pleasing to note solid competition from under age competition through to Masters’

competition continued to be strong across the state.

The Masters’ competition is growing at a rapid rate. There is a unique opportunity to build the

Masters’ numbers, particularly in the north of the state, when the North West Coast host the

Australian Masters’ Games late in 2017. This coming year will present an excellent opportunity

for clubs to actively engage in recruiting athletes into the sport as Masters’ athletes. The South

has done this well and hopefully the North and North West can follow.

It remains the position of the AT Board that AT clubs need to work closely with Little Athletics

clubs to maintain the flow of athletes through to athletics conducted by Athletics Tasmania. Some


clubs are doing this exceptionally well but all clubs need to understand this process is

exceptionally important. The flow of young athletes from the Little Athletics program is the life

blood of AT. With the reduction in AT registration fees it is hoped that many more athletes from

LAT will continue their athletics involvement as members of AT. Clubs need to sell this message

to all the LAT clubs in their vicinity. Strong and active recruitment is required to see many more

LAT athletes move on and join AT. Many LAT athletes see their athletics involvement as ending

when they finish in LAT. We need to change that viewpoint.

AT continued to work very closely with both the public and private school systems to conduct

inter-school athletic activity at both primary and secondary level. This included delivering support

and service to SATIS, Southern High Schools, Northern High Schools, North West High Schools

and PSST carnivals as well as continuing to deliver its own schools’ events in cross country, track

and field and most importantly the SKO competitions around the state. While AT engages

thousands of high and primary school athletes during the year, we are still not seeing a strong

enough flow of these students into becoming members of AT.

But as noted earlier in this report, the lowering of the AT registration fees may hopefully

encourage many of these athletes to register. The lowering of the AT registration fees hopefully

will also attract athletes from winter type sports to engage in our sport and become members of

AT.

The Cadbury Marathon Festival once again continued to service the needs of the recreational

runners around Tasmania and Australia. It was once again very successful and attracted strong

numbers. The variety of events on offer is an excellent model and allows for strong growth.

Our media and communication strategy continues to achieve outstanding outcomes with

excellent recognition in print, radio and television and a broad social media program. The last

year in particular was hugely successful given the unbelievable interest in the exploits of the

record breaking feats of Hamish Peacock, Jack Hale and Deon Kenzie.

2. Developing athletes’, coaches’, officials’, administrators’ and volunteers’ level of skill, knowledge and competence in athletics

This is an area where AT needs to continue to work to make sure there is a successful outcome

with this objective. Without coaches and officials the sport will struggle. Upgrading the coaches

and officials already qualified continues to proceed and a number of coaching courses were

conducted during the last year. These courses resulted in a good number of new coaches. The


challenge once these coaches are qualified is making sure they take an active role in coaching.

AT need to make sure these new coaches are provided with suitable assistance and mentoring.

3. Motivating and recognising coaches, officials, administrators and volunteers at all levels of athletics who provide quality training and support environments

Two clubs remain to undergo the development plan process. It is anticipated that by the end of

2016 all clubs will have a development plan in place. CSRT will also work closely with AT in

developing the skills of club officials.

Service given to the sport in Tasmania continues to be recognised and appreciated through the

Association’s awards system and beyond.

The Board is still working on the Athletics Tasmania Hall of Fame to acknowledge national

representatives and champions at open level. It is anticipated that this project will be launched

in late 2017.

4. Providing quality competition and participation opportunities at all levels

Quality competition and participation was provided by AT and by the branches on a weekly basis

throughout the year.

After a number of years of hosting many national events, the last year was an opportunity for the

very hard working branches and clubs, along with their volunteers and officials, to have a break.

AT conducted the Briggs meet with great success. The introduction of Nitro to the athletics scene

this summer will hopefully see a resurgence in the popularity of athletics in Tasmania. The Briggs

meet will continue to attract excellent fields. AT will need to make use of the publicity that

athletics will receive during the Olympic Games to attract new athletes and fans to our sport.

Wayne Fletcher and Kev Morse continued their fine work in managing our records and rankings

programs which are now well established and working efficiently.

AT continues to work closely with recreational running operators in Tasmania to assist in the

quality delivery of and support for their events. The Tasmanian 10km road running

championships were very successfully delivered in co-operation with Events South at the

Launceston Ten.

AA has formed an alliance with Park Run, which may well benefit AT once the full details are

known.


AT is also working very closely with the newly formed Tasmania Road Runners Inc. This is an area

where AT will continue to try and develop strong links.

5. Capitalising on the high quality of facility development for athletics in each of Tasmania’s three regions

The anticipated redevelopment of the St Leonards track this coming summer places Tasmania in

the position of having three excellent and newly refurbished tracks.

Along with a number of other changes, AT is now in an excellent position to attract new members

given that our facilities are in excellent shape.

AT is very thankful for support given to athletics infrastructure in Tasmania by the Hobart City

Council, the Launceston City Council and the Central Coast Council.

6. Building relationships with kindred bodies, the general community, government at all levels, the education system, the business community and the media

AT has maintained regular contact and strong relationships with government during the year. In

particular, AT has worked very closely with CSRT to develop a new governance structure and a

new constitution. The new constitution (with the new governance structure) will be considered

at the 2016 AGM.

Like many sports and organisations, sponsorship has been difficult to obtain. This will be a major

focus for 2016/2017.

Under the strong and effective leadership of Aaron Humphries (selection) and Rosemary

Coleman (team management), our state teams program continues to be successful and we have

supported all AA and SSA championships with excellent outcomes both in terms of medals and

personal best results. We appreciate the skills and commitment of the growing pool of talent

serving as state team selectors and officials.

After 18 years as State Team Manager Rosemary Coleman has retired from the position.

Rosemary was awarded the President’s Award at the annual Athlete of the Year Awards function

for her outstanding service.


I would like to thank the AT board members, AT officers and team officials for their contribution

during this past year.

Mike Gunson | PRESIDENT


Finance Director’s Report 2015-16

Year ended 31 March 2016

Please refer to the separately presented Financial Statements.

The Athletics Tasmania Incorporated Financial Report for the year ended 31 March 2016 is tabled

for the Annual General Meeting.

In the opinion of the Board the financial report shows a true and fair view of the financial position

of Athletics Tasmania as at 31 March 2016 and its performance for the financial year.

Total income of the Association during the 2016 financial year decreased by 12.7% or $68,610 to

be $472,511 ($541,121 FY15). This decline in income was due predominately from the reduction

in AT event income (down $73,813) generated in the previous financial year when Penguin

successfully hosted the School Sport Australia 12 Years and Under National Track & Field

Championships at the end of 2014 and also to a lesser extent some reduced income due to the

shortened track season caused by the track resurfacing of the Domain Athletics Centre in Hobart

from late February 2016.

Increased numbers saw registration and affiliation fee income increased by 13.7% or

approximately $10,000 compared to the previous corresponding period. This was however offset

by a $8,300 decline in sponsorship income. Focus next year will be on identifying and attracting

a key name sponsor to replace the long running support of IGA Supermarkets.

Whilst income was down on the previous Financial Year, AT's total expenses also decreased in

line ensuring a net surplus was achieved for the year.

The operating result of the Association for the 2016 financial year amounted to a net surplus of

$5,685 ($18,869 FY15).

The Statement of Financial Position shows Total Current Assets increasing by 12.0% to $390,790

as at 31st March 2016 (up from $348,858 on the previous year). Net Assets increased by 0.8% to

$743,122 as at 31st March 2016 (up from $737,437 on the previous year).

Pleasingly AT's overall cash position (note 2) for the year has increased by an additional $22,000

to $261,664 ensuring an ongoing strong financial position for the Association moving forward.


No significant changes in the nature of Athletic Tasmania’s state of affairs occurred during the

financial year. Crowe Horwath, as Athletics Tasmania’s external auditors, completed the signed

declaration of the Financial Report on 19th July 2016.

I would also like to thank Macquarie Accounting and in particular Darren Alomes for your past

support and long association with Athletics Tasmania

Paul Taranto | FINANCE DIRECTOR


Executive Officer’s Report 2015-16

The 2015/2016 report is my first as Executive Officer of Athletics Tasmania. It has been a year of

firsts and reacquainting with old faces, as well as meeting new people and understanding what

roles they play in this organisation. It has been important, over the past year, to begin identifying

what processes and procedures are required in order to provide the best possible environment

for the successful running of athletics in Tasmania.

A new strategic plan has been at the forefront of Athletics Tasmania’s work over the past twelve

months and the Athletics Tasmania Board have been very committed to working with Community

Sport and Recreation to begin a governance and structure review. A successful planning day was

held in October 2015, which resulted in the establishment of a Steering Committee.

The review is being conducted with guidance from the Athletics Tasmania governance and

structure steering committee that consists of members from the board of Athletics Tasmania,

Athletics Australia, the Australian Sports Commission, and Communities, Sport and Recreation.

The review expands on discussions and planning undertaken by the Athletics Tasmania Board in

2015 to adopt contemporary structures and good governance structures. Community

engagement has also been very important, with a questionnaire about structure and governance

distributed to all members of the athletics community.

With so much forward thinking and planning for Athletics Tasmania, there are many people who

have shown tremendous dedication over many years to the sport of athletics, not the least of

which is Rosemary Coleman. Rosie has recently retired as the State Team Manager for athletics

after sixteen years, whilst also serving as a manager for eighteen years. The Australian Junior

Nationals, held in Perth in March 2016, was Rosie’s final trip as State Team Manager. Rosie has

also coached over one hundred athletes over this period, with several national medallists. She is

also an experienced official, working at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney as an official in sports

medicine and at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne as an official in the post-event

area. It is her interest in pursuing further opportunities in officiating that has driven Rosie’s

decision to step down as the State Team Manager. She will be officiating at the National Juniors

and Australian All Schools to allow her to substantiate her position for selection as an official at

the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. We thank Rosie for her dedication and

service, wishing her every success in her officiating, whilst also knowing that she is not lost to us.

Her support has been greatly appreciated and we look forward to her continued involvement in

the sport of athletics in Tasmania.


As part of becoming a contemporary organisation, position descriptions for the roles of State

Team Manager and Assistant Managers were developed and applications invited for these roles,

requiring applicants to submit Expressions of Interest detailing their previous experience.

An exciting development has been the digital platform going live in September 2015. The

Athletics Tasmania website was finally updated and provides a visually appealing portal that is

easy to navigate. Although there has been plenty of traffic to the site, this will always be a work

in progress as all sporting organisations work to maximise their digital presence. Thanks must go

to Alison Kelleher, who has been extremely proactive in our migration to the new digital platform

and we appreciate her continued involvement. Athletics Australia’s support in this transition was

also invaluable and we thank them for their assistance in this. Thanks must go to all those who

have contributed to our social media platform, as we recognise that social media, and the use of

Facebook in particular, is becoming increasingly important for any organisation as an invaluable

tool to reach out to the community, and developing comprehensive structures and procedures

around this is a priority for Athletics Tasmania in coming months. Dominic Anastasio, Social

Media Coordinator for Athletics Tasmania, will lead the development of best practice in this area

into the future.

I am indebted to Athletics Australia and all other Member Associations for their support over the

past year. They are fully aware that we are an organisation that is volunteer-based, and often

don’t have the resources available that is present in larger organisations. Communities, Sport

and Recreation have also been hugely supportive in providing their expertise to Athletics

Tasmania, in particular our client managers Sarah Davidson and Leigh Oswin.

It has been exciting to have Athletics Tasmania’s brand displayed on local television state-wide

through a joint venture with the TACC. The advertising campaign has run for a lengthy period of

time and not only put the Athletics Tasmania branding front and centre, but featured local

athletic talent as the actors. This was a wonderful opportunity to be inclusive and promote our

sport.

My thanks must go to all those who have provided me with their unconditional support in my

first year as Executive Officer of Athletics Tasmania. In particular I would like to acknowledge

Shelley Miller and Wayne Fletcher’s administrative support, which has been invaluable. I

understand how challenging it is to wear so many hats and the hands-on hours given by Wayne

have contributed to the day-to-day functioning of Athletics Tasmania I am grateful to the Board


of Athletics Tasmania for identifying the need to review the structure of the organisation to

provide me with clarity moving forward.

Gabby Steele | EXECUTIVE OFFICER


Athletics South Report 2015-16

It is pleasing to again report that Athletics South enjoyed another successful year, with good

participation numbers turning out for both Cross Country and Track and Field programs. Cross

Country and fun runs have taken the community’s interest and it is pleasing to see increased

participation across the board.

Congratulations to:

Athletes achieving one or more personal best performances,

Athletes gaining State / National selection,

Coaches for your continued encouragement and development of athletes, and

Officials and helpers who ensure weekly interclub / cross country and other yearly meets are conducted successfully.

It’s been an outstanding year for our elite athletes, with excellent numbers being selected to

State and National teams. Congratulations to all, we at Athletics South are fully supportive and

proud of your achievements.

As we await for the Olympic team announcement for Rio, there are a number of Athletics South

athletes in the mix for selection. Best wishes to all.

It is impressive also to see a wealth of junior talent emerging, and these promising athletes are

among the nation’s finest. We will watch your development with interest and support.

For the second year in a row, athletics has enjoyed the media spotlight both in the field and on

the track.

Our new club, University of Tasmania Athletics Club has made an impressive entry into athletics.

Congratulations on your achievement to date, and we wish you well into the future.

Board members have worked tirelessly to provide athletes with every opportunity, using the best

equipment available. Thank you to all Board members for your dedication, support and

enthusiasm.


To all sponsors, we thank you. To our track and Field gold sponsor, Bennett’s Petroleum, and to

our Cross Country gold sponsor, the Running Edge, thank you both for your ongoing support to

athletics in Southern Tasmania. Also thank you to our bronze sponsor, RSM Insurance Brokers,

and to the Hobart City Council for providing a national standard facility. Without all sponsors, our

athletes would not have the opportunity to compete weekly at an excellent venue with quality

equipment.

Our urgent plea, Help Required. There is an urgent need for more helpers and officials to come

on board to ensure the smooth running of weekly meets. Training will be provided. Please

consider.

Steve Wass | PRESIDENT


Northern Branch Report (NBAAT) 2015-16

The 2015-2016 Track and Field season saw us run our interclub programs very successfully in

conjunction with Masters on Wednesday nights for the first half of the season together with a

small contingent of school students trialing the Track and Field School series. We hope to

continue this relationship with Masters and also start to work more closely with South

Launceston Little Athletics to help with transition to senior athletics.

We successfully hosted the Tasmanian Open Track and Field Championships and the Masters

Championships in March and hope we are able to do so again.

We look forward to having the track resurfaced at the end of our next season and this will open

our facility up to host further national competitions as we have done so in the past.

Thanks are extended once again this season to our volunteers Merrilyn and Alan Llewellyn who

capably operated the canteen for numerous schools events, and our Interclub meets. The

canteen is our biggest fundraiser and is important that we support the Llewellyns where we can.

We are moving towards opening the canteen at all school events to capture the opportunities to

raise further funds.

Thank you to my small but wonderfully dedicated committee, particularly Wim Vaessen, Susan

McClenaghan, Tania Freestone, Kay Knee, Michelle Heron, Sandra Speers, Ross Lovell, Laura

Downie, Brian James, Ferdie Kroon, Frank Knott, Mark Smith and Shane Wagner for their time,

support and tireless efforts. A special thank you to Brett Gillow (he is not on NBAAT but NACB

member) who has been working tirelessly with the Council with ground maintenance and, more

importantly, with the track resurfacing.

Thanks are also extended to all those athletes and parents who attended working bees and our

Bunnings BBQ fundraiser.

Congratulations to all athletes who participated this season and reached new personal best

standards of performance. Also congratulations to all those athletes who achieved state and/or

national representation.

Shane Wagner was awarded the NBAAT Bob Beck Memorial award this year for his dedication to

branch activities, weekly competition and assisting with various maintenance matters around the

arena.


Finally, sincere thanks are extended to all athletes, parents and officials for their assistance at

each of our athletic events. I urge everyone to support our events next season in order to build

on our participation numbers, and look forward to continued and new friendships next season.

Tim Heron | PRESIDENT


Tasmanian Athletic League Report 2015-16

It is with pleasure that on behalf of the Tasmanian Athletic League Inc. I present our Annual

Report for the season 2015-2016.

Our season commenced in the middle of November and concluded in the middle of January.

During that time there were ten carnivals held. They were organised by the Professional Cross

Country Club of Tasmania, Launceston Carnival Committee, Central Coast Council with the

assistance of the TAL, Rosebery AC, Devonport AC, Latrobe Bicycle Race Club, Burnie AC, Hobart

AC and St Helens AC.

We are extremely lucky to have a small but hard working group of people that keep the League

running. Glenn Foster is our Secretary/Treasurer. Glenn carries out his duties in an efficient and

timely manner. He not only keeps the Council, Clubs and Athletes up to date with minutes and

results from the Carnivals after they are held but also maintains our website. Glenn also collates

all the online entries as they come in for each carnival and forwards them onto the handicappers

for them to do their job. We are grateful for the time Glenn spends in both roles and look forward

to his continued support in the coming season.

Another important part of the Carnival Series is the handicapping of the events. This year Steve

Robinson continued in the role as Sprint Handicapper and Glenn Foster again did the Distance

Handicapping. As can be appreciated, these roles are both time consuming and demanding and

many hours are spent researching the athletes and their performances. I would like to take this

opportunity to thank both Steve and Glenn for the excellent work that they did this season and

we look forward to their continued support in these roles again next season. We are again

working hard to find somebody that may be interested in the Distance Handicapping Role to take

some of the work load off Glenn. Once again, thank you both for your work this season.

On Carnival days we assist the Clubs with many Officials. These range from stewards, starters,

entry confirmation officials and photo finish. We are extremely lucky to have Phil Clayton and

his team from the North West Athletic Club that travel the state doing the timing for all the

athletic events. This not only assists the clubs enormously with not having to supply as many

judges, it also assists the League and the Handicappers having a full set of results at the end of

the meeting. We would like to thank Phil and his team for their continued support of the Carnival

Series and look forward to working with them again next season.


This season we saw a change in the race calling. Xavier Williams came on board after the

retirement of Brian Paine. I would like to thank Xavier for his work this season and hopefully he

will back next season to assist us. Also over the major Christmas Carnivals Grant Penney worked

with us doing the calling of the Gifts and Miles. We thank Grant for his work over the Christmas

period and I am sure he will support the upcoming Carnival Season again if required.

I would like to thank the League Council and the Runners’ & Trainers’ Representatives for their

work during the season. Also to our Patron, Alan Waddle OAM, I would like to thank you for your

continued support of the League. This season was a sad one for us with the passing of our Life

Member and past Patron Bevan Hutton and past Handicapper Andrew Willis. On behalf of the

League we pass our sincere condolences on to both families. They will be missed by us all.

To all our Award Winners this season I congratulate you all on the excellent results that you

achieved.

I would like to take this opportunity to encourage new runners to try the carnivals.

In closing I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in running the carnival series

and wish you all a very successful 2016-2017 season.

Sandra Speers | PRESIDENT TAL


Tasmanian Masters Association Report 2015-16

It has been another successful year for Tasmanian Masters Athletics. Membership totalled 285,

which is the second highest on record, only surpassed by the 296 in 2013/14 when the National

Championships were held in Tasmania. A feature during the past year was the influx of new

members in the 30 to 40 year old category. Not only was membership high but participation in

most aspects of our competitions was again strong.

The AMA Half Marathon Championship was held by TMA in conjunction with Cadbury for the

sixth time in January 2016. A field of 63 participated, including representatives from all States

and Territories. The best age-graded performances were achieved by Victoria’s Lavinia Petrie

(W72) 99.47% and Queensland’s Ron Peters (M62) 92.18%. Several Tasmanian half marathon

age-group records were also achieved.

Cross country and road events attracted large numbers of participants. Members continue to

compete in the Winter Competitions provided by the affiliates of Athletics Tasmania. Members

also travelled far and wide to participate in national and international fun runs, half marathons

and marathons. The TMA Road Championships and Cross Country Championships were also well

supported. There were 38 starters in the Road Championships at Campbell Town. The Westcott

Perpetual Award for the best age-graded performance in the Road Championships was won by

(M60) Peter Lyden with 81.60%. The Cross Country Championships at Pontville attracted a large

field of 49. David O’Brien (M50) returned the best age-graded performance with 80.18%. A small

but select group of members participated in Race Walking club events as well as AT and TMA

Road Walk Championships over 5km and 10km.

The Track and Field season was highly successful. Participation on a Wednesday night in both the

North and South was arguably the best ever. For the first time in many years, TMA’s Northern

Branch combined with the Northern Branch of Athletics Tasmania to conduct joint meetings for

the first half of the season. There was an excellent turnout of 72 Masters’ participants for the

State Track & Field Championships in Launceston, again held in collaboration with Athletics

Tasmania. The track distance events continue to attract excellent numbers and are a major

strength of TMA. There were 17 participants in the 10,000m and 19 participants in the 5,000m.

The Graeme Cruise Award for the best age-graded performance in the State Championships was

won for the fourth consecutive year by Janet Upcher (W69) with another world class percentage

of 91.78%. The Masters Athlete of the Championships was awarded to new member John Howe

(M31). John not only had success in the Masters 60m but also won the open 100m and 200m.


John set M30-34 records in all 3 events. TMA’s Northern Branch conducted the Track & Field

Pentathlon Championships with 11 keen and versatile athletes taking part. A total of 66

Tasmanian Masters records were set during the year.

A team of 25 athletes represented TMA at the annual Australian Masters Athletics

Championships in Adelaide. It was a hugely successful event for TMA members who achieved 24

Gold Medals, 26 Silver Medals and 15 Bronze Medals.

There was strong competition for the annual TMA awards. The winners were: Female Athlete of

the Year – Francesca Smith; Male Athlete of the Year – Michael Stevenson; Sprints/Hurdles

Athlete of the Year – Michael Stevenson; Middle Distance/Steeple Athlete of the Year – Francesca

Smith; Distance Athlete of the Year – Gerry Oldfield; Jumps/Multi Events Athlete of the Year –

Cathy McKeown; Throws Athlete of the Year – Todd Davey. The Jim Burr Memorial Award for

service to TMA was awarded to Neil Hammersley from TMA’s Northern Branch.

The focus of many members is now on Perth for the World Masters Athletics Championships

from 26 October to 6 November 2016. It is expected that a big contingent of TMA members will

be heading west. We are actively encouraging all athletes over the age of 35 to take advantage

of this World Championship event, which is effectively in our own backyard. Also of interest to

members will be the National Masters Championships to be conducted in Darwin for the first

time in June 2017.

As always our challenge is to maintain and even expand our membership base and to provide a

broad range of activities for our members. There is recognition within our ranks that we have a

major contribution to make as part of the overall athletic family.

Peter Lyden | PRESIDENT TMA

Mike Walker | SECRETARY


Track and Field Report 2015-16

The AT track and field program in 2015/16 was in the two previous years with the Track and Field

Championships divided in two by age groupings with all the under-age groupings on one weekend

in February in Hobart prior to the Junior Nationals and just before the track was ripped up for a

much needed and appreciated re-surfacing. The open and masters’ championships were in

Launceston on the more traditional date at the end of the local season. Again some under age

athletes took advantage of being able to contest both their own age group and if they are ready

for it, also the open championships but there were fewer than in the two years before as many

were departing for the National Age Championships the following day. Numbers and

performance levels indicate this is a good solution for the present, especially with reduced

intrastate competition opportunities but a return to a consolidated championships over 3 days is

also under consideration.

The Track and Field Commission again took the decisions not to conduct championships were

entries had been poor the previous season, such as the additional relay events. The 10000m walk

was however returned to the schedule and we took the opportunity to join with Little Athletics

Tasmania in staging our respective combined events championships together which worked well.

Entries in masters championships events grew and make an ever increasing positive impact on

the AT championships program

The Tasmanian All Schools continued as a medal competition in 2015-16 and again included the

primary events in this way. The meet was successfully held at Hobart in late October and included

the selection trials for the Australian 12 and under Track and Field Championships as well as for

the Australian All Schools.

The Australian Athletics Tour declined further in 2015-16, to the point where is has now been

discontinued. This is disappointing for a program that has long provided domestic competition

opportunities for both the established and developing athlete sectors. The challenge will now be

for State and Territory associations to come up with their own products and to enhance the

traditional state championships. But the Briggs Meet was still staged in 2015 as a competition

opportunity for visiting and Tasmanian athletes. Despite only a low budget allocation from its

own coffers, AT staged a good event full of personal bests and excellent meet records to Ryan

Gregson (1500m) and a world ranked effort by Damien Birkenhead (shot put).

Again our practice of confirming self-funding athletes at an early stage paid off with more than

100 interstate athletes again covering their own travel and accommodation costs to participate


in Briggs. We included a series of underage sprint races which were well received and with each

winner receiving the IAAF commemorative book from the 2015 Beijing World Championships.

AT continued to increase its support of schools track and field, with all high school competition

around the state now supported directly by the sport. However one aspect, our own SKO

program was almost non-existent. It is a high priority for improvement in 2016/17.

With a new registration system in place for 2016/17 which places a higher emphasis on lower

base fees and “paying to play”, the opportunity will be there for new events both for existing and

potential members. Thinking caps on please!!

Brian Roe | TRACK AND FIELD COMMISSIONER


State Performance Report 2015-16

Tasmania was represented by Hamish Peacock at the World Championships in 2015 and Jack Hale

in the World Youth Championships. Hamish maintained his form to win the National

Championships in 2016 and achieve an Olympic Qualifier in the javelin in Kawasaki in May. Jack

continued to break state and national junior records throughout the domestic season,

culminating in World Junior Selection in the 100m and 4 x 100m for 2016, plus a silver medal in

the 100m at the National Open Championships. This medal was the first Tasmanian medal in over

100 years in the 100m event.

Deon Kenzie achieved a bronze medal in the T38 1500m at the Para World Championships in

2015 after breaking the world record in Boston in June. Deon continued his record-breaking ways

with another world record in February 2016, which confirmed his selection in the Rio Olympic

Games.

Stephanie Stigwood achieved a number of Olympic qualifiers in the 20km walk over the domestic

season and represented Australia in the World Cup in Rome during May 2106.

After making the final at the Australian Championships in the 400m, Sam Lind was selected in the

Australian 4 x 400m team to tour Japan in May 2016.

The TIS would like to congratulate the personal coaches of our Australian Representative Athletes

for 2015-16: Evan Peacock, Wayne Mason, Mike Gunson and Daniel Coleman.

2015-16 saw the reintroduction of the Talent Identification Development Program (TID),

coordinated by Sonia Cowle. This program underpins the current TTP program, providing

athletes and coaches with performance progression and support and as a pathway to the TTP

and other programs run by the TIS. The 2015-16 TID program provided educational opportunities

for athletes and coaches, with two event group training sessions also being held later in the year,

once the program was up and running. Seven athletes participated in the TID program and there

were four squad coaches also included. All athletes and coaches embraced the opportunity to

widen their network within the sport and improve their knowledge and skills relating to their

event(s). This program gave athletes and coaches alike a taste for what is required for high

performance athletics. Looking forward to next season, the coming year will see an increased

number of squad clinics spread throughout the year.


The Target Talent Program (TTP) identified and supported the next generation of rising stars with training

and education sessions for the athletes and coaches throughout the year. The pole vault and steeple

events allowed our Tasmanian athletes to shine at the National Junior level with medals from Matt

Hosie, Raphaela Corney, Ebony Webb, Harvey Chilcott and Getasew Ferguson. Courtney Stanley; 400H,

Ruby Smee; 3km, Rachel Hosie and Julia Direen; hammer all medalled in their respective events and

displayed the breadth and depth of our upcoming Tasmanian junior stars.

Susan Andrews | TIS ATHLETICS COACH


Statewide Registration Report 2016-16

Registrations – comparison by years

Region 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16

North 155 147 177 142 128 129

North West 85 81 92 85 73 79

South 533 564 596 614 702 753

Life Members 11* 11* 12* `13 13 13

Masters 164 180 243 296 277 285

Coaches 86 97 92 122 131 146

TOTAL 1034 1080 1212 1272 1324 1405


Coaching Report 2015-16

There are a number of areas that have been targeted for development in the field of coaching

during the 2015-16 season. A vision and plan for coaching has been established,

recommendations from which should be considered for the upcoming year and beyond. Details

of the coaching calendar have been made available, with the support of Athletics Australia, on

the Athletics Tasmania website. This has provided numerous benefits; coaching courses have

been promoted well in advance, interested parties have been able to access all information and

apply to join courses online and the availability of a variety of courses has broadened significantly.

In the past, Athletics Tasmania have offered several Level 1 Community Athletics Coaching

courses. It is hoped that leading into the coming year, through the ability to promote a variety

of course options more visibly via the website, a larger variety of courses at different levels can

be offered and it is hoped that an increasing number of interested people can participate and

upskill at different levels according to their interests.

2015 saw the introduction of the IAAF Kids (Sporting Schools) Upskilling Course, which allows

coaches to deliver the Australian Sports Commission Sporting Schools program in primary

schools. Two participants gained accreditation through this course, which is pleasing, and it is

hoped that others will take advantage of this program moving forward.

There are currently 146 coaches in Tasmania. Through the identification of a focus direction for

coaching in the state and the data that we now have available relating to our coaching ranks, we

are more readily able to identify areas to target for future coaching opportunities, for instance

encouraging more women and more young people to gain coaching accreditation.

Having enthusiastically developed a vision for the direction of coaching in Tasmania, along with

identifying the support mechanisms required for newly accredited and established coaches alike,

Nicky Ristrom has been unable to continue in this role. As an organisation, Athletics Tasmania

will benefit greatly from the ideas and planning put in place by Nicky. I thank Nicky for her hard

work and for laying the groundwork for the online coaching calendar to be implemented. I also

wish to thank Blair Taylor at Athletics Australia, without whom we would not have the resources

to bring coaching plans to fruition. His ongoing support is invaluable.

Gabby Steele | EXECUTIVE OFFICER


Athletes’ Commissioner’s Report 2015-16

In season 2015/2016 Tasmania had a number of athletes representing Australia at a number of

different championships all across the world including:

World Championships in Beijing, China.

IPC World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

World Relay Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.

World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea.

World Youth Championships in Cali, Columbia.

Oceania Area Championships in Cairns, Australia.

At national level, Tasmania was once again represented strongly in both open and junior age

groups. The National Open Championships held at Olympic Park in Sydney provided some

excellent results, with numerous medals and top 8 placings. The National All Schools were held

at Albert Park in Melbourne and the National Junior Championships were held in Perth this

season and both championships saw the Tasmanian teams again produce great results both on

the track and in the field. Numerous medals were won and state records broken. Top 8 placings

for the TTP program was the aim for the small team of athletes that travelled to Perth for the

junior championships and they didn’t disappoint.

Hobart-based athletes were thrown a bit of a curve ball at the back end of the season with the

track being closed for a resurface. The athletes were forced out onto the grass oval at the

crossroads. This took place prior to state championships as well as both national junior and

senior championships, which gave athletes a challenge for training. State Championships were

held in Launceston this season and although it ran well it did suffer from a lack of numbers due

to the National Junior Championships being held so close. With most athletes flying out to Perth

on the Monday, quite a few decided to give the championships a miss to stay fresh for the

National Juniors.

Moving into the 2016/2017 season there is a lot to look forward to; the track in Hobart has been

completed and athletes are now training on a brand new track, which is getting great raps from

the majority of the community. There are whispers of the St Leonards’ track being resurfaced in

the near future, which would be great for the northern athletes. With the Olympics upon us and


with some local hopefuls there is a lot to look forward to for the athletic community. We’re

hopeful that the brand new surface in Hobart and the ability to run both ways on the track will

attract a lot of attention from the interstate heavyweights for this coming season’s Briggs

Athletics Classic.

Brandon Clark | ATHLETES’ COMMISSIONER


Out of Stadium Report 2015-16

Out of stadium events continue to experience growth overall, as does recreational running, and

we continue to work with organisers of recreational running events to encourage participation

and increase opportunities for Athletics Tasmania representation.

The 2015 B&E Launceston Ten, held on a very chilly day in June, incorporated both the Tasmanian

10km Road Running Championships and the Oceania 10km Road Running Championships. The

organiser’s decision to permanently include a 5km event allowed Athletics Tasmania to offer

championships in the categories of U18, U16 and U14. The Oceania component included six

individual championships – in open, under 20 and under 18 categories for men and women. This

is indicative of the high quality of this event and its ability to attract an elite field. David Thomas

and Ruth Wilson Daniels were crowned Tasmanian 10km champions at this event.

The Tasmanian Primary and Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships were again held at

Symmons Plains. The Primary event attracted 2,000 children who participated in challenging,

windy conditions. The Secondary event attracted 1,200 participants. Both days were successfully

executed with no incidents of note and positive feedback from parents and participants alike.

These events rely heavily on volunteers and Athletics Tasmania is grateful for the ongoing support

of members of the athletics community.

The Tasmanian Cross Country Championships and selection trials for the State cross country team

were held on 25 July at the Pontville Equestrian Centre. The challenging course did not deter

athletes, with 200 athletes lining up on a sunny winter’s day. Douglas Hamerlok was an

impressive winner in the Open Men, with Melanie Daniels repeating last year’s performance to

take out the top spot in the Women’s Open event.

The Cadbury Marathon, Half Marathon, JMC 10km and the Running Edge 5km continue to grow

and attract a quality field. The half marathon was outstanding, with Liam Adams breaking the

course record and seven men completing the challenging course in under 70 minutes. Feedback

from the Cadbury Marathon was unanimously positive, with many participants indicating they

would return next year. This event attracts many overseas and interstate participants and is a

fantastic showcase for Hobart in January.

Shelley Miller | OUT OF STADIUM COMMISSIONER


2016 Cadbury Marathon Festival Report

The 33rd Cadbury Marathon was held under perfect race conditions on January 10. The event

attracted a record 2,400 participants. With over a quarter of participants from outside Tasmania,

many of whom chose to stay on for a short holiday, this event is a tourist destination for runners.

NW athlete Thomas Murton won the marathon and the State title, completing the course in

2:37:28. Alex Humphrey and Tony Brazendale took silver and bronze in the State titles

respectively. In the women’s race, Sheena Jackson of South Australia returned for her second

consecutive win in the event. The State title was claimed by Jacqui Guy.

In the half-marathon, Liam Adams was a predictable winner, breaking the course record with a

strong performance just outside his personal best. Tasmanian David Thomas retained the State

title with a second overall placing. Overall, seven men completed the course in under 70 minutes,

which is a testament to the quality of the field in this event. Tasmanian Ruth Wilson ran superbly

to win the half marathon and the State title, finishing in 1:19:34.

In the JMC 10km, James Tunbridge took line honours again after winning in 2015 and Karinna

Fyfe won the women’s event. In The Running Edge 5km, Doug Hamerlok and Ebony Webb took

line honours.

The VIP experience was again extremely popular, selling out early and attracting a waiting list.

The closure of the Cadbury Visitor Centre in December 2015 was unfortunate, but did not detract

from the day with no complaints received.

With a spectacular location lending itself to family participation, spectator involvement and post-

race relaxation, the Cadbury Marathon continues to be a highlight of the year for the out of

stadium competition. This event would not be possible, however, without the generous and

professional support of the many volunteers, to whom I am sincerely grateful. The assistance of

Tasmania Police in supporting this event is also

acknowledged and appreciated.

Shelley Miller | Race Director


Race Walking Tasmania Report 2015-16

It is with great pleasure that I present Race Walking Tasmania’s report for the 2015 winter. The

Race Walking Club‘s retention has been successful, but in saying that the numbers had not risen

despite attempts to encourage more race walkers and recreational walkers.

We are blessed however with a high calibre of talented young walkers and Masters athletes, and

a wonderful group of parents who assist each week with the running of the club. Thanks you to

all those who have as sited in some small way.

Stephanie Stigwood, once again had a wonderful season, and continues to be our most successful

Tasmanian walker of all times. The season saw her first Olympic qualifier, and above all else a

Bronze Medal at the World University Games (Teams event), and many other records. Stephanie

once again was crowned Tasmanian Open Athlete of the Year, which speaks for itself. We wish

Stephanie well in her future walking adventures as she continues along her path of success with

her partner and coach Daniel Coleman. The club would also like to thank both these people for

their outstanding contribution to the mentoring and success of our younger athletes. It is great

to see the rapport that our small band of walkers have with each other.

Our 17 to U10 race walkers have also excelled this season, led by Alice Randall, a very talented

walker in her own right. Alice not only excels in her walking but we were very pleased to see that

both she and Anna Blackwell have been named in the TIS TTP group, which in itself a great

honour. Alice and Anna are now ranked in the top 6 in Australia for their age, and Alice is named

in the 3KM event as having a World No. 4 ranked position. Alice and Anna, and Arabella Phillips

teamed up with each other to win the Gold Teams medal in the U16 age group at Nationals, and

being our first Gold medal in such event we are very pleased. Bayley Campbell fished off last

season as the U13 Australian LA Champion in the 1500, so we look to the future with young man

as well.

Stephanie Stigwood, Alice Randall, Anna Blackwell, Arabella Phillips, Jasmin Excel, Bianca Excel,

Jamie Bott, Will Bottle, Bayley Campbell, Bonnie Talbot and Masters Athletes; Kirsten Bott and

Dave Moore all competed in the Australian Winter Road Race Walking Championships which

were held in Melbourne. It was great to see our much younger walkers, Will Bottle and Bonnie

Talbot doing so well, with Will, picking up a silver medal, alongside Stephanie and U10 walker

Bonnie Talbot, gold. Alice Randall, Arabella Phillips, Anna Blackwell and Bayley Campbell, all

finished in the top 8 and one of our most promising U12 walkers Jasmin Excel came 9th.


Not to be outdone, our Masters walkers are also making a name for themselves, Kirsten Bott and

Elizabeth Leitch have been steadily improving and both walkers achieving medals at Masters

National. Our great mentor and friend David Moore together with Wayne Fletcher provide

considerable and valuable assistance to our younger members.

Alice Randall and Kirsten Bott were the recipients of our major awards at the club’s presentations

at the end of the season, and Jasmin Excel taking out the most promising walker.

With a wider representation around the State we hope to continue to expand and develop our

club, and continue on the pathway to success and enjoyment of the great sport of Race Walking.

Rosemary Coleman | PRESIDENT RACE WALKING TASMANIA


Tasmanian Records 2016-16

The following Tasmanian Records were recognised as being set during the 2015-16 season:

Type

Open

Event

100m

Perf

10.42

Name

Jack Hale

Club

NS

Date

18-Oct-14

Location

Hobart Open 100m 10.44 Jack Hale NS 24-Sep-14 Hobart

Open 20km Walk 1.35.52

Stephanie Stigwood

OVA 19-Apr-15 Naumburg GER Open 20km Walk 1.36.2

4 Stephanie Stigwood

OVA 11-Apr-15 Podebrady CZE Open 20km Walk 1.37.1

9 Stephanie Stigwood

OVA 22-Feb-15 Adelaide

Open 5000m Walk 22.24.10

Stephanie Stigwood

OVA 22-Mar-15 Hobart

Open Javelin 800g 81.71m

Hamish Peacock ES 15-Jun-14 Hobart

Open Javelin 800g 82.24m

Hamish Peacock ES 26-Jun-14 Sollentuna SWE Open Javelin 800g 83.31

m

Hamish Peacock ES 03-Jan-15 Hobart

Allcmrs

Javelin 800g 81.71m

Hamish Peacock ES 15-Jun-14 Hobart

Allcmrs

Javelin 800g 83.31m

Hamish Peacock ES 03-Jan-15 Hobart

U14 1500m 4.45.54

Ruby Smee SB 15-Nov-14 Hobart

U14 Hammer 3k 43.68m

Julia Direen ES 03-Jan-15 Hobart


Julia Direen ES 17-Jan-15 Hobart


Julia Direen ES 30-Jan-15 St Leonards

U15 Javelin 500g 38.64m

Kaela Beechey OVA 16-Jan-15 St Leonards

U15 2000m steeple

7.11.25

Ebony Webb ES 14-Mar-15 Sydney

U15 2000m steeple

7.12.57

Ebony Webb ES 31-Jan-15 Hobart

U16 Shot Put 3k 14.35m

Alice Cox ES 04-Oct-14 Hobart

U16 5000m Walk 24.51.88

Tahlia Hunt OVA 11-Jul-14 Gold Coast

U16 Discus 1kg 41.76m

Alice Cox ES 07-Sep-14 Hobart

U16 Discus 1kg 42.94m

Alice Cox ES 21-Sep-14 Hobart

U16 4 x 200m Club

1.51.44

Eastern Suburbs ES 21-Feb-15 Hobart

Erin Bannink, Liarna Reid, Jane Hickie, Bec Kovacic

U17 200m 21.62 Jack Hale NS 26-Oct-14 Penguin

U17 5000m Walk 24.51.88

Tahlia Hunt OVA 11-Jul-14 Gold Coast

U17 Combined Event

6113pts

Matthew Hosie ES 15&16-Nov-14

St Leonards

U17/18

100m 10.42 Jack Hale NS 18-Oct-14 Hobart

U17/18

100m 10.44 Jack Hale NS 24-Sep-14 Hobart

U17/18

200m 21.27 Jack Hale NS 22-Mar-15 Hobart

U17/18

200m 21.29 Jack Hale NS 07-Dec-14 Adelaide

U17/18

200m 21.36 Jack Hale NS 04-Nov-14 Hobart

U17/18

Long Jump 7.66m Jack Hale NS 04-Oct-14 Hobart

U19 1000m 2.26.50

Hugh Nicklason ES 21-Jan-15 Domain

U19/20

100m 10.42 Jack Hale NS 18-Oct-14 Hobart

U19/20

100m 10.44 Jack Hale NS 24-Sep-14 Hobart

U19/20

200m 21.27 Jack Hale NS 22-Mar-15 Hobart


U19/20

200m 21.29 Jack Hale NS 07-Dec-14 Adelaide

U19/20

200m 21.36 Jack Hale NS 04-Nov-14 Hobart

U19/20

Long Jump 7.66m Jack Hale NS 04-Oct-14 Hobart

U20 4 x 100m 41.10 Tasmania TAS 11-Mar-15 Sydney Russel Taib, Jesse Usoalii, Jacob Despard, Jack Hale

U20 3000 steeple 9.09.41

Kale Adams NWAC 29-Mar-15 Brisbane

First Name Surname Club Type Event Performance Wind Date Location

Kale ADAMS NW Tasmanian U20 3000m 8.08.61

14/02/16 Seattle

Kale ADAMS NW Tasmanian= 3000m 8.08.61

14/02/16 Seattle

Kaela Beechey OVA Tasmanian U16 Javelin

500g

40.27

21/02/16 Hobart

Raphaela Corney UTAS Tasmanian U15 Pole Vault 3.26

30/01/16 Domain


21/02/16 Hobart


21/02/16 Hobart


21/02/16 Hobart


21/02/16 Hobart


21/02/16 Hobart


21/02/16 Hobart


10/03/16 Perth


10/03/16 Perth


10/03/16 Perth


10/03/16 Perth


10/03/16 Perth

Jack Hale NS Tasmanian U18 100m 10.31

12/03/16 Perth



12/03/16 Perth


12/03/16 Perth


12/03/16 Perth

James Hansen NL Tasmanian 3000m 8.08.61

30/01/16 Glendale

NSW

Jane Hickie ES Tasmanian U18 100

Hurdles

14.78 1.2 12/03/16 Perth


Hurdles

14.78 1.2 12/03/16 Perth


Hurdles

14.59 1.6 12/03/16 Perth


Hurdles

14.59 1.6 12/03/16 Perth

Matthew Hosie ES Tasmanian

U18=

Pole Vault 4.40

21/02/16 Victoria


U19=

Pole Vault 4.40

21/02/16 Victoria


U20=

Pole Vault 4.40

21/02/16 Victoria

Matthew Hosie ES Tasmanian U18 Pole Vault 4.41

27/02/16 St

Leonards


27/02/16 St

Leonards


27/02/16 St

Leonards


2/04/16 Sydney



2/04/16 Sydney


2/04/16 Sydney

Matthew Hosie ES Tasmanian = Pole Vault 4.50

2/04/16 Sydney

Stewart McSweyn UTAS Tasmanian 5000m 13.45.79

13/02/16 Hobart

Stewart McSweyn UTAS Tasmanian 5000m 13.41.74

5/03/16 Melbour

ne

Stewart McSweyn UTAS Tasmanian 3000m

steeple

8.49.24

3/04/16 Sydney

Ebony Webb ES Tasmanian U16 2000m

steeple

6.52.14

12/01/16 Perth


steeple

6.52.14

12/01/16 Perth


steeple

6.52.14

12/01/16 Perth


steeple

6.52.14

12/01/16 Perth


steeple

6.52.12

12/01/16 Perth

Ebony Webb ES Tasmanian U16 3000m 9.50.91

12/03/16 Perth

Wayne Fletcher | RECORDS OFFICER


Athletics Tasmania International Representation 2015-16

Athletes

Hamish Peacock Javelin World Championships Deon Kenzie 1500m IPC World Championships Samantha Lind Medley Relay IAAF World Relays Jack Hale 100/200 metres World Youth Championships Brandon Clark Long/Triple Jumps Oceania Championships Rebecca Direen Shot/Hammer Oceania Championships Tyler Heron 110mH, 400mH Oceania Championships Caitlin Newson 100m/200m Oceania U20 Championships Maddy Scott 400m Oceania U20 Championships

Athletics Australia Service Award Recipients

The Athletics Australia Service Award was instituted in 2002 to recognise the contribution of

volunteers and acknowledge their years of service as administrators and officials from club to

international level. The sole criteria is consistent donation of time and effort for the sport.

Platinum (40 years)

Murray Bird, Geoff Boon, †Max Cherry OAM, Fay Denholm, Wayne Fletcher OAM, †Robert Holley Hamilton,

Wayne Mason OAM, Rex Morriss, Frank Nott, David Phillips, Brian Roe OAM, Margaret Ruddock, Noel Ruddock

AM, Ted West, †Andrew Willis

Gold (30 YEARS)

Kevin Alomes, †Shirley Brasher, Jo Cherry, Jim Claxton, Sandra Speers, Dorothy Donald, Kimba Eyles, Peter

Keenan, Jennifer Lennon, Peter Lyden, Terry Mahoney, Maureen McDonald, David Moore, Leoni Nankervis, Les

Nankervis OAM, Max O’Toole OAM, Mike Pace, Catherine Phillips, †Judith Phillips, Simon Phillips, Jenny

Stevenson, Mike Stevenson, Cheryl Wilson OAM, Chris Wilson

Silver (20 YEARS)

Ted Best, Tony Bond, Judith Casey, †John Cheney, Charmaine Colbeck, Rosemary Coleman, Jim Court, David

Cresswell, Ken Doughty, Jarrod Gibson, David Hancock, Greg Hawthorne, Craig Hicks, Brendon Hill, Wayne Holt,

Roger Howlett, Nigel Hyland, Steve Lance, Helen Lee, Lynne Lyden, Peter McDonald, Peter Miller, Helen Moir,

James Morgan, Jeff Nankervis, Haydyn Nielsen, Trent Nicholls, Bob Richards, David Rogers, Gary Sayer, Aileen

Slater, Judy Smith, Nanette Symons, Graham Tudor, Peter Turnock, †Elma Waldren, Shaun Wilson


Bronze (10 YEARS)

Brian Baker, Brian Baxter, Mary Bell, Gayle Bessell, Zenta Boon, †Eilis Breen, Michelle Casey, Phil Clayton, Mike

Gunson, Brendan Hanigan, Michelle heron, Tim Heron, Denis Hickson, Helen Hill, Margaret Horne, Owen Hunt,

Kaylene Knee, Karen Leavey, Mark Lyden, Patrick Lyden, Susan McClenaghan, Denise Morey, Nicole Morris,

Kathy Nicholls, Jessica Palermo, Mike Pook, Lyn Sansom, Tony Sansom, Wendy Sheppard, Rene Sluyters, Wim

Vaessen, Kim Wass, Steven Wass, Anita Welsh, Richard Welsh, Grant Whiley, Vikki Whiley


Tasmanian Championships Results 2015-16

Tasmanian 10km Road Running Championships 14/06/2015

10km Women OPEN

Ruth Wilson 10km NS 10/12/1987 Female 35.48 1

Melanie Daniels 10km NS 20/05/1988 Female 36.18 2

Meriem Daoui 10km NS U20 24/01/1999 Female 37.40 3

Francesca Smith 10km SBH 40+ 23/09/1967 Female 38.23 4

Fiona Lennon 10km ES 40+ 21/05/1969 Female 39.38 5

Anna Nicholas 10km TMA 1 4/12/1975 Female 39.46 6

Carolyn Davis 10km TMA 50+ 8/06/1965 Female 43.27 7

Arabella Phillips 10km UNA U20 16/08/2001 Female 43.33 8

Angela Grimmond 10km ES 28/06/1980 Female 45.26 9

Angela Green 10km TMA 40+ 20/04/1974 Female 45.52 10

Caitlin Barnett 10km NS 22/03/1989 Female 46.04 11

Jane Johnston 10km NS 50+ 29/04/1965 Female 48.25 12

Allison Maloney 10km NEW 40+ 25/04/1968 Female 48.50 13

Roslyn Heathcote 10km TMA 50+ 15/12/1959 Female 49.40 14

Barbara Clayton 10km NEW 50+ 28/05/1964 Female 51.03 15

Shelley Miller 10km SBH 40+ 23/04/1973 Female 53.45 16

Judy Limbrick 10km NS 50+ 23/08/1959 Female 56.03 17

Wendy Meadowcroft 10km NS 40+ 11/02/1969 Female 58.24 18


Cindy Wilson 10km ES 05/12/1983 Female 59.49 19

Gloria Byas 10km ES 50+ 19/03/1948 Female 60.26 20

Lynn Halaby 10km NEW 50+ 27/09/1963 Female 60.52 21

Deborah Ludeke 10km OVA 40+ 11/07/1974 Female 79.00 22

40+ Women

Francesca Smith 10km SBH 40+ 23/09/1967 Female 38.23 1

Fiona Lennon 10km ES 40+ 21/05/1969 Female 39.38 2

Angela Green 10km TMA 40+ 20/04/1974 Female 45.52 3

Allison Maloney 10km NEW 40+ 25/04/1968 Female 48.50 4

Shelley Miller 10km SBH 40+ 23/04/1973 Female 53.45 5

Wendy Meadowcroft 10km NS 40+ 11/02/1969 Female 58.24 6

Deborah Ludeke 10km OVA 40+ 11/07/1974 Female 79.00 7

50+ Women

Carolyn Davis 10km TMA 50+ 8/06/1965 Female 43.27 1

Jane Johnston 10km NS 50+ 29/04/1965 Female 48.25 2

Roslyn Heathcote 10km TMA 50+ 15/12/1959 Female 49.40 3

Barbara Clayton 10km NEW 50+ 28/05/1964 Female 51.03 4

Judy Limbrick 10km NS 50+ 23/08/1959 Female 56.03 5

Gloria Byas 10km ES 50+ 19/03/1948 Female 60.26 6

Lynn Halaby 10km NEW 50+ 27/09/1963 Female 60.52 7

U20 Women


Meriem Daoui 10km NS U20 24/01/1999 Female 37.40 1

Arabella Phillips 10km UNA U20 16/08/2001 Female 43.33 2

10km Men OPEN

David Thomas 10km NEW 17/06/1982 Male 29.43 1

Grant Page 10km NS 24/01/1982 Male 30.48 2

Brian Lyons 10km OVA 27/12/1984 Male 31.38 3

Biniyam Hagos 10km SBH U20 29/12/1997 Male 32.11 4

Getasew Ferguson 10km NL U20 08/03/1999 Male 32.32 5

Mark Hinder 10km SBH 21/11/1976 Male 33.19 6

Daniel Clarke 10km SBH 28/05/1983 Male 33.30 7

Alex Humphrey 10km SBH 14/04/1986 Male 33.59 8

Aaron Humphrey 10km ES 02/01/1986 Male 34.01 9

Marc Gates 10km SBH 24/04/1992 Male 34.04 10

Phil McConnon 10km NS 09/02/1992 Male 34.10 11

Michael Davis 10km NS 40+ 15/04/1970 Male 34.30 12

Clive Reekie 10km UTAS-S 19/04/1993 Male 34.33 13

Andrew Winkel 10km NW 40+ 11/06/1971 Male 35.00 14

Jordan Tyler 10km UTAS-N 15/03/1994 Male 35.11 15

Tony Brazendale 10km NEW 40+ 19/09/1973 Male 35.16 16

Oliver Marshall 10km NEW U20 10/07/2000 Male 35.23 17

Christopher Sullivan 10km SBH 19/11/1982 Male 35.25 18


Dean Giblin 10km SBH 50+ 07/02/1965 Male 35.42 19

Denyan Claxton 10km UTAS-N U20 11/03/1997 Male 35.52 20

William Yee 10km TMA 40+ 04/08/1968 Male 35.59 21

Damien Messmer 10km ES U20 23/06/1997 Male 36.10 22

Daniel Gardner 10km OVA 29/03/1976 Male 37.24 23

Mick Soden 10km TMA 40+ 08/08/1968 Male 37.30 24

Steve Eastwood 10km SBH 40+ 20/08/1965 Male 37.34 25

Alvin Johns 10km TMA 50+ 16/03/1960 Male 37.48 26

Craig Canham 10km UTAS-S 50+ 01/02/1964 Male 38.24 27

Roscoe McDonnell 10km NS 50+ 10/05/1958 Male 38.37 28

Peter Hoskinson 10km NS 50+ 20/01/1963 Male 39.13 29

Peter Lyden 10km TMA 50+ 27/03/1955 Male 39.52 30

Wayne French 10km TMA 50+ 21/01/1963 Male 39.54 31

Angus Scheibner 10km UTAS-S 26/02/1990 Male 39.55 32

Rob Shellie 10km UTAS-S 40+ 02/05/1974 Male 39.56 33

Anthony Baines 10km NS 40+ 30/09/1965 Male 40.10 34

Christopher Gates 10km SBH 50+ 11/11/1954 Male 40.18 35

Mathew Brooks 10km ES 06/06/1983 Male 40.53 36

Brent Nutting 10km TMA 50+ 16/01/1960 Male 41.08 37

Phil Hniat 10km NS 50+ 10/03/1962 Male 41.22 38

Michael Halaby 10km NEW 50+ 07/04/1958 Male 41.44 38


David O'Garey 10km NS 29/08/1985 Male 43.40 40

Marcus Byas 10km ES 23/07/1975 Male 44.13 41

Nicholas Campbell 10km SBH 04/08/1986 Male 44.30 42

Jarrod Gibson 10km ES 40+ 23/04/1969 Male 45.00 43

James Horne 10km NS 14/03/1978 Male 45.34 44

Mark Kingsley 10km TMA 40+ 27/08/1971 Male 46.31 45

Craig Barron 10km NEW 50+ 24/08/1963 Male 48.36 46

Anthony Strong 10km TMA 50+ 6/09/1962 Male 48.47 47

Danny Byas 10km ES 50+ 21/05/1948 Male 49.29 48

John O'Keeffe 10km TMA 50+ 04/11/1958 Male 52.55 49

Shintaro O'Keeffe 10km ES U20 13/02/2004 Male 53.52 50

Michael Sullivan 10km SBH 19/11/1982 Male 58.59 51

Peter Clarke 10km ES 50+ 01/05/1952 Male 63.39 52

Adrian Tew 10km NEW 40+ 08/10/1974 Male 64.33 53

Gerard Little 10km NEW 50+ 08/07/1963 Male 83.01 54

40+ Men

Michael Davis 10km NS 40+ 15/04/1970 Male 34.30 1

Andrew Winkel 10km NW 40+ 11/06/1971 Male 35.00 2

Tony Brazendale 10km NEW 40+ 19/09/1973 Male 35.16 3

William Yee 10km TMA 40+ 04/08/1968 Male 35.59 4

Mick Soden 10km TMA 40+ 08/08/1968 Male 37.30 5


Steve Eastwood 10km SBH 40+ 20/08/1965 Male 37.34 6

Rob Shellie 10km UTAS-S 40+ 02/05/1974 Male 39.56 7

Anthony Baines 10km NS 40+ 30/09/1965 Male 40.10 8

Jarrod Gibson 10km ES 40+ 23/04/1969 Male 45.00 9

Mark Kingsley 10km TMA 40+ 27/08/1971 Male 46.31 10

Adrian Tew 10km NEW 40+ 08/10/1974 Male 64.33 11

50+ Men

Dean Giblin 10km SBH 50+ 07/02/1965 Male 35.42 1

Alvin Johns 10km TMA 50+ 16/03/1960 Male 37.48 2

Craig Canham 10km UTAS-S 50+ 01/02/1964 Male 38.24 3

Roscoe McDonnell 10km NS 50+ 10/05/1958 Male 38.37 4

Peter Hoskinson 10km NS 50+ 20/01/1963 Male 39.13 5

Peter Lyden 10km TMA 50+ 27/03/1955 Male 39.52 6

Wayne French 10km TMA 50+ 21/01/1963 Male 39.54 7

ChristopherGates 10km SBH 50+ 11/11/1954 Male 40.18 8

Brent Nutting 10km TMA 50+ 16/01/1960 Male 41.08 9

Phil Hniat 10km NS 50+ 10/03/1962 Male 41.22 10

Michael Halaby 10km NEW 50+ 07/04/1958 Male 41.44 11

Craig Barron 10km NEW 50+ 24/08/1963 Male 48.36 12

Anthony Strong 10km TMA 50+ 6/09/1962 Male 48.47 13

Danny Byas 10km ES 50+ 21/05/1948 Male 49.29 14


John O'Keeffe 10km TMA 50+ 04/11/1958 Male 52.55 15

Peter Clarke 10km ES 50+ 01/05/1952 Male 63.39 16

Gerard Little 10km NEW 50+ 08/07/1963 Male 83.01 17

U20 Men

Biniyam Hagos 10km SBH U20 29/12/1997 Male 32.11 1

Getasew Ferguson 10km NL U20 08/03/1999 Male 32.32 2

Oliver Marshall 10km NEW U20 10/07/2000 Male 35.23 3

Denyan Claxton 10km UTAS-N U20 11/03/1997 Male 35.52 4

Damien Messmer 10km ES U20 23/06/1997 Male 36.10 5

Shintaro O'Keeffe 10km ES U20 13/02/2004 Male 53.52 6

Tasmanian Short Course Road Running Championships

Not held in 2015-16

Tasmanian Road All Schools and Short Walk Titles Tunbridge 9/5/2015

Under 11 Boys 1.5km

1st Will Bottle 8.25

Under 12 Boys 2km

1st Sam Talbot 14.09

Under 14 Boys 2km

1st Bayley Campbell St Virgils 10.51

Under 11 Girls 1.5km


1st Bianca Anderson LCG 9.01

2nd Bonnie Talbot Punchbowl 9.19

3rd Charlotte Faint Montague Bay 13.15

Under 12 Girls 2km

1st Jamie Bott Collegiate 15.54

Under 16 Girls 3km

1st Alice Randall St Marys 16.04

2nd Emily Stanbway Lucas Huonville 20.15

3rd Anna Blackwell St Marys 21.06

Open Woman 10k

1st Elizabeth Leitch TMA 65.26

Tasmanian Road Walking Championships

Tunbridge 1/8/2015

Over 40 Men 10KM

1. Ron Foster Tasmanian Masters 1.07.51

Over 40 Women 10KM

1. Kirsten Bott OVA Southern Saints 1.11.52

2. Jane Guy OVA Southern Saints 1.29.20

Under 16 Women 5KM

1. Alice Randall OVA Southern Saints 27.13


2. Anna Blackwell OVA Southern Saints 30.34

Under 14 Men 3KM

1. Bayley Campbell OVA Southern Saints 17.17

Under 12 Men 2KM

1. Will Bottle Newstead Athletics 11.40

Under 12 Girls 2KM

1. Bianca Anderson Newstead Athletics 12.50

2. Jasmine Excell OVA Southern Saints 13.41


Tasmanian Cross Country Championships

Pontville 25/7/2015

WOMEN

2000m Under 12: 1 Eden Seckold-Bamford NEW 8:08, 2 Millie Smith NEW 8:09, 3 Rosa Coady NS,

8:35

3000m Under 14: 1 Madison Brazendale NEW 11:36, 2 Chloe Deans NEW 12:15, 3 Mikayla Cooper

ES 12:26

Teams: 1 Newstead 8 pts, 2 Eastern Suburbs 13 pts

4000m Under 16: 1 Ebony Webb ES 15:04, 2 Ruby Smee SB 15:22, 3 Chloe Hunt ES 15:47

Teams: 1 Eastern Suburbs 7 pts, 2 Newstead 14 pts

4000m Under 18: 1 Meriem Daoui NS 15:53, 2 Hannah Cummins NEW 16:20, 3 Niamh Crocker

NEW 16:42

Teams: 1 Eastern Suburbs 6 pts

6000m Under 20: 1 Julia Minnucci ES 24:50, 2 Inessa Corney UTAS 25:17, 3 Kelsey Leveridge-

Mcnally NS 28:35

8000m Open: 1 Melanie Daniels NS 29:58, 2 Ruth Wilson NS 30:34, 3 Leah Waldhauser NL 32:18

Teams: 1 Northern Suburbs 13 pts, 2 Eastern Suburbs 27 pts, 3 Newstead 38 pts

6000m Over 50: 1 Carolyn Davis TMA 26:49, 2 Sharon Coad ES 28:37, 3 Barbara Clayton NEW

30:36

Teams: 1 Newstead 6 pts

4000m Over 60: 1 Adele Lucas NS 21:10, 2 Elizabeth Leitch TMA 24:12, 3 Gloria Byas ES 27:24

8000m Over 40: 1 Francesca Smith SB 32:50, 2 Anna Smee SB 33:27, 3 Vanessa Kearney NS 34:02

Teams: 1 Sandy Bay 7 pts, 2 Tas Masters 22 pts, 3 Northern Suburbs 23 pts

MEN

2000m Under 12: 1 Tom Winkel NW 7:53, 2 Will Bottle NEW 8:04, 3 Jessie Deans NEW 8:12



3000m Under 14: 1 Samuel Clifford NEW 10:03, 2 Jack Willmott NS 10:58, 3 Sam Talbot NEW

11:09

Teams: 1 Newstead 9 pts, 2 Northern Suburbs 15 pts, 3 Eastern Suburbs 21 pts

4000m Under 16: 1 Oliver Marshall NEW 14:19, 2 Benjamin McShane NEW 14:41, 3 Lachlan

Chambers SB 14:58


6000m Under 18: 1 Getasew Ferguson NL 19:48,2 Owen Law ES 19:57, 3 Lachlan Bonney NW

21:35

Teams: 1 Eastern Suburbs 6 pts

8000m Under 20: 1 Kale Adams NW 26:05, 2 Deon Kenzie NW 27:02, 3 Denyan Claxton UTAS

28:29

12000m Open: 1 Douglas Hamerlock UTAS 37:33, 2 David Thomas NEW 37:43, 3 Dejen

Gebreselasie SB 38:50

Teams: 1 Sandy Bay 18 pts, 2 UTAS 32 pts, 3 Newstead 42 pts

8000m Over 50: 1 David O'Brien NS 29:51, 2 Craig Canham UTAS 30:58, 3 Alvin Johns TMA 31:09

Teams: 1 Tas Masters 6 pts

6000m Over 60: 1 Peter Lyden TMA 24:39, 2 Christopher Gates SB 25:06, 3 Robert (Bob)

Robertson TMA 29:16

Teams: 1 Tas Masters 6 pts, 2 Northern Suburbs 15 pts

12000m Over 40: 1 Daniel Smee SB 42:12, 2 Andrew Winkel NW 43:26, 3 Michael Davis NS 45:03

Tasmanian Marathon and Half Marathon Championships

Cadbury Estate, Claremont 9/1/16

WOMEN

Marathon: 1 Jacqui Guy TMA 3:34:22 Half Marathon: 1 Ruth Wilson NS 1:19:34


2 Simone Fitzgerald ES 1:28:26 3 Kerrie Royals TMA 1:36:21 MEN Marathon: 1 Thomas Murton UTAS 2:37:28 2 Alex Humphrey SB 2:38:16 3 Tony Brazendale NEW 2:55:02 Half Marathon: 1 David Thomas NEW 1:07:17 2 Michael Davis NS 1:17:54 3 David O’Brien NS 1:19:07

Tasmanian Mountain Running Championships

Not held in 2015-16.


State Track & Field Championships

Domain Athletic Centre Hobart 20/2/16 to 21/2/16

WOMEN – OPEN

10000m: 1 Meriem Daoui Northern Suburbs 38:32.52 3000m Steeplechase: 1. 1 Ebony Webb Eastern Suburbs 11:16.26; 2 Inessa Corney UTas 12:19.15

MEN – OPEN

10000m: 1. Josh Harris UTas 30:04.69; 2. Daniel Clarke SB 36:08.07 3000m Steeplechase: 1. Biniyam Hagos SB 10:09.31; 2. Marc Gates SB 10:13.61; 3. Chris Sullivan SB 11:33.80

State Track & Field Championships

Northern Athletic Centre St Leonards 5/3/16 to 6/3/16

WOMEN – OPEN

Women 100 Metres Open

1 Kiara Chambers 90 Eastern Suburbs 12.17 -0.2

2 Morgan Gaffney 92 North West 12.37 -0.2

3 Abby Chapman 89 North West 12.51 -0.2


1 Kiara Chambers 90 Eastern Suburbs 25.09 0.2

2 Morgan Gaffney 92 North West 25.63 0.2

3 Abby Chapman 89 North West 25.65 0.2

Women 400 Metres

1 Lilly Castle 97 Old Virgilians Southern Saints 58.62

2 Jade Longstaff 01 Newstead Athletics 59.59

3 Michelle Cockerell 82 Eastern Suburbs 60.17


1 Sophie Scott 99 Eastern Suburbs 2:26.31

2 Raphaela Corney 01 University of Tasmania AC 2:28.35


3 Julia Minnucci 96 Eastern Suburbs 2:30.43


1 Hannah Cummins 98 Newstead Athletics 4:58.12

2 Kelsey Leveridge-Mcnally 97 Northern Suburbs 4:59.66

3 Raphaela Corney 01 University of Tasmania AC 5:02.85


1 Ruth Wilson 87 Northern Suburbs 17:45.20

Women 100 Metres Hurdles Open

1 Jane Hickie 00 Eastern Suburbs 15.28 0.1

2 Abigail Rothery 95 Sandy Bay Harriers 16.26 0.1

Women 400 Metres Hurdles Open

1 Courtney Stanley 97 North Launceston 63.32

2 Arabella Phillips 01 University of Tasmania AC 68.44

Women 4x100 Metres Relay Open

Team Relay Finals

1 Eastern Suburbs A 49.90

1) Kiani Allen 99 2) Mackensie Belbin 99 3) Kimberley Geelan 87 4) Kiara Chambers 90

2 North Launceston A 50.57

1) Keely Donnelly-Brent 96 2) Kysha Hill 99 3) Danieka Wagner 00 4) Laura Nicholson 92

3 Old Virgilians Southern Saints A 52.24

Lucy Carter 02 2) Madeline Scott 97 3) Kaela Beechey 00 4) Lilly Castle 97

Women 4x400 Metres Relay Open

1 North Launceston A 4:03.31

1) Kysha Hill 99 2) Laura McShane 99 3) Laura Nicholson 92 4) Courtney Stanley 97

2 Eastern Suburbs A 4:11.99

1) Sophie Scott 99 2) Kimberley Geelan 87 3) Kiara Chambers 90 4) Michelle Cockerell 82

University of Tasmania AC A 4:38.48

Raphaela Corney 01 2) Cathy McKeown 69 3) Inessa Corney 97 4) Arabella Phillips 01

Women High Jump Open

1 Jane Hickie 00 Eastern Suburbs 1.64m


2 Tori Milbourne 00 North Launceston 1.55m

2 Abigail Rothery 95 Sandy Bay Harriers 1.55m

Women Pole Vault Open

1 Raphaela Corney 01 University of Tasmania AC 3.25m

2 Michelle Cockerell 82 Eastern Suburbs 2.80m

3 Lily Holloway 01 University of Tasmania AC 2.40m

Women Long Jump Open

1 Abigail Rothery 95 Sandy Bay Harriers 5.31m 0.1

2 Kiani Allen 99 Eastern Suburbs 5.16m 0.6

3 Arabella Phillips 01 University of Tasmania AC 4.96m 0.5

Women Triple Jump Open

1 Abigail Rothery 95 Sandy Bay Harriers 11.22m -1.3

2 Erin Bannink 00 Eastern Suburbs 10.36m -0.1

3 Sarah Direen 94 Eastern Suburbs 9.14m -0.9

Women Shot Put Open

1 Alice Cox 98 University of Tasmania AC 10.44m

2 Danieka Wagner 00 North Launceston 9.86m


Women Discus Throw Open


2 Julia Direen 01 Eastern Suburbs 33.14m

3 Rachel Hosie 02 Eastern Suburbs 31.91m

Women Hammer Throw Open

1 Mikayla Genge 95 University of Tasmania AC 54.92m

2 Emma Keleher 98 Northern Suburbs 51.74m


Women Javelin Throw Open

1 Emily Canham 99 University of Tasmania AC 33.76m




Women 5000 Metres Race Walk Open

1 Alice Randall 00 Old Virgilians Southern Saints 27:18.25

MEN – OPEN

Men 100 Metres Open

1 John Howe 85 Old Virgilians Southern Saints 10.97 1.0

2 Ross Lovell 92 North Launceston 11.00 1.0

3 Vandy Kanneh 97 Sandy Bay Harriers 11.06 1.0

Men 200 Metres Open

1 Ross Lovell 92 North Launceston 22.43 0.8

2 John Howe 85 Old Virgilians Southern Saints 22.55 0.8

3 Jarred Gilroy 92 Sandy Bay Harriers 22.76 0.8

Men 400 Metres Open

1 Jarred Gilroy 92 Sandy Bay Harriers 50.62

2 Callum Stevens 99 Old Virgilians Southern Saints 52.03

3 Mathew Brooks 83 Eastern Suburbs 56.05

Men 800 Metres Open

1 Daniel Reeves 89 North West 1:51.85

2 Douglas Hamerlok 91 University of Tasmania AC 1:52.55

3 Nathan Morey 90 Old Virgilians Southern Saints 1:58.08

Men 1500 Metres Open

1 Douglas Hamerlok 91 University of Tasmania AC 4:10.81

2 Marc Gates 92 Sandy Bay Harriers 4:14.90

3 Deon Kenzie 96 North West 4:15.97

Men 5000 Metres Open

1 Josh Harris 90 University of Tasmania AC 14:55.23

2 Dylan Evans 92 University of Tasmania AC 14:58.46

3 Dejen Gebreselassie 93 Sandy Bay Harriers 16:04.74

Men 110 Metres Hurdles Open

1 Tyler Heron 92 North Launceston 15.90 -0.7


Men 4x100 Metres Relay Open

Team Relay Finals

1 Old Virgilians Southern Saints A 43.11

1) John Howe 85 2) Luke Whitney 82 3) Mark Nichols 77 4) Jacob Despard 96

2 Sandy Bay Harriers A 43.64

1) Cameron Cranfield 91 2) Jarred Gilroy 92 3) Nicholas Graver 96 4) Vandy Kanneh 97

Eastern Suburbs 48.01 Mathew Brooks 83 2) Matthew Hosie 98 3) Simon Calvert 90 4) Joel Mason

92

Men 4x400 Metres Relay Open

Team Relay Finals

1 Old Virgilians Southern Saints A 3:36.06

1) Callum Stevens 99 2) Mark Nichols 77 3) Gus Tomlinson-Smith 99 4) Jacob Despard 96

2 Sandy Bay Harriers A 3:40.67

Nicholas Graver 96 2) Cameron Cranfield 91 3) Marc Gates 92 4) Jarred Gilroy 92

Men High Jump Open

1 Joel Mason 92 Eastern Suburbs 1.90m

2 Marc Gates 92 Sandy Bay Harriers 1.80m

3 Jordan Talbot 01 North Launceston J1.80m

Men Pole Vault Open

1 Matthew Hosie 98 Eastern Suburbs 4.30m

Men Long Jump Open

1 Brandon Clark 93 Northern Suburbs 6.90m -2.1

2 Matthew Hosie 98 Eastern Suburbs 6.69m -1.9

3 Sam Pulford 96 North West 5.96m -0.7

Men Triple Jump Open

1 Brandon Clark 93 Northern Suburbs 13.74m -1.1

2 Bryce Roberts 98 Northern Suburbs 12.59m 0.2

3 Jordan Talbot 01 North Launceston 11.82m -0.7

Men Shot Put Open

1 Huw Peacock 92 University of Tasmania AC 13.98m


3 Hamish Peacock 90 University of Tasmania AC 11.67m


Men Discus Throw Open




Men Hammer Throw Open



3 Stuart Morse 89 University of Tasmania AC 40.17m

Men Javelin Throw Open



3 Brandon Clark 93 Northern Suburbs 40.42m

Tasmanian 3000 Metres Championships

Dial Regional Athletic Centre Penguin 6/2/16

MEN

Open 3000m: 1 Josh Harris UTas 8:35.61 2 Dylan Evans UTas 8.43.17 3 Jordan Tyler UTas 8:47.84 U18 3000m: 1 Lachlan Bonney WS 9:07.65 2 Edward Lancaster NW 9:48.15 3 Lachlan Chambers Sandy Bay 9:48.17 U15 3000m: 1 Sam Clifford New 9:23.28 WOMEN

Open 3000m: 1 Hannah Cummins New 11:08.30

2 Inessa Corney Utas 11:28.85

U18 3000m: 1 Ebony Webb 16 ES 10:52.42


U16 3000m: 1 Darcy Miller North West 11:33.62

2 Arabella Phillips Utas 12:46.13

Club Shields 2015-16

The winners of the Hobart Harrier Cup for men and the F Kohl Shield for women are determined

annually by totaling the placings on a 3,2,1 basis in all Tasmanian open track and field

championships – individual and relay, contested in that year. The winners for 2015/16 were:

Hobart Harrier Cup

UTAS Athletics Club 63 Sandy Bay Harrier Club 32 Eastern Suburbs Athletics Club 22

F Kohl Shield

Eastern Suburbs Athletics Club 54

UTAS Athletics Club 43

Sandy Bay Harrier Club 24

The Blake Shield was again this season awarded to the club which scored the highest total points

in events contested in the men’s and women’s open (5,4,3) and under 16 (3,2,1) age groups on

the main weekends of the Tasmanian State Championships.

The winners for 2015/16 were Eastern Suburbs Athletics Club.

Blake Shield

Eastern Suburbs 190.5

Sandy Bay 107.5

OVA 79


Office Bearers

Tasmanian Amateur Athletic Association

SEASON PRESIDENT CHAIRMAN HON SECRETARY HON TREASURER

1932/33 WH Clemes CJ Searl C.H. Harvey O Coleman

1933/34

1934/35 WH Clemes NG Hutton ML Round O Coleman

1935/36 WH Clemes NG Hutton ML Round O Coleman

1936/37 WH Clemes NG Hutton ML Round CA Wise

1937/38 WH Clemes AF Preshaw RB Finlay RB Finlay

1938/39 WH Clemes TJ Allam DF Gee W Langworthy

1939/40 WH Clemes TJ Allam DF Gee/FC Morell W Langworthy/FC Morell

1945/46 NG Hutton FA Rose FC Morell FC Morell

1946/47 NG Hutton JA Morriss NJ Ruddock L Pedder/J Dovey

1947/48 NG Hutton JA Morriss NJ Ruddock A. Pybus

1948/49 NG Hutton JA Morriss NJ Ruddock A. Pybus

PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN

HON SECRETARY

HON TREASURER

1949/50 EW Barwick NJ Ruddock A Pybus 1950/51 EW Barwick NJ Ruddock A Pybus/ NJ Ruddock 1951/52 EW Barwick NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1952/53 EW Barwick NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1953/54 EW Barwick NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1954/55 EW Barwick NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1955/56 EW Barwick PG Hadlow PG Hadlow 1956/57 EW Barwick NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock


1957/58 EW Barwick NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1958/59 EW Barwick NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1959/60 EW Barwick NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1960/61 EW Barwick NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1961/62 EW Barwick NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1962/63 EW Barwick NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1963/64 EW Barwick NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1964/65 EW Barwick NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1965/66 EW Barwick NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1966/67 EW Barwick NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1967/68 EW Barwick NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1968/69 EW Barwick NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1969/70 EW Barwick NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1970/71 EW Barwick NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1971/72 EW Barwick NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1972/73 EW Barwick NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1973/74 GT Briggs NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1974/75 GT Briggs NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1975/76 GT Briggs NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1976/77 GT Briggs NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1977/78 GT Briggs NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1978/79 GT Briggs NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1979/80 GT Briggs NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock 1980/81 GT Briggs NJ Ruddock NJ Ruddock

Amateur Athletic Association of Tasmania

PRESIDENT EXEC DIRECTOR HON SECRETARY HON TREASURER

1981 GT Briggs NJ Ruddock Mrs M Ebzery OAM NJ Ruddock

1981/82 GT Briggs NJ Ruddock Mrs M Ebzery OAM NJ Ruddock




1984/85 GT Briggs AM NJ Ruddock Mrs M Ebzery OAM NJ Ruddock


Athletic Association of Tasmania




Athletics Tasmania

PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER FINANCE DIRECTOR

1989/90 K McNamara NJ Ruddock AM/A Rider NJ Ruddock AM

1990/91 K McNamara NJ Ruddock AM NJ Ruddock AM

1991/92 A Willis NJ Ruddock AM NJ Ruddock AM

1992/93 W Fletcher NJ Ruddock AM NJ Ruddock AM

1993/94 W Fletcher KP Oakey NJ Ruddock AM

1994/95 W Fletcher/T Dwyer KP Oakey NJ Ruddock AM

1995/96 T Dwyer KP Oakey NJ Ruddock AM

1996/97 T Dwyer KP Oakley/PG.Scammell NJ Ruddock AM

1997/98 T Dwyer PG Scammell NJ Ruddock AM/MA Bruens

1998/99 T Dwyer PG Scammell/M Bell MA Bruens/R Barnes

1999/00 T Dwyer/T Mahoney M Bell R Barnes/J Langford

2000/01 T Mahoney M Bell/G Jablonski J Langford

2001/02 T Mahoney G Jablonski J Langford

2002/03 T Mahoney G Jablonski J Langford

2003/04 B Roe G Jablonski J Langford

2004/05 B Roe G Jablonski J Langford

2005/06 B Roe G Jablonski (to 28.10.05) J Langford


2006/07 B Roe B Roe S Foster







2013/14 B Roe/M Gunson B Roe S Foster/P Taranto

2014/15 M Gunson B Roe/G Steele (from 31.03.15)

P Taranto

2015/16 M Gunson G Steele P Taranto


Athletics Tasmania Athletes of the Year 2015-16

MEN

Open Hamish Peacock (University of Tasmania)

Masters Michael Stevenson (TMA/Northern Suburbs)

Para-Athletes Deon Kenzie (North West)

Under 20 Deon Kenzie (North West)

Under 18 Jack Hale (Northern Suburbs)

Under 16 Harvey Chilcott (Eastern Suburbs)

Under 14 Emerging Talent Samuel Clifford (Newstead Athletics)

Sprints/Hurdles Jack Hale (Northern Suburbs)

Distance/Walks Stewart McSweyn (University of Tasmania)

Out of Stadium Josh Harris (University of Tasmania)

Jumps/Combined Events Brandon Clark (Northern Suburbs)

Throws Hamish Peacock (University of Tasmania)

WOMEN

Open Stephanie Stigwood (OVA Southern Saints)

Masters Francesca Smith (TMA/Sandy Bay)

Under 20 Samantha Lind (Eastern Suburbs)

Under 18 Emma Keleher (Northern Suburbs)

Under 16 Raphaela Corney (University of Tasmania)

Under 14 Emerging Talent Rachel Hosie (Eastern Suburbs)

Sprints/Hurdles Samantha Lind (Eastern Suburbs)

Distance/Walks Stephanie Stigwood (OVA Southern Saints)

Out of Stadium Stephanie Stigwood (OVA Southern Saints)

Jumps/Combined Events Abigail Rothery (Sandy Bay)

Throws Mikayla Genge (University of Tasmania)


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