nswathletics.org.au 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Compiled by: Daniel Laus, David Tarbotton and Laura Crowhurst Front cover: Jessica Hull - female athlete of the year(credit: Getty Images) Inside Front Cover: NSW U20 Sprinters Keegan Bell, Zen Clark and Leroy Reid Images: Getty Images, Davidson Photography, Chris Rudge, Daniel Laus, David Tarbotton and Laura Crowhurst

ABBREVIATIONS AA - Athletics ANSW - Athletics NSW Limited SA - LANSW - Little Athletics Association of NSW Inc. NSWIS - NSW Institute of Sport NSWMA - NSW Masters Association TTP - Target Talent Program

2 Athletics NSW Annual Report 2019/2020 CONTENTS 4 Vision and Purpose 6 Chair’s Report 10 Message from the Chief Executive Officer 14 Competitions 16 Officials 17 Coaching 19 Marketing 21 Target Talent Program 26 NSW State Teams 28 Membership and Clubs 37 Records 38 NSW Champions 40 NSW Roll of Honour 42 Athletics NSW Awards 47 Presidents and Secretaries 48 Vale 49 Staff and Advisory Panels

Athletics NSW Limited Concise Financial Statements Directors’ Report Auditor’s Independence Declaration under Section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income Statement of Financial Position Statement of Changes in Equity Statement of Cash Flows Notes to the Financial Statements Directors’ Declaration Independent Audit Report Athletics NSW Sponsors

ATHLETICS NSW LIMITED ABN 11 330 775 869 FOUNDED 20 APRIL 1887, INCORPORATED 15 JANUARY 1996 Postal Address: PO Box 595, Markets, NSW 2129 Street Address: Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre, Drive, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW 2127 Telephone: (02) 9746 1122 Facsimile: (02) 9746 1168 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nswathletics.org.au This report covers the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 unless specified otherwise.

nswathletics.org.au 3 OUR VISION: To transform the through innovation, unity, experience and education

Junior cross country athletes, junior sprinters, athletes at the World Para-athletics championships, Sydeny10 recreational running event, masters hurdler Matt Woodhouse and champion hammer thrower Alex Hulley. 4 Athletics NSW Annual Report 2019/2020 0UR PURPOSE: We are responsible for the growth, sustainability and continual improvement of athletics in

nswathletics.org.au 5 Chair’s Report

Our report to the membership for the 2019/20 season the ANSW business in the final month of our financial is unprecedented in both its form and substance. year, long before the welcome injection of both Commonwealth and NSW Government assistance Transition of Chair which complemented decisive actions taken by the Board and management to stabilise the business. In early 2020, after almost 3 years as Chair of ANSW, Those actions included very difficult decisions which Peter Higgins decided to take up a professional had to be taken impacting the ANSW staff. opportunity in the and therefore It is not lost on either of us the very real impact these step down as Chair of ANSW. Matt Whitbread was decisions have had on the lives of the people who subsequently unanimously elected to the Chair in work day in and day out to make our sport what it is. February 2020 in a seamless transition to ensure It is precisely because of that very real impact that we continuity and stability for the sport in NSW. While and the Board were so impressed by and appreciative the occupant of the Chair may have changed, the of the approach taken by the ANSW team towards underlying strategy and continuity of the Board the decisions taken by the Board and CEO during has not. We have worked together, both inside this period. Those necessary changes were accepted and outside the boardroom, for the better part of in the spirit in which they were intended – that is, a decade and we are in lockstep as to the future to ensure the long-term survival of the business. direction of our sport. It is for that reason that we The entire team is to be commended for their deliver the first joint Chair’s report for the 2019/20 attitude and effort during what has been a period of season. unprecedented adversity.

Over the past five months or so, both our sport We would also like to make particular mention of our and the world at large have been confronted with CEO, Kirin Lindop. Barely more than a year in to her a challenge the likes of which we have not seen tenure as CEO, Kirin navigated us through the most since the Second World War. That challenge has difficult conditions either of us have seen in the sport. necessitated ANSW taking early and decisive action Her professionalism, innovative mindset and ability to ensure the long-term survival and strength of the to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances has left sport in NSW. ANSW in a position where it is poised to rebound strongly out of what has been an unquestionably COVID-19 and Our Team difficult period. The swift implementation of initiatives such as the Virtual Run Series and the staging of The financials presented in this Annual Report show the universally praised Short Course Cross Country a significant financial loss for the 2019/20 year. That Championships at the Kembla Joggers facility in Dapto result is almost entirely attributable to the effects of are just two instances of the fruits of Kirin’s leadership COVID-19 which had its most significant impact on of the ANSW team.

6 Athletics NSW Annual Report 2019/2020 Our Community OneAthletics

We said at the start of this outbreak that we must The unification of athletics in NSW and indeed never forget that to participate in our sport is a Australia has been the better part of a decade in the privilege which must never be taken for granted. making. It has been the subject of extensive scrutiny Even in the best of times, there are any number of and analysis which has produced any number of members of the broader community who are not expert reports and recommendations. The outcome afforded the opportunities to participate in a fun, of that analysis and independent expert advice is safe and welcoming environment that we are given express and unequivocal. While there undoubtedly as a matter of course. Never has there been such remains work to be done on the precise mechanics a poignant reminder of that fact than the last few of unification, there can no longer be any rational months. basis to deny that the underlying principle of coming together is in the best interests of the sport as a We are proud of the fact that, like our team at whole. ANSW, the broader athletics community has rallied together to support each other through what have We must end the culture of ‘us’ and ‘them’. We been common challenges and emotions. We are all are not Little Athletics, opens and masters. We are incredibly frustrated at being unable to do what we all here because we love the same sport and we love – whether that be competing ourselves, watching want it to be as successful as it can be for those our loved ones participate, volunteering at our local who come after us. The unification of athletics in clubs, coaching or officiating. We are nothing without NSW will be ANSW’s single most important strategic the people who make up our community – athletes, focus in 2020/21 and represents the single biggest officials, coaches, club volunteers and fans. Each of opportunity for our sport to take a quantum leap you have a fundamental and critical role to play in our forward to the benefit of the entire athletics sport and none can survive in isolation. We thank you community. for both the support you have provided each other and the patience you have afforded us during this time. As we continue to work our way back from this Our Competition Offering crisis, we ask that you all continue to adopt the same attitude towards the return to play as you have to its The second major strategic initiative of the Board shutdown. in 2020/21 is the reinvigoration of our competition product offering. For too long we The Year Ahead have done things because that’s the way they have always been done – tinkering at the edges without Outside of COVID-19, our sport is on the precipice of addressing the fundamental limitations of how profound change for the better which has been years we deliver our sport. With a number of notable in the making. exceptions where members of our community have attempted to drive innovation, that complacency We are each committed to two principal strategic has seen the sport stagnate in NSW and that must objectives for our sport in the next 12 months. First, change. the unification of athletics in NSW by finally achieving a coming together of Little Athletics, open athletics At the Board’s direction, the ANSW team have begun and masters athletics in NSW. And second, the work on developing a track and field competition reinvigoration of our core track and field competition product offering which both serves our existing product offering which will both serve our existing membership and participation base better, while also membership better and also bring our sport to an opening up our sport to an entirely new audience. entirely new audience. While the operational details of that revamp remain a work in progress, a number of fundamental principles have been agreed by the Board to guide the revamp.

nswathletics.org.au 7 First, there will be an increased focus on meets being find a better way of doing things, we are confident held within specialised event groups so that athletes that we can both improve what we already do and can participate in meets tailored to the events they also open up our sport to an entirely new audience want to compete in – rather than at meets trying which will bring with it untold opportunities. to be everything to everyone. Second, there will be an increased focus on delivering events closer to We understand and appreciate that in order to the entirety of our membership and participation achieve these priorities we will need to step outside base, in recognition of the fact that we have at times of our comfort zone. However, we must be prepared drifted into becoming ‘Athletics SOPAC’ and ‘Athletics to do that if we are to take our sport to the next level. Sydney’. Third, we will endeavour to decentralise To stand still is to watch the world pass us by. We as competition delivery away from ANSW and towards a sport must be better than that. We must be bold empowering our member clubs which will assist and prepared to fail in order to reach for success. This in both expanding the number of competition sport, our sport, has enormous potential. We have to opportunities for athletes while also ensuring the be brave enough to chase it. long-term viability and growth of our member clubs. Yours in Athletics, The reinvigoration of that competition product offering will not be a quick process. We will not get it Dr Peter Higgins and Matthew Whitbread entirely right the first time around. In that regard, we ask our community to be patient and work with us to continually improve the way we do things, in the same way you have done over the past few months. If we work together, are prepared to be innovative and

A dramatic finish to the national mile championship James Hansen (left) and Rorey Hunter (centre) are crowned joint national champions

8 Athletics NSW Annual Report 2019/2020 on her way to a bronze medal in the T46 at the 2019 Para World Championships

nswathletics.org.au 9 A Message from the CHief Executive officer

Early and difficult decisions were required by the Board, senior staff and myself to ensure we planned for long term survival and to place ANSW in the best position for recovery.

Thank you to our ANSW Board for their leadership and support and in particular, Andrew Watson for This invaluable financial advice during a time of such uncertainty.

To our ANSW Staff, it has been a challenging and stressful period which required stand downs, reduced salaries and the application of Jobkeeper. I personally want to acknowledge and thank all staff for their Firstly, I would like to acknowledge and pay tribute resilience and commitment to helping us get through to those who lost their lives and properties in the the past months and working towards standing the devastating bush fires of early 2020 and the ongoing business back up again. devastating impact COVID-19 has had and continues to have globally, in Australia and on our lives as a To our officials, clubs, members and stakeholders, whole. your understanding, patience and support has been amazing, thank you. One thing the past five months The end of the 2019/2020 season and the start of has allowed is the introduction of the video platform, 2020 will go down as one of the most eventful and it has been wonderful to deliver club forums, officials disrupted seasons in Athletics NSW history. Within a education workshops and planning sessions via the six week period, NSW was hit by disastrous bushfires, Zoom platform. This technology will be a welcome unparalleled air quality, extreme heat and cyclonic addition to our business moving forward. weather conditions. The efforts of our ANSW staff and officials to continue to deliver competitions during Major Technology Projects this time must be commended. Over the last year ANSW has delivered significant The global COVID-19 pandemic reached Australia changes in technology with a new membership and in mid-March when the reality of the pending crisis competition platform and website. was realised with the cancellation of international events including the NBA, the Grand Revolutionise Sport – membership and competition Prix, our Athletics Australia national championships platform and Olympic trials and the Little Athletics NSW State Championships. With our member clubs, ANSW and Revolutionise sport (Rev Sport) staff rolled out the new membership We have since realised the devastating impact of platform Revolutionise Sport in September of last year COVID-19 globally and my thoughts go out to our which launched our 19/20 summer season. members and families who have been impacted. Our new membership platform is coming to the Impact of COVID-19 end of its first cycle, we have settled into our new processes with all financial Clubs and members. To Athletics NSW along with the sports industry this point the feedback is positive and we are working were not immune from the impacts of COVID-19. through some minor amendments to ensure the ANSW realised an instant financial impact with the ongoing membership experience is flawless. cancellation of the Athletics Australia National Track and Field Championships and the need to put our business and activities into a dormant state.

10 Athletics NSW Annual Report 2019/2020 Top: The NSW Open 1500m Championships. Bottom: Nicola Mcedermott at the

nswathletics.org.au 11 The build and customisation of the RevSport both delivered in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct, Competition platform required an enormous effort by ANSW staff and officials. The Sydney:10 grew by by our ANSW Competition staff, Athletics Australia 52% with the Sydney Half exploding with a 158% staff, all Member Association’s and RevSPORT. The growth. transition has been a welcome addition to our competition delivery process. Credit goes to our ANSW Competition and Media and ANSW website Marketing staff who have worked hard to connect to the recreational, elite and our club-based running ANSW staff with the valued experience of Pat Birgan communities. built and delivered our new ANSW website. A vast improvement on the customer experience and the Whilst disrupted, our ANSW Staff and NSW Athletics navigation of our site. Officials delivered all State Championships including the State All Schools, open and junior championships. OneAthletics The 19/20 season delivered learnings which we will apply to our planning of the season and seasons Athletics Australia and Little Athletics Australia ahead. have been working towards a proposed merger between the two organisations — the OneAthletics Commercial Partners Proposal, which will create a new National Sporting Organisation to be responsible for athletics in We are grateful for the ongoing partnerships with our Australia. commercial partners who supported ANSW and our RunNSW events during the 2019/2020 season: A successful merger will see athletics transformed into one of the biggest participation sports in the • Greater Bank country and will ensure a clear and logical pathway • ACPE for athletes, coaches and officials throughout their life • 2XU in the sport. • SOPA and SOPAC • Wholesale Trophies The work at a State level with ANSW, LANSW, NSW • RedBull Masters and the NSW Office of Sport via an NSW • UnderArmour Athletics Joint Working Party has been constructive. • NSW Office of Sport Following the national announcement, attention has • Sydney Olympic Park Authority now turned to ANSW and LANSW working towards a joint future as one organisation. To our extended partners, whose support drives Competitions various aspects of our operations: Little Athletics NSW, Athletics Australia, NSWIS and Sport NSW – From a competition perspective and aside from thank you. the disruption of early 2020, 2019/2020 was a very successful season. Over the winter season ANSW along with all NSW State Sporting the Waratah State XC Championship series was a Organisations, recieved a COVID-19 financial stimulus great success, thank you to all Clubs, Officials and package from the NSW Government via the NSW volunteers who played an invaluable role in the Office of Sport. Thank you to the NSW Government delivery of these competitions. and in particular the NSW Office of Sport for the support during this challenging period. Our Run NSW events experienced fantastic growth in 2019, particularly the Sydney:10 and Sydney Half,

12 Athletics NSW Annual Report 2019/2020 The Office of Sport and Sport NSW have also Officer), Ashleigh Crook (Officials Coordinator), Emily provided invaluable support and assistance to the Kass (Membership Coordinator) and Andrea Berrell NSW sporting sector throughout the period of the (TTP) no longer working with ANSW. Thank you pandemic, through initiatives such as weekly online to Bronwyn, Ashleigh, Emily and Andrea for their updates from the Minister for Sport and online individual contributions to ANSW. Narelle McKenzie is networking opportunities, advice and support. a welcome addition to our Finance Team.

Thank you to our Officials Workforce, Clubs and Finally, to our ANSW staff, as I mentioned earlier Coaches the last few months have been challenging but at the same time very rewarding. We will come out of To our valued officials, many who worked back to this period stronger. Thank you to our staff for their back long hours and through the varied challenging capability, knowledge and commitment to work as a conditions at school carnivals, winter and summer Team across all areas of our business. competitions, thank you. The support of our officials is unwavering and the backbone of our sports existence. We have an interesting road ahead, and I am confident we will continue to grow and evolve as an Thank you to our Club administrators and Coaches, organisation. Thank you all for your support over the your dedication and commitment to the sport of past year. athletics and your Clubs and members. These roles play such an important part in the athletics journey Kirin Lindop and the individual athletes experience. CEO – Athletics NSW

The past year we have seen some changes in ANSW Staff, with Bronwyn White (Newcastle Development

nswathletics.org.au 13 COMPETITIONS The 2019/2020 season will be one to remember for a We once again saw a dip in numbers for the NSW XC variety of reasons. With major participation increases Short Course Championships, which incorporates the to an unprecedented amount of events cancelled due NSW Little Athletics Cross Country Championships. to extreme weather conditions, to the point where The event was held at Upjohn Park, with the host club the final event of the season was cancelled due to West Met doing a brilliant job bringing the course and COVID-19. facilities together.

The winter 19/20 season again registered a The summer season kicked off with the ACPE NSW strong showing with a significant increase of total All Schools Championships. This event continues participants across the entire winter, in comparison to to grow each year, showing a large appetite among the previous years participation numbers. NSW school students to participate in athletics. We once again have record numbers with 1841 school Two events that saw significant increases were the students showcasing their talents in the states highest Sydney10 and Sydney Half, marquee events on the level athletics competition. Through the success of ANSW winter calendar. There was a strong push in these championships, we have forged meaningful marketing and reach to stakeholders and new target relationships with a number of sports associations markets. A significant amount of work went into who are excited to work with us to increase the bringing to life these two events to create a point number of NSW students continuing their athletic of difference from other existing events. The shift journey past their school carnival. resulted in the number of runners on both start lines, increasing by 53% for the Sydney10 and a massive It was the 20th anniversary of the Campbelltown 158% increase for the Sydney Half from 18/19. Athletics Track and the NSW Relay Championships were held at Campbelltown to help celebrate this The NSW Cross Country Championships, continues milestone. The venue was built for the Sydney 2000 to go from strength to strength. It was once again a Olympics and has serviced the Campbelltown club beautiful day in Nowra, with the course in the best ever since. With the assistance of the local council, condition they have ever seen. This is a testament the event saw an increase in numbers from the to the hard work that Rod and Jan Gibb put into the previous year and positive feedback from participants course preperation. and clubs. We thank the Campbelltown Athletics Club and the Campbelltown Council for their support.

World U20 Champs qualifier and NSW open javelin champion, Lianna Davidson

14 Athletics NSW Annual Report 2019/2020 was the host of the NSW Country hard-working officials and club administrators. I must Championships. The country community descended also make mention of the hard work that the Athletics on Dubbo for what was a successful event. The NSW office staff put into both the summer and winter Dubbo Athletics Club and the Dubbo Council were seasons. It’s not just the competitions department instrumental in this success. The Dubbo Athletics but a whole of office effort to make the season a Track is one of the premier athletics facilities in NSW. successful one. Once again, our loyal officials travelled to Dubbo to assist in the running of the event. The officials, A big thank you must be given to everyone who along with the locally sourced volunteers through the helped make the 2019/2020 season a positive one. Dubbo Council, made the event run smoothly. We thank the Competition Advisory Panel and Winter Harriers for their expert input into the makeup of the It was a challenging start to 2020 with many events season. Again, we also thank the wonderful band of needing to be either cancelled or postponed due to, officials who continue to provide Athletics NSW with air quality, extreme heat or lightning. This placed a an invaluable service to the sport of athletics. The significant amount of pressure on the season. club administrators, coaches, athletes, family and friends, all also deserve recognition. Our officials went above and beyond to deliver the major championship events for the summer. The final We have learnt a lot from the season gone and will event of the season was also cancelled, along with the take this knowledge into the next season, with the Australian Athletics Championships due to COVID-19. drive to continue to build and grow on what is an already solid foundation. We will continue to review We are experiencing an interesting time in our lives and refine our product offerings to ensure we provide and our sport will need the help and support of the a competition product that is open and accepting of whole athletics community. all the diverse stakeholders within our great sport. The summer season saw a small increase in total participation numbers. This is positive considering the many challenges that were faced during the season. A significant amount of this must be attributed to the Competitions Manager

Leading para distance athlete, Belinda Scott and Athletics Easts relay winning team.

nswathletics.org.au 15 OFFICIALS

The 2019/2020 season was strongly impacted by Mitchell for being awarded Life Members of Athletics many uncontrollable factors, but one consistently Australia. We would also like to acknowledge the 17 reliable component was our cohort of dedicated officials who officiated more than 25 days this season; officials. Terry Manns, Betty Moore, Howard Vandervord, Michael Halmy, Paul Buckley, Murray Gaudin, Del 168 Technical Officials attend an Athletics NSW event Warrick, Ron Richter, Tony Smyth, Adam Mylonas, during the 19/20 season, which is a 3% increase Janet Nixon, Katrina Morrow, David Higgins, David from last season. Of these 168 officials, 26 were new Morrow, Jim Legge, Les Allan and Rob Jones. to officiating with ANSW. In addition to these new officials, there was an improved retention rate of 91% Finally, I would like to thank all the technical from the 2018/2019 season’s 80%. officials and volunteers who contributed to the 2019/2020 season despite the array of conditions. The 19/20 season demonstrated positively, the efforts The dedication, generosity and contribution of each of internal staff and the Joint Officials Committee in official is strongly valued by all those involved in the amalgamation of LANSW and ANSW officials, with Athletics in NSW. over 42% of active officials also officiating at a LANSW event this season. Ashleigh Crook Officials Coordinator Athletics NSW would like to congratulate David Higgins and Josephine Ng, for being awarded the NSW Official and NSW Novice Official of the Year respectively. Along with Rob Blackadder and Heather

NSW Officials Paula Cole, Carmel McCudden, Terry Manns & Del Warrick.

16 Athletics NSW Annual Report 2019/2020 Coaching

Throughout the 2019/20 financial year, Athletics NSW average of 16 people per course. continued developing its coach education program Education and information for coaches continued by increasing the Coach Education Workforce. Paired through the ‘E-Coaching’ newsletter, which is with an increase of courses delivered in Regional distributed to all accredited coaches. and Metropolitan New South Wales, there has been considerable growth in service accessibility. Providing updates in the coaching space ‘E-Coach’ includes interviews, coach job advertisements, The key highlights of 2019/20 were: informative articles and opportunities for further training and professional development. • 31 Accredited Coach Education Courses were delivered throughout NSW. Athletics NSW is working closely with Little Athletics NSW to provide joint coaching opportunities for • 6 Accredited Coach Education Courses were coaches. conducted in Regional locations, including Mudgee, Bega, Tamworth and Dubbo. In 2020/2021, Athletics NSW will continue to focus on providing coaches with opportunities to upskill their • Athletics NSW worked alongside the School Sport knowledge in the coaching space. Athletics NSW is Unit to deliver four Coach Education Courses to committed to reaching as many coaches as possible regional and metropolitan-based teachers. by providing high quality, current and engaging professional development opportunities. Athletics • The number of coaches who completed coaching NSW will also continue to develop the relationship courses in NSW in 2019/20 was a total of 369 with Little Athletics NSW, providing opportunities for averaging approximately 12 participants per course. all coaches regardless of accreditation or skill level.

The most in-demand coach accreditation course is Matthew Joyce the entry Level 1 Community Athletics Coach with State Teams and Coaching Manager over seven courses run with 115 participants and an

Coach Penny Gillies with John Gikas and right Jacinta Doyle (kneeling) with her squad.

nswathletics.org.au 17 18 Athletics NSW Annual Report 2019/2020 Marketing Communications Commercial

Throughout the 2019/20 Winter and Summer season, 2019/20 welcomed some new commercial partners the ANSW marketing team provided marketing and in various capacities across both ANSW core business communications support to ANSW/RunNSW events and RunNSW events. and programs. The Australian College of Physical Education Continual engagement and content generated (ACPE) became the naming rights partner of the from ANSW products and events, in addition to NSW All Schools and NSW Junior Track and Field the RunNSW events, assisted in increasing brand Championships in 2019 and we look forward to awareness among both members and non-members. continuing to build on the relationship through 2020 and beyond. The “Big 3” RunNSW events (Sydney 10, Sydney Half and Fernleigh 15) all experienced significant ANSW were engaged by Sony for a Professional growth off the back of targeted social media and Sports Photography event that was held at the end of email campaigns coupled with desirable unique 2019 with plans to expand the partnership in 2020. medal designs and themed branding (Star Wars Day – Sydney 10) Global giant Under Armour became a partner of the The ANSW Communications Strategy was focused RunNSW series in 2019 and had a presence at Sydney on delivering relevant and timely content across all 10, Sydney Half and Fernleigh 15. ANSW continued channels including Facebook, Twitter, email, YouTube partnerships with Wholesale Trophies and 2XU. and Instagram through segmentation and targeted content, which resulted in increased engagement and Greater Bank extended their partnership as the audience growth across all platforms. naming rights holder and 5km Fun Run sponsor of the RunNSW series. This strategic partnership enables The Merchandise Greater Bank to further their reach within regional NSW and to develop the RunNSW brand across The 2019/2020 season saw ANSW bring merchandise communities in NSW to be involved in recreational production and sales in-house, with a lot of success. running and their local running clubs. Merchandise ranges were offered at Sydney 10, NSW All Schools, Fernleigh 15, NSW Country Daniel Laus Championships and NSW Junior Championships. Marketing & Communications Manager

Social Media

ANSW entered into a social media accelerator program with Shunt Creative at the beginning of 2019, along with a number of SSO’s from around the country with the objective of growing our social media channels through collaboration and analytical feedback.

The program was a success for ANSW, achieving the majority of KPI’s set and has now expanded to our RunNSW channels for 2020, along with a number of new SSO’s and some NSO’s signing up to the program.

nswathletics.org.au 19 Leading junior athletes, triple jumper Desleigh Owusu (left) and sprinter Bendere Oboya.

20 Athletics NSW Annual Report 2019/2020 Target Talent Program The Athletics NSW Target Talent Program (ANSWTTP) growth over the years; 2016 saw 60 athletes engaged is a development pathway program for junior athletes in the program, 80 athletes took part during 2017, aged 15 to 18 years old. The program is closely 2018 saw 132 athletes participate with 132 athletes aligned with the activities of Athletics Australia’s again taking part in the 2019 program. High Performance Department and seeks to provide educational and event specific practical training The TTP program would not be possible without the opportunities to aspiring junior athletes during the state event group coaches who delivered the practical out of season months of June to November. training components across 11 event groups. ANSW thanks the 2019 TTP coaches for providing their time Athletes are invited to participate in the Target Talent and expertise. Program based on their achievement of the relevant ANSWTTP entry standards for their age and event 100m and 200m Sprints – Ron Bendall and during the 2018/2019 domestic season. The TTP has Ryan Dowling been specifically designed to develop not only the 400m Sprints – Matthew Fowler athlete, but also their coach through engagement in Hurdles – Andy Burton educational workshops and by fostering a mentoring Middle Distance – Ian Hatfield approach that is implemented by our state event Walks – Frank Overton group coaches. Long Jump and – Andrew Murphy – Michael Hamlyn-Harris The TTP acts as a talent identification component , Discus, Hammer Throw – Breanne Clement within the Athletics Australia High Performance Javelin – Kerry Smith Pathway and has seen a number of NSW junior and Multis – Zsuzsa Olgyay-Szabo athletes go onto be selected in junior and youth Para – Matthew Rawlings Australian teams. ANSW also implements a vision Para Assistant – Julie Charlton and purpose for the program which assist in guiding direction within the design and implementation of the We would like to congratulate all of the NSW squad program: athletes and their personal coaches for another fantastic season in 2019: (see lists) The Target Talent program is funded and implemented in collaboration with Athletics Australia, whose Matthew Joyce continued support has seen the program’s sustained State Teams and Coaching Manager

Pole vaulter Aiden Princena-White

nswathletics.org.au 21 First Name LAST NAME EVENT GROUP COACH Greta Andrews Sprints Melinda Gainsford-Taylor John Ballard Sprints Roger Fabri Donovan Bradshaw Sprints Mick Zisti Georgia Fichardt Sprints Andy Burton Sebastien Lo Cascio Sprints Melinda Gainsford-Taylor Jezebel Navusolo Sprints Lenore Beaton Lauren Percival Sprints Stephen King Monique Quirk Sprints Gregory Smith Charlie Wilkinson Sprints Kristine Purcell Sophie Bowley Sprints Greg Wiencke Leroy Reid Sprints Gerrard Keating Alice Dixon Sprints Melinda Gainsford-Taylor Keegan Bell Sprints Graham Garnett Caitlyn Ferrier Sprints Marilyn Pearson Jasmin Guthrie Sprints Ron Bendall Max Holmes Sprints Cathy Walsh Jessica Wardrobe Sprints Jacinta Doyle Hayley Wright Sprints Renay Parkinson Zachary Rothwell Sprints Steve Rothwell Angus Beer Middle Distance Dani Andres Lauren Carey Middle Distance Gary Howard Hannah Cerezo Middle Distance James Fitzgerald Drew Fryer Middle Distance Imogen Gardiner Middle Distance Deb Walsham Jack Gould Middle Distance Jamie Gould & Lisa Corrigan James Healey Middle Distance Paul Micale Nicola Hogg Middle Distance Ben Liddy Daniel Kelly Middle Distance Renee Lewis Middle Distance Dani Andres Montana Monk Middle Distance Gerrard Keating Sarah Pickering Middle Distance Michael Pickering Georgie Purcell Middle Distance Darren Purcell Abbey Rockliff Middle Distance Gary Howard Samuel Rockliff Middle Distance Gary Howard Kane Shields Middle Distance Dani Andres Lauren Ward Middle Distance Guy Greber Indie Seccombe Middle Distance Gary Howard Tiahna Woodger Middle Distance Owen Stewart Emma Blanch Walks Jock Campbell Hannah Bolton Walks Frank Overton Ellie DeCelis Walks Brett Mathison

22 Athletics NSW Annual Report 2019/2020 First Name LAST NAME EVENT GROUP COACH Jack McGinniskin Walks Frank Overton Allanah Pitcher Walks Frank Overton Emily Britton Hurdles Mick Zisti Nicolette Donofrio Hurdles Ron Bendall Mark Fokas Hurdles Natasha Stenberg Millie Gooch Hurdles Mark Penman Isabella Guthrie Hurdles Ron Bendall Thomas Hunt Hurdles Mike Hurst Theo Kidd Hurdles Andrew Murphy & Andy Burton Mitchell Lightfoot Hurdles Peter Gentz Amy Lovatt Hurdles Self coached Jack McFadden Hurdles Clayton Kearne James Park Hurdles Andrew Murphy & Jilska Van der Wall Jack Sheehan Hurdles Glenn Thacker Tiahna Skelton Hurdles Peter Gentz Ashlyn Adams Hurdles Andy Burton Grace Adams Hurdles Andy Burton Annika Lynch Hurdles Nicole Boegman & Gareth Watkins Susie Douglas Hurdles Ron Bendall Lara Check Combined Events Janie Hamilton & Peter Lawler Ella Koster Combined Events Leanne Pejkovic Thomas Noakes Combined Events Zsuzsanna Olgyay-Szabo Ashley Pernecker Combined Events Tom Ristuccia Lily Tilt Combined Events Graham Garnett James Gorham Pole Vault Zsuzsanna Olgyay-Szabo Maxwell Jones Pole Vault Zsuzsanna Olgyay-Szabo Aiden Princena-White Pole Vault Zsuzsanna Olgyay-Szabo Ethan Princena-White Pole Vault Zsuzsanna Olgyay-Szabo Nickolai Simmons Pole Vault Zsuzsanna Olgyay-Szabo Lauren Tisdale Pole Vault Zsuzsanna Olgyay-Szabo Angus Clark High Jump Danielle Clark Alexandra Harrison High Jump Glenn Thacker Darcy Holmes High Jump Michael Holmes Nicholas Kollias High Jump Wal Jacenko & Lyn Jacenko Eva Kostopoulos High Jump Danielle Clark Jesse Tindall High Jump Alexandra York High Jump Nicole Boegman Robbie Cullen High Jump John Sharpe Rosie Tozer High Jump Michael Hamlyn Harris William Moir High Jump Michael Hamlyn Harris and Andrew Murphy

nswathletics.org.au 23 First Name LAST NAME EVENT GROUP COACH Laud Codjoe Jumps (LJ, TJ) Andrew Murphy Samantha Dale Jumps (LJ, TJ) Andrew Murphy Liam Fairweather Jumps (LJ, TJ) Jason Fairweather Katie Gunn Jumps (LJ, TJ) Matt Horsnell Jessica Laurance Jumps (LJ, TJ) Gregory Smith Jay Louison-roe Jumps (LJ, TJ) Rene Goschnik Alyssa Lowe Jumps (LJ, TJ) Nicole Boegman Ryan Marshall Jumps (LJ, TJ) Leanne Pejkovic Charlotte McGill Jumps (LJ, TJ) Lyn and Wal Jacenko Connor Murphy Jumps (LJ, TJ) Andrew Murphy Finn Murphy Jumps (LJ, TJ) Andrew Murphy Tully Murphy Jumps (LJ, TJ) Marilyn Pearson Renato Pane Jumps (LJ, TJ) Lindsay Watson Jonathon Reid Jumps (LJ, TJ) John Sharpe Ella Young Jumps (LJ, TJ) Marilyn Pearson Kipchumba Langat Jumps (LJ, TJ) Greg Wiencke Lianna Davidson Javelin Angus McEntyre Jack Greaves Javelin Rhys Stein Harrison Lucas Javelin Angus McEntyre Emily Markosk Javelin Peter Lawler Nosa Obaseki Javelin Angus McEntyre Kate Peterson Javelin Kevin Fisher Joshua Yeoh Javelin Rhys Stein Jessica Richardson Javelin Kerry Smith Jayden Duncum Throws (SP, DT, HT) David Bruce Renee Hardy Throws (SP, DT, HT) Karyn Di Marco & Bree Clement Venita Mailei Throws (SP, DT, HT) David Prior Teagan Neich Throws (SP, DT, HT) Karyn Di Marco Bryce Nolan Throws (SP, DT, HT) Dennis Knowles Imogen Petrie Throws (SP, DT, HT) Kenn Harradine Lucas Rose Throws (SP, DT, HT) Rhys Stein Alexander Shahla Throws (SP, DT, HT) Lawrie Barclay Thomas Shannon Throws (SP, DT, HT) Peter Taylor Sally Shokry Throws (SP, DT, HT) Karyn Di Marco & Bree Clement Alannah Martin Throws (SP, DT, HT) Karyn Di Marco & Bree Clement Ashlyn Blackstock Throws (SP, DT, HT) Gerry Targett Alysha Pearson Throws (SP, DT, HT) Karyn Di Marco & Bree Clement Nicole Robertson Throws (SP, DT, HT) Bre Clement Annabelle Rodgers Throws (SP, DT, HT) Stu Farrent Amiee Fisher Para Sprints Self coached Para Sprints Matt Rawlings 24 Athletics NSW Annual Report 2019/2020 First Name LAST NAME EVENT GROUP COACH Karlee Symonds Para Sprints Matt Rawlings Edward Parker Para Sprints Matt Rawlings Christian Georgallis Para Sprints Matt Rawlings Lainee Harrison Para Sprints Shaun Fletcher Mali Lovell Para Sprints Matt Rawlings Aaron Houston Para Middle Distance Wes Gibson James Tirado Para Middle Distance Matt Rawlings and Jordan Williams Kailyn Joseph Para Jumps (LJ) Matt Rawlings Summer Giddings Para Jumps (LJ) Matt Rawlings Sarah Clifton-Bligh Para Throws and David Bruce

Angus Beer leading the field at the Australian Cross Country Championships.

nswathletics.org.au 25 NSW STATE TEAMS

NSW athletes competed in nine national Australian All Schools Championships (Perth): championships. Winter - national road walks, cross country, road championships, marathon, and Team Managers: Matthew Joyce, Kerry Smith, Sharyn half-marathon. Summer national championships Dickson, Ian Hatfield, Kay Heinecke, Beth Croft, contested were – All schools, Zatopek 10,000m, all Nathan Breen, Heather Berry, Lenore Beaton, Carmel aged combined events and Nitro schools knockout. McCudden, James Pennington, Laura Honeysett and Athletics NSW had staff/volunteers at two of the Matthew Rawlings. events and we are very grateful for their support support and commitment working usually very long Team Physiotherapists: Henry Jones, Kandice days, working at the track, then supporting/managing Goodwin, Mel Logan and Barry Czitan. athletes in the evening. Matthew Joyce Australian Cross-Country Championships (Kembla): State Teams and Coaching Manager Matthew Joyce

Charlie Jefferson (right) on the way to winning the Australian All Schools U16 800m title, with teammate Nathan Stanmore third.

26 Athletics NSW Annual Report 2019/2020 Jack McGinniskin comepting at the NSW Open Championships Leading race walkers Dylan Richardson (MIN) Beki Smith (ASW) and in the 5000m Walk. Kyle Bedford (NEP) at the NSW Open Championships

nswathletics.org.au 27 MEMBERSHIP AND CLUBS

In 2019/2020 Athletics NSW saw a continuation U12-U17 LANSW members access and exposure to of the OneSport Athletics initiative now known as senior athletics programs with a specific focus on “OneAthletics”. Throughout the year there was an the NSW Club Relays and NSW Club Championships. increase of Little Athletics Centres affiliated with Dual membership aims to retain the interest of Athletics NSW. These jointly affiliated clubs are the younger athletes and provide a pathway into continuing to provide a pathway from junior to senior senior athletics. The junior membership category athletics. has continued to increase annually as we see a transition for the younger athletes through to ANSW The 2019/2020 season commenced with the roll memberships. out of a new membership and competition entry platform, Revolutionise Sport. This was a welcome Clubs development for club administrators and the Athletics NSW is committed to strengthing clubs and members themselves. The benefits and ease of their capacity. We have been working closely with the registration were commented on positively by the clubs this season to strengthen relationships. Club ANSW members and club administrators. administrators also now can voice feedback in a club forum setting. These forums were hosted at some Membership of the larger Athletics NSW events and saw a great Athletics NSW has continued its focus of inclusive and turnout of clubs in which we were able to gather accessible membership. great feedback and ideas.

The Dual Membership program continued this season, Emily Kass giving free Athletics NSW membership to U12 to U17 Membership Analyst registered Little Athletics members. This provides

Hornsby Little Athletics Club Members

28 Athletics NSW Annual Report 2019/2020 2019-20 Age Structure of Athletics NSW registered athletes

This table compares the first 6 months of the current (2019-2020) season with the corresponding period of the previous (2018-2019) season, and the full 12 months of the previous season (2018-2019) with the full 12 months of the season before (2017-2018)

This table is a summary of competing athletes by age and doesn’t include those registered as officials, coaches or community athletes. 2019-2020 2018-2019 2018-2019 2017-2018 to 10 Mar 2020 to 31 Mar 2019 Full Season Full Season Athletes AGE GROUP TOTAL TOTAL FEMALE MALE TOTAL TOTAL U12 330 (305D) 832 (768D) 449 (408D) 458 (389D) 907 (797D) 158 (49D) U14 2628 (2586D) 4976 (4912D) 2557 (2515D) 2426 (2375D) 4983 (4890D) 4982 (4918D) U16 2096 (1982D) 2569 (2427D) 1320 (1242D) 1269 (1166D) 2589 (2408D) 2618 (2482D) U18 1200 (950D) 1384 (1166D) 701 (609D) 709 (555D) 1410 (1164D) 1391 (1137D) U20 346 343 148 208 356 405 20-29yrs 509 528 229 328 557 574 30-39yrs 177 201 118 144 262 265 40-49yrs 191 255 135 196 331 340 50-59yrs 205 229 89 188 277 282 60yrs and older 202 197 56 171 227 228 TOTAL Athletes 7884 11514 5802 6097 11899 11243 T

Athletes AGE GROUP TOTAL TOTAL FEMALE MALE TOTAL TOTAL Community 855 3433 2680 2874 5554 5409 Officials 483 237 106 151 257 214 TOTAL Registrations 9222 15184 8588 9122 17710 16866 Ages are as at 30th September -the end of the athletic registration season. Dual registrations 5823 9273 4774 4485 9859 8586 (Duals and club athletes are included in total athletes above - D denotes how many Duals in entry.) (Officials include technical officials and club officials and life members and volunteers)

nswathletics.org.au 29 2019-20 CLUB REGISTRATIONS - ATHLETES AND OFFICIALS This table compares the first 6 months of the current (2019-2020) season with the corresponding period of the previous (2018-2019) season, and the full 12 months of the previous season (2018-2019) with the full 12 months of the season before (2017-2018)

* The significant lower total for 10th March 2020 is due to less duals registered, and less community athletes because participants in the NSW Schools Championships and events such as the 10k, and half marathon were no longer counted as ANSW community members.

2019-2020 season 2018-2019 season 2017-2018 Organisation to 10/3/2020 to 31/3/2019 ATHLETES OFFICIALS TOTAL as TOTAL 30/9/19 Metropolitan Clubs Ambarvale Little Athletics 0 27 26 1 27 0 Asics Wests Track & Field Club Inc 252 265 260 19 279 362 Athletics East 108 135 141 4 145 192 Balmain Athletics Club 246 225 225 0 225 253 Bankstown Sports Athletics Club Inc 198 304 347 2 349 358 Barker College Athletics Club 4 4 5 0 5 2 Blacktown City Athletics Club Ltd 172 227 226 1 227 382 Camden Athletics Club 184 179 178 0 178 199 Campbelltown Collegians Athletics Club Inc 216 318 303 15 318 364 Cherrybrook Senior & Little Athletics Centre Inc. 143 148 146 3 149 195 Douglas Park Athletics 28 35 35 0 35 47 Epping District Athletics Club Inc. 87 142 139 12 151 83 Girraween Athletics Club Inc. 160 202 211 1 212 211 Hills District Athletics Club 498 597 602 4 606 732 Illawong Revesby Workers Athletics 198 212 231 4 235 267 Knox Grammar School 22 38 38 0 38 53 Mosman Athletics Club 112 104 105 0 105 154 Mounties Athletics Club 95 109 114 0 114 183 Nepean District Athletic Club 324 368 365 6 371 434 Athletics Club 2 7 7 0 7 9 Parramatta City Track & Field Athletic Club 157 190 188 1 189 226 Randwick Botany Harriers Athletics Club 100 114 135 3 138 198 Ryde Athletics Centre Inc 222 227 224 5 229 268 South Sydney Athletics 62 83 81 2 83 165 St. Ignatius College Riverview Athletics Club 25 1 1 0 1 0 St Josephs College Athletics Club 3 0 0 0 0 1 St. George District Athletic Club Inc. 183 231 272 12 284 315 Sutherland District Athletics Club 287 356 419 6 425 362 Sydney Pacific Athletic Club Ltd 217 306 308 7 315 424 Sydney Striders Road Runners Club Inc. 46 66 103 2 105 700 Sydney University Athletics Club 134 139 143 7 150 160 The King’s School Athletics Club 18 17 17 0 17 8 The Scots College Athletics Club 32 38 38 0 38 23 Trinity Athletics Club 115 117 117 1 118 134 U.T.S. Northern Suburbs Athletic Club Inc. 403 445 444 10 454 529 University of New South Wales Athletics Club 23 26 26 1 27 35 Westfields Athletics Club Inc. 79 85 84 0 84 88 Winston Hills Athletics Club 129 0 0 0 0 0 Woodstock Runners 2 79 182 2 184 181 30 Athletics NSW Annual Report 2019/2020 2019-2020 season 2018-2019 season 2017-2018 Organisation to 10/3/2020 to 31/3/2019 ATHLETES OFFICIALS TOTAL as TOTAL 30/9/19

Non localized Clubs Athletics NSW * 262 4891 4845 46 6406 2671 Boobs on the Run 1 0 1 0 1 7 Delta Running Project 10 0 10 0 10 0 Hooked on Running Pty Ltd 3 12 12 0 12 35 Nicks Running Club 6 7 14 0 14 19 NSW Masters Athletics Inc. 72 37 38 1 39 55 NSW Officials 180 0 0 0 0 0 Rachel’s Runners 1 0 0 0 0 6 Rejoov Runners 12 19 25 1 26 40 Run Crew 40 20 34 0 34 12 TRT Running 6 1 14 0 14 10 UP Coaching 11 18 26 0 26 11 Country Clubs Blue Mountains Region Bathurst Athletic Club Inc. 26 65 65 1 66 82 Blue Mountains Athletics 129 123 123 0 123 163 Glenbrook Athletics Centre 59 70 70 0 70 94 Lithgow Athletics Club 15 22 23 0 23 19 Central Coast Region Gosford Athletics Inc. 48 61 62 1 63 88 Mingara Athletics Club Inc. 229 232 261 9 270 242 Toukley Athletics Club 30 25 25 0 25 38 Woy Woy Peninsula Athletics 28 54 54 0 54 97 Wyong Athletics Centre Inc 74 90 84 6 90 59 Newcastle Hunter Region Aberdeen Senior & Little Athletics Centre Inc. 24 31 31 0 31 21 Adamstown New Lambton Athletics Club 61 68 66 1 67 76 Branxton Greta Athletics Club 8 0 0 0 0 0 Cessnock Athletics Centre Inc 40 47 47 0 47 45 Coastal Track and Trail Runners 52 72 82 0 82 150 East Lakes Athletic Centre Inc. 42 39 39 0 39 34 East Maitland Athletics Club 29 31 31 0 31 52 Edgeworth and Districts LA Centre Inc 48 37 35 2 37 47 Forster Athletics Club 5 27 25 2 27 59 Kotara South Amateur Athletics Club 113 100 97 3 100 79 Macquarie Hunter Athletics 168 181 178 4 182 190 Maitland Senior and Little Athletic Club Inc. 23 43 44 0 44 41 Muswellbrook Athletic Club 20 10 10 0 10 28

nswathletics.org.au 31 2019-2020 season 2018-2019 season 2017-2018

Organisation to 10/3/2020 to 31/3/2019 ATHLETES OFFICIALS TOTAL as TOTAL 30/9/19

Newcastle Cross Country 0 0 0 0 0 580 Newcastle Flyers Runners Club Inc 117 112 114 0 114 168 Newcastle Runners Incorporated 13 14 18 0 18 34 Newcastle Veterans Athletics Club 26 38 43 0 43 42 Port Stephens Athletics Club 21 18 18 0 18 33 Raymond Terrace Athletic Centre Inc. 90 79 79 0 79 216 Scone Athletics Club 0 5 5 0 5 32 Singleton Track and Field Club 42 36 35 1 36 40 Southlakes Athletics Centre 37 32 32 0 32 19 Tomaree Trotters Athletics C;lub 2 0 0 0 0 0 Wallsend RSL Athletic Club 73 105 97 8 105 112 Westlakes Athletic Club Inc. 36 60 57 3 60 59 Woodberry & Districts Athletic Centre Inc 7 18 12 6 18 16 North Coast Region Balina Athletics Club Inc 12 20 20 0 20 42 Byron Bay Runners Club 128 103 137 2 139 120 Coffs Harbour Track and Field 46 84 83 1 84 85 Grafton Athletics Club Inc. 29 28 27 1 28 33 Kempsey Little Athletics 18 10 10 0 10 0 Mid North Coast Athletics Club 27 34 34 0 34 21 Nambucca District Senior Athletics Club 14 33 33 0 33 52 Port Macquarie Pacers Running Club Inc 163 0 0 0 0 0 Stuarts Point and District Athletics Club 2 0 0 0 0 0 Woolgoolga Athletic Club (Inc.) 29 33 31 2 33 30 North West Region Armidale Athletics Club 56 495 500 0 500 445 Athletics Glen Innes Incorporated 1 2 2 0 2 19 Gunnedah Athletics Club 14 0 0 0 0 0 Tamworth Athletics Club 42 55 55 0 55 72

Riverina Region Kooringal -Wagga Athletics Club Inc. 63 101 101 0 101 186 Leeton Athletics Club 3 0 0 0 0 0 Macedon Ranges Running Club 2 0 0 0 0 0 South Coast Region Athletics Wollongong Inc. 209 231 226 6 232 239 Euro Coast Athletics 36 42 40 3 43 0 Goulburn Athletics Club 2 1 1 0 1 1 Illawarra Blue Stars Athletic Club Inc 112 134 130 5 135 166 Kembla Joggers Inc. 64 82 365 1 366 456 Kiama Little Athletics Club 18 7 7 0 7 17 Lake Illawarra Little Athleticss Centre 44 45 43 2 45 0 Nowra Athletics Club 197 185 233 3 236 284 Victory Runners Inc. 17 39 85 2 87 43

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2019-2020 season 2018-2019 season 2017-2018

Organisation to 10/3/2020 to 31/3/2019 ATHLETES OFFICIALS TOTAL as TOTAL 30/9/19

South Coast Region Athletics Wollongong Inc. 209 231 226 6 232 239 Euro Coast Athletics 36 42 40 3 43 0 Goulburn Athletics Club 2 1 1 0 1 1 Illawarra Blue Stars Athletic Club Inc 112 134 130 5 135 166 Kembla Joggers Inc. 64 82 365 1 366 456 Kiama Little Athletics Club 18 7 7 0 7 17 Lake Illawarra Little Athleticss Centre 44 45 43 2 45 0 Nowra Athletics Club 197 185 233 3 236 284 Victory Runners Inc. 17 39 85 2 87 43 Western Region Cobar Athletics Club 5 17 17 1 18 17 Dubbo Athletics Club Inc. 137 136 135 2 137 155 Mudgee Athletics 37 31 31 0 31 34 Orange Little Athletics Club 0 85 85 0 85 82 Orange Runners Club 38 29 29 0 29 43 Orange Seniors Athletics Club 32 0 0 0 0 0 NSW TOTAL 9222 15184 17453 257 17710 16866 Metropolitan Club Total 5286 6169 6491 131 6622 8300 Non localized Club Total 604 5008 6540 48 6588 2869 Country Club Total 3332 4007 4422 78 4500 5697 Note 1: Officials includes technical officials, club officials and life members. Athletes includes full, club, dual and community athletes.

nswathletics.org.au 33 2019-20 CLUB REGISTRATIONS - ATHLETES AND OFFICIALS

Changes in ANSW membership between 2017-2018 season and 2018-2019 season showing new members, old members and non renewing members. REGISTRATION CATEGORY TOTAL Full athletes Dual athletes Community Officials + club athletes associates + life members Membership at end of 16866 2555 8586 5409 316 2017-2018 season. less multi year members -4008 -608 -1730 -1609 -61 who did not renew less single year members -4564 -228 -2316 -1998 -22 who did not renew add new members who 8205 468 4666 2989 82 started in 2018-2019 and old members who missed 1211 226 253 668 64 2017-2019 and restarted Membership at end of 17710 2464 9260 5553 433 2018-2019 seaon.

Members whose first 46% 19% 50% 54% 19% registration was in 2018- 2019 as a percentage of 2018-2019 registrations. Members who returned 7% 9% 3% 12% 15% after missing 2017-2018 as a percentage of 2018- 2019 registrations.

*** Because some members changed registration categories between 2017-2018 season and 2018-2019 season the category sub totals cannot be simply added.***

34 Athletics NSW Annual Report 2019/2020 nswathletics.org.au 35 BrandonJessica Hull Starc at the at 2019the 2020Doha WorldSydney Championships Track Classic.

36 Athletics NSW Annual Report 2019/2020 NSW Records NSW records Set during the 2019/20 Season

ATHLETE (YEAR, BIRTH, CLUB) EVENT PERFORMANCE DATE

Bendere Oboya (00, UTN) U20 51.21 30/09/2019 Jessica Hull (96, BAN) 1500m Open 4:01.80 3/10/2019 Nicola Mcdermott (96, SYU) High Jump Open 1.96m 20/06/2019 Nicola Mcdermott (96, SYU) High Jump Open =1.96m 13/02/2019 Nicola Mcdermott (96, SYU) High Jump Open =1.96m 28/02/2019

Connor Murphy (01, TRN) Triple Jump U20 15.68m 6/02/2020

Records Officer David Tarbotton

Triple jumper Connor Murphy broke the NSW U20 record in 2020.

nswathletics.org.au 37 NSW State champions 2019/20 MEN CLUB PERFORMANCE EVENT WOMEN CLUB PERFORMANCE Anas Abu-Ganaba CBT 6.77 (1.2) 60m Abbie Taddeo ILL 7.43 (0.0) Nicholas Andrews CHE 10.40 (1.1) 100m Abbie Taddeo ILL 11.76 (0.3)

Joshua Azzopardi CAM 21.59 (-1.1) 200m Katie Smee IND 24.00 (-1.6) Ian Halpin BAN 46.95 400m Bendere Oboya UTN 52.47 Anthony Vlatko RBH 1:51.29 800m Georgia Wassall SYU 2:05.85 Joe Burgess SYU 3:50.49 1500m Jaylah Hancock- BAN 4:20.91 Cameron Will Austin-Cray UTN 4:18.01 Mile Abigail Nordberg RCR 4:42.51 Jye Edwards BAN 8:09.46 3,000m Paige Campbell SYU 9:15.49 Kieren Tall UTN 14:17.73 5,000m Paige Campbell SYU 15:49.19 Thomas Do Canto HIL 29:35.82 10,000m Belinda Martin ILL 34:06.65 Tyler Jones MIN 20:05.20 5,000m Walk Beki Smith ASW 22:32.03 Tyler Jones MIN 43:20.57 10,000m Walk Beki Smith ASW 45:45.50 SYU 13.67 (0.8) 110m/100m Hurdles Abbie Taddeo ILL 13.39 (0.9) Matt Crowe UTN 52.45 400m Hurdles Sarah Carli KEJ 56.52 Jack Colreavy SYU 9:07.38 3,000m Steeplechase Cheryl Chan SYU 11:14.70 Jono Titmarsh TGS 2.15 High Jump Nicola McDermott SYU 1.92 Alec Diamond UTN 7.28 (1.8) Long Jump Bethany Kranendonk WYO 6.04 (0.0) Ethan Princena-White BAN 4.80 Pole Vault Elizabeth Baral ASW 3.70 Emmanuel Fakiye UTN 15.75 (1.8) Triple Jump Desleigh Owusu UTN 13.05 (1.8) Kyle Cranston HIL 14.81 Shot Put Alysha Burnett CHE 13.67 Lachlan McEntyre SYP 48.07 Discus Sally Shokry SUT 47.40 Costa Kousparis SUT 66.03 Hammer Alexandra Hulley SUT 68.67 Cameron McEntyre SYP 73.70 Javelin Lianna Davidson ASW 52.89 Donald Ohmer PAR 4603 / Chloe Davis UTN 4280 Matthew Cox BAN 1:58:12 25km Trail Running N/A Leo Peterson UTN 49:08 12km Mountain Jasmine Sargeant BAN 56:57 Running Ed Goddard UTN 19:05 6km Short Course XC Rose Davies ANL 21:43

Ed Goddard UTN 31:47 10km XC Champs Jenny Blundell SYU 37:11 Will Keir UTN 32:55 10km/7km Novice XC Paige Penrose KEJ 26:28 Ben St Lawrence RCR 29:02 10km Road Race Belinda Martin ILL 33:48 Guy Walters NRI 47:16 15km Road Race Rose Davies ANL 54:24 Matthew Ho DRIP 1:08:30 Half Marathon Belinda Martin ILL 1:17:13 Brendan Davies UP 2:34:57 Marathon Ingrid Cleland NFR 2:52:44 Carl Gibbons WLK 1:36:19 20km/15km Road Walk Elaine Wang SYU 1:26:59 Dylan Richardson MIN 2:36:04 30km/20km Road Walk Anne Weekes ILL 2:13:06

Dylan Richardson MIN 4:22:44 50km Road Walk N/A

38 Athletics NSW Annual Report 2019/2020 MEN CLUB PERFORMANCE EVENT WOMEN CLUB PERFORMANCE Edward Parker T/F20 HIL 12.34 (1.4) 100m Tamsin Colley T/F36 HIL 15.81 (0.5) Edward Parker T/F20 HIL 24.88 (-1.1) 200m Mali Lovell T/F36 UTN 32.58 (-0.5) Edward Parker T/F20 HIL 56.03 400m Stephanie Sch- HIL 1:02.86 weitzer T/F20 William Vince-Moin T38 ARM 2:24.04 800m Belinda Scott T20 ASW 2:43.78 William Vince-Moin T38 ARM 5:07.18 1500m Belinda Scott T20 ASW 5:46.61 Kyle McIntosh T20 SUT 10:20 3km Short Course XC Kyle McIntosh T20 SUT 9:58 3km XC Champs Belinda Scott T20 ASW 14:19 Blake Carr T/F20 MHA 5.38 (0.0) Long Jump Summer Giddings T/ HIL 3.02 (0.0) F35 Daniel Jennings T/F35 SUT 10.65 Shot Put T/F37 MIN 9.67 Blake Carr T/F20 MHA 27.73 Discus Rae Anderson T/F37 MIN 27.75

Cameron Murray T/F37 PAR 15.05 Javelin Isabelle Hampton T/ WOL 30.26 F12

MEN CLUB PERFORMANCE EVENT WOMEN CLUB PERFORMANCE Gregory Luff SUT 18.87 (0.2) 100m Sarah Jane Trevenar SYU 26.93 (0.3) Clifton-Bligh T/F32 Gregory Luff T34 SUT 35.35 (-1.9) 200m Sarah Jane Trevenar SYU 47.00 (2.8) Clifton-Bligh T/F32 Gregory Luff T34 SUT 1:19.44 400m Sarah Jane Trevenar SYU 1:49.00 Clifton-Bligh T/F32 Ethan Moos T54/F55 HIL 2:31.52 800m Sarah Jane Trevenar SYU 3:16.81 Clifton-Bligh T/F32 1500m Seated Shot Put Sarah Jane Trevenar SYU 4.27 Clifton-Bligh T/F32 Seated Discus Kim Neuenkirchen CHE 8.36 F34 Seated Javelin Julie Charlton T/F57 CHE 10.65 Seated Club Throw Sarah Jane Trevenar SYU 12.23 Clifton-Bligh T/F32 Luke Bailey T54 MIN 27:24 10km Road Race T3 HIL 34:19 Jono Tang T52 SYU 58:06 15km Road Race

nswathletics.org.au 39 NSW ROLL OF HONOUR

World Univeristy Games, Naples, Italy 8-13 July 2019 Zach Holdsworth (ILL) 100m heat 8th 10.63; 4x400m relay heat 4th 3:11.23 Mason Cohen (UTN) 800m heat 3rd 1:51.54, semi 4th 1:49.98; 4x400m relay heat 4th 3:11.23 Jye Perrott (UTN) 800m heat 3rd 1:50.77, semi 4th 1:49.49; 4x400m relay heat 4th 3:11.23 Ed Goddard (UTN) Half Marathon 4th 66:20 Bryce Anderson (BAN) Half Marathon 20th 70:41 Nicholas Andrews (CHE) 110m hurdles heat 3rd 14.09, semi 5th 13.86 Jacob McCorry (CHE) 110m hurdles heat 4th 14.10, semi 6th 13.93 Sean Fitzsimmons (UTN) 4x400m relay heat 4th 3:11.23 Alex Diamond (UTN) Decathlon silver 7593 points (11.20, 7.52m, 14.91m, 1.88m, 52.05, 15.07, 46.52m, 4.80m, 48.04m, 4:55.59) Garbiella O’Grady (UTN) 400m final 7th 52.27, heat 2nd 53.07, semi 2nd 51.87; 4x400m relay bronze 3:34.01, heat 3rd 3:34.51 Abbie Taddeo (ILL) 100m Hurdles final 8th 13.68, heat 5th 13.49, semi 4th 13.42; 4x100m relay silver 43.97, heat 2nd 44.28 Genvieve Cowie (SYU) 400m Hurdles semi 5th 57.91, heat 3rd 57.91; 4x400m relay bronze 3:34.01, heat 3rd 3:34.51 Paige Cambell (SYU) 3000m steeplechase final 7th 10:03.63 Jess Stafford (SYU) 4x400m relay bronze 3:34.01, heat 3rd 3:34.51 Alysha Burnett (CHE) High Jump qual 1.80m, final 4th 1.88m Mackenzie Little (SYU) final 8th 55.37m, qual 57.87m

Global Games, , Australia 14-18 October 2019 All athletes T20 classified athletes Brittney Beilby (HIL) 100m heat 7th 15.65; 4x100m relay bronze 55.58 Amelia Mazzei (AMD) 100m heat 6th 14.29; 400m heat 3rd 66.95, semi 7th 67.87; 4x400m relay silver 4:32.61 Annabelle Rodgers (GOS) Shot 10th 9.02m, qual round 8.24m; Discus 9th 23.54; Javelin Throw bronze 23.63m Katelyn Smith (ASW) Hammer Throw 6th 27.25m; Javelin Throw silver 27.91m Annabelle Johnson (CTN) 100m gold 13.45w; 200m 27.91; 400m 67.85; Long Jump 3.91m (only entry in events) Lleyton Lloyd (MHA) 100m 5th heat 12.04; Long Jump qual 5.24m; bronze 4x100m relay 45.56 Kyle McIntosh (SUT) 1500m 7th 4:17.84, heat 4:17.90; 5000m 6th 16:10.48; 3000m steeplechase 5th 10:53.10 Edward Parker (HDA) 110m hurdles silver 16.70; 400m hurdles silver 58.27; 4x400m relay disquali- fied Blake Carr (MHA) 110m hurdles 5th 19.30; Discus 8th 27.41m, qual 26.73m Jack Connors (ORG) Discus 11th 21.22m, qual 28.07m; Heptathlon 5th 2115 (200m 27.04, 1500m 6:03.74, 110H 20.35, HJ no height, LJ 5.21m, SP 9.08m, JT 26.09m) Rosemary Boyland (AWI) Shot qualifying 7th 9.37m, final 9th 9.20m; Discus 8th final 27.45m; Hammer final 7th 21.66m. (HIL) 200m heat 2nd 27.88, final 7th 28.03; 400m Heat 3rd 64.59, semi 5th 63.74, final 7th 62.65; 4x100m relay bronze 55.58; 4x400m relay silver 4:32.61 Belinda Scott (ASW) 800m heat 4th 2.52.07; 1500m heat 9th 5.54.44

40 Athletics NSW Annual Report 2019/2020 NSW ROLL OF HONOUR

World Championships, Doha, Qatar 27 Sept-6 Oct 2019 Rohan Browning (SYU) 100m heat 6th 10.40 Steve Solomon (RBH) 400m semi 9th 45.54, heat 4th 45.82; 4x400m relay heat 7th 3:05.49 Morgan McDonald (RBH) 5000m heat 7th 13:26.80 Nick Hough (SYU) 110m hurdles semi 8th 13.61, heat 6th 13.60 (PAR) High jump 6th 2.30m, qual 2.29m Bendere Oboya (UTN) 400m semi 7th 51.58, heat 3rd 51.21; 4x400m relay heat 5th 3:28.44 Gabriella O’Grady (UTN) 400m heat 8th 54.99 Carley Thomas (UTN) 800m heat 5th 2:04.65 Jessica Hull (BAN) 1500m semi 8th 4:01.80, heat 5th 4:08.71 Sarah Carli (KEJ) 400m hurdles semi 7th 55.43, heat 4th 56.37 Sara Klein (ASW) 400m hurdles heat 7th 56.97 Paige Campbell (SYU) 3000m steeplechase heat 8th 9:44.80 Georgia Winkcup (UTN) 3000m steeplechase heat 13th 9:50.21 Rebecca Bennett (SYU) 4x400m relay heat 5th 3:28.44 Nicola McDermott (SYU) High jump qual 1.89m Alysha Burnett (CHE) High jump qual 1.70m

World Para-Athletics Championships, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 7-15 November 2019 Luke Bailey (ANSW) T54 7th 14.55, 4 x 100m mixed heat 4th 52.41 Guy Henley (SUT) F37 final bronze 51.43m James Turner (AWI) 100 metres T36 gold 11.72, 400 metres T36 gold 51.71 Tamsin Colley (HDA) T36 8th 32.03, heat 31.77; 4 x 100m mixed heat 4th 52.41 Sarah Walsh (SUT) Long Jump T64 bronze 5.20m; 4 x 100m mixed heat 4th 52.41

World Relays, Yokohama, Japan 11-12 May 2019

Nick Andrews (CHE) Mixed hurdles 3rd heat, disqualified final Tyler Gunn (GOS) 4x400m relay 4th heat 3:03.53, 7th final 7th 3:05.59 Ian Halpin (BNK) 4x400m relay 4th heat 3:03.53, 7th final 7th 3:05.59 Zac Holdsworth (ILL) 4x100m relay 8th heat 39.05 Nick Hough (SYU) Mixed hurdles 3rd heat, disqualified final (SYU) 2x2x400m mixed relay silver 3:37.61 (RBH) 4x400m relay 4th heat 3:03.53, 7th final 7th 3:05.59 Rebecca Bennett (SYU) 4x400m mixed 4th heat 3:21.80 Kristie Edwards (NSW) 4x100m relay did not compete

nswathletics.org.au 41 AWARDS Award Winner People’s Choice Award Liz Clay (SYU) Life Membership Janet Nixon Chairperson’s Award not awarded Memorial Award for Aspiring Triple Jumper Desleigh Owusu (UTN) Richard Coombes Memorial Award for Most Brandon Starc (PAR) Outstanding Male Athlete R.H. North/ W. Wilson Award for Most Outstading Jessica Hull (BAN) Female Athlete George Soper Memorial Award for Best Performance not awarded by a NSW athlete at Australian Championships Sprints/Hurdles (Open) Bendere Oboya (UTN) Distance/Road/XC (Open) Jessica Hull (BAN) Walks (Open) Beki Smith (ASW) Jumps & Combined Events (Open) Brandon Starc (PAR) Throws (Open) (WES) Most Outstanding Para Athlete (senior) James Turner (WOL) Most Outstanding Para Athlete (junior) Tamsin Colley (HIL) Most Outstanding Junior Female Athlete Bendere Oboya (UTN) Most Outstanding Junior Male Athlete Luke Young (NFR) Most Outstanding Masters Male Athlete Ernie Leseberg (GOS) Most Outstanding Masters Female Athlete Lenore Lambert & June Lowe (NMA & IBS) Champion Club of the Year UTS Norths Metropolitan Club of the Year Sydney Uni Country Club of the Year Mingara Club Development Award of the Year Bankstown Administrator of the Year Margaret Beardslee (MIN) Winter Trophy Bankstown G.P.S. Parkes Memorial Award for Male Distance Ed Goddard (UTN) Runner of the Year Doris Magee Award for Female Distance Runner of the Belinda Martin (ILL) Year Dorothy Dorsett Memorial Award for Male Distance Dylan Richardson (MIN) Walker of the Year Doris Clark Award for Female Distance Walker of the Elaine Wang (MIN) Year Treloar Shield UTS Norths Official of the Year David Higgins (KEJ) Novice Offical of the Year Josephine Ng International Coach of the Year Alex Stewart International/National Para-Athletics Coach of the Year Matt Rawlings (HIL) Club Coach of the Year Steve Whelan (HIL) Country Coach of the Year Matt Horsnell (MIN) Recreational Running Coach of the Year Gary Howard (RCR)

42 Athletics NSW Annual Report 2019/2020 Award Winner

2019 NSW Sport Awards - Finalists Coach of the Year Matthew Horsell (SYU)

2018 Athletics Australia Award Winners Male Athlete of the Year Brandon Starc (PAR) Para Athlete Coach of the Year Louise Sauvage Able Bodied Athlete Coach of the Year Alex Stewart

2019 Athletics Australia Award Winners Male Athlete of the Year Brandon Starc (PAR) Male Para-athlete of the Year James Turner (WOL) Junior Female Athlete of the Year Bendere Oboya (UTN) Junior Athlete Coach of the Year Penny Gillies (UTN)

2019 Athletics Australia AGM Life Membership Heather Mitchell (SUT) & Rob Blackadder

Finalist in the NSW Sports Awards Coach of the Year Matt Horsnell with his athlete Nicola McDermott.

nswathletics.org.au 43 LIFE MEMBERS AND SERVICE MERIT AWARDS

LIFE MEMBERS † Raymond McDonald (Ray) Rodney J Gibb OAM (Rod) † William B Alexander (Bill) † John P Metcalfe (Jack) Edward Simmons OAM (Ted) † WDC Jones † Alma Kelly 2004: † Stan R Rowley † D Keith Donald Jan Knox † Richard C Coombes † Douglas Fryer (Doug) 2005: † Jack Dunn † W Berge Phillips OBE (Bill) Vilis Gravitis † Nigel C Barker † Ronald E Newton (Ron) Rosemary Owens OAM † Ernest S Marks CBE Nola Eager Stephen Hampstead (Steve) † Lady Halse Rogers † Brian R Dibben † Robert Ryan (Bob) † Mary Chambers MBE † Jean Norman 2007: † George PS Parke † Mollie Chapman Max Debnam † Patrick D Walsh (Pat) Raymond C Land (Ray) Janelle Eldridge OAM † Doris I Magee AM MBE † Frederick G Eggleton (Fred) Penny Gillies † Henry George Carruthers MBE 1988: Ron Gribble † Arthur J Hodsdon MBE June Ralph Lorraine Haddrick † Doris Clark 1989: Dennis Jollife † Frank E Andrews † Mabel Lawrence Alan Mills † Richard C Corish BEM (Dick) 1990: Roslyn Mitchell † Nella Gould OAM BEM (Nell) † Peter W Lucas † Albert Thomas OAM (Albie) † John F Holland (Jack) † Ronald J Crawford OAM (Ron) 2008: † J Frank O’Rourke 1992: † Mervyn Davies † Zora Fibbins OAM † Murray Wilson † Ron White † George Hunt 1993: 2009: † William H Ahearn (Bill) Jill Huxley Richard Batterley † Alleyn A Gainsford OAM 1994: Ross Forster † George C Marshall Helen Searle OAM Peter Good † Raymond PB White (Ray) † Kenneth F Morris (Ken) † Frederick O’Connor OAM (Fred) † James S Howlin (Jim) † Barbara Horwood Tony Vecellio † George Soper † Leonard Horwood (Len) David Archbold † Sidney E Tapner (Sid) 1995: Carol Hall † Gladys Gosling † Cecil D Hensley OAM (Chic) John Patchett † Sir Charles Moses CBE † Donald T Allen (Don) Desmond Pollock (Des) † John H Hanman (Jack) † John WE Pross OAM (Jack) † Max Wilkinson † Arthur B O’Connor Donald L Brodie OAM (Don) 2010: † Harold L Ralph OAM Betty R Moore Trevor Height † Edna Godfrey † Trevor A Huxley Heather Mitchell † Clive Kelly 1996: † VJ Plummer (John) † William JC Dunn (Bill) † Eric S Arnold OAM 2011: † Florence E Wrighter OAM BEM (Flo) Valmai Loomes † Bev Jaye † Neah Edwards † John F Treloar AM Ian Graves Jean Harmey 1997: Allan Kay † Raymond C Frith OAM (Ray) Ian RP White Steel B Beveridge † Robert P Heathwood (Bob) Francis Overton (Frank) Kim Owens † Gladys Armstrong 2000: † Stanley Sherringham OAM 2012: † Edward F Magee (Ed) (Stan) John Morris † Grace Sheldon 2001: † Geoffrey A Martin OAM Phil O’Hara † Ruth Frith OAM (Geoff) Peter Reynolds † Marjorie Fitzgibbons 2002: Paul Stenhouse Clive D Lee AM Lesley Carter (Les) † Raymond M Durie OAM (Ray) 2003: † Denotes Deceased † Mervyn R Lee Archer OAM (Merv) Jan Gibb OAM

44 Athletics NSW Annual Report 2019/2020 LIFE MEMBERS AND SERVICE MERIT AWARDS

2013: A Charles Neasbey (Charlie) † Grace Sheldon Deborah Fox Jim Hutchins † Edna Godfrey Graham Kent † S Harold Suhan (Harry) Gerida Bergmann † John Atterton † Dorothy Prince BEM † Marion Cuthbert Neil Hinton Molly Chapman † Gladys Armstrong Peter Crombie OAM † Cecil D Hensley OAM (Chic) † Mona Crichton Susan Sundstrom Joan Cross Nell Davey Ian Kearns June Ralph † Marjorie Fitzgibbons Michael O’Mara Arthur S Graves † Jean Hill 2014: † Ronald E Newton (Ron) † Mary Dyson Hans Tiller Ron Tye † Nea Edwards Robin Blackadder (Rob) Dennis P Wilson AM Nancy Eade Laurie Keaton † Cecil J Lonard (Cec) Flo Everson Ron Keys OAM † Geoffrey A Martin OAM (Geoff) Nola Eager Ron Richter OAM † Stanley Sherringham OAM (Stan) † Ruth Frith OAM David Tarbotton † John F Treloar AM Helen Searle OAM 2015: Alan R Slapp Rodney J Gibb OAM (Rod) Graham Dwight † Douglas Fryer (Doug) Ronald Campbell (Ron) Peter Herd † George E Loomes † Dorothy Mills (Dot) OAM Lyn Jacenko † Brian R Dibben Lilian Palmer Janet Naylon † Dr John W Perrot John MacMicking (Jack) Stuart Paterson Robert W Wilkes (Rob) M Clewett 2016: Darryl P Cross Elaine Hutchison Margaret Beardslee OAM Noel S Chuck † V Parker Anthony Okulicz † Anthony J Warrener OAM (Tony) † Allan J Filby 2018 Dennis Joliffe May Dunstan Mike Hurst † VJ Plummer (John) Bruce Johnston 2019: † Murray Wilson † Marie Slapp Lindsay Watson † Donald T Allen (Don) † Joan Kerr Barry Pecar Steel B Beveridge Dorothy Ford 2020: † Ronald J Crawford OAM (Ron) Ruby Griffiths Janet Nixon † James Evans (Jim) May Hackett A Ferguson Hilary Hardy MERIT AWARDS: Ronald Gribble (Ron) Mavis Harris † Elvina Brodie † Yvonne Neasbey † Alma Kelly † DH Edmonds (Bert) † Joan Phillpott † Mabel Lawrence † Frederick G Eggelton (Fred) James F Heslop (Jim) Shirley Lamy Raymond Clan (Ray) † Lawrence A Hutton (Laurie) David Lamy † Mervyn R Lee Archer OAM (Merv) † Kenneth F Morris (Ken) Ronald Maher John S McDougall † Jeanne Norman Marlene Matthews AM John C Degnan (Jack) † Roy J Patmore Kay Williams † Raymond M Durie OAM (Ray) † Albert Thomas OAM (Albie) Doris Gallagher John Smith † SM Tolbert (Jim) † Jean Loomes † Alan Pinch Shirley Gehrig Valmai Loomes † Raymond McDonald (Ray) † Doris I Magee AM MBE Marie Kennett Timothy H West (Tim) † Doris Clark Frank Kennett † Edward J Edwards (Ted) † Nellie Gould OAM BEM (Nell) † Evelyn Raynor † Dr Eugene Magassy † Zora Fibbins OAM † Aileen V Pinch (Vera) † Francis Crabtree (Frank) † Florence E Wrighter OAM BEM (Flo) Shirley Mills † John WE Pross OAM (Jack) † Edward F Magee (Eddie) Bett Durie † William J Fitzgibbons (Bill) Jean Harmey † Denotes Deceased

nswathletics.org.au 45 LIFE MEMBERS AND SERVICE MERIT AWARDS Dawn Schofield Jan Knox Ron Richter OAM † Sidney E Tapner (Sid) Rosemary Owens OAM 2011: Lucy Jeans Mary Thomas Dan Suchy Mavis Young Judy Vecellio 2012: Bett Durie Barry Williams Ronald Bendall Dawn Schofield Heather Williams Hans Tiller † Sidney E Tapner (Sid) 1997: Margaret Beardslee OAM Lucy Jeans † Peter McWilliams Sue Stephens Mavis Young Roslyn Mitchell (Ros) Merv Kemp Lloyd Deverell 1999: Gavin Behean Margaret Thelander † Denis S Gray Michael Dooley Ross Poulton IMD Prior (Bonnie) 2013: Daphne Staples 2000: Robert Beardslee † Basil H Dickinson Peter Douglas Brian Hamilton † Trevor A Huxley Ross Douglas Vivian Manwaring † Peter Wilson James McGrath (Jim) Laurie Keaton † Robert J Ryan (Bob) 2001: Stephen Whelan Jill Huxley † Bruce Brown Terry Manns † Peter W Lucas Barbara Day Susan Whatley Lorraine Dunk Ross Forster 2015: Dawn Smith † Fredrick O’Connor OAM (Fred) Bob Mitchell Jim Stewart 2004/2005: Alexandra Pearce Francis Overton (Frank) David Archbold Karen Watson † Olga Marshall † Mervyn Davies 2016: Jack R Mackie 2004: † Janet Munro Phil Donelan Ian White Caroline Yarnell 1988: Janelle Eldridge OAM Greg Ashe John C Waller Peter Hampshire 2019: † Jennifer Jaye † Laurie Moore Andrew Atkinson-Howatt † Beverley Jaye (Bev) Peter Moore Matthew Rawlings Lorraine Haddrick Peter Reynolds Marie Tillett Russell Scott † Denotes Deceased † Eric S Arnold OAM Alan Urane † Eric F Wilson Marilyn Urane † Ellen McGrath Glen Thacker † James McGrath (Jim) Carol Hall 1989: 2007: † Barbara Horwood Alan Nolan † Leonard Horwood (Len) Desmond Pollock † Betty Miles Alan Staples Robert Dunk (Bob) 2008: Miss Gracie McDarra Janet Naylon Betty R Moore 2009: † Jennifer Darvall Stuart Paterson † Alex Hutt Sue Sundstrom Vilis Gravitis Robin Blackadder (Rob) 1992: Ronald Hall (Ron) Edward Simmons OAM (Ted) Janet Nixon Anthony Vecellio OAM (Tony) Paul Stenhouse 1995: Anne Saville † Charles H New 2010: 1996: Neil Hinton Janet Nixon was awarded life membership in 2020 † Kevin Dorsett Tony Okulicz 46 Athletics NSW Annual Report 2019/2020 Presidents And Secretaries Amateur Athletic Association of NSW 1914-1915 William (Bill) Alexander (AAANSW) 1915-1916 W.H.Lodge 1887-1888 R. Butcher 1916-1917 J.J.Walshe/W.E.Corben 1889-1890 Sir Henry Parkes 1917-1918 A.J.Crump 1890-1893 Sydney Burdekin 1918-1920 J.J.Walshe 1894-1935 Richard Coombes 1920-1921 KJ.M.Taylor 1935-1938 J.M.Dunningham 1921-1923 T.H.Ferguson 1939-1940 Robert.P.Heathwood 1923-1925 H.R.McDonald 1941-1943 J.T.Jennings 1925-1930 J.C.Allison 1944-1947 George P.S.Parke 1930-1932 R.D.Norman 1948-1968 Sir Charles.J.A.Moses CBE 1932-1934 R.B.Casimir 1968-1976 V.J.Chalwin 1934-1937 Robert.P.Heathwood 1976-1978 Alex J. Tahmindjis 1937-1938 R.H.Boyan 1978-1989 Ray M Durie OAM 1938-1939 L.Hains 1939-1940 H.George Carruthers NSW Women’s Amateur Athletic Association 1940-1941 R.T.Andrew/E.V.Dunbar (NSWWAAA) 1941-1942 John (Jack) F.Holland/E.V.Dunbar 1932-1933 Lady Street 1942-1943 T.H.Ferguson/L.Bateman/ 1933-1959 Mary Chambers MBE H.George Carruthers 1959-1982 Doris Magee AM MBE 1943-1945 N.V.Kavanagh/Frank.E.Andrews 1945-1948 B.C.Day Athletics NSW 1948-1949 A.W.Ferguson/T.C.Hastie (ANSW) 1949-1951 A.K.McDougall 1989-1989 Ray M Durie 1951-1952 J.Frank O’Rourke 1989-1992 John Atterton 1952-1953 Ray P.B.White 1992-1995 Jim Carver 1953-1963 George Soper 1995-2004 1964-1966 B.H.Mendelsohn 2004-2006 John Patchett 1966-1968 George Soper 2006-2010 Peter Bromley 1968-1970 T.H.Littlemore 2010-2011 Gordon Windeyer 1970-1988 Clive D. Lee 2011-2016 Sean Scanlon 2016-2017 Brian White NSWWAAA 2017-2020 Peter Higgins 1932-1959 Doris Magee (nee Lee) AM MBE 2020 - Matthew Whitbread 1959-1963 B Hodgson 1963 HONORARY SECRETARIES/EXECUTIVE 1964 Jean Harmey DIRECTORS/CEOs 1965 J Hardy 1965-1969 Zora Fibbins OAM AAANSW 1969-1982 Flo Wrighter OAM BEM 1887-1889 R.C. Robertson 1889-1891 J. Campbell Athletics NSW 1891-1893 H. Schwartzkoff 1989-1992 Alan R. Batchelor AM 1893-1894 A.E.Blackmore/A.C.Smithers 1992-1994 Tania Adams 1894-1897 Ernest.S.Marks CBE 1994-1996 Malcolm Harrison 1897-1898 C.Healy 1997-2002 John Patchett 1898-1899 A.L.Baird 2002-2009 Greg Doyle 1899-1900 A.Morgan/B.Harrison 2009-2015 Greg Meagher 1900-1901 A.Morgan 2015-2018 Duncan Tweed 1901-1904 William (Bill) Alexander 2018-2019 Peter Higgins (acting) 1904-1907 C.D.Jones 2019- Kirin Lindop 1907-1909 W.H.Wiseman/A.J.C.Summons 1909-1913 William (Bill) Alexander 1913-1914 W.P.Booth/George P.S. Parke/M.J.McCarthy

nswathletics.org.au 47 VALE

2020

James McGrath (BAN) Official, Merit Award holder Georgia Healy (UTN) Athlete Keith Knox (SUT) Athlete (Australian representative) Renarto D’Amico (NEW) Club administrator Brian Dibben (FF) Official, Life Member Graham Taylor (ASW) Athlete, Official, Administrator Bob Ryan (WAL) Official, Life Member (STG) Athlete (Olympian) Don Bursill (AEA) Athlete (Australian Champion) Desmond Bede Moroney (ASW) Athlete Ray Land (ASW & UTN) Athlete (Olympian), Life Member, Official Ron Haddrick (ASW) Official Bev Hayman (nee Wilkins) (NEP) Athlete ()

2019

Bill Butchart (RBH) Athlete (Olympian) Jennifer Darvall (AEA) Club administrator, Merit Award holder Ron Gray (ASW) Athlete (Olympian) Victor John Plummer (ASW) Ahlete (Australian representative), Life Member & Merit Award holder Yvonne Melene (RYD) Coach Ron White (HIL) Athlete, coach, administrator, Life Member Don Hawthorne (ASW) Adminstrator Charles Hobden Athlete

Photo of three athletes who passed away in 2019/20 - competition at Henson Park on 16 Feb 1952. First Bill Butchart, 2nd John Plummer, 3rd Jim Bailey (also 4th ).

48 Athletics NSW Annual Report 2019/2020 ATHLETICS NSW BOARD OF DIRECTORS, STAFF AND ADVISORY PANELS

ATHLETICS NSW BOARD MEMBERS OFFICIALS ADVISORY PANEL Directors - Elected Peter Reynolds-Chair Andrew Watson Treasurer Ashleigh Crook Andrew Matthews Barry Pecar Anna Fitzgerald Resigned (November 2019) Ben Offereins Jonathan Fletcher John Morris Kerry O’Keefe Kim Owens Lisa Thompson Ron Richter Matthew Whitbread Chair (February 2019) Terry Manns Peter Higgins Chair (2017 to February 2019) COMPETITION ADVISORY PANEL Terry Manns Ben Offereins- Chair James Constantine Directors - Board Appointed (March 2020) John Murray Felicity Colbourne Mark Johnston Matt Baker Naomi Tancred Paul Carr ATHLETICS NSW STAFF Terry Manns Chief Executive Officer Sam Colless Kirin Lindop David Morrow Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary Brian White William Ko Gary Mullins Accounts Administrator Narelle Mckenzie Competitions Manager Ben Offereins Competitions Coordinator James Constantine Competitions Coordinator Megan O’Keeffe Coaching & Performance Pathway Coordinator Andrea Berrell Marketing and Communications Manager * Daniel Laus Marketing Coordinator * Nic Savage (until October 2019) Laura Crowhurst (started November 2019) Membership Analyst Emily Kass Officials Coordinator * Ashleigh Crook (until February 2020) Regional Development Officer Bronwyn White (until December 2020) State Teams & Coaching Manager Matthew Joyce Website, Awards, Content & Coaching Comms Officer(P/T) David Tarbotton Participation Coordinator * Sarah Skidmore

*Shared Staff with Little Athletics NSW.

nswathletics.org.au 49 Rohan Browning at the 2019 Doha World Championships

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