ANNUAL REPORT 2015-2016 ANNUAL REPORT

CONTENTS

Company Information...... 1 Directors’ Profiles...... 2 Chairman’s Report...... 4 CEO’s Report...... 6 Directors’ Report...... 9 Auditor’s Independence Declaration under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001...... 13 Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income...... 14 Statement of Financial Position...... 15 Statement of Changes in Equity...... 16 Statement of Cash Flows...... 17 Notes to the Financial Statements...... 18 Directors’ Declaration...... 26 Independent Audit Report...... 27 Disclaimer...... 29 Detailed Profit and Loss Statement...... 30 Participation...... 33 Membership Statistics...... 36 Competition...... 40 Records...... 42 Officials...... 43 Development...... 44 Community Running...... 46 LANSW Coaching and Development...... 47 Marketing...... 48 NSW Champions...... 50 NSW Roll of Honour...... 61 Athletics NSW Awards...... 64 Life Members...... 66 Merit Awards...... 67 Condolences...... 69

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, Edwin Flack 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 2015 to 31 March 2016 unless specified otherwise. Edited by Janet Naylon Proofreading by Stuart Paterson Designed and printed by The KDR Group Photographs by Andrew Atkinson-Howatt (cover image), Getty Images, Janet Naylon, Stuart Paterson, David Tarbotton COMPANY INFORMATION

Board of Directors Staff Sean Scanlon (Chairman) Managing Director and Tracie Edmondson Chief Executive Officer: Greg Meagher Angela Haynes (Company Secretary) (resigned 14/8/2015) Peter Higgins Duncan Tweed Neil Hinton (appointed 26/10/2015) Kerry O’Keefe Andrew Watson Interim CEO: Andrew Matthews Matthew Whitbread Accounts: Rachael Woo Brian White Competition Manager: Brent Hayward Assistant Competition Manager Katie Dunn Advisory Panels Competition Advisory Panel Coaching and Development Jacqualine Bezuidenhout (UTN) Manager: Matt Fowler Paul Carr (MIN) Participation Manager: James Matthews Ben Cross (SYU) Marketing and Communications Ian Lister (ILL) Manager: Daniel Laus Andrew Watson (BAL) Membership Analyst: Amelia Hansen Katie Dunn (ANSW Assistant Competition Manager) Recreation Running Manager: Brent Hayward (ANSW Competition Manager) IT Consultant: Ashley McMahon Officials Advisory Panel Neil Hinton (WYO) Office Volunteers Geoffrey Martin OAM (SYU) Registrations: Vilis Gravitis (SGD) Janet Munro (WOL) John Morris (NOW) Archives: Ron Richter OAM (CBT) Kim Owens (RBH) Barry Pecar (IND) Honorary Positions Peter Reynolds (HIL) Constitution Officer: Brian White (SYU) Ron Richter OAM (CBT) Katie Dunn (ANSW Assistant Competition Manager) Solicitor: Geoffrey Adelstein

Participation Advisory Panel Auditor DFK Laurence Varney Dean Gleeson (SYU) Robert McEntrye (SYP) Cecilie Naess (ANSW official) Matthew Whitbread (BAN) (LANSW Coaching and Development Officer) Tim Klar (Athletics General Manager) James Matthews (ANSW Participation Manager)

Awards Advisory Panel Richard Batterley (MIN) Betty Moore (RYD) David Tarbotton (UTN) Rachel Mullane (UTN)

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DIRECTORS’ PROFILES

CHAIRMAN: SEAN SCANLON – WALLSEND ATHLETIC CLUB • Athletics NSW – Director since 2010; Chairman since 2011; Finance and Audit Committee, Remuneration and Nominations Committee • Bachelor of Commerce, Diploma of Law, Graduate Diploma Legal Practice, Master of Property, Master of Laws, FCA, GAICD • Vice Chancellor Administration for the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle • Formerly a member on the strategic planning team for Barclays Bank in , Global Business Manager for UBS Finance in London and CEO Office Business Manager for Russia and the CIS • Competed in athletics around the world in track, marathon and road running events • Level 2 Jumps Coach • Has held positions of Administrator and Treasurer of Wallsend Athletic Club

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: TRACIE EDMONDSON – SUTHERLAND ATHLETICS CLUB • Athletics NSW – Director since 2015 • Bachelor of Arts (Journalism; Human Movement Majors); Graduate Diploma of Professional Communications (Public Relations Major); currently doing Doctorate of Communications • Currently employed as Head of Public Affairs – New South Wales Rugby League • Held senior communications management roles in a variety of sporting organisations including: LOC Asian Cup Australia 2015, National Rugby League, St George Illawarra Dragons, Cronulla Sharks, Surf Life Saving Australia, Surf Life Saving Queensland and Women’s Hockey Australia •  2000, 2004, 2012, 2016 - AOC Media Liaison Officer with Australian Team • Fitness Australia Business Council Member; Sport NSW Advocate • Level 2 Recreational Running Coach • Competed in marathon, half marathon and 10km road running events around Australia and overseas (placing in top 10 overall female and age group winner)

ANGELA HAYNES – WOODSTOCK RUNNERS • Athletics NSW – Director since 2014; Chair Risk Committee • Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), CA, MAICD • Associate Director, Corporate Advisory and Restructuring, PwC • Other commercial experience includes: Senior Manager, Specialised Business Services, NAB (secondment); CFO, Mattrans Pty Ltd and various roles at Lynch Flowers Pty Ltd. • Former Board Member, NSW Veterinary Practitioners Association and General Secretary UWS Student Association • Level 2 Recreational Running Coach • Regular competitor in road/trail running events • President Woodstock Runners Inc.

PETER HIGGINS – UTS NORTHERN SUBURBS ATHLETICS CLUB • Athletics NSW – Director since 2012; Risk Committee; former member Officials Advisory Panel • Bachelor of Veterinary Science, MBA, FAIM, FAICD, FAMI, JP • Director of Expert Results Pty Ltd and Australia Media Centre Pty Ltd • Held senior management and marketing roles with Nestlé, Mars, Commonwealth Bank, Encyclopaedia Britannica and NSW Government; currently lecturing at University of Sydney • Previous Director of Australian Red Cross, Guide Dog Association, Sydney Media Centre (Olympics), TSE Foundation, Eyes of the World, Animal Welfare League • AA Technical Official; Member AA Facilities and Equipment Committee • Committee member, UTS Northern Suburbs Athletic Club

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NEIL HINTON – WYONG ATHLETICS CENTRE INC. • Athletics NSW – Director since 2008; Risk Committee; Officials Advisory Panel • Graduate Diploma of Teaching, Diploma of Teaching • Retired Teacher • Olympic Games 2000 – Athletics Training and Warm-Up Venue Volunteer • 2006 – Technical Official • Level 3 Coach – Sprints, Hurdles and Throws; Level 1 and 2 coach education presenter • AA Technical Official • Life Member Wyong Athletics Centre (currently Treasurer) • Athletics NSW Life Member and Merit Award

KERRY O’KEEFE – PARRAMATTA CITY ATHLETIC CLUB • Athletics NSW – Director since 2015 • Bachelor of Applied Science in Sports Studies (major in Sports Coaching and sub-major in Sports Administration) • Chief Executive Officer, Little Athletics NSW • Previously Little Athletics Education and Development Officer • Member of /Little Athletics Australia Joint Venture Management Group 2011-2013 and Joint Athletics Management Group 2014 to present • World Junior Championships 1996 – Volunteer, VIP Liaison • Involvement in athletics for 40 years – as an athlete (several national medals at the junior level in race walking), coach (accreditations in coaching young athletes and race walking), team manager (NSW All Schools teams and Little Athletics NSW state teams) and administrator (Little Athletics NSW)

ANDREW WATSON – BALMAIN ATHLETICS CLUB • Athletics NSW – Director since 2013; Chair of Finance and Audit Committee; Remuneration and Nomination Committee; Member of Competition Advisory Panel; LA and ANSW Joint Working Party • Bachelor of Commerce; Chartered Accountant • Currently leads Business Effectiveness (technology and business transformation), Shopping Centre Technology and Information Security functions at Scentre Group (formerly Westfield Ltd); formerly Head of Business Process (Asia Pacific) for Hewlett Packard Financial Services • Background in technology and operations transformation strategy, organisational change, business improvement and commercial and operational finance • Current masters competitor and former decathlete • Level 2 Club Coach and Age Manager for Balmain Little Athletics

BRIAN WHITE – SYDNEY UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS CLUB • Athletics NSW – Director since 2012; By-Law Review Committee; Finance and Audit Committee • Bachelor of Science, Graduate Diploma Chemical Engineering • Councillor, Sydney University Sports Foundation • Former Director of ANCO Australasia; Former General Manager, BPAY; Former General Manager Transaction Services, Commonwealth Bank • NSW U20 400m hurdle champion 1983, NSW junior and senior representative 1982-1986 (400m hurdles, 110m hurdles, 4x400m relay) • Olympic Games 2000 – Athletics Training Facilities Volunteer • Former Secretary, Treasurer, Captain and President of Sydney University Athletics Club • Certified member Ku-ring-gai and District Football Referees Association, former central defender Kissing Point Football Club, Part-time ski instructor at Thredbo Snowsports School

MATTHEW WHITBREAD – BANKSTOWN SPORTS ATHLETICS CLUB • Athletics NSW – Director since 2013; member Winter Harriers Committee • Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts in Communications (Social Inquiry) • Solicitor, Henry Davis York • Bankstown Sports Athletics Club Committee – Secretary, formerly Executive Vice-President • NSW Half Marathon Championships Organising Committee 2009-2014

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CHAIRMAN’S REPORT Sean Scanlon

The past year has once again been an our sport. We welcome this vibrancy. ANSW is working with AA exciting one for Athletics NSW (ANSW). across a number of areas and the consultation with NSW has been One of the highlights has been good and has extended beyond our board to listen to the athletes, the hosting in NSW of the National officials and other stakeholders to ensure that the direction for the Championships, which produced many sport is understood and supported. outstanding performances with our The finances of ANSW remain in a good position. The company has athletes qualifying for the Rio Olympics managed to return a small surplus that builds the funds available and other major competitions. We to invest in the future. We hope that in the near future we will have have welcomed our new CEO, Duncan opportunities to apply these funds to ensure a strong future for Tweed along with a lot of change in the athletics. office. This has been challenging but the result has been a strengthening of I must acknowledge our generous sponsors and supporters. We the ANSW team and the opportunity to especially appreciate the support of Sydney Olympic Park Authority build on the good work of recent years. who truly get behind the major athletics events hosted at Olympic Park. The renovation of the two athletics tracks has made our key NSW athletes have had an outstanding year. We have seen 15 NSW venue even more attractive. Also, the support of Greater Bank has athletes qualify for the Rio Olympic Games, 18 athletes compete in been exceptional and involves not only sponsorship but also the World Juniors and NSW athletes performed well in the IAAF World involvement of Greater Bank staff in RunNSW events. We also thank Race Walking competitions. The NSW All Schools Championships Accor Hotels, 2XU, H-Events, NSR and King’s Sports Store for their remains our biggest state event and seems to grow bigger every ongoing support. year. Perhaps the highlight of the year for me was Scott Westcott, the ANSW Recreation Running Manager, qualifying for his first Olympics. Thank you to Duncan and the ANSW staff; you have delivered great Scott exemplifies what our sport is about – dedication, hard work events over the past year under sometimes difficult circumstances. and striving for your goals. Thank you to our tireless officials who go above and beyond every week. Finally, thank you to my fellow board members who have ANSW has seen the recreational running space mature and the provided the strong governance and direction to the sport we love. 11 events around NSW have now been formed into RunNSW. Participation has been variable as these events find their places in the running calendar. We have seen how attractive the RunNSW series has become with sponsors such as Greater Bank backing the grass roots approach. What has been pleasing was seeing recreational runners now venturing to the track and trying events such as Track Run. This new offering for athletes competing in the winter season brings together the RunNSW events with our other competitions.

In the coming year we are looking to refine the summer athletics program. This is a significant change and no doubt many people will question the strategy. The intention is to grow the participation in track and field so that there are more opportunities for athletes of all levels to compete. We have acknowledged that often the summer competitions such as Treloar Shield are too long and that frequently elite athletes are having their competitions hampered by this. Steps need to be taken to improve these competitions in terms of meet presentation and that we must also recognise the needs of our officials who dedicate their time to support our events.

Our relationship with Little Athletics NSW (LANSW) remains strong and we continue to look for ways to work together. This simply makes sense. I must acknowledge the open and collaborative working relationship with Neil Sandal, Kerry O’Keefe and the Little Athletics board. We are very fortunate that in NSW the ‘One Sport’ vision is shared and genuine. We will jointly host the 2016 State Cross Country Championships and 2016 State Walks Championships.

Athletics Australia has also experienced some significant changes over the past year. New leadership with The Hon. Mark Arbib taking on the chairmanship has brought new ideas and energy to develop

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CEO’S REPORT Duncan Tweed

2015-2016 has been another All of these fantastic elite performances are underpinned by successful year for ANSW, building a foundation within grassroots athletics. The individual ANSW on the strong results achieved in the Department reports which follow: Participation, Development, years with Greg Meagher as CEO. Competition, Community Running and Marketing, demonstrate the I started with ANSW in October of last infrastructure that ANSW has provided in the past twelve months in year and at the outset I would like its efforts to advance the sport. It is overly simplistic to say that when to thank Greg for his assistance in the grassroots of a sport are strong the elite levels are strong, however introducing me not only to the business everyone involved in the junior development of an athlete, be they a coach, official, parent or training partner, can borrow a little of the but also to some of its characters. lustre when that athlete shines on the elite stage. Similarly, I would like to thank the Board of ANSW for this wonderful Looking forward to the next 12 months, I believe that this will be a opportunity to help shape the future critical year in terms of determining the direction of the sport. At the of athletics in New South Wales. time of writing, Athletics Australia is in the process of finalising its Strategic Vision for by 2030 and we expect that this As we look back on the recently completed summer season, there are document will promote a more inclusive vision for athletics, which will numerous high points worth reflecting on: in turn make our sport more relevant to the average Australian. ANSW • Hosting the 94th Australian Athletics Championships at the has been an active contributor to this process and it is heartening to Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre was the culmination of the see the consultation process that AA has undertaken across the nation. #SUMMERofATHS and the high point of a great season. In the second half of 2016, ANSW will also be refreshing its Strategic Plan and there will be a similar emphasis on expanding what we here • We were able to run the Nationals on a brand new surface. With in New South Wales think of as the athletics community. Ultimately, we both the competition track and the warm up track now sporting a will be looking to engage with more people on more levels. new ‘ Blue’ surface, we are fortunate to have the use of what While the details of this ANSW strategy are still being developed, some is now indisputably the best facility in Australia for athletics. ANSW of the initiatives currently being built are markers for the breadth of remains incredibly grateful to Tony Houhlias and his team at SOPA engagement that we are looking to build: for their support in making SOPAC what it is. • Coaching: Until the end of 2015, the administration of the coaching • 15 athletes from NSW have been selected for the Australian pathway had been left to third parties. We have recognised that it is Olympic Team to compete in Rio. Those athletes are: incumbent upon the governing body to be the leaders in this space (1500m), Milly Clark (Marathon), and, accordingly, ANSW has invested in a fulltime Coaching and (100m), Madeline Hills (5,000m and 3,000m ), Development Manager, Matt Fowler. The vision in this regard is to (100m Hurdles), (), become the trusted resource for athletics coaching, where people (3,000m Steeplechase), (200m), can come and be sure that the information and education offered is (400m, 4x400m relay), Dani Samuels (Discus), reputable and provided without any other agenda. (), (4x400m relay), • Summer series: This coming summer will see the introduction of (5,000m and 10,000m), (10,000m), ‘ANSW Club hosted’ events, aimed at engaging local communities and Scott Westcott (Marathon). and building club capabilities. In that regard, I would like to offer my thanks to all of the clubs, officials, coaches and athletes who took • A t the time of writing, four athletes have posted A Qualifiers for part in the recent consultation process. We have already seen some the Rio Paralympics. Those athletes are: (100m), exciting proposals both at the grassroots and performance levels Angela Ballard (100m, 400m, 800m), (1500m, 5000m) and the ANSW team is looking forward to working with clubs to help and Guy Henly (Discus). Confirmation of Paralympic spots is still deliver some fantastic events. yet to be confirmed, however we have some great prospects amongst these four athletes and others. • Officials: ANSW has provision in this year’s budget for a further resource to assist in the Officials space. There is a commitment to • The 2015 2XU NSW All Schools Championships retained its developing the officiating community, focussing on recruitment, status as the biggest secondary school athletics track and field training and retention. competition in Australia, with more than 1,500 participants. • Hunter Regional Development Officer: There is an Following this event ANSW sent its largest contingent yet to the acknowledgement that the ‘Region of Runners’ does not receive National All Schools Championships (237 athletes). sufficient support from ANSW bearing in mind the depth of the • M ore than 1,000 ANSW members competed in the 2016 NSW local Hunter athletics community. We will invest in an additional Junior Championships, leading to a state team of just under 500 resource in the Hunter, aimed at increasing participation in all levels being assembled for National Juniors in . of the sport.

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• Communications: A key part of engaging with the athletics Both organisations have jointly commissioned an external consultant community is in communicating effectively with our people. to assist in finding ways we can work more closely together and even Earlier this year ANSW brought on Daniel Laus as its Marketing and before this report is finalised the positive work is starting to bear Communications Officer and I look forward to continuing to see fruit. I am very pleased to be able to say that in June 2016 we will improvement in the way ANSW communicates with the athletics be running the NSW Cross Country Championships and NSW Road family. Walk Championships in conjunction with LANSW. Congratulations to These initiatives all represent an investment. While I am confident those who have worked to bring this about; these are important steps that the investment will bring its own rewards with time, these types in the right direction. We look forward to even closer involvement of things are not possible without money in the bank. Bearing in mind from and with LANSW in the next 12 months and beyond. the financial position of the organisation not so many years ago, it is Finally, I would like to thank all of those volunteering to help improve important to recognise those who have worked hard to ensure that the lot of athletics. Technical officials, club administrators and we are in a position today to be able to invest for the future. In that volunteers are all donating their time and expertise to a sport that connection, I would like to thank the ANSW partners whose support they love; the importance of their contribution cannot be overstated. underpins ANSW’s ability to drive our agenda of growing the sport: Similarly, my thanks to the ANSW office team, including Andrew • Athletics Australia Matthews who did a fantastic job as the interim CEO. They have seen • LANSW many changes over the past twelve months and have faced them • Sydney Olympic Park Authority all with skill, determination and a genuine desire to deliver the best • NSW Government Office of Sport experience possible for our athletics community. In particular, I would • Greater Bank echo the President’s note of congratulation to ANSW’s Recreation • Accor Hotels (Novotel Sydney Olympic Park) Running Manager for his nomination to the Olympic team. For Scott • King’s Sports Store to achieve this milestone while building and managing the RunNSW • 2XU program on a full time basis is even more impressive. • Lake Macquarie City Council The purpose of ANSW is to foster the appreciation, enjoyment and • National Sports Recruitment Australia development of athletics in NSW. I look forward to working with you • NSW Institute of Sport all over the next 12 months to build on the foundation that has been While supporting the types of initiatives discussed above, ANSW laid and to provide a safe, fun and rewarding environment for as remains committed to the goal of building athletics as ‘One Sport’. many people as possible to walk, run, jump and throw. We are fortunate here in New South Wales that the Board of Little ANSW thinks similarly and it has been a rewarding experience to work alongside some of the Little Athletics team this year.

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32 PARTICIPATION James Matthews – Participation Manager

2015-2016 saw a renewed focus on community engagement across Membership all pillars of the sport. The participation team focused on product Membership numbers reached 11,510 in the 2015-2016 year, which is innovation, coach development, inclusive offerings and system an increase of over 10% on the previous period and a 131% increase alignment. in the membership total across the past five years, when taking into ANSW has achieved new milestones and progress during 2015-2016 account the new registration categories. Members are engaged in by applying the above focus to the strategic areas of membership, the programs, products and services coordinated by ANSW, as part club capability, junior pathways and recreational running at the state of the network of 92 affiliated clubs across NSW. and community level. The community athlete category continued to grow whilst a The strategic direction in the participation space has been to remodelled winter membership termed RunNSW, which gives define athletics as a sport for anyone who walks, runs, jumps or runners access to 11 fun runs and also access to nine traditional throws. ANSW continues to expand traditional track and field events has seen an increase of 25% to date. There was also a events, but has also worked hard to expose the different facets of strong increase in the Dual Athlete membership along with junior athletics to new segments of the community. This strategy has membership, which bodes well for the future of the sport. seen strong partnerships formed with parkrun Australia, private ANSW is continuing to look at all of its membership offerings to event management companies, other sporting bodies and regional continue to try and add value to its members and keep up with the academies of sport. changing sports market. One of the great challenges for athletics has been the lack of a seamless pathway across the sport. The 2015-2016 season has seen Irun Program significant success with greater system alignment and combined initiatives taking place with LANSW, NSW Masters Association and The Irun program is a service ANSW provides in conjunction with the NSW Professional Track League. Athletics Australia. The program provides insurance and promotional services to event management companies who operate fun runs There has been a rapid acceleration of technological advance in throughout NSW. The program is a great way for the society that has changed the behaviour of whole generations and to collaborate with event directors, and provides a pathway for the way people consume products. This is no different in sport. The people involved in recreational running to the sport of athletics. In participation team is continuing to look at innovative and creative 2015-2016 there has been an increase from 22 to 38 events, which products as well as supporting technologies that can further enhance provides a total of 27,000 extra runners that ANSW can now directly the sport of athletics. ‘talk to’. It provides the opportunity for ANSW to promote its clubs and services and relevant membership and products that in turn will continue to increase the membership of ANSW.

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PARTICIPATION James Matthews – Participation Manager

New Clubs • Gr ants process – This year ANSW worked with a number of clubs to assist in applying for NSW government grants. Six out of the ANSW has set about increasing its engagement in two significant eight clubs were successful. In total the successful clubs received areas; the growing schools market and the recreational running over $25,000 in funding. This money will go directly to help improve market. One of the strategies to achieve this is to tailor its affiliation facilities and provide valuable technology to help athletics thrive process to encourage and include schools and the recreational at the grass roots level. running groups to become affiliated and enjoy all the benefits of being a registered club. One Sport

This year three new clubs were affiliated with ANSW - Newington, ANSW has worked hard on system alignment over the past year. A Glenbrook and East Maitland. These clubs provide a great opportunity strategic aim for ANSW has been to provide a seamless pathway for to expose new communities to the sport of athletics. ANSW is already all ages in Athletics. This includes working with the NSW Masters, aware of additional interest from schools and community running LANSW and the NSW Professional Track league. groups to form clubs in the next financial year. This is exciting as ANSW continues to expand its footprint. This initiative is in line with the recent Buchanan and Australian Sports Commission (ASC) reports highlighting the need for the whole athletics family to work more effectively together.

Club Development • ANSW and LANSW report – ANSW and LANSW conducted ANSW strategy places strong emphasis on strengthening club a comprehensive report into the club landscape of the two capacity as clubs are the cornerstone of the sport and have the organisations, its members and the movement patterns between greatest impact upon the recruitment and retention of new the two organisations. The purpose of this report was to provide members. ANSW has aimed to put in place the framework to best an evaluation of the current club landscape at both the senior allow clubs to recruit and retain members. ANSW also appreciates club and LANSW centre level and how the two interacted. There that club administrators’ time and resources are strained and many had been little research into ‘club land’ for both associations, administrators are working long hours as volunteers to help grow with no specific research looking at the relationship between and develop their local club. LANSW centres and ANSW clubs. Both associations have spent significant resources assembling a large amount of quantitative This has resulted in the following initiatives: and qualitative data, which has underpinned the report. • Joint Roadshow – LANSW and ANSW hosted a number of combined club development initiatives called ‘The Athletics Roadshow’. This A number of the recommendations listed in the report have forged is aimed at improving club capacity by providing relevant training a clear direction for further alignment and a couple of areas in the and innovative skills to clubs in a variety of ways. This included report have already been achieved. This includes the holding of a official’s courses, training in the IMG One Sport Technology system, combined cross country championships and jointly run athletics coaching courses, club’s health check and other best practice areas ‘kids clinics’. This result shows the potential of the report to create depending on the geographical location. The roadshow went to immediate change and the appetite within both organisations to Armidale, Sydney and Wollongong. This collaboration with LANSW see this change succeed. continues to push the ‘One Sport’ values of athletics. • NSW Professional Track League – ANSW partnered with NSW Pro The roadshow put club administrators from both junior and senior League to improve the pathways between these two components clubs in the same room and showed the numerous overlaps both of the sport. A number of events were held together with great parts of the sport have and provided a tremendous networking success. This partnership allowed those who enjoy either athletic opportunity. This saw a number of new relationships formed product to be exposed to both and shows the many enjoyable between LANSW centres and ANSW clubs. aspects that the whole sport has to offer.

• Online portal – In conjunction with the roadshow and with the ANSW and the NSW Pro League are now exploring dual goal of trying to assist clubs and minimise their efforts, ANSW membership ideas which will continue to provide more developed an online portal which hosts a number of templates competition opportunities in a variety of different forms available and documents for quick and easy reference by clubs. This allows for members. clubs to go online at any time and find information on guides and procedures for events, how to operate the registration platform, • NSW Masters Association – As a part of a more collaborative sponsorship templates, grant opportunities and more. approach with the NSW Masters Association, the ANSW Competitions Advisory Panel ,will going forward, include a Masters subcommittee. This will help align the two associations.

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Coaching Part of our aim is to provide more information than simply communicating about events or coaching courses. It is about Prior to the 2015-2016 season, an external provider was responsible providing engaging content that each market wants to consume. for coaching accreditation in NSW. This year, ANSW has developed its coaching policy within a business , which has financial benefits for our sport, beyond the provision of effective coach education and Innovation through Competition the integration of coaching with the rest of our sport. A new advisory panel, the Participation Advisory Panel, was formed In just under six months, ANSW has achieved a number of in late 2015 with the aim of looking at innovative products or services important goals: that could be offered to increase participation. The panel was a great • C oaching and Development Manager Matt Fowler was appointed way to bring together a number of stakeholders within athletics to to drive coach education and coach development. ANSW has since forge this direction. provided 20 courses and accredited over 160 new coaches in NSW, The Participation Advisory Panel’s first area of interest was to use an increase of 38%. the recent research done by the Australian Sports Commission on • Coach development/continuing education for coaches has been Megatrends which looked at the changing nature of the way people facilitated through a new communication called ‘E-coaching’, engage with sport and apply it to the context of athletics. One of which goes out to all accredited coaches or those interested. It these initiatives was a new competition product. The committee put provides the latest information on areas such as coach interviews, together a plan for continuing to increase participation in traditional strength and conditioning articles and nutrition. athletics through decentralised, innovative and local community • ANSW held its first seminar eaturingf one of Australia’s all-time level events in athletics. This concept was then taken adopted by the great distance coaches, Professor Richard Telford. Over 55 people Board and it will be driven by the competition department for the attended. ANSW has another five seminars scheduled for 2016. coming summer season.

• ANSW is aiming to provide all coaches with an opportunity to The Panel also developed the successful TrackRUN series that aimed network and share information with other coaches with a strong to bring a number of recreational runners onto the track. The event emphasis on collaborative learning via a mentoring model. was supported strongly by parkrun Australia and the first event had 200+ people competing. The concept was then used in Dubbo where • ANSW has formed commercial relationships with Athletes Foot, the event saw over 78 people participate in a variety of distances; ACPE University and the Department of Education who will all be all with the simple concept of bringing recreational fun running to enrolling students in coaching courses provided by ANSW. the track. These quick results show our strategic approach to the sport. It has provided better information on a range of markets whilst also producing a commercial return, which can be used to ANSW Indigenous Program improve coaching. Over the past two years ANSW has received funding to run an indigenous program called Athletics for the Outback. ANSW travelled to various destinations in NSW including Inner Western Sydney, Analytics and Communication Wellington, Narromine, Dubbo and surrounds to run athletics within ANSW is continuing to look at providing better services and schools. Within each school there were 2-4 visits with each session information to its members as well as engaging with new audiences being held for 1-2 hours. which in turn will increase participation in our different products. The sessions included running, jumping and throwing activities along With this in mind ANSW has looked to remodel its communication with health promotion. ANSW worked with the National Aboriginal mediums and how it talks to its stakeholders. Sporting Chance Academy (NASCA) who helped run these sessions. ANSW invested in Tableau, the analytical software that allows us to ANSW has put together a strategy for 2016/17, which looks to better understand our stakeholders. We have since segmented the continue to remove key barriers to indigenous participation in data in two ways: athletics. ANSW aims to increase the number of indigenous coaches • By geographical location - this is broken up into eight segments who would then function as leaders and role models in our program across NSW to engage indigenous children and youths with athletics.

• By interest - i.e. coaches, officials, members, Irun + RunNSW The programs will also look to provide subsidies on club membership participants, schools fees, access to the RunNSW series, coaching clinics, providing fun and engaging camps for indigenous kids to ‘get active’ and also This process ensures the right information is going to the correct subsidised travel and accommodation to attend ANSW events. demographic to confirm what we are communicating is engaging.

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MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS

The table below provides a breakdown of all registration categories.

COMPARISON OF REGISTRATIONS – RENEWALS IN DIFFERENT REGISTRATION CATEGORIES

2014-2015 FULL TECHNICAL TOTAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATES (EX COMMUNITY TOTAL Full Season ATHLETES OFFICIALS ATHLETE) ATHLETES

(Club Officials (Club Athletes) (AA Accredited) Club ANSW and Coaches) Members 4988 100 76 130 5294 3776 2162 11232 % Renewals 1 68% 51% 75% 87% 65% 31% 17% % Renewals 2 70% 62% 86% 95% 71% 33% 19% % Renewals 3 71% 65% 88% 96% 72% 33% 20%

2013-2014 FULL TECHNICAL TOTAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATES (EX COMMUNITY TOTAL Full Season ATHLETES OFFICIALS ATHLETE) ATHLETES (Club Officials (Club Athletes) (AA Accredited) Club ANSW and Coaches) Members 4693 97 99 145 5034 1836 1550 8420 % Renewals 1 63% 54% 78% 77% 64% 37% 10% % Renewals 2 67% 58% 86% 83% 68% 38% 11% % Renewals 3 68% 61% 86% 83% 69% 38% 13%

2012-2013 FULL TECHNICAL TOTAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATES (EX COMMUNITY TOTAL Full Season ATHLETES OFFICIALS ATHLETE) ATHLETES (Club Officials (Club Athletes) (AA Accredited) Club ANSW and Coaches) Members 4765 134 123 135 5157 1069 841 7067 % Renewals 1 61% 49% 82% 84% 62% 12% 0.2% % Renewals 2 65% 59% 86% 90% 66% 15% 0.4% % Renewals 3 66% 61% 88% 92% 67% 19% 0.5%

Notes: Community Athletes - Club’ are associated with a club. ‘Community Athletes - ANSW’ are independent. Some Technical Officials are also athletes - they are counted as Full Athletes in the above tables Renewal 1 = member was registered in the previous season Renewal 2 = member was registered in at least one of the two previous seasons Renewal 3 = member was registered in at least one of the three previous seasons

36 This table compares the first 6 months of the current (2015-2016) season with the corresponding period of the previous (2014-2015) season, and the full 12 months of the previous season (2014-2015) with the full 12 months of the season before (2013-2014)

This table is a summary of competing athletes by age and doesn’t include those registered as officials, coaches or community athletes.

2015-2016 AGE STRUCTURE OF ANSW REGISTERED ATHLETES

2015-2016 2014-2015 2014-2015 2013-2014 to 31 Mar 2016 to 31 Mar 2015 Full Season Full Season

AGE GROUP Total Total Female Male Total Total U12 188 187 174 151 325 427 U14 572 706 475 386 861 745 U16 712 798 488 507 995 881 U18 725 631 371 427 798 678 U20 276 344 187 236 423 339 20-24yrs 259 317 159 192 351 348 25-29yrs 173 156 81 109 190 174 30-34yrs 105 105 52 80 132 149 35-39yrs 83 80 57 64 121 118 40-44yrs 128 122 60 112 172 181 45-49yrs 179 126 67 113 180 214 50-54yrs 169 133 54 124 178 177 55-59yrs 107 101 50 87 137 136 60-64yrs 75 74 23 72 95 86 over 65yrs 76 102 19 111 130 137 TOTAL Athletes 3827 3982 2317 2771 5088 4790

Notes: Ages are as at 30th September - the end of the athletic registration season.

2015-2016 2014-2015 2014-2015 2013-2014 to 31 Mar 2016 to 31 Mar 2015 Full Season Full Season

Community 3981 4396 3051 2887 5938 3386 Athletes

Officials AA Technical 102 107 48 82 130 145 Officials Club Officials 74 63 32 44 76 99 Total Officials 176 170 80 126 206 244

Total 7984 8548 5448 5784 11232 8420 Registrations

Dual 1653 1631 1113 1020 2133 1660 Registrations

Notes: Duals are included in total athletes above.

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MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS

This table compares the first 6 months of the current (2015-2016) season with the corresponding period of the previous (2014-2015) season, and the full 12 months of the previous season (2014-2015) with the full 12 months of the season before (2013-2014)

2015-2016 2014-2015 2014-2015 Full Season 2012-2013 to 31 Mar 2016 to 31 Mar 2015 Full Season Total Total Athletes Officials Total Total METROPOLITAN CLUBS Asics Wests Track & Field Club Inc 165 182 211 8 219 206 Athletics East 94 84 101 3 104 92 Athletics NSW Limited 1867 2146 2326 21 2347 1668 Balmain Athletics Club 66 88 104 104 54 Bankstown Sports Athletic Club Inc 106 100 168 168 169 Old Barker College Athletics Club 5 6 6 6 7 Blacktown City Athletics Club Ltd 21 21 25 25 33 Camden Athletics Club 41 75 81 81 57 Campbelltown Collegians Athletics Club Inc 104 89 110 13 123 144 Cherrybrook Senior & Little Athletics Centre Inc. 105 96 107 2 109 107 Douglas Park Athletics 32 26 27 27 6 Epping District Athletics Club Inc. 10 8 5 3 8 16 Girraween Athletics Club Inc. 54 68 83 83 95 Hills District Athletics Club 179 188 218 11 229 221 Illawong and Districts Senior Athletic Club 113 132 158 2 160 132 Mounties Athletics Club 74 30 66 66 65 Nepean District Athletic Club 169 142 158 4 162 183 Newington College Athletic Club 16 0 0 0 0 NSW Masters Athletics Inc. 34 32 36 36 52 Parramatta City Track & Field Athletic Club 40 76 99 99 102 Professional Track League 0 0 129 129 0 Randwick Botany Harriers Athletics Club 94 115 145 7 152 151 Ryde Athletics Centre Inc 166 156 182 8 190 169 South Sydney Athletics 30 37 43 3 46 42 St Josephs College Athletics Club 1 4 9 9 15 St. George District Athletic Club Inc. 138 134 188 6 194 213 Sutherland District Athletics Club 99 88 258 9 267 161 Sydney Pacific Athletic Club Ltd 167 164 164 7 171 155 Sydney Striders Road Runners Club Inc. 85 79 807 807 759 Sydney University Athletics Club 146 130 143 3 146 146 The Scots College Athletics Club 48 48 48 48 37 Trinity Athletics Club 85 85 84 1 85 68 U.T.S. Northern Suburbs Athletic Club Inc. 405 369 389 18 407 381 University of New South Wales Athletics Club 19 9 9 9 10 Westfields Athletics Club Inc. 89 72 81 3 84 89 Woodstock Runners 60 7 7 1 8 2

COUNTRY CLUBS Blue Mountains Region Bathurst Athletic Club Inc. 2 5 8 1 9 7 Glenbrook Athletics Club 22 0 0 0 Blue Mountains Athletics 70 47 51 51 42 Central Coast Region Gosford Athletics Inc. 25 22 27 1 28 5 Mingara Athletics Club Inc. 107 125 143 5 148 155 Toukley Athletics Club 1 10 12 12 9 Wyong Athletics Centre Inc 29 35 34 5 39 53

38 2015-2016 2014-2015 2014-2015 Full Season 2012-2013 to 31 Mar 2016 to 31 Mar 2015 Full Season Total Total Athletes Officials Total Total COUNTRY CLUBS Newcastle Hunter Region Aberdeen Senior & Little Athletics Centre Inc. 1 1 1 1 1 Adamstown New Lambton Athletics Club 17 77 77 77 75 Cessnock Athletics Centre Inc 6 6 6 6 8 East Lakes Athletic Centre Inc. 10 2 6 6 8 East Maitland Athletics Club 3 0 0 0 Edgeworth and Districts LA Centre Inc 17 21 32 1 33 6 Forster Athletics Club 25 64 62 5 67 52 Kotara South Amateur Athletics Club 2 4 32 2 34 160 Macquarie Hunter Athletics 73 71 90 3 93 62 Maitland Senior and Little Athletic Club Inc. 6 10 14 14 21 Muswellbrook Athletic Club 0 1 1 1 1 Newcastle Cross Country 0 0 295 295 258 Newcastle Runners Incorporated 208 449 504 504 102 Newcastle Veterans Athletics Club 43 52 57 57 67 Port Stephens Athletics Club 0 2 2 2 4 Raymond Terrace Athletic Centre Inc. 169 283 283 283 16 Scone Athletics Club 53 114 114 114 0 Singleton Track and Field Club 5 43 48 48 64 Southlakes Athletics Centre 13 17 18 18 2 Wallsend RSL Athletic Club 120 111 109 8 117 77 Westlakes Athletic Club Inc. 51 71 67 6 73 35 Woodberry & Districts Athletic Centre Inc 8 14 14 7 21 17 North Coast Region Byron Bay Runners 71 0 11 11 0 Coffs Harbour Track and Field 24 21 27 27 18 Grafton Athletics Club Inc. 0 4 4 4 7 Nambucca District Senior Athletics Club 2 14 15 15 4 Stuarts Point & District Little Athletics Centre & Seniors Inc 0 0 1 1 9 Woolgoolga Athletic Club Inc 24 17 20 1 21 28 North West Region Armidale Athletics Club 403 457 473 473 488 Athletics Glen Innes Incorporated 11 7 8 8 8 Tamworth Athletics Club 14 2 5 5 3 Riverina Region Kooringal -Wagga Athletics Club Inc. 9 11 22 22 12 South Coast Region Athletics Wollongong Inc. 107 121 117 3 120 146 Goulburn Athletics Club 137 286 280 7 287 3 Illawarra Blue Stars Athletic Club Inc 64 77 76 7 83 100 Kembla Joggers Inc. 74 59 119 1 120 123 Nowra Athletics Club 191 163 399 10 409 348 Western Region Cobar Athletics Club 6 1 1 1 2 Dubbo Athletics Club Inc. 8 13 14 14 7 Orange Runners Club 823 552 552 552 0 Mudgee Athletics 3 0 TOTAL country+metropolitan 7984 8548 11026 206 11232 8420

Metropolitan Club Total 4927 5086 6775 133 6908 5807 Country Club Total 3057 3462 4251 73 4324 2613

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COMPETITION Brent Hayward – Competition Manager

The 2015-2016 season saw ANSW host and support some of the From October 2015 to March 2016, the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic most significant events on the athletics calendar. Undoubtedly the Centre upgraded the track surface for both the main and warm up feature event of the season was the 2016 Australian Track and Field arenas. This was done to continue to provide a first class facility to Championships held at Sydney Olympic Park. ANSW partnered with the local athletics community and to suitably stage significant state, Athletics Australia to deliver the showcase event that doubled as the national and international level competitions. Upon completion of selection trials for the Rio Olympic Games. Nine athletes bettered the the works, the track not only looks spectacular but is possibly a faster Olympic qualifying standard, including NSW athletes Dani Samuels, surface than first anticipated after some of the fast times produced Fabrice Lapierre, Ella Nelson, Madeline Hills and Michelle Jenneke. during the Australian Track and Field Championships. The event was a resounding success and a great way for the domestic Due to SOPAC being unavailable for an extended period, some season to come to a close. premier state championships were held at alternate venues. The Athletics Australia and ANSW once again teamed up to host the NSW 3000m Championships were held at ES Marks in November, the in 2016. The Sydney Track Classic is part of the NSW Relay Championships at Blacktown in November, the NSW Club Australian Athletics Tour and featured some of the best athletes from Championships and Combined Event Championships at Bankstown NSW and around the country. It was held on the Saturday night of in January and the NSW Country Championships at Campbelltown the NSW Little Athletics State Championships and for the first time also in January. The success of these competitions demonstrated the featured Little Athletic events in the Sydney Track Classic main quality of venues outside of SOPAC and the support and dedication program. Two of the feature events were the men’s and women’s of host clubs to meet the expectations of our participating members. 1500m. NSW athletes and Heidi See produced The 2015-2016 season continued the recent trend of increasing excellent performances to win their respective races. participation in key areas: ANSW supported the NSW Masters Association in hosting the • Participation in the 2015 Winter Series increased by more than 2015 Australian Masters Track and Field Championships. The 5.4%. Much of this growth can be attributed to the inclusion of the event attracted over 600 masters aged athletes nationwide and non-championship races at the NSW Novice Championships into was held over four days at The Crest Athletics Track in Bankstown. the Winter Premiership and Winter Trophy. The other important The Bankstown Sports Athletics Club also made an outstanding growth to note was the increase in participation at the NSW Half contribution to the successful delivery of the Championships. Marathon Championships. Participation rose from 82 runners in The 2015 Sydney:10 also doubled as the Australian Road Race 2014 to 464 in 2015. This increase was due to a change with ANSW Championships. The fast course, quality fields and grandstand finish becoming the event host, changing the race venue and including at the home of the Sydney Olympics are key features that single out additional races. the Sydney:10 as a premier race in Australia.

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• P articipation in the 2015 NSW Treloar Shield increased by more Acknowledgements than 11% from 2014. The popularity of the Treloar Shield resulted The Competition Advisory Panel and Winter Harriers who provided in many rounds stretching the capability of ANSW hosting a very direction and guidance for the planning and delivery of competition large number of athletes in a Saturday afternoon single venue for 2015-2016. competition. This has resulted in ANSW considering alternative options for the delivery of club level competition in the 2016/17 The dedicated technical officials whose expertise, professionalism season. and generosity is paramount to the success of each competition.

The 2015-2016 season included a number of new offerings in the All ANSW staff especially the former Assistant Competition Manager competition space: Matt Lynch, current Assistant Competition Manager Katie Dunn and Recreational Running Manager Scott Westcott. • ANSW became sole host of the NSW Half Marathon Championships. The event was rebranded as the Sydney Half and included a half The clubs and organisations that have co-hosted successful marathon as well as a 7km and 2km race. The venue was moved competitions including: from Lake Gillawarna to the Sydney Olympic Park precinct. As • Illawarra Blue Stars – Illawarra Track Classic already outlined these changes resulted in a dramatic increase in participation and has laid a solid platform for future years. • I llawong and Districts Athletics Club – NSW Treloar Shield, NSW Cross Country Relay Championships • T he inaugural Grass Games was held in partnership with UTS Northern Suburbs. The event was held at Rotary Athletics Field • Bankstown Sports Athletics Club – NSW Treloar Shield, Bankstown and included a number of features not commonly offered to Invitational, Meet, NSW Club Championships, the athletics community. Races were run clockwise instead of Australian Masters Championships anti clockwise and events included 150m, 300m, 600m, 2 miles, • C ampbelltown Collegians Athletics Club – NSW Treloar Shield, scissors high jump, overhead and the now infamous 400m NSW Country Championships, ANSW Permit Meets eliminator. The intention of ANSW is to support events such as the Grass Games, especially at the grass roots level, which have more • NSW Masters Association – Australian Masters Championships of an emphasis on variety and fun compared with more traditional • Gold Seekers Orienteering Club – NSW Mountain Running track and field events. Championships

• ANSW formed a partnership with the NSW Professional Track • St George and Districts Athletics Club – NSW Novice Championships League. As part of the agreement pro races were held at AA and ANSW events including the Sydney Track Classic, Hunter Track • Sydney Striders Athletics Club – Sydney:10 Classic, NSW 3000m Championships, NSW Treloar Shield and NSW • NSW Racewalking Club – NSW Short Walks Championships Allcomers. The handicapped races were often a feature event for spectators with some breathtaking come-from-behind finishes. • Kembla Joggers – NSW Cross Country Championships

• T he NSW Cross Country Championships were held at a location • Regal Racewalkers – NSW Team Walks and NSW Long Walks other than Nowra for the first time in recent years. After a strong Championships application to host the Championships, Kembla Joggers were • Mingara Athletics Club – NSW Road Relay Championships awarded the hosting rights for the 2015 event. The event was held at the Integral Energy Recreation Park in Brownsville West Dapto and • West Met – NSW Short Course Cross Country Championships showcased the new multi-million dollar facility. Ordinarily a fast flat • Sydney Running Festival – NSW Marathon Championships course, rain in the lead up to the event made for a wet and muddy • H Events – Fernleigh15 course providing a challenging and honest cross country race. • NSW Throwers Club - ANSW Permit Meets

• UTS Northern Suburbs – Grass Games

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RECORDS David Tarbotton – Records Officer

NSW RECORDS SET DURING THE 2015/16 SEASON

The following records were adopted during the 2015-2016 season and are correct as at 30/04/2016.

EVENT / AGE PERFORMANCE DATE ATHLETE (YEAR OF BIRTH, CLUB)

FEMALE

1500 METRES U16 4:20.24 8/10/2015 Catherine Miller (00, ASW)

3000 METRES U16 9:14.90 7/11/2015 Catherine Miller (00, ASW)

3000 METRES STEEPLECHASE Open 9:21.56 4/06/2015 (87, KEJ)

4x200 METRES RELAY Open 1:36.40 14/11/2015 Illawong (Taddeo, Thornton, Healey, Graf)

HAMMER THROW (4kg) U20 63.76m 7/02/2016 Alexandra Hulley (97, HIL)

HEPTATHLON U20 5547 points 1/04/2016 Alysha Burnett (97, CHE)

MALE

3000 METRES U16 8:35.57 7/11/2015 Lorcan Redmond (00, HUN)

100 METRES HURDLES (0.840m) U16 12.89 5/12/2015 Byron Hollingworth-Dessent (00, TRI)

42 OFFICIALS Katie Dunn – Assistant Competition Manager

Throughout the 2015-2016 season, positive progress was made on Additionally, in an ongoing commitment towards official’s education, Athletics Australia’s Officials Education Scheme (AAEOS). This scheme development and opportunity, the Athletics NSW/Athletics Victoria aims to merge the qualifications provided through Little Athletics Officials Exchange program continued in February 2016. This Australia and Athletics Australia into a joint ‘One Sport’ streamlined program aims to expose officials to different styles of competition pathway. Athletics Australia was able to launch the Level 1, 2 and 3 management, and a new set of athletes and potential issues in levels and online education. competition. Three officials from each state were selected to guest officiate at the other’s Junior State Championships. George Toemoe, With online learning, becoming a Level 1 official has now become Garth Pereira and Marc Ambat represented NSW and positive more accessible and easier to facilitate. It has been used: for high feedback was received about their competency, versatility and school assignments and in-class learning; for teachers prior to calmness in moments of pressure. carnivals; for officials wanting to multi-skill; for athletes looking to improve their knowledge or solve ‘where to next’ or for those simply I would also like to thank the members of the Official’s Advisory Panel wanting to know more. I encourage anyone who has ever wondered (OAP), and their two subcommittees; Official’s Appointment’s Panel, the ‘why?’ to the ‘how?’ of what competition rules are to jump online and the Retention and Recruitment Subcommittee. These members and spend some time learning. willingly give their time and energy to represent the officials and The NSW Officials Joint Working Party between LANSW and ANSW provide thought and direction. I am grateful for their knowledge, reflects the commitment from both organisations towards a ‘One compassion and humility in working with me on various projects Sport’ future. With representatives from both organisations, the throughout the year, and look forward to what is to come. working party aims to assist with joint education strategies and Lastly, I would like to thank each of our officials, who constantly opportunities, cohesive strategies towards the implementation of demonstrate commitment, dedication and an infectious love for AAEOS, and development and mentoring of officials in NSW. athletics. Thank you for your generosity and patience, and for A challenge currently facing ANSW is the difficulty in sourcing teaching me gently! sufficient officials for each event. Much discussion, research and thinking is being placed into this area, with strategies and plans being actioned to help ensure the sufficient provision of officials per meet, without the risk of burnout. We welcome thinking outside the box in how clubs and individuals may assist and share the load. Whether an injured athlete still attends competition, but volunteers; an athlete stays to help officiate after their event or a training squad assists with meet pack up; we openly invite the athletics community to help shape the culture of our sport and be in communication with us about this.

Officials are an integral part of athletics. Their technical abilities, knowledge and skill form the basis for the types of competition presented. With sufficient suitably qualified officials present, clubs and ANSW can hold ‘permit meets’, allowing athletes the ability to qualify for various national and international competitions.

150 officials volunteered for ANSW throughout the 2015-2016 season, and we thank them for their willingness and generosity in giving their time. A big thank you to Don Allen, Marc Ambat, Paul Buckley, Ivan Delaney, David Higgins, Murray Gaudin, Peter Higgins, Rob Jones, Graham Kearns, Terry Manns, Carmel McCudden, David Morrow, Katrina Morrow, John Munro, Garth Pereira, Jeanette Richter, Ron Richter, John Smith, Tony Smyth and Del Warrick who were recognised for having officiated at over 25 meets in the 2015-2016 season. That is an astonishing commitment and we thank them for it.

Our experienced pool of officials has also represented NSW at state and national events. Both the Sydney Track Classic and Hunter Track Classic were supported heavily by NSW officials, as were the prestigious 94th Australian Championships (doubling as Olympic Trials) held at SOPAC in March/April 2016. In total, 89 officials represented NSW at the Track Classics, Australian Juniors and Australian Championships.

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DEVELOPMENT Matt Fowler – Coaching and Development Manager

Target Talent Program Coach Education

The NSW Target Talent Program (TTP) is a development pathway for This year has seen the ground-work laid for a significant increase Junior High Performance, which is integrated within the Athletics in the number of coaching courses provided by ANSW, including a Australia High Performance development pathway. The TTP seeks to large increase in the number of participants attending the courses. provide additional education and training opportunities to aspiring It is particularly promising with a noticeable increase in participation junior athletes predominantly throughout the winter months. rates in higher level education courses; something that has been Following their results of the Australian Junior Championships or lacking for a while in coach education in NSW. upon achieving the qualifying standard set for the program, athletes A number of these increases can be attributed to a significantly are invited to attend the program for their event group. This program improved marketing approach, clearer and increased communication has been specifically designed to develop not only the athlete, but channels by ANSW and, the appointment of a Coaching and also the personal coach of the athlete, by fostering a mentoring Development Manager at the conclusion of 2015. This allows ANSW approach to both parties by the TTP assigned event group coaches. to better facilitate the professional development of coaches in Athletes who excel on this program may also have the opportunity NSW, and provide additional support and mentoring for new and for selection on the Athletics Australia Under 17 or Under 19 experienced coaches alike on completion of the coaching course. developments squads. The recent changes by the Australian Sports Commission to the This season has seen greater cooperation between ANSW and NSW school’s program, moving from the Active After School Care program Institute of Sport (NSWIS), and this has resulted in sharing additional to the IAAF Sporting Schools has proven a big success, with a number intellectual property and provision of resources to assist in the overall of primary school teachers participating in this program. We also training of the TTP athletes. We warmly welcome Michael Perry from have a large increase in participants on the recreational running NSWIS and know that his vast experience with athletics over many courses, indicating that this is a very popular program throughout years will contribute to the ongoing success of the program. the ever expanding recreational running community. Once again, there has been a significant emphasis placed upon After a fair amount of discussion as to the course content and education and resourcing, with a solid education series accompanying deliverance, the IAAF Level 3 and Level 4 courses are now being the ongoing coaching clinics. These education seminars have been delivered in select areas of the nation. These new programs now designed to not only assist in athlete development, but to assist provide the higher level ‘Performance Coaching’ qualifications which personal coaches in their own development. It is only through the have not been available for some time in Australia, providing a clear mutual development of athletes and their personal coaches that the pathway for those coaches wishing to further develop their skills and TTP program will be able to achieve its full potential. Once again, we learning potential. warmly thank Lindsay Watson for sharing his vast knowledge and time to assist with the ongoing development of the program. The result of this has been significantly increased course size and content above the Level 1 course and very positive feedback by ANSW continues to support the Fast Track Program, which has been attendees of the coaching courses. developed by highly skilled performance coach Mike Hurst. The Fast Track Program looks specifically at the development of speed and endurance for 400m athletes. Weekly sessions are held on Sunday Australian All Schools Championships, mornings at a variety of venues around Sydney. Athletes on the Fast Track Program were competitors in the 400m, 400m hurdles and A squad of 237 athletes, which is the largest number of athletes 800m races at state and national finals. Another great year for the to date in the current format, were selected to attend the program, we thank Mike for all his considerable efforts with driving Australian All Schools Championships held at Lakeside Stadium, this endeavour. Melbourne. Athletes stayed three nights in the La Trobe University accommodation, with a portion of these athletes being away from Para-athlete development has again flourished under the guidance home the first time for this period of time. The competition was of the Matt Rawlings, with the results of the Para-athletes clearly hard fought, but at the end of the day NSW (910 points) showed indicating that we have such a great depth and strong work its dominance with a comfortable win over QLD (832 points), ethic within the Para ranks. This was greatly evident at the high and just behind them was VIC (807 points). The All Schools is an performance end with some fantastic results at Australian Juniors excellent introduction to the world of high performance athletics, and numerous other championship events. and once again showcased the great quality of junior talent that lies It is always a gratifying experience to see members of the TTP within NSW. program not only achieve beyond their own expectations, but also be recognised for their hard work and dedication.

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Australian Junior Championships Para-Athletics

With the 2016 National Championship held in Perth, the number of Once again the para-athletes raised the bar at the Australian Juniors, athletes that would be attending was an uncertainty. It was a pleasant with all attending athletes medalling in at least one of their events, surprise when just shy of 500 NSW athletes put their hand up to with 19 personal bests and four season bests obtained throughout attend. With World Junior positions up for grabs, it was a tremendous the meet. Among the achievements were Sarah Walsh, who achieved competition, which showcased some of the finest junior talent that an Australian and Oceania record in the F44 long jump, and Tasmin our country has to offer. It was hard fought in the Under 20 events Colley broke the Australian T36 100m under 16, 18 and 20 records. with World Juniors spots to on offer; we congratulate those The final tally was eight Gold, seven Silver and nine Bronze, athletes who booked their position on the World Juniors squad. an amazing effort. Even in tremendous heat, with days exceeding 40 degrees, there were some fantastic results emanating from the week of competition.

The final tally was 54 Gold, 64 Silver and 62 bronze, an amazing effort.

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COMMUNITY RUNNING Scott Westcott – Recreation Running Manager

Introduction In addition, we have been excited to welcome technology partner, Active Network, to the program. This has already meant an improved 2015-2016 has seen another strong year for the RunNSW program experience for participants around the registration process (no more and it looks like the 2016 calendar year will be the strongest year yet long lines to collect race bibs on the day) and we are looking forward in terms of participation numbers. Additionally, RunNSW has been to working with Active to make our events even more enjoyable. fortunate to benefit from a strategic alliance with the Greater Bank; Ultimately, we want to make sure that everyone has a fantastic time having a naming rights sponsor shows the value that this program is on the day of our events, no matter whether you are trying to finish starting to deliver. first or are simply after a fun event to share with friends and family. The cornerstone of the RunNSW strategy remains to deliver quality There is no doubt that the current climate is a difficult one for the running events that are open to all ages and abilities. This year has operators of recreational running races. We have even seen some already seen the addition of two new events in Wollongong and commercial operators cease to offer races this year as the market Dubbo and both events have added something new to the program has become over saturated. In that context the performance of the (in Dubbo they even shut down the Newell Highway for the 8km RunNSW series has been rewarding, not only in terms of the number race). The list below summarises the evolution of what is now the of race entrants but also in terms of how this program is able to RunNSW series with the inaugural year for each event shown: enrich the running community throughout New South Wales. • 2012 Fernleigh15, Goulburn Fun Run

• 2013 Northparkes Fun Run, Armidale Fun Run

• 2014 Casino Fun Run, Raymond Terrace Fun Run

• 2015 Nowra Fun Run, Sydney Half Marathon

Combined with the flagship Sydney:10 these events offer our members opportunities to be in involved in recreational running throughout the state.

As the RunNSW series matures, our emphasis will be on making the events more than just one off running races. We are looking to do this in a number of different ways:

1. As the definition of athletics broadens to include and engage with recreational runners, ANSW has pioneered a way to integrate its traditional winter events with the RunNSW series. This sees winter members able to enter all RunNSW events for free, a benefit that will be expanded to summer members once the new year of summer memberships open. We believe that ANSW now offers the most valuable recreational running membership in NSW, if not Australia.

2. The RunNSW series provides an opportunity for ANSW to deliver coaching courses in regional NSW to help ensure that the local athletics community is strengthened. In the course of the year the Recreation Running Manager and other accredited instructors have delivered Level 1 Club Coaching as well as Level 2 Recreation Running Coaching courses. Once the Level 1 Recreation Running Coaching course is finalised by Athletics Australia there will be an opportunity to ‘teach the teachers’ at this level.

3. The RunNSW series is an opportunity to add an extra community dimension. We have already partnered with the Greater Bank’s Foundation to try and assist groups such as Camp Quality, while participants in the Sydney Half Marathon this year will be able to raise funds for Parkinson’s NSW. We are thrilled for the RunNSW series to be able to help out in different ways in the community.

46 LITTLE ATHLETICS NSW COACHING AND DEVELOPMENT Youcef Abdi – Coaching and Development Officer

Dual Membership Bankstown Invitational

The 2015-2016 season saw a steady increase in dual registered The Bankstown Invitational, first created in 2013, continues to grow. athletes who are able to compete in both ANSW and LANSW 2015 saw 188 registrations reflecting growth of 63% with 33.5% of competitions. Both organisations continue to facilitate the transition registered athletes being of dual registration status. The meet, being and increase the competition opportunities for this age bracket. concise in nature, provides both athletes and coaches an amended As results show an increase of 4.8% was recorded this season. Dual platform for performance. registered athlete numbers have now reached 2,300. The future strategy for this meet is not to encourage mass This increase has been achieved by: participation. Its point of difference should lie with it being an impact night and we will continue to make this an engaging event. This could • Promotion of dual registration at Little Athletics centre level open up possibilities of an integrated night of athletics plus other • Set up of stalls at some key events such as LANSW State community interest groups. Races should be of high quality with an Championships aim to deliver excitement and passion for the spectators. • Engaging with coaches and parents to encourage young athletes to register as Dual Athletes Joint Clinics • I ncreasing event offerings throughout summer and winter such as September 2015 saw the first joint clinic, conducted by both ANSW the TrackRUNs and RunNSW and LANSW. This represents a step forward in terms of the ‘One Sport’ There has been a steady progression in dual registration: philosophy and interest in these events is already strong in 2016. • 2014 – 1,600 athletes

• 2015 – 2,100 athletes Assisting Athletics NSW

• 2016 – 2,300 athletes In addition to the joint projects between the two organisations, the Little Athletics Coaching and Development Officer also provided support to a number of key ANSW events. These events included: Joint Working Party (JWP) Sydney:10, Sydney Half Marathon, Hunter Track Classic, NSW Junior Championships, NSW All Schools and the Olympic Trials. The newly formed committee aims to develop a strategy to move toward a ‘One Sport’ model. As a result both organisations should be very proud with the immediate outcome of hosting a joint 2016 State Cross Country Championships in June 2016. More than 1,000 athletes and a few hundred officials, volunteers and parents will be at the same venue at the same time enjoying a great display of .

Albie Thomas Mile

The 2016 edition of the Albie Thomas Mile produced the first sub 4-minute mile in the event’s history. Jordan Gusman (ACT) ran an exhilarating race to stop the clock at 3minutes 59.47seconds. The family of Albie Thomas were present on the night and the spectators numbering in the hundreds were buzzing by the achievement of Gusman and proudly applauded his magnificent effort. While the Meet’s core focus is centred on the 4 minute mile, this year’s edition recorded 146 registrations across all disciplines, reflecting a 58% increase in participation from the 2014 event at Bankstown (2015 was held at SOPAC).

The women’s mile once again attracted some high calibre athletes. National 800M champion, Brittany McGowan, made the trip from Queensland; her dominant front running resulted in the win in 4minutes 42.74seconds.

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MARKETING Daniel Laus - Marketing and Communications Manager

ANSW recorded increased engagement and participation Social Media throughout the 2015-2016 year with the RunNSW events continuing Activity on ANSW social media services and pages continues to gain momentum with increased numbers. RunNSW participants to experience significant growth. The volume of information totalled just over 4,000 with the addition of new events, The Dubbo communicated via social media and the subsequent increase in Fun Run and The Fitness 5. RunNSW provides ANSW with significant positive engagement with members has been very noticeable. opportunity to source new members as well as further opportunities to grow sponsorship, merchandise, clinics and competition events. ANSW Facebook has grown over the 12 months from 5,700 likes to The community partnerships ANSW is entering into with the Greater 8,600 likes with 4 December 2015 posting the highest number of Foundation and Parkinson’s only make this proposition stronger. likes on the back of the Australian Athletics Championships where there was a concerted campaign with content and video content The marketing strategies and activities continued to support the Four broadcast across all platforms. Pillars of the ANSW 2013-2016 Strategic Plan being Participation, High Performance, Competition and Commercial. With Instagram most popular among 18-29 year olds our follows have increased from 2,840 at the same time last year to 5,189. The number of Twitter followers has increased from 2,122 to 2,682. Brand The ANSW YouTube channel increased in the last year from 439 to 650 Through continual investment in the ANSW brand there has been subscribers. The uploading of athlete profile videos, race videos, live an increase in participation in our sport particularly within the streaming and post-race interviews on YouTube with links to Facebook recreational segment. The RunNSW brand has grown organically and Twitter continues to be very popular with members. In particular, through the fun runs organised by ANSW including the Northparkes the improvements made to ANSW’s live streaming capabilities will Fun Run, Fernleigh15 and Sydney:10. These fun runs have provided open up further opportunities to bring our community ‘closer to ANSW with more opportunity to broaden its appeal to the the action’. recreational market and build its stronghold as the leading organiser of all running competitions and funs runs across NSW. Digital Strategy Throughout the year, the ANSW marketing team provided marketing and communications support to ANSW events and programs. Event The ANSW social media platforms of Facebook, Twitter and collateral has been produced for the Hunter Track Classic, Sydney Instagram continued to gain traction and following throughout the Track Classic, ANSW membership program, Coaching Clinics, ANSW season due to the frequent and regular new content provided by our competitions and other development programs. ANSW writers which is then shared across the channels. Additionally, through the support of Athletics Australia and The Naked Runners Continual engagement and content generated from ANSW products we had significant traffic generated for our marquee events including and events, in addition to the RunNSW events, assisted in increasing Hunter Track Classic, Sydney Track Classic, Fernleigh15 and Sydney:10. brand awareness among both members and non-members. The A key part of this, particularly in the Twitter and Instagram space was ANSW Social Media strategy was focused on delivering relevant tagging and engaging our athletes. We continued to build our online and timely content across all channels including Facebook, Twitter, fan base and the participation numbers in our RunNSW events would YouTube and Instagram, which resulted in increased engagement indicate that we are converting segments of our online fan base into across all platforms. new ANSW participants, which is evident through the 4,000 RunNSW participants over the year.

ANSW Website

The ANSW website has continued to be a constant resource of Commercial information and news for members and visitors throughout 2015- ANSW is committed to sourcing and securing additional revenue 2016. streams including corporate partnerships, merchandise sales Monthly statistics indicate that the number of unique visitors, visits, and government funding. We continued our partnership in 2015 page views and new visitors continue to increase each month, with with 2XU, which is ANSW’s High Performance Apparel and the percentage of sessions (when a user is actively engaged with the Compression Partner. This partnership provides our NSW athlete website) from new visitors to the site averaging 35% up from last team members and staff with access to 2XU’s highly acclaimed year’s 30%. In 2016, traffic on the site peaked during the National training and recovery apparel. Junior Championships (7 February). RunNSW continued its partnership with the Greater Bank as the series Over the year, most visitors came via desktop 46%, mobile 39% and naming rights holder and 5km Fun Run sponsor. This strategic tablet 15%. The gender split is closing with 49% female and 51% partnership enables The Greater Bank to further their reach within male, while 27% of visitors are in the 45-54 age group, 22% 35-44 regional NSW and to develop the RunNSW brand across communities in and 19% 18-24. NSW to be involved in recreational running and their local running clubs.

48 Sponsor Acknowledgement - ANSW 2015 Northparkes Fun Run

We wish to acknowledge all our major partners who continue to Northparkes Mines – Naming Rights and 10km Sponsor support ANSW across its range of services and competitions - Athletics Parkes Rotary – 2km Sponsor Australia, Little Athletics NSW, 2XU, King’s Sports Store, Sydney Olympic Park Authority, Destination NSW, the NSW Government Byrne Clothing Office of Communities (Sport and Recreation), Accor Hotels Parkes Shire Council (Novotel Sydney Olympic Park), Greater Bank, NSW Institute of Sport, National Sports Recruitment Australia and H-Event. Parkes Little Athletics Club

Sponsor Acknowledgement - RunNSW Sydney:10

We also wish to extend our appreciation to the major event partners Sydney Olympic Park Authority of all our RunNSW events: The Greater Bank

Accor Hotels Sydney Olympic Park 2015 Sydney Half Marathon

Accor Hotels Sydney Olympic Park Goulburn Fun Run Herbalife Goulburn Mulwaree Council Greater Bank Goulburn Athletics Club The Running Company Goulburn Runners and Walkers Club

Goulburn Workers Club 2015 Roberts and Morrow Armidale Fun Run Goulburn Sportspower Roberts and Morrow – Naming Rights and 10km sponsor Fife Financial Services Greater Bank– 5km sponsor

Armidale Sportspower – 2km sponsor Raymond Terrace Fun Run Sport UNE Port Stephens Council

Raymond Terrace Athletics Club 2015 Casino RSM Fun Run

Casino RSM – Naming Rights and 10km sponsor Nowra Fun Run Greater Bank – 5km sponsor Greater Bank – Naming Rights Parker and Kissane Solicitors – 2km sponsor Greater Bank – Naming Rights 4km Casino Little Athletics - Co-host Shoalhaven Council - Supporter Richmond Valley Council Nowra Athletics Club – Supporter

2015 Lake Macquarie Fernleigh15

Lake Macquarie City Council – Naming Rights Sponsor

Greater Bank

The Coast Runners Shop

49 2015-2016 ANNUAL REPORT

NSW CHAMPIONS

Men Club Performance Event Women Club Performance Open Hayden Kovacic WES 6.85 (0.0w) 60m Abbie Taddeo ILL 7.44 (0.0w) Hayden Kovacic WES 10.46 (0.6w) 100m Abbie Taddeo ILL 11.83 (1.1w) Ben Jarworski CHE 21.21 (1.7w) 200m Tavleen Singh SYU 24.17 (-0.5w) James Kermond CBT 47.16 400m Olivia Cason UTN 55.51 Mason Cohen UTN 1:50.11 800m Jenny Blundell SYU 2:06.50 Oliver Hoare SUT 3:46.69 1500m Katelyn Simpson RBH 4:17.36 Matthew Hudson RBH 4:12.45 Mile Bridey Delaney SGD 4:40.63 James Nipperess SYU 8:07.82 3,000m Bridey Delaney SGD 9:09.85 Matthew Hudson RBH 14:21.83 5,000m Annabel McDermott UTN 16:29.10 Brad Milosevic GIR 29:46.66 10,000m Cassie Dege BMA 40:46.54 Tyler Jones MIN 21:20.28 5,000m Walk Nicole Fagan SYU 24:46.85 Tyler Jones MIN 44:56.83 10,000m Walk Suzanne Brown UTN 1:19.00.06 SYU 13.93 (0.5w) 110m / 100m Hurdles Michelle Jenneke SYU 13.27 (-0.8w) Leigh Bennett MHA 50.91 400m Hurdles Lora Storey RBH 57.44 James Nipperess SYU 8:49.93 3,000m Steeplechase Paige Campbell SYU 10:22.00 Brandon Starc PMC 2.27m High Jump Nicola McDermott SYU 1.80m Nick Van Gelder SYU 7.10m (-0.5w) Long Jump Audrey Kyriacou UNS 5.94m (1.4w) Angus Armstrong SYU 5.20m Laura Martino WES 3.20m Emmanual Fakiye UTN 15.24 (-0.2w) Jasmine Fountas SOS 12.73m (0.2w) Liam Speers UTN 15.69m Shot Put Christie Baker WES 14.73m Liam Speers UTN 49.24m Discus Dani Samuels WES 64.57m Costa Kousparis HIL 62.23m Hammer Alexandra Hulley HIL 63.00m Rhys Stein ASW 77.34m Javelin Karen Clarke WOL 48.65m Kyle Cranston ASW 7703 points Decathlon / Heptathlon Alysha Burnett CHE 5343 points Matthew Cox UTN 46:38 Mountain Running Audrey Amiya-Hall RBH 57:29 Scott Westcott MHA 23:32 7.5km / 5km Short Course XC Milly Clark SYU 17:32 Ben Moreau RBH 39:20 12km / 8km Cross Country Milly Clark SYU 29:44 David Mulvee SYU 32:29 10km / 7km Novice XC Emily Ryan SYU 26:35 Bradley Croker SYU 29:53 10km Road Race Eloise Wellings SUT 32:53 Vlad Shatrov MHA 49:16 15km Road Race Bridey Delaney SGD 1:01.02 Scott Westcott MHA 1:05.43 Half Marathon Milly Clark SYU 1:18.49 Brendan Davies SSR 2:40.34 Marathon Alia Karaman SGD 3:19.41 20km / 15km Road Walk Beki Smith ASW 1:07.05 Ian Rayson MIN 2:23.39 30km / 20km Road Walk Beki Smith ASW 1:30.24

Open Para Ambulant Mitchell Christian IND 13.45 (1.7w) 100m Jodi Elkington-Jones HIL 15.28 (0.3w) Mitchell Christian IND 27.57 (0.7w) 200m Tamsin Colley HIL 33.69 (nwi) Tim Foster CHE 53.65 400m Tamsin Colley HIL 73.49 Kyle McIntosh SUT 2:12.33 800m Brittney Beilby HIL 2:47.58 Kyle McIntosh SUT 4:28.08 1500m Belinda Scott ASW 6:04.69 Jack Lobley MHA 4.87 (1.1w) Long Jump Erin Cleaver MHA 4.48m (+2.2w) Daniel Jennings RBH 9.85m Shot Put Nicole Harris SGD 10.88m Guy Henly HIL 51.40m Discus Rae Anderson MIN 26.24m Lleyton Lloyd MHA 19.87m Javelin Isabelle Hampton IND 34.53m

Open Wheelchair Gregory Luff SUT 19.74 (-0.7w) 100m Julie Charlton CHE 22.32 (-0.7w) Gregory Luff SUT 36.95 (-0.1w) 200m Angela Ballard SYU 33.30 (-0.1w) Gregory Luff SUT 72.55 400m Emily Preketes SGD 1:34.41 Bradley Pemberton MIN 2:17.04 800m Angela Ballard SYU 2:10.82 Gregory Luff SUT 4:48.70 1500m

50 Men Club Performance Event Women Club Performance Open Wheelchair continued Shot Put Julie Charlton CHE 4.78m Discus Julie Charlton CHE 12.08m Javelin Julie Charlton CHE 5.36m Luke Bailey FOR 27:11 10km Road Race Emily Preketes SGD 42:53 Luke Bailey FOR 41:07.94 15km Road Race MHA 38:53.70

U23 SYU 10.64 (0.6w) 100m Abbie Taddeo ILL 11.83 (-0.5w) Anas Abu-Ganaba MTP 21.58 (1.7w) 200m Tavleen Singh SYU 24.17 (-0.5w) James Kermond CBT 47.16 400m Courtney Schultz SYU 56.26 Mason Cohen UTN 1:50.11 800m Jenny Blundell SYU 2:06.50 Charles Hunter ASW 3:52.48 1500m Katelyn Simpson RBH 4:17.36 Hugh Williams SYU 8:19.62 3,000m Jenny Blundell SYU 9:13.93 Jay Felton UTN 21:23.06 5,000m Walk Jasmine Dighton ASW 28:23.03 Jake Stein ASW 14.74 (0.5w) 110m / 100m Hurdles Abbie Taddeo ILL 13.46 (-0.8w) Bryce Collins UNS 51.70 400m Hurdles Sara Klein ASW 58.71 3,000m Steeplechase Paige Campbell SYU 10:22.00 Matthew Tilley SYP 1.95m High Jump Nicola McDermott SYU 1.80m Nick Van Gelder SYU 7.10m (-0.5w) Long Jump Sachi Kayama ILL 5.70m (1.3w) Jack Hicking BAN 4.60m Pole Vault Laura Martino WES 3.20m Benjamin Cox RYD 15.15m (-0.8m) Triple Jump Bronwyn Poole TGS 11.72m (-1.5w) Jake Stein ASW 14.24m Shot Put Chelsea Lenarduzzi IBS 14.46m Jake Stein ASW 44.99m Discus Larissa O’Dea UTN 41.79m Costa Kousparis HIL 62.23m Hammer Laura Herbert HIL 54.68m Rhys Stein ASW 77.34m Javelin Katrina Blackett SYU 45.74m

U20 Nicholas Andrews CHE 10.49 (-1.9w) 100m Samanatha Geddes UTN 12.11 (-0.4w) Zach Holdsworth ILL 21.64 (0.0w) 200m Jessica Thornton ILL 23.54 (0.1w) Jackson Collett ASW 48.60 400m Jessica Thornton ILL 53.04 Matthew Scott TSC 1:52.89 800m Lily Harding-Delooze RBH 2:08.25 Zachary Facioni RBH 3:53.19 1500m Amy Harding-Delooze RBH 4:20.51 Daniel Francken SSR 4:22.34 Mile Beth Croft BAN 4:51.49 Joshua Torley KEJ 14:26.50 5,000m Annabel McDermott UTN 16:29.10 Tyler Jones MIN 20:59.35 5,000m Walk Ally Grujoski SOS 30:43.14 Nicholas Andrews CHE 13.82 (-0.3w) 110m / 100m Hurdles Gabriella O’Grady UTN 14.19 (0.2w) Matthew Crowe UTN 53.66 400m Hurdles Brodee Mate KEJ 64.26 Oliver Moore UTN 9:54.88 3,000m Steeplechase Beth Croft BAN 10:39.76 Alex Cerroti UTN 2.00m High Jump Analise Sutherland SOS 1.60m Alec Diamond UTN 6.87m (1.2w) Long Jump Tay-Leiha Clark ILL 6.03m (1.1w) Angus Armstrong SYU 5.15m Pole Vault Isabella Murrell SYU 3.20m Emmanuel Fakiye UTN 15.51m (1.0w) Triple Jump Jasmine Fountas SOS 12.71m (1.9w) Alec Diamond UTN 15.38m Shot Put Grace Robinson SGD 14.07m Mitchell Pepper SGD 50.69m Discus Samantha Peace NOW 47.87m Tim Heyes UTN 59.58m Hammer Alexandra Hulley HIL 60.70m Matthew Rees SGD 63.74m Javelin Lauren Donnellan ASW 38.96m Alec Diamond UTN 6688 points Decathlon / Heptathlon Oliver Hoare SUT 15:59 5km Short course XC Holly Campbell IND 19:10 Arron Spiessberger-Parker NOW 27:13 8km / 6km Cross Country Jessica Hull BAN 22:39 Joe Burgess SYU 32:34 10km / 5km Road Race Beth Croft BAN 17:58 Tyler Jones MIN 44:43 10km Road Walk Chelsea Goodhew WTL 53:10 Carl Gibbons IND 1:37.39 20km / 15km Road Walk Bryony Beasley NEP 1:34.26

51 2015-2016 ANNUAL REPORT

NSW CHAMPIONS

Men Club Performance Event Women Club Performance U20 Para Ambulant Daniel Jennings RBH 15.56 (1.0w) 100m Naomi Robinson WOL 25.65 (-0.4w) Lleyton Lloyd MHA 28.00 (nwi) 200m Lleyton Lloyd MHA 68.75 400m Lleyton Lloyd MHA 2:54.74 800m Lleyton Lloyd MHA 4.42m (0.0w) Long Jump James Bertalli IND 8.85m Shot Put Jessica Cronje CBT 7.97m James Bertalli IND 23.98m Discus Jessica Cronje CBT 21.16m Lleyton Lloyd MHA 22.61m Javelin Jessica Cronje CBT 13.24m

U20 Wheelchair Gregory Luff SUT 19.78 (nwi) 100m Gregory Luff SUT 36.57 (0.2w) 200m Gregory Luff SUT 68.26 400m Bradley Pemberton MIN 2:18.14 800m Bradley Pemberton MIN 4:20.61 1500m

U18 Alec Nguyen BAN 11.34 (-2.6w) 100m Jasmine Fountas SOS 12.37 (-1.1w) Steven Harriman IBS 22.52 (1.8w) 200m Sophie McGovern UTN 25.00 (-0.5w) James McPaul IND 49.27 400m Rebecca Bennett UTN 57.34 Kade Szakacs KEJ 1:57.79 800m Briony Norton BAN 2:14.30 Joshua Phillips SSR 4:00.71 1500m Annabel McDermott UTN 4:31.45 Elliot Metcalf UTN 4:30.71 Mile Rumer Williams NOW 5:15.54 Harrison Wade RYD 8:50.55 3,000m Bianca Elphick KEJ 10:45.59 Jordan Glover HIL 26:14.73 5,000m Walk Shanae Norton BAN 26:22.16 Alexander Thompson HIL 14.67 (-0.3w) 110m / 100m Hurdles Sophie McGovern UTN 14.68 (-0.7w) Alexander Thompson HIL 56.74 400m Hurdles Sophie McGovern UTN 63.75 Dylan Holland KEJ 6:21.79 2,000m Steeplechase Briony Norton BAN 6:59.17 Harrison Brierley ILL 2.01m High Jump Teghan Barklay WOL 1.60m Frederick Adutwum MTP 6.66m (0.9w) Long Jump Maya Leverett RYD 5.66m (0.8w) Gabriel Wahl ASW 4.00m Pole Vault Johanna Volos RYD 2.70m Frederick Adutwum MPT 14.00m (1.5w) Triple Jump Maya Leverett RYD 11.99m (1.0w) Aiden Harvey WTL 18.19m Shot Put Jessica Aldridge IND 15.82m Nicholas Frost PMC 51.67m Discus Kristina Moore CHE 45.97m Damien Hay KOO 41.94m Hammer Sarah Ringrose WES 54.52m Hayden Perry ASW 56.09m Javelin Jessica Aldridge IND 44.81m Caelan Shaw HIL 5638 points Decathlon / Heptathlon Marnie Clarkson BLM 3901 points Joshua Torley KEJ 15:39 5km / 2.5km Short Course XC Amy Harding-Delooze RBH 8:24 Joshua Torley KEJ 19:54 6km / 4km Cross Country Annabel McDermott UTN 14:19 Kieren Tall SSR 15:56 5km Road Race Jessica Guo SUT 17:41 Aidan Kerr SYP 41:04 8km Road Walk Jasmyn McDonald PMC 41:36

U17 Yadin Ngeng WES 11.12 (0.3w) 100m Katie Devitt CHE 12.43 (-0.9w) Dominic Darko WES 22.57 (-0.2w) 200m Rowena Craker SYP 25.08 (1.4w) Jordan Doris KEJ 49.77 400m Rowena Craker SYP 55.49 Jackson Sharp BMA 1:58.41 800m Carley Thomas HIL 2:13.16 Bryn Lynch SSR 4:05.86 1500m Catherine Miller ASW 4:27.78 Stuart Geddes ARM 9:10.83 3,000m Shauna Flynn KEJ 10:50.68 Dylan Richardson MIN 24:32.31 5,000m Walk Molly O’Neill ANL 27:22.75 Byron Hollingworth-Dessent TGS 15.45 (-0.7w) 110m / 100m Hurdles Tiana Death CHE 15.04 (-0.6) Sebastien Moir TGS 55.79 400m Hurdles Scarlett Pye ASW 64.62

52 Men Club Performance Event Women Club Performance U17 continued Liam Gorman SSR 6:23.79 2,000m Steeplechase Grace Greenhalgh SOS 8:01.50 Saxon Wallace-Hoyle SOU 1.90m High Jump Emily Whelan ANL 1.71m James Moloney SOS 6.60m (1.8w) Long Jump Caitlyn Hicks HIL 5.49m (2.7w) Konrad Cuevas CHE 3.50m Pole Vault Olivia Rotunno HIL 2.30m Nicholas Horton IBS 13.30 (-0.2w) Triple Jump Bethany Krakendonk WYO 11.45m (0.4w) Jack Irving HIL 16.63m Shot Put Stephanie Scigala WAL 14.51m Lewis Thompson SOS 48.74m Discus Stephanie Scigala WAL 39.79m Alexander Kolesnikov TGS 55.11m Hammer Lauren Clark CHE 47.18m Matthew McVey PMC 53.02m Javelin Brooke East UTN 41.51m

U16 River Pentecost MHA 11.27 (0.8w) 100m Sara Dougan AEA 12.31 (0.2w) River Pentecost MHA 23.14 (-2.6w) 200m Dakota Thomas MHA 25.14 (-0.6w) Keegan Bell MTP 51.00 400m Taliah Lummow SOS 57.10 Luke Young MHA 1:58.91 800m Eliza Harvey RYD 2:15.01 Luke Young MHA 4:03.67 1500m Emily Schneider SUT 4:34.37 Benjamin Bishop TGS 4:53.80 Mile Jacinta Metcalf UTN 5:39.14 Oli Raimond SUT 9:18.91 3,000m Emily Schneider SUT 9:50.59 Oscar Tebbutt GOS 14:30.59 3,000m Walk Samantha Brown PMC 14:44.14 River Pentecost MHA 12.92 (-0.7w) 110m / 90m Hurdles Emily Britton CHE 13.11 (-0.8w) River Pentecost MHA 26.21 (-0.7w) 200m Hurdles Stephanie Potter BLM 30.87 (0.4w) Luke Gosper PMC 6:29.16 2,000m Steeplechase Taylor Porter SUT 7:17.83 Harrison Menin PMC 1.80m High Jump Nicole Freestone CHE 1.65m River Pentecost MHA 6.51m (1.6w) Long Jump Sara Dougan AEA 5.69m (1.2w) Nickolai Simmons HIL 3.00m Pole Vault Anastasia Williams NEP 2.90m Tully Murphy ASW 12.81m (0.8w) Triple Jump Mariama McKern NOW 11.09 (0.0w) Kevin Yang CHE 14.72m Shot Put Dakota Thomas MHA 11.99m Siwa Harvey-Aziz NOW 55.15m Discus Kate Collett CHE 38.55m Brendon Neich GIR 49.15m Hammer Nicole Pili CBT 41.88m Alex Willett UTN 42.26m Javelin Rebekah Lee SGD 35.00m Heptathlon Sophia Cibei SGD 4247 points James Seal KEJ 8:04 2.5km Short Course XC Abby Rockliff ASW 8:29 Callum Lang MHA 13:40 4km Cross Country Keely Small KEJ 14:42 Samuel Griffiths KEJ 16:33 5km Road Race Emily Schneider SUT 18:01 Dylan Richardson MIN 13:53 3km Road Walk Samantha Brown PMC 15:26 Dylan Richardson MIN 24:45 5km Road Walk Samantha Brown PMC 26:20

U16 Para Ambulant Cameron Murray PMC 16.86 (1.0w) 100m Sarah Negus IND 16.19 (-0.4w) Cameron Murray PMC 36.88 (nwi) 200m Sara Negus IND 33.06 (nwi) Cameron Murray PMC 1:30.25 400m Sara Negus IND 77.67 800m Sara Negus IND 3:19.37 Long Jump Sara Negus IND 3.36m (0.0w) Thomas Webster MHA 6.19m Shot Put Nicole Robertson ASW 8.86m Thomas Webster MHA 16.72m Discus Nicole Robertson ASW 19.44m Cameron Murray PMC 11.15m Javelin Ashleigh O’Keefe PMC 24.64m Felix Long SOS 11.81 (-1.0w) 100m Emma Klasen IND 12.64 (-0.4w) Samuel Stanford MTP 23.99 (0.2w) 200m Emma Klasen IND 25.66 (-1.5w) Brad Simpson ILL 54.12 400m Caitlyn Ferrier ASW 58.24 Angus Beer NEW 2:09.76 800m Kaitlyn Klein MHA 2:18.63 Angus Beer NEW 4:21.72 1500m Hannah Moloney ASW 4:55.53 Angus Beer NEW 9:39.21 3,000m Zoe Scoufis ASW 10:26.46

53 2015-2016 ANNUAL REPORT

NSW CHAMPIONS

Men Club Performance Event Women Club Performance U15 Hayden Blaskett SSR 15:07.25 3,000m Walk Hannah Parker RBH 16:43.90 Lachlan Dalton UTN 15.42 (-1.2w) 100m / 90m Hurdles Mia Hemsworth CHE 13.17 (-0.6w) Lachlan Dalton UTN 30.75 (0.6w) 200m Hurdles Abigail Stevanovic UTN 29.12 (0.1w) Cody Salter KEJ 6:56.89 2,000m Steeplechase Ella Wooldridge KEJ 7:30.68 Kobi Sharp ILL 1.87m High Jump Rosie Tozer WOL 1.65m Jordan Maze TGS 5.54m Long Jump Charlotte McGill RBH 5.17m (0.0w) Blake Toohey TGS 2.80m Pole Vault Noah Hain RYD 11.72m (0.3w) Triple Jump Charlotte McGill RBH 10.96m (-0.3w) John Hunter SYP 11.42m Shot Put Bella Ferfoglia EAS 12.23m Tyrese Vidal SYP 45.20m Discus Sally Shokry HIL 39.63m John Hunter SYP 36.35m Hammer Shanae McIntyre EDG 22.87m Nathan Graham FOR 41.07m Javelin Sophia Cibei SGD 34.90m

U14 Riley O’Neill MIN 12.52 (-1.0w) 100m Nathalie Avery IND 13.00 (0.7w) Jai MacPherson MHA 25.04 (0.4w) 200m Morgan Kelaher UTN 27.14 (-0.9w) Jake McLenaghan BMA 60.24 400m Montana Monk MHA 60.23 Joshua Atkinson HIL 2:13.18 800m Sarah Pickering MHA 2:18.24 Patrick Cantlon SUT 4:39.54 1500m Sarah Pickering MHA 4:47.33 Tom Jessep SGD 15:47.41 3,000m Walk Allanah Pitcher MIN 15:06.50 Riley Hemsworth CHE 13.54 (-0.9w) 90m / 80m Hurdles Zara-Claire Azzi BLM 13.06 (-0.5w) James Park TGS 30.84 (-0.4w) 200m Hurdles Alyssa Lowe RYD 32.75 (-1.4w) Darcy Holmes UTN 1.53m High Jump Emma Sutton UTN 1.56m Laud Codjoe NEP 5.67m (1.8w) Long Jump Portia Amy-Wilson RYD 4.70m (0.4w) Pole Vault Natalija Pavicevic WES 2.20m Laud Codjoe NEP 11.50m (-0.6w) Triple Jump Portia Amy-Wilson RYD 10.30m (0.4w) Matthew Butler UTN 14.66m Shot Put Leteine Tikeri HIL 11.44m Lucas Rose NEP 46.36m Discus Leteine Tikeri HIL 34.23m Thomas Shannon UTN 37.23m Hammer Renee Hardy ASW 32.71m Lucas Rose NEP 32.03m Javelin Mia Gleeson ASW 34.21m Jason Parmaxidis BAN 1276 points Pentathlon Kirra Bennett-Smith ASW 1874 points Samuel Rockliff ASW 10:30 3km Cross Country Charlotte Lowe MHA 11:14 Patrick Cantlon SUT 8:41 2.5km Short Course XC Charlotte Lowe MHA 9:01

U12 Tayne Ward KEJ 5:04 1.5km Short Course XC Imogen Stewart SGD 5:04 Bili Robertson SUT 7:17 2km Cross Country Montana Monk MHA 7:24 Tom Jessep SGD 10:41 2km Road Walk Olivia Thomson RBH 12:20 Samuel Walter SYP 5:11 1km Road Walk Olivia Thomson RBH 5:28

M30 W30 Damian Orlowski MTP 7.24 (0.0w) 60m Yael Reed UTN 8.31 (0.9w) Billy Spliadis MTP 11.34 (-3.5w) 100m Aanika Milne MIN 13.51 (-3.4w) Scott Tilbury SYP 23.07 (-3.5w) 200m Jitka Hiscox SYP 26.70 (0.3w) Michael Laws BMA 53.83 400m Penelope Nash BMA 1:09.67 James Polson SYU 2:09.73 800m Nicole Williamson ORC 2:28.87 Vuong Thien SSR 5:08.50 1500m Cassie Dege BMA 5:10.49 Andrew Hannan SYU 24:17.93 5,000m Elizabeth Simpson ORC 19:36.03 Christopher Lecount SYU 37:09.29 10 000m 110m / 100m Hurdles Aanika Milne MIN 16.33 (-0.4w) James Roff RBH 54.18 400m Hurdles Cassie Dege BMA 1:28.92 Vuong Thien SSR 12:06.77 3,000m / 2,000m Steeplechase Cassie Dege BMA 8:03.86

54 Men Club Performance Event Women Club Performance M30 continued W30 continued Michael Laws BMA 1.60m High Jump Jitka Hiscox SYP 1.45m Michael Laws BMA 5.82m (-1.2w) Long Jump Jitka Hiscox SYP 5.44m (1.8w) Michael Laws BMA 11.72 (0.2w) Triple Jump Belinda Whitbread SUT 9.13 (0.0w) Michael Laws BMA 7.91m Shot Put Jitka Hiscox SYP 11.63m Michael Laws BMA 33.56m Discus Danielle Nelson CBT 30.28m Michael Laws BMA 30.11m Hammer Melissa Holohan WAL 48.02m Michael Laws BMA 27.97m Javelin Jitka Hiscox SYP 32.49m Michael Laws BMA 11.92m Weight Throw Melissa Holhan WAL 15.27m Michael Laws BMA 2361 points Pentathlon Cassie Dege BMA 1436 points Andrew Hannan SYU 2380 points Decathlon

M35 W35 Gregory Bruce CBT 7.84 (1.3w) 60m Amy Smith SYP 8.48 (1.0w) Gregory Bruce CBT 12.69 (-1.6w) 100m Natasha Hughes ILL 13.16 (-3.2w) Jay Stone ARM 22.78 (-3.5w) 200m Natasha Hughes ILL 27.29 (nwi) Clayton Richards NMA 1:09.01 400m Janie Hamilton NOW 1:08.65 Brett Halls SYU 1:57.27 800m Gemma Glynn SYU 2:48.78 Brett Halls SYU 4:01.97 1500m Kayleen Heinecke CBT 7:03.77 Youcef Abdi BAN 4:15.73 Mile (35+) Jane Boyd AEA 5:45.06 5,000m Anna Fitzgerald RBH 18:15.61 5,000m Walk Kayleen Heinecke CBT 37:22.31 Graeme Barry SYP 16.26 (-0.1w) 110m / 100m Hurdles Stuart Guthrie SYP 1:00.93 400m Hurdles Anatoly Kirievsky ASW 16:32.89 3,000m / 2,000m Steeplechase Kayleen Heinecke CBT 11:20.80 Clayton Richards NMA 1.50m High Jump Montse Ros WOL 1.35m Lief-Jason King CAM 4.96m (-0.8w) Long Jump Natasha Hughes ILL 4.82m (3.2w) Pole Vault Montse Ros WOL 2.80m Stuart Guthrie SYP 12.74m (0.9w) Triple Jump Montse Ros WOL 9.64m (1.3w) Jamie Muscat ILL 13.29m Shot Put Kelly Hunter GOS 10.34m Jamie Muscat ILL 39.51m Discus Kelly Hunter GOS 41.25m Jamie Muscat ILL 44.90m Hammer Audrey Thomson ILL 32.29m Leif-Jason King CAM 46.60m Javelin Kelly Hunter GOS 27.28m Jamie Muscat ILL 13.26m Weight Throw Kelly Hunter GOS 11.33m Scott Westcott MHA 23:32 7.5km / 5km Short Course XC Johanna Parsons HIL 19:27 Scott Westcott MHA 40:46 12km / 8km Cross Country Cecily Butler RBH 34:12 John Bartlett SSR 32:03 10km Road Race Jo Crackett RBH 35:44 Scott Westcott MHA 1:05.43 Half Marathon Anna Fitzgerald RBH 1:23.00 5km Road Walk Nicholle Challinor GOS 32:59

M40 W40 Gregory Smith MTP 7.22 (0.4w) 60m Ranell Hobson BMA 8.15 (1.6w) Gregory Smith MTP 11.40 (-1.1w) 100m Ranell Hobson BMA 13.14 (-1.8w) Ed White SYP 23.26 (-1.6w) 200m Zuzana Pastuskova SYP 21.71 (-2.3w) Nathan Smith ARM 54.29 400m Kriszta Kovacs SYP 1:03.85 Michael Doggett ASW 2:15.00 800m Kriszta Kovacs SYP 2:23.09 Mark Gregory AEA 4:29.88 1500m Kriszta Kovacs SYP 4:57.93 Adrian Wade RYD 16:42.09 5,000m Naomi Tancred AEA 20:45.99 Adrian Wade RYD 35:25.19 10,000m Deb Walsham ASW 47:34.57 Mike Everett HIL 24.30 (-0.1w) 110m / 80m Hurdles Alice Bohdan UTN 13.27 (0.8w) Mike Everett HIL 1:07.75 400m Hurdles Mike Everett HIL 1.45m High Jump Alice Bohdan UTN 1.35m David Kellett NMA 5.33m (0.2w) Long Jump Alice Bohdan UTN 4.85m (2.2w)

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Men Club Performance Event Women Club Performance M40 continued W40 continued Lawrence Demasi CAM 10.68m (0.1w) Triple Jump Maria Cimino UTN 8.43m (1.3w) Rodney Watson WLG 12.38m Shot Put Samantha Latanis SGD 10.83m Rodney Watson WLG 32.99m Discus Samantha Latanis SGD 32.02m Rodney Watson WLG 34.13m Hammer Maria Cimino UTN 29.44m Rodney Watson WLG 34.69m Javelin Alice Bohdan UTN 27.31m Rodney Watson WLG 11.68m Weight Throw Samantha Latanis SGD 12.28m Nathan Smith NMA 2855 points Pentathlon Ashley McMahon UTN 4863 points Decathlon Tom Highnam SSR 32:07 10km Road Race Belinda Martin SGD 35:26 Andrew Cross SUT 45:36 12km / 8km Cross Country Belinda Martin SGD 32:20 Robin Whiteley ASW 26:12 7.5km / 5km Short Course XC Belinda Martin SGD 18:39 Karl Safi BAN 1:16:40 Half Marathon Belinda Martin SGD 1:21:12

M45 W45 Krzystof Wardecki MTP 7.85 (-0.1w) 60m Lenore Lambert SYP 8.37 (0.6w) Krzystof Wardecki MTP 12.33 (-3.0w) 100m Jacqueline Bezuidenhout UTN 13.47 (-1.5w) Krzystof Wardecki MTP 25.21 (-2.8w) 200m Lenore Lambert SYP 27.03 (-1.5w) Michael Lynch MTP 55.63 400m Lenore Lambert SYP 1:01.12 Michael Lynch MTP 2:11.05 800m Lisa Harrison HIL 2:40.31 Jason McIntosh SSR 4:37.06 1500m Jude Gregory AEA 5:29.74 Philip Balnave AEA 18:14.13 5,000m Gillian Sohun AEA 20:29.24 EJ Davies SSR 48:36.92 10,000m Andrew Watson BLM 19.27 (-0.1w) 110m / 80m Hurdles Lenore Lambert SYP 12.87 (0.8w) Brian Speed CAM 1:19.46 400m Hurdles Lenore Lambert SYP 1:05.60 Geoffrey Hynoski IBS 12:44.24 3,000m / 2,000m Steeplechase Robyn Smith MTP 10:39.00 Andrew Watson BLM 1.50m High Jump Edward van der Jagt NMA 5.64m (1.3w) Long Jump Jacqueline Bezuidenhout UTN 4.04m (3.4w) Andrew Watson BLM 2.50m Pole Vault Dominic Carr NMA 10.57m (1.9w) Triple Jump Andrew Watson BLM 11.72m Shot Put Sue Ward SUT 6.98m Stuart Sutton MIN 32.85m Discus Sue Ward SUT 22.94m Matthew Stenning ASW 33.69m Hammer Lisa Mumberson CBT 28.94m Andrew Watson BLM 41.40m Javelin Richelle Ingram MIN 18.63m Matthew Stenning ASW 10.19m Weight Throw Lisa Mumberson CBT 8.48m EJ Davie SSR 1013 points Decathlon Wayne Bulloch SSR 33:29 10km Road Race Louise Arnott RBH 39:29 Nicholas Cope RBH 42:39 12km / 8km Cross Country Leanne Rudloff SUT 35:29 5km Road Walk Fiona Porley BMA 31:27 Ian Jesserun NMA 1:23.07 15km Road Walk Suzanne Brown UTN 1:58.58 Richard Roberts ASW 26:18 7.5km / 5km Short Course XC Leanne Rudloff SUT 20:56 Paul Stein KEJ 1:23:59 Half Marathon Jo Rankin SUT 1:34:31

M50 W50 Michael Gedz UTN 7.70 (-1.1w) 60m Lynda Douglass IBS 8.71 (1.2w) Michael Gedz UTN 12.10 (-0.4w) 100m Julie Forster BMA 13.57 (-1.4w) Michael Gedz UTN 25.59 (-4.9w) 200m Julie Forster BMA 28.90 (-3.2w) Christopher Brack MTP 55.57 400m Julie Forster BMA 1:06.52 Paul Trainor UTN 2:19.26 800m Suzanne Gore RYD 2:40.29 Paul Trainor UTN 4:44.72 1500m Angela Carpini HIL 5:19.81 Paul Sheringham SUT 21:53.99 5,000m Angela Carpini HIL 19:07.15 Robert Mason ASW 55:03.09 10,000m Andrew Kohlrusch BLM 15.81 (1.3w) 100m / 80m Hurdles Vicki Townsend MIN 15.24 (0.5w)

56 Men Club Performance Event Women Club Performance M50 continued W50 continued Georg Herger ILL 1:07.03 400m/300m Hurdles Phillipa Wight SYP 1:01.88 Bernard Howe BAN 12:25.49 3,000m / 2,000m Steeplechase Maryanne Shaw MTP 10:39.00 Greg Mather NEP 35:02.60 5000m Race Walk Maryanne Shaw MTP 34:45.76 Georg Herger ILL 1.55m High Jump Vicki Townsend MIN 1.25m Tim McGrath UTN 4.77m (0.9w) Long Jump Vicki Townsend MIN 3.95m (3.9w) Tim McGrath UTN 3.10m Pole Vault Laurie Downing NMA 10.53 (1.2w) Triple Jump Vicki Townsend MIN 8.65 (0.0w) Stephen Liggins BMA 12.47m Shot Put Caroline Layt UTN 12.40m Stephen Liggins BMA 42.16m Discus Gabriele Watts NEP 36.44m Jim Fassolis CBT 48.07m Hammer Gabriele Watts NEP 45.07m Andrew Kohlrusch BLM 42.59m Javelin Gabriele Watts NEP 25.16m Jim Fassolis CBT 15.08m Weight Throw Gabriele Watts NEP 14.97m Alan Provenzano NMA 2632 points Pentathlon Campbell Dawson AEA 38:12 10km Road Race Jane Boyd AEA 42:39 Manu Sivaraj RBH 50:08 12km / 8km Cross Country Angela Carpini HIL 34:43 Robert Combe SUT 29:45 7.5km / 5km Short Course XC Jane Boyd AEA 21:16 Campbell Dawson AEA 1:25:56 Half Marathon Jane Boyd AEA 1:36:00 5km Road Walk Carmel Parker UTN 36:13

M55 W55 Herman Izzo SYP 7.91 (-1.4w) 60m Marie Kay WOL 8.62 (2.4w) Herman Izzo SYP 12.56 (-1.8w) 100m Marie Kay WOL 13.87 (-3.1w) Herman Izzo SYP 24.99 (-1.5w) 200m Marie Kay WOL 29.20 (-3.4w) Trevor Young UTN 55.50 400m Gabrielle Whelan UTN 1:09.70 Todd Devery BMA 2:26.43 800m Deborah Drennan UTN 2:43.86 Jose Carvahlo SGD 4:59.61 1500m Deborah Drennan UTN 5:41.84 David Riches BAN 17:36.03 5,000m Karen Petley HIL 23:50.70 Paul Carr MIN 19.29 (1.3w) 100m /80m Hurdles Marie Kay WOL 13.36 (0.5w) Paul Carr MIN 1:16.31 400m/300m Hurdles Sally Stagles CHE 54.24 Nicolas Terranova HIL 14:17.34 3,000m / 2,000m Steeplechase Caroline Yarnell SSR 9:36.41 Peter Murray SGD 1.40m High Jump Marie Kay WOL 1.40m Paul Carr MIN 4.40m (2.4w) Long Jump Marie Kay WOL 5.01m (1.9w) William Tyler WOL 2.70m Pole Vault Zoran Novicic UTN 9.01m (0.3w) Triple Jump Peter Murray SGD 10.82m Shot Put Marie Kay WOL 11.46m Robert Hanbury-Brown RYD 33.82m Discus Sukie Southern SYP 22.00m Robert Hanbury-Brown RYD 30.40m Hammer Ellena Cubban EPP 22.41m Peter Murray SGD 38.13m Javelin Ellena Cubban EPP 19.86m Robert Hanbury-Brown RYD 12.72m Weight Throw Sukie Southern SYP 8.16m Kevin Fisher NMA 2359 points Pentathlon David Riches BAN 35:46 10km Road Race Mary Stringer SSR 42:00 David Riches BAN 31:12 8km / 6km Cross Country Karen Petley HIL 28:23 Robert Osborne NEP 29:56 5km Road Walk David Riches BAN 18:35 5km Short Course XC Robyn Basman SGD 22:34 David Riches BAN 1:16:47 Half Marathon Ingrid Grace SSR 1:37:04

M60 W60 David Smith UTN 8.33 (-0.1w) 60m June Lowe IBS 9.63 (0.8w) David Smith UTN 13.37 (-2.2w) 100m June Lowe IBS 16.12 (-3.2w) Greg Hepburn CBT 28.18 (nwi) 200m Teri Short WAL 54.70 (-2.3w) Wayne Marriott SYP 1:07.42 400m Teri Short WAL 2:29.25 Mark Conyers KOO 2:34.20 800m Paula Moorhouse SYP 3:02.27

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Men Club Performance Event Women Club Performance M60 continued W60 continued Dennis Wylie HIL 5:13.67 1500m Rosemary Roediger HIL 5:40.41 David McEwan HIL 17:55.20 5,000m Rosemary Roediger HIL 21:05.55 Dennis Wylie HIL 39:33.87 10,000m Robert Osborne NEP 32:53.10 5,000m Walk Wayne Marriott SYP 17.12 (-0.4w) 100m / 80m Hurdles June Lowe IBS 18.10 (0.8w) Neil Fowler NMA 52.47 300m Hurdles David McEwan HIL 7:29.38 2,000m Steeplechase Clay Tomkins UTN 1.45m High Jump June Lowe IBS 1.10m Clay Tomkins UTN 4.91m (2.5w) Long Jump June Lowe IBS 3.36m (-1.2w) Phillip Carrero BAN 2.90m Pole Vault Clay Tomkins UTN 11.11m (0.0w) Triple Jump Jill Taylor CHE 7.20m (0.0w) Lajos Joni RYD 11.70m Shot Put June Lowe IBS 10.00m Geoff Crumpton MIN 34.27m Discus Jill Taylor CHE 25.55m Lajos Joni RYD 43.72m Hammer June Lowe IBS 38.04m David Kennedy WLG 32.08m Javelin June Lowe IBS 20.37m Lajos Joni RYD 15.66m Weight Throw June Lowe IBS 13.34m Dennis Wylie HIL 38:21 10km Road Race Rosemary Roediger HIL 42:54 Dennis Wylie HIL 33:51 8km / 6km Cross Country Gina Jessop BAN 31:26 Ron Schwebel SSR 20:34 5km Short Course XC Gina Jessop BAN 24:51 Ron Schwebel SSR 1:26:21 Half Marathon Mary Sheehan BAN 1:46:44

M65 W65 John Lamb IBS 8.47 (0.1w) 60m Paula Moorhouse SYP 10.44 (0.8w) John Lamb IBS 13.50 (-1.6w) 100m Paula Moorhouse SYP 17.17 (-3.2w) John Lamb IBS 27.47 (-1.4w) 200m Paula Moorhouse SYP 35.44 (-2.3w) John Lamb IBS 1:02.84 400m Paula Moorhouse SYP 1:17.86 Noel Wright HIL 2:46.67 800m Paula Moorhouse SYP 3:02.27 Witold Krajewski KEJ 20:35.95 5,000m John West NMA 35:44.76 5,000m Walk Judy Brown NMA 44:02.07 John Lamb IBS 18.47 (-0.4w) 100m Hurdles John Lamb IBS 50.74 300m Hurdles John Walton BAN 10:24.61 2,000m Steeplechase John Searle SYP 1.35m High Jump John Searle SYP 4.32m (-1.9w) Long Jump Judy Brown NMA 2.29m (1.5w) John Searle SYP 8.99m (0.0w) Triple Jump Miet Dlugolecki NMA 9.97m Shot Put Judy Brown NMA 5.20m Miet Dlugolecki NMA 35.44m Discus Judy Brown NMA 14.23m Richard Ward BMA 31.08m Hammer Judy Brown NMA 13.04m John West NMA 27.00m Javelin Judy Brown NMA 11.37m Dave Ross WOL 11.90m Weight Throw Judy Brown NMA 5.29m Raminder Singh GIR 937 points Pentathlon Frank Scorzelli SGD 41:28 10km Road Race Anne Boyd SSR 1:01:12 John Walton BAN 36:44 8km / 6km Cross Country Shirley Dalton BAN 38:58 John West NMA 35:24 5km Road Walk Judy Brown NMA 41:57 Frank Scorzelli SGD 21:38 5km Short Course XC Lyn O’Mara BAN 33:47 Frank Scorzelli SGD 1:30:28 Half Marathon John West NMA 1:52.51 15km Road Walk

Masters 70-74 W70 Peter Crombie SYP 8.48 (0.1w) 60m Peter Crombie SYP 13.72 (-1.6w) 100m Peter Crombie SYP 27.96 (-1.5w) 200m

58 Men Club Performance Event Women Club Performance Masters 70-74 continued W70 continued Neville McIntyre GIA 1:10.55 400m Lesley Eller AEA 1:37.69 Donald Mathewson HIL 2:36.74 800m Donald Mathewson HIL 5:15.35 1500m Donald Mathewson HIL 19:38.72 5,000m Dorothy Siepmann BAN 47:27.00 Brendon Hyde SYU 37:25.65 5,000m Walk Graham Ryan RBH 1:02.04 300m Hurdles Brian Rix NMA 11:24.66 2,000m Steeplechase Kenneth Stubbs MIN 1.05m High Jump Graham Ryan RBH 3.30m (-2.8w) Long Jump Graham Ryan RBH 7.09m (0.0w) Triple Jump Peter Crombie SYP 9.78m Shot Put Mary Thomas IBS 7.95m Peter Crombie SYP 24.44m Discus Mary Thomas IBS 21.41m Kenneth Stubbs MIN 21.59m Hammer Mary Thomas IBS 25.93m Peter Crombie SYP 33.45m Javelin Mary Thomas IBS 20.06m Kenneth Stubbs MIN 10.06m Weight Throw Mary Thomas IBS 9.27m Graham Ryan RBH 1576 points Pentathlon Donald Mathewson HIL 40:38 10km Road Race Kerry Bray WOO 59:22 Donald Mathewson HIL 35:00 8km / 6km Cross Country Dorothy Siepmann BAN 47:28 Jim Harrison BAN 25:40 5km Short Course XC Dorothy Siepmann BAN 41:32 Abdon Ulloa BAN 2:06:31 Half Marathon

M75 W75 Nick Bastas UTN 9.70 (0.3w) 60m Kathleen Cook NMA 11.96 (0.8w) Nick Bastas UTN 16.21 (-2.8w) 100m Kathleen Cook NMA 20.44 (-3.2w) Nick Bastas UTN 34.39 (-0.5w) 200m Kathleen Cook NMA 45.80 (-2.3w) David Carroll CAM 1:50.36 400m Jim Seymon UTN 32:53.32 5,000m Walk Noel Donohue NMA 1:43.06 300m Hurdles Noel Donohue NMA 0.90m High Jump Nick Bastas UTN 8.03m (0.0w) Triple Jump Brett Sowerby BMA 9.07m Shot Put Nick Bastas UTN 3.97m (-1.7w) Long Jump Brett Sowerby BMA 31.02m Discus Brett Sowerby BMA 28.62m Hammer Nick Bastas UTN 24.58m Javelin Brett Sowerby BMA 10.15m Weight Throw Jim Seymon UTN 32:22 5km Road Walk Jim Seymon UTN 1:44:27 15km Road Walk

M80 W80+ Richard Hughes UTN 10.60 (0.3w) 60m Richard Hughes UTN 17.15 (-2.8w) 100m Laurel Barrett UTN 29.23 (-3.2w) Richard Hughes UTN 36.36 (-0.5w) 200m Michael Johnson UTN 1:34.44 400m Richard Hughes UTN 3:55.82 800m Brian Sharp MIN 2.11 (nwi) Long Jump Michael Johnson UTN 19.46m Discus Brian Sharp MIN 5.58m Shot put Brian Sharp MIN 14.05m Javelin

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RESULTS OF NSW ATHLETES IN WORLD COMPETITIONS

IAAF World Youth Championships, Cali, Colombia, 15-19 July 2015 Tyler Jones (MIN) 10,000 Walk DNF Annabel McDermott (UTN) 3000m 9th 9.42.86 Cameron McEntyre (SYP) Javelin qual 54.00m Samantha Peace (NOW) Discus qual 48.14m, final 3rd 50.59m Jordan Shelley (CHE) 100m semi 10.83 Louis Stenmark (UTN) 400m heat 47.17, semis 2nd 46.78, final 6th 46.29

WMA World Masters Athletics Championships*, Lyon, , 4-16 August 2015 * Results for Finalists/Top 8 Jacqualine Bezuidenhout (UTN, W45) 100m heat 12th 13.38q -2.6, semis 5th 13.22Q -0.9, final 8th 13.45 -1.9; W45 4x100 DQ; W45 4x400 1st 4:04.93 Angela Carpini (HIL, W50) 5000m 2nd 18:33.45; 10,000m 1st 38:44.34; 8km Cross Country 2nd 30:12.00; Half Marathon 1st 1:24:13.00 (team bronze) Peter Crombie (SYP, M70) 100m heats 2nd 13.54Q -0.2, semis 4th 13.36Q 0.8, final 4th 13.34 -0.4; 200m heats 7th 28.34q -0.8, semis 3rd 27.26Q 1.0, final 2nd 27.24 0.4; 400m heats 2nd 1:05.30Q, semis 2nd 1:04.94Q, final 3rd 1:03.56; M65 4x100 1st 53.05, M65 4x400 1st 4:22.78 Janelle Delaney (SYP, W45) 200m heats 2nd 26.09Q 0.3, semis 1st 25.78Q 0.9, Final 1st 25.78 +0.0; 400m heats 3rd 1:01.43Q, semis 2nd 1:00.42Q, Final 1st 57.37; W45 4x100 DQ; W45 4x400 1st 4:04.93 John Fienieg (SYP, M60) M60 4x100 6th 54.18; M60 4x400 5th 4:36.33 Julie Forster (BMA, W50) 200m heats 8th 28.02q -0.4, semis 4th 27.68Q 1.2, final 3rd 27.78 1.7; 400m heats 4th 1:05.24Q, semis 3rd 1:05.46q, final 3rd 1:03.39; W50 4x100 2nd 56.82 Albert Gay (NMA, M70) Decathlon 3rd 5733 (100 14.95 0.7, LJ 4.57m# +0.0, SP 8.38m, HJ 1.27m, 400 1:19.85, 80mH 19.28 -0.4, DT 22.94m, PV 2.30m, JT 22.99m, 1500 6:58.35); Pole Vault 2nd 2.85m; Robert Hanbury-Brown (RYD, M55) Throws Pentathlon 8th 3237 (HT 36.14m, SP 9.97m, DT 32.79m, JT 39.40m, WT 13.35m) Gregory Hepburn (CBT, M60) M60 4x100 6th 54.18 Darren Hughes (MTP, M50) M50 4x100 5th 48.62 Marie Kay (WOL, W55) Heptathlon 1st 6682 WORLD RECORD (80mH 12.89 2.5, HJ 1.42m#, SP 11.09m#, 200 27.88 3.9, LJ 4.93m# -3.0, JT 32.48m#, 800 2:57.40); 100m heats 2nd 13.82Q -2.5, Semi-final 2nd 13.80Q 0.2, final 2nd 13.59 -2.0; 200m heats 3rd 28.26Q -0.2, semis 3rd 28.69q 0.8, final 2nd 27.30 1.7; 80mH heats 1st 13.35Q -4.6, final 1st 13.03 1.2; Long Jump qual 1st 4.88mq 0.4, final 1st 4.82m +0.0; W55 4x100 6th 1:00.08; W50 4x400 2nd 4:51.28 Lenore Lambert (SYP, W45) Heptathlon 3rd 5089 (80mH 13.15 0.8, HJ 1.46m, SP 8.29m, 200 27.44 2.8, LJ 5.03m# 1.1, JT 18.10m, 800 2:42.52); 80mH heats 6th 12.80q 1.0, final 7th 12.82 1.3; 400mH heats 2nd 1:08.82Q, final 2nd 1:08.20; High Jump 4th 1.48m; Long Jump qual 2nd 5.14mq 3.3, final 3rd 5.16m 0.4; W45 4x100 DQ; W45 4x400 1st 4:04.93 Wayne Marriott (SYP, M60) M60 4x100 6th 54.18; M60 4x400 5th 4:36.33 Donald Mathewson (HIL, M70) 800m heats 2nd 2:42.02Q, final 2nd 2:35.85; 1500m heats 1st 5:22.41Q, final 1st 5:14.40; 8km Cross Country 7th 34:12.00 (team gold); Half Marathon 5th 1:35:05.00 Paula Moorhouse (SYP, W65) 400m heats 3rd 1:17.21q, final 3rd 1:16.09; 800m heats 6th 3:04.37q, final 4th 2:57.36; 1500m 6th 6:15.79; W65 4x100 2nd 1:03.46; W65 4x400 2nd 5:56.70 Jamie Muscat (ILL, M35) Shot Put 6th 13.83m; Discus qual 6th 42.68mq, final 7th 41.67m; Hammer 7th 45.46m; Weight 4th 13.77m; Throws Pentathlon 5th 2921 (HT 40.61m, SP 13.18m, DT 40.25m, JT 34.02m, WT 12.87m)

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Janet Naylon (UTN, W45) W40 4x100 6th 56.29 Noreen Parrish (TBA, W70) 100m heats 7th 17.52q -0.5, final 7th 18.07 -3.4; W70 4x100 1st 1:10.76; W65 4x400 2nd 5:56.70 Stuart Paterson (UTN, M55) M50 4x400 8th 4:20.33 Joan Purcell (NEP, W70) 5000m Race Walk 3rd 37:13.83; 10km Road Walk 3rd 1:13:31.00 (team bronze); 20km Road Walk 3rd 2:31:24.00 Rosemary Roediger (HIL, W60) 1500m heats 5th 6:00.05q, final 7th 5:52.96; 5000m 4th 21:53.92; 10,000m 4th 44:21.07; 8km Cross Country 7th 35:15.00 (team bronze) Brad Sharpe (UTN, M50) 4x400 8th 4:20.33 Lynette Smith (GIR, W40) High Jump 4th 1.48m; Javelin 6th 35.48m Sally Stagles (CHE, W50) 80mH heats 4th 13.11q 0.7, final 3rd 13.02 1.7; 300mH heats 5th 51.81q, final 7th 53.09; 4x100 2nd 56.82 Robyn Suttor (MTP, W55) 100m heats 8th 14.77q -2.5, semis 7th 14.94q nwi, final 7th 14.83 -2.0; 200m heats 9th 30.61q -0.2, semis 7th 30.32q 1.1, final 6th 30.49 1.7; 80mH heats 5th 14.73q -4.6, final DNF 1.2; 300mH heats 3rd 54.15q, final 3rd 52.99 Dean Taylor (SYP, M50) M50 4x100 5th 48.62; M50 4x400 8th 4:20.33 Mary Thomas (IBS, W70) Shot Put 6th 8.42m; Discus 4th 24.11m; Hammer 3rd 29.71m; Javelin 2nd 24.31m; Weight 1st 11.39m; Throws Pentathlon 1st 4407 (HT 28.82m, SP 8.57, DT 22.60m, JT 22.69m#, WT 10.69m#) Vicki Townsend (MIN, W50) W40 4x100 6th 56.29 Gabriele Watts (NEP, W45) Shot Put 3rd 11.22m; Discus qual 4th 33.19mq, final 4th 33.59m; Hammer qual 4th 40.33mq, final 4th 41.09m; Weight 4th 13.26m; Throws Pentathlon 1st 3816 (HT 40.90m#, SP 10.65m, DT 34.68m, JT 26.35m, WT 12.93m) # world record for event within the multi event

IAAF World Championships, , , 22-30 August 2015 Julia Degan (SSR) Marathon 46th 2:49.26 Julie Forster (BMA) Masters exhibition W50 400m 4th 62.86 Ryan Gregson (KEJ) 1500m heat 7th 3.43.54 Madeline Heiner (KEJ) 5000m heat 9th 15.47.97; 3000m steeplechase heat 4th 9.30.79 Nicholas Hough (SYU) 110m Hurdles heat 6th 13.69 Fabrice Lapierre (WES) Long Jump 2nd 8.24m Ella Nelson (SYU) 200m heat 5th 23.33 Victoria Mitchell (AEA) 3000m Steeplechase heat 11th 9.43.73 Gianna Mogentale (IBS) Masters exhibition W50 400m 6th 64.96 James Nipperess (SYU) 3000m Steeplechase 12th 8.56.01 Joshua Ralph (SYU) 800m heat 7th 1.48.90 Anneliese Rubie (SYU) 400m heat 51.69, semi 7th 52.04; 4x400m heat 6th 3.28.61 Dani Samuels (WES) Discus 6th 63.14m Heidi See (HIL) 1500m heat 10th 4.20.65 Beki Smith (PEN) 20km Walk DQ Brandon Starc (PAR) High Jump qual 2.31m, final 12th 2.25m Eloise Wellings (SUT) 5000m 10th 15.09.62

62 Commonwealth Youth Games, Apia, Samoa, 7-9 September 2015 Amy Harding-Delooze (RBH) 800m 1st 2.06.84; 1500m 1st 4.18.02 Lily Harding-Delooze (RBH) 800m 5th 2.11.73 Johnathan Hookey (STG) High Jump 6th 2.02m Kristina Moore (CHE) Shot Put 4th 14.91m; Discus 1st 46.95m Rachel Pace (CHE) 100m 3rd 13.46; 4x100m 2nd 47.36 Mitchell Pepper (STG) Shot Put ND; Discus 5th 53.54m Savannah Peterkin (NAM) Long Jump 4th 5.86m (2.7) Grace Robinson (STG) Shot Put 1st 16.39m Paige Wilson (IND) High Jump 3rd 1.74m

IPC World Championships, , , 22-31 October 2015 Rae Anderson (F37) (MIN) Discus 7th 27.19m; Javelin 6th 26.09m Angela Ballard (T53) (SYU) 200m 1st 29.33; 400m 1st 57.47; 800m heats 1:53.67, final 3rd 1:54.08; 1500m heats 3:42.56, final 10th 3:52.04 Erin Cleaver (T38) (MQH) 100m 6th 13.92; Long Jump 4th 4.45m Taylor Doyle (T38) (GIR) 100m 7th 14.29; Long Jump 5th 4.28m Jodi Elkington (T37) (HIL) 100m heat 14.84; Long Jump 5th 4.29m Kurt Fearnley (T54) (MQH) 1500m heats 3:20.34; 5000m heats 10:55.78, final 4th 10:56.98 Timothy Foster (T20) (CHE) 400m heats 52.68 Isabelle Hampton (F13) (TAM) Javelin 6th 36.04m Nicole Harris (F20) (STG) Shot Put 7th 11.30m Guy Henly (F37) (HIL) Discus 2nd 53.41m Rosemary Little (T34) (HIL) 100 m DNS (T42) (WAG) 100m 1st 12.13; 200m heat 25.27, final 4th 25.43 Carly Salmon (T35) (WAG) 100m heats 17.34 Stephanie Schweitzer (T20) (HIL) 400m heats 62.75 Sarah Walsh (T44) (SUT) 100m heats 15.66; Long Jump 6th 4.76m

IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Cardiff, UK, 26 March 2016 Milly Clark (SYU) 13th 1:10.48 (team 4th 3:32.48) Eloise Wellings (SUT) 12th 1:10.47 (team 4th 3:32.48)

IAAF World Indoor Championships, Portland, USA, 17-20 March 2016 Deborah Drennan (UTN) Masters exhibition W55 800m 5th 2:42.69 Michelle Jenneke (SYU) 60m Hurdles heat 4th 8.10 Marie Kay (WOL) Masters exhibition W55 800m DNS Fabrice Lapierre (WES) Long Jump 2nd 8.25m

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AWARD WINNERS

GPS Parkes Memorial Award for Male Distance Runner Country Club of the Year Matthew Cox (UTN) Armidale Athletics Club

Doris Magee Award for Female Distance Runner Official of the Year Milly Clark (SYU) Barry Pecar (RYD)

Dorothy Dorsett Memorial Award for Male Distance Walker New Official of the Year Jay Felton (UTN) Janine Mladin (ILL)

Doris Clark Award for Female Distance Walker International Coach of the Year Beki Smith (ASW) Michael Dooley (ILL)

Nick Winter Memorial Award for Aspiring Triple Jumper Para-Coach of the Year Maya Leverett (RYD) (ANSW)

Treloar Shield Club/Community Coach of the Year UTS Northern Suburbs Ross Forster (RYD)

Summer Club Premiership Winners Administrator of the Year Junior Men - Trinity Athletics Club Jo Cowan (SSR)

Junior Women - UTS Northern Suburbs Richard Coombes Memorial Award Open Men - UTS Northern Suburbs for Most Outstanding Male Athlete Open Women - Sydney University Fabrice Lapierre (WES) Masters Men – Mingara Athletics Club RH North/ W Wilson Award for Masters Women - UTS Northern Suburbs Most Outstanding Female Athlete Ella Nelson (SYU) Winter Club Trophy Bankstown Sports Athletics Club Most Outstanding Para-Athlete (Senior) (SYU) Winter Premiership Sydney University Most Outstanding Para-Athlete (Junior) Sarah Walsh (SUT) Metropolitan Club of the Year Bankstown Sports Senior Athletics Club George Soper Memorial Award for Best Performance by a NSW Athlete at Australian Championships Ella Nelson (SYU)

64 EVENT GROUP AWARDS

Sprints/Hurdles (Junior) Jumps (Junior) Jessica Thornton (ILL) Angus Armstrong (SYU)

Sprints/Hurdles (Open) Jumps (Open) Ella Nelson (SYU) Fabrice Lapierre (WES)

Sprints/Hurdles (Masters) Jumps (Masters) Peter Crombie (SYP) Albert Gay (NMA)

Middle Distance (Junior) Throws (Junior) Amy Harding Delooze (RBH) Alex Hulley (HIL)

Middle Distance (Open) Throws (Open) Heidi See (HIL) Dani Samuels (WES)

Middle Distance (Masters) Throws (Masters) Donald Mathewson (HIL) Mary Thomas (IBS)

Distance (Junior) Cross Country (Junior) Annabel McDermott (UTN) Jessica Hull (KEJ)

Distance (Open) Cross Country (Open) Eloise Wellings (SUT) Kate Spencer (SYU)

Distance (Masters) Cross Country (Masters) Rosemary Roediger (HIL) Angela Carpini (HIL)

Walks (Junior) Multi Events (Junior) Tyler Jones (MIN) Alysha Burnett (CHE)

Walks (Open) Multi Events (Open) Beki Smith (ASW) Jake Stein (ASW)

Walks (Masters) Multi Events (Masters) Jim Seymon (UTN) Ron Simcock (WOL)

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LIFE MEMBERS

William B Alexander (Bill) * Alma Kelly * Mervyn Davies * WDC Jones * D Keith Donald * Ron White Stan R Rowley * Douglas Fryer (Doug) * Richard Batterley Richard C Coombes * W Berge Phillips OBE (Bill) Ross Forster Jack Dunn * Ronald E Newton (Ron) Peter Good Nigel C Barker * Nola Eager Frederick O’Connor (Fred) Edward S Markes CBE (Eddy) * Brian R Dibben Tony Vecellio Lady Halse Rogers * Jean Norman * David Archbold Mary Chambers MBE * Mollie Chapman Carol Hall George PS Parke * Raymond C Land (Ray) John Patchett Patrick D Walsh (Pat) * Frederick G Eggleton (Fred) * Desmond Pollock (Des) Doris I Magee AM MBE * June Ralph Max Wilkinson * H George Carruthers MBE * Mabel Lawrence * Trevor Height Arthur J Hodsdon MBE * Peter W Lucas * Heather Mitchell Doris Clark * Ronald J Crawford OAM (Ron) VJ Plummer (John) Frank E Andrews * Murray Wilson * Bev Jaye Richard C Corish BEM (Dick) * Jill Huxley Ian Graves Nellie Gould OAM BEM (Nell) * Helen Searle OAM Allan Kay John F Holland (Jack) * Kenneth F Morris (Ken) Steel B Beveridge J Frank O’Rourke * Barbara Horwood * Kim Owens Zora Fibbins OAM * Leonard Horwood (Len) * John Morris George Hunt * Cecil D Hensley OAM (Chic) * Phil O’Hara William H Ahearn (Bill) * Donald T Allen (Don) Peter Reynolds Alleyn A Gainsford OAM * John WE Pross OAM (Jack) * Paul Stenhouse George C Marshall * Donald L Brodie OAM (Don) Raymond PB White (Ray) * Betty R Moore Deborah Fox James S Howlin (Jim) * Trevor A Huxley * Graham Kent George Soper * Eric S Arnold OAM * John Atterton Sidney E Tapner (Sid) * Valmai Loomes Neil Hinton Gladys Gosling * John F Treloar AM * Peter Crombie Sir Charles Moses CBE * Francis Overton (Frank) Susan Sundstrom John H Hanman (Jack) * Ian RP White Ian Kearnes Arthur B O’Connor * Stanley Sherringham OAM (Stan) * Michael O’Mara Harold L Ralph OAM * Geoffrey A Martin OAM (Geoff) Hans Tiller Edna Godfrey * Lesley Carter (Les) Robin Blackadder (Rob) Clive Kelly * Jan Gibb OAM Laurie Keaton William JC Dunn (Bill) Rodney J Gibb OAM (Rod) Ron Keys OAM Florence E Wrighter OAM BEM (Flo) * Edward Simmons (Ted) Ron Richter OAM Nea Edwards * Jan Knox David Tarbotton Jean Harmey Vilis Gravitis Graham Dwight Raymond C Frith OAM (Ray) * Rosemary Owens OAM Peter Herd Robert P Heathwood * (Bob) Stephen Hampstead (Steve) Lyn Jacenko Gladys Armstrong * Robert Ryan (Bob) Janet Naylon Edward F Magee (Ed) * Max Debnam Stuart Paterson Grace Sheldon Janelle Eldridge OAM Margaret Beardslee OAM Ruth Frith OAM * Penny Gillies Anthony Okulicz Marjorie Fitzgibbons * Ron Gibble Clive D Lee AM Lorraine Haddrick * Denotes Deceased Raymond M Durie OAM (Ray) * Dennis Jollife Mervyn R Lee Archer OAM (Merv) Alan Mills Raymond McDonald (Ray) * Roslyn Mitchell John P Metcalfe (Jack) * Albert Thomas OAM (Albie) *

66 SERVICE MERIT AWARD

Elvina Brodie Joan Phillpott * Shirley Lamy DH Edmonds (Bert) * James F Heslop (Jim) David Lamy Frederick G Eggelton (Fred) * Lawrence A Hutton (Laurie) * Ronald Maher Raymond Clan (Ray) Kenneth F Morris (Ken) Marlene Matthews/O’Shea AM Mervyn R Lee Archer OAM (Merv) Jeanne Norman * Kay Williams John S McDougall Roy J Patmore * Doris Gallagher John C Degnan (Jack) Albert Thomas OAM (Albie) * Jean Loomes * Raymond M Durie OAM (Ray) * SM Tolbert (Jim) * Valmai Loomes John Smith Shirley Gehrig Marie Kennett Alan Pinch * Doris I Magee AM MBE * Frank Kennett Raymond McDonald (Ray) * Doris Clark * Evelyn Raynor Timothy H West (Tim) Nellie Gould OAM BEM (Nell) * Aileen V Pinch (Vera) Edward J Edwards (Ted) * Zora Fibbins OAM * Shirley Mills Dr Eugene Magassy * Florence E Wrighter OAM BEM (Flo) * Bett Durie Francis Crabtree (Frank) * Edward F Magee (Eddie) * Dawn Schofield John WE Pross OAM (Jack) * Jean Harmey Sidney E Tapner (Sid) * William J Fitzgibbons (Bill) * Grace Sheldon Lucy Jeans A Charles Neasbey (Charlie) Edna Godfrey * Mavis Young * Jim Hutchins Gerida Bergmann Lloyd Deverell S Harold Suhan (Harry) Marion Cuthbert * Margaret Thelander Dorothy Prince BEM * Gladys Armstrong * Ross Poulton Molly Chapman Mona Crichton * Daphne Staples Cecil D Hensley OAM (Chic) * Nell Davey Basil H Dickinson Joan Cross Marjorie Fitzgibbons * Trevor A Huxley * June Ralph Jean Hill * Peter Wilson Arthur S Graves Mary Dyson * Robert J Ryan (Bob) Ronald E Newton (Ron) Nea Edwards * Jill Huxley Ron Tye Nancy Eade Peter W Lucas * Dennis P Wilson AM Flo Everson Lorraine Dunk Cecil J Lonard (Cec) * Nola Eager Dawn Smith Geoffrey A Martin OAM (Geoff) Ruth Frith OAM * Jim Stewart Stanley Sherringham OAM (Stan) * Helen Searle OAM Francis Overton (Frank) John F Treloar AM * Rodney J Gibb OAM (Rod) Olga Marshall * Alan R Slapp Ronald Campbell (Ron) Jack R Mackie Douglas Fryer (Doug) * Dorothy Mills (Dot) OAM * Phil Donelan George E Loomes * Lilian Palmer John C Waller Brian R Dibben John MacMicking (Jack) Jennifer Jaye * Dr John W Perrot * M Clewett Beverley Jaye (Bev) Robert W Wilkes (Rob) Elaine Hutchison M Lorraine Haddrick Darryl P Cross V Parker * Marie Tillett Noel S Chuck Allan J Filby * Eric S Arnold OAM * Anthony J Warrener OAM (Tony) May Dunstan Eric F Wilson Dennis Joliffe Bruce Johnston Ellen McGrath VJ Plummer (John) Marie Slapp James McGrath (Jim) Murray Wilson * Joan Kerr Barbara Horwood * Donald T Allen (Don) Dorothy Ford Leonard Horwood (Len) * Steel B Beveridge Ruby Griffiths Betty Miles * Ronald J Crawford OAM (Ron) May Hackett Robert Dunk (Bob) James Evans (Jim) * Hilary Hardy * Miss Gracie McDarra A Ferguson Mavis Harris Betty R Moore Ronald Gribble (Ron) Alma Kelly * Jennifer Darvall Yvonne Neasbey * Mabel Lawrnce * Alex Hutt *

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SERVICE MERIT AWARD

Vilis Gravitis Janelle Eldridge OAM Dan Suchy Edward Simmons (Ted) Peter Hampshire Ronald Bendall Anthony Vecellio OAM (Tony) Laurie Moore * Hans Tiller Charles H New * Peter Moore Margaret Beardslee OAM Kevin Dorsett Peter Reynolds Sue Stephens Jan Knox Russell Scott Merv Kemp Rosemary Owens OAM Alan Urane Gavin Behan Mary Thomas Marilyn Urane Michael Dooley Judy Vecellio Carol Hall Robert Beardslee Barry Williams Glen Thacker Brian Hamilton Heather Williams Alan Nolan Vivian Manwaring Denis S Gray * Desmond Pollock Laurie Keaton Peter McWilliams * Alan Staples Stephen Whelan Roslyn Mitchell (Ros) Janet Naylon Terry Manns IMD Prior (Bonnie) Stuart Paterson Susan Whatley Peter Douglas Sue Sundstrom Bob Mitchell Ross Douglas Robin Blackadder (Rob) Alexandra Pearce James McGrath (Jim) Ronald Hall (Ron) Karen Watson Bruce Brown Janet Nixon Janet Munro Barbara Day Paul Stenhouse Caroline Yarnell Ross Forster Anne Saville Greg Ashe Fred O’Connor Neil Hinton David Archbold Tony Okulicz Mervyn Davies * Ron Richter OAM * Denotes Deceased

68 CONDOLENCES

Athletics NSW extends its sincere sympathy to the families of the following members who have passed away. *

Mike Agostini

Jim Biesty

Phil Bowden

Laurie Hutton

Stephen Newton

Keith Ollerenshaw

Ian Pettigrew

Harry Scouller

Mavis Young

* As known at the time of going to print ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Board acknowledges the efforts and commitment made by all officials, coaches, volunteers, administrators, management and staff, for the benefit of the sport and in particular, the athletes, throughout New South Wales.