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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 ...... 25 Independent Audit Report ...... 26 Disclaimer ...... 28 Detailed Profit and Loss Statement ...... 29 Membership and Club Administration ...... 31 Membership Statistics ...... 32 Competition ...... 36 Records ...... 39 Officials ...... 40 Development ...... 41 Hunter Region ...... 42 Greater Western Sydney Region ...... 44 Target Talent Program ...... 45 Marketing ...... 47 NSW Champions ...... 50 NSW Roll of Honour ...... 59 Athletics NSW Awards ...... 61 Life Members ...... 63 Merit Awards ...... 64 Condolences ...... 65

ATHLETICS NSW LIMITED ABN 11 330 775 869 FOUNDED 20 APRIL 1887, INCORPORATED 15 JANUARY 1996

Postal Address: PO Box 595, Sydney Markets, NSW 2129 Street Address: Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre, This report covers the period 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014 Edwin Flack Drive, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW 2127 unless specified otherwise Edited by Janet Naylon Proofreading by Betty Moore Telephone: (02) 9746 1122 Designed and printed by KDR Design and Print Facsimile: (02) 9746 1168 Photographs by David Tarbotton, Andrew Atkinson-Howatt, Email: [email protected] Stuart Paterson, Julie Steele and Janet Naylon Website: www.nswathletics.org.au Athletics Annual Report 2014_Layout 1 8/07/2014 2:49 pm Page 3

COMPANY INFORMATION

Board of Directors Staff Sean Scanlon (Chairman) Managing Director and Marguerite Gregan Chief Executive Officer: Greg Meagher Peter Higgins Neil Hinton Financial Controller: Graeme Reid Betty Moore (Retired July 2013) Accounts Payable: Rachael Woo Michael O’Mara Stuart Paterson Competition Manager: Brent Hayward Jörg Probst (Retired July 2013) Operations Manager: Hanri Delanty Andrew Watson (Elected July 2013) Matthew Whitbread (Elected July 2013) Development Manager: Matt Rowan Brian White Development Officer: Lisa Corrigan Advisory Panels Membership and Competition Advisory Panel Administration Manager: Rachel Mullane Paul Carr (MIN) (Resigned 27 September 2013) Ben Cross (SYU) James Matthews Ian Lister (ILL) (Appointed 30 September 2013) Matt Lynch (MIN) Andrew Watson (BAL) Marketing Manager: Clare Dale Garry Womsley (HIL, NMA) (Resigned 24 May 2013) Brent Hayward (ANSW Competition Manager) Linda Smith Hanri Delanty (ANSW Operations Manager) (Appointed 4 June 2013)

Officials Advisory Panel Digital Marketing and Rob Blackadder (IND) Media Coordinator: Kathy Topham Mary Fien (UTN) (Resigned 21 August 2013) Neil Hinton (WYO) Matt Lynch Geoffrey Martin OAM (SYU) (Appointed 7 October 2013) Janet Munro (WOL) John Morris (NOW) Hunter Region Athletics Coordinator: Scott Westcott Kim Owens (RBH) Greater Western Sydney Barry Pecar (IND) Development Officer: Nick Bromley Peter Reynolds (HIL) (Chairperson) (Resigned 30 August 2013) Ron Richter OAM (CBT) Hanri Delanty (ANSW Operations Manager) Youcef Abdi (Appointed 25 November 2013) Awards Committee IT Consultant: Ashley McMahon Phil Brennan (SYU) Richard Batterley (MIN) Ian Lister (ILL) Betty Moore (RYD) Office Volunteers David Tarbotton (UTN) Registrations: Vilis Gravitis (SGD) Archives: Ron Richter OAM (CBT) Special Awards Committee John Atterton (UTN) Honorary Positions Janelle Eldridge OAM Constitution Officer: Michael O’Mara (BAN) Rod Gibb OAM (NOW) Solicitor: Geoffrey Adelstein Jean Harmey

Auditor DFK Laurence Varney

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DIRECTORS’ PROFILES

CHAIRMAN: BETTY MOORE – RYDE ATHLETICS CENTRE SEAN SCANLON – WALLSEND ATHLETIC CLUB • Athletics NSW – Director 1990 to 2013 • Athletics NSW – Director since 2010; Chairman since 2011; Finance • Master Science, Graduate Diploma Christian Studies, MRACI, and Audit Committee CChemistry • Bachelor of Commerce, Diploma of Law, Graduate Diploma Legal • Former Manager of Consulting Analytical Laboratory, Project Practice, CA, MAICD Officer in Intellectual Property Management • Vice Chancellor Administration for the Diocese of Maitland- • Former executive member Girls’ Brigade NSW and NSW Duke of Newcastle Edinburgh’s Award Committee • Formerly a member on the strategic planning team for Barclays • World record holder 80m hurdles – 10.5 sec. Held Great Britain and Bank in London, Global Business Manager for UBS Finance in European hurdles and relay records London and CEO Office Business Manager for Russia and the CIS • Commonwealth Games 1962 – silver medallist in 80m hurdles and • Competed in athletics around the world in track, marathon and 4x110 yards relay road running events • Olympic Games 2000 – Technical Official • Level 2 Jumps Coach • Paralympic Games 2000 – NPA to Great Britain Chef de Mission • Administrator and Treasurer of Wallsend Athletic Club • AA Technical Official, Level 4 Coach • Patron Ryde Athletics Club, Vice President Sydney University BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Athletics Club MARGUERITE GREGAN – SYDNEY UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS CLUB • Athletics NSW and Athletics Australia Life Member and Merit • Athletics NSW – Director since 2011; Chair Risk Committee Award • Bachelor of Commerce • Banker in Dublin, London and Sydney (retired) MICHAEL O’MARA – BANKSTOWN SPORTS ATHLETICS CLUB • Professional experience in the areas of Operations, Risk • Athletics NSW - Director since 2003; Chair Finance and Audit Management, Lending, Lending Recovery and Offshoring Committee; Constitution Review Committee, By-Law Review • Involvement or participation in athletics for over 35 years - Committee; Honorary Constitution Officer; former Chairman represented Ireland as a sprinter in junior competition and now Competition Advisory Panel participates in 10km and half marathon events • Bachelor of Business (Accounting), CPA, ACIS • Olympic Games 2000 - Pioneer Volunteer and Athletics Training • Consulting Finance Manager, formerly Finance Manager, RailCorp and Warm-Up Venue Volunteer • Regularly competes in distance events • World Junior Championships 1996 - Manager, Team Liaison • Olympic Games 2000 – Press Operations Team (Athletics) Officers • Paralympic Games 2000 – Technical Information Centre (Athletics) • AA Technical Official • World Junior Championships 1996 – Ticketing Manager PETER HIGGINS – UTS NORTHERN SUBURBS ATHLETICS CLUB • AA Technical Official • Athletics NSW – Director since 2012; former member Officials • Life Member Bankstown Sports Senior Athletics Club and Western Advisory Panel District Joggers & Harriers • Bachelor of Veterinary Science, MBA, FAIM, FAICD, FAMI, JP • Athletics NSW Life Member • Director of Expert Results Pty Ltd and Australia Media Centre Pty Ltd • Former Chair Sydney Corporate Cup • Held senior management and marketing roles with Nestlé, Mars, • Vice President Australian Commonwealth Games Association NSW Commonwealth Bank, Encyclopaedia Britannica and NSW Division Government; currently lecturing at University of Sydney STUART PATERSON – UTS NORTHERN SUBURBS ATHLETIC CLUB • Previous Director of Australian Red Cross, Guide Dog Association, • Athletics NSW – Director since 2008; Risk Committee; former Sydney Media Centre (Olympics), TSE Foundation, Eyes of the Chairman Competition Advisory Panel World, Animal Welfare League • Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), CPA, FFinsia • AA Technical Official; Member AA Facilities and Equipment Committee • Previously worked in funds management at MIR Investment • Vice President, UTS Northern Suburbs Athletic Club Management, Perpetual Investments, Westpac Financial Services and Rothschild Asset Management NEIL HINTON – WYONG ATHLETICS CENTRE INC • NSW representative in cross country, road and track; NSW • Athletics NSW – Director since 2008; Risk Committee; Officials Mountain Running Champion in 2006; member of first NSW team Advisory Panel to win a National Club Championship; medallist in middle distance • Graduate Diploma of Teaching, Diploma of Teaching and cross country at masters State, National and World • Teacher at Brisbane Waters Secondary College Championships, and holds Australian Open Indoor 4x200m record • Commonwealth Games 2006 – Technical Official • Olympic Games 2000 – Technical Information Centre (Athletics) • Olympic Games 2000 – Athletics Training and Warm-Up Venue • AA Technical Official and 10 year service pin; Level 2 Club Coach Volunteer • Life Member UTS Northern Suburbs Athletic Club • Level 3 Coach – Sprints, Hurdles and Throws; Level 1 and 2 coach • Athletics NSW Merit Award education presenter • AA Technical Official • Life Member Wyong Athletics Centre (currently Treasurer) • Athletics NSW Life Member and Merit Award

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JÖRG PROBST – HILLS DISTRICT ATHLETICS CLUB BRIAN WHITE – SYDNEY UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS CLUB • Athletics NSW - Director 2011 to 2013; Constitution Review • Athletics NSW – Director since 2012: By-Law Review Committee; Committee; By-Law Review Committee; former member Finance and Audit Committee Competition Advisory Panel • Bachelor of Science, Graduate Diploma Chemical Engineering • Bachelor of Arts, Diploma in Law • Councillor, Sydney University Sports Foundation • Former lawyer • Former Director of ANCO Australasia; Former General Manager, • Knowledge Consultant – King & Wood Mallesons BPAY; Former General Manager Transaction Services, • Active competitor 1982-present Commonwealth Bank • Level 4 Coach – Throws • NSW U20 400m hurdle champion 1983, NSW junior and senior • Member Track and Field Coaches Association representative 1982-1986 (400m hurdles, 110m hurdles, 4x400m relay) • Editor and author for “Modern Athlete & Coach” • Olympic Games 2000 – Athletics Training Facilities Volunteer • Former Secretary, Treasurer, Captain and President of Sydney ANDREW WATSON – BALMAIN ATHLETICS CLUB University Athletics Club • Athletics NSW – Director since 2013; Remuneration and • Certified member Ku-ring-gai and District Football Referees Nomination Committee; Member of Competition Advisory Panel Association, former central defender Kissing Point Football Club, • Bachelor of Commerce; Chartered Accountant Part-time ski instructor at Thredbo Snowsports School • Currently leads Group Business Effectiveness at Westfield; formerly Head of Business Process (Asia Pacific) for Hewlett Packard DIRECTOR: MATTHEW WHITBREAD – BANKSTOWN SPORTS Financial Services ATHLETIC CLUB • Background in commercial finance, IT and operations strategy; • Athletics NSW – Director since 2013; former member Winter experience leading operational transformations and strategy Harriers Committee; Chairman, Sub-Committee for Winter Rules development, organisational change, business effectiveness 2011-12 improvements and commercial finance strategies • Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts in Communications (Social • Current masters competitor and former decathlon competitor Inquiry), 2008-present; International Exchange Semester, Oxford • Level 2 Club Coach and Age Manager for Balmain Little Athletics Brookes University, Spring 2012 • Paralegal, Crown Solicitor’s Office, Criminal Practice Group, June 2013-present; former Tipstaff to His Honour Judge WP Kearns SC, NSW District Court, NSW Dust Diseases Tribunal • Bankstown Sports Senior Athletic Club Committee – currently Website and Social Media Manager, previously Executive Vice- President, Minute Secretary • NSW Half Marathon Championships Organising Committee 2009-2013 • Bankstown Cancer Council Relay for Life Team Manager 2006-2010

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CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

This past year has been a strong one for Championship qualifying performances, not to mention the records Athletics NSW (ANSW). Our registrations produced by our Para-Athletes. The conditions were sometimes continue to grow with more than 6,500 difficult, however it was good preparation for athletes travelling to the athletes enjoying our sport on the track, Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and the IAAF World Junior in the field or on the road. We have Championships in Oregon, USA later this year. hosted several very successful national Once again our showpiece events, the Sydney Track Classic (STC) and events, culminating in the 2014 Sydney Hunter Track Classic (HTC) were outstanding. Both events attracted Track Classic and the 2014 Australian very good crowds. The HTC truly captured and involved the crowd. Junior National Athletics Championships There was also excellent support provided by local businesses. A huge held in March at the Sydney Olympic thank you to the ‘Friends of The Hunter Track Classic’ who between Park Athletic Centre (SOPAC). them, secured most of the event partners, with several also personally It is pleasing to report that for the 2013- sponsoring the event. 2014 year, Athletics NSW delivered a packed winter and summer The 2014 STC proved to be a great success with an excellent crowd, season of events, as well as again reporting a profit. Our key events for top-notch international stars and sensational performances by our the year were well attended, attracted good support from sponsors local athletes. Well done to everyone involved – officials, athletes, and very importantly, had fine weather. spectators and organisers. We also acknowledge the support provided The finances of Athletics NSW remain stable and a good cash position by our sponsors, in particular, the Sydney Olympic Park Authority and has been maintained to ensure the long-term viability of our Destination NSW. operations. The current office accommodation is bursting at the seams Our NSW athletes registered some outstanding performances at the and we have been working with Sydney Olympic Park Authority (SOPA) 2014 Australian Athletics Championships in Melbourne. Twenty-nine to identify how the space available to our organisation could be NSW athletes have now been selected to represent Australia at the increased. This will be an ongoing physical constraint, which the ANSW Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Congratulations to all of those Board and management will work to manage. athletes. No doubt you will do us proud. At last year’s Annual General Meeting new by-laws were adopted and At the beginning of the 2014 Summer Season, ANSW decided to name the constitution amended which has modernised the governance of our summer competition after the late (and great) John Treloar AM. ANSW. I thank Brian White, Jörg Probst, Michael O’Mara and our John remains the only Australian male athlete to have reached an previous Chair, Gordon Windeyer for their tireless efforts in this very Olympic 100 metre final. At the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, John important area. The ANSW Board has also developed a new strategic ran in the closest race in Olympic history and missed gold by a mere plan that is aligned with that of Athletics Australia. You will find the tenth of a second. This final is widely regarded the greatest ever Olympic details on the ANSW website. The key areas of focus are: Men’s 100 metre final. John was also a dedicated administrator of the • Participation sport over many years. It was wonderful to share the opening round of • High Performance the inaugural Treloar Shield in October with John’s family at SOPAC. • Competition • Commercial As you know, the proposed merger between Athletics Australia and Little Athletics Australia did not progress. Nonetheless, at a NSW level The strategic plan is very focussed and will guide the organisation over we continue to work closely with our counterparts in Little Athletics. the next three years as we implement plans for growing the sport, We hope this will lead to improvements in the events that we provide ensure our athletes achieve at the highest level, provide vibrant and ensure that young athletes are introduced to the sport in a positive competitions, and develop financial sustainability, so that we can do way and continue to participate over the years. more for our member clubs and registered athletes, officials and coaches. To further these objectives the ANSW Board has formed a joint working party with Little Athletics NSW to continue the collaboration between The past year saw ANSW build on the success of growing membership the two arms of the sport. It is imperative that we work together to with continued focus on delivering attractive participation events, as achieve our mutual aims for the sport of athletics, especially around well as school level participation events such as the Buffalo Sports 2013 sharing resources, officials, standardisation and attracting funding. NSW All Schools Track and Field Championships. The community athlete category continues to grow as more people find this aligns well The popularity and success of Little Athletics continues to be the with their involvement in the sport. An identified challenge is to benchmark for all junior sports. It provides a fantastic start in our sport engage more with this important group. as ultimately junior athletics feeds into senior competitions and the future of our elite programs. Working cooperatively is good for both The 2014 NSW Open, U23 and AWD Championships were outstanding. levels of the sport of athletics. There were many Commonwealth Games and World Junior

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We are very fortunate that in NSW up to 40% of athletes across both In order to improve the governance and performance of the ANSW groups are members of clubs or centres that are affiliated with both Board, most of the directors have now attended the Foundations of state bodies. In the key teenage groups this figure rises to almost 60%. Directorship Course conducted by the Australian Institute of Company Both state bodies share resources such as development officers, Directors and supported by NSW Sport and Recreation. The ANSW Board officials and coaches. In most country areas Little Athletics and senior also has risk, finance and audit, and remuneration and nomination sub- clubs are one and the same. committees working to support the various compliance issues.

ANSW has a clear strategic direction that parallels the national The ANSW Board continues to maintain a vision to grow the sport of direction. Our direction reflects the realities of our sport, its challenges athletics. This means greater participation and more registrations. We and aims. Over the coming years we will endeavour to deliver on those face a challenging funding environment, where it has become objectives so that our member clubs and their athletes achieve success increasingly difficult to secure funds from government and sponsors in in all areas of athletics. what is a very competitive and tight market. Critical to attracting sponsorship remains increased participation. ANSW will continue to strive to offer strong and vibrant competitions, broaden the participation in athletics through innovative events, To all member clubs, registered athletes and officials, I ask that support all athletes to reach their potential, provide leadership to throughout your athletic endeavours, you try and encourage more clubs, coaches and officials. people to become involved in athletics. Consider ways in which you can grow our sport and ensure athletes are welcomed and encouraged Despite reduced funding from national organisations, the ANSW Board to return each year. has continued striving to achieve the objectives and deliver core activities contained in the strategic plan. One way in which ANSW Finally, I must express my gratitude to Greg Meagher and his team, the intends to increase revenue is through the development of recreational other board members and most importantly the many volunteers and running activities across the state. officials who make our sport so enjoyable and successful. Keep doing what you are doing. In addition, our commitment is to expand the presence of development officers where we can, grow participation and keep the finances in good Sean Scanlon shape. As I have flagged in the past, we continue to look at opportunities Chairman to invest in athletics in NSW. Importantly, we have been working with government at local and state level to protect athletic facilities.

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INTRODUCTION final at the 27th World University Games in Russia last July. Matt now 2013-2014 has been an excellent year has his sights set on qualifying for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth for Athletics NSW with a number of Games. Matt is also a volunteer coach and supervisor with the Central exciting initiatives implemented and Coast Academy of Sport and the Hunter Academy of Sport. Since membership continuing to grow. The commencing with ANSW in October 2013, Matt has significantly focus has been on growing the increased engagement with members and the athletics community by membership base and offering a range generating interesting and timely content across social media of new events and programs, which platforms. provide tangible benefits to members In November 2013, Youcef Abdi, three-time Commonwealth Games and the organisation in terms of representative (Manchester 2002 1500m Bronze Medal, Melbourne revenue and increased brand 2006 and Delhi 2010) and dual Olympian in steeplechase (Beijing 2008, awareness. London 2012), commenced as ANSW’s Greater Western Sydney Resources were invested in developing and implementing the 2013- Development Officer. In this jointly funded role with Little Athletics 2016 ANSW Strategic Plan. Four pillars - Participation, High NSW, Youcef’s primary focus is growing dual registration while also Performance, Competition and Commercial, form the basis of the expanding the current clinic program, enhancing participation and Strategic Plan, which is currently being rolled out across the facilitating the transition of athletes from a Little Athletics Centre to an organisation. associated ANSW senior club.

ANSW hosted a number of major competitions during 2013 and it is MEMBERSHIP pleasing to note that competitor and spectator numbers grew It is pleasing to report that ANSW membership continues to grow. significantly for all these events. New events and programs such as the Membership numbers have increased 11 per cent this year, with the ANSW Super Clinics and regional fun runs in Armidale and Parkes were number of members now exceeding 6,500. Membership growth is on also offered and were very well supported. track to achieve a forecasted 8,000 by the start of the 2014 summer season. The Community Athlete category continues to be a driver of At a development level, the performance of the NSW Team at the membership growth, with numbers increasing from 1,100 to over 2013 Australian All Schools Championships held in Townsville in 2,400 in the last 12 months. While our retention rates are overall very December was a highlight. NSW won both the points and medal tally, positive, junior age groups continue to experience the highest with five athletes recording World Junior qualifying performances and turnover and we are looking at ways to address this situation. three athletes setting national records. INITIATIVES A number of Australia’s elite and upcoming athletes, including many • ANSW 2013-2016 Strategic Plan NSW athletes, achieved Commonwealth Games A and B and World ANSW’s purpose is to foster the appreciation, enjoyment Junior Championship qualifying performances at ANSW hosted events. and development of athletics in NSW. With this stated purpose in mind, STAFFING the ANSW 2013-2016 Strategic Plan has been developed and will Athletics NSW welcomed a number of new team members. provide the framework for ANSW operations for the coming years. The Strategic Plan is available on the ANSW website. Linda Smith joined Athletics NSW as Marketing Manager (part-time) in May 2013. Linda has an extensive background in sport, both as a • Treloar Shield competitor and sports marketer. Linda competed for Sydney University In July, ANSW launched the Treloar Shield and a new look Club Athletics Club for several years and professionally, has worked in Premiership. The traditional pre-Christmas competition, previously management roles both client and agency side on four Olympic and known as the King’s Club Premiership, was replaced with the Treloar Paralympic Games (Sydney 2000 to London 2012), as well as with a Shield. It was held over eight weeks and started on 19 October 2013. number of national sporting organisations. The opening round was held at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre and was attended by John Treloar’s son, John Treloar (Jnr). The athletics In September 2013, James Matthews became ANSW’s Membership community has positively embraced the revamped competition with and Administration Manager. An accomplished athlete, James an increase in participation of 25% when compared with the 2012 Club represented NSW at national championships and Australia at an Premiership. Olympic Youth Festival and Pacific School Games. James is also a Level 1 coach and has been a volunteer for ANSW. The second club competition for the year was the Summer Premiership. This was conducted over four rounds of competition and ANSW’s new Digital Marketing Coordinator (part-time) - Matt Lynch, included the NSW State Relay Champs, NSW Multi Events first expressed an interest in athletics at the age of five and his passion Championships, a revamped two day NSW Club Championships, and for the sport continues both on and off the track. An outstanding 400m the NSW Track and Field Championships. runner, Matt narrowly missed out on medalling in the 4x400M relay

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• Joint Working Party – Athletics NSW and Little Athletics NSW In December 2013, it was announced that the proposed merger between Athletics Australia and Little Athletics Australia would not be going ahead.

At a state level the relationship between ANSW and Little Athletics NSW (LANSW) has been and continues to be a strong one. Both organisations are committed to further strengthening the relationship and identifying opportunities to work more closely at a state and club/centre level.

To this end, a Joint Working Party (JWP) comprising representatives of the ANSW and LANSW Boards has been established with a view to furthering the collaboration between the two arms of our sport, especially around sharing resources, officials, standardisation and attracting funding.

• Be Coached by Champions Super Clinics A highly successful initiative has been the “Be Coached by Champions” Super Clinics. Over 200 athletes aged between 12 and 18 years of age have participated in clinics held by ANSW during school holidays. Clinics held have included throws, jumps, short and long sprints and middle distance. World Champions and Olympians such as Dani Samuels, Lisa Corrigan, Youcef Abdi and Nick Hough have provided coaching and athlete journey insights to enthusiastic participants.

• Friends of the Hunter In order to build awareness of the 2014 Hunter Track Classic and engage the local Hunter business community, a “Friends of the Hunter” group of local business people was established after the 2013 event. Meeting monthly, these passionate and well-connected individuals successfully secured a number of sponsors for the 2014 Hunter Track Classic, which also enabled prize money to be offered to winners of sponsored events.

On behalf of ANSW and the Hunter Track Classic Organising Committee a special thank you to our “Friends of the Hunter” – Terry O’Carroll, Jason Maxwell, David Rundle, Peter Herd, Dave Robertson and Sean Scanlon for all your efforts, which directly contributed to making the 2014 Hunter Track Classic the best Hunter Track Classic to date.

• VIP Function at Sydney Track Classic ANSW hosted an inaugural VIP function for Club Presidents at the 2014 Sydney Track Classic. Invitations were sent from the Chairman and CEO on behalf on the Board, to Presidents and a guest in appreciation of the support and contribution their club continues to make to the growth of athletics in NSW. Over 70 people from clubs around NSW attended the function and enjoyed the hospitality provided and excellent performances on the track and in the field.

• Expansion of the Regional Fun Run Program ANSW is committed to hosting fun runs in regional NSW in conjunction with local councils and athletic clubs. 2013 saw more than 450 runners compete in the highly successful inaugural Roberts and Morrow Armidale Fun Run, which was run on the streets of Armidale on 3 November. Key event partners were the Armidale Athletics Club and the Armidale Dumaresq Council, who were thrilled with the event and support shown by local runners and the wider community.

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On May 19, 325 athletes took part in the first Parkes Rotary Fun Run. During the year we welcomed Buffalo Sports as a new partner and they Feedback from the Parkes Rotary Club was very positive and we are became the naming rights partner of the NSW All Schools confident that the event will become even more popular in future years. Championships.

Planning is underway to host further fun runs in regional areas of NSW, THANK YOU with a fun run planned for Casino in September 2014. To our ANSW partners whose support is greatly appreciated, special mention goes to - COMPETITION • Athletics Australia, ANSW successfully hosted a number of major championships and also • Little Athletics NSW, partnered with Athletics Australia to deliver the Australian Junior • King’s Sports Store, Athletics Championships, Hunter and Sydney Track Classics. • Sydney Olympic Park Authority, • 2013 Buffalo Sports NSW All Schools Championships • Destination NSW, With some 1,400 athletes competing, these championships were the • NSW Government Office of Communities (Sport and Recreation), biggest schools athletics meet held in the country. • Accor Hotels (Novotel Sydney Olympic Park), • Greater Building Society, • 2014 NSW Junior Athletics Championships • Buffalo Sports, Following on from previous years, ANSW again saw steady growth in • Australian National Preventive Health Agency – Be The Influence, participation at the NSW Junior Athletics Championships (NSWJAC), • NBN, with more than 1,000 athletes competing. Such growth is attributed to • NSW Institute of Sport, improved and appropriately targeted marketing and communications, • H-Events, and greater awareness of the pathways to the Australian Junior Athletics • Photos in a Flash. Championships (AJAC), the staging of the AJAC in Sydney, better alignment with LANSW and ANSW calendars in relation to regional On behalf of the Board of Directors and the ANSW Management Team, championships and steady growth in dual registrations with I would like to formally recognise and extend a very sincere thank you approximately 50% of competitors in the NSWJAC now dual athletes. to all Technical Officials for their expertise, time and dedication which enables competitions to run efficiently and effectively and sets the • 2014 Sydney Track Classic and 2014 Australian Junior Athletics benchmark for officiating in Australia. Championships For the first time, ANSW (in conjunction with Athletics Australia) hosted At a Club level, a special thank you to administrators, coaches and a very special double header comprising the Sydney Track Classic and volunteers, without whom the Club network would not exist and the Australian Junior Athletics Championships. coaching and competition would not be possible. The continued success and future growth of athletics in this state is directly The numbers of competitors and spectators for both individual events attributable to this amazing group of people. were up on previous years. Over 5,000 spectators attended the 2014 Sydney Track Classic to see what was arguably the best line-up of To the staff of Athletics NSW, it is a pleasure working with such a athletes in Sydney since the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Reigning dedicated and enthusiastic team. Thank you for your ongoing Olympic and World Champions from Australia and overseas lit up the commitment to making a difference to everyone involved in our sport, track and field for what was a great night of athletics. including athletes, officials and coaches.

AWARDS DINNER I take this opportunity to acknowledge and personally thank the ANSW ANSW awards recognise and reward the outstanding achievements Board of Directors for their commitment, leadership and guidance. and service of our athletes, coaches and volunteers. The 2013 ANSW 2013 has been a very busy year, which has seen Directors devote extra Annual Awards Dinner was a terrific evening with over 200 people in hours to finalise important ANSW documents, policies and procedures. attendance at the Kirribilli Club. Melinda Gainsford-Taylor was the Greg Meagher guest MC and engaged all guests with interesting insights and stories Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer about award nominees and recipients.

COMMERCIAL ANSW is committed to exploring new revenue streams, commercial and funding opportunities. ANSW was successful in obtaining a Special Events grant funding from the NSW Government Office of Communities (Sport and Recreation) for the 2014 Hunter Track Classic and Sydney Track Classic. This one-off funding was used for the marketing, promotion and delivery of these events.

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MEMBERSHIP AND CLUBS

REGISTRATION The total registration number in the 2013-2014 season, which ends on 30 September, currently stands at 6,766. The breakdown is metropolitan club numbers 4,758 and country club numbers 2,008 both increasing from 3,893 and 1,669 respectively. The total number of officials has remained at 207. This includes an increase of Athletics Australia technical officials from 121 to 138 as well as 69 club officials. In addition, there are a number of technical officials who are registered as life members, athletes or coaches.

Athletics NSW also welcomed two new clubs from the Hunter/Newcastle region; Adamstown New Lambton and Newcastle Runners Inc. Both clubs have a very strong initial membership base and look like they will thrive well into the future.

DUAL REGISTRATION The dual registration category remained strong with a total of 1,528 athletes. Joint programs between ANSW and Little Athletics NSW such as the JETS (Junior Encouragement and Talent Squad) continue to facilitate the transition from Little Athletics competition to senior athletics. This is evident when we look at the growth of under 18 athletes from 619 to 685 and under 20 athletes from 311 to 356. This is proving that the dual athlete registration is continuing to provide a seamless pathway from junior athletics to senior ranks.

COMMUNITY ATHLETE The community athlete category continues to go from strength to strength, this year reaching 2,417 members compared to last year, which was 1,188. The community athlete is a way in which ANSW can break into the ever increasing and lucrative recreational running market. By capturing these athletes, ANSW has been able to promote its events directly and has had over 150 of these athletes progress to full membership categories. It has also enabled ANSW to promote and encourage these members to compete in the Sydney:10, the Fernleigh15, Goulburn and Parkes fun runs and other ANSW events. December 2013, summarised the information gathered from clubs, highlighting significant areas in which ANSW can provide both UPDATE IN IMG SYSTEM monetary and administrational support, such as sponsorship and IMG Sports Technology Group (IMGSTG) and Athletics Australia (AA) marketing, administration support, coaching, tools for recruitment, have signed a new multi-year technology partnership deal that will see and event management. IMGSTG become the preferred centralised technology provider to the sport throughout Australia. This will greatly benefit ANSW and its clubs; CLUB DEVELOPMENT GOAL FOR 2014-2015 as central to this new technology will be a new national centralised With the information received from the clubs profile, the next phase membership database, which will serve to underpin growth and will be tailored towards delivering the already mentioned targeted administration for the sport. areas on a regional/metropolitan visit scheme under the banner, ‘ANSW Clubs Road Show’. The initiative aims to deliver these objectives to all CLUB PROFILE REPORT/VISIT our clubs in NSW; holding clinics in most regions of NSW. It is evident The inaugural club visit and profile was an initiative which began in that it is not sustainable for ANSW to provide all athletics clubs in NSW April 2013. Its purpose was to assist clubs self-assess and easily review with the resources they need. However, it can use its expertise to where progress can be made to grow athletics at a grass roots level. provide clubs with the ability to become strong, vibrant and self- The clubs visit/profile was a resounding success with ANSW sufficient. In turn this will continue to grow the sport of athletics in development staff visiting 67 clubs throughout NSW and receiving 70 NSW through its clubs. club profiles. This process enabled clubs to then identify areas, which need development and provide ANSW with the insight into where James Matthews assistance can be directed. The Clubs Profile Report, finalised in Club Development, Membership and Administration Manager

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The Table below provides a break down of all registration categories. COMPARISON OF REGISTRATIONS - RENEWALS IN DIFFERENT REGISTRATION CATEGORIES.

2012-2013 FULL TECHNICAL TOTAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATES (EX COMMUNITY TOTAL Full Season ATHLETES OFFICIALS ATHLETE) ATHLETES (Club Officials (Club Athletes) (AA Accredited) & Coaches) Members 4765 134 123 135 5157 1910 7067 % Renewals 1 61% 49% 82% 84% 62% 7% % Renewals 2 65% 59% 86% 90% 66% 9% % Renewals 3 66% 61% 88% 92% 67% 11%

2011-2012 Full Season FULL ATHLETES ASSOCIATES TECHNICAL OFFICIALS TOTAL (Club Athletes) (Club Officials and Coaches) (AA Accredited) Members 4494 270 128 138 5030 % Renewals 1 62% 52% 84% 84% 63% % Renewals 2 66% 59% 87% 88% 67% % Renewals 3 66% 61% 88% 90% 67%

2010-2011 Full Season FULL ATHLETES ASSOCIATES TECHNICAL OFFICIALS TOTAL (Club Athletes) (Club Athletes) (Club Officials and Coaches) (AA Accredited) Members 4383 268 130 147 4928 % Renewals 1 63% 54% 81% 84% 63% % Renewals 2 64% 54% 81% 86% 65% % Renewals 3 67% 60% 86% 86% 67%

2009-2010 Full Season FULL ATHLETES ASSOCIATES TECHNICAL OFFICIALS TOTAL (Club Athletes) (Club Athletes) (Club Officials and Coaches) (AA Accredited) Members 4233 272 151 151 4807 % Renewals 1 63 55 79 84 64 % Renewals 2 66 59 83 86 67 % Renewals 3 67 62 85 87 68

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

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MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS

This table is a summary of competing athletes by age and doesn’t include those registered as officials, coaches or community athletes. 2013-2014 AGE STRUCTURE OF ANSW REGISTERED ATHLETES 2013-2014 2012-2013 2012-2013 2011-2012 to 31 Mar 2014 to 31 Mar 2013 Full Season Full Season AGE GROUP Total Total Female Male Total Total U12 301 274 220 200 420 399 U14 647 688 394 384 778 714 U16 823 748 392 418 810 741 U18 685 619 318 412 730 628 U20 356 311 146 212 358 348 20-24yrs 317 346 167 208 375 399 25-29yrs 158 158 68 127 195 194 30-34yrs 118 115 62 93 155 168 35-39yrs 82 80 48 77 125 155 40-44yrs 141 130 77 122 199 228 45-49yrs 144 136 87 134 221 246 50-54yrs 134 140 55 129 184 195 55-59yrs 78 80 33 96 129 130 60-64yrs 50 49 23 67 90 95 over 65yrs 108 92 16 114 130 124 TOTAL Athletes 4142 4166 2106 2793 4899 4764

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

2013-2014 to 2012-2013 to 2012-2013 Full Season 2011-2012 Full Season 31 March 2014 31 March 2013 Community 2417 1188 878 1032 1910 0 Athletes

Officials AA Technical 138 121 58 77 135 138 Officials Club Officials 69 87 48 75 123 128 Total Officials 207 208 106 152 258 266

Total 6766 5562 3090 3977 7067 5030 Registrations

Dual 1528 1570 842 838 1680 1545 Registrations

(Duals included in total athletes above)

In 2011-2012 Club Technical Officials are included with AA Technical Officials

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This table compares the first 6 months of the current (2013-2014) season with the corresponding period of the previous (2012-2013) season, and the full 12 months of the previous season (2012-2013) with the full 12 months of the season before (2011-2012)

2013-2014 2012-2013 2012-2013 2011-2012 to 31 Mar 2014 to 31 Mar 2013 Full Season Full Season Total Total Athletes Officials Total Total METROPOLITAN CLUBS Asics Wests Track & Field Club Inc 167 152 174 12 186 190 Athletics East 69 90 94 5 99 49 Athletics NSW Limited 1832 924 918 25 943 101 Balmain Athletics Club 46 29 32 32 0 Bankstown Sports Senior Athletic Club Inc 111 102 160 3 163 165 Barker College Athletics Club 766 6 8 Blacktown City Athletics Club Ltd 32 70 72 72 61 Camden Athletics Club 57 70 69 69 59 Campbelltown UWS Collegians Athletics Club Inc 144 218 201 16 217 153 Cherrybrook Senior & Little Athletics Centre Inc. 106 120 110 9 119 102 Douglas Park Athletics 755 5 0 Epping District Athletics Club Inc. 10 99110 22 Girraween Athletics Club 72 72 102 2 104 82 Hills District Athletics Club 188 192 221 10 231 243 Illawong & Districts Senior Athletic Club 103 122 164 2 166 183 Mt Pritchard and District Athletics Club 65 55 54 54 24 Nepean District Athletic Club 176 109 110 7 117 96 NSW Masters Athletics Inc. 50 51 58 58 48 Parramatta City Track & Field Athletic Club 99 100 106 106 79 Randwick Botany Harriers Athletics Club 127 130 133 20 153 173 Ryde Athletics Centre Inc 169 173 170 9 179 170 Smithfield Athletics Inc 077 7 6 South Sydney Athletics 39 41 41 4 45 46 St Josephs College Athletics Club 15 13 13 13 18 St. George District Athletic Club Inc. 141 146 195 10 205 233 Sutherland District Athletics Club 56 62 173 6 179 162 Sydney Pacific Athletics Club Ltd 151 135 129 10 139 107 Sydney Striders Road Runners Club Inc. 54 68 686 686 113 Sydney University Athletics Club 118 110 135 4 139 129 The Scots College Athletics Club 38 30 30 30 0 Trinity Sydney Athletics Club 65 31 32 1 33 39 U.T.S. Northern Suburbs Athletic Club Inc. 350 383 397 18 415 417 University of New South Wales Athletics Club 9 12 12 12 19 Westfields Athletics Club Inc. 85 56 59 2 61 69

COUNTRY CLUBS Blue Mountains Region Bathurst Athletic Club Inc. 7 14 14 1 15 17 Blue Mountains Athletics 42 81 81 81 83 Central Coast Region Gosford Athletics Inc. 3 17 17 1 18 8 Mingara Athletics Club Inc. 134 133 148 9 157 168 Toukley Athletics Club 922 216 Wyong Athletics Centre Inc 50 49 44 9 53 37

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2013-2014 2012-2013 2012-2013 2011-2012 to 31 Mar 2014 to 31 Mar 2013 Full Season Full Season Total Total Athletes Officials Total Total COUNTRY CLUBS NEWCASTLE HUNTER REGION Aberdeen Senior & Little Athletics Centre Inc. 111 1 1 Adamstown New Lambton Athletic Club 73 000 Cessnock Athletics Centre Inc 755 5 5 East Lakes Athletic Centre Inc. 899 9 2 Edgeworth and Districts LA Centre Inc 5 29 29 1 30 32 Forster Athletics Club 47 52 48 5 53 52 Kotara South Amateur Athletics Club 158 130 124 6 130 62 Macquarie Hunter Athletics 48 86 103 3 106 126 Maitland Senior and Little Athletic Club Inc. 21 24 24 24 27 Muswellbrook Athletic Club 111 1 0 Newcastle Runners Inc 67 000 Newcastle Veterans Athletics Club 52 58 79 79 82 Port Stephens Athletic Club 411 1 2 Raymond Terrace Athletic Centre Inc. 16 25 25 25 14 Scone Amateur Athletics Club 0910 10 12 Singleton Track and Field Club 64 21 21 21 27 Southlakes Athletic Club 1 54 54 54 0 Wallsend RSL Athletic Club 74 118 111 6 117 95 Westlakes Athletic Club Inc. 26 51 51 51 62 Woodberry & Districts Athletic Centre Inc 16 35 27 10 37 65 North Coast Region Ballina Athletics Club Inc 011 1 5 Brunswick Byron Athletics Club 011 1 3 Coffs Harbour Track and Field 17 25 25 25 12 Grafton Athletics Club Inc. 733 3 8 Nambucca District Senior Athletics Club 4 14 13 1 14 16 Stuarts Point & District Little Athletics Centre & Seniors Inc 9 11 9211 12 Woolgoolga Athletic Club Inc 23 27 27 2 29 24 North West Region Armidale Athletics Club 465 21 21 21 20 Athletics Glen Innes Incorporated 6 16 18 18 4 Tamworth Athletics Club 334 4 0 Riverina Region Griffith & District Athletics Club 001 1 1 Kooringal -Wagga Athletics Club Inc. 11 20 21 21 17 South Coast Region Athletics Wollongong Inc. 140 130 131 2 133 127 Goulburn Athletics Club 392796 Illawarra Blue Stars Athletic Club Inc 92 105 108 6 114 112 Kembla Joggers Inc. 75 63 106 1 107 103 Nowra Athletics Club 210 201 399 9 408 188 Western Region Cobar Athletics Club 222 2 3 Dubbo Athletics Club Inc. 7 10 9110 6 Dubbo RSL Youth Club Athletic Division 00 0 1 Wellington Athletics Inc 022 2 1 TOTAL 6766 5562 6809 258 7067 5030 Metropolitan Club Total 4758 3893 4877 176 5053 3366 Country Club Total 2008 1669 1932 82 2014 1664

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COMPETITION

WINTER 2013 Participation figures rose considerably between 2011 and 2012, while The 2013 Winter Series was made up of 13 NSW Championships 2013 had similar numbers to 2012. including road races, cross country, relays and walking events. There The NSW Half Marathon, which is incorporated in the Bankstown was a notable increase in participation with a total of 4,044 Hidden Half was held on 8 September, while the NSW Marathon, which participants, an increase of almost 12% on 2012. Throughout the series, is part of the Sydney Running Festival was held on 22 September. athletes and clubs pursue points towards the annual Winter Club Trophy, Winter Premiership, Distance Runner of the Year, and Distance Three Walks Championships are included in the Winter Series, the Team Walker of the Year. Bankstown Sports continued its dominance in the Walks, Short Walks, and Long Walks. The Team Walks on 26 May and Winter Club Trophy by winning once again in 2013. Kembla Joggers Long Walks on 28 July were held at Narellan and were hosted by the and Sydney Striders finished second and third respectively, while Regal Racewalkers. Participation numbers increased slightly at the Sydney University won the performance based Winter Premiership in Team Walks and were similar at the Long Walks. The Short Walks, 16 both the open men’s and open women’s divisions. June, were held at Tench Reserve, Jamisontown and were hosted by the NSW Racewalking Club. Participation numbers for the Short Walks The Gold Seekers Orienteering Club in conjunction with the Great were slightly down on 2012. Volcanic Mountain Challenge hosted the 2013 NSW Mountain Running Championship on 24 March, 2013. Athletics NSW is pleased with the success of the 2013 Winter Series and wishes to thank the host clubs for their dedication and contribution The St George District Athletics Club hosted the 2013 NSW Novice and also the athletes who supported the series through their Championships at Scarborough Park on 20 April. Unfortunately, the attendance. poor weather in the lead up to, and on the day, of the Novice Championships contributed to a decline in participation compared with 2012. SUMMER 2013-2014 The Athletics NSW signature event of the Winter Series is the Athletics NSW prides itself on providing quality competitions for Sydney:10, which incorporates the NSW Road Running Championships athletes of all ages, abilities, and aspirations. and was held on 4 May. In 2013, the Sydney:10 was also supported by the Sydney Striders as it was included as part of their 10km series. The Buffalo Sports NSW All Schools, 10-13 October 2013 inclusive model of the Sydney:10 promotes attendance of Athletics One of the most popular events in the Athletics NSW calendar is the NSW members, Little Athletics members, as well as general members NSW All Schools Championships. Participation at the NSW All Schools of the fun run community. The total number of participants in 2013 was impressive with approximately 1,400 secondary school athletes was 1,034. This was a significant increase compared to the 807 converging on the 2013 event. It was once again, easily the largest participants in 2012. schools athletics meet in Australia.

The Illawong Athletic Club hosted the NSW Cross Country Relay The Kings Sports Store Treloar Shield Championships at Miranda Park on 1 June. The popularity of the event In the 2013-2014 season, the Treloar Shield replaced the Club continues to rise with the highest recorded participation in recent Premiership and was named in honour of the great NSW track and field times and a growth of 6% since 2012. Considering all the age groups athlete, John Treloar. The aim was to provide an age group based and events offered, the top performing clubs were Sutherland District, competition encouraging participation as well as encouraging high Kembla Joggers and Nowra. performance.

On 22 June, the Nowra Athletics Club hosted the NSW Cross Country The major changes to the pre-Christmas competition included the use Championships on the Willandra course. Participation in 2013 rose by of only the premier athletic facilities in and around Sydney, the removal almost 20% compared to 2012. It is difficult to deny the correlation of using multiple venues during a single competition round, between the growth rate and the recent course modifications, which optimising the use of online entry and the refreshment of the point includes the removal of a daunting hill. scoring system.

The Mingara Athletics Club hosted the 2013 NSW Road Relay One measure for the success of the inaugural Treloar Shield was the Championships in Ourimbah on 13 July. The distance for female growth in participation of 25% when compared with participation runners 45 years and older and male runners 55 years and older was figures of the 2012 Club Premiership. restored to 4km in 2013. The participation numbers increased by more Another measure of success is the number of quality performances than 10% compared to 2012. Considering all the age group and events recorded, including athletes achieving qualifying standards for offered, the top performing clubs were Bankstown Sports, Sydney Commonwealth Games and the World Junior Championships. Striders and Kembla Joggers.

The West Met Cross Country Clubs hosted the Short Course Cross Country Championships on 3 August at Upjohn Park, Dundas.

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The 2013 Treloar Shield was fittingly awarded to UTS Norths, John Centre. The exciting part of taking this state championship event to a Treloar’s former club. The Open Pennant was awarded to Sydney regional area was that it provided an opportunity for a number of first- University, while UTS Norths won both the Junior and Masters time competitors to take part. Conditions were near perfect with a Pennants. number of outstanding performances including one National Masters Association record and no fewer than ten NSW Masters Association NSW Relay Championships, 16-17 November 2013 records. The ANSW Masters Championships was once again well The NSW Relay Championships is the most successful state relay supported by the NSW Masters Association with special thanks to Janet championship in Australia. The team-based competition is a feature Naylon, Stuart Paterson, Lynette Smith, Gavin Murray and Stuart event for club competition where participants do their best to perform Gyngell. and support their respective clubs. Sydney University ranked first in the open men’s division followed by Asics Wests and UTS Norths. In the 2014 NSW Open, U23 and AWD Championships, 28 February-2 open women’s division Sydney University also ranked first ahead of March 2014 UTS Norths and Asics Wests. The 117th NSW State Track and Field Championships were combined with the NSW U23 Championships and the NSW AWD Championships. NSW Combined Events Championships, 4-5 January 2014 Despite less than ideal weather conditions, there were a number of The NSW Combined Event Championships were held at the outstanding performances. The AWD long jump competition produced Campbelltown Sports Stadium. There was a slight increase in an Oceania record, six Australian records and 12 Commonwealth participation in the Combined Event Championships with 3% growth. Games qualifying jumps by three athletes. Eight other athletes The decathlon in the masters men's division was introduced in 2014. recorded Commonwealth Games qualifiers and seven athletes Allcomers meets were held concurrently on both days. Overall recorded World Junior Championship qualifiers. participation increased by 15%. NSW Summer Premiership NSW Club Championships, 11 January and 1 February 2014 The NSW Summer Premiership was introduced this season as the In previous years, the Club Championships were a single day summer equivalent to the NSW Winter Premiership. It is a competition competition offering only a selection of track and field events. In 2014, where points are awarded in age divisions (open, juniors, masters) for the Club Championships were held over two non-consecutive days each gender at NSW Championship events where clubs compete on a offering the full complement of track and field events. Another performance basis. Clubs are ranked to showcase their athletes’ significant change in 2014 was the inclusion of juniors and masters achievements. Three clubs shared the six NSW Summer Premiership divisions. Sydney University won the open division, Cherrybrook won titles for 2013-2014. UTS Norths took three titles - the two masters the junior division, and UTS Norths won the masters division. divisions and the junior men, while Sydney University won both open NSW Country Championships, 26-27 January 2014 divisions and Cherrybrook won a close junior women’s competition. The 2014 Country Championships were held in Wollongong at the Kerryn McCann Athletic Centre. Challenges with the layout of the facility meant that the Friday evening program was extended into the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS afternoon and the pole vault competition was held at a later date at Sincere thanks are extended to the Competition Advisory Panel, the the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre. The event in Wollongong was Winter Harriers, ANSW staff and all others who have assisted in the well supported with over 540 athletes competing. Athletics NSW planning and delivery of competition for 2013-2014. would like to thank the Local Organising Committee and in particular, It is important to highlight and recognise the excellent effort of our Valmai Loomes, Rod and Jan Gibb, and Phil Frkovic for their work and dedicated technical officials. The success of the season is in no small dedication to provide a successful Championship. part due to the work officials put in both on the day and in the lead up NSW Junior and Youth Championships, 7-9 February 2014 to competitions. It is a pleasure to work with you. The NSW Junior and Youth Championships is the flagship event for Athletics NSW competition staff would also like to thank the athletes underage athletes in NSW. This is the premier athletics event for and their families, coaches, club administrators, volunteers and all athletes in the U14 to U20 age groups and is important for the other stakeholders who support athletics in NSW. We are encouraged development of the sport in this transitional demographic. Well over by your passion and dedication and will continue to do our very best 900 athletes took part in the 2014 event, representing growth of 14% to deliver competitions that are enjoyable but most of all that meet compared to 2013. Many participants went on to form the largest ever your expectations. NSW team to compete at the Australian Junior Championships.

NSW Masters Championships, 20-23 February 2014 The NSW Masters Championships were held at the Hunter Sports Brent Hayward Centre in Glendale. While it had been anticipated that participation Competition Manager numbers might decrease, the number of entries was on par with the 2013 event, which was held at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic

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RECORDS

NSW RECORDS SET DURING 2013-2014 SEASON

The 2013-14 season saw the adoption of 29 records. Probably Georgia Wassall set the most outstanding record of the year in the U20 800 metres. There is on going research to establish records in some events and age groups.

David Tarbotton Records Officer

EVENT/AGE PERFORMANCE DATE NAME (DOB, CLUB) FEMALE 400 METRES U16 53.90 7/12/2013 Jessica Thornton (98, SOS) 800 METRES U20 2:02.90 15/2/2014 Georgia Wassall (96, ASW) 800 METRES U20 2:01.78 15/3/2014 Georgia Wassall (96, ASW) 90 METRES HURDLES (0.762m) U16 12.35 8/12/2013 Rachel Pace (98, CHE) 3000 METRES STEEPLECHASE Open 9:53.16 2/3/2014 Kate Spencer (95, RYD) 3000 METRES STEEPLECHASE Open 9:48.25 6/4/2014 Madeline Heiner (87, KEJ) 3000 METRES STEEPLECHASE U20 9:53.16 2/3/2014 Kate Spencer (95, RYD) 2000 METRES STEEPLECHASE U16 6:57.66 28/9/2013 Rosie-May Davidson (98, IBS) 4x800 METRES RELAY U16 8:59.40 17/11/2013 Randwick Botany (Manon Wilson, Georgia Evans, Amy Harding-Delooze, Lily Harding-Delooze) 4x1500 METRES RELAY Open 18:03.97 16/11/2013 Sydney University (Milly Clark, Kelly Young, Nat Archer, Jenny Blundell) 4x1500 METRES RELAY U16 18:37.12 16/11/2013 Randwick Botany (Manon Wilson, Samantha King, Georgia Evans, Amy Harding-Delooze) MEDLEY RELAY (800m, 400m, 200m, 200m) Open 3:51.20 30/09/2013 Sydney University (Jenny Blundell, Anneliese Rubie, Ella Nelson, Larissa Pasternatsky) MEDLEY RELAY (800m, 400m, 200m, 200m) Open 3:50.38 16/11/2013 Sydney University (Jenny Blundell, Anneliese Rubie, Ella Nelson, Liz Jenkins) SHOT PUT Open 17.05m 2/03/2014 Dani Samuels (88, WES) DISCUS Open 66.81m 6/04/2014 Dani Samuels (88, WES) JAVELIN (600g) U20 57.60m 3/04/2014 Mackenzie Little (96, UTN) JAVELIN (500g) U18 61.47m 11/07/2013 Mackenzie Little (96, UTN) HAMMER THROW (3kg) U18 67.31m 11/07/2013 Alexandra Hulley (97, HIL) HAMMER THROW (3kg) U18 68.75m 9/03/2014 Alexandra Hulley (97, HIL) HEPTATHLON U18 5505 points 14/07/2013 Alysha Burnett (97, CHE) HEPTATHLON U20 5476 points 5/01/2014 Alysha Burnett (97, CHE)

MALE 100 METRES HURDLES (0.84m) U16 13.06 7/12/2013 Jarrod Twigg (99, WOL) 100 METRES HURDLES (0.84m) U16 12.98 7/12/2013 Jarrod Twigg (99, WOL) 4x100 METRES RELAY Open 39.06 27/05/2013 NSW/AUS (Anthony Alozie, Isaac Ntiamoah, Nick Hough, Jarrod Geddes) POLE VAULT U18 4.95m 16/03/2014 Angus Armstrong (97, ASW) POLE VAULT U18 5.05m 6/04/2014 Angus Armstrong (97, ASW) DISCUS (1.75kg) U20 56.84m 9/11/2013 Ben Fitzgerald (95, MQH) DISCUS (1.75kg) U20 57.79m 8/03/2014 Ben Fitzgerald (95, MQH) HAMMER THROW (6.5kg) U20 68.30m 26/2/2014 Costa Kousparis (96, HIL)

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OFFICIALS

At least 100 of ANSW’s registered officials regularly attend Athletics NSW competitions. The dedication and expertise of these officials is highly regarded and valued. The team is comprised of a diverse group of people, including highly qualified officials, brand new officials and those who still compete. Every official is vital in the delivery of competitions in the summer and winter seasons.

The Officials Advisory Panel (OAP), as listed on page 2, represents the officials. The aim of the panel is to facilitate the recruitment and retention of officials, adoption of new technology and the quality of meet presentation.

To focus on the continuing development of officials in NSW, the OAP formed an Education Sub-Committee to develop a regular schedule of exams and seminars for new and existing officials. A survey was sent out to all members so that the committee could identify the biggest needs of clubs and officials. With a low response rate, this survey will be revised and sent out again. The sub-committee has been committed to organising regular seminars on the various specialties of officiating at different venues in NSW. This is all done with a vision to increase the number of officials and to improve the quality of officiating.

Over the course of the 2013-2014 season, 60 officials attempted C Level exams, 16 sat B Level exams and two officials attempted A Level Accreditation. Congratulations to those who received their accreditation, and a special welcome to those who have achieved this for the first time.

The OAP also appointed a new appointments sub-committee who oversee the appointment of all officials to NSW summer and winter competitions, in addition to school carnivals. The committee helps to ensure the quality of officiating at all meets as well as giving new and upcoming officials opportunities to gain more experience at higher levels.

In recognition of the effort and dedication of NSW officials, Athletics NSW has a reward scheme based on the number of competitions an official has attended. The scheme involves three levels, of which the pinnacle level is awarded to those who have officiated at over 25 competitions. Congratulations to the following officials who have reached that level: Don Allen, Richard Batterley, Paul Buckley, Ivan Delaney, Julie Dredge, Murray Gaudin, Ann Grimm, Dave Higgins, Peter Higgins, Rob Jones, Allan Kay, Graham Kearns, Terry Manns, Betty Moore, Janet Munro, John Munro, Susan Newton, Liz Radley, Jeanette Richter, Ron Richter, John Smith, Lynette Smith, Tony Smyth, Stan Stark, Sue Stephens, Del Warrick, Bronwyn Webb.

On behalf of the athletes, coaches, spectators, ANSW Board of Directors and staff, all officials are thanked for the ongoing contribution to the sport of athletics. We hope to see you all again next season.

Hanri Delanty Operations Manager

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DEVELOPMENT

Whilst continuing to service the core business of our sport with quality PARA ATHLETICS events and carnivals, the 2013-2014 season saw the development team As of 2013, ANSW is now responsible for the running of Para Athletics branch out into holiday clinics and Para Athlete classification. The classification. Lisa Corrigan coordinates the Para athletics program and success of both shows a willingness of those outside the club system runs three classification opportunities each year in NSW. to become involved in our sport, and the challenge now exists to keep ANSW held five ‘come and try’ days for Para athletes in Ballina, Bathurst, them engaged. Campbelltown, Newcastle and Nowra. The aim for these days was to With greater participation numbers comes a greater sense of provide a platform for potential Para athletes to give athletics a go, with community and friendship, which is quite often an over-looked many signing up with a club and continuing with the sport. Australian motivating force in sports participation. The development team hopes Paralympic Committee representative Kara Retford was in attendance to build on the increased exposure the Commonwealth Games brings, as well as Para coaches Matt Rawlings, Ron Rawlings, and Jennie whilst at the same time acknowledging that there are multiple Duffield, and role models Stephanie Schweitzer and Christie Dawes. individual factors affecting the development of athletics and this in turn will affect our participation numbers. SCHOOLS ATHLETICS School Alliance Scheme (SAS) DUAL REGISTRATION In its second season of operation, the SAS remains an excellent tool for Whilst the national bodies struggle to bring the sport together, at least clubs to engage with school athletics squads. The SAS permits schools in the minds of the 1586 Dual Athletes who have so far signed on this to sign whole school squads to a club, at a reduced rate to get access season, the sport is viewed as a single entity. Whilst dual registration to some summer and winter events. The SAS enables athletes who remained steady, it was pleasing to see a variety of dual registered otherwise would not compete to come and sample our sport outside children competing at ANSW events, including the Little Athletics JETS of their traditional school season. group who, for the first time, made dual registration mandatory. Thanks Schools Knockout are extended to Darren Wensor, Cheryl Webb and Chantelle Grills at Over 90 teams once again participated in the Schools Knockout and Little Athletics NSW who have helped facilitate this process. the evening proved to be a great night of athletics. The team format certainly appeals to school groups and for some schools it is one of the COACH EDUCATION focal points of the year. Coach education has resulted in an increase from 991 accredited coaches to 1172. This represents significant growth across all levels and From the state event, seven schools went on to represent NSW at the bodes well for the future. It’s pleasing to see that the Level 1 Beginning national final in Townsville with Trinity Grammar, Figtree High School Coach accreditation is being adopted by both Little Athletics and and Pymble Ladies College all proving victorious in various divisions. senior athletics coaches and is implemented at schools, clubs and This is the best result NSW schools have had in many years with the training groups. The challenge now lies with ensuring that these Knockout format and full credit goes to the schools’ coaches and accredited coaches use their knowledge to assist at their local clubs. administrators.

COACHING CLINICS School Relays ANSW hosted a range of school holiday coaching clinics for athletes 120 school teams took up the relays challenge this year and the varied aged between 12-19 years of age. This is a new activity for the formats appear to be popular amongst school athletes. Development team and has proved popular with participants. These All Schools Warm Up Meets clinics, coordinated by Development Officer Lisa Corrigan, covered a These meets are designed to bridge the gap between the last of the range of athletics disciplines, including throws, jumps, short and long school meets in Term 3 and the NSW All Schools Championships. sprints, middle distance and steeplechase, walks, and cross country. Approximately 400 athletes competed in the two events held. Clinics have been held in Sydney, Wollongong and the Central Coast, NSW All Schools Championships and will continue across NSW regions in school holiday time. Now residing in its timeslot of the first week of term four, the All Through use of elite athletes as coaches and role models such as Dani Schools proves yet again that it is the premier event of its kind in Samuels, Andrew Murphy, Tim Leathart, Youcef Abdi and of course our Australia. Contrary to other sports, the NSW All Schools permits own Lisa Corrigan, developing athletes are provided with a unique athletes of all abilities to attend and experience athletics in a high opportunity not typically afforded them as well as a glimpse into the performance/high quality environment. The excellent attendance from world of elite athletics. school-based athletes serves as a poignant reminder that the current thinking of “cutting” athletes from our sport at every level they Additional clinics will be held for school groups in the coming months participate at, is flawed and needs to change. as ANSW seeks to expand its coaching role into school athletics. From this event, a squad of 223 athletes, our largest to date in the current format, was selected to attend the Australian All Schools held

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for the first time in Townsville. Whilst the conditions proved difficult The Hunter Region program has now been operating for over five with high temperatures and even higher levels of humidity, the NSW years. The last 12 months saw initiatives in fun run events develop team acquitted themselves well, once again taking out the National further, whilst key activities like the Schools Knockout, Festival of Sport title with a convincing win over Queensland with Victoria third. Coaching Clinics and Hunter Track Classic continue to do well.

NSW AND AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS The strategic objectives for the Regional Coordinator continue to This year’s NSW Junior Championships saw steady growth with nearly revolve around: 1,000 athletes representing ANSW clubs. Seasoned campaigners were 1. Increasing overall registrations and dual registration aged athletes joined by a number of new athletes and specific growth was seen in across both LA Centres and ANSW clubs the U14 age bracket. With the current numbers, ANSW includes 2. Providing support in establishing a sustainable winter and summer competition in every age group, rather than two-year age groups, as competition well as a program for Para athletes. This sees the carnival extended to 3. Working with local coaches in delivering the Little Athletics Program a full three days. for Schools across the region 4. Developing strategies and events, which engage the recreational From the NSW Championships, 623 athletes went on to represent NSW running community at the Australian Junior Championships, which this year, were held in Sydney. Serving not only as the Australian Championships, but also the 2013 WINTER SERIES (MAY-JULY) selection trials for the IAAF World Junior Championships (U20 events) The fifth running of this three-part Winter Athletics Series saw each of and the Youth Olympic Games (U18 events) meant we saw many high the competitions held at Glendale with one event acting as a pre- level performances achieved. More importantly though, is that departure hit out for World Youth competitors. The Series is well participation for the event was an incredible 2,100 athletes. This is very supported by metropolitan and regional athletes who are looking to impressive and shows that the direction that AA has taken with junior blow out the cobwebs over winter. Winter Series 3 also doubled as the athletics is the right one. traditional Nib Games, which receives support from the Hunter Academy of Sport. NEW CLUBS Two new clubs are welcomed to the ANSW family. Adamstown New SCHOOLS KNOCKOUT (AUGUST) Lambton is a large Little Athletics Centre that has for many years had The schools knockout is a terrific tool that can be used to connect with a strong dual registration presence and numerous athletes in the secondary schools and students. The third edition of the Hunter Round Newcastle area have had their beginnings at the club. The newly in 2013 saw 29 teams from 12 schools and over 170 athletes compete. formed Newcastle Runners have at the core of their organisation a It has been pleasing to see the SKO model become part of the desire to introduce new people to the sport first and foremost through representative calendar as most schools have returned after fun running with an eye to transitioning them to cross country and competing once. The Schools Knockout is the best opportunity for track events in the future. Athletics NSW to demonstrate a well-organised event for dual aged With a combined membership of over 140 athletes, they seem to be athletes in the Hunter. right on track in growing and promoting the sport. COACHING CLINICS FACILITY DEVELOPMENT There were six days of coaching clinics held in the region during 2013- Progress is being made at the Dubbo facility and it is on track to be 2014. completed by October 2014. The facility will prove an excellent • The Hunter Festival of Sport Clinic is part of a two-week multi sport resource for athletes on the western side of the mountains and we all festival held in the July Holidays. This clinic was held over two days, the look forward to its completion. first day at Newcastle Athletic Field and the second day at Glendale. There were 90 athletes participating and 10 coaches employed. Matt Rowan Development Manager • A new approach was undertaken for the October holiday clinic with a total of three days being offered. One day at Kurri Kurri with two coaches attending and another two-day ‘super clinic’ hosted by Cardiff Athletics Centre with five coaches involved and over 40 children each day. • The Hunter Track Classic Clinic expanded in its fourth year and received terrific support from participants and elite athletes including Tamsyn Manou. Just fewer than 100 athletes took part in the clinic. Many thanks to Darren Wensor from Little Athletics NSW, who did much of the work organising the clinic and who makes it part of the successful JETS program.

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BEIC OR GETTING STARTED COURSES (SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER) Fernleigh15 This course is a support service for Little Athletics Clubs and Centres. This is a partnership event with local fun run and triathlon organiser There was an increased number of course deliveries leading into the Paul Humphreys. The event grew by 30%, attracting 1,170 entrants in 2013-2014 season. Courses were run at five centres - Dungog, Woy its second year and this included seven wheelchair athletes. In 2013, Woy, Cardiff, Kotara South and Thornton. On all occasions the course the event incorporated the NSW 15km Road Championship, which was was received well and appears to be a good way for some Centres to won by Natalie Archer and Hugh Williams respectively. ‘train up’ new volunteers. Parkes Rotary Fun Run Parkes is Scott Westcott’s hometown and he was able to get on board LAPS (FEBRUARY – JULY) with the local Rotary Club’s push to establish a local fun run. Scott, Seven schools completed programs in 2013 with five coaches being supported by Lisa Corrigan, led the organisation and delivery of the offered casual employment. The LAPS (Little Athletics Program for fun run held on Sunday 19 May; it attracted 326 runners. Schools) continued to attract new schools with most of the coaches being university students. Armidale Fun Run The inaugural Armidale Fun Run was sponsored by two local SCHOOLS VISITS (JULY – SEPTEMBER) businesses, Roberts and Morrow Accountants and Kelly Solicitors, This is probably the most powerful recruitment tool that Little Athletics along with Sport UNE. The local council were superb in their support, has leading into each new season. After a very heavy school visit schedule as was Katie Kelly who developed the idea and worked tirelessly to in 2012 (on the back of the Olympics) it was noted that there were less LA make it happen. The Armidale Athletics Club was a beneficiary of the centres booking in School Visits for 2013. Centres visited were: run held on Sunday 3 November. 451 participants took part and they were introduced to the local club with many then joining in regular Centre Name Zone Days Total participants Armidale Athletics Club activities over the 2013-2014 season. Cardiff Lake Macquarie 1 329 Southlakes AC Lake Macquarie 1 500 THE HUNTER TRACK CLASSIC Raymond Terrace Port Hunter 1 600 The fifth edition of the Hunter Track Classic was held on Saturday 19 Myall Lakes Port Hunter 2 700 January with a pre-program on Friday 18 January at Newcastle Athletic Wallsend RSL Port Hunter 1 170 Field. This venture was successful as it drew over 150 competitors to Denman Hunter 1 240 Newcastle Athletic Field to contest the Hunter’s Fastest Kid, Newcastle Woodberry Port Hunter 2 400 Gift and Twilight 2 Miler. Grandstand Sports Injury Clinic sponsored the Woy Woy Central Coast 1 600 Friday night activities. The downside of the Friday night was it had an impact on the number of spectators on Saturday night’s Hunter Track NSW ALL SCHOOLS MULTI AND HUNTER ALL SCHOOLS Classic. This event aims to be a stepping-stone to the NSW All Schools and to ANSW clubs in the Hunter. Overall, there were 148 athletes taking part In its third year as a National Series event, the Hunter Track Classic was with 37 athletes completing the multi event and 111 athletes in well supported by local businesses thanks to the ‘Friends of the Hunter’ individual events. The multi event athlete participant numbers have team who sourced over $7,000 of sponsorship income. The success of been steady for the past four years. The move to the one-day the event can again be directly attributed to the level of local support pentathlon for 12-13 year old athletes appears to have been successful it receives; local business partners, widespread media coverage, with an increase in those age groups compared to the previously held officials and volunteer involvement, athletes, coaches, ANSW clubs and two-day heptathlon. Little Athletics Centres. Probably the biggest initiative from the 2014 HTC was the commitment ANSW CLUB VISITS to host a professionally developed live stream, which ultimately went The Regional Development Officer visited clubs within the Hunter, New onto become the template for the remainder of the National Series England and Mid North Coast regions of NSW from July to October. and Australian Athletics Tour. Many thanks to the commitment from The visits created opportunities to meet club representatives and to Dave Robertson, Silas Moss, Luke McCoy and Josh Mason for making hear of ways that ANSW can assist them to develop and grow. this project a winner! Coaching courses and the need to have relevant competitions and membership structures were repeated themes from clubs visited. Further details of the Hunter Track Classic can be found in the Special Events report. ATHLETICS NSW FUN RUN SERIES After the success of the inaugural Fernleigh15 event in 2012, attention was given to developing further fun run events, particularly in regional Scott Westcott NSW. In 2013, the series included the inaugural Parkes Rotary Fun Run Hunter Region Athletics Coordinator and Armidale Fun Run along with the second instalment of the Fernleigh15, which in 2013 hosted the NSW 15km Road Championship.

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GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY REGION

Through statistical review, it is evident that GWS plays an important goal in mind to run a successful and efficient revenue-attaining role within the greater NSW community of track and field growth. To event, with funds directed back into grass roots development capitalise on the engagement of the community and continue to drive and/or athletic funding for world representatives that have come greater growth and better outcomes for all participating bodies, a from within the structures. more robust strategic planning model may be required. COACHING CLINICS The key strategic objectives for GWS; The GWS OLYMPUS Clinic was held at Bankstown on Sunday, 2 1. Promote, co-ordinate and facilitate the transition/transfer of athletes February 2014, and the GWS ATHLETISMA Clinic at Glenwood on from a Little Athletics Centre to an associated ANSW senior club. Sunday, 9 March 2014. Both Clinics targeted 12-17 year old athletes, employing the services of eight coaches, and were attended by more 2. Provide elite competition and develop strategies/opportunities for than 50 athletes. athlete progression through events specifically targeted to engage with the athletics community. ANSW and LANSW will be joining forces for the first time to host a joint clinic during the Easter holidays. At the time of writing, approximately 3. Expand the current clinic program and enhance participation 100 athletes had registered to attend and 10 coaches have been through the engagement of elite athletes acting in the role of engaged. Within this new initiative, our focus is to utilise elite and mentor/coach to young athletes. Olympic athletes as guest coaches, with the design to inspire athletes through instruction by champion athletes. Through showcasing elite COMPETITION athletes who have come through the Little Athletics framework, we GWS Summer Series hope to highlight the real possibilities of representing Australia at the As Blacktown Athletics Centre was not available, a permit meet was highest level through this strategic progression. introduced at Bankstown to cater for both LANSW and ANSW athletes, providing benefits to all stakeholders, and most certainly, bridging the COACHING COURSE apparent gap between junior and senior meets. The opportunity for The GWS Development Officer, working directly with both SEAL and young athletes to sample senior meet conditions was a paramount NSWIS, organised a Level 1 coaching course on Sunday, 12 January achievement amidst other deliverable outcomes on the evening. 2014 at Bankstown.

The focus of the competition The objective to increase the number of existing accredited coaches was realised in a large part due to NSWIS generously agreeing to fund 1. To promote the transition from Little Athletics to senior athletics. the elite athletes to complete the course. This coupled with direct 2. To provide junior and senior athletes with a positive environment access to pre-selected candidates of interest, resulted in a creditable and conditions to achieve current qualifying standards. outcome from the venture in establishing 16 new coaches. 3. To promote athletics with the proposed incorporation of a carnival event for future occasions, in an effort to engage with the broader ATHLETICS WORKING WITH OTHER SPORTS community. GWS GIANTS and GWS Athletics initiated a relationship and started working together with a mutual outlook where both sports were to The outcomes benefit from cross promotion and engagement with each other. The The Meet was a notable success with great performances across the relationship, while in its infancy, provides the potential for multifaceted board; positive outcomes, and with clear outcomes defined, implemented • Five World Junior Qualifiers and monitored, the potential for cross sport ventures is an exciting • Two Commonwealth Games Qualifiers concept to explore. This will remain on an agenda for future scope. • Multiple National Qualifiers, Personal Bests and Seasons Bests Youcef Abdi Ongoing strategy GWS Development Officer • Identify key areas recording either strong existing participation rates and/or in contrast, key regions that are underdeveloped. • Design an event program to identify and target selected areas, developing strategic objectives and auditable outcomes. • Identify essential locations currently hosting events across the broader community. Examine the potential and opportunity to integrate a premier athletic meet into the exiting event/festival. • Develop joint venture initiatives with commercial entities of each community to self-fund each event. This would be with the greater

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The ANSW Target Talent Program (TTP) continues to set the standard HURDLES of youth talent development for the country. Having concluded its Jamie Carr second intake, TTP athletes are now gracing the team lists of Australian Elizabeth Clay - WJ (100m hurdles) squads and we have our first graduate as well as two current members Bryce Collins - WJ (400m hurdles), U19AA in the Commonwealth Games team – congratulations Ella Nelson and Samantha Geddes - YOG (100m) current TTP members Rae Anderson and Jodi Elkington. The results Madison Gipson - WJQ (100m hurdles) TTP athletes are achieving can be credited to the hard work and effort Katrina Hunt - WJ (100m hurdles, 4x100m), U19AA shown by personal coaches, the athletes and the collaborative Gabriella O'Grady - U19AA approach taken by the TTP. Rachel Pace - YOG (100m hurdles), U17AA Jarrod Twigg This year TTP athletes continued with the monthly training session at Matthew Wood - U19AA SOPAC. In some instances, athletes were taken off site for specialist WALKS sessions such as the middle distance group using Centennial Park on a Nathan Brown Sunday morning. Accompanying the physical training were education Jasmine Dighton - WJ (10,000m walk), U19AA sessions provided by a number of coaches and service providers. Tom Doyle Athletes heard lectures and talks regarding the prevention of lower leg Jayde Hill injuries, how to generate speed across all event groups, how to turn JUMPS your qualifying performance into a spot on a representative team and Tay-Leiha Clark - YOG (Triple Jump), U17AA a presentation from ASADA. As well as this, we were happy to provide Emmanuel Fakiye free entry to all TTP athletes at SOPAC for training as well as professional Sachi Kayama development funding for personal coaches. Max Le Ban Lachlan Little Listed below are the TTP squads and where an athlete has achieved Nicola McDermott - WJ (High Jump), U19AA further selection in a team or national squad this is also noted. Declan Pluim - U17AA The following abbreviations are used: Alison Ruse CG = Commonwealth Games POLE VAULT WJ = IAAF World Junior Championships (WJQ = achieved qualifying Angus Armstrong - U19AA standard but not selected) Lizzie Baral - U17AA YOG = Youth Olympic Games Jack Hicking - WJ (Pole Vault) U19AA or U17AA = U19 or U17 Development Squad Mudith Jayasekera NASS = National Athlete Support Structure Alwyn Mi SPRINTS THROWS Molly Blakey - WJ (400m, 4x400m), U19AA Yasenaca Denicaucau - WJQ (Discus), U19AA Luisa Healey Alexandra Hulley - YOG, U19AA James Kermond - WJ (200m, 4x400m), U19AA Costa Kousparis - WJ (Hammer) Daniel Ling Taylor-Jade Minslow Ruby Ritchie Emily Rotunno - U17AA Jordan Shelley - U17AA Jessica Stikovic Tavleen Singh - WJ (4x100m) Hayden Wilton Jessica Thornton - YOG (400m) JAVELIN MIDDLE DISTANCE Mackenzie Little - NASS, WJQ, U19AA Emily Augustine - YOG (1500m) Rhys Stein - WJ, U19AA Beth Croft - U19 AA Andries Van Woerkom Rosie May Davidson - YOG (Steeplechase), U17AA MULTI EVENT Georgia Evans Alysha Burnett - WJ (Heptathlon), U19AA Hannah Gibson PARA Luke Gorman Rae Anderson - NASS, CG (Long Jump) Cameron Griffith Jessica Cronje Amy Harding-Delooze - U17AA Jodi Elkington - NASS, CG (Long Jump) Liam Henderson Tim Foster Emily Hopper - U17AA Nicole Harris Charlie Hunter Daniel Jennings Taylor John Sarah Walsh - NASS Alex Seal Karlie Swanson – World Schools Cross Country Alina Tape - YOG (800m) Manon Wilson 45 Athletics Annual Report 2014_Layout 1 8/07/2014 2:51 pm Page 48

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MARKETING

2013-2014 has seen significant progress in a number of important traditionally a high traffic month, with the start of the Summer Season areas such as brand, digital marketing and social media. All marketing and the staging by ANSW of number of major competitions such as strategies and activities have been developed and implemented to the Buffalo Sports All School Track and Field Championships. support the key priority areas - the “Four Pillars” of the ANSW 2013- 2016 Strategic Plan, namely Participation, High Performance, SOCIAL MEDIA Competition and Commercial. Activity on ANSW social media services and pages continues to experience significant growth. The volume of information BRAND communicated via social media and the subsequent increase in Throughout 2013-2014, the ANSW Marketing Team has provided positive engagement with members has been very noticeable. significant marketing and communications support to ANSW events In terms of Facebook, monthly average Likes have increased from and programs. Event collateral has been produced for the Hunter Track around 2,500 in April 2013 to nearly 4,000 by April 2014. The ANSW Classic, ANSW Be Coached By Champions Super Clinics, Para-athletics Facebook page hit a milestone of 4,500 Likes in March 2014. Come ‘N’ Try and Classification Days, as well as other activities. Instagram has also experienced significant growth with over 1,150 In July, ANSW launched the Treloar Shield and a new look Club followers (up from 400 in October 2013). The average likes per post are Premiership. In honour of John Treloar AM, who between 1947 and now over 170 compared with less than 40 in October 2013. 1952 was one of the fastest men in the world and is also considered to have been one of Australia’s greatest sprinters, the Club Premiership The ANSW YouTube channel has over 270 subscribers. ANSW YouTube was renamed the Treloar Shield. The ANSW Marketing Team videos had over 58,000 views during the year, with nearly 131,000 established the brand identity of the Treloar Shield and through minutes of videos watched. The uploading of athlete profile videos, various channels communicated the name and details of the race videos and post-race interviews on YouTube with links to revamped Club Premiership to members and the NSW athletics Facebook and Twitter continues to be very popular with members. community. Videos uploaded to the ANSW YouTube channel are consistently receiving over 500 views, for example a pre-2014 Sydney Track Classic For the 2013 Buffalo Sports NSW All Schools Track and Field interview with David Oliver and Joel Brown has been viewed by 583 Championships, 2014 Hunter Track Classic and 2014 Sydney Track people, while highlight videos from NSW Junior Championships and Classic, a Communications Plan, sponsor reads and news articles were Australian All Schools Championships had over 800 views. generated and rolled out. The number of Twitter followers has increased by around 40 percent - The ANSW Marketing Team also provided marketing support to events from 974 to over 1,400. such as the 2013 Fernleigh15 and the inaugural 2013 Roberts & Morrow Armidale Fun Run. DIGITAL STRATEGY Intelligent and innovative use of social media greatly assisted in 2013-2014 saw a renewed emphasis by ANSW on maximising the increasing brand awareness among ANSW members and non- potential benefits that can be gained through the use and integration members and the wider community. The amount of relevant and of digital and social media platforms. A key objective was to timely content on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram increased significantly build an engaged online fan base and ultimately, convert substantially throughout the year and resulted in noticeable increases this fan base to growth in ANSW membership and participation levels. in engagement levels. Through strategies and activities implemented, engagement levels have substantially increased. Social media has effectively been used to ANSW WEBSITE drive users to the ANSW website. The ANSW website is the number one source of information for For the first time, the Hunter Track Classic and Sydney Track Classic, members and as such it is critical that users are able to quickly and which were held in January and March 2014 respectively, were easily find the information they are seeking. professionally live streamed and available for viewing through the In early 2013, a rigorous review was undertaken of the ANSW website ANSW YouTube channel. The response was very positive. For example, and the needs of members. In June 2013, a refreshed and more there were over 5,600 views of the Hunter track Classic by people both sophisticated ANSW website went live. Content is regularly updated in Australia and around the world. This number and reach clearly and traffic statistics indicate that the refreshed site has been well demonstrates the power and importance of such digital activities to received and is frequently used by members and the wider athletics build engagement with ANSW members and the wider community. community. COMMERCIAL Monthly statistics indicate that the number of unique visitors, visits, ANSW is committed to sourcing and securing additional revenue page views and new visitors continue to increase each month, with the streams including corporate partnerships, merchandise sales and percentage of new visitors to the site averaging 25%. Traffic on the site government funding. peaked in October 2013 with over 19,000 unique visitors. October is

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For the 2013 Buffalo Sports NSW All Schools Championships, ANSW The naming rights and major sponsor of the 2013 Fernleigh15 was successfully marketed and sold event branded merchandise (t-shirts Westfield Kotara. Other event partners included, Soleus (who offered and hoodies). The majority of sales were pre-orders via the ANSW competitors special deals on Sport Watches), Newcastle Herald, Naked online shop. The merchandise was keenly sought after by competitors Runners and The Adamstown Club. and all stock was sold. The official event Charity Partner was Lymphoma Australia. With funds In December 2013, ANSW was awarded two NSW Department of raised by participants helping to continue with valuable research, build Communities Sport and Communities grants, one for the 2014 Sydney community awareness campaigns and support patients and families Track Classic and the second for the 2014 Hunter Track Classic. affected by lymphoma.

In 2013, ANSW welcomed a new partner – Buffalo Sports. Part of the As in 2012, this year’s Fernleigh15 was a collaboration between ANSW agreement included Buffalo Sports being the naming rights partner and H-Events with support provided by Naked Runners who of the 2013 NSW All Schools Championships. successfully promoted the event within the athletic and wider community and generated considerable interest in traditional media A special thank you is extended to ANSW partners for their much and on social media. valued support – Athletics Australia, Little Athletics NSW, King’s Sports Store, Sydney Olympic Park Authority, Destination NSW, the NSW Hunter Track Classic Government Office of Communities (Sport and Recreation), Accor The fifth running of the Hunter Track Classic (HTC) took place at the Hotels (Novotel Sydney Olympic Park), Greater Building Society, Buffalo Hunter Sports Centre, Glendale on 18 January, 2014. Part of the Sports, Australian National Preventive Health Agency, NBN, NSW prestigious Athletics Australia National Series – Experience Amazing, Institute of Sport, H-Events and Photos in a Flash. over 200 athletes competed in the HTC, including a number of London and Beijing Olympians and Paralympians and athletes who have represented Australia at World and World Junior Championships. SPECIAL EVENTS Some 2,500 spectators witnessed outstanding performances, which Fernleigh15 saw a number of athletes achieve Commonwealth Games B and World On 20 October 2013, 1,170 competitors including seven wheelchair Junior Championship Qualifiers. A real crowd pleaser was the pole athletes headed to the Fernleigh Track (the Adamstown to Belmont vault competition, which took place right next to the seated area of Rail Track) to compete in the Fernleigh15. For the first time, the the grandstand. This enabled spectators to be very close to the action. Fernleigh15 also featured the NSW 15km Championships. Another highlight for athletes and families were the age group finals of the Hunter’s Fastest Kid. Overall the event was very successful and despite some race day concerns associated with air quality due to smoke from a number of Event winners were interviewed on stage by Tamsyn Manou (née serious bushfires, was very well supported and enjoyed by Lewis), with many also having a candid and entertaining chat with competitors, officials, volunteers and event organisers alike. ‘Robbo’ (David Robertson) on the trackside couch.

Five categories were available to competitors: Open (14-34 years), The 2014 HTC was professionally broadcast via live stream. More than Masters 1 (35-44 years), Masters 2 (45-54 years), Wheelies (No age) and four hours of video, including race commentary and interviews with 55+ Masters and Walkers. athletes, was aired and enjoyed by some domestic and international viewers. There were some 3,500 views of the live stream video that Competitor numbers were up by over 31 per cent on 2012, with included over 50,000 total minutes viewing time and peaked at 500 participants coming from Sydney metro as well as the Central West, concurrent viewers. Guest commentators included Tamsyn Manou, Riverina, Central Tablelands, New England and North Coast. Sonia O'Sullivan and Shaun Creighton.

Hugh Williams won the Men’s Open Category, while Natalie Archer For the first time, the HTC included Friday night and Saturday morning from Sydney University was the first female and 11th overall, in the components. On Friday 17 January, the inaugural Newcastle Gift (for Open Category. In the Fernleigh15km Wheelchair, Kurt Fearnley professional athletes), Twilight 2 Miler and Hunter’s Fastest Kid, drew successfully defended his 2012 title with a time of 33:54 the largest crowd at Newcastle Athletics Field for over a decade. Presented by Grandstand Sports Injury Clinic, the well-received Entrants who registered before 6 October received a souvenir event t- program offered races for young athletes (under 16 years of age) shirt and the majority of entrants were early-bird registrants. through to recreational, elite and professional adults. An Official Pre-Race Function (a ticketed event) was held on Friday 18 The Grandstand Twilight 2 Miler provided competitors with the October at the Adamstown Club. opportunity to run with Olympians - Sonia O’Sullivan, Victoria Mitchell The event website www.fernleigh15.com.au received a large amount and Youcef Abdi. O’Sullivan, Sydney 2000 5000m Silver Medallist and of traffic and was integral to the promotion of the 2013 Fernleigh15, as former 2 Mile World Record Holder was the event ambassador. More than was social media. 50 young athletes competed in the heats of the Hunter’s Fastest Kid.

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On the Saturday morning of the HTC, ANSW in conjunction with the Sydney Track Classic Australian Paralympic Committee hosted a Para-athletics Come ‘N’ Try On Saturday 15 March, Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre played Day for local Hunter athletes with a disability of all ages,, as well as host to the Sydney Track Classic (STC). After a torrential thunderstorm athletic coaches and officials. London 2012 Paralympians and a which threatened to prevent the meet from going ahead, the skies specialist accredited coach provided participants with the opportunity cleared in time for the 5,000 strong crowd to witness some excellent to partake in track and field activities and find out about Clubs, racing on the track, as well as outstanding Commonwealth Games competition and the Paralympic pathway. qualifying performances in the field.

The 2014 Hunter Track Classic achieved considerable media coverage, The meet featured Australia’s best track and field talent as a well as a including television (NBN and ABC), newspaper (Newcastle Herald and host of international stars, including several current Olympic and World Maitland Mercury), live stream and social media (Facebook, Instagram, Champions. Twitter and YouTube). Highlights of the night included Sally Pearson (QLD), who had recently The generous support provided by local businesses greatly touched down from Poland where she had won silver in the Women’s contributed to the success of event. Special thanks go to the Friends of 60m Hurdles at the IAAF World Indoor Championships, winning both the Hunter Track Classic, Greater Building Society and Ibis Newcastle – the Women’s 100m and 200m; and Dani Samuels in the Women’s long-term event partners; Grandstand Sports Injury Clinic - presenting Discus throwing the Commonwealth Games A standard on four partner; and Australian Reptile Park, F3 Motor Auctions, Greg Tyler and occasions in her six throw series. Associates, Hunter Star Motors, LawrenceRundleRapson, Raine & In the Men’s 110m hurdles, World Champion David Oliver (USA) Horne, Secure Scaffolding and Toronto Tyrepower. clocked a world leading time to edge out local talent Nick Hough (NSW) and Sam Baines (VIC).

The STC saw a number of breakthrough performances including Georgia Wassall (NSW) in the Women’s 800m who placed second behind the world champion Eunice Sum; and Para-athlete Chad Perris who not only won the Men’s Ambulant 100m but also broke 11 seconds for the first time.

The quality of local and international talent was on par if not better than any previous STC and was very much appreciated by athletes and spectators.

Marketing initiatives for the 2014 STC included a press call with Sally Pearson and current World Champion David Oliver (USA) at Dawes Point (under the Sydney Harbour Bridge) on the day before the meet; advertising on Radio 2GB which included live reads by Ben Fordham during ‘Drive Time’ (3-6pm, Monday – Friday) and over 30 Community Services Announcements; Alan Jones interviewing athletes on his morning show and the event being professionally live streamed.

A highlights package was aired by Channel 10 on the Sunday morning after the meet and replayed several times during the week on ONE.

Tickets to the STC were available online through Ticketmaster and at the gate. The demand for the Premium Grandstand seats was very strong with the 300 available seats sold out by the Wednesday prior to the meet.

In appreciation of the support, enthusiasm and contribution Clubs make to the growth of athletics in New South Wales, ANSW hosted a VIP Function for Club Presidents. It was the first time such an event has been held at a Sydney Track Classic and it was well very attended by Clubs from across NSW.

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Men Club Performance Event Women Club Performance Open Tim Leathart SYP 10.49 100m Elly Graf SUT 11.80 Jarrod Geddes SYU 20.84 200m Ella Nelson SYU 23.49 Kurt Mulcahy SUT 47.08 400m Anneliese Rubie SYU 54.03 Jared West SYP 1:49.05 800m Bridey Delaney SGD 2:05.18 Dylan Dudley UTN 3:48.65 1500m Georgia Wassall ASW 4:18.48 Ben Moreau RBH 8:09.81 3,000m Bridey Delaney SGD 9:14.74 James Nipperess SYU 14:24.59 5,000m Kate Spencer RYD 15:46.60 Matthew Cox UTN 30:22.94 10,000m Milly Clark SYU 35:52.80 Ian Rayson MIN 20:18.41 5,000m Walk Nicole Fagan SYU 22:27.19 Justin Merlino SYU 14.28 110m / 100m Hurdles Michelle Jenneke SYU 13.79 Ian Dewhurst SYU 50.37 400m Hurdles Sarah Klein ASW 58.80 James Nipperess SYU 8:52.66 3,000m Steeplechase Kate Spencer RYD 9:53.15 Brandon Starc PAR 2.16 High Jump Nicola McDermott MIN 1.86 Mudith Jayasekara ASW 4.80 Pole Vault Elizabeth Baral ASW 3.50 Kurt Jenner WES 7.40 Long Jump Alysha Burnett CHE 6.34 Benjamin Cox RYD 15.26 Triple Jump Erin Guy WOL 12.35 Emanuele Fuamatu BAN 18.38 Shot Put Dani Samuels WES 17.05 Shane Loveridge ILL 53.32 Discus Dani Samuels WES 65.59 Ricard Meiring NMA 62.31 Hammer Alexandra Hulley HIL 58.67 Matthew Outzen WES 73.80 Javelin Mackenzie Little UTN 51.29 Matthew Harris MAI 7054 Decathlon / Heptathlon Sophie Stanwell MHA 5655 Ben Moreau RBH 23:17 7.5km / 5km Short Course XC Milly Clark SYU 17:48 Ben Moreau RBH 37:43 12km / 8km Cross Country Chloe Tighe KEJ 28:36 Peter Costello SYU 32:53 10km / 4km Novice XC Kasey Mumby MHA 26:25 Harry Summers RBH 29:36 10km Road Race Celia Sullohern MHA 35:13 Hugh Williams UNA 46:56 15km Road Race Natalie Archer SYU 54:05 Jack Colreavy SYU 1:11.51 Half Marathon Milly Clark SYU 1:21.55 Alexander Matthews SYU 2:25.33 Marathon Suzanne Harrington SGD 3:02.26 Ian Rayson MIN 1:29:48 20km / 15km Road Walk Lauren Bourke MIN 1:17.21 Robert Osborne NEP 3:43:45 30km / 20km Road Walk Cheryl Webb BLA 1:48:32

U23 Jin Su Jung SYU 10.62 100m Ella Nelson SYU 11.82 Jarrod Geddes SYU 20.84 200m Ella Nelson SYU 23.49 Joshua Tassel SYU 48.67 400m Anneliese Rubie SYU 54.03 Jordon Gusman UTN 1:49.61 800m Jenny Blundell SYU 2:06.89 Dylan Dudley UTN 3:48.86 1500m Jenny Blundell SYU 4:20.83 James Connor UTN 14:29.51 5,000m Hannah Menday CHE 17:05.21 Ruairidh MacDonald UTN 32:00.98 10,000m Nicholas Hough SYU 14.69 110m / 100m Hurdles Michelle Jenneke SYU 13.79 Raymond Smith UNS 53.38 400m Hurdles Sara Klein ASW 58.80 Adam Booth SSA 10:22.85 3,000m Steeplechase Brandon Starc PAR 2.16 High Jump Amy Pejkovic SYU 1.86 Kurt Jenner WES 7.40 Long Jump Erin Guy WOL 5.79 Benjamin Cox RYD 15.26 Triple Jump Erin Guy WOL 12.35 Liam Speers MHA 14.63 Shot Put Liam Speers MHA 50.67 Discus Alix Kennedy SYU 51.00 Michael Holani SYU 44.91 Hammer Jake Stein ASW 61.69 Javelin Christina Grun SYU 42.67

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Men Club Performance Event Women Club Performance U20 Joshua Clarke UTN 10.20 100m Katrina Hunt UTN 11.95 James Kermond CBT 21.27 200m Tavleen Singh ASW 24.63 Jack Hiscox SYU 48.84 400m Georgia Wassall ASW 54.89 Mason Cohen SJC 1:54.15 800m Anna Laman PAR 2:08.10 Morgan McDonald RBH 3:58.83 1500m Anna Laman PAR 4:20.31 Dylan McGuaig-Walton SGD 15:31.31 5,000m Karlie Swanson WLG 17:39.56 Jay Felton MIN 22:15.27 5,000m Walk Jasmine Dighton ASW 24:17.76 Harrison Andrews CHE 13.77 110m / 100m Hurdles Katrina Hunt UTN 13.92 Bryce Collins UTN 51.83 400m Hurdles Naomi Polyzoidis KEJ 63.23 Jordan Gates TSC 10:28.24 3,000m Steeplechase Paige Campbell BLM 12:22.16 James Jeffery SYP 2.03 High Jump Nicola McDermott MIN 1.79 Mudith Jayasekara ASW 4.65 Pole Vault Laura Martino WES 2.90 Lachlan Little RBH 7.44 Long Jump Sachi Kayama RYD 5.93 Emmanuel Fakiye SUT 14.43 Triple Jump Josie Nichol TGS 12.77 Tepai Moeroa HIL 16.32 Shot Put Yasenaca Denicaucau HIL 13.76 Michael Taylor WES 45.31 Discus Yasenaca Denicaucau HIL 50.20 Costa Kousparis HIL 64.97 Hammer Laura Herbert HIL 50.26 Rhys Stein ASW 68.41 Javelin Mackenzie Little UTN 54.96 Mitchell Wallace POS 3559 Decathlon / Heptathlon Gabrielle Ralphs CHE 4295 Jordan Gusman MIN 16:14 5km / 5km Short Course XC Kate Spencer RYD 17:49 Guy Walters MHA 26:46 8km / 6km Cross Country Kate Spencer RYD 20:42 Guy Walters MHA 32:53 10km / 5km Road Race Michaela Quinn KEJ 16:30 Tyler Jones WYO 50:12 10km Road Walk Kirsty Klein ASW 1:14:55 Steven Washburn NEP 1:38:30 20km / 15km Road Walk Kristy Klein ASW 1:57:48

U18 Matthew Wood UTN 11.06 100m Gabriella O’Grady UTN 12.11 Matthew Wood UTN 21.50 200m Jessica Thornton SSR 24.12 Christian Foster WOL 48.18 400m Molly Blakey RBH 54.79 Benjamin Moss UTN 1:56.09 800m Amy Harding-Delooze RBH 2:14.02 Matthew Scott TSC 4:04.68 1500m Emily Hooper UTN 4:34.60 Daniel Fracken SSR 9:13.75 3,000m Emily Augustine UTN 10:17.35 Tyler Jones WYO 22:03 5,000m Walk Jayde Hill NAM 27:07:33 Nicholas Andrews CHE 14.00 110m / 100m Hurdles Rachel Pace CHE 13.49 Jarrod Cullen TSC 55.00 400m Hurdles Tessa Constantine SSR 66.15 Ed Trippas BAN 6:33.43 2,000m Steeplechase Rosie May Davidson IBS 6:54.80 Christopher Dwyer UTN 2.03 High Jump Karina Brown UTN 1.69 Angus Armstrong ASW 4.80 Pole Vault Emily Crawford BAN 2.90 Jordan Coleman HIL 6.63 Long Jump Savannah Peterkin STP 5.60 Alex Nguyen-Ha CHE 13.34 Triple Jump Tay-Leiha Clark ILL 12.27 Mitchell Pepper SGD 14.84 Shot Put Grace Robinson SGD 15.74 Mitchell Pepper SGD 54.49 Discus Tegan Fennell WAL 44.82 Bradley Herbert HIL 49.71 Hammer Alexandra Hulley HIL 64.05 Matthew Rees SGD 70.27 Javelin Kaitlin Butcher IND 39.72 Zacheriah Simunovic GOS 5607 Decathlon / Heptathlon Jacinta Fisher UTN 4432 Oliver Hoare SUT 16.34 5km / 2.5km Short Course XC Emily Augustine UTN 8:58 Morgan McDonald RBH 18:45 6km / 4km Cross Country Emily Augustine UTN 15:06 Jayde Hill NAM 42:19 8km Road Walk Tylor Jones WYO 38:45

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Men Club Performance Event Women Club Performance U16 Alec Nguyen BAN 11.41 100m Jasmine Fountas SOS 12.57 Alex Nguyen BAN 23.13 200m Kristie Edwards UTN 25.17 Jordon Doris KEJ 52.44 400m Bernice De Jager MHA 60.17 Jordon Doris KEJ 2:00.99 800m Rose Davies MHA 2:13.99 Lachlan Cooper SSR 4:18.66 1500m Catherine Miller ASW 4:30.46 Lorcan Redmond ANL 9:19.09 3,000m Annabel McDermott UTN 10:02.33 James Clay WOL 15:25.40 3,000m Walk Jasmyn McDonald PAR 16:23 Jarrod Twigg WOL 13.11 100m / 90m Hurdles Chyna Tavai-Williams CHE 13.79 Jarrod Twigg WOL 26.08 200m Hurdles Courtney Cattell CHE 30.02 Trent Glynn BAN 6:50.97 2,000m Steeplechase Ali Thomson HIL 7:32.49 Hayden Bell IND 1.90 High Jump Paige Wilson TGS 1.70 Gabriel Wahl ASW 3.20 Pole Vault Binta Salawu ASW 3.20 Anthony Gale BLA 6.57 Long Jump Jasmine Fountas SOS 5.58 Fredrick Adatum MTP 12.90 Triple Jump Jasmine Fountas SOS 11.93 Pita Toamotu SGD 17.62 Shot Put Jessica Aldridge IND 14.23 Pita Toamotu SGD 62.99 Discus Renee Fassolis HIL 38.55 Nick Price IND 46.87 Hammer Sarah Ringrose WES 51.17 Cameron McEntyre SYP 59.74 Javelin Emma Jones IND 37.75 Alexander Thompson HIL 3844 Heptathlon Johanna Biddle CHE 4149 Liam Henderson KEJ 7:54 2.5km Short Course XC Rose Davies MHA 8:31 Liam Henderson KEJ 13:22 4km Cross Country Chloe Walters MHA 14:07 Liam Henderson KEJ 16:09 5km / 2.5km Road Race Amy Harding-Delooze RBH 18:00 Aidan Kerr SYP 25:17 5km Road Walk Ally Grujoski SSR 34:29

U14 James Roach SOS 12.52 100m Dakota Thomas MAS 12.84 Christopher Gerace BAN 25.16 200m Dakota Thomas MAS 25.88 James Roach SOS 56.40 400m Edita Grinbergs SSR 59.15 Luke Young MHA 2:10.95 800m Edita Grinbergs SSR 2:17.01 Luke Young MHA 4:31.05 1500m Abbey Rockliff ASW 4:46.13 Harrison Mavin SYP 16:12.21 3,000m Walk / 1500m Walk Samantha Brown PAR 16:05.85 Ben Fowler WOL 13.87 90m / 80m Hurdles Imogen Breslin CHE 12.38 Lachlan Dalton UTN 31.91 200m Hurdles Mia Hemsworth CHE 31.79 Alex Willett UTN 1.71 High Jump Nicole Freestone CHE 1.53 Brendon Neich GIR 41.67 Hammer Throw Kharrinnee Somasundaran GIR 22.50 Alex Willett UTN 5.43 Long Jump Teah MacPherson IND 5.03 Alex Willett UTN 11.42 Triple Jump Sofia Metaxouli CHE 9.90 Kevin Yang CHE 14.19 Shot Put Andrea Conomos IND 10.25 Alexander Murdocca HIL 43.35 Discus Sally Shorky HIL 32.90 Alex Willett UTN 36.70 Javelin Kate Collett CHE 31.64 Callam Lang MHA 8:28 2.5km Short Course XC Abbey Rockliff ASW 8:34 Jordan Doris KEJ 9:47 3km Cross Country Ellen Kriedemann RBH 10:44 Thomas King SUT 8:28 2.5km Road Race Sian Fennell KEJ 8:47 Kyle Bedford NEP 9:38 2km Road Walk Eliza DeLaine UTN 9:40

U12 Lachlan Francis SSR 5:09 1.5km Short Course XC Charlotte Lowe MIN 5:28 Jack Fairfield Smith NOW 7:17 2km Cross Country Charlotte Lowe MIN 7:59 Angus Beer KEJ 8:25 2km Road Race Hannah Moloney ASW 9:05 Alan Pitcher GOS 10:30 1km Road Walk Bayden Little SYP 11:04

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Men Club Performance Event Women Club Performance Masters 30-34 Russell Parker BAR 7.18 60m Kylie Wilmott CBT 8.22 Russell Parker BAR 11:30 100m Kylie Wilmott CBT 13.19 Nick Turner CBT 24.39 200m Kylie Wilmott CBT 29.58 Greg Eyears BAN 54.77 400m Kylie Wilmott CBT 1:01:21 Greg Eyears BAN 2:08.52 800m Rona Macniven AEA 2:40.47 Greg Eyears BAN 14.88 110m / 100m Hurdles Stephen Bullock CBT 1.65 High Jump Melissa Holahan WAL 1.25 Stephen Bullock CBT 5.47 Long Jump Melissa Holahan WAL 4.13 Stephen Bullock CBT 12.58 Triple Jump Belinda Westcott NEP 7.77 Warren Jones UTN 8.54 Shot Put Melissa Holahan WAL 10.57 Stephen Bullock CBT 33.90 Discus Melissa Holahan WAL 29.83 Warren Jones UTN 33.92 Hammer Melissa Holahan WAL 48.34 Stephen Bullock CBT 33.72 Javelin Melissa Holahan WAL 22.87 Warren Jones UTN 10.24 Weight Throw Melissa Holahan WAL 16.23

35-39 David Thebridge UTN 7.72 60m Nicole Robinson SIN 8.08 David Thebridge UTN 11.72 100m Nicole Robinson SIN 13.04 David Thebridge UTN 24.75 200m Kimberley Fletcher MAI 27.30 Nicholas Papalexion MIN 55.43 400m Kimberley Fletcher MAI 59.74 Simon White NMA 2:06.09 800m Kimberley Fletcher MAI 2:18.05 Simon White NMA 4.33.43 1500m Kimberley Fletcher MAI 4:56.53 Simon White NMA 11:37.53 3,000m / 2,000m Steeplechase Kimberley Fletcher MAI 13:52:49 David Thebridge UTN 1.70 High Jump Kimberley Fletcher MAI 1.46 David Thebridge UTN 5.86 Long Jump Kimberley Fletcher MAI 4.81 Dean Turner CAM 10.58 Triple Jump Kimberley Fletcher MAI 9.64 Jamie Muscat ILL 12.92 Shot Put Elise Moore IBS 8.93 Jamie Muscat ILL 39.85 Discus Renae Knowles NMA 22.41 Ricard Meiring NMA 59.71 Hammer Renae Knowles NMA 21.35 Anatoly Kirievsky NMA 34.56 Javelin Renae Knowles NMA 21.17 Ricard Meiring NMA 18.15 Weight Throw Renae Knowles NMA 7.04 Stephen Archer HIL 2325 Outdoor Pentathlon Ashley McMahon UTN 5407 Decathlon Scott Westcott MHA 23:33 7.5km / 5km Short Course XC Anna Fitzgerald SSR 19:20 Kevin Robertson SUT 41:19 12km / 8km Cross Country Lilian Molesworth BAN 34:13 Scott Westcott MHA 30:38 10km Road Race Anna Fitzgerald SSR 37:06 Danny Burgess NMA 1:14:22 Half Marathon Magda Karimali-Poulos SUT 1:23:18

40-44 Gregory Smith MTP 7.51 60m Ranell Hobson BMA 8.27 Gregory Smith MTP 11.10 100m Ranell Hobson BMA 13.24 Ed White SYP 22.89 200m Lenore Lambert SYP 28.42 Ernest Leseberg MIN 53.61 400m Nicky Kelly MIN 1:04.11 Chamkaur Dhaliwal AEA 2:04.40 800m Nicky Kelly MIN 2:26.86 Chamkaur Dhaliwal AEA 4:13.37 1500m Kriszta Kovacs SYP 5:24.78 Mark Gregory AEA 17:26.16 5,000m Jude Gregory AEA 20:37.89 Andrew Watson BLM 20.10 110m / 80m Hurdles Alice Bohdan BLM 14.79 Michael Everett HIL 1:13.43 400m Hurdles Alice Bohdan BLM 1:20.58 EJ Davie SSR 14:23.31 3,000m / 2,000m Steeplechase Nick Moroney MHA 2.00 High Jump Lynette Smith GIR 1.53

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Men Club Performance Event Women Club Performance 40-44 continued Andrew Watson BAL 2.80 Pole Vault Andrew Cassin MIN 5.61 Long Jump Catherine Salmon CAM 4.79 Andrew Cassin MIN 10.74 Triple Jump Alice Bohdan BLM 9.26 Andrew Watson BLM 11.82 Shot Put Samantha Latanis SGD 10.21 Stuart Sutton MIN 34.03 Discus Samantha Latanis SGD 30.39 Rodney Watson WLG 32.91 Hammer Samantha Latanis SGD 25.71 Rodney Watson WLG 41.14 Javelin Lynette Smith GIR 34.04 Rodney Watson WLG 10.70 Weight Throw Samantha Latanis SGD 10.19 Mike Everett HIL 2403 Outdoor Pentathlon Peter Costello SYU 24:42 7.5km / 5km Short Course XC Naomi Brown ASW 20:52 Peter Costello SYU 41:25 12km / 8km Cross Country Jo Rankin SUT 33:47 Nick Bennett SUT 33:15 10km Road Race Jo Rankin SUT 40:11

45-49 Krzysztof Wardecki MTP 7.62 60m Catherine Kermond CBT 8.66 Christopher Brack MTP 11.86 100m Jackie Bezuidenhout UTN 13.23 Christopher Brack MTP 24.20 200m Jackie Bezuidenhout UTN 28.34 Krzysztof Wardecki MTP 55.20 400m Lisa Harrison HIL 1:05.61 Michael Lynch MTP 2:06.12 800m Lisa Harrison HIL 2:32.57 Darrin James IBS 4:37.44 1500m Lisa Harrison HIL 5:10:52 Andy West UTN 22:07.79 5,000m Karen Stanley SGD 19:24.89 5,000m Walk Suzanne Brown UTN 34:31.11 David Murphy BAL 19.21 110m / 80m Hurdles Sylvette Wearne MTP 15.81 David Murphy BAL 1:08.61 400m Hurdles Lisa Harrison HIL 1:17:65 Andy West UTN 14:03.30 3,000m / 2,000m Steeplechase Robyn Smith GIR 11:10.15 Rick Bacon CBT 1.60 High Jump Vicki Townsend NMA 1.25 David Murphy BLM 2.70 Pole Vault Selina Ellis HIL 2.10 Edward Van Der Jagt NMA 5.60 Long Jump Jackie Bezuidenhout UTN 4.58 Adam Parsonage UTN 9.82 Triple Jump Robyn Smith GIR 7.74 Jim Fassolis CBT 9.82 Shot Put Gabriele Watts NEP 10.85 Jim Fassolis CBT 29.51 Discus Gabriele Watts NEP 36.25 Matt Stenning GIR 35.78 Hammer Gabriele Watts NEP 34.56 David Murphy BLM 38.22 Javelin Selina Ellis HIL 21.59 Matt Stenning GIR 11.44 Weight Throw Gabriele Watts NEP 12.56 Jodie Gibbins IBS 1515 Outdoor Pentathlon Janet Naylon UTN 1828 Richard Roberts ASW 25:50 7.5km / 5km Short Course XC Lorraine Hince KEJ 19:13 Richard Roberts ASW 42:50 12km / 8km Cross Country Lorraine Hince KEJ 32:54 Andrew Wilson SSR 34:04 10km Road Race Elizabeth Miller IND 38:54 Raymond Wareham SSR 1:16:31 Half Marathon Robyn Basman SGD 1:24:43

50-54 Dave Isackson SYP 7.90 60m Gianna Mogentale IBS 8.18 Dave Isackson SYP 12.35 100m Gianna Mogentale IBS 12.83 Daren Hughes MTP 24.64 200m Gianna Mogentale IBS 27.38 Todd Devery BMA 58.19 400m Gianna Mogentale IBS 1:03.41 Brad Sharpe UTN 2:20.62 800m Suzanne Gore RYD 2:35.04 Brad Sharpe UTN 4:52.93 1500m Linda Weatherill NOW 5:32.41 Brad Sharpe UTN 18:59:32 5,000m Sharon Scouller NOW 21:59.86 Greg Rowe MIN 35:14.13 5,000m Walk Sharon Scouller NOW 39:15:56 Alan Provenzano NMA 18.68 100m / 80m Hurdles Sally Stagles CHE 13.27 Anthony O’Connor NMA 1:08.97 400m / 300m Hurdles Margaret Walker EPP 58.50 Garry Womsley HIL 12:56.18 3,000m / 2,000m Steeplechase Caroline Yarnell SSR 8:58.95

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Men Club Performance Event Women Club Performance 50-54 continued Alan Provenzano NMA 1.40 High Jump Christine Shaw WOL 1.30 Tim McGrath UTN 3.20 Pole Vault Alan Provenzano NMA 5.22 Long Jump Christine Shaw WOL 4.37 Rob Giesler GIR 8.71 Triple Jump Christine Shaw WOL 8.25 Tim McGrath UTN 10.91 Shot Put Christine Shaw WOL 9.47 Tim McGrath UTN 33.87 Discus Christine Shaw WOL 23.23 Stuart Gyngell WOL 45.23 Hammer Wendy Hord BLA 33.52 Alan Provenzano NMA 41.20 Javelin Christine Shaw WOL 25.99 Stuart Gyngell WOL 1.62 Weight Throw Wendy Hord BLA 11.08 Alan Provenzano NMA 3089 Outdoor Pentathlon Ellena Cubban EPP 2251 Jose Carvalho SGD 28.39 7.5km / 5km Short Course XC Caroline Yarnell SSR 24:01 Jose Carvalho SGD 47:27 12km / 8km Cross Country Robyn Basman SGD 34:49 Geoffrey Bruce SUT 34:32 10km Road Race Robyn Basman SGD 39:20

55-59 Drew Percival CBT 8.52 60m June Lowe IBS 9.54 Drew Percival CBT 13.20 100m June Lowe IBS 15.42 Paul Carr MIN 27.62 200m Deborah Drennan UTN 33.23 Brendan Dwyer NMA 1:02.99 400m Deborah Drennan UTN 1:11.29 Nicolas Terranova HIL 2:20.20 800m Deborah Drennan UTN 2:41.45 Nicolas Terranova HIL 4:52.44 1500m Robyn Basman SGD 5:11.57 Ian Rose HIL 19:19.21 5,000m Robyn Basman SGD 19:16.88 Robert Osborne NEP 30:46.89 5,000m Walk Trish Stallard WAL 40:27.00 Paul Carr MIN 18.67 100m / 80m Hurdles June Lowe IBS 17.98 Nicolas Terranova HIL 14:05.25 3,000/2,000m Steeplechase Trish Stallard WAL 12:19.99 David Mitchell WAL 1.45 High Jump Kerrie Macey CBT 1.10 Frank Chapman NMA 2.60 Pole Vault Trish Stallard WAL 1.60 David Mitchell WAL 4.49 Long Jump Ellena Cubban EPP 3.72 David Mitchell WAL 9.86 Triple Jump Trish Stallard WAL 6.09 Gavin Murray NMA 11.81 Shot Put Jill Taylor CHE 9.53 Voitek Klimiuk RYD 39.14 Discus Jill Taylor CHE 25.05 Lajos Joni RYD 42.46 Hammer Jill Taylor CHE 36.94 Andrew Atkinson-Howatt RYD 43.50 Javelin Ellena Cubban EPP 22.79 Lajos Joni RYD 14.85 Weight Throw Jill Taylor CHE 11.68 David McEwan HIL 19:48 5km Short Course XC Marry Stringer SSR 31:38 Garry Wheeler KEJ 31:11 8km Cross Country Rosemary Roediger HIL 26:51 David Riches BAN 36:55 10km Road Race Joanne Cowan SSR 45:05 Jose Carvalho SGD 1:19:23 Half Marathon Mary Sheehan BAN 1:36:10 Bruce Steele IBS 2024 Outdoor Pentathlon

60-64 Kenneth Porter NEP 8.32 60m Louise Smallwood SYP 10.88 Kenneth Porter NEP 12.85 100m Louise Smallwood SYP 17.55 Kenneth Porter NEP 27.60 200m Louise Smallwood SYP 38.60 Stuart Hayward TOU 1:01.03 400m Louise Smallwood SYP 1:27.71 Stuart Hayward TOU 2:24.21 800m Louise Smallwood SYP 3:25.11 Dennis Wylie HIL 4:56.17 1500m Louise Smallwood SYP 5:55.21 Witold Krajewski KEJ 20:13.10 5,000m Louise Smallwood SYP 23:56.14 Doug Barrett UTN 34:40.20 5,000m Walk Judy Brown NMA 40:26.34 Clay Tompkins UTN 10.37 High Jump Judy Brown NMA 0.90 Phillip Carrero BAN 3.20 Pole Vault Judy Brown NMA 1.20

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Men Club Performance Event Women Club Performance 60-64 continued Clay Tompkins UTN 5.06 Long Jump Judy Brown NMA 2.49 Clay Tompkins UTN 10.37 Triple Jump Robyn Eyears NMA 5.25 Glenn Crompton NMA 10.96 Shot Put Kate Clarke NMA 8.01 Dave Ross WOL 31.76 Discus Kate Clarke NMA 22.01 Dave Ross WOL 28.71 Hammer Kate Clarke NMA 27.20 John West NMA 27.68 Javelin Kate Clarke NMA 18.94 Dave Ross WOL 11.63 Weight Throw Kate Clarke NMA 9.65 Doug Barrett UTN 2331 Outdoor Pentathlon Jillian Senior UTN 1759 Dennis Wylie HIL 19:24 5km Short Course XC Rasa Perry BAN 29:41 Dennis Wylie HIL 31:46 8km Cross Country Rosalind Perry WOL 34:19 Dennis Wylie HIL 37:22 10km Road Race Mary Sheehan BAN 44:13 John West NMA 1:53:10 15km Road Walk Judy Brown NMA 2:06:37

65-69 John Wall MIN 8.60 60m John Wall MIN 13.43 100m John Wall MIN 28.64 200m Paula Moorhouse SYP 34.38 Leslie Gillies UTN 1:10.74 400m Paula Moorhouse SYP 1:17.45 Donald Mathewson HIL 2:38.42 800m Paula Moorhouse SYP 3:05.52 Noel Wright HIL 5:41.87 1500m Paula Moorhouse SYP 6:31.72 Peter Cassettari BAN 19:27.19 5,000m John Gordon NMA 1.30 High Jump Tom Barber HIL 3.63 Long Jump Russell Scott GIA 8.34 Shot Put John Gordon NMA 36.55 Discus Russell Scott GIA 26.62 Hammer Russell Scott GIA 25.45 Javelin Russell Scott GIA 10.84 Weight Throw Charles Templeton STP 2021 Outdoor Pentathlon Frank Scorzelli SGD 21:08 5km Short Course XC Shirley Dalton BAN 30:33 Frank Scorzelli SGD 34:50 8km Cross Country Helen Redenbach NOW 42:16 Donald Mathewson HIL 39:16 10km Road Race Shirley Dalton BAN 57:37 Frank Scorzelli SGD 1:28:30 Half Marathon Shirley Dalton BAN 2:09:39 Jim Seymon UTN 1:46:39 15km Road walk Joan Purcell ASW 1:48:22

70-75 Neville McIntyre GIA 8.98 60m Neville McIntyre GIA 14.33 100m Neville McIntyre GIA 30.45 200m Graham Allomes SYP 3:25.29 800m Lesley Eller AEA 3:36.48 Bob Warmoll HIL 8:00.52 1500m William Thom BAN 23:47.52 5,000m Graham Ryan RBH 19.43 80m Hurdles Graham Ryan RBH 3.51 Long Jump Graham Ryan RBH 7.41 Triple Jump Brett Sowerby BLM 9.32 Shot Put Brett Sowerby BLM 32.08 Discus Brett Sowerby BLM 28.67 Hammer Nicholas Bastas UTN 22.57 Javelin Brett Sowerby BLM 11.76 Weight Throw

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Men Club Performance Event Women Club Performance 70-75 continued Graham Ryan RBH 1260 Outdoor Pentathlon John Irvine SGD 24:49 8km Cross Country John Spinney BLM 48:57 10km Road Race

75-79 David Chantrill NMA 9.24 60m Kathleen Cook MIN 10.85 David Chantrill NMA 14.61 100m Kathleen Cook MIN 17.82 David Chantrill NMA 30.82 200m Kathleen Cook MIN 39.38 David Carroll CAM 134.61 400m Allan Wareham NMA 3:51.05 800m Allan Wareham NMA 7:40.55 1500m Jim Seymon UTN 32:04.36 5,000m walk Graham Ryan RBH 1:03.05 300m Hurdles Ron Simcock WOL 1:20 High Jump Nicholas Bastas UTN 3.64 Long Jump Teri Short WAL 1.27 Nicholas Bastas UTN 8.21 Triple Jump Ron Simcock WOL 10.22 Shot Put Ron Simcock WOL 32.48 Hammer Ron Simcock WOL 13.99 Weight throw Ron Simcock WOL 28.39 Javelin

80-84 Richard Hughes NMA 10.26 60m Richard Hughes NMA 16.42 100m Richard Hughes NMA 35.14 200m Richard Hughes NMA 1:21.80 400m Richard Hughes NMA 3:35.33 800m

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FISU World Student Games, Kazan, Russia, 7-12 July 2013 Ian Dewhurst (SYU) 400 metres Hurdles Heat 1st 50.71, Semi 3rd 49.89, Final 3rd 49.96; 4 x 400 metres Heat 3rd 3:12.52, Final 6th 3:08.82 Nicholas Hough (SYU) 100 metres Heat 2nd 10.53(+0.3), QF 4th 10.47(-0.4), Semi 6th 10.50(-0.2) (11th); 200 metres Heat 2nd 21.16(+1.1), QF 4th 21.01(+0.1), Semi 5th 20.97(+2.9) (10th) Alix Kennedy (SYU) Discus Final 8th 49.79m Matt Lynch (MIN) 400 metres Heat 3rd 47.28, Semi 6th 47.16 (15th); 4 x 400 metres Heat 3rd 3:12.52, Final 6th 3:08.82 James Nipperess (SYU) 3,000 metres Steeplechase Heat 3rd 8:49.12; Final 12th 9:17.10 Sophie Stanwell (MHA) Heptathlon 9th 5,518pts (14.78(+1.6), 1.68m, 11.03m, 23.90(+0.8), 6.03m(+1.9), 32.09m, 2:17.70)

IAAF World Youth Championships, Donetsk, Ukraine, 10-14 July 2013 Molly Blakey (RBH) 400 metres Heat 2nd 55.05; Semi 3rd 54.95 (11th) Alysha Burnett (CHE) Heptathlon 5th 5505pts (14.88(-0.3); 1.75m, 12.90m, 26.46(-0.8), 5.90(-0.2), 44.87m, 2:31.56) Yasenaca Denicaucau (HIL) Shot Put qualifying 14.93m (23rd); Discus qualifying round 48.73m; Final 5th 47.03m Alexandra Hulley (HIL) Hammer qualifying 67.31m; Final 9th 65.35m Costa Kousparis (HIL) Hammer qualifying 70.93m (18th) Audrey Kyriacou (NSW) Long Jump qualifying 5.75m(-0.4) (20th) Paletina Lemi (WES) Shot Put qualifying 13.93m (37th) Mackenzie Little (UTN) Javelin qualifying 50.69m; Final 1st 61.47m Georgia Wassall (ASW) 800 metres Heat 1st 2:08.18; Semi 2nd 2:05.96; Final 4th 2:04.32

IPC (Para-Athletics) World Athletics Championships, Lyon, FRA, 19-28 July 2013 Angela Ballard (SYU) 100 metres (T53) Heat 1st 17.25(+0.3), Final 2nd 17.64(-0.8); 200 metres (T53) Heat 1st 30.24(-0.8), Final 2nd 30.15 (-0.8); 400 metres (T53) Heat 2nd 58.89, Final 3rd 57.00; 800 metres (T53) Heat 3rd 1:55.48, Final 2nd 1:53.88 Taylor Doyle (GIR) Long Jump (F20) Final 9th 4.41m(-0.1) Nicole Harris (STG) Shot Put (F20) Final 6th 10.63m Guy Henley (BAN) Shot Put (T37) Final 8th 11.55m; Discus (F37/38) Final 3rd 51.13m Rosemary Little (HIL) 100 metres - (T34) Final 3rd 19.93m; 200 metres (T34) Final 2nd 33.73(-1.2) Chad Perris (BAN) 100 metres Para-Athletics (T13) Heat 4th 11.18(+0.4), Final 5th 11.17(-1.2); 200 metres - Para-Athletics (T13) Heat 4th 22.97(-1.0) (10th) Katherine Proudfoot (MQH) Shot Put (F35/36) Final 3rd 10.16m; Discus (F35/36) Final 3rd 24.91m Scott Reardon (KOO) 100 metres (T42) Heat 1st 12.46(-0.1), Final =1st 12.68(-2.2); 200 metres (T42) Heat 1st 25.56(-2.5), Final 2nd 25.29(- 2.5) Carly Salmon (KOO) 100 metres (T35) Heat 3rd 16.48(+1.8); Final 5th 16.82(+0.3); 200 metres (T35) Heat 3rd 35.87(-3.8); Final 3rd 34.92(- 2.2) Stephanie Schweitzer (HIL) Long Jump (T20) Final 6th 4.61m(+0.6)

IAAF World Championships, Moscow, Russia, 10-18 August 2013 Jane Fardell (NSW) Marathon (did not start) Jarrod Geddes (SYU) 4 x 100m heat (did not finish) Nicholas Hough (SYU) 4 x 100m heat (did not compete) Fabrice Lapierre (WES) Long Jump qualifying (no mark) Tim Leathart (SYP) 4 x 100m heat (did not finish) Isaac Ntiamoah (BAN) 4 x 100m heat (did not compete) Joshua Ralph (SYU) 4 x 400m heat (did not compete) Ian Rayson (MIN) 50 km Walk (disqualified) Ben St Lawrence (STG) 5000m heat 8th 13:33.64; 10,000m final (did not start) Dani Samuels (WES) Discus qualifying 62.85m; Final 10th 62.42m Steven Solomon (RBH) 4x400m relay heat 2nd 3:02.48; Final 8th 3:02.26 Brandon Starc (PAR) High Jump qualifying 2.17m (25th) Lara Tamsett (SYU) 10,000 metres final (did not start)

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WMA World Masters Track and Field Championships*, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 15-27 October 2013 * Results for Finalists/Top 8 Jacqualine Bezuidenhout (UTN) W45 100m Heats 13.04Q (-1.0), Semi 13.22Q (NWI), Final 1st 12.82 (0.9); 200m Heat 27.55Q (+0.0), Semi 27.56Q (0.9), Final 1st 26.49 (1.2); W45 Long Jump Final 6th 4.09m (NWI); 4x100m relay (W35) 1st 52.44; 4x400m relay (W35) 3rd 4:15.90 John Fienieg (SYP) M55 400m Hurdles Heat 1:18.01q, Final 6th 1:15.44; 4x100m relay (M50) 4th 50.09 Marie Kay (WOL) W50 100m Heats 13.45Q (-1.0), Semi 13.36Q (NWI), Final 2nd 13.36 (-1.2); 200m Heat 28.45Q (NWI), Semi 27.84Q (-1.0), Final =1st 26.41 (2.7); 300m Hurdles Heat 50.77q, Final 2nd 49.48; Long Jump Final 1st 5.13m (NWI); Heptathlon 1st 5500pts (80mH 16.06(-2.1), 1.45m, 12.02m, 27.57 (-0.7), 5.00m, 25.21m, 2:52.38) Donald Mathewson (HIL) M65 5000m Final 9th 20:09.28; 10,000m Final 8th 42:31.61 Neville McIntyre (GIA) M70 100m Heats 14.00Q (-2.3), Semi 13.40Q (NWI), Final 2nd 13.39 (0.5); 200m Heat 29.80Q (-1.2), Final 2nd 27.51 (-2.2); 400m Heat 1:07.15Q, Final 1st 1:04.70; 4x100m relay 1st 55.98; 4x400m relay 1st 4:41.30 Gianna Mogentale (IBS) W45 100m Heats 13.27Q (-0.2), Semi 13.08Q (NWI), Final 3rd 12.93 (0.9); 200m Heat 27.71Q (NWI), Semi 28.10Q (0.6), Final 3rd 26.63 (1.2); 400m Heat 1:03.74Q, Final 1st 1:02.18; 4x100m relay (W35) 1st 52.44; 4x400m relay (W35) 3rd 4:15.90 Janet Naylon (UTN) W45 Long Jump Final 6th 4.19m (NWI); 4x100m relay (W35) 1st 52.44 Noreen Parrish (KEJ) W70 100m Heats 17.04Q (NWI), Final 2nd 16.77 (0.1); 200m Heat 36.44Q (-0.4), Final 4th 35.57 (0.2); 400m Heat 1:31.49q, Final 8th 1:28.89; 4x100m relay 1st 1:09.95; 4x400m relay (W65) 2nd 5:59.50 Karen Petley (HIL) W50 1500m Final 9th 5:54.27; 5000m Final 13th 22:19.20; Cristine Suffolk (NOW) W40 1500m Final 5th 5:34.35; 8km Cross Country 3rd 32.55 Jill Taylor (CHE) W55 Discus qualifying 7th 23.13m, Final 9th 22.18m; Hammer Final =7th 34.24m; Throws Pentathlon 7th 3222 (HT 36.33m, SP 8.46m, DT 23.06m, JT 18.47m, WT 10.35m) Mary Thomas (IBS) W65 Shot Put Final 8th 8.08m; Discus Final 6th 23.30m; Javelin Final 1st 24.51m; Weight Throw Final 6th 10.76m; Throws Pentathlon 3rd 3646 (HT 26.60m, SP 8.30m, DT 23.61m, JT 22.69m, WT 9.94m) Krzysztof Wardecki (SYP) M45 100m Heat 11.95Q (NWI), Semi 12.04q (NWI), Final 6th 11.97 (+0.0); 200m Heat 23.96Q (3.4), Semi 24.41Q (- 0.9), Final 7th 24.41 (-1.3); 400m Heat 55.01Q, Semi 54.49Q, Final 8th 55.23; Glenys Whitehead (UTN) W45 Shot Put Final 8th 8.59m; Hammer Final 4th 35.12m; Weight Throw Final 6th 10.00m; Throws Pentathlon 6th 3097pts (HT 34.51m, SP 9.00m, DT 28.81m, JT 25.35m, WT 9.85m)

IAAF World Indoor Championships, Sopot, Poland, 7-9 March 2014 Fabrice Lapierre (WES) Long Jump qualifying 7.76m

WMA World Masters Indoor Championships*, Budapest, Hungary 19-25 March 2014 * Results for Finalists/Top 8 Ranell Hobson (BLM) W40 60m Heat 1st 8.23, Semi 1st 8.25, Final 3rd 8.13; 4x200m relay 8th 1:57.66 Lajos Joni (RYD) M55 Hammer Final 8th 44.21m Marie Kay (WOL) W50 60m Heat 8.47q, Semi 8.60Q, Final 6th 8.62 Kriszta Kovacs (SYP) W40 1500m Final 7th 5:02.89; 8km Cross Country 8th 33:26.70; 4x200m relay 8th 1:57.66 Lenore Lambert (SYP) W40 4x200m relay 8th 1:57.66 Caroline Layt (UTN) W45 Shot Put Final 7th 10.93m; Discus Final 8th 29.55m; 4x200m relay 6th 2:00.02 Neville McIntyre (GIA) M70 60m Heat 1st 8.65, Semi 1st 8.66, Final 1st 8.60; 200m Heat 1st 29.17, Semi 1st 28.64, final 1st 28.56; 400m Heat 2nd 1:12.36, Final 2nd 1:07.26; 4x200m (M65) 6th 1:58.54 Gianna Mogentale (IBS) W50 60m Heat 1st 8.21, Semi 8.30, Final 2nd 8.22; 200m Heat 27.59q, Semi 27.54q, Final 6th 27.66; 400m Heat 1st 1:03.64, Final 1st 1:02.20; 4x200m relay (W45) 6th 2:00.02 Paula Moorhouse (SYP) W65 400m heat 2nd 1:17.57, Final 2nd 1:15.94; 800m final 3rd 3:06.73; 1500m final 3rd 6.33.37; 4x200m relay 2nd 2:07.39 Janet Naylon (UTN) W45 4x200m relay 6th 2:00.02 Noreen Parrish (WOL) W70 60m Heat 10.44q; Final 6th 10.58; 200m 36.56q, Final 4th 36.46; 400m Final 4th 1:35.11; 4x200m relay (W65) 2nd 2:07.39 Sally Stagles (CHE) W50 60m Hurdles Heat 9.66q, Final 2nd 9.69; High Jump Final 5th 1.36 Robyn Suttor (MTP) W55 60m Heat 9.22q, Final 6th 9.13; 200m Heat 31.09q, Semi 31.04q, Final 4th 30.76; 400m Heat 69.99q, Final 4th 70.08; 60m Hurdles Heat 10.53q, Final 5th 10.69; 4x200m relay (W45) 6th 2:00.02 Jill Taylor (CHE) W55 Shot Put Final 6th 9.71m; Weight Throw Final 4th 11.36m; Discus Final 6th 28.00m; Hammer Final 4th 36.31m Mary Thomas (IBS) W65 Discus Final 3rd 23.86; Javelin Final 5th 23.49m; Hammer Final 5th Krzysztof Wardecki (MTP) M45 60m Hurdles Heats 10.25q; Final 6th 10.12

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AWARD WINNERS EVENT GROUP AWARDS

GPS Parkes Memorial Award for Male Distance Runner Sprints/Hurdles (Junior) Matthew Cox (UTN) Josh Clarke (UTN) Doris Magee Award for Female Distance Runner Sprints/Hurdles (Open) Milly Clark (SYU) Steve Solomon (RBH) Dorothy Dorsett Memorial Award for Male Distance Walker Sprints/Hurdles (Masters) Ian Rayson (MIN) Gianna Mogentale (IBS) Doris Clark Award for Female Distance Walker Middle Distance (Junior) Cheryl Webb (NEP) Georgia Wassall (ASW) Nick Winter Memorial Award for Aspiring Triple Jumper Middle Distance (Open) Tay-Leiha Clark (ILL) Josh Ralph (SYU) Treloar Shield Middle Distance (Masters) UTS Norths Peter Costello (SYU) Summer Club Premiership Winner Distance (Junior) Sydney University Kate Spencer (RYD) Winter Club Trophy Distance (Open) Bankstown Ben St Lawrence (STG) Metropolitan Club of the Year Distance (Masters) UTS Norths Peter Costello (SYU) Country Club of the Year Walks (Junior) Nowra Jasmine Dighton (ASW) Official of the Year Walks (Open) Tony Smyth (UNS) Ian Rayson (MIN) New Official of the Year Walks (Masters) David Morrow (UNS) Heather Lee (NMA) Coach of the Year - Sprints/hurdles Jumps (Junior) Michael Dooley (ILL) Alysha Burnett (CHE) Coach of the Year - Endurance Jumps (Open) Phil Moore (PAR) Brandon Starc (PAR) Coach of the Year - Jumps Jumps (Masters) Alex Stewart (TGS) Clay Tompkins (UTN) Coach of the Year - Throwers Throws (Junior) Karyne Di Marco/Bre Clement (BAN) Mackenzie Little (UTN) Coach of the Year - Para athletes Throws (Open) Louise Sauvage (IND) Dani Samuels (WES) Administrator of the Year Throws (Masters) Evelyn Stark (NEP) Stuart Gyngell (WOL) Richard Coombes Memorial Award for Most Outstanding Male Cross Country (Junior) Athlete Kate Spencer (RYD) Steve Solomon (RBH) Cross Country (Open) RH North/ W Wilson Award for Most Outstanding Female Athlete Ben Moreau (RBH) Dani Samuels (WES) Cross Country (Masters) Most Outstanding AWD Athlete (Senior) Peter Costello (SYU) Angie Ballard (SYU) Multi Events (Junior) Most Outstanding AWD Athlete (Junior) Alysha Burnett (CHE) Rae Anderson (MIN) Multi Events (Open) George Soper Memorial Award for Best Performance by a NSW Sophie Stanwell (MHA) Athlete at Australian Championships Multi Events (Masters) Dani Samuels (WES) Marie Kay (WOL) 61 Athletics Annual Report 2014_Layout 1 8/07/2014 2:51 pm Page 64

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LIFE MEMBERS

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

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SERVICE MERIT AWARD

Elvina Brodie Jeanne Norman * Marie Kennett Peter McWilliams * DH Edmonds (Bert) * Roy J Patmore * Frank Kennett Roslyn Mitchell (Ros) Frederick G Eggelton (Fred) * Albert Thomas OAM (Albie) * Evelyn Raynor IMD Prior (Bonnie) Raymond Clan (Ray) SM Tolbert (Jim) * Aileen V Pinch (Vera) Peter Douglas Mervyn R Lee Archer OAM (Merv) Shirley Gehrig Shirley Mills Ross Douglas John S McDougall Doris I Magee AM MBE * Bett Durie James McGrath (Jim) John C Degnan (Jack) Doris Clark * Dawn Schofield Bruce Brown Raymond M Durie OAM (Ray) * Nellie Gould OAM BEM (Nell) * Sidney E Tapner (Sid) * Barbara Day John Smith Zora Fibbins OAM * Lucy Jeans Ross Forster Alan Pinch * Florence E Wrighter OAM BEM (Flo) * Mavis Young Fred O’Connor Raymond McDonald (Ray) * Edward F Magee (Eddie) * Lloyd Deverell David Archbold Timothy H West (Tim) Jean Harmey Margaret Thelander Mervyn Davies * Edward J Edwards (Ted) * Grace Sheldon Ross Poulton Janelle Eldridge OAM Dr Eugene Magassy * Edna Godfrey * Daphne Staples Peter Hampshire Francis Crabtree (Frank) * Gerida Bergmann Basil H Dickinson Laurie Moore * John WE Pross OAM (Jack) * Marion Cuthbert * Trevor A Huxley * Peter Moore William J Fitzgibbons (Bill) * Gladys Armstrong * Peter Wilson Peter Reynolds A Charles Neasbey (Charlie) Mona Crichton * Robert J Ryan (Bob) Russell Scott Jim Hutchins Nell Davey Jill Huxley Alan Urane S Harold Suhan (Harry) Marjorie Fitzgibbons * Peter W Lucas * Marilyn Urane Dorothy Prince BEM * Jean Hill * Lorraine Dunk Carol Hall Molly Chapman Mary Dyson * Dawn Smith Glen Thacker Cecil D Hensley OAM (Chic) * Nea Edwards * Jim Stewart Alan Nolan Joan Cross Nancy Eade Francis Overton (Frank) Desmond Pollock June Ralph Flo Everson Olga Marshall * Alan Staples Arthur S Graves Nola Eager Jack R Mackie Janet Naylon Ronald E Newton (Ron) Ruth Frith OAM * Phil Donelan Stuart Paterson Ron Tye Helen Searle OAM John C Waller Sue Sundstrom Dennis P Wilson AM Rodney J Gibb OAM (Rod) Jennifer Jaye * Robin Blackadder (Rob) Cecil J Lonard (Cec) * Ronald Campbell (Ron) Beverley Jaye (Bev) Ronald Hall (Ron) Geoffrey A Martin OAM (Geoff) Dorothy Mills (Dot) OAM * M Lorraine Haddrick Janet Nixon Stan Sheringham OAM Lilian Palmer Marie Tillett Paul Stenhouse John F Treloar AM * John MacMicking (Jack) Eric S Arnold OAM * Anne Saville Alan R Slapp M Clewett Eric F Wilson Neil Hinton Douglas Fryer (Doug) * Elaine Hutchison Ellen McGrath Tony Okulicz George E Loomes * V Parker * James McGrath (Jim) Ron Richter OAM Brian R Dibben Allan J Filby * Barbara Horwood * Dan Suchy Dr John W Perrot * May Dunstan Leonard Horwood (Len) * Ronald Bendall Robert W Wilkes (Rob) Bruce Johnston Betty Miles * Hans Tiller Darryl P Cross Marie Slapp Robert Dunk (Bob) Margaret Beardslee Noel S Chuck Joan Kerr Miss Gracie McDarra Sue Stephens Anthony J Warrener OAM (Tony) Dorothy Ford Betty R Moore Merv Kemp Dennis Joliffe Ruby Griffiths Jennifer Darvall Gavin Behan VJ Plummer (John) May Hackett Alex Hutt * Michael Dooley Murray Wilson * Hilary Hardy * Vilis Gravitis Robert Beardslee Donald T Allen (Don) Mavis Harris Edward Simmons (Ted) Brian Hamilton Steel B Beveridge Alma Kelly * Anthony Vecellio OAM (Tony) Vivian Manwaring Ronald J Crawford OAM (Ron) Mabel Lawrnce * Charles H New * Laurie Keaton James Evans (Jim) * Shirley Lamy Kevin Dorsett Stephen Whelan A Ferguson David Lamy Jan Knox Terry Manns Ronald Gribble (Ron) Ronald Maher Rosemary Owens OAM Susan Whatley Yvonne Neasbey * Marlene Matthews/O’Shea AM Mary Thomas Joan Phillpott * Kay Williams Judy Vecellio James F Heslop (Jim) Doris Gallagher Barry Williams * Denotes Deceased Lawrence A Hutton (Laurie) Jean Loomes * Heather Williams Kenneth F Morris (Ken) Valmai Loomes Denis S Gray * 64 Athletics Annual Report 2014_Layout 1 8/07/2014 2:51 pm Page 67

CONDOLENCES

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

Darren Berry Dr Jim Eckert Allan Filby Ruth Frith OAM Larry Jacka Dot Mills OAM Dave Power Elsie Rainer Glenn Stojanovic Bob Talay Albie Thomas OAM John Wall John Wells Max Wilkinson

* as known at the time of going to print

65 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.