ATHLETICS TAIERI INC. 61st Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for the year 2017/2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Thursday 10th May 2018 Clubrooms, Memorial Park, Mosgiel OFFICERS OF THE CLUB FOR THE PAST YEAR 2017/2018 Patron B. Cashmere Life Members R. I. Bates, T. E. Bent, B. Cashmere, B. J. Findlay, R. J. Findlay, M. Gibbons, R. Gough, F. Harvey, L. Mackay, D. May, R. A. Mears, A. A. Merrilees, J. C. Merrilees, W. Nisbet, R. J. O’Brien, L. C. Taylor, R. T. Urquhart, M. Weddell, P. Wyber, R. Linklater. President Immediate Past President L. Mackay Vice Presidents – Children A. Beattie Harriers R. T. Urquhart Senior A. McDonald Executive Secretary D. J. Gouverneur Executive Treasurer R. B. Linklater Club Executive L. Mackay, R. B. Linklater, R. T. Urquhart, A. Beattie, A. McDonald Trustees – Trophies Children Harrier W. Nisbet Senior R. Ashton Coaching Convenor P. Gibbons Club Statistician Webmaster B. Watt BUILDING & GROUND COMMITTEE Convenor D. May Committee A. A. Merrilees, S. Mackay, B. Sharkey CHILDREN’S COMMITTEE Convenor A. Beattie Treasurer Committee M. McKenzie, P. Gibbons, G. Beattie, K. Fowler HARRIER COMMITTEE Convenor R. T. Urquhart Secretary J. Day Treasurer Club Captain P. Wyber Deputy Club Captain D. Millis Committee Everyone SENIOR COMMITTEE Convenor A. McDonald Secretary D. Gouverneur Treasurer D. May Committee J. Merrilees, R. Bates, A. Merrilees, M. Gibbons, J. McNally, M. Dillon ATHLETICS OTAGO INC. Athletics Otago Board R Bates, M Gibbons (Chair) Vice President R Bates Trophy Stewards M Weddell Athletes Liaison Officer H Robinson Liaison Officers with the DCC R Bates, A Merrilees Finance Committee R Linklater Cross Country Committee R Urquhart, L Mackay Track & Field Committee A Merrilees, B Mears, J McNally Records M Gibbons Squad Directors D Mears Club Delegates: Otago Children’s A Beattie Otago Master’s F Harvey PRESIDENT’S REPORT A year on from resigning I find myself still supporting the position due to the lack of a replacement. I am hoping we can find someone to take on this roll in the near future and I am happy to support them in any way I can. Again, looking at the results from both the summer sections it is a very impressive line up and great to see so many athletes with varying abilities competing from local level to international meetings doing themselves and the sport proud. Our athletes continue to be supported by the wonderful coaches we have as part of the Taieri club and we acknowledge you all on behalf of the club. This past year saw a change round with the Tuesday night club nights with no Kiwi Section being offered and the senior section opting not to have competition, mainly concentrate on training and Saturday events. Whether is has an adverse effect on the club with continuity between the sections or not remains to be seen. The children’s section also fell in numbers after the Xmas period which is often the case. Both sections continue to struggle with helpers from the parent community. The winter section continues to be supported by good numbers and the spirit of the section also continues to grow, due to a strong group of runners and walkers who have been there for several years. It is hoped a group of younger athletes will also join and be involved in events. I would like to thank all convenors, especially Angie who does a great job with the children’s section, Allan who continues to support the seniors, and Rob who the harriers couldn’t function without. I would also like to thank all the other members of committees that support the club, without you all the club would not function. Finally, I would like to thank Diana for all the work she is doing behind the scenes in the secretary job and Ross for all his financial work that he quietly gets on with. Lyn Mackay Immediate Past President BUILDING & GROUNDS 2017 / 2018 Grounds: Our thanks must go to Raylene and Alex for their liaison with the DCC. New contractors marked the track for our regular Tuesday night meetings. Also thanks to Alex’s assistance with building maintenance. Building: Projects: The Major project undertaken during this time was the recently completed toilet area upgrade plus the creation of wheel chair accessible cubical. Spouting: The existing spouting has rust in many places. This particular profile is no longer produced, plus there are some areas where the fall needs correction. 2 x Quotes have been received for replacement. Centre Roof Ridge: Pricing to replace this with a wider section is being investigated. DCC: A meeting with the DCC regarding site drainage and area water run off was held with a number of concerns raised, awaiting action from DCC. As convenor I extend my thanks to my fellow committee members and others who have assisted to keep the facilities both functional, clean and tidy. Donal May CHILDREN’S SECTION –2018 The Taieri Children’s section this year was down on the number of athletes from last season. We had new families join again this season but by the start of Club Champs numbers had dropped. We are unsure why this happens but have put it down to the number of other sports which are on offer at the time. The Children’s section were lucky enough to have Raylene Bates, Kieran Fowler and Holly Robinson as their main coaches and once again the Senior members did an awesome job helping out also. The calibre of children competing on Saturday at the Caledonian was once again of a very high standard, we just need more athletes. We continued on from last year in at the Caledonia being strong and coming away with some really good competitive results. The athletes all improved immensely during the season and represented the Taieri Club with true pride. A big thank you must go out to Gary Beattie, Paul Gibbons, Mike MacKenzie and Jen McNally for helping me organize everything during the season and to all our long jump crew who helped out every Saturday. You all did a fabulous job!!! Overall we had another very successful season with a great bunch of children and parents. Thank you so much to our very small Committee and to the parents and Senior athletes that helped out on a Tuesday night. A special thank you to Lyn Mackay and Rob Urquhart for all your hard work over the year. Hopefully soon someone will relieve you from your roles!! You are both just too good to let go of. You have both been awesome to work with and the club truly appreciates it. Angie Beattie Children’s Convenor RESULTS Otago Children’s Otago Records set this year were by Emma McKay (G14 Long Jump) and Shyah Beattie (G12 Discus). Colgate Games This year again Taieri had athletes competing in both the North Island and South Island Colgate Games. The North Island Colgate Games were held in Auckland with 2 athletes competing. Outstanding results were achieved as follows: Shyah Beattie 12 Year Girls Gold Medal – Discus Silver Medal – Shotput Neve Beattie 11 Year Girls Silver Medal – Long Jump The South Island Colgate games were held in Timaru in which Taieri had 15 athletes competing. Van Couch and Samuel McHutchon both competed very well in the 7 -9 pennant age group. Once again our Taieri athletes did us very proud with the top performers results as follows: Emma McKay 14 Year Girls Silver Medal – Shotput Bronze Medal – Long Jump Bronze Medal – Discus Kristin Willis 14 Year Girls Silver Medal – Discus Shyah Beattie 12 Year Girls Gold Medal – Discus Renee Willis 12 Year Girls Gold Medal – Shotput Millar McElrea 12 Year Boys Gold Medal – High Jump Silver Medal – 400m Bronze Medal – Long Jump Zaine Murdoch 12 Year Boys Bronze Medal – Shotput Neve Beattie 11 Year Girls Gold Medal – Long Jump Silver Medal – Discus Front row from left: Ohara Couch, Millie MacKenzie, Georgia McHutchon, Samuel McHutchon, Van Couch Back row from left: Ella MacKenzie, Zaine Murdoch, Emma McKay, Isabella Henderson, Millar McElrea, Shyah Beattie, Neve Beattie Inter Provincials This year the Inter Provincials were held in Taranaki in which Taieri had Shyah Beattie, Miller McElrea and Zaine Murdoch competing. Shyah was first overall in the Girls grade 12 discus and 3rd in shotput. Millar placed 5th 800m, 6th 400m and 7th long jump and Zaine gained 6th place in shotput and 8th place in discus. All three athletes did Personal Bests in their events and competed to a very high standard. Kieran Fowler and myself were lucky enough to be selected to be Team Managers. We had a lot of fun and was great to see such awesome friendships being made and great team spirit. Mini Multis Gold Girls Grade 7 Isabella McEntyre Girls Grade 10 Millie MacKenzie Girls Grade 11 Neve Beattie Girls Grade 12 Shyah Beattie Boys Grade 12 Millar McElrea Silver Girls Grade 10 Ohara Couch Girls Grade 14 Emma McKay Bronze Girls Grade 7 Mia Braithwaite Boys Grade 7 Moss Wilson Girls Grade 14 Isabella Henderson Taieri Athletes Selected for Otago Teams after the Otago Championships The Grade 7 to Grade 11 Team competed in Invercargill for theTyson Cup which was against Otago and Southland. The Otago Team won this Meeting. Grade 7 Isabella McEntyre, Mia Braithwaite, Samuel McHutchon, Moss Wilson Grade 9 Aria Wilson, Van Couch Grade 10 Millie MacKenzie, Ohara Couch, Ryley Matheson Grade 11 Neve Beattie, Georgia McHutchon, Jorja Gibbons, Charlotte Vaafusuaga Otago Children’s Championships Athletics Taieri children were winners of the Glue Shield for Overall Points. Winners of Club Trophies ‘Bellaney Trophy’ for Club Member, Boy or Girl, Grade 7 to Grade 12 with Most Points Achieved at the Otago Championships Isabella McEntyre (G7) ‘Neil Murray Memorial’ Trophy for Boy or Girl in Under 14 with Most Points Achieved Overall at the Taieri Championships Ryley Matheson ‘Painter Family’ Trophy for Most Improved Athlete at Otago Childrens Samuel McHutchon/Millar McElrea ‘Tait Achievement’ Shield for Most Improved Taieri Club Member Hailee Bird TROPHY WINNERS AT THE 2017/2018 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS Girls Track Field Grade 5 Athletics Taieri Cup Athletics Taieri Cup Alyssa Hughes Lola Couch Grade 6 Athletics Taieri Cup Athletics Taieri Cup Sophie Mitchell Sophie Mitchell Grade 7 Mears Cup Retailers Cup Isabella McEntyre Isabella McEntyre Grade 8 Munro Cup Retailers Cup Charlie Hunsche Charlie Hunsche Grade 9 J.B.