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Newsletter
30th November2011
Congratulations!
At the AWD Australian Junior Track & Field Championships held on 12th – 13th November 2011 in Sydney at Olympic Park
Alex Grissell
competed in the TF20 U/18yrs events, 100m, 200m, U/20yrs Long Jump and U/20yrs Javelin winning three Gold medals. A excellent effort.Alex’s
results are as follows:100m 1st 11.92
PB
Javelin 1st 45.32m
PB
U/18yrs Australian Record
200m 1st 24.75
Long Jump 5th 5.33m It was exciting to see all of the contests.
A future star in AWD athletics, well done.
The QT Ipswich Sports Star Awards
were held at the Metro Hotel International on Friday 18th November 2011 and the Club had three nominees Larissa Chambers (Junior), Glen Yarham and Darrin Norwood (Senior).Glen Yarham won the 2011 NuGrow Senior Sports Award. What a wonderful achievement.
Larissa
Maree Glen Geoff Glen Kurt Fearnley Darrin
(Mum) (Dad) (Guest Speaker)
Check out the stories online in the QT website, excellent reading.
U15yrs Junior Team Challenge November 2011
Over the past four weeks 5/11/11 to 26/11/11 our U15yrs girls have competed in the U15yrs Team Challenge at interclub competition. The team was called
“The Green Hornets”
and the points is as follows.They gave their all and blitzed the opposition by an amazing 61 points.
The final points after 4 weeks:
Team Meet 1 Meet 2 Meet 3 Meet 4 Total
1.
GREEN HORNETS
43 (6pts) 50 (6pts) 50 (6pts) 45 (6pts) 188 (18pts 2.QUICK CHICKS
36 (5pts) 45 (5pts) 46 (5pts) - (0pts) 127 (15pts 3.TEES – BLAZETLES
27 (4pts) 18 (4pts) 16 (4pts) - (0pts) 61 (12pts)The girls really supported each other with screams of joy especially at race finishes. The parental support was fabulous having the girls well prepared and they seemed to be more excited than the athletes when a PB was recorded. It truly was an outstanding team effort.
There were eight team members and the number of PB’s during the competition was absolutely fabulous with:
Tanika Marshall 14yrs Elizabeth Bunyan 13yrs
90m Hurdles 14.36m. PB 200m 29.51m PB
200m Hurdles 30.67 PB
Emily Beston 13yrs Madeline McGuire 14yrs
Shot Put 7.56m PB 1500m 4.54.65 PB
1500m 5.08.67 PB
Ashlee Stieler 13yrs Hannah Jeanneret 14yrs
200m Hurdles 33.65 PB 90m Hurdles 16.72 PB
Kirsten Tucker 14yrs and Rhiana Webber 13yrs Although both girls did not get a PB, they was extremely competitive with all their efforts including the relays.
A special presentation along with their prizes will occur in the new year at the first Interclub meet. I will keep you all informed of what is happening.
Well done, keep up the good work.
Elizabeth Rhiana Ashlee Emily
Tanika Madeline Kirsten Hannah
Committee Notes
Our next Monthly committee meeting is on Tuesday 25th January 2012 at 7pm. All welcome.
Just a Thought’
Just a Thought’ Just a Thought’
Just a Thought’
I’ve learned that I’ve learned that I’ve learned that
I’ve learned that…. …. …. ….
A strong, positive attitude can A strong, positive attitude can A strong, positive attitude can A strong, positive attitude can overcome the biggest obstacles overcome the biggest obstacles overcome the biggest obstacles overcome the biggest obstacles....
GO FOR IT!
The All Schools Australian Challenge match will see four wonderful Club athletes competing in Brisbane 3 / 4 December 2011.
Ashlee Stieler
in the 13yrs 80m Hurdles,Madeline Mcguire
in the U/16yrs 400m,
Melissa Hamer
in the 17yrs Discus andJoshua Kemp
in the 17yrs Long Jump.Track & Field InterClub Competition
The 2011-2012 QA Interclub Series has begun and after the 3rd meet we are running 5th in the Division 1 Competition.
All Track and Field events are now scheduled on the Queensland Athletics website
The competition is conducted as a series of 8 meets where points are accumulated over the series to determine club rankings and winning clubs. The series is designed to further ignite club spirit and rivalry, encourage participation, and to highlight the open aged competition which is the pinnacle of our sport.
Listed below are some important reminders.
Register Your Club Athletes!
Participants MUST be registered as ‘Full/Dual Athlete’ to compete at Interclub/Shield Meets.
Unregistered athletes and trial members are NOT permitted. There will be no exceptions to this rule.
New Rule *IMPORTANT*
In order to help address the ever increasing shortage of volunteers assisting at Interclub/Shield competitions, the QA Track & Field Commission have introduced a new rule for the 2011-2012 QA Interclub Series as outlined below. This is an important new rule that clubs must follow in order to remain competitive in the Interclub/Shield points competition. No club volunteer = No club points.
6. CLUB VOLUNTEERS
Any club with athletes competing in Interclub/Shield Meets must provide a volunteer to assist with the conduct of each meet. The volunteer may change during the course of the meet but a volunteer must be available to assist for the duration of the meet.
Clubs must register the name(s) of the volunteer(s) prior to the commencement of the meet with the QA Office. The Competition Director will assign volunteers to assist the Officials at his/her discretion. The club volunteer(s) cannot be a qualified AA Technical Official who in the normal course of events would be appointed to the meet by the QA Officials Committee
Clubs who fail to comply with this rule will not score any points for the meet in question.
Remember! Club Uniform Rule
The club uniform rule introduced last season will continue to be enforced this year. All athletes must wear a club uniform when competing at Interclub/Shield meets. No club uniform = No points.
4. COMPETITION UNIFORM:
Competing athletes must wear competition uniforms which comply with IAAF Rule 143, including current registration numbers with any wording and/or sponsorship logos visible, otherwise they will not be allowed to compete.
Further to this, from 1st January 2011, ATHLETES MUST WEAR THE APPROVED UNIFORM OF THEIR CLUB in all Queensland State Championships and competitions that attract club points (Interclub/Shield Meets). Athletes whose numbers and uniform cannot be easily identified will be recorded as unattached and, at the discretion of the Technical Delegate, will not be awarded a result.
If an exceptional circumstance arises which precludes an athlete from being correctly attired, it is the responsibility of the athlete and/or club to obtain permission from the Competition Manager prior to the competition. However, no athlete will be permitted to compete in any event where he/she has been ruled ineligible in accordance with IAAF Rule 143.
www.qldathletics.org.au
Happy November Birthdays
Tegan Haley Emily Samuels Larissa Chambers
Connor McNamara Bailey Pashley Brad Robinson Joshua Kemp
QAL now has several events scheduled on their website www.qal.org.au
Club Uniform
The Club uniform
must
be worn at all interclub meets, e.g. All comers at St. Lucia and Gold Coast etc. If the uniform is not worn, no points or performances will be recorded at inter club meets.The cost of the uniform is $40-00.
Answer to the Question
The winner of the
September
question wasScott Tuohy
The correct answer was: “3”
A new question is as follows: What is the five letter word What is the five letter word What is the five letter word What is the five letter word which becomes shorter with two letters added onto it?
which becomes shorter with two letters added onto it? which becomes shorter with two letters added onto it?
which becomes shorter with two letters added onto it?
The first person to reply by email with the correct answer wins a prize.
Email: - [email protected]
Club Training Nights
Training nights on Monday and Wednesday nights 7pm to 9pm.
A water bottle, towel and appropriate warm clothing are required for all sessions.
The last official training session for the year will be the Wednesday 14
thDecember 2011 and the first session for the
New Year will be Wednesday 4
thJanuary 2011.
The Club Christmas Breakup Christmas Breakup Christmas Breakup Christmas Breakup
We will be holding a barefoot bowls fun night at the Ipswich Bowls Club, Queens Park, Ipswich on Wednesday 14th December 2011.
If you have not replied to the Secretary please do so ASAP so for catering.
The cost will be $5-00 per family and
RSVP
is required by Wednesday 7th December 2011.The Club is providing a sausage sizzle and nibbles etc.
There will be prizes to be won.
