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Australia Cup Representation

Congratulations to Emily Doole (U14) who will be representing Tasmania at the Australia Cup in Brisbane on 2 February 2008.

Below is Emily being 'interviewed' by our Arena Manager about her selection.

And here she shows her Javelin style:

Committee of Management

 

President Shane Brock 0414 702 923
Secretary Andrew Willcox 0418 144 401
Treasurer Leonie Brothers 0439 508 022
Registrar Matthew Baldwin 0400 602 818
Arena Manager/Announcer Dean Jackson 0419 562 523
Records and Rankings Phillipa Panton 0409 977 308
Championships Sarah Jarvis 0419 671 394
Technical Requirements David Wikeley 0417 509 807
Coaching/Education Helen Bird 0418 978 030
Publicity Elizabeth Webber  

 

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Centre Presentation and Handicap Day

On Sat 17 March we had our final event at our Centre for the season. In showery weather all athletes were presented with a trophy and certificate of achievement at Centre Championships. Our Centre recognised the four Kingborough athletes who were selected for the State Team and presented them with cheques to the value of $250 each to assist with the cost of travel. Our U13 nominees, Georgia and Lachlan, for the TLAA outstanding achievement award were presented with trophies of recognition. Ben and Philippa Jarvis were presented with the KLAC Attitude and Committment Awards for the season. Under 13 and Under 15 athletes were farewelled with a guard of honour of all our athletes. Our U15 athlete, Olivia Tomes is our first athlete to complete every year since commencing as a toddler then as a U7B (U6)athlete. With her leaving we also lose her parents Gill and Andrew who have been actively involved at our Centre for 13 seasons. We wish our Under 15's all the best for the future and to our U13's - we hope they will come back next season. 100m heats and finals were held for the Garry and Anne House handicap event. Garry and Anne are our inaugural Life Members who have given many years of service to our Centre. With handicaps ranging from 55 to 108 metres to determine the 8 finalists. The winner was Christopher Mathers.

Lachlan and Georgia with our president Ian Holloway Ben and Philippa Jarvis with our president Ian Holloway Rear - Anne House, Jessica Wikeley, Emma Hunt, Christopher Mathers, Amber Hunt, Garry House
Front - Amy Bester, William Hughes, Emily Doole, Georgia Baldwin

State Team

The State Team was announced at the conclusion of the State Individual Championships. A big congratulations to Emily Doole, Georgia Baldwin and Owen Brothers for their selection in the U13 State team, and to Olivia Tomes for her selection in the U15 Multi-Event Team. These athletes will compete at the Australian Little Athletics Championships in Perth in April. A special congratulations to Emily for also being chosen for the Girls team captain.

Georgia, Emily, Owen and Olivia - proud to represent our Centre and the State.

State Individual Championships

Firstly congratulations to all those athletes who qualified for these championships. You are among the best in the State. Some tremendous efforts from our Kingborough Athletes. 41 of our athletes competed in these championships. 22 of these athletes achieved a grand total of 44 medals between them. Full results for Kingborough athletes can be found on the Results Page. Medal winners are:

Age Gender Athlete Medal Event Perf.
8 Boys Edward McEvoy Bronze Shot Put 6.33
8 Boys Thomas Jackson Bronze High Jump 1.00
9 Girls Kiara Humphrey Gold Shot Put 5.88
10 Boys George McEvoy Bronze Hurdles 11.3
10 Boys George McEvoy Silver Triple Jump 8.58
10 Boys Zachary Baldwin Bronze 1100 Walk 6:51.3
11 Boys Harry Bird Bronze 400 Metres 1:09.0
11 Boys Harry Bird Silver 800 Metres 2:41.3
11 Boys Rhys Hall Bronze 100 Metres 14.1
11 Boys Samuelu Lopa Bronze Shot Put 9.10
11 Girls Caitlin Newson Bronze 200 Metres 31.8
11 Girls Caitlin Newson Silver Shot Put 7.27
11 Girls Caitlin Newson Bronze Discus 18.39
11 Girls Stephanie Holloway Bronze 1100 Walk 6:37.6
11 Girls Stephanie Holloway Bronze Long Jump 3.93
12 Boys Chad Mansergh Gold Hurdles 10.9
12 Boys James Kearsley Bronze High Jump 1.34
12 Boys James Kearsley Bronze Triple Jump 9.09
12 Girls Emma Archer Bronze Shot Put 8.72
12 Girls Hannah Ling Silver 200 Metres 29.8
12 Girls Hannah Ling Silver 100 Metres 13.7
12 Girls Hannah Ling Gold Long Jump 4.39
12 Girls Leesa McLean-Freestone Bronze 800 Metres 2:40.8
13 Boys Owen Brothers Silver Long Jump 4.88
13 Boys Owen Brothers Silver Triple Jump 10.49
13 Boys Owen Brothers Silver Hurdles 13.4
13 Boys Owen Brothers Bronze 100 Metres 12.9
13 Boys Owen Brothers Bronze High Jump 1.45
13 Boys Owen Brothers Bronze Shot Put 10.91
13 Girls Emily Doole Bronze 200 Metres 28.8
13 Girls Emily Doole Bronze 100 Metres 13.3
13 Girls Georgia Baldwin Silver Hurdles 15.1
13 Girls Georgia Baldwin Bronze Long Jump 4.40
13 Girls Georgia Baldwin Silver 200 Metres 28.7
13 Girls Meghan Edwards Bronze Javelin 27.50
13 Girls Meghan Edwards Silver High Jump 1.40
14 Boys Clive Reekie Bronze 200 Metres 26.7
14 Boys Clive Reekie Gold 800 Metres 2:12.0
14 Boys Clive Reekie Gold 400 Metres :56.4
15 Girls Jakalyn Gatward Silver 800 Metres 2:53.0
15 Girls Olivia Tomes Bronze 200 Metres 28.2
15 Girls Olivia Tomes Gold Hurdles 17.2
15 Girls Olivia Tomes Gold Triple Jump 9.35
15 Girls Olivia Tomes Gold 100 Metres 13.2

If any parents have photos please email them to Andrew. Check out the photos placed in the gallery

Special congratulations to Georgia Baldwin and Lachlan Webber who were the nominations from the Kingborough Centre for the TLAA 2007 Under 13 Sportsmanship Award. This is the highest level of award for an athlete to achieve.

Aurora Energy State Relay Championships

The Relay Championships were held on Sunday 18 Feb in very hot conditions at the St Leonards Athletics Centre. Our Centre was not as well represented as in previous years - we were not able to fill teams in all age groups, however 44 of our athletes competed on the day.

Teams entered were : U7 Girls, U8 Boys, U9 Girls, U10 Boys, U11 Girls (two teams), U11 Boys (unfortunately due to some team members withdrawing at the last minute the remaining boys could not compete in the championships, U12 Boys, U13 Boys & Girls and U15 Girls. 

Congratulations to the following teams for winning medals:

  • U11 Girls (Philipa Jarvis, Stephanie Holloway, Madeleine Carter, Caitlin Newson) - Silver Medal in the 4 X 100 relay finals
  • U12 Boys (Calum Mitchell, Dylan Beech, Chad Mansergh, James Kearsley) - Bronze Medals in both the 4 X 100 and 4 X 400 relay finals
  • U13 Girls (Emily Doole, Samantha Owen, Meghan Edwards, Georgia Baldwin) - Silver Medal in the 4 X 100 relay final
  • U15 Girls (Hayley Sansom (CMT), Jakalyn Gatward, Jaclyn Bartulin, Olivia Tomes) - Bronze Medals in both the 4 X 100 and 4 X 400 relay finals

    Braden Stalker competing with the U11 Longford Districts boys also won a Bronze Medal in the U11 Boys 4 X 400 final

    Go to the photo page for images of some of our teams

    40th Anniversary of the 1967 Bushfires commemorative service and athletics event

    On Wed 7 Feb a small but dedicated number of our athletes, together with athletes from Queenborough and Huon Valley attend a commemorative athletics event at the Snug Oval followed by a service to remember the 40th anniversary of the bushfires that devastated the Kingborough region and in particular, Snug, and the hardship and loss of life caused by the fires. 100m handicap races were run, together with sprint and shuttle relays for those athletes attending.

    Aurora Energy Southern All-State

    60 of our athletes competed at this competition at the Domain Athletics centre on 4 Feb 2007. In warm conditions about 600 Little Athletes from all over the State competed during a long day. Some good results were achieved by our athletes, with 55 of our athletes achieving personal bests and also some centre records broken on the day.

    Special mention to those breaking centre records

  • Girls U7 - Amelia McEvoy equal Hurdles Record (11.0) and setting a new 150m record of 27.7 (breaking the former record of 28.8 set in 1993)
  • Boys U14 - Clive Reekie - new 200m record of 26.5 and 800m record of 2:14.2 (breaking records set last season respectively by Trent Pearce and Mathew Styles)
  • Girls U15 - Olivia Tomes rebreaking her hurdles record in a time of 17.3 and breaking her sister Kara's 200m record in a new time of 28.9
  • Girls U15 - Jaklyn Gatward rebreaking her 800m record in a new time of 2:51.1

    U11 to U15 Multi-Event Championships

    On Saturday 20 January 13 of our athletes competed in warm overcast and wet conditions at the St Leonards Athletics Centre for the State U11-U15 Multi-Event Championships. Our Centre was well represented and again provided the greatest number of competitors from the southern centres. Kingborough Athletes won 4 medals at this championships and many of our athletes made it to the top 8 in their age group. Kingborough athletes competing were:

  • U11 Girls - Stephanie Holloway (2nd - Silver Medal), Phillipa Jarvis (7th)
  • U11 Boys - Harry Bird (4th), Charlie Bird (5th), Jacob Doole (8th)
  • U12 Boys - Dylan Beech, Callum Mitchell, Alex Gatward (all competing)
  • U13 Girls - Emily Doole (7th)
  • U13 Boys - Owen Brothers (3rd - Bronze Medal), Ross Welling (Competing)
  • U15 Girls - Olivia Tomes (2nd - Silver Medal), Jakalyn Gatward (3rd - Bronze Medal)

    • Go to photo page for some images of our athletes

    McDonalds U12 & U13 Coaching Camp

    Nine of our Athletes (the most from any other southern centre) attended the TLAA U12-U13 coaching camp at Camp Banksia from the 6-11 January. More news to follow. Click HERE for photo.

    Southern Centre Challenge - Sun 10 Dec 2006

    55 of our athletes ranging from U6 to U15 represented our centre. It was a pleasing result to again achieve second place in the TLAA Life Member Centre Challenge. We have received a cheque for $125.00 from the TLAA.

    An oustanding 52 of our athletes achieved at least one Personal Best at this meeting - Congratulations

    We have two new Centre Best Performances resulting from this competition. Lachlan Dimsey (Boys U6) and Olivia Tomes (G U15) both set new centre best performances in the 70m event.

     

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