South Canterbury Amateur Athletics Club

The track proved hot on Saturday despite the change in weather with two club best performances broken and one equalled.  In the 11 year boys, Liam McDonald ran 13.9secs in the 100m and 12year old Mac Basford equalled his age group 100m best performance in a time of 13.5secs.  Ten year old Anna Hayward is a new member this season and one to watch out for, running 14.5secs in the 100m taking .2 of a second off the club record.  Shaun Coles was impressive in the discus circle throwing 30.36m thrashing the 12year boys club record by over four metres.   South Canterbury Amateur Athletics Club (SCAAC) announced their junior club captains on Saturday with 14year olds Brittany Cannell and James Sandilands both receiving badges as club captain representatives for the 2010/2011 season.

17 South Canterbury AAC athletes competed at the Athletics Canterbury Interclub Track & Field meeting at QEII Stadium, Christchurch on Saturday in ideal conditions.
Leading the charge were La Toya Te Kapa and Michael Dewar with excellent performances.
Te Kapa won the W16 high Jump with a leap of 1.65m with Simon Small winning the M19 a\high Jump at 1.85m.
Dewar got the M16 hammewr out to 46.17m with rebecca Hodgson winnnig the W19 hammer also over the 46 metres.
Tyler Collings backed his Athlete of the Week 4oom performance of the week before at 49.47 by finishing 3rd in the M19 200m in another personal best of 22.91 and Lauren Nicl was swift in finishing 3rd in the SW100m (12.91) and 2nd in the W19 200m(26.51)
Rachael Rolleston continued her excellent form after two weeks ago winning the Athlete of the Week award for her Javelin of 34.64m by again winning this event (32.90-m) and finishing second in the Pole Vault with an improvement on her PB from the previous week of 2.40m,by improving to 2.50m,both in the W16 grade.
Hayley Davidson finished 3rd in the classy W16 3000m in 12.11.25,a PB by 25 seconds and in doing so beat the classy Maddy Vardy(Sumner)  A further outstanding performance on Saturday at QEII was Brett Cliffords effort in the M19 800m where he finished 2nd in an impressive time of 1.58.31 right on the heels of Derek Lotz (Chistchurch BHS) who won in 1.57
James Sandilands won the M16 100m Hurdles (15.05) after doing a PB the week before of 15.00
Other results
R Rolleston W16 4th 100m (14.32)
R Hodgson
!st W19 shot Put(8.03m)discus(24.98m)javelin(27.43m)
R Cochrane W16 3rd discus(29.22m)
A Lord W16 6th discus(22.88m)
T Collings M19 Div 1 4th 100m(11.57)
H Cole M19 Div 1 6th 100m(11.79)
7th 200m(23.80)
J Finikin M19 Div 2 2nd 100m(11.76)
H ChamberlainM16 4th 100m(12.25)
2nd 200m(24.52)
J Matson M16 6th 100m(12.53PB)
D Laws SM 1st 400m hurdles(62.05)
J Sandilands M16 4th hoigh jump(1.75m)
M Dewar M16 3rd discus(33.36m)4th shot put(11.34m)5th javelin(32.60m)
Roncalli College M19 4x100m 1st

SURVEY RESULTS

Thank you to those of you that completed the survey.

This was the first time that we have run a survey, and the results were interesting although some of the comments were a bit cryptic.  

We will endeavour to run another survey at the end of the season, which hopefully have more room for comments and suggestions.  This will also allow us time to make changes to the programme if required.

For those of you wondering why there was only ten questions it was simply a matter of cost.          We get ten questions for free.  Any more than that and we have to pay.

1.            Information Booklet

Vast majority agreed that the booklet was helpful in its current format, with only one person disagreeing.

2.            Receipt of information regarding Colgate Games, Canterbury Champs, Competitions run by Canterbury in Timaru and Sub Centre meetings (Rose Shield, Arthur cup the events specified.

Only a small minority reported that they didn’t receive enough or timely information

However for the athlete and parent to get the most fun and enjoyment out of athletics they should be aware of what is happening and when. We are working on ways to resolve this situation.

These events are not run directly by the club, so the only information we know at the start of the season is the date, which we put in the programme. The rest of the information we forward out as soon as it comes to hand.                                                                                                               

3.            5 Star awards programme

                This is a New Zealand standard programme and the charts are printed and sent to us.

                If anyone is confused, unsure how to read them, don’t be afraid to ask.

The main thing to do is keep a record of your child’s performances so that they can monitor their improvements throughout the season. Praise them when they do well and encourage them to always do their best.

4.            Wednesday night training.

                For now the start time for Wednesday training will remain a 6pm.

There were some interesting comments relating to this question which. 

 However most of the perceived problems relating to the children’s training could be eliminated with more parental help.

To the senior athletes, please remember that you were young once, and it is the parents of theses junior athletes that officiate at your events.

5.            Are you interested in helping?

                A large majority of responders said that they were willing to help, which was really great.

                The only problem is, that this is an anonymous survey so we don’t know who you are.

6.            Sub Centre meetings on Sunday (Rose shield & Arthur Cup)

The preference here was to change the Sub Centre meeting to a Saturday, with the possibility of moving the club competition to Wednesday night.

This idea has merit and it something that we will have to discuss with the other clubs involved.

7.            Receipt of information.

The most popular was via email followed by verbally from the convenors on Wednesday/Saturday.

8.            Web Site

                It was nice to see that people use the web site.

                This is a work in progress and will only get better.

9.            Parent Roster

                As you will no doubt be aware the roster has been done for the entire season.

                Thank you to all those of you who have put your names forward.

Have a read of it, and the earlier you let us know if you can’t make it, the easier it is to get a replacement.

10.          Club Champs

The major concern with the club champs was the limiting of the number of events that an athlete could enter.

To rectify this, to be fair to the competing athletes, and to ensure the greatest participation in all events the committee will look at rescheduling the Club champs to be run over two consecutive Saturdays, with the possibility of using a Wednesday night depending on numbers. Dates to be advised.

Tyler Collings was the standout South Canterbury athlete at the Canterbury Interclub Athletics Meeting at QEII Stadium in Christchurch.

Collings shattered his personal best time for the senior men’s 400 metres by more than a second, with a time of 49.47 seconds.

He earlier finished second in the men’s 19 100m.

Collings’ efforts will have him in contention for New Zealand secondary schools title next year as he is only 16.

Lauren Nicol was also impressive in the sprints, taking out the senior women’s 100m in a time of 12.76 seconds, and women’s 19 400m in 59.47 seconds.

Ruby Cochrane won the women’s 16 discus with a throw of 29.07m. Rachael Rolleston won the women’s 16 javelin with 34.26m.

Daniel Laws was victorious in the senior men’s 400m hurdles, in one minute flat.

Daniel Lord won the men’s 19 3000m track walk(14.33.26) and Michael Dewar was too good in the mens 16 hammer-throw, with an effort of 43.60m.

Other results:

Hayley Davidson senior women 1500m 10th; Ruby Cochrane women’s 16 javelin 2, shotput 3; Rachael Rolleston women’s 16 pole vault 2, shot put 2, 100m 5, discus 5; La Toya Te Kapa women’s 16 high jump 2; Brett Clifford senior men 1500m 4; Josh Westland senior men 1500m 9; Henry Chamberlain men’s 16 division one 100m 5, 200m 2; Harlem Cole men’s 200m 6; James Sandilands men’s 16 division two 100m 3, high jump 2, mixed 100m hurdles 2; Jonathon Lord men’s 16 discus 4; Michael Dewar men’s 16 javelin 2, discus 3, shot put 4.

On a cold and blustery day, some hearty athletes competed at the South Canterbury Athletics club meeting at the Aorangi all-weather track on Saturday.

Even though conditions proved tough for any club records to be broken, 10year old Jack Gibbs improved his personal best by 5cm in the high jump, leaping 1.20m and has is eyes on the club best performance of 1.27m, meanwhile Alice Ritchie was only .20 secs off the 7 year girls 100m club best performance.

Colgate Games entries closed on Saturday with 45 athletes aged between 7 and 14years from the SCAAC registered to travel to Dunedin in January next year to compete over the three day event.

Junior competitors were to the fore at the South Canterbury Athletics club meeting at the Aorangi all-weather track on Saturday.

In an impressive start to the season, 12-year-old Susanna Shaw set club records in the discus with each of her three throws.

Her first throw of 23.98 metres bettered the old mark by 2.31m.

Shaw’s next went 2.05m further and her final throw improved a further 32cm to 26.35m.

Nine-year-old Ben Sewell set a record in the boys’ shot put, with an 8.26m effort bettering the previous mark by 1.06m.

Christina Ryan continued to show her speed in the sprints by equalling the 12-years 100m record in a time of 14.1sec.

Each junior athlete has been given a personal record sheet to record their times and distances each week and this will enable them to see their own improvement and set some personal goals.

Athletics is proving popular with 32 new members having joined the club. Herald correspondent

South Canterbury’s Rebecca Hodgson continued her excellent form by breaking the Canterbury women’s 19 hammer record for the third time.

Hodgson put the hammer out to 47.86m and also won the shot put, discus and javelin.

Rachael Rolleston won the women’s 16 javelin with a throw of 34.64m and finished third in the shot put.

Daniel Laws won the senior men’s 400m hurdles in 60.70s.

In the men’s 19 grade, Tyler Collings won the 100m (11.55s), with Daniel Lord taking out the 3km track walk in 14:43.78.

Jay Finikin won the long jump (5.45m) and Michael Dewar the hammer (45.09m).

Brett Clifford finished second in the 800m (2:01.37) and Harlem Cole 3rd in the 200m (23.53s).

Cain Tweedie-Cunningham finished third in the M16 200m (25.81s).

Results

South Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club members were to the fore at the Athletics Canterbury track and field interclub meeting at QEII Park.

Rebecca Hodgson continued to show excellent early season form by breaking her Canterbury women’s 19 hammer record that she set a fortnight ago, sending the ball out to 47.65 metres.

Hodgson also won the discus (27.15m) and javelin (24.74m).

Lauren Nicol was in sharp form in the sprints, finishing fourth in the senior women’s 100m (12.99 seconds) in a tight finish. Nicol went on to win the women’s 19 400m (59.97s) in impressive style.

La Toya Te Kapa won the women’s 16 high jump (1.55m), with Caitlin Henderson taking out the women’s 16 javelin (28.52m) and finishing third in the discus (23.20m).

Tyler Collings was in excellent form in winning the senior men’s 400m with a personal best time of 50.67s.

Collings backed this up by finishing second in the men’s 19 100m (11.43s).

Brett Clifford continued his impressive form following his win in the Rod Dixon Mile the previous week by finishing fourth in the senior men’s 3000m in 9m 23.16s – a personal best by 4 seconds.

Henry Chamberlain was also in sharp form winning both the men’s 16 100m (12.34s) and 200m in a personal best (24.99s).

Josh Westland impressively won the men’s 16 800m (2:06.93).

Daniel Laws won the senior men’s 400m hurdles (61.53s).

Michael Dewar won the men’s 19 hammer (37.72m), was second in the discus (30.53m) and fourth shot put (10.21m).

Jonathon Lord finished third in the mixed 2000m track walk (10:20.03).