Welford Acknowledged.
Long serving athletic stalwart,Linley Welford (SCAAC) was deservedly awarded the Service to Sport Award at the 2010/11 Athletics Canterbury Awards evening held at the Cashmere Working Mens Club in Christchurch on Friday night.
Linleys’s service dates back to the early 1980′s as a Committee member of the South Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club as well as an Official up to National level and as a competitor in Masters Athletics.
Linley is also a long serving member of the Athletics Mid-South Sub Centre Committee as well as part of the South Canterbury Track Trust that saw the creation of the All Weather Track Complex at Aorangi Par
Tom Walsh was named Thrower of the Year for his outstanding season which included 17th place at the World Junior Championships in Canada,as well as winning the Australian U20 title and setting a new record,and retaining his New Zealand Senior men’s title.
Rebecca Hodgson won the Most Meritorious Female Throwing Award for consistent Hammer throwing throughout the season that included consistently breaking the Canterbury W19 Hammer record.
Tyler Collings was awarded the Most Meritorious 400 metres to 1 Mile Performance Award for his Outstanding 400 Metres Performances that included winning the New Zealand Secondary Schools Title in Hastings,representing New Zealand in the Under 21 trans Tasman Test against Australia in the 400 metres in Brisbane,and beina a member of the New zealand Under 20 4×400 metres Relay team that beat Australia in Sydney and culminated with a brilliant win in the South Island Secondary Schools Championship in a career best and Championship Record of 48.31 in the final event of the Championships in Timaru.
Also Luke Hurring won the Long Distance Award for his impressive season that included finishing runner up to Olympic 1500 metres Silver Medallist,Nick Willis in the New Zealand Senior Mens 5000 metres Championship
Blazer Awards: Rachel Rolleston & Jonathon Lord
