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Peter Rendall

Manager Track and Field 0210 510 223 obnz@paradise.net.nz**

1/2 marathon
Jonathan Hales 1.19.47 17th overall and 2nd in mens 40-44 and 2nd in Mens
Wgton vets champs
Paul Bird 1.22.24 26th overall and 4th in mens 40-44
Ian McFarlane 1.23.50 34th overall and 2nd in mens 45-49
Neil Price 1.44.36 372nd ovrall and 24th in mens 45-49

10km
Murray Peebles 40.09 16th overall and 2nd in mens 40-44

In addition WHAC Masters Mens team won the Dorne Cup team title.
At this rate it looks likely that we will have two competitive teams for the
road relays and that has to be good for WHAC's depth.

For the Oceania Games in Saipan, Mariannas Islands - Kathryn Kennedy,
Olivia Blundell & Nathan Barratt (who has withdrawn)
For the 3rd Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India 12-18 October - Ryan
Tinkle and Anna Roche
For the Down Under Track and Field Meet, Gold Coast, Australia - Tim
Cornish and Katherine Vance.

The club congratulates these younger members on their nominations.

The new record, in the M16 hammer is held by Ryan Tinkle, who was one of
the more successful competitors at the meet winning 2 gold and 2 silver
medals. Golds were in the M19 and M16 Hammer, and the Silvers in the M16
Discus and shotput.

Other winners of gold medals were Kathryn Kennedy W16 Triple jump (a new
PB by nearly 30cm), and Nathan Barrett M16 1500m – a thrilling tussle as
Nathan fought it out with Corey Casey.

Other Silver medals were gained by Anna Roche (W16 800m), Olivia
Blundell (W16 100m hurdles), Billy Crayford (Open Mens High Jump), Dan
Parker (Open Mens Hammer).

Bronze medals were won by Alison Samson (W19 3000m walk), Bobby Rose
Girven Russell (W16 Long Jump), Nick Bingham (M16 3000m), Dave Lane
(Open Mens Triple Jump) and Simon Rogers (M19 800m).

Our congratulations to all our medalists, and to all those who competed
at the Champs.

On a different note, the track season is all but finished for the year,
with just the North Island Secondary Schools meet at the Douglas track
in Waitakere City next weekend. Our congratulations to Alison Samson,
who has been named Girls team captain for the event. A conderable number
of our secondary school age members will be taking part in this meet.

Track and Field prize giving will be held in the WHAC Clubrooms,
Alexandra Road, at 5pm on the 12th April - following the opening day
event for the harrier season. Attendees are requested to bring a plate.

Peter Rendall

Greater detail of the above activities will be advised shortly.

The sessions will start at 10:00am and finish by 12:30pm. For those who
then want to try out in competition there will be opportunities to do so
during the afternoon programme, which starts at 1.30pm with a walk.

To give us an indication of interest, can interested folk email Peter
Rendall obnz@paradise.net.nz so we can know approximate numbers for each
discipline. We would prefer those who want to try, to be 12 years or older.

For further info please contact: Geoff Henry, Phone & Fax 04.388 3536,
Mobile 0274.425 439

Entries for the Wellington Champs close 20 February. No entries
confirmed without payment - $5.00 for first event and $2 for each
subsequent entry. All competitors must be financial members, and
compete in club uniform.

Assistance on the club shop during the day would be appreciated. Thanks
to those who helped with the sausages and shop during the Capital
Classic. It was a successful evening.

Gabrielle O'Rourke won the womens section of the City of Wellington Half
Marathon on Sunday, (any others ???)

PeteR

It was a fine and sunny day – and rather warm, but the team did well –
on the provisional results we won the day and the competition….. but
this is not a final result – and Manawatu are complaining that they have
been unfairly penalised by not having points allocated for certain
events…. Those with memories will recall that we were disadvantage by
some timing problems as well….

The women comprehensively outpointed the guys – well done – with the top
scoring performance being Veronica Gould's 100m which scored 939 – which
probably supports our contention that "we wus robbed" in the Wellington
meet when the timing system failed for Veronica's heat ! Veronica also
scored well in the long jump – 888 points. Louise Hosegood did good as
well in the 100 & 200m – and then was part of our winning 4 x 100 team.
The women topped their pool with a total of 12653 points.

For the guys, Simon Rogers top scored with his 800m bringing in 843
points, just pipping Andrew Matsuoka-Webbers 835 for the 400m – then it
was down to the field eventers, with Bill Crayford and Ryan Tinkle
featuring. The mens team placed third overall, with 11104 points. (Full
list of scorers below).

Provisional Final points for the day

Wellington 11104 12653 23757 1st
Hastings 11251 11980 23231 2nd
Manawatu 11347 11583 22930 3rd
Wanganui 10622 11709 22331 4th
Wairarapa 9912 11726 21638 5th
Taranaki 10074 10147 20221 6th

As can be seen, the spread of points across the teams is fairly even,
and the final outcome is often in doubt to the last, so to my mind, the
League is an excellent concept that can only encourage the growth and
development our sport. We await the final points wash up with interest !

Silver medals were awarded to Kathryn Kennedy (Wellington Girls) in the
Senior 400m, Bobby Rose Girven Russell (Wellington East) Junior Girls
Long Jump, and Nicholas Bingham (Scots) in the Junior Boys 3000m.

Alison Samson (St Catherines) won Bronze in the Open Girls 2000m walk,
and the event was was finished in fine style when the Wellington Girls
College senior 4 x 400m relay team were just edged out of Gold, to take
home the Silver medal in the penultimate event. The team was all WHAC –
Alice Feslier-Holmes, Barbara Roy, Hannah Farrelly and Kathryn Kennedy.

Newtown Park turned on an excellent day for the second round meet. Fine
and warm, with not too much wind – yes we are talking about Wellington.
The formal part of the day started with speeches from various folk,
including the Mayor, to mark the completion of the development works at
the park. This was followed by a celebrity sprint – not all starters
finished – and then the Mayor sent off the first event on the programme
– the 3000m walk.

There were more teams competing at this event than turned out at
Hastings – two composite teams comprising mostly younger athletes, and a
small squad from Karori. Valleys United were present, but lacked the
numbers of previous years, losing athletes to the new Mid Valley club
which combined with other Hutt based children's clubs to field a team.
At the end of the day WHAC were the overall winners – the men winning
their side of the competition with a score of 12800 and the women
finishing 3^rd despite scoring 14953, to give us a total of 27753 – a
bare 56 points ahead of second placed Manawatu. After two rounds (If the
scoring follows previous years) we are running second on 4 points to
Manawatu, who won at Hastings, on 3. Third is Wanganui on 7, closely
followed by Hastings on 8. As I've already noted the new format of the
competition which is based on the quality of performances rather than
the quantity, is proving excellent.

In the womens team 5 members scored over 1000 points for their events,
and in the men 3 passed the magic mark. Unfortunately some of our better
performances haven't been scored – partly due to problems with timing at
the Park, and partly because some events haven't been scored, despite
indications prior to the meet that they would be. Hopefully these issues
will not recur at Palmerston North.

1

343

Daniel Little

100m

M14

11.94

1079

2

397

Ryan Tinkle

Shot Put

M16

15.11

1064

3

399

James Hutchens

Long Jump

M16

6.63

1046

4

397

Ryan Tinkle

Discus

M16

44.53

1027

5

397

Ryan Tinkle

Hammer

M16

53.60

1021

6

370

Simon Rogers

800m

M19

1:55.47

929

1

396

Bobby Rose Girven Russell

Long Jump

W14

5.01

1185

2

306

Olivia Blundell

100m Hurdles

W16

15.62

1086

3

338

Kathryn Kennedy

Triple Jump

W16

11.00

1069

4

330

Louise Hosegood

100m

W19

12.33

1005

5

338

Kathryn Kennedy

400m

W16

58.17

1003

6

332

Victoria Humphries

1500m

W40

4:51.70

1000

Hopefully we can build on our performances to date and continue to score
well at Palmerston North on the 1^st . Transport will be available for
those wanting a lift up and back. Finally my thanks to those who helped
out – particularly those who helped with the shop and with putting out
and bringing in equipment.

Track
Field
12.00 Offical Opening of Refurbished Premises by the Mayor of Wellington

12.15 Celebrity Race

12.20 3000m Walk W/M
12:20 Polevault W/M
12:45 300m Hurdles W
12:20 Shot Put W
12:50 300m Hurdles M
12:20 High Jump W
12:55 400m Hurdles W/M
12:20 Hammer W/M
1:05 100m W
12:20 Long Jump M
1:15 100m W



1:25 2km Steeples W



1:35 2km Steeples M
1:20 Long Jump W
1:45 400m W
1:50 Javelin M
1:55 400m M
1:50 Shot Put M
2:00 1500m W



2:10 1500m M



2:20 4 x 100m Relay W



2:25 4 x 100m Relay M



2:40 80m Hurdles W/M



2:45 100m Hurdles W/M



2:55 110m Hurdles M
2:50 Javelin W
3:00 800m W
2:50 High Jump M
3:05 800m M
2:50 Triple Jump M
3:15 3000m M



3:30 200m W



3:50 200m M



3:55 3000m W
3:50 Discus W/M
4:10 5000m M
3:50 Triple Jump W
4:35 4 x 400m Relay W



4:45 4 x 400m Relay M

Top scorer on the day for the team was Olivia Blundell with 4148 points
– next was Ryan Tinkle with 3096 points. Total points scored were women
13775 points, men 12002, giving us 25777 – and 3^rd place overall behind
Manawatu and Hastings. We were also the only Wellington based club to
field a full team – individual athletes from Scottish and Valleys took
part, but each team needs a minimum of 8 male and 8 female competitors.
Interestingly the former Central team has split – with a team each from
Wanganui and Palmerston North. Taranaki is still competing as a team, as
is the Wairarapa.

From my observations the competition is more even than previous years –
with only 2250 points separating the top 5 teams – and when you consider
that a good performance is worth over 1000 points, the winning team at
the end of the day, and at the end of the series will always be in doubt
to the last event !

The next meeting is in Wellington on the November 17^th , and the third
meet will be in Palmerston North on 1 December. Will we see you at these
meets ?

If you do plan to attend – entry to track events is turn up when called,
but for field events (to allow for the printing off of the entry sheets)
we need to know in advance who is planning to compete at least 30
minutes beforehand, please let your team manager (Peter Rendall) know in
plenty of time.

Peter Rendall

For the boys, Wellington College scored 200 points, from a late run by
Silverstream with 162, Scots also made a late burst scoring 93, and the
Tawa College boys made 74.
Raw points for the three days are:

Girls Boys

Wellington Girls 618 Wellington College 696

St Catherines 378 Rongotai College 372

Tawa College Girls 217 Silverstream 338

As indicated in the Competition Rules, a weighting factor will be
applied to equalize team size. The final results will be available at
the prize giving on 10 November.

In the Individual "MVP" competition, the overall winner was Alison
Samson of St Catherines, who, determined to win, competed in every event
last Saturday, to score a total of 181. Runner up in the girls was Kelly
Hanlon from Wellington Girls who contributed 137 points. Third, also
from St Catherine's was Harriett Sowman with 132 points and 4^th ., from
WGC, was Casey Flint, with 87 points. For the boys, Ryan Tinkle top
scored with 113, chased by Stewart Hancock with 98.

The third category we recognize is the top performance by a male and
female athlete. This is being worked out from the IAAF Multi events
scoring table and going through the results is proving time consuming.
The winners will be announced at the prizegiving.

Thanks for competing, and thanks also to those who officiated and who
assisted on the administrative side. Without your support the CAL
wouldn't happen ! Thanks also to Shell Petroleum Exploration who have
provided ongoing support to this competition since its inception.

In Aug 2006 Jess came 5th in the IAAF World Junior Games in Beijing and
broke a New Zealand U20yrs long jump record (a long standing 15yr
record) with a jump of 6.37m. This jump also qualified her for the
World University Games in Bangkok. In 2006 she was also ranked 10th in
the World Junior Rankings in Long Jump that year, named Athletics New
Zealand Junior Female Athlete of the Year, awarded the Air New Zealand
Inspiring Young New Zealanders award and named as a member of the NZ
women's 4 x 100 relay team.

We wish Jess all the best in her future careers - both on the track and
as a student engineer (hmmm wonder if engineering students are the same
there as they are here ?) and will watch the US results with interest

* There is a meeting for all who plan to run on the track this
summer at 5pm on Saturday 27th, in the meeting room at Newtown
Park. This will include the prize giving for last season, and
discussion about whats to happen for the balance of the season.
Some refreshments will be provided.
* The Regional League kicks off with a meet in Hastings on 1
December. If you wish to compete please contact Peter Rendall
asap. If you need transport up, a 20 seat bus will be leaving the
Cenotaph at 5.30pm on Friday 30 November. The overnight stop will
be in Dannevirke. We are trying to keep the cost down to no more
than $50 a head for transport and accommodation. Again if you want
to come with us, contact PR asap - its first in best dressed, so
once we get to 20 bods, thats it - any others will need to make
their own way up to Nelson Park. We will return on Saturday
evening after the end of the meet.
* Summer subs are due now. If you want to be considered for the
League team you need to be financial.
* Alison Samson headed up to Hastings for the ANZ Long Distance
Walks Champs, and collected the Silver Medal in the W19 15km walk,
in her first outing over this distance. Well done Ali !

The second day of the 2007 College Athletics League was held on Saturday
20 October. 86 athletes from 18 schools competed, and good fields were
seen in most events (except the 300/400 hurdles which had no entrants…
and the Pole Vault with just 1 competitor).

After two rounds the scores are as follow:

Boys Girls

Wellington College 496 Wellington Girls College 405
Rongotai 308 St Catherines 239
Silversteam 176 Queen Margaret 88
Scots 126 Tawa College 78
Tawa College 123 Marsden 76
St Pats Town 106

In the individual Most Valuable team member, for the girls, leading
still is Ali Samson (St Catherines 88), from Kelly Hanlon (WGC 86),
Casey Flint (WGC 71) and Sapphire Cavie (Taita College) on 68. For the
boys, Stewart Hancock (Coll 86) has eased past Ryan Tinkle (Coll 80),
and then there are quite a number of competitors in the 30's. It's
really encouraging to see that the bulk of the team players are WHAC
members....

Peter Rendall
Manager Track & Field

Boys :- Leading are Wellington College with 297 points. Second are
Rongotai with 165, third Silversteam with 64 and fourth Scots with 57.
Girls :- Out in front just are St Catherines on 149, followed by
Wellington Girls on 138, and third Queen Margaret with 50.

In the MVP stakes, for the Boys, Ryan Tinkle (WC) is out in front,
followed by Stuart Hancock (WC) and Leota Rome (RO). In the Girls (and
outright leader) is Alison Samson (St Caths), followed by Kelly Hanlon
(WG) and Sapphire Cavey (TTC).... if Sapphire can talk to the meeting
manager next Saturday and clarify what school she's at it would be
appreciated. ( And girls Ali's away at the Long Distance Walks Champs
this weekend in Hastings so you have a chance to catch up.)

Most notable performance on the day was in the Discus, where Ryan Tinkle
threw a massive 54.87 metres. Well done Ryan.

13 October 2007

1.30pm 1200m walk
1.50pm Official Season Opening
2.00pm 60m Sprint
2.00pm Shotput
2.20pm 600m
2.20pm Long Jump
2.50pm Hurdles (70/80/100/110)
3.10pm High Jump
3.15pm 150m sprint
3.15pm Discus
3.35pm 300m
3.55pm 1000m
4.15pm 4 x 100m relay

20 October 2007

1.30pm 2000m walk
2.00pm 80m sprint
2.00pm Hammer
2.00pm Pole vault
2.20pm 1000m steeples
2.20pm Triple Jump
2.45pm 800m
3.00pm Javelin
3.10pm 300/400 hurdles
3.20pm 150m sprint
3.40pm 2000m
4.00pm 4x400m relay

27 October 2007

1.30pm 3000m walk
2.00pm 100m sprint
2.15pm Discus
2.30pm High Jump
2.40pm 1500m steeples
3.00pm Long Jump
3.15pm Hurdles (70/80/100/110)
3.30pm Javelin
3.45pm 1500m
4.00pm 200m
4.20pm 3000m
4.50pm Medley relay
(100/200/400/800)

CAL Prizegiving will be at 2pm on
10 November 2007.

Fastest laps were recorded by Nathan Barrett (JM), Gabrielle O'Rourke,
Vickie Humphries, Carline Thomas (Masters Women), and Hannah Farrelly, Anna
Roche (JW).

Full results at www.athletics.org.nz

As well as being a top performer in the junior grade, Jessica competed in
the senior grade over the last summer. She was second in the long jump at
both the Australian Athletic Cup in Brisbane and again at the Australian U20
and U23 Championships. In New Zealand she was second in the long jump at the
IAAF Permit Meet in Christchurch. At this years National Track and Field
Champs she won the senior women's long jump title.

Fifth in the World Juniors Long Jump in Beijing last year, Jessica broke the
New Zealand Junior Record with her performance of 6.37 meters.

Gareth Hyett maintained his unbeaten record both sides of the Tasman this
season with his victory over 1500m at the Telstra A-Series meeting in Sydney
on Saturday evening.

Hyett ran a personal best 3m 40.50s in beating Bradley Woods of NSW who
recorded 3m 41.09s.

A number of WHAC athletes headed up to Hastings for the 2007 Sylvia
Potts meet. Sarah & Louise Hosegood did a 1 - 2 in the 100m, with
Louise also taking out the 400m. Simon Rogers picked up 3rd in the 800m
(1.58.44) while Olivia Blundell & Charlotte Smith did a 1- 2 in the womens
long jump. Dave Lane won the mens event. Charlotte was also 2nd in the
Womens discus.

Capital Classic is on this Saturday. Free T shirt for youngsters - and a
cash prize of $200 to the club who have the most young members attending -
so mums & dads - bring along our younger members, they get a T shirt if you
are early and we might win $200...... First event is 3000m walk and the
programme is timed to finish just after 8pm.

We still need some volunteers to help with the shop - the usual shop keeper
has other duties on the night..... contact Peter Rendall asap if you can
help.

With the Harrier season on the horizon, the winter season calender is now
available. This is a "draft" only at this stage, and may be altered
slightly.
To view, click on "Event Calender".

WHAC athletes were at the fore in the latest "Black Singlet" meet in
Wanganui on Saturday. In ideal conditions, wins were achieved by Gareth
Hyett (SM 1500m.), Anna Roche (JW 1500m), Billy Crayford (HJ), and David
Lane (TJ).
Louise Hosegood (3rd), Olivia Blundell (4th) and Sarah Hosegood (5th) showed
WHAC strength in the SW 100m.
Full results available on Athletics NZ website.

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