Due to the COVID-19 Virus restrictions, the Ginninderra Athletics Committee resolved to postpone our Annual General Meeting, which was to be held on 28 March 20, to a date to be determined.
The committee will be in touch with the parents of
children who have won awards to arrange a suitable time for collection or drop
off of the trophies.
In these unprecedented times, please stay safe, minimise personal contact, practice effective hygiene and be mindful of others.
Due to our presentation day being cancelled we have
decided that we will post the award recipients over the next few days to
celebrate their achievements. We will post two of our perpetual trophy winners
each day and then on Thursday we will post all of our Age Champion and most
improved winners.
So keep checking back here over the next few days to help
us celebrate our virtual presentation week!
This trophy was donated by Australian Champion 400m
hurdler Rohan Robinson, it is awarded to the Little athlete (u8 to u17’s) who
achieves the best hurdles performance relative to the start of season age group
record at a standard Ginninderra Athletics meet at Charnwood oval.
The 19/20 winner of the Rohan Robinson Trophy is Chelsea Kelly from the u11 girls.
Congratulations Chelsea.
This is awarded to a Junior coach who assisted the club
during the season. This award is chosen by the Junior Coach coordinator.
This season the award goes to Andy Camp Liddiard.
This is Andy’s second year as a Junior Coach, and in his
time with the programme he has shown himself to be one of the most engaged, caring
and willing JCs the club has.
Andy nails his role each and every week with an obvious
care for every tot that comes through. It is his dedication, attitude and
willingness to be involved that has made him Junior Coach of the Year for the
2019-20 season.
This trophy was donated by Australian Champion Race
Walker Brendon Reading, it is awarded to the Little athlete (u8 to u17’s) who
achieves the best walks performance relative to the start of season age group
record at a standard Ginninderra Athletics meet at Charnwood oval.
The 19/20 winner of the Brendon Reading Trophy is Hannah Imhoff from the u8 girls.
Congratulations Hannah.
This award is for the athlete showing most effort at
training, as decided by the Club Coaches.
The 19/20 winner of the Ron Henderson Trophy is Xanthe Pick from the u13 girls.
Xanthe was nominated for this award by 2 out of our 3
club coaches. They picked Xanthe because she listens, applies what she’s heard,
and tries to do her best at every training session. Xanthe represented the ACT
at cross country in a very competitive age group for distance running this
Winter past and at the LA Multis, won the 800m while not feeling terribly well.
She has lowered her PB for that event several times this season.
Congratulations Xanthe.
This award goes to the athlete providing most help and
support to the club regardless of ability. The award is decided by the
Committee on the basis of nominations by age marshals or members.
This season the award goes to Emily Henderson-Allard.
Emily is a hard-working individual who contributes with
heart and soul to Ginninderra in a way beyond her age. Emily arrives early each
week, helps set up including preparing baskets for age mangers, setting up the
canteen and helping with grounds set up, pack up and doing any and all tasks
she can to help.
Each week she volunteers her time assisting with Tiny
Tots and shows admirable leadership, warmth, guidance and support to our most
junior members of the club. Emily’s friendliness and kindness as well as her go
to attitude helps provide a positive atmosphere and direction for others in the
club.
Emily demonstrates the values of commitment, leadership
(amazing in someone so young), inclusion, friendliness, support, passion and
creativity.
This award is awarded to both a boy and girl athlete who
most epitomise the meaning of the Club, i.e. Family, Fun and Fitness. This
awards is decided by the Committee on the basis of nominations from age
marshals or members.
This season the boys award goes Hayden Todd.
Hayden has an infectious joy of athletics. He can always
be seen putting in 100% in everything he does, and yet he still takes time to
talk to other athletes young and old. He cheers on every member of the club,
and members of many other clubs. He enjoys healthy rivalries with other
athletes, and encourages others to excel regardless of skill or chosen event.
Hayden is a prime example of the sort of athlete
Ginninderra wants to have, and the ‘family, fun and fitness’ approach we take
to athletics.
This shield was introduced by Geoff Bartley (President
2010-11). It is awarded to a non-Committee member of the GAC community to
recognise assistance provided to the Club throughout the season.
This year’s recipient of the Presidents Shield is Jordan Green.
Jordan has made the Ginninderra Tigers his athletics
family and embraced family, fun, fitness and volunteering, he has made a
dedicated and sustained commitment to the club.
He was a regular on our setup crew early Saturday
mornings, even though he lives southside and doesn’t have kids yet.
He supported the Junior coach coordinator, filling in
when Luke was away and mentoring many of our up and coming coaches and junior
leaders.
He maintained and continued his accreditation in coaching
and officiating and volunteered at a number of our association fixtures.
Jordan also competed as an open Tiger athlete at
Charnwood and during the Athletics ACT season. His support and encouragement
for his fellow tigers was always on display, even when injured, this year his
continued improvement in athletics saw him take home a number of medals at the
State Championships.
Congratulations to a worthy Tiger.
This award is awarded to a male and female senior athlete
who have excelled over the years at Ginninderra Athletics and Association
Competitions.
This season the award boys award goes to James Lemon.
James has represented the ACT at cross country and/or on
the track every year since 2014, when he missed being Australian Cross Country
Champion for his age group by less than half a metre.
He puts in a 100% effort at training at distance work and
has recently trained also for shorter races and hurdles on the track.
His dedication and perseverance, his distance coach
predicts, will take him a long way in the world of competitive athletics.
This award is awarded to a male and female senior athlete
who have excelled over the years at Ginninderra Athletics and Association
Competitions.
This season the award girls award goes to Charlotte Rauraa.
During her time at Ginninderra Charlotte has competed in
LAACT and AACT and has achieved representation for all four throw disciplines,
Discus, Shot Put , Javelin and Hammer. Charlotte is a multiple Club Record
breaker and has been an athlete with a welcoming nature sharing her talent with
so many others, demonstrating her passion for Throws. Charlotte has become one
of our Clubs successful Female throwers with her consistent PBs and amazing
achievements.
This award is awarded to both a boy and girl athlete who
most epitomise the meaning of the Club, ie Family, Fun and Fitness. This awards
is decided by the Committee on the basis of nominations from age marshals or
members.
This season the girls award goes to Macie Wilson.
Macie loves life and fully epitomises little A’s vision
of family, fun and fitness. Macie shows determination, commitment and a have a
go attitude, always trying her best, giving her all and embracing every event
and challenge that comes her way. Her determination to get the most out of
little A’s sees her week after week supporting others and giving her all,
taking on each and every event with gusto and heart. Macie shows us all that
there is no disability, only ability. Ability to have fun, ability to give,
ability to try, ability to smile, ability to preserve, ability to share joy,
support family and friends and the ability to dream. Macie is a joy at
athletics, always has a beaming smile, a positive demeaner and a kind heart.
Macie has touched so many lives already, and will continue to be such a
positive influence in our community.
These awards are made to the individual in each age group
who has improved his/her performance most frequently and who has participated
in the most events at a standard Ginninderra Athletics meet at Charnwood oval.
It is assessed by awarding 1 point for each event and 4 points for each
improvement.
Those children who place in the first 3 places in the Age
Championship awards are excluded from these awards. However, this does not
apply to age groups where there are only a very small number (3 or fewer) of
registered participants.
The 19/20 Age group improvements awards go to;
Under 6 Girls: Yianna Felix
Under 6 Boys: Ari Urack & James Kiss
Under 7 Girls: Zoe Holloway
Under 7 Boys: Lewis Gunn
Under 8 Girls: Lexie Kelly
Under 8 Boys: Hudson Boye
Under 9 Girls: Isabelle Greep
Under 9 Boys: Samuel Molloy
Under 10 Girls: Sienna Amy Rose Walton
Under 10 Boys: Thomas McGowan
Under 11 Girls: Chloe Eaton
Under 11 Boys: Nicholas Baird
Under 12 Girls: Lily Pipe
Under 12 Boys: Thomas Smith
Under 13 Girls: Selam Gemechu
Under 13 Boys: Michael Casey
Under 14 Girls: Ella Baker
Under 14 Boys: Elijah Clay
Under 15 Girls: Ashlea Weston
Under 15 Boys: Brodie Goecke-Beard
Under 16 Girls: Bronte Harris
Under 16 Boys: Conor Pratt
Under 17 Girls: Charlotte Rauraa
Under 17 Boys: No eligible athletes
Congratulations to each and every one of you.
These are awarded to the boy and girl in cubs (6-8),
juniors (9-11) and senior (12-15) categories who achieve the greatest number of
individual performance improvements (personal bests). These awards are decided
on improvements only at a standard Ginninderra Athletics meet at Charnwood
oval. The Age Champion place getters are also eligible for these awards.
The 19/20 improvements awards go to;
Most Improved Cubs Girl (u6 to u8): Indiana Walton
Most Improved Cubs Boy (u6 to u8): James Kiss
Most Improved Junior Girl (u9 to u11): Emily Henderson-
Allard
Most Improved Junior Boy (u9 to u11): Tanae Booker
Most Improved Senior Girl (u12 to u17): Bella
Murray-Clark
Most Improved Senior Boy (u12 to u17): Kodi Clarkson
Congratulations to all of you!
The Age Champions and place getters in each age group are
worked out by awarding points for performances in each events competed in
during the season at standard Ginninderra Athletics meets. 1st, 2nd and 3rd are
awarded to the top 3 athletes in each age group, i.e. those with the highest
overall point scores. Points are awarded based on performance levels achieved
on a weekly basis.
This season age champions are;
Under 6 Girls; 3rd: Willow Boye, 2nd: Laylah lafaele,
1st: Violet Pipe
Under 6 Boys; 3rd: Damian Gorman, 2nd: Darcy Morrison,
1st: Alastair Molloy
Under 7 Girls; 3rd: Milla Firman, 2nd: Zoe Rushby, 1st:
Teuila Teofilo
Under 7 Boys; 3rd: Arlo Booker, 2nd: Jack Lynch, 1st:
Ryan Cattanach
Under 8 Girls; 3rd: Taylor Henning, 2nd: Shelby Cahill,
1st: Hannah Imhoff
Under 8 Boys; 3rd: Alastair Wise, 2nd: Oscar Primrose,
1st: James Pipe
Under 9 Girls; 3rd: Addison Hart, 2nd: Sophie Richardson,
1st: Blossom Gray
Under 9 Boys; 3rd: Xavier Fitzpatrick, 2nd: Bryson
Hopman, 1st: Nicholas Porter
Under 10 Girls; 3rd: Brady Weston, 2nd: Emily Henderson-
Allard, 1st: Daisy Pipe
Under 10 Boys; 3rd: Zack Allen, 2nd: Surendra Kam
Yogeswaran, 1st: Tanae Booker
Under 11 Girls; 3rd: Lila Ava Melissa Walton, 2nd:
Samsara Rauraa, 1st: Chelsea Kelly
Under 11 Boys; 3rd: James Smith, 2nd: Zac Cuzner, 1st:
Rohan Imhoff
Under 12 Girls; 3rd: Charlotte Morgan, 2nd: Erin Lockton,
1st: Eyerus Gemechu
Under 12 Boys; 3rd: Kodi Clarkson, 2nd: Samuel CULL, 1st:
Kyle Donovan
Under 13 Girls; 3rd: Bella Murray-Clark, 2nd: Charlotte
Fowler, 1st: Sophie Imhoff
Under 13 Boys; 3rd: Elijah Wilson, 2nd: Ryan Knight, 1st:
Byron Cahill
Under 14 Girls; 3rd: Isabella Morgan, 2nd: Lauren Wisely,
1st: Sarah Walker
Under 14 Boys; 3rd: Elijah Harrison, 2nd: Harrison Baker,
1st: Andrew Camp Liddiard
Under 15 Girls; 3rd: Amalie Leslie, 2nd: Molly Wells,
1st: Sophie Hillier
Under 15 Boys; 3rd: Matthew Ikoro, 2nd: Tyler Smith, 1st:
Nicholas Garnsey
Under 16 Girls; 3rd: Chloe Lawton, 2nd: Hannah Cuzner,
1st: Sidney Shaw
Under 16 Boys; 3rd: Tim Nguyen, 2nd: Dan Nguyen, 1st:
Nathaniel Halpin
Under 17 Girls; 2nd: Rebecca Guest, 1st: Charlotte Rauraa
Under 17 Boys; No eligible athletes
Congratulations to all of you!
