• The new Athletics Season has commenced:
  The 2009 - 2010 Athletics Season started on April 1. All club registrations now must be done "on-line". This is a simple process — just go to http://www.athleticsact.org.au/ and click on the yellow square on the right-hand side of the home page. It is probably the simplest registration process around. The fees are described at the very start. You have to be registered to score points for yourself and SCT in the Winter Competition which starts with the Anzac Relays on Saturday.

• The 2009 Anzac Relays:
  The traditional Anzac Relays were the first team event of the 2009 Winter Season. SCT fielded four teams - two male and two female. Runners raced over a two-lap course covering a distance of 3.68 kilometres each. Our A-grade female team placed 1st and our A-grade male team placed 3rd.

  SCT members are reminded that they need to register with ACT Athletics to score points during the winter season. See above.

  The 2009 Anzac Relays
  Senior Male 'A' 4 x 3.68km
  	Name	Time	Elapsed
  1	Geoff Monro	13:43	13:43
  2	Ryan Young	13:55	27:38
  3	Greg Hosking	12:52	40:30
  4	Stuart Doyle	12:52	53:22 (3rd)
  Senior Female 'A' 3 x 3.68km
  	Name	Time	Elapsed
  1	Anna McCormack	13:45	13:45
  2	Libby Hosking	14:43	28:28
  3	Alexa Kniley	14:20	42:48 (1st)
  Senior Female 'B' 3 x 3.68km
  	Name	Time	Elapsed
  1	Lili Mooney	15:58	15:58
  2	Alison Kirkby	16:37	32:35
  3	Caitlin Hosking	15:08	47:43
  Senior Male 'B' 3 x 3.68km
  	Name	Time	Elapsed
  1	Andrew Hosking	17:09	17:09
  2	Hugh Jorgenson	16:11	33:20
  3	Jim White	16:20	49:40

• The SCT AGM and Awards Night:
  The Club AGM is on the 19th May at 8:00 pm at the Erindale Vikings Club. We would like as many members as possible to attend. As usual there will be lucky door prizes (Runners Shop Vouchers) to encourage you to attend.

• Fadden Pines Schools Cross Country:
  The 2009 Schools Cross Country season at Fadden Pines will commence on Sunday 3 May at 3:00 pm and continue through to Sunday 2 August.

• Coaches Association Fees:
  The SCT committee has approved payment of Australian T & F Coaches Association annual fees for coaches connected with SCT who are actively coaching SCT athletes. Contact Mike Sexton for further details.

• Club Training:
  The club is intending to hold club training nights at the Woden Track (opposite Canberra Hospital) on Tuesday and Thursday nights. Contact Susan Schraenkler for further details.

• Javelin Records for Roberts:
  Kelsey-Lee Roberts has broken two long-standing club javelin records. In December 2008 at the Pacific School Games, Kelsey-Lee broke Amanda Butler's U18 SCT record of 44.54m which had stood since 1988 with a throw of 45.54m. With this throw, she won the gold medal in the 17 years javelin. This year she improved her PB to 46.10m which improves Butler's distance and is a new SCT U20 club record. Well done Kelsey-Lee!

• The Tuggeranong Sports Awards Night:
  The presentation of the Tuggeranong Valley Rugby Union and Amateur Sports Clubs 2008 Sports Awards were held at The Auditorium (Erindale) on Friday 20 February.

  The SCT table was one back from the stage which gave a great view of the evening's proceedings. We had one successful nomination in the category of Senior Individual Achievement for the HR Heher Shield, Wade McMahon. The highlight of Wade's athletics season was placing 4th in the javelin at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics. Sprinter Nick Buckland was successful in securing a Vikings Sports Scholarship.

• Hosking 4th in Empire State Building Run-Up:
  SCT's Jessamy Hosking has placed 4th female in the 32nd Empire State Building Run-Up. Competitors race up the 86 floors of New York's Empire State Building using a narrow stairwell. The February 3 race was newsworthy due to the accident suffered by Suzy Walsham in the short sprint through the lobby to a door leading to the stairs.

  Suzy, a 4-time Australian 1500m champion was interviewed on breakfast television shows after the race. Despite a banged-up knee and bruised face, Walsham chased her rivals up the stairs and emerged victorious on the snowy observation deck in a time of 13 minutes, 27 seconds, her third straight win in the event. Jessamy was not far behind in 14:00. The male winner was Germany's Thomas Dold in 10:07, with NCG's Scott McTaggart placing fourth in 11:15. A short video of the race shows Jessamy at the start.

• Canberra Marathon Review:
  Your Views are Important:
  As the owner of the Canberra Marathon the ACT Cross Country Club (ACTCCC) decided in 2002 to enter into a new arrangement with Cundy Sports Marketing (CSM) for the conduct of the Canberra Marathon. Briefly, the Agreement provides that CSM has had full responsibility for the conduct of the Canberra Marathon from 2003. The Agreement sits under a Memorandum of Understanding between the two parties. After the 2003 marathon the Agreement was renewed to cover the 2004 marathon. Following the success of this arrangement the ACTCCC entered into a five year Agreement with CSM to conduct the Canberra Marathon from 2005 to 2009.

  As the current Agreement with CSM expires following the 2009 Canberra Marathon the ACTCCC Committee is keen to obtain views from members about issues that might be raised as part of any future Agreements that the club may enter into for the conduct of the Canberra Marathon. The review process will collect information by a survey and through receipt of written comments.

  The survey gives you an opportunity to be part of the process and we would appreciate a few minutes of your time to complete the survey. Most of the questions only require a box to be ticked. You can complete the survey electronically by going to http://www.canberrarunner.com.au/ and clicking on the link for the review. It will also be possible to complete a hard copy of the survey at either of the first events in the summer series (3 February & 10 February). Forms will be available at these events for completion and lodgement in a survey box. If you are unable to complete a survey using either of the above methods and would like to participate email the secretary@canberrarunner.com.au and a copy will be emailed to you.

  We are also interested in receiving written comments about issues that may assist the ACTCCC committee in developing future agreements for the conduct of the Canberra Marathon. Comments may be forwarded by mail addressed to "Marathon Review, ACTCCC, GPO Box 252, Canberra 2601" or by email to: secretary@canberrarunner.com.au. The final day for completion of the survey or for receipt of written comments is 15 February 2009. Any comments you make will be treated as private and confidential. Information gathered through this review process will only be released in an aggregated form.

• The 2009 ACT Track & Field Championships:
  The ACT Championships are coming up. You can register on-line via the ACT Athletics website. Cost is $10 per event. $40 maximum (for as many events as you wish to enter). Numbers this season at Interclub seem down on other years, so if you want a medal (or be the 2009 ACT Champion in your age group) - this could be your big chance!

• Volunteers wanted:
  As most of you would be aware, the 2009 Australian Cross Country Selection Trials for the World Cross Country Championships are to be held here in Canberra again, on Sunday 8 February 2009. It will be again at Stromlo Forest Park.

  To make this event a success as it was in 2008, we require the assistance of volunteers from the Canberra community to help out on the day. If you would like to help out, you will be required to be at Stromlo Forest Park on Sunday 8 February between 6am and 6:15am as the first race will commence at 7:30am and athletes will be arriving an hour before to check in. Breakfast maybe provided to officials and volunteers. We should be all finished and packed up by 10:30am at the latest.

  We require volunteers for the following important jobs:
  Call Room/Finish line assistants, Course marshals, Timekeepers, Lap scorers/counters, Athlete registrations/check in, Drink station attendant, Recorders, Results processing, Course setup/pack up, Organiser for official/volunteer breakfast.

  Please contact the race manager, Scott Imhoff if you are available to help out.

• Letter from the AACT Board of Management:
  The following letter from the Athletics ACT Board of Management highlights the serious state of affairs for athletics in the ACT:
  
  

  All Club Presidents
  All Committee Chairs
  
  We are writing to you to highlight the serious state of affairs concerning the lack of support for Athletics ACT (AACT) and its potential impact on your members and the whole athletics community in Canberra and surrounding regional areas of NSW.
  
  As you are aware AACT reported an operating loss of over $26,000 at the 2007-08 AGM in May and due to this poor financial situation were unable to employ a Development Officer. We are currently predicting a loss of around $11,000 in 2008 – a totally unacceptable situation.
  
  AACT currently comprises eight (8) clubs with a total membership around 390. The future of athletics in the ACT depends largely on clubs providing a range of services to current and future members. This scenario leads to increased participant numbers resulting in increased revenue so that the association can continue to provide at least one paid officer to deliver key services.
  
  At present the Executive Officer (EO), Michelle D'Ambrosio, is attempting to fulfill three key functions - to maintain the day-to-day administrative arrangements in the office, pursue a number of strategic directions with Athletics Australia, ACT Government and other stakeholders, and also perform certain development activities in the absence of a Development Officer. This arrangement cannot be sustained and the EO's efforts are being severely compromised by a lack of involvement from clubs.
  
  The Board of Management (BoM) has been active and is keen to see a better service provided to members and is assisting the Executive Officer with several of her roles however we still have no President, there are two vacancies on the BoM and many of the committees are poorly supported. Sadly, this situation is most evident with both the Track & Field (summer) and Cross Country and Road Running (winter) Competition Committees - even though the Constitution clearly states that every Member Club will provide a delegate for each committee. In addition, the two key committees covering Officials and Development are under resourced and there is no Social Committee.
  
  AACT cannot continue to operate in this manner… it requires the support and involvement of its members, and in the case of younger teenage members, their parents.
  
  We expect you to convey this crucial message to all members in your club and be prepared to respond at the next President's meeting in November.
  
  Directors
  AACT Board of Management

• Coming soon...
  Results from the Pacific School Games for SCT competitiors. Results from the Parliamentary Relays.

• Australian Record to Tim D'Abrera!
  SCT athlete Timothy D'Abrera has had his performance in the high jump (AWD - Hearing Disability) at the February 16 Interclub meeting confirmed as an Australian Record. Tim jumped 1.30 metres to break the record for U18 athletes. Well done Tim!
  
  Tim can be seen competing at ACT Interclub on Saturday afternoons. If you wish to register as a member of SCT, you can do so online. Click on 'New Registration' and select 'South Canberra-Tuggeranong Athletic Club' as your club. Club uniforms are available for purchase at the track on Interclub days.

• Interclub results from 1 November:
  There were some great results from SCT athletes at the fourth Interclub meeting for the season on Saturday:
  Natalie Tanks (U16) - 100m in 14.06, 1500m in 5:03.78, Long Jump in 4.80m and 2k steeple in 8:32.40; Andrea Comer (U18) - 100m in 14.38 and 400m in 63.65; Elizabeth Hosking (U14) - 400m in 65.91, 1500m walk in 7:00.66; Andrea Garvey (U18) - 1500m in 6:22.07; Heather White (U20) - 100 hurdles in 21.81, Long Jump in 3.71m; Caitlin Hosking (U14) - 1500m walk in 7:47.18; Fiona White (U18) - Long Jump in 4.42m, Shot Put in 8.80m; Adam Cunningham (U18) - 60m in 8.97, 400m in 69.17; Geoff Monro (Master) - 400m in 64.42, and 2k steeple in 7:42.87; Liam Dwyer (U16) - 1500m in 4:03.00; Christo Dunkley (U16) - 1500m in 4:28.70 and 2k steeple in 6:52.07; Rowan Dunkley (U14) - High Jump in 1.45m;
  Links to the results of Interclub competition can be found on this page.

• Club bus trip to Fitzroy Falls:
  The SCT bus trip to Fitzroy Falls for the Fire Trail 5k and 10k bush runs on Saturday 27 September was thoroughly enjoyed by a small number of members. A total of seven people were on the bus, including Mike Sexton as our capable "coach captain". The bus departed from the Tuggies club at about 5.30am and arrived at Fitzroy Falls with an hour to spare before race start. We actually got to see the start of the marathon. It was a beautiful country fun run, with perfect organisation, and scenery to die for. The club is hoping to put on the same trip next year, so get in early and reserve your seat on the bus! Following are the SCT and 'friends' results for the 10k race which had 95 finishers:
  
  1 Stephen Brown 33:58, 2 Emily Brichacek 36:53 (rec), 22 Jim White 47:30, 28 John Kennedy 49:04, 32 Paul Archer 49:34, 42 Ian Graves 52:10, 45 Ewen Thompson 54:03.

• Great results from SCT runners in the Australian CC Championships:
  The Australian Cross Country Championships for 2008 were conducted on 23 August at Eastern Park in Geelong, Victoria. SCT had a number of runners competing as members of ACT teams. In the Open Women's 8k event SCT won a club team silver medal, scoring 82 points. The winning club was Knox on 62 points. Our scoring members were Jessamy Hosking, Kathy Southgate and Jillian Hosking, while Hannah Flannery finished just 3 places behind Jillian.
  Following are the results for the ACT runners (SCT members in bold) and the race winners:

  Female 2000m 10yrs: 1 Josephine Auer QLD 7:16; 15 Annika Morling 8:13; 20 Jamie Clayden 8:22; 22 Olivia Fogarty 8:26; 23 Emma Windsor 8:26; 24 Katherine Caley 8:33.

  Female 3000m 11yrs: 1 Rachel Waters VIC 11:12; 3 Rebekah Sawkins 11:18; 13 Amelia Crane 11:58; 14 Niluka Karunasekara 11:58; 23 Taylee Davidson 13:10; 27 Samantha Hardie 14:20.

  Female 3000m 12yrs: 1 Hayley Arden NSW 10:35; 5 Nicola Torley 11:05; 22 Leanne Pompeani 11:39; 25 Hannah McCluskey 12:04; 30 Julia Lonsdale 12:32; 31 Laura Baynes 12:34.

  Female 3000m 13yrs: 1 Samantha Prime 10:39; 40 Elizabeth Hosking 11:43; 48 Phyllida Thomson 11:51; 52 Natalie Archer 11:56; 53 Emma Dobbie 11:57; 57 Madeline Pham 12:02; 58 Georgia Clayden 12:07; 62 Carla Magro 12:40; 65 Jasmine Braybrooks 12:55.

  Female 4000m 14-15yrs: 1 Tessa Potezny SA 13:29; 13 Sophie Greig 14:41; 27 Sarah Lonsdale 15:01; 28 Rebecca Collis 15:02; 30 Alicia Sweeney 15:07; 48 Emma-Louise Newman 15:35; 52 Natalie Tanks 15:43; 55 Catriona Windsor 15:51; 67 Georgina Whigham 16:15; 68 Stephanie Griffin 16:17.

  Female 4000m 16-17yrs: 1 Ashleigh Gentle QLD 13:44; 37 Anne Baker 15:33; 38 Betsy Anderson-Smith 15:36; 47 Sarah Dobbie 15:49; 50 Courtney Kennedy 15:53; 60 Andrea Comer 16:52; 63 Josie Dwyer 17:37; 65 Rebecca Winterflood 17:52; 66 Emily Ryan 49:46; 67 Kate Harris 50:42.

  Female 6000m 18-19yrs: 1 Veronica Wallington NSW 21:23; 18 Emi Skopal 25:35.

  Female 6000m U20: 1 Tamara Carvolth QLD 20:27; 2 Emily Brichacek 20:27; 21 Haley Gosman 23:34; 43 Emi Skopal 25:35.

  Female 8000m Open: 1 Eliza Stewart NSW 27:16; 24 Jessamy Hosking 30:22; 28 Kathy Southgate 30:45; 29 Fleur Flannery 30:49; 30 Jillian Hosking 30:52; 33 Hannah Flannery 31:12; 43 Nyree Mason 33:07.

  Male 2000m 10yrs: 1 Jack Tiernan QLD 6:48; 3 Callum McLuskey 6:52; 12 Marcus McDonald 7:11; 20 Hugh McKenzie 7:33; 28 Joel Findlay 7:48; 30 Cassidy Shaw 8:19.

  Male 3000m 12yrs: 1 Zachary Rouse VIC 10:16; 11 Reuben Caley 10:40; 14 Conor Sproule 10:48; 17 Sam O'Sullivan 10:51; 20 Jamie Hawke 11:10; 22 Jack Whyte 11:20.

  Male 3000m 13yrs: 1 Dylan Nankivell 9:47; 13 Lachlan Calvert 10:10; 23 Reilly Shaw 10:29; 41 Brayden Clews-Proctor 10:55; 49 Mathew Riddell 11:05; 54 Nathan Whytcross 11:14; 60 Josh Lind 11:54.

  Male 4000m 14-15yrs: 1 Timas Harik VIC 12:29; 3 Declan Wilson 12:33; 26 Eamon Ritchie 13:21; 30 Christo Dunkley 13:30; 32 Jack Gibson 13:31; 67 Sam Tickle 14:47; 69 Maddison Kenna 15:23.

  Male 6000m 16-17yrs: 1 Cameron Page NSW 18:34; 2 Brett Robinson 18:42; 24 Michael Gosman 20:13; 38 Miles Sweeney 20:44; 42 Tomas Walsh 20:57; 48 Peter Hosking 21:36; 51 Michael Baker 21:41; 56 Andrew Whyte 22:06; 59 Robbie Dunkley 22:57; 60 Samuel Francis 23:29.

  Male 8000m 18-19yrs: 1 Richard Everest SA 24:28; 24 Richard Brandon-Baker 30:44.

  Male 8000m U20: 1 Ryan Gregson NSW 24:08; 40 Stewart Gray 28:40; 49 Andrew Law 29:17; 57 Richard Brandon-Baker 30:44.

  Male 12000m Open: 1 Martin Dent 36:05; 13 Philo Saunders 38:07; 14 Rowan Walker 38:10; 33 Mark Bourne 39:40; 60 Nick Walshe 43:04.

• Gold, Silver and Bronze medals for Hosking sisters in the 2008 Australian Road Walking Championships!
  SCT's Jillian Hosking has finished third in the 2008 Australian Open Women's 10k Road Walking Championships which were held in Geelong on 24 August. Amazingly, Jillian also competed in the Open Women's 8k race at the Australian Cross Country Championships the previous day! Jillian walked a PB time of 48:45 for the 10k, finishing just 14 seconds behind silver medallist Megan Szirom. The race winner was Cheryl Webb in 47:19.

  In the U12 Girl's 2k Championships, Caitlin Hosking won the gold medal in 10:28, finishing well ahead of Victoria's Zoe Boldiston (10:57). A third medal for the Hosking family was won by Elizabeth Hosking, with silver for second place in the U14 Girl's 3k Championships in 14:54. The winner of the race was Amy Bettiol from NSW in 14:39.

  Colin Heywood placed fourth in the Open Men's 20k Road Walking Championships in a time of 1:41:16. The race winner was Thomas Barnes in 1:26:40.

• Bronze medal for Angie Blackburn in World Junior relay:
  Angie Blackburn has won a tearm bronze medal in the 4 x 400m relay at the World Junior Championships! In the second-last track event of the 6-day competition, the Australia Junior female team placed third in a season's best time of 3:34.23. Team members were Brittney McGlone, Trychelle Kingdom, Olivia Tauro and Angeline Blackburn. In a very close finish, the Australians were only 3/100ths of a second away from the silver medal. The United States Junior team won gold in 3:30.19, followed by the Ukraine Junior team in 3:34.20.

• Angeline Blackburn 6th in World Junior 400m final!
  SCT and ACTAS sprinter Angeline Blackburn has finished a brilliant 6th in the 400m final at the 2008 World Junior Championships. The 12th IAAF World Junior Championships, were held in Bydgoszcz, Poland from 8 to 13 July. Eighteen year old Angie won her heat on 8 July in a PB time of 53.82 to qualify for the semi-finals. Running out of lane 7 in the first of three semi-final heats on 9 July, Angie placed 2nd in another PB of 52.90 to automatically qualify for the final with the equal-third fastest time.

  In the final on 10 July, Angie ran from lane 7 and placed 6th in 53.43. Angie's result was the best of her career thus far, and a big improvement on the 54.03 she ran for 5th place in the semi-final of the 11th World Junior Championships held in Beijing in 2006. Angie's 52.90 PB is also a new SCT U20 club record, erasing the long-standing 55.49 recorded by middle distance runner Kelly Roberts in 1999.

  Results:
  
  

  Heat 5 - 8 July 2008
  Position	Lane	Bib	Athlete	Country	Mark		React
  1	3	7	Angeline Blackburn	AUS	53.82 Q	(PB)	0.139
  2	2	639	Britany St.Louis	TRI	54.67 Q		0.207
  3	6	529	Liliya Gafiyatullina	RUS	54.95 Q		0.376
  4	8	339	Chantel Malone	IVB	55.38 Q		0.259
  5	4	200	Floria Guei	FRA	55.74		0.253
  6	7	506	Florina Rusu	ROU	57.12		0.25
  7	5	285	Oslyn Collins	GUY	1:01.20		0.220
  0	9	358	Rania Alqebali	JOR	DQ		0.210
  Heat 1 - 9 July 2008
  Position	Lane	Bib	Athlete	Country	Mark		React
  1	4	430	Folashade Abugan	NGR	51.92 Q		0.221
  2	7	7	Angeline Blackburn	AUS	52.90 Q	(PB)	0.148
  3	5	716	Lanie Whittaker	USA	53.61 q		0.210
  4	9	607	Moa Hjelmer	SWE	54.12	(PB)	0.195
  5	3	350	Latoya McDermott	JAM	54.15	(SB)	0.226
  6	8	544	Aleksandra Zaytseva	RUS	54.18		0.147
  7	2	77	Alyssa Johnson	CAN	55.86		0.176
  	6	639	Britany St.Louis	TRI	DQ		0.165
  FINAL - 10 July 2008
  Position	Lane	Bib	Athlete	Country	Mark		React
  1	5	430	Folashade Abugan	NGR	51.84		0.209
  2	6	677	Jessica Beard	USA	52.09		0.291
  3	4	119	Susana A. Clement	CUB	52.36		0.221
  4	8	720	Racheal Nachula	ZAM	52.44		0.243
  5	9	653	Yuliya Baraley	UKR	53.18		0.181
  6	7	7	Angeline Blackburn	AUS	53.43		0.147
  7	3	716	Lanie Whittaker	USA	53.98		0.240
  8	2	249	Fabienne Kohlmann	GER	54.12		0.201

• The SCT Winter Pointscore Competition:
  The results for SCT's 2008 Winter Pointscore competition are available on this page. The winter season concluded on Saturday 30 August with the Yarralumla Relays. Results for this race and updated SCT pointscore results will be coming soon.

• Fadden Pines 2008:
  SCT's Schools Cross Country competition concluded on 3 August with a series of handicap races, a pizza 'BBQ' and the presentation of champion school trophies for 2008. The winning schools were: Girls - U9: St Clare of Assisi, U11: Telopea Park, U13: Farrer Primary, U15: Canberra Girls Grammar. Boys - U9: Wanniassa Hills, U11: St Clare of Assisi, U13: Telopea Park, U18: Erindale College. Results for the season are on the 2008 Results page and course records are on the Fadden Pines page.

• The online Tuggie Athlete:
  As some of you may have noticed, the paper Tuggie Athlete magazine is no longer produced. It has been moved online. This saves SCT an amount of approximately $160 per issue (printing and postage) — money which will be used for athlete assistance. All news that appears on this page is archived in the online Tuggie Athlete magazine. The most recent issue covers news from June 2007 to December 2007, and is available here.
  If you wish to browse other online Tuggie Athlete magazines, go to this page.

• Angeline Blackburn in World Junior Team:
  SCT's Angeline Blackburn has been selected to represent Australia in the 12th IAAF World Junior Championships, to be held in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The World Junior Athletic Championships are for junior athletes who are under 20 years of age. These Championships are also a stepping stone towards future World Athletic Championships and Olympic Games. They run from 8 to 13 July, 2008. Angie is a member of the 31-strong Australian Team, which includes two other ACT athletes: (ACTAS) and Woden Harriers' sprinter Melissa Breen, Queanbeyan hurdler Brittney McGlone. They will also be joined by former second-claim 800 metre Queanbeyan middle distance athlete, Trychelle Kingdom, and 200 metre and 400 metre Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) NSW athlete Kurt Mulcahy, along with the remaining 26 junior athletes from across Australia. The team heads to Poland on 2 July 2008. Following is Angeline's profile from the official press release:

  Angeline "Angie" Blackburn
  18 year old Blackburn will be competing in the womens 400 metres in Poland. In the 2007/08 Australian domestic season, Blackburn clocked a number of World Junior Qualifiers (sub 54.80 seconds) with one of her best time this season at the Canberra Sprint Classic in January with 54.14 seconds. Recently Blackburn broke her 400 metre personal best time in Gold Coast, clocking 53.63 for the flat one lap race.
  Blackburn be hoping to better her personal best time going into the World Junior Championships. Blackburn is scheduled to run the womens 400 metre heats in Poland on Day 1 (8 July) at 9:35am*, semi-finals on Day 2 (9 July) at 5:55pm* and the final on Day 3 (10 July) at 7:40pm*.
  _{* time stated is local Polish time – please check IAAF website closer to competition on time zone differences.}

• Life Membership for Brian Wenn:
  Club stalwart Brian Wenn was awarded life membership of SCT at our AGM and Awards Night on Wednesday 18 June. Brian served for three years as club president from 1990. He also served two years as vice president and one year as secretary. During Brian's time as president he was instrumental in the resurgence of SCT as a power in ACT winter competition, with our senior women winning a number of premierships during the 1990s.

  Brian has also contributed to SCT by running in club teams for the past 20 years. He has run in all types of teams from D-grade to A-grade, depending on his current state of injury/form. Brian's very respectable PBs include: 2 hours 48 minutes for the marathon, 76 minutes for the half marathon and 34:59 for 10k. He also famously won the Milton-Ulladulla Fun Run and the SCT Winter Pointscore competition. Brian's contribution to the club also extends to sponsorship. He subsidises our annual awards and is the name behind the Runners Shop Trophy which is presented to the fastest male and female runners in the annual Runners Shop Fun Run.

• News from SCT's AGM and Awards Night:
  Your new committee for 2008/09 was elected at our AGM on Wednesday 18 June:
  President - Geoff Monro; Secretary - vacant; Treasurer - Mike Sexton; Membership Registrar - Mike Sexton; Assistant registrar - Ewen Thompson; Vikings liaison - Jane McGlew; Awards and scholarships - Jane McGlew; General committee - Gary Hosking, Jim White, Susan Schraenker, Robert Dunkley, Christo Dunkley, Rowan Dunkley.

  Awards and Scholarships for 2007/08:

  1. Vikings Awards - Liam Dwyer was successfully nominated for the Vikings Sports Awards for achievement in 2007 and was invited to a presentation dinner on 21 February 2008. Unfortunately Liam didn't win his category (Outstanding School and Junior Individual), but all who attended enjoyed the evening.
  2. Scholarships - Angeline Blackburn was awarded a Vikings scholarship. Angeline has been selected to represent Australia at the 12th IAAF World Junior Championships in Bydgoszz, Poland between 8 and 13 July 2008.
  3. ACT Cross Country Championships 2007 - Were held on 21 July at Weston Park. Results for SCT athletes have been published previously on the SCT website.
  4. ACT Athletics Awards - The annual awards for 2007/08 were presented on Friday 9 May. SCT won the following In-Stadia age-group awards: U20 Women, Angeline Blackburn; U16 Men, Liam Dwyer. SCT won the following Ex-Stadia age-group awards: U20 Women, Anne Southgate. SCT won 2 club team perpetual trophies for U18 Women and U20 Women. Alan Bishop was named Junior Coach of the Year and presented with the Brian Gleeson perpetual trophy.
  5. Runners Shop Trophy - This perpetual trophy is awarded jointly to the first SCT runners in the annual "Runners Shop 10k" race. The trophy acknowledges the years of contribution to SCT by Brian Wenn. In 2007 the trophy was presented after the 10km race at the Boathouse, on Saturday 23 June to Greg Regester (36:07) and Kathy Southgate (38:07).
  6. ACT Mountain Running Championships - The ACT Championships were held at Mt Tennent on 17 February 2008. Stuart Doyle placed 2nd in 57:24. The ACT Veteran Mountain Running Championships (Lanyon to Mt Rob Roy), were held on 19 April. The fastest veteran woman to the summit was Kathy Southgate in 50:03. Kathy did the full course in 1:48:03 and placed 18th.

• Great Results for SCT at the 2008 Cross Country Championships:
  The ACT Cross Country Championships were held on Saturday 21 June at Stromlo Forest Park. SCT runners featured strongly in all age-group races. Our senior women were outstanding, defeating the strong Woden Harriers club - Jessamy Hosking, Kathy Southgate and Jillian Hosking were the scoring runners. In the U16 Girls' 4km race, the team of Natalie Tanks, Lilth Mooney and Andrea Garvey placed 2nd to the NCG team. There were also many outstanding individual results by SCT runners:

  U12 2km: 3 Caitlin Hosking 7:49; 6 Andrew Hosking 8:28; 13 Rohan Hosking 9:50.
  U14 Girls 3km: 2 Elizabeth Hosking 11:52 (silver ACT).
  U16 Girls 4km: 8 Natalie Tanks 16:46; 11 Lilith Mooney 17:47; 13 Andrea Garvey 19:56.
  U16 Boys 4km: 1 Christo Dunkley 14:00 (gold ACT), 3 Greg Hosking 14:44 (silver ACT).
  U18 Girls 4km: 1 Andrea Comer 16:41.
  U18 Boys 6km: 4 Peter Hosking 20:36; 8 Robert Dunkley 22:57.
  U20 Womens 6km: 2 Anne Southgate 26:33 (silver ACT); 3 Emi Skopal 27:02 (bronze ACT).
  Open Womens 8km: 2 Jessamy Hosking 30:42 (silver ACT); 3 Kathy Southgate 30:55 (bronze ACT); 4 Jillian Hosking 31:18; 5 Hannah Flannery 31:33.
  Open Mens 12km: 6 Nick Walshe 41:03; 15 Geoff Monro 45:40; 32 Ewen Thompson 54:14; 33 Jim White 54:42.

• The NSW Cross Country Championships:
  The NSW Athletics Cross Country Championships were held on the same day as the ACT Championships (Saturday 21 June) at the tough Willandra course in Cambewarra near Nowra. Former Woden Harriers' athlete Marnie Ponton won the senior womens 8km race in 29:29. Ponton's result has gained automatic selection for her to the NSW team and will be up against her former ACT team-mates at the Australian Cross Country Championships in August. Ponton won from Eliza Stweart and Belind Schipp. Also, former South Canberra Tuggeranong athlete, Noni Clarke, who has been based in Sydney for the last 18 months, was 6th in the same race clocking 32:13.

• Results for SCT runners in the Canada Day Fun Run:
  The annual Canada Day Fun Run (formerly Terry Fox Fun Run) was held on Sunday 22 June. Here are the results, showing the winners and SCT runners (only the first 25 runners were recorded, so if you know your time and want your result on this page, notify the editor using the form at the bottom of this page):
  10k MALES
  1. S. McTaggart 30.54 (NCG); 2, Chris Williams 34.31; Jim White 43:11.
  10K FEMALES
  1. E. Bennett 38.47 (WH); 4, Judith May 41.28.
  5k MALES
  1. L. Walter 16.39 (UA); 6, Greg Hosking 18.16.
  5k FEMALES
  1. H. Gosman 19.02 (NCG); 8, Elizabeth Hosking 21.23; 11, Caitlin Hosking 22.04; 12, Lilith Mooney 22.58; 19, Andrea Garvey 25.41.
  
  
  
• Registration fees for the 2008/09 season:
  A new fee structure has been introduced by ACT Athletics for the 2008/2009 season. The season commenced on 1 April and runs through to 31 March next year. There will be one registration fee covering both the "winter" and "summer" seasons. You can register in winter and keep the same number for the track&field season. The registration fee for junior athletes from U14 to U18 is $65, for U20 and open-age athletes it's $85, and for families it's $235. You can now register online. Click on 'New Registration' and select 'South Canberra-Tuggeranong Athletic Club' as your club.

• Officials always needed:
  SCT supplies officials for ACT Athletics events (particularly Interclub and the High Noon meets). If you'd like to help SCT by volunteering as an official, more information is available on the ACT Athletics website. "On-the-job" training will be provided and qualification courses are available. If you help as an official, this will be taken into consideration when you apply for travel and accommodation funding.

• SCT Tracksuits available!
  We now have a good supply of club tracksuits. They are available from Mike Sexton or Jim White. The price is $100 for the full tracksuit or $60 for the top and $40 for the pants.

• More News...
  The second page of SCT News can be found here.

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