21 August 2006

E-NEWS

Welcome to the Easte= rn Athletic Club’s e-bulletin.

Club Nights for 2010 commence on Tuesday 26^th January (weather permitting)

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v= Junior club commences at 4.45pm. Athletes please line = up behind the relevant age banner. Please be prepared to LISTEN and FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS (this includes parents).

v= Senior club commences at 6.= 00pm. Athletes please assemble behind the relevant age indicator in the centre of the fiel= d.

You will have volunt= eered for a duty when registering your child.&nb= sp; Please be responsible and make sure you attend on that night to do y= our duty. Please check the board = at the registration desk if you have forgotten when your rostered duty is.

Colgate Games

53 of our Club athle= tes entered the recent North Island Colgate Games, and 3 of our athletes travel= led to Timaru to compete in the South Island Colgate Games.

Field Event Division= al Pennant winners (no times or results are recorded for track events):

8 Girl<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> &= nbsp; Imogen Rodgers = 2^nd &= nbsp; Discus &= nbsp; &nbs= p; 11.54m

8 Boys<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> &= nbsp; Michael Downs &n= bsp; = ; 2^nd &= nbsp; Shot Put &nbs= p; 6.42m

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Daniel Bohinc &= nbsp; &nbs= p; 3^rd &= nbsp; Shot Put &nbs= p; 5.74m

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Matthew Wynne &n= bsp; 2^nd &= nbsp; Long Jump &nb= sp; 3.41m=

9 Girls= &= nbsp; Mayah Coleman = &nb= sp; 1^st &= nbsp; Discus &= nbsp; &nbs= p; 23.63m (R)

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Leanne Griffiths &nbs= p; 2^nd &= nbsp; Discus &= nbsp; &nbs= p; 14.37

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Isabel McGillivray &n= bsp; 2^nd<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> &= nbsp; Long Jump &nb= sp; 3.56m=

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Yasmin Shakes &= nbsp; &nbs= p; 3^rd &= nbsp; Long Jump &nb= sp; 3.63m=

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Mayah Coleman = &nb= sp; 1^st &= nbsp; Shot Put &nbs= p; 7.37m

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Lee-Anne Griffiths &nbs= p; 2^nd &= nbsp; Shot Put &nbs= p; 6.40m

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Isabel McGillivray &n= bsp; 3^rd<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> &= nbsp; Shot Put &nbs= p; 6.00m

Medal w= inners

10 Boys= &= nbsp; Fraser McKinlay = ; <= /span>Gold &= nbsp; 1500m &= nbsp; &nbs= p; 5.05.01 (R)

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Gold &= nbsp; 400m &= nbsp; &nbs= p; 1.06.06

11 Boys= &= nbsp; Sam Heslin &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Gold &= nbsp; 1500m &= nbsp; &nbs= p; 4.55.84

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Silver &= nbsp; 800m &= nbsp; &nbs= p; 2.24.97 (R)

13 Boys= &= nbsp; Harry Marks &n= bsp; = ; Gold &= nbsp; Long Jump &nb= sp; 5.80m (R)

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Bronze &= nbsp; 200m &= nbsp; &nbs= p; 24.08 (R)

Grade 1= 4 Mixed Medley Relay &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Silver

Grade 1= 4 Girls 4 x 100m = ; &n= bsp; Gold=

&= nbsp; &nbs= p;

13 Club records were broken at the North Island and South Is= land Colgate Games. Nicole Fairbro= ther broke the Long Jump record at the South Island Colgate Games that she had s= et the week before at the North Island Colgate Games.

We are very proud of= all of our athletes who represented our Club, and congratulations to those who = have new PB’s. Thanks must g= o to our two team managers, Chris Bradley and Judith Uhlenberg for managing our team.

Also a = BIG thank you to those parents who made themselves available for gate duty and = those who officiated at the meeting.

BBQ

Each week the club h= olds a BBQ. The profit from this is = used to support travelling athletes. Sausages and canned drinks are available at $1.50 each.

Sponsors and Club Supporters

The following suppor= t our club in many ways. We ask tha= t you support them.

Panasonic – www.panasonic.co.nz &= nbsp; &nbs= p;

Gellert Ivanson Solicitors, St Heliers – www.gellertivanson.co.nz &= nbsp;

Eva Moore Sheetmetal= s

SAM Computer Systems – www.sam.co.nz =

And if you need your= lawn mowed on a regular basis, contact our club president,

Rodger Brickland = 211; brickland@clear.net.nz

If anyone is able to assist our club by way of sponsorship or product, please see Rodger.

UPCOMING EVENTS (see your club booklet for more information)

Top Ten – entries close on Tuesday night (26^th). Please see Sally Brasell on the fi= rst club night.

Junior Qualifying Day 13 February (7 &= #8211; 11 years) – entry forms will be available at the registration desk. Entries close on 9 Febr= uary 2010.

Counties Manukau Junior Championships – 20 February. Venue still to= be confirmed. Entry forms= will be available at a later date.

Club Champs – Junior – 2 March at Glover Park, Senior - 14 M= arch at Mt Smart. Be aware that so= me events will be run on club nights. It is in your best interest to attend every club night. Athletes must wear their full club uniform to be el= igible to compete in club championship events.

Auckland Junior Champs – 6 March. Only those athletes (7 ̵= 1; 11) who have qualified at the Junior Qualifying Day will be eligible to compete= at the champs. All 12 – 14= year olds will need to complete a separate entry form to compete at the champs.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> These will be available at the club registration desk.

Interprovincial Teams Competition

The grade 12 and 13 National Interprovincial Teams Competition is being held in Invercargill ov= er Easter weekend 2010. The Auckland selector= s will be at every centre event during the season to watch athletes’ performances prior to selecting the team.&= nbsp;

If you require any information please contact Rodger Brickland, our Club President.=

Parents, please put = some thought into making yourself available to help out on club nights. We have a very small committee who= would really appreciate some extra help to lighten the load. Remember, it is your child who will benefit from the support you give to the club.

If you have any ques= tions regarding our Club, please feel free to approach one of our committee membe= rs who will be only too willing to assist.