NEWSLETTER 4 August 10 August 2014

Oceania Area Championships Rarotonga,

Cook Isl and 2014
The Oceania Regional Championships were
held at the tropical paradise of Rarotonga in
the Cook Islands in J une this year, and Cairns
Athletics were proud to have three
representatives in the Regional Australian
Team, and one representative in the Australian
Team.

Results
J ason Strano 1
st
Open Mens High J ump
2
nd
U20 Mens High J ump
Kayla Montagner 3
rd
Open Womens 200m
6
th
Open Womens 100m
Zara Cull 5
th
U20 Womens Hammer
4
th
U20 Womens Discus
Rhianna Cull 5
th
U20 Womens Triple J ump
6
th
U20 Womens Long J ump
6
th
U20 Womens Discus













Cairns Athletics congratulate our athletes, and
all of the athletes from the region who
competed admirably in the 2014 Oceania
Championships

Officiating and Coaching Day
Whilst the numbers at the inaugural Officiating
Day werent great, those who did attend
undoubtedly came away with a greater
understanding of the rules and regulations of
track and field which will prove a fantastic
asset at our club days in helping our events
run smoothly.














Thank you to our officiating presenters, Kevin
Cull, Sue Slatcher and Rob Murchie, and to
our coach Heather Vaughan for giving our
athletes on hand some additional coaching,
specifically for our younger athletes.














Tolga Pentathlon Day
What a great day up at Tolga for athletics in
the region.

Congratulations to all of our athletes, and
particularly the age champions from our club,
6yr old Girls Sara Higgins
9yr old Girls J essica Frape
10yr old Boys Cameron Garven

We would like to thank the Tablelands
Athletics Club for their hospitality and to all of
the clubs in the region, including Cooktown
and Charters Towers, for making this a truly
great country athletics meet.














Little Athl etics Queensl and Regional
Championships
For the athletes in the club who are dual
registered the LAQ Regionals are
being hosted by Tableland Athletics on the
weekend of the 13th and 14th September.
Nominations are now open and are
to be handed in at the Registration Desk along
with the $10 nomination fee (not to be sent to
Brisbane as is mentioned at the bottom of the
nomination form).

LAQ registered athletes must
have competed in a mini mum of four club
days to be eligible to attend Regionals.

Nominations close: Friday 29th August -
no late nominations will be accepted

Townsville North Star Team Challenge Day
Townsville North Star Athletics Club will be
holding their annual "TEAM CHALLENGE"
DAY (formerly Relay Day) on Sunday 31st
August at the Townsville Sports Reserve.

This is a fun filled, yet competitive day of
athletics catering for all members of the family
from 5years of age. Teams of 4 compete in a
relay style competition to accumulate points to
determine overall placings at the completion
of events.

Age groups are determined by the overall total
age of the 4 team members, so you can mix
and match family members, club members,
work mates, school friends etc. to make up
your team.

This year they have expanded the number of
team divisions to include a 'Mixed' division
meaning you can have a team of all males, all
females or a mixed team.

In addition, this year they are offering a bigger
and better event with a '5km team run' (10yrs
minimum age) being added to the program as
a lead up to the 'Track & Field Team
Challenge'.

Given this is a team event, we will have a
registration of interest form up at club day to
write your name and age group on if you wish
to be placed in a team.

Alternatively if you have three other athletes
who have already formed a team you can
lodge your team registration on line at
http://www.townsvillenorthstar.org.au/

Team Bus for Townsville Northstar Team
Challenge Day
Sue Slatcher is looking to organize a team bus
to travel to Townsville for the Challenge Day.
Leaving on Sunday morning around 4:00am
and returning after completion of competition
this is an opportunity for those parents and
athletes to save themselves the drive and
relax / sleep on the way down and back.

Minimum numbers will be required to make
this viable, so could you please email through
your registration of interest to travel on the bus
to president@cairnsathletics.org.au by
Monday 11 August 2014, with the names of
the athletes and supporters wanting to travel
on the team bus.

We should be able to confirm by Friday 14
August whether we have sufficient numbers to
secure the team bus.

ANQ Track and Fi eld Championships
This is the last competition on the club season,
and one which is worth planning for now.

Accommodation can be a bit scarce in
Townsville over these dates, so make the
bookings now.

ANQ Track and Field Championships will be
held from the 3
rd
to 5
th
October, 2014

Online nominations are now on the ANQ
website, www.athleticsnorthqld.org.au and
links.

Remember for our athletes in the 12yr old age
groups through to U20s, this is the equivalent
to the State Championships, as athletes who
place first or second are eligible to nominate
for the Australian J unior Championships. For
more information on the qualification process
have a chat to me, Shane Watson, at club day
or training.

Peninsul a Sport Primary and Secondary
Championships Sunday 17 and Monday 18
August
Cairns Athletics will be running the canteen for
Peninsula Trials, which is a significant fund
raiser for the year to enable us to keep our
fees low and our equipment at a national level
quality.
However to run a canteen for such a large
carnival we need assistance, so if you can
spare some time on either Sunday or Monday
please send us an email at
president@cairnsathletics.org.au listing the
days and which hours you are available to help
out.





NEXT THREE CLUB EVENTS
Sunday 10 August Barl ow Park 12:45pm warm up for a 1:00pm start
Friday 14 August Barlow Park 5:45pm warm up for a 6:00pm start
Sunday 24 August Barl ow Park 12:45pm warm up for a 1:00pm start
President Shane Watson 0487 164 960
PO BOX 354, MANUNDA 4870 www.cairnsathletics.org.au