Bundaberg Athletic Club Inc
and West Bundaberg Little Athletics

Club Championships

International discus thrower, Taryn Gollshewsky, was named the Bendigo Bank 'athlete of the year' at the presentation of awards at Kuorikoski Oval on Sunday afternoon to top off a stellar year for the young star of the Bundaberg Athletic Club and West Bundaberg Little Athletics.

Taryn has been recognized by the national body as a rising star of the future and was chosen in Australian teams to compete overseas in Canada and Italy over the past twelve months. Her improvement under coach, Les Kuorikoski, has shown she is capable of mixing it with the best and she can look forward to further success in the future.

Club coach, Robert Hooper, was recognized for his tireless work coaching the club's emerging sprinters and long jumpers, as well as officiating and was a worthy recipient of the performance, service and attitude award from the club.

Among the junior athletes who were awarded for their impressive improvements during the season, was Kielan Major who learned on Friday that he was appointed as team captain of the Queensland Little Athletics team to travel to Sydney at the end of this month.

Rheed McCracken will be in Melbourne this weekend for the AWD national championships and after his record-breaking performances in Brisbane recently, he is in top form to compete against the best in Australia.

While the club itself is in recess, Kuorikoski Oval will be in demand for the school carnivals over the winter months and the techniques and
coaching the club athletes have received over the past months should show top results at their school events. The club will resume for the 2011-12 summer season on 2nd September and details of the sign-on will be advertised.

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Club Championships

U6: Boys - 1st Matthew Ireland, 2nd Michael Kokkinis, 3rd Mitchell Sly. Girls - 1st Charleigh McNamara, 2nd Jasmin Bishop, 3rd Kaitlyn Carman.

U7: Boys - Connor Caville, 2nd Brodie Thomas, 3rd Flynn Hodge. Girls - Kharla Hills, 2nd Chelsea Hanlon, 3rd Laura Branch.

U8: Girls - 1st Olivia Houston, 2nd Desiree Christian, 3rd Sophie Cooper.

U9: Boys - 1st Kyle Spann, 2nd Kyiah Hills, 3rd Jacob Scadden. Girls - 1st Hallie Kuorikoski, 2nd Jade Whalley, 3rd Ashleigh Ireland.

U10: Girls - 1st Vanessa Bazeley.

U11: Boys - 1st Matthew Bailey, 2nd Nash Kuorikoski, 3rd Myles Draganoff. Girls - 1st Elizabeth Newell, 2nd Breeanna Veivers, 3rd Jordan Zielke.

U12: Boys - 1st Rhys Window, 2nd Mitchell Nash, 3rd Jackson Cooper. Girls - 1st Nikita Taylor, 2nd Rebecca Greiner, 3rd Kate Ennett.

U13: Boys - 1st Chrisian Devon, 2nd Kielan Major. Girls - 1st Mikayla Thiele.

U14: Girls - 1st Kate Hamilton, 2nd Elise Hart, 3rd Morgan Reimer.

U15: Boys - 1st Brenton Thiele, 2nd Ben Galea, 3rd James Quinn.

U16: Boys - 1st Jack Horton, 2nd David Wilson. Girls - 1st Sara Webster, 2nd Hannah Beveridge.

U18: Boys - 1st Martin Bannister. Girls - 1st Emma Dickinson, 2nd Lauren Baxter.

Open: Women - 1st Taryn Gollshewsky, 2nd Rebecca Jenner.

Vets, 30-39: Men - 1st Les Kuorikoski, 2nd Steven Hill.

40-49: Men - 1st Gavin Chapman.

50-59: Men - 1st Kevin Hill. Women - 1st Shirley Galea.

60+: Men - 1st Vasyl Shuter.

Most Improved:
Junior Boys: Matthew Ireland, Connor Caville, Jacob Scadden, Tristin Foster, Christian Devon.
Junior Girls: Charleigh McNamara, Keely Redman, Olivia Houston, Vanessa Bazeley, Nikita Taylor.

State Representatives:
Male: Brenton Thiele, Kielan Major, James Quinn, Rheed McCracken, Les Kuorikoski, Vasyl Shuter. Female: Rebecca Greiner, Nikita Taylor, Taryn Gollshewsky.

Tyson Cooper 100 metres Memorial Trophy, donated by the Cooper family: James Quinn 11.4 seconds.
Service to the Club Award: Julieanne Hart.
Tiny Tots Co-ordinator: Marie Drury.
AWD Trophy, donated by Brad & Samantha McCracken: Rheed McCracken.
Mr & Mrs Clay Best All-round Junior Athlete: Boys - Kyle Spann, Girls - Charleigh McNamara.
Vic & Pearl Kuorikoski Best All-round Intermediate Athlete: Boys - Brenton Thiele, Girls - Nikita Taylor.
Les Kuorikoski Best All-round Senior Athlete: Male - Vasyl Shuter, Female - Emma Dickinson.
Performance, Service & Attitude Award: Robert Hooper.
Athlete of the Year, donated by Bendigo Bank: Taryn Gollshewsky.

There were a few members not present to collect their awards and they can contact the club secretary, Julieanne Hart, on 4154 1944 or
sjhart31@bigpond.com, as soon as possible.
The management committee thanks all athletes, coaches, officials and parent helpers who have assisted with the success of the past season and
look forward to another season to commence on Friday, 2nd September, 2011.

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