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• Laurel Wreath Allocations for 2008/09:
  ACT Athletics has allocated 25 "Laurel Wreath" numbers for the 2008/09 season. These numbers recognise the top-25 athletes from the 2007/08 season:
  1 Martin Dent, 2 Christine Wolf, 3 Lauren Boden, 4 Amanda Fraser, 5 Trevor Jacobs, 6 Jackie Fairweather, 7 Patrick Johnson, 8 Jennifer Bryce, 9 Damien Bowen, 10 Hamish MacDonald, 11 Wade McMahon, 12 Adam Miller, 13 Melissa Breen 14, Angeline Blackburn, 15 Emily Brichacek, 16 Brendan Cole, 17 Murray Goldfinch, 18 Scott McTaggart, 19 Sarah Salmon, 20 Brendon Reading, 21 Britney McGlone, 22 Scott Crowe, 23 Mitchell Lamb, 24 Brett Robinson, 25 Alex Lorraway.

• National Track & Field Rankings:
  The latest national rankings for the 2007/08 track & field season were released on May 16. Angeline Blackburn is ranked 8th in the open women's 400m with the 54.09 she ran on January 19. Angeline is also ranked 2nd amongst female U20 athletes for the 400m. Kathy Southgate is ranked 7th in the open women's 10,000 metres with the 39:51.1 she ran at the ACT Championships on January 10.

• The Australian Mountain Running Championships:
  The AMR Championships for 2008 were held on Mount Tennent in the southern ACT on Saturday 10 May. SCT athletes Stuart Doyle, Jessamy Hosking and Judith May were competing. Here is an edited version of John Harding's official report:

  McTaggart secures historic 4th victory
  North Canberra-Gungahlin Athletics Club's Scott McTaggart secured a historic fourth straight Australian mountain running title in winning today's national championship on Mt Tennent in Namadgi National Park. By the halfway mark he had built up a commanding lead and he went on to complete the 11 kms in 52 mins 20 secs. Orienteering international Troy de Haas from Victoria overtook Wollongong's Stephen Brown with 3 kms to go to claim second place in 56:38, with Brown third in 58:12 and world veteran champion Trevor Jacobs of Weston Creek Athletics Club fourth in 62:10. Brindabella champ David Hosking was 5th in 63:55, beating home Kiwi James Kuegler (64:56). Stuart Doyle was running 4th at 5k but succumbed to the effects of the flu and withdrew before re-starting a few minutes later and eventually finishing in 65:41.

  South Canberra-Tuggeranong's Jessamy Hosking went one better than her second place on Mt Tennent two years ago to claim her first national title. She completed the 8 km course in 46:24, with Australian long distance representative Vanessa Haverd from the ACT second in 47:57 and three-time World Orienteering Championship representative Kathryn Ewels of Victoria third in 48:59. Former two-time champion and ACT sports medicine guru, SCT's Judith May was 4th in 52:10. Victorians took the trifecta in the junior men's 8 kms. Kane Wille was first in 40:51, Ash Watson second in 41:39 and Stephen McShane third in 44:18. Work junior mountain bronze medallist Veronica Wallington of Canowindra won the junior girl's 5 kms in 31:34, with Madison Rutter of Batemans Bay runner up in 34:27 and Sydney's Charlotte Wilson third in 39:29.

• The ACT Mountain Running Championships:
  Were held on Mt Tennent on Sunday 17 February. SCT athletes Stuart Doyle and Judith May featured in the results:

  Australian representative Stephen Brown of Wollongong was victorious in the men's 11 km championship in 56:36. South Canberra Tuggeranong's Stuart Doyle was second in 57:24, securing the ACT resident title from David Osmond of North Canberra Gungahlin who ran 59.13. M55 world veteran mountain running champion Trevor Jacobs of Weston Creek won the resident bronze medal in 60.15.

  Men's 11 kms championship: 1 S Brown 56.36, 2 S Doyle 57.24, 3 D Osmond 59.13, 4 C Fairley 59.55, 5 T Jacobs 60.15, 6 D Hosking 62.17, 7 I Wright 71.30, 8 M Hole 84.07, 9 G Barker 89.52, 10 M Gracie 94.10.
  Women's 8 kms championship: 1 E Brichacek 44.12, 2 A Bateup 46.54, 3 V Wallington 47.21, 4 V Haverd 47.36, 5 J May 50.01, 6 F Flanery 50.43, 7 N Patrick 50.59, 8 R Brown 54.17.

• The ACT Track & Field Championships:
  The ACT T&F Championships for the 2007/08 season were held at the AIS track from 7 to 9 March, 2008. Following are the results for SCT Athletes in bold:

  Women 18-19 200 Meter Dash Under 20: (w: 0.2) 1. Melissa Breen, WH, 24.22; 2. Emilia Skopal, SCT, 28.31.

  Women 18-19 400 Meter Dash Under 20: 1. Emilia Skopal, SCT, 1:03.94.

  Women 18-19 800 Meter Run Under 20: 1. Emilia Skopal, SCT, 2:35.40.

  Women 16-17 100 Meter Dash Under 18 Preliminaries: 1. Sophie Broadhead, GM, 12.70Q, w:0.6; 9. Kate Steggles, UTS, 14.11q, w:-0.4; 10. Fiona White, SCT, 14.91q, w:-0.4.

  Women 16-17 200 Meter Dash Under 18 Preliminaries: 1. Catherine Wild-Taylor, NCG, 26.26Q, 5. Courtney Young, BEG, 27.48Q, w:-0.3; 6. Andrea Comer, SCT, 28.23Q, w:-1.2; 7. Alana Bratby, UNA, 28.32q, w:-0.3; 8. Kate Steggles, UTS, 29.17q, w:-1.2; 9. Fiona White, SCT, 30.62, w:-0.3.

  Women 16-17 200 Meter Dash Under 18 Finals: (w: 0.9) 1. Catherine Wild-Taylor, NCG, 26.12; 5. Andrea Comer, SCT, 28.11; 6. Alana Bratby, UNA, 28.27; 7. Kate Steggles, UTS, 29.17.

  Women 16-17 400 Meter Dash Under 18: 1. Courtney Young, BEG, 1:01.10; 4. Andrea Comer, SCT, 1:02.80.

  Women 50-54 400 Meter Dash Veterans: 1. Kathy Southgate, VETS, 1:10.79.

  Women 16-17 High Jump Under 18: 1. Chloe Jamieson, BEG, 1.67m; 3. Fiona White, SCT, 1.40m.

  Women 16-17 Long Jump Under 18: 1. Naomi Burgess, COO, 5.17m, w:1.1; 3. Fiona White, SCT, 4.68m, w:1.1.

  Women 16-17 Triple Jump Under 18: 1. Naomi Burgess, COO, 10.56m, w:-0.8; 3. Fiona White, SCT, 9.50m, w:0.4.

  Women 16-17 Shot Put Under 18: 1. Kelsey-Lee Roberts, SCT, 8.94m; 2. Fiona White, SCT, 7.72m.

  Women 16-17 Discus Throw Under 18: 1. Melissa Prior, CAMP, 36.64m; 2. Kelsey-Lee Roberts, SCT, 31.89m; 4. Fiona White, SCT, 24.72m.

  Women 16-17 Javelin Throw Under 18: 1. Kelsey-Lee Roberts, SCT, 38.81m; 2. Fiona White, SCT, 21.52m.

  Women 14-15 800 Meter Run Under 16: 1. Isabelle Scott, QBN, 2:19.90; 2. Sophie Greig, NCG, 2:21.78; 3. Sarah Lonsdale, NCG, 2:23.50; 4. Rebecca Collis, NCG, 2:25.82; 5. Tara Vance, RYDE, 2:26.33; 6. Kate Harris, QBN, 2:26.63; 7. Emma-Louise Newman, NCG, 2:27.52; 8. Natalie Tanks, SCT, 2:27.97; 9. Alicia Sweeney, WC, 2:28.08; 10. Keira Doherty, QBN, 2:31.82.

  Women 50-54 800 Meter Dash Veterans: 1. Kathy Southgate, SCT, 2:36.80.

  Women 50-54 1500 Meter Run Veterans: 1. Kathy Southgate, SCT, 5:11.60.

  Women 14-15 Long Jump Under 16: 1. Patrycja Nowak, WH, 5.03m, w:1.0; 3. Natalie Tanks, SCT, 4.55m, w:0.4.

  Women 1-13 200 Meter Dash Under 14: (w: -0.6) 1. Stephanie Pollard, QBN, 26.86; 6. Bridget Reilly, SCT, 30.27.

  Women 1-13 800 Meter Run Under 14: 1. Bridget Reilly, SCT, 2:29.66; 2. Nicola Torley, WC, 2:30.27; 3. Elizabeth Hosking, SCT, 2:31.92; 4. Julia Lonsdale, NCG, 2:47.42.

  Women 1-13 1500 Meter Race Walk Under 14: 1. Elizabeth Hosking, SCT, 7:06.89.

  Men 20-99 100 Meter Dash Open Preliminaries: 1. Adam Basil, ESS, 10.56Q, w:0.1; 18. Wade McMahon, SCT, 13.59, w:0.1.

  Men 20-99 Javelin Throw Open: 1. Jari Talka, WC, 65.89m; 2.1. Catherine Wild-Taylor, NCG, 26.26Q,, SCT, 44.68m.

  Men 18-19 800 Meter Run Under 20: 1. Clinton McGee, NEPN, 2:02.38; 3. Richard D'Abrera, SCT, 2:38.38.

  Men 18-19 High Jump Under 20: 1. Richard D'Abrera, SCT, 1.33m.

  Men 16-17 100 Meter Dash Under 18: (w: 1.0) 1. John Pearce, RYDE, 10.85; 8. Timothy D'Abrera, SCT, 16.21.

  Men 16-17 200 Meter Dash Under 18: (w: 0.1) 1. Charlie Marques, NCG, 23.00; 4. Timothy D'Abrera, SCT, 35.03.

  Men 16-17 400 Meter Dash Under 18: 1. Thomas Aaron Wilke, WH, 52.19; 4. Timothy D'Abrera, SCT, 1:21.99.

  Men 16-17 800 Meter Run Under 18: 1. Joshua Johnson, WC, 1:57.37; 4. Peter Hosking, SCT, 2:05.76; 6. Robert Dunkley, SCT, 2:16.31; 7. Timothy D'Abrera, SCT, 3:11.01.

  Men 16-17 1500 Meter Run Under 18: 1. Michael Sinclair, WH, 4:11.15; 2. Peter Hosking, SCT, 4:23.71; 4. Robert Dunkley, SCT, 4:41.35.

  Men 20-99 5000 Meter Race Walk Open: 1. Chris Erikson, ESS, 19:32.64; 2. Adam Rutter, SPAC, 20:54.91; 3. Glen Burrell, NZ, 21:52.12; 4. Colin Heywood, SCT, 25:48.21; 5. Robin Whyte, NCG, 29:58.86.

  Men 16-17 High Jump Under 18: 1. Clinton McEwan, RYDE, 1.80m; 5. Timothy D'Abrera, SCT, 1.30m.

  Men 16-17 Long Jump Under 18: 1. Len Pearce, RYDE, 6.46m, w:1.3; 6. Timothy D'Abrera, SCT, 3.80m, w:1.0.

  Men 16-17 Triple Jump Under 18: 1. Len Pearce, RYDE, 13.47m, w:+0.0; 3. Timothy D'Abrera, SCT, 7.49m, w:-0.5.

  Men 16-17 Discus Throw Under 18: 1. Kyle Cranston, GM, 38.95m; 3. Timothy D'Abrera, SCT, 13.66m.

  Men 16-17 Javelin Throw Under 18: 1. Kyle Cranston, GM, 54.92m; 2. Timothy D'Abrera, SCT, 14.57m.

  Men 14-15 100 Meter Dash Under 16: (w: -0.4) 1. Matthew Hulme, SPAC, 11.61; 6. James McKinlay, SCT, 13.43; 7. Brendon Jones, NCG, 14.23.

  Men 14-15 200 Meter Dash Under 16: (w: 0.3) 1. Corey Wilson, NCG, 24.96; 3. James McKinlay, SCT, 26.18; 4. Angus Gould, NCG, 26.44.

  Men 14-15 800 Meter Run Under 16: 1. Liam Dwyer, SCT, 2:03.58; 2. Tom Lonsdale, NCG, 2:05.86; 3. Lachlan Dowling, QBN, 2:06.12; 4. Lachlan Carter, NCG, 2:09.53; 5. Christo Dunkley, SCT, 2:11.67; 6. Jack Gibson, SCT, 2:12.64.

  Men 14-15 1500 Meter Run Under 16: 1. Declan Wilson, WC, 4:22.23; 2. Tom Lonsdale, NCG, 4:26.80; 3. Christo Dunkley, SCT, 4:27.96; 4. Jack Gibson, SCT, 4:30.83; 5. Greg Hosking, SCT, 4:39.27; 6. Timothy Winterflood, BEG, 5:11.44.

  Men 14-15 High Jump Under 16: 1. James McKinlay, SCT, 1.55m; 2. Brendon Jones, NCG, 1.50m.

  Men 14-15 Long Jump Under 16: 1. Angus Gould, NCG, 5.32m, w:1.2; 2. James McKinlay, SCT, 5.06m, w:3.5.

  Men 14-15 Triple Jump Under 16: 1. Angus Gould, NCG, 10.78m, w:0.7; 2. James McKinlay, SCT, 10.74m, w:0.3.

  Men 14-15 Shot Put Under 16: 1. Brendon Jones, NCG, 9.21m; 2. Tom Staniforth, SCT, 9.04m.

  Men 14-15 Hammer Throw Under 16: 1. Jack Cavanagh, CAMP, 27.13m; 2. Tom Staniforth, SCT, 16.61m.

  Men 14-15 Javelin Throw Under 16: 1. Jack Cavanagh, CAMP, 32.25m; 3. James McKinlay, SCT, 25.67m.

  Men 1-13 800 Meter Run Under 14: 1. Lachlan Calvert, NCG, 2:18.70; 4. Rowan Dunkley, SCT, 2:34.98.

  Men 1-13 1500 Meter Run Under 14: 1. Jarrett Anthoney, WH, 4:47.03; 3. Rowan Dunkley, SCT, 5:17.25; 4. Michael Torley, WC, 5:51.20.

  Mixed 1-99 Shot Put Seated: 1. Hamish MacDonald, QBN, 10.34m; 2. Damien Bowen, QBN, 9.51m; 3. Jenny Bryce, NCG, 9.33m; 4. Greg Hibberd, SCT, 7.63m.

• Athletics ACT 2008 Ex-Stadia Championship Events:
  ACT Athletics is conducting six 'Ex-Stadia Championship' events during the winter season. You must be a registered member of an athletics club (which includes SCT) to be eligible for awards. Athletes must wear their Club uniform and registration numbers. For those events where athletes are issued with race numbers (ACT Mountain Running Championships, Canberra Marathon, and Canberra Half Marathon) the race numbers must be worn instead of the AACT registration numbers. Medals will only be presented to the first three eligible placegetters. These Championship events are the primary selection events for the AACT Ex-Stadia Selection Committee to select athletes to represent ACT at National Championships:

  1. ACT Mountain Running Championships: (Seniors) Mt Tennant – 8km senior women, 12km senior men. 17 February 2008.
  2. ACT Marathon Championships: Canberra Marathon – 42.2km. 13 April 2008.
  3. ACT Mountain Running Championships: (Juniors) Mt Rob Roy – 4km junior girls, 9km junior boys. 19 April 2008.
  4. ACT Half Marathon Championships: Canberra Half Marathon – 21.1km. 18 May 2008.
  5. AACT Cross Country Championships: Stromlo Forest Park – various distances and age categories. 21 June 2008.
  6. ACT Road Running Championship: Runners Shop 5 and 10km – 5km juniors, 10km seniors. 2 August 2008.

• The 2008 Anzac Relays:
  The Anzac Relays were held on Saturday, 26 April. A-grade men ran 4 legs of 3.68km. A-grade women and other teams ran 3 legs:

  Anzac Relays 4/3 x 3.68km
  Senior Men 'A'
  	Name	Time	Elapsed
  1	Nick Walshe	11:43	11:43
  2	Luke Grattan	11:57	23:40
  3	Peter Hosking	12:12	35:52
  4	Greg Hosking	13:33	49:25 (3rd)
  Senior Men 'B'
  	Name	Time	Elapsed
  1	Geoff Monro	13:32	13:32
  2	Robbie Dunkley	13:51	27:23
  3	Rowan Dunkley	15:46	43:09
  Mixed 'A'
  	Name	Time	Elapsed
  1	Jason Klein	12:45	12:45
  2	Caitlin Hosking	16:19	29:04
  3	Jim White	15:47	44:51
  Senior Women 'A'
  	Name	Time	Elapsed
  1	Anne Southgate	15:24	15:24
  2	Kathy Southgate	13:53	29:17
  3	Emi Skopal	15:45	45:02
  Mixed 'B'
  	Name	Time	Elapsed
  1	Andrew Hosking	17:32	17:32
  2	Brian Wenn	15:38	33:10
  3	Anne Southgate	17:26	50:36

• The TVRUASC Awards Night:
  This Awards Night is the premier event of the year for Tuggeranong Valley sportspeople. It was held on Thursday 21 February. The SCT table was close to the stage, and all in attendance enjoyed the evening, which included a 2-course meal and free drinks. SCT's Liam Dwyer was nominated in the Outstanding Individual Junior category for his performances in the 2007 Australian All-Schools Championships and for his ACT Resident U14 800 metre record of 4.17.45. In the All-Schools, Liam won the gold in the U15 1500m in 4:15.49 and placed 4th in the U15 800m in 1:59.87. The winner of the category was BMX rider Caroline Buchanan.

• Southgate breaks ACT Record:
  Kathy Southgate has broken the ACT W50 Record for the 10,000 metres. Running in the ACT Veterans meeting on Thursday 21 February, Kathy ran a time of 38:19.86, breaking her own W50 record by 40 seconds. She was just 3 seconds shy of her ACT W45 record (38:23.0) and 52 seconds off the Australian W50 record! Kathy finished second female in the race, behind former World Triathlon Champion and Commonwealth Games rep Jackie Fairweather who ran 36:38.41.
  Running in the same race, were SCT athletes Colin Heywood and Jim White. Colin was first in the M50s with 39:01.44 and Jim placed 3rd in the M55s in 44:07.91, behind ACT legends Trevor Jacobs and Geoff Moore. Colin Heywood also won the ACT Veterans 10,000 metre Walk Championship on 14 February, clocking an impressive 51:51 for the 25-lap race.

• The 2008 SCT Golden Mile:
  This year's Golden Mile series of road races were held at the Stromlo Forest Park facility on Friday, 15 February, 2008. A one mile course was measured on the 1200m Criterium circuit. An out/back section of 409 metres on the main straight was run before a full 1200m lap of the circuit to complete the 1609.34 metres of 'the mile'. Entries were disappointing, however all had fun, and we hope to continue with the event using this venue in 2009. There were no female runners, so the 'Champion Female' sash goes begging for 2008.
  Results:
  Race 1 (scratch): 1 Geoff Monro 6:14, 2 Jim White 6:28, 3 Ewen Thompson 6:48, 4 Richard Hilhorst 7:04, Charlie Modrak 7:20, Tony Booth 7:38, Colin Robbie 7:57.
  Race 2 (handicap): 1 Geoff Monro 5:33, 2 Richard Hilhorst 6:35, 3 Tony Booth 7:11, 4 Charlie Modrak 7:04, 5 Jim White 6:15, 6 Ewen Thompson 6:52.

• Parliament House Relays 2007:
  The SCT 'A' team won the 2007 Parliament House Relays held on Tuesday 11 December. A-grade teams ran 10 legs of 1.77km on a road course starting and finishing at Questacon. B-grade teams ran 8 legs.

  2007 Parliament House Relays (10x1.77km)
  	SCT 'A' Grade	Time	Elapsed
  1	Jessamy Hosking	5:59	5:59
  2	Jillian Hosking	6:17	12:16
  3	Richard Thomas	5:21	17:37
  4	Bruce Graham	5:36	23:13
  5	Peter Hosking	5:41	28:54
  6	Greg Hosking	6:04	34:58
  7	Robbie Dunkley	6:00	40:58
  8	Stuart Doyle	5:28	46:26
  9	Mark Shepherd	5:02	51:28
  10	Luke Grattan	5:33	57:02
  2007 Parliament House Relays (10x1.77km)
  	SCT 'B' Grade'	Time	Elapsed
  1	Libby Hosking	6:38	6:38
  2	Caitlin Hosking	7:23	14:01
  3	Eu Ho Siew	7:01	21:02
  4	Rowan Dunkley	7:02	28:04
  5	Andrew Hosking	8:34	36:38
  6	Garry Hosking	8:17	44:55
  7	Geoff Monro	6:11	51:06
  8	Jim White	7:03	58:09

• Life Members of SCT Athletics Club:
  The following people have been awarded life membership of the club: Dorothy Mills, Ian Galbraith, Malcolm Davies, Greg Gilbert, Ewen Thompson, Michael Morris, Alan Bishop and Ted Harrison (2003). Gerard Barrett (2004). Brian Wenn (2008).

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