News
9 Feb 2010 - Manwatu Rankings rankings
3 Feb 2010 - Club Night Results 2 Feb results
3 Feb 2010 - Manwatu Rankings rankings
3 Feb 2010 - Ribbon Day - PNth (7 Feb) $5 reg 9.30am flyer
Classics review by Alan Adamson - Sylvia Potts Classic -
Held at Hastings 29 January. It was great to see the Palmerston North singlet prominent at this meeting held in memory of Sylvia Potts. What may not be known is that Sylvia was a Palmerston North girl growing up close the where our track is located she was head prefect at Freyberg in 1960 and competed for our club until she left the city for university. The feature race of the meeting was the Memorial 800 race which saw our club well represented with 3 of the 16 starters. Steph Dickins ran an outstanding race to finish 6th with a time of 2.17.13 creating a new centre open record for her age and finishing ahead of some very prominent much older athletes . Ariana and Courtney also ran with distinction finishing 13th and 14th respectively.
The club team looked very impressive taking out the 4x400 relay with Hayden Donnelly showing great fighting spirit to cut down the invitation team runner before handing over to Scott Burch who put in a 48 second final lap to bring the team home comfortable winners.
W100 Simone Small 13.09 Vanessa Story 13.54 Kate Philpot 13.97 Leisha Neumann 14.02 7th
Men 100 Scott Burch 11.43 7th
W200 Simone Small 27.23 Vanessa Story 27.76 Leisha Neumann 28.60
Men 200 Scott Burch 21.97 Hayden Donnelly 24.22
Sylvia Potts Memorial 800 Steph Dickins 2.17.13 Ariana Blackwood 2 29.70 Courtney Walker 2.31.79
4*400 RELAY Callum McConachy Andreas Brehm Hayden Donnelly Scott Burch 3.28.06
Women's Long Jump Stacy Gunn 4.60 Kate Philpott 4.49 Leisha Neumann 4.39
Men Long Jump Jordan Clark 4.71
Men Shot Adam Miller 13.94 Callum McConachy 11.07
Women Discus Ariana Blackwood 32.00
Men Discus Adam Miller 42.53
Cooks Classic held at Wanganui 26 January
A large number of club members competed at this event which was held in conjunction with the Young Olympians Camp. Wanganui does not appear to be a happy hunting ground for Jaimee Knyn who unfortunately found the hurdles a little unforgiving and suffered a quite nasty injury.Hope the recovery goes well Jaimee. If there was to be a positive for Jaimee it would be that the announcer got a lot closer to the correct pronunciation of her name than the Wellington effort. Some good sprinting by Simone and Vanessa who had a busy night running 4 events. Olivia a very solid run in the mile but was once again out sprinted in the home straight . Hardeep a good win in the Hammer. An outstanding 400 by Steph with her time of 58.91 being a centre record.
Women's 100 Simone Small 12.80 Vanessa Story 13.53
Men's 100 Zac Topping 11.19 Andy Kruy 11.35
Women's 200 Simone Small 26.53 Vanessa Story 27.86
Men 200 Scott Burch 22.33
Women 400 Steph Dickins 58.91
Men 400 Andreas Brehm 51.79
Women Mile Olivia Burne 4.52.22
Women 2*100 Simone Small and Vanessa Story 25.93
Men 2*100 Zac Topping and Scott Burch 21.63
Women 2*200 Simone Small and Vanessa Story 54.33
Men 2000 steeples Cameron McNaught 6.50.12 Rob Dabb 7.43.12
Women Long Jump Kate Philpott 4.76
Men Long Jump Andy Kruy 6.62 John Kendall 6.34
Women Triple Jump Kate Philpott 10.71
Men Triple Jump John Kendall 13.06
Men Discus Adam Millar 43.09
Men Shot Adam Millar 14.48
Men Javelin Ben Langton-Burnell 53.76
Women Hammer Hardeep Kaur 50.58
Men Hammer Adam Millar 39.55
Capital Classic held in Wellington 22 January
With Nick Willis competing this drew one of the biggest crowds seen at a Wellington meeting for some time. Some exciting racing which got the crowd going. Olivia figuring in one of the closest finishes just loosing out to Barbara Roy in the 1500. Andreas ran a season best time in the 400 hurdles whilst Vanessa and Simone both recorded PB's in the 200 . Ariana was not overawed competing against former world champion Beatrice Faumuina and performed creditably in the Discus
Women 100 Simone Small 13.11 Vanessa Story 13.73 Kate Philpott 14.13
Women 200 Simone Small 26.41 Vanessa Story 27.49
Women 800 Ariana Blackwood 2.29.60
Women 1500 Olivia Burne 4.35.71
Women 400 hurdles Jaimee Knyn 67.64
Men 400 hurdles Andreas Brehm 56.73
Women Triple Kate Philpott 10.61
Women Discus Ariana Blackwood 33.23
Men Discus Adam Millar 41.39
Women Javelin Ariana Blackwood 25.45 Women 4*100 Jaimee Knyn Kate Philpott Vanessa Story Simone Small 51.93
2 Feb 2010 - Club Night Results 26 Jan results
28 Jan 2010 - Club Night Results 12 Jan results
28 Jan 2010 - Manawatu Rankings rankings
21 Jan 2010 - Manawatu Rankings rankings
21 Jan 2010 - Club Night Results 19 Jan results
16 Jan 2010 - Club Night B this Tuesday
A new newsletter will be distributed this Tuesday that will hopefully provide all of the key dates as he we head towards the end of the season in March.
16 Jan 2010 - Manawatu Rankings rankings
12 Jan 2010 - Manawatu Rankings rankings
11 Jan 2010 - Manawatu Rankings rankings
11 - Colgate Games Review - Peter Blackwood
A small group of 10 athletes from Palmerston North Athletics Club punched above their weight, returning with 7 medals from the North Island Colgate Games. This competition was held at Mount Smart stadium at Auckland , with almost 1600 athletes producing some outstanding performances over the three days of the competition which started Friday 8 January.
Stephanie Dickins was the club's top overall medallist winning medals in all four of her events. Dickins started with a dominant performance in the 14-year girls 400m, winning in 59.86 seconds. Dickins' other medals were silver in the 800 metres in 2:21.62 and a surprising silver in the 1500 metres in 5:01.87. In this event Dickins produced a tremendous burst over the final 300 metres to move from seventh to second at the finish. Dickins won bronze in the high jump with a leap of 1.49 metres.
Stephanie Dickins at Shaw Baton cross-country May 2009
Sisters Kara and Zia Macdermid ran excellent races in the 800 and 1500 metres events. Kara won the 12-year girls 1500 metres in a really outstanding 4:50.87, six seconds clear of Te Aroha's Meg Skilton. This was the fastest time across all female grades and was achieved after Kara put in a strong burst mid-race. Kara was also 3 rd in the 800 metres in 2:23.11. Zia Macdermid won silver in the 10-year girls 1500 metres in a superb time for her young age of 5:19.43 and was fourth in the 800 metres in 2:38.70, just 0.56s off bronze in that race.
Courtney Walker also performed highly and came very close to medalling in the 14-year girls 80 metres hurdles, coming fourth in a fast 13.38 seconds, just 7 hundreds of a second behind bronze medallist Rochelle Newdick of Papamoa, the sister of international decathlete Brent Newdick. Daniel Churchill finished seventh in the 13-year boys hurdles running 13.66s. Jack Cartridge is clearly a talented athlete for the future, with several good performances including 69.50s for the 11-year boys 400 metres. Gemma Decker with a throw of 22.71 metres in the discus and both Molly Noema-Barnett and Melissa Blackwood produced some fine throws in the younger grades. Erica Dekker, the youngest in the team performed well in the eight-year girls.
11 Jan 2010 - Taranaki Invitational - 16 Jan programme
Please find attached the programme for the Taranaki Invitation meeting on Saturday 16th January at the TET stadium, Inglewood. Entry fee is $2 per person. Ages are Boys/Girls 14, Men/Women 16, Men/Women 19, Senior Men/Women, Master Men/Women.
11 Jan 2010 - G14-17 Interprovincials - Waitakere 23 Jan 2010 - information
Dear PNAHC athletes. Attached is the info we have on the G14-17 Interprovincials to be held at Waitakere 23 January 2010. We are planning to go with Option 2 - i.e. we will not stay 2 nights, but will most likely drive up and stop somewhere else Friday night. Those who are interested could you please text/ring me (Peter Blackwood) on 021 2277112.
16 Dec Final Club Night of 2009 photos
16 Dec 2009 - Manawatu Rankings rankings
16 Dec 2009 - Wanganui Ribbon Day (Sun 20 Dec) flyer register from 9.30am
14 Dec 2009 - Manawatu Rankings rankings
14 Dec 2009 - Final Club Night 15 Dec (please ignore 22nd Dec date).
14 Dec 2009 - NZ Secondary Schools T&F Champs - Full Results results
Club Members' medals:
1st Andy Kruy - Long Jump - 7.01m
2nd Scott Burch - 400m - 48.27s
2nd Stephanie Dickins - 400m - 58.60s
2nd Olivia Burne - 3000m 9:43.64
2nd Ben Burnell - Javelin 58.10m
3rd Ariana Blackwood - Discus - 33.96m
3rd Olivia Burne - 1500m - 4.51.34
3rd Adam Miller - Hammer - 43.54m
3rd Zac Topping - 200m - 22.76s
3rd Eric Austin-Kea - 100m - 11.63
Also a special mention for Robin Doyle's PNBHS 4x100m winning junior boys relay team. If I have missed any club members' names let me know as placing at NZSST&F is a special thing.
Andy Kruy cracked the 7 metre mark on his way to winning the long jump at NZSST&F.
13 Dec 2009 - Tim Carroll 2hrs 49min (easy) at Wanganui Marathon (2nd place).
Craig McLean 5km (1st).
13 Dec 2009 - Final Club Night 15 Dec
13 Dec 2009 - NZ Secondary Schools T&F Champs - Day One results
13 Dec 2009 - PNAHC Club Night (8 Dec) results
9 Dec 2009 - Manawatu Rankings rankings
7 Dec 2009 - North Island Combined Events - Hastings results
Callum McConachy 2nd (SM) and Ariana Blackwood 3rd (W16) competed with distinction at the North Island Combined Events at Hastings in the weekend. That PNAHC had two of the total of eight athletes competing is impressive and ties in with George's multi-event focus that we are currently aiming towards. Both athletes had many season bests over the weekend: Ariana with 8.64m in the shot-put, 32m in the Javelin, and 19.16sec in the 100mH. Callum had season bests with 11.13m shot, 33.28m in the discus, 37.46 in the Javelin, 3.20m in the Pole Vault, 1.66m in the High Jump and 5.67m in the long-jump.
7 Dec 2009 - Manawatu Rankings rankings
7 Dec 2009 - Special Olympics: Ryan Smith
Regular Tuesday evening competitor Ryan Smith won three medals at the NZ Special Olympics held in Palmerston North. In a less than familiar event for him, he won the 800 metres. he resisted the sprinters urge to run like a bat out of hell from the gun and settled comfortably into 3rd place for the first lap, then unleashed a powerful surge with 300m to go to take the lead and win (you may have seen Ryan's picture on the front page of the Manawatu Standard on Friday 4th Dec after the win) In the 100m he deadheated for 2nd place in 12.45 sec ( a new PB) with Stephen Just of Hibiscus Coast. Kwame Williams-Accra from Wellington won in 12.06 sec. In the 200m this same trio thrashed it down the finishing straight neck and neck. Kwame got up to again take first place ina time of 25.52sec. Stephen Just and Ryan Smith were only separated by the photo finish camera by 1/100th of a second, 25.73s and 25.74s for Ryan. Again a new PB for Ryan who started the competition with a 26.26s best and finished over 1/2 second better - thats a huge improvement for any sprinter. While Ryans races were a local highlight, the level of competitiveness, sportsmanship and celebration from all the Special Olympics athletes was great to be a part of. Rob Dabb
3 Dec 2009 - PNAHC Club Night (1 Dec) results
3 Dec 2009 - North Island Masters results
2 Dec 2009 - Wanganui Ribbon Day (Sun 20 Dec) flyer register from 9.30am
2 Dec 2009 - Levin Ribbon Day (Sun 6 Dec)
flyer register from 9.30am
1 Dec 2009 - Manawatu Rankings rankings
30 Nov Central Region Teams Event - Wellington results
Anne Thomson (below) take a bow. I stole the following comment from Anne's email to me after she took the entire Manawatu team to Wellington at the weekend: "Athletes – a brilliant group to be with. What treasures!" Totally unsolicitied. Anne's comment is diametrically opposed to the disappointing events that led Anne to taking the team by herself; notably the inability of the athletics community in the lower half of the North Island to organise competition dates for the current season. Enough said.
30 Nov - PNAHC Club Night (24 Nov) results
- MCAT Records
Noah Macdermid B8 800 metres 2 minutes 47.28 seconds
Zia Macdermid G10-11 3000 metres 11 minutes 25.17 seconds
Kara Macdermid G12-16 3000 metres 10 minutes 31.32 seconds
Nate Levin B12 3000 metres 10 minutes 46.17 seconds
Andrus Lei Open Mens 3000m Walk 14 minutes 44.43 seconds
Thankyou to Peter Blackwood for the collation of these results.
30 Nov 2009 - North Island Masters wrap-up
Congratulations to Ian Carter and his team for their organisation of the North Island Masters event which despite the weather was a great success. The Colin Gemmell room's comfortable shelter was used to maximum effect and illustrated that for the majority of events held in Palmerston North the facility works superbly. A thankyou to all of the officials from Masters, PNAHC, Ashhurst and other clubs I have no doubt omitted. Now onto the Special Olympics ..
25 Nov 2009 - Manawatu Rankings rankings
23 Nov - Central Region Teams Competition (Wgtn) programme
Leave outside PNBHS 8am, cost $30, pay Anne Thomson on bus.
23 Nov - North Island Masters (27-29 Nov)
23 Nov - Central Region Teams Competition (Wgtn) programme
23 Nov - Ashhurst Ribbon day (22 Nov) cancelled due to water on track.
It has been a really been miserable Spring and we feel for the organisers.
20 Nov - PNAHC Club Night (17 Nov) results
MCAT Records to:
Terese Richard G11 High Jump 1.27m
Michaela Greenwood W15 Shot Put (4kg) 8.95m
18 Nov 2009 - Ashhurst Ribbon Day this Sunday 10am flyer
18 Nov 2009 - Manawatu Rankings rankings
17 Nov 2009 - Toi's Challenge report
Tois Challenge, Whakatane Sunday 15 November; Ariana Blackwood and Demelza Murrihy (Taumarunui) relayed the challenging Tois challenge. 9km each of hills, bush tracksand beach (including a short rocky coastline section) - around 1200 foot of climbing each. 341 runners and 41 relay teams started, plus several hundred walkers. Ariana & Demelza were second in the womens relay, just 21s behind the winners and over 8 minutes ahead of 3rd place in the 15 strong field. Great run for offroaders.
16 Nov 2009 - Manawatu Rankings rankings
16 Nov - PNAHC Club Night (10 Nov) results
16 Nov 2009 - PNth Central Teams Event results
Thankyou to all of the officials braving windy conditions on Saturday. With the Paralympics in Wellington all of the Palmerston North officials were greatly appreciated. In particular Alan Roberts, starter, who stepped in at late notice and gained valuable preparation for the NI Masters. With all hands on deck helping out officialling there was unfortunately no one to take photographs of the athletes! Apologies to our athletes.
11 Nov 2009 - Manawatu Rankings rankings
8 Nov - NI Colgate Games 2010 notice
8 Nov - NI Colgate Games 2010 entry form
8 Nov 2009 - PNAHC clubnight (3 Nov) results
7 Nov 2009 - PNth round of the Central Region Teams Competition programme
7 Nov 2009 - Scott Burch Manawatu Secondary School Sportsperson of the Year!
The picture below shows how dominant the Manawatu team of Scott Burch, Shaun McFarlane, Zac Topping and Hayden Donnelly were. Also congratulations to Olivia Burne who who won an award for secondary school athletics. For those of you who don't know, Olivia is currently New Zealand secondary schools 3000m and cross-country champion.
Scott Burch bringing home gold in the M19 4x400 relay at NZ T&F.
4 Nov 2009 - Club Night photos
Run jump throw in full swing.
4 Nov 2009 - Manawatu Rankings rankings
4 Nov 2009 - Central Region Teams Hastings results
2 Nov 2009 - Note change of date for Ashhurst Ribbon Day flyer
2 Nov 2009 - Central Region Teams- Hastings photos
Andy Kruy leaping to a win in the long jump.
29 Oct 2009 - Central Region Teams- Hastings programme
Open to all registered athletes aged 12 years or over.
Cost $30 leave from PNBHS at 8.45am. Contact George McConachy if you are interested.
29 Oct 2009 - Manawatu Rankings rankings
29 Oct 2009 - PNAHC clubnight junior results
29 Oct 2009 - Carol McNie & Clubnight results
A big thankyou to all of those involved with the Carol McNie Memorial event with Wanganui, Hawera and Dannevirke athletes. Excellent photograph in the Manawatu Standard. Too many performances to mention. We were very lucky with the weather in the end with all field events taking place which would not have seemed possible at the start of the day. Thankyou to those who made use of the overflow carpark. With increasing numbers we need to make everyone aware that there is space available and not to be put off coming down on clubnight because there is no room immediately by the track.
John Strawbridge ready for the weather!
26 Oct 2009 - Parking (gravel park along from Rugby Institute)
With a bit of luck the gravel park, (just along from the Rugby Institute) will be available from 5.15pm each club night till around 8.30pm. We will endeavour to put signs up. Hopefully this will alleviate some of the problems we have been experiencing.
26 Oct 2009 - Interclub Teams Champs - Hastings programme
Open to all registered athletes aged 12 years or over.
Cost $30 leave from PNBHS at 8.45am. Contact George McConachy if you are interested.
26 Oct 2009 - Club Night Programme "A" and Carol McNie
The Carol McNie Memorial & clubnight "A" will be run concurrently tomorrow. Please note the additions to programme "A":
Women's Shot 5.45pm
Men's Triple 5.45pm
Hammer 6.00pm
Women's Triple 6.30pm
100m 6.40pm
400m 7.10pm
Javelin 7.15pm
100mH/110mH 7.35pm
Discus also
26 Oct 2009 - Parking at Track
The president will be approaching Massey to see if he can organise the gravel car park just past the Rugby Institute for club nights as things are a bit hectic presently.
26 Oct 2009 - Clubnight Results (20 Oct 2009) results
26 Oct 2009 - Ribbon Days (29 Nov Ashhurst, 6 Dec Levin)
Please contact Peter Blackwood for further details.
26 Oct 2009 - Officials Courses flyer
26 Oct 2009 - Clubnight Results (13 Oct 2009) results
Kindly collated by Peter Blackwood.
26 Oct 2009 - Manawatu Rankings rankings
Kindly collated by George McConachy
20 Oct 2009 - Change to Programme "C" (5000 metres)
Please note that with the coming NI Masters we are running a 600m and 5000m event this club night. So you wrinkly runners better get down there and support it! Special guest Jim Jones (former Wellington masters champion & PNAHC member) it is rumoured might be here to compete tonight.
20 Oct 2009 - Sue Hoskin to race at NZ Long Distance Walking Champs this weekend (Hastings)
20 Oct 2009 - Starter Training 7 Nov (Noon - Colin Gemmell room) Athletics New Zealand is conducting starter training given the changes that recently came into effect. Begins noon Sat 7 Nov at the track. Officials are expected from Taranaki, Wanganui, Manawatu and Hawkes Bay. Contact MWA officials co-ordinator Brian Curry curry@e3.net.nz for further details.
19 Oct 2009 - Andrew Davenport wins silver!
Andrew Davenport 40-44 wins silver in 1500m with 4.18.95!
19 Oct 2009 - North Island Masters (27-29 Nov) entry form
19 Oct 2009 - World Masters Games - update
Vanessa Story 35-39 wins bronze in 200m with 28.47sec
15 Oct 2009 MCAT Records - Kindly collated by Alan Adamson records
14 Oct 2009 - Manawatu Rankings rankings
14 Oct 2009 - Club Night (special thanks to photographer Maddy Win) photos
13 Oct 2009 - World Masters Update - Vanessa Story wins medal
Vanessa Story ran 13.68 sec for bronze in the 100m (35-39)
Andrew Davenport has qualified for the 800m finals in 2.07.19 (40-44)
Brian Curry threw 35.07m for 11th in the javelin (45-49)
13 Oct 2009 - North Island Masters (27-29 Nov) entry form
12 Oct 2009 Club Night (Tues 5.45pm - programme "B")
12 Oct 2009 National Road Relay results photos
A big thanks to Peter Blackwood for managing the junior women's (W19) team who finished a fine 6th place given the youth of the team. From the senior mens team a big thanks to Rob Dabb and Cameron McNaught from Feilding Moa for donning PNAHC singlets and representing "Team Central". While collectively we were not flash there were some excellent individual efforts with Craig McLean just pipping Mark Searle for best individual performance. The point about attending National Road Relays is that a region such as Manawatu/Wanganui should be represented every year by a number of clubs - not one. If Scottish Harriers can send 14 teams I am sure we can send at least two teams. Inglewood is hosting next years event so expect the president to be knocking on your door.
8 Oct 2009 Clubnight Results results
Kindly collated by Peter Blackwood.
8 Oct 2009 - North Island Masters (27-29 Nov) entry form
8 Oct 2009 - World Masters Games (Sydney)
Good luck to Andrew Davenport, Vanessa Storey and Brian Curry. Andrew is especially busy; running a 10km leg on Saturday at National Road Relay and flying out 6.30am Sunday morning from Christchurch to run in his favourite event the 800m! Follow their progress here website
8 Oct 2009 - National Road Relay - Junior Women and Mens Teams (Christchurch)
PNAHC, Feilding Moa and Wanganui have joined forces to send a team to Christchurch for the National Road Relay to be held over the famous Takahe-Akaroa course this Saturday. Looking at the weather forecast they might be running through snow! The junior women's team looks especially strong with Ariana Blackwood, Stephanie Dickins, Sarah Campion (All Moa); Samantha Blanch (NZ Mountain ruunning rep this year at World champs), Rachel Williamson (PNAHC), Meredith Paterson (Wanganui). - managed by Peter Blackwood. The team comprises Rob Dabb and Cameron McNaught from Feilding Moa while PNAHC provides Craig McLean, Mark Searle, Tim Carroll, Andrew Davenport, Lance Gray and Darren Gray. Both teams are funded entirely by the individuals concerned. Next year the event will be run at Inglewood making it much more affordable for a number of athletes. We wish both teams well.
6 Oct 2009 - Opening Club Night 2009/10 season rankings
Thankyou to all of those parents and athletes who participated last night for the first club night of the season - certainly helped to have some good weather. We expect many more athletes next week with the end of the school holidays upon us. My apologies for a lack of photos as I was tied up with the BBQ but here is a photo from last season which is typical of the good work Jenny Melville does with run, jump, throw (3-6 yrs).
6 Oct 2009 - Manawatu Rankings- 2009/10 season rankings
Please note all Athletics New Zealand registered runners will be eligible to be placed on the attached rankings list- not just PNAHC athletes. For example welcome to the McDermid family representing Feilding Moa, along with Rob Dabb, and Gavin Jensen from the Masters Athletics Club. George McConachy collates the results if you have any queries or wish to make an obvious correction. Showing my bias as a male distance runner the results below grabbed my attention with something like 15 athletes in the field.
1500m
- Andrew Davenport MM 4 20.70 06/10/09 PN
- Mark Searle SM 4 24.15 06/10/09 PN
- Daniel Pinkney M19 4 25.57 06/10/09 PN
- Paul McDermid SM 4 30.13 06/10/09 PN
- George Alemu M19 4 35.23 06/10/09 PN
- Callum McConachy SM 4 44.44 06/10/09 PN
- Craig McLean MM 4 45.89 06/10/09 PN
- Josh Curry M19 4 53.35 06/10/09 PN
30 Sept 2009 - Newsletter (please note I have taken the photo off as the file was too large) newsletter
28 Sept 2009 - Track Season begins 6 Oct 5.45pm (register 4.30pm onwards)
28 Sept 2009 - Registration 5pm 29 Sep notice
Come down to the track early and register. See attached membership form. We will have copies at the track.
24 Sept 2009 - One hour challenge Sun 27th Sep notice
1. Fully judged racewalkers register 10am, race 11am
2. Free-style walkers register 11.20am, race 12.20pm
Members $10 non-Members $15.
24 Sept 2009 - Alan Cherry: Life Member
In a first in the clubs history the Palmerston North Athletic and Harrier Club awarded life membership to a non member at last night's Annual General Meeting. Alan Adamson in moving the awarding of Life Membership to Allan Cherry, said although a first for the club it is not something unique in sport and that he had in fact received of a similar award from the Myers Park club in Newcastle some years ago. An award he treasured but felt was undeserving and cheapened that club's life membership. This was certainly not the case with this nomination. Allan Cherry who lives in Taihape, has for more than forty years regularly travelled to Palmerston North and other areas to officiate at athletic meetings. Palmerston North has quickly established itself as a venue athletes like to compete at because of the efficient manner in which meetings are conducted. Allan Cherry plays a big role in this. Always one of the first appointments that organisers make is Allan Cherry as field referee, safe in the knowledge that with Allan in charge this area will run smoothly. One of Oceania 's leading officials Allan is held in the highest regard by both officials and athletes alike. Something never more aptly demonstrated than at last years Colgate Games in Wanganui when the club's medal winning children insisted that Mr Cherry join them for their victory photo. With Allan there are no ego's, he's there for the benefit of the sport and a very worthy recipient of this award.The award was approved with acclamation.
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