UNFORTUNATE TIMING !
When 90% of your best athletes are of school-age, it is not surprising that you experience the demands of school ! This weekend, most Senior students have special lessons (Saturday) or are working on assignments approaching deadlines. Thus we had a low turn-out for Trials 7. Nevertheless there was plenty of endeavour and, while some key people were missing, other key people performed reasonably well. Also, Youth-age athletes Rongoona, Taom, Mareta, and Itinikaeti all competed well and produced PBs.
We are also in the middle of applying for visas for the Brisbane TOECS Lecturers' Course, Cairns GP, Osaka, and Samoa ! Chasing photos, signatures, minor details ("How long have you been in your present job ?"), etc. all occupy valuable time. Then of course there is the money ! Visas mostly cost money. Couriers carrying passports to and fro cost money. We are probably spending about AU$ 1000 on paperwork around this time.
As ever, we are waiting for a funding decision from the Government. We have to assume that all can travel (13 athletes and 3 officials) to Apia next month. Thus intensive training started last Wednesday. Poor attendance at Trials is a small setback ! (NOTE: in the Shot and Javelin Senior implements were used.)
MAIN RESULTS.
M60m. Hurdles. 1. Beteru Ateri. 10.0 2. Tim Natua. 10.2. 3. Baiteke Ibeatau. 11.9 Beteru needs to maintain balance and smooth out some gliches in technique. Tim nearly caught him off the last hurdle !
M100m. 1. Tanroo Taniera. 11.6 3. Tearoba Taakeruru. 11.9 3. Baiteke Ibeatau. 12.1 (6 ran) Won from the start.
W100m. 1. Lilly Pine. 14.3 (2 ran) Lilly started strongly but was not under pressure.
M400m. 1. Tearoba T. 55.1 2. Tanini Teekia. 55.2 3. Toom Annaua. 55.7 (5 ran) No lanes used. Tight bunch !
M1500m. 1. Kaboka Favae. 5-03.5 2. Rongoona Selivale. (Youth) 5-13.9 PB (3 ran)
WShot. 1, Mareta Berenato. 8.00m. (Youth) As with the Javelin, she is short of technique. Will do better.
MShot. 1. Tiim Romatoa. 12.19m. 2. Taom Timon. 11.22m. (Youth) PB 3. Itinikaeti Tekeraoi. 11.08m. (Y) PB
MLong Jump. 1. Buraieta Yeeting. 6.00m. 2. Ioritana Bureieta. 5.15m. (4 jumped) Sand getting too shallow !
WJavelin. 1. Mareta Berenato. 27.50m. (Y) PB
MJavelin. 1. Taom Timon. 38.80m. (Y) Needs to trust his approach run and hit a better angle with a tail wind !
Thanks again to all the athletes and officials (and a few supporters from the St. Louis squad !)
Last Modified on 28/07/2007 21:43