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2021 Presidents Awards Dinner
2020 - Due to
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2024 President Awards
Dinner
You are all invited to the Annual
President Awards Dinner to be held on Friday 8th November 2024 at
the Weald Of Kent Golf Club, Maidstone Road, Headcorn, Ashford, Kent, TN27
9PT
Cost per head is £31 (For
Under 20’s £28) booking
form
Nominations are invited for
any of the following awards:
Kent Male
Athlete of the year
Kent Female Athlete of the year
Kent Junior Male Athlete of the year
Kent Junior Female Athlete of the year
Kent Master Male Athlete of the year
(new category)
Kent Master Female Athlete of the year
(new category)
Kent Coach of the year
Kent Official of the year
Kent Volunteer of the year
Kent Young Volunteer of the year
Kent Young Official of the year
Please email nominations to the
President at
andrew@kcaa.org.uk
2023 President Awards
Dinner
Kent County Athletic Association Annual
President Awards Dinner
to be held on Friday 17th November 2023 at the venue of
The Weald Of Kent Golf Club, Maidstone Road, Headcorn, Ashford, Kent, TN27
9PT
Cost per head is £29 (For Under 20’s
£26)
Full
details and order form
2022 President Awards
Dinner
Friday, 14 October 2022 at Weald Kent Golf Club, Headcorn
Kent Athletics 2022 Presidents Awards Evening
Kent Male Athlete of the year – HARRY KENDALL (Tonbridge)
Kent Female Athlete of the year –
ALEX MILLARD (Invicta)
Kent Junior Male Athlete of the year – SAMUEL REARDON (B&B)
Kent Junior Female Athlete of the year – CLEO AGYEPONG (B&B)
Kent Coach of the year – MIKE DUFFIN (Paddock Wood)
Kent Official of the year – DAVE WALACH (Swale)
Kent Young Official of the year – NATHAN MASTERS (Bexley)
Kent Volunteer of the year – STEVE HESKETH (M&M)
Kent Young Volunteer of the year – HOLLY PLATT (B&B)
2021 President Awards
Dinner
Friday, 5
November 2021 at Weald Kent Golf Club, Headcorn
Kent Athletics 2021 Presidents Awards
Evening
Kent Male Athlete of the year - LEWIS CHURCH (Tonridge)
Kent Female Athlete of the year - DARYLL NEITA (Cambridge)
Kent Junior Male Athlete of the year - KAI BARHAM (Dartford)
Kent Junior Female Athlete of the year - EMILY NEWNHAM (Dartford)
Kent Coach of the year - STELLA BANDU (Ashford)
Kent Official of the year - JOHN HUBBARD (B&B)
Kent Young Official of the year - LEWIS MAKEY (M&M)
Kent Volunteer of the year - BRIAN CHARLTON (M&M)
Kent Young Volunteer of the year - NIA THOMAS (M&M)
2019 President Awards
Dinner
Friday, 8
November 2019 at Weald Kent Golf Club, Headcorn
The
awards are:-
Kent Male Athlete of the year – Adam Gemili (B&B)
Kent Female Athlete of the year - Dina Asher-Smith (B&B)
Kent Male Junior Athlete - Kai Barham (DHAC)
Kent Junior Female Athlete of the year - Louise Evans (B&B)
Kent Coach of the year - Derek Laws (Ashford)
Kent Volunteer of the year - Andrew Scoones (Swale Combined)
Kent Young Volunteer of the year - Freya Jury (Swale Combined)
Kent Official of the year – Sian Thomas (Medway Phoenix?)
Kent Young Official of the year – James Taylor (Tonbridge)
DINA ASHER-SMITH
I’m sure our 1st winner requires no introduction and it won’t require me to
reel off an endless amount of performance data and statistics because as we
all know, Dina Asher-Smith has become a global superstar in our sport. Her
achievements and accolades cannot go unnoticed and I’m sure it’s fair to say
most, if not all of us in this room our proud to say she started here in
Kent as a junior rising through the ranks.
In 2019 she PB’ed in the 100 and 200 and remained British number one and the
fastest British woman of all time over both distances. Her impressive 10.83
earned her a World silver medal and 21.88 gave her the gold, making her 2019
World Champion. Dina loves being part of the relay and she finished off a
fantastic Championships by winning a 4x100m silver medal. She also competed
in the Doha, Stockholm, California, Birmingham and Zurich Diamond Leagues,
meaning that once again she finished on top, dominating the 200m for a first
place overall standing.
As I said at the top, I think we’re all proud she started here and
nominations received from Blackheath and Bromley goes to show how well loved
and respected she is. I think she’s a fantastic role model and I hope she
continues to inspire a young generation of athletes, especially in Kent.
The Kent senior athlete of 2019 is Dina Asher-Smith
ADAM GEMILI
The senior male winner is also known around the country and again, Adam
Gemili has brought so much pride to Kent Athletics. With much international
success over the years, this year also saw great achievements for him. Adam
finished the season ranked 3rd in Britain for the 100m and 200m. At the
World Championships in Doha, I’m sure we all saw his disappointment in
narrowly finishing 4th in the 200m final however this was his fastest time
of the year, in 20.03. His fastest 100m time of 2019 came in the London
Anniversary Games at the Olympic Park in July, where he ran 10.07 in the
heat and then followed this up with a 10.04 for the final.
Just like Dina, Adam relishes the chance to be in the GB relay team and in
Doha ran a great first, along with Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty and
Nathaneel Mitchell-Blake, they all performed excellently to obtain that much
wanted World Championship medal. It was an impressive time of 37.36, which
not only earnt them the medal, but a British and European record.
Being high profile, it’s always lovely to see Adam’s personable nature and
him setting a fine example for how to behave within the sport. I, I’m sure
along with others wish Adam all the best going into 2020.
The senior male athlete for 2019 is Adam Gemili
DEREK LAWS
Our coach of the year is a member of Ashford AC and been coaching for over
25 years.
The group has steadily grown and this is purely due to the nature of his
training skills and the atmosphere he creates within the group, all of whom
enjoy his coaching and management of their programmes. He has taken on a
young group of multi event athletes and runs five sessions throughout the
week to coach various events.
In 2019, the team that included Sarris Teale achieved a Gold medal as part
of the U17 Women’s team in Exeter at the English Schools Multi Event
Championships. There were also more medals at our own County Combined Event
Championships with a gold and bronze for Libby Turbutt and Nadia
Sadler-Reeves in the Under 15 pentathlon and a bronze for Yasmin
Sadler-Reeves in the Under 17 heptathlon.
As well as these, there were also a number of pb's, medals of all colours at
the Kent Indoor and Outdoor Kent Championships, the Kent Schools
Championships and representation at the English Schools in Birmingham this
year.
As well as coaching he provides support to the Ashford Leisure Trust by
fixing up the Pole Vault and assists with car park marshalling at cross
country events throughout the winter season. He is considered a great friend
and mentor to many up and coming coaches at Ashford and long may this
continue.
Coach of 2019 is Derek Laws
FREYA JURY
The next award is for young volunteer and our recipient this evening
undertook the level 1 field official course at the start of the year,
despite being too young to get a DBS. She subsequently officiated at all the
Kent Young Athletes Leagues, judging for not only her own club, Swale
Combined but assisting other clubs when they were short too. She officiated
in SAL matches when not competing herself, several open competitions around
the county, as well as Swales own Club Championships. She also recently
successfully took the lead roles in a Sportshall events and anyone that’s
been to a Sportshall, will know that’s no mean feat and she received some
excellent feedback from other officials and parents.
Although she is a young woman, she’s been involved in the sport and Swale
Combined for several years now and she is already passing on her knowledge
and skills to athletes younger than herself, showing an excellent aptitude
for coaching. I’m informed she also helps behind the scenes and is
responsible for maintaining Swale’s club records and yearly rankings.
As well as all the work she’s doing within her club, she’s a very good
athlete too, she placed 6th in the 100m Kent outdoor final and jumped 4.89
for the long jump silver medal. A month later she earnt herself a PB jumping
5.11, which gave her 3rd place in the Kent Schools. Showing she’s a
fantastic all rounder she achieved the Under 17 Heptathlon title at our Kent
Combined Championships at Erith.
The Young Volunteer for 2019 is Freya Jury
ANDREW SCOONES
I am extremely disappointed our next winner can’t be here this evening and I
know he himself was gutted when I informed him of his win however
unfortunately he flew to Berlin this morning.
Our senior volunteer of the year also comes from Swale Combined and he is a
dedicated coach, team manager, committee member and athlete. Being at a
large proportion of fixtures myself from track and field to cross country,
he can always be seen dedicating his time and energy in either running
himself or encouraging his athletes and team mates to do the same. He has a
fantastic attitude, and his passion for the sport, and his club shines
always through.
He is a qualified coach specialising in endurance, sprints and hurdles
although does have experience in jumps and throws also and because of his
brilliant all round knowledge, he coaches the club’s multi eventers.
Competing since an under 11 himself and always doing whatever is needed for
the club, he sets an excellent example for the younger athletes.
Just like Freya he has officiated on the field in all their league fixtures,
he is the club secretary and press officer and along with his dad Richard,
sister Katie and members such as Freya, they continue to keep the club
moving forward. I’m delighted to say the volunteer of the year goes to
Andrew Scoones……and he has asked if Freya can collect his award on his
behalf.
LOUISE EVANS
Our next winner is a junior under 20 female and she has had an excellent
season gaining PB’s in the 200m and 400m, with the 400m being her main
event.
In the England Under 20 Championships at Bedford she ran 53.44 for 2nd place
and she, along with the winner of that race were both selected for the
European Under 20 Championships in Sweden. In Sweden, she had a busy
schedule to contend with but showing her strength, she successfully
progressed through the 400 heat and semi to finish a very respectable 7th
place in the final.
She was also selected for the 4x400m relay and taking the baton from
Isabelle Boffey, just narrowly in front, then ran a storming 3rd leg,
increasing the gap and giving GB an impressive lead for Amber Anning to then
bring the baton home for that gold medal. You could tell they wanted it and
you could see they had left everything on the track and to see them all
huddled together after with big smiles on their faces was just lovely to
see.
In August then mixed it up with the seniors and ran her second fastest time
of the season, 53.95 at the British Champs. She finished the season ranked
number 2 as under 20 and is now 23rd on the all time under 20 rankings.
Our junior female athlete of 2019 is Louise Evans
KAI BARHAM
Our next winner is our youngest winner this evening by turning 14 only
yesterday and as a first year under 15, he had a fantastic season throwing
the hammer.
I must say it’s an extremely strong event for Kent at the moment, whereby 4
of the top 5 athletes all compete for Kent clubs however our winner this
evening finished the season ranked 2nd in the UK and had an impressive
string of performances that kept building throughout the season.
He won a silver medal by 8cms at the English Schools which was a PB at the
time of 45.55 metres. He won another silver at the England U15
Championships, this time with a little bit more leeway, winning by 41cms, a
throw of 47.67 metres and he also won gold at the South of England U15
Championships in August. His furthest throw of the season was his last
competition in Hull, where he threw a massive 49.44 metres and every comp
this season finished with a national standard throw.
As I said at the beginning, it’s a hotly contested rivalry by those at the
top at the moment however our winner has shown that when the pressure is on,
he can throw big. I know how disappointed he was not to throw over 50 metres
this year but I am certain that going into next season as a 2nd year under
15, it will hold bigger and better things for him and hopefully he’ll
achieve that number 1 ranking spot he desperately wants.
The junior athlete of 2019 goes to Kai Barham
2018 Presidents Awards Dinner
Annual
President Awards Dinner was held on Friday,
9 November 2018 at The Tudor Park
Maidstone
The
awards are:-
Kent Male Athlete of the year – 2018 winner was James Whitaker
Kent Female Athlete of the year - 2018 winner was Dina Asher Smith
Kent Junior Male Athlete of the year - 2018 winner was Ethan Brown
Kent Junior Female Athlete of the year - 2018 winner was Holly Page
Kent Coach of the year - 2018 winner was Steve Munday
Kent Official of the year -
2018 winner was
Mike Botha
Kent Volunteer of the year - 2018 winner was Wendy Daniel (posthumous award)
Kent Young official -
2018 winner was
Josh Masters
Kent Young Volunteer of the year - 2018 winner was Sam Crane
Could
you be a nominator of the 2019 award winner; do not delay email your
nomination to
president18-21@kcaa.org.uk
2017 Presidents Awards Dinner
Annual President Awards Dinner was
held on Friday, 10th
November 2017 at The Tudor Park Maidstone
2017
Awards
are:-
Kent Male Athlete of the year - 2017 winner was Peter Davey
Kent Female Athlete of the year - 2017 winner was Pat Oaks
Kent Junior Male Athlete of the year - 2017 winner was James Puxty
Kent Junior Female Athlete of the year - 2017 winner was Lily Murray
Kent Coach of the year - 2017 winner was Pete Mason
Kent Official of the year - 2017 winner was Gill
Freeman
Kent Volunteer of the year - 2017 winner was James
Roberts
Kent Young Volunteer of the year - 2017 winner was
Bonnie Maugey
David Holder Trophy - 2017 winner was
Megan Williams
Photos from 2016
The 2015 Presidents Awards Winners Were:
Senior Female Athlete
of the Year: Dina Asher-Smith (Blackheath & Bromley)
A regular at
international meetings representing her country, and currently the world
100m junior champion.
Senior Male Athlete of
the Year: Tom Bosworth (Tonbridge AC)
A regular walker on the
international circuit representing his county
and represented GB in the Worlds
championships this year.
Junior Male Athlete of
the Year: Chris Olley
(Tonbridge AC)
During
this year he has represented GB in the World Junior championships.
Junior Female Athlete
of the Year: Bobby Clay (Invicta East Kent)
A middle
distance runner showing great performance both in county & schools
championships and now starting to represent her country.
Coach of the Year:
Peter Mullervy (Invicta East Kent)
A middle distance coach,
currently coaching Bobby Clay, who has also served the County on the Team
Selection committee and is currently serving on an England Athletics
committee.
Official of the Year:
Phil Pape (Cambridge Harriers)
Although this award
acknowledges Phil’s rapid progress through the ranks as a Starters Assistant
and in particularly in attending a very large number of meetings each year,
he is also involved in County Cross County, and County Team Management.
Volunteer of the Year:
Tina Tappenden (Ashford AC)
Tina is very active in
both her club & at County level with particular involvement with the KYAL &
in mentoring support for our young officials
Young Volunteer of the
Year: Kian Crawford (Ashford AC)
Other counties think of
young officials as under 40, Kent is pleased that it has so many under 20
good officials so being selected by KSAA to officiate at the ESAA
championships is a real achievement.
Kent Officials
Secretary Award of the Year: Chloe Williams (Thanet AC)
Chloe is one of our young
officials on her way up & has been representing Thanet & Kent as an young
official at several national events during the year.
Presidents 25th
Anniversary Award for long service: Mick Paul (Cambridge Harriers)
Mick was involved in the
leadership of KCAA when it was form 25 years ago. He is current Treasurer,
been a Team Selector & Team Manager as well as “officiating” at both cross
country & track & field and clearly one of the most known people in Kent
athletics. In particular Louise was delighted to be able to award him as he
had proposed that Louise should be President several years ago.
Could you be a nominator
of the 2016 award winner; do not delay email a
nomination to
secretary@kcaa.org.uk
Photos from 2015
Photos from 2014
KCAA had the chance to congratulate 3 of its
members at this year’s AGM with presentations by its chairman / EA South
East Regional Council member David Ralph of 3 awards. First there were
2 EA SE Regional awards:
Jan Duffin (Paddock wood AC & Secretary of the KCAA Sportshall Committee
secretary) who received an award recognising her lifelong contribution to
athletics as a volunteer.
Ashford Leisure Trust (ALT) (management group of the Julie Rose stadium) who
provide a multitude of athletic services to us & others in Kent who won the
Partnership Award for the second year running. Peter Le Rossignol
(Development Manager, Ashford AC member & Coach) accepted the award on
behalf of ALT.
Secondly Mick Paul (KCAA Treasurer, KCAA Female Team Selector & Cambridge
Harriers member) who received the SEAA 40 years services to athletics
certificate – which will take some beating. This follows on from him being
award the Civic Recognition of Voluntary Service by Adults in 2014 by Bexley
Council in April by the Mayor, which both truly recognise his lifelong
contribution to athletics.
18-11-14
Our Chairman receives his 20 year Award for Services
to Athletics and the SEAA in particular from the Hon. Treasurer
21-09-14
John Neal
(Member of KCAA Council & previous KCAA Officials Secretary)
presents a KCAA Long Service award for Officiating
to Derek Seamon at the KCAA Championship weekend
16-06-14
Ray and Sue Gladman's last time officiating
and receiving Kent's thanks and good luck for the future. 22
September 2013.
