Awards for 2017/2018 Season
(1st July 2017 – 30th June 2018)
Club Distance Awards
Male and Female awards for:
Enticer, Sprint, Olympic, Half Ironman, Ironman
Award given for 1st place only.
Criteria:
- Eligible Races include: WTC, ITU, Triathlon Australia sanctioned races.
- The points for each race are based on a calculation of the athlete’s age group time and the winner’s time. Then multiplied by the points available for that race.
- Garmin Tri Series count for Club Champion calculation only (up to 5 sprint races and 1 club distance race can be added).
Calculation:
(Age group winner’s time (minutes)) / (Athlete’s time (minutes)) x Criteria Points = Points
Distance | Criteria Points |
Ironman | 150 |
Half Ironman/ Ultimate | 100 |
Olympic/ Club* | 75 |
Sprint | 50 |
Enticer | 30 |
- Additional Bonus Points for Club Champs participation: 50 points for racing, 25 points for volunteering
Club Champion Award
Male and Female award. Accumulates all the points for the distance races below.
Max points listed only:
1 x Ironman = 150
2 x Half Ironman = 200 (100 max each)
3 x Standard/Club Distance (incl. Garmin Tri Series club distance race) = 225 (75 max each)
4 x Sprint Distance (incl. up to 4 Garmin Tri Series sprint distance races) = 200 (50 max each)
Garmin Tri Series races CAN count as included points towards Club Champion (up to 4 sprint races and 1 club distance race), but these do not count for the individual sprint or Olympic/club distance award.
NB. (Enticer races do not count towards Club Champion)
Club Race Series Awards
Awards will be presented at presentation night to the first place only for each grade within Sprint and Enticer distances.
Point allocations are graded and finalised after the series is finished and is taken as an average of all your race times in the series.
Sprint distance
Male A, B, C, D, E, F Female A, B, C, D, E
Male: A Grade – Sub 65 min
Male: B Grade – 65 min – 69:59 min
Male: C Grade – 70 min – 74:59 min
Male: D Grade – 75 min – 79:59
Male: E Grade – 80 min – 89:59
Male: F Grade – 90 min plus
Female: A Grade – Sub 72 min
Female: B Grade – 72 min – 79:59 min
Female: C Grade – 80 min – 86:59 min
Female: D Grade – 87 min – 98:59 min
Female: E Grade – 99 min plus
Enticer distance
Male A, B Female A, B
Male: A Grade – Sub 40 min
Male: B Grade – 40 min plus
Female: A Grade – Sub 45 min
Female: B Grade – 45 min plus
General Criteria
Best 3 results from the same distance out of 5 races will be counted in the points tally. No minimum number required.
Points will be awarded in the following order for each grade;
1st – 10 Points
2nd – 9 Points
3rd – 8 Points
4th – 7 Points
5th – 6 Points
6th – 5 Points
7th – 4 Points
8th – 3 Points
9th – 2 Points
10th – 1 Point
Eligibility for Hills Triathlon club awards
Season – 1/7/17 – 30/6/18
- Volunteer at one or more club race (includes Duathlon (2017), Tri Series (2017-2018), Club Champs (2018)). Volunteers need to register with the Race Director (indicating for whom they are volunteering) prior to the race, not just turn up on the day.
- Be a financial member of the HTC at the date of each race.
- For inclusion in the points tally for consideration for a distance award, your name, race name, distance and date should be emailed to:
results@hillstriclub.com (with the exception Hills Club races) OR
Email your actual results to results@hillstriclub.com OR
Send a post via facebook to Hills Tri Club (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hills-Tri-Club/140355256010235) letting us know what race you have done.
Individuals are responsible for notifying the results team of your results** |
After your race |
Email your results to results@hillstriclub.com including:
1. Your name 2. Race name, distance and date of race 3. Age category or email a screen shot of your results or a link to the results 4. Age group winner’s time. |
** Notification of Hills Club Series race results is not required
Exclusions:
- Duathlon races are not included in the points tally as they have their own point system and awards are presented on the day.
- While it is strongly encouraged that all club members attend Club Championships, attendance at Club Champs is NOT a requirement to be in contention for club awards.
Other Awards
The John Edmonson Memorial Trophy
Most improved member over the club triathlon series. John Edmonson died from Adult Sudden Death Syndrome in 2004 after finishing Ironman Australia in Forster.
Most Consistent Triathlete Award
Over the club triathlon series. Best 3 of 5 sprint races (Enduro NOT included).
Hills Spirit Award
This award acknowledges good sportsmanship, courage & inspiration.
World Championship Representative
Recognition for club members who have represented Australia at World Championship events.
Kim Wilson Memorial Award
This is the President’s award for a member who has made a substantial contribution to the club throughout the year.
Kim Wilson Racing Award
Nepean Triathlon is the Kim Wilson Memorial Day. This is chosen on the Nepean Weekend of Triathlon and is a tribute to Kim who was all about friendship, competing and having fun. The awards are given on the best performance on the day as voted by the Management Committee members at the race.
Enticer
(Female & Male)
Nepean Triathlon
(Female & Male)
Ironman Award
(This award was set up by Ron Smith, one of our founding members. The winners of this award are not necessarily the fastest but are deemed by the Management Committee to have the best performance on the day at Ironman Australia.
Ironman
(Female & Male)
Mark Samuels Club Champs Trophy
Contested between the girls and the guys at club champs.
Enduro Race
Winning mixed team at Enduro race.
Junior Awards
(Under 18)
Roy Preedy Memorial Award
Most Improved Junior
(Male & Female)
Junior Encouragement
(Male & Female)
Most Outstanding Junior
Hall Of Fame
Each year we present over 50 awards to members at our annual presentation night: The best of each distance from Enticer through to Ironman. The winners of our own tri series. Volunteer and support service awards. Junior awards.. The list goes on!
However the major award each year is given to our overall Club Champions. This award is based on mathematical formula to determine the fastest and most consistent races across multiple distances over the entire season. Refer to our award info tab for full T & C’s
The Hall of fame for our club champions is as follows:
Club Champions Women
2002 Lyn Wright
2003 Nadia Zanello
2004 Joanne Lum
2005 Nicki Mantova
2006 Nicki Mantova
2007 Deb Henniker
2008 Nicki Mantova
2009 Donna Ristev
2010 Stephanie Graves
2011 Monica Juhart
2012 Gillian Akers
2013 Gillian Akers
2014 Karen Tallis
2015 Neridah Lerchner
2016 Stephanie Graves
2017 Robyn Winn
Club Champions Men
2002 Greg Liddell
2003 Ben Wearing
2004 Chris Rainey
2005 Chris Rainey
2006 Chris Rainey
2007 Peter Goldie
2008 Chris Rainey
2009 Chris Rainey
2010 Matt Edsall
2011 Cameron Griffiths
2012 Tommy Morwood
2013 Brian Brady
2014 Drew Millar
2015 Drew Millar
2016 Drew Millar
2017 Greg Baxter