Senior and Vets Summer Presentation Evening
Hillingdon AC finished a close second to Yeovil Olympiads in the final Southern Athletics League meeting of the season at Andover. This result meant that the senior team finished in an excellent seventh place, above local rivals Ealing, Southall and Middlesex, Barnet and Shaftesbury Harriers and Highgate Harriers. Congratulations to all the athletes, and team managers Clare Thompsett and James Manley. With a number of juniors coming through the ranks to the seniors, next year looks even more promising.
The victorious team were welcomed back to the clubhouse with a free barbecue and each competing athlete, along with those who had turned out in the Vets League, claimed their well earned free drink. Thanks go to Peter Humm, Maria Hernandez-Humm and Jill Miller for preparing and cooking an excellent spread.
With everyone now well fed and hydrated it was time for the awards presentation. Dave Smith, HAC Chairman, and the team managers, Jason Steel and Maria Hernandez-Humm for the Vets, and Claire and James for the seniors, gave short speeches and handed out the awards. In addition to the awards listed below the Management Committee presented gift vouchers to over 50 dedicated volunteers, coaches and club officials as a small gesture of appreciation for their work in 2015.
Senior Men’s Track: 1st- James Laing; 2nd- Liam Holbrook; 3rd- Clive Wickham
Senior Men’s Field: 1st Keith Seldon; 2nd- Sam Fraser; 3rd Alex Barker
Senor Female Track: 1st- Hannah Wells; 2nd- Eva Mack; 3rd- Michaela Mayor
Senior Female Field: 1st Clare Thompsett; 2nd- Christine Heemskerk; 3rd- Leslie Conway
SAL female athlete of the year- The Tom Fevyer Trophy-Eva Mack
SAL male athlete of the year- The George Ives Trophy- Sam Fraser
SAL Most Supportive club member Male- The R.W Gale Cup Clive Wickham
SAL Most Supportive club member Female- The Jim Tozer Cup- Hannah Wells
Vets W35 Track-Sharon Dooley; W35 Field- Maria Hernandez- Humm
Vets W50 Track- Karen O’Rourke; W50 Field- Sharon Talbot
Vets W60 Track- Lesley Conway; W60 Field- Cathy Girvan
Vets M35 Track- Martin Bateman; M35 Field- Vaughan Ramsay
Vets M50 Track- Dave Smith; M50 Field- Keith Seldon
Vets M60 Track- Roy White; M60 Field Bob Densley
Vets League Female Super Vet- The Female Masters Shield- Lesley Conway
Vets League Male Super Vet- The John Turpin Trophy- Dave Smith
Vets League Most supportive club member- The Hillingdon Trophy- Dave Martin
Vets League Most Supportive Club Member-The Kennett Cup- Lucy Duncan
Ultra Marathon Trophy- Donated by Brian Feldman- Brett Hutchinson
Ladies Summer Series Trophy- Zoe Dobbs
Male Summer Series Trophy will be decided at the last race of the series.
To all who won the special awards, I will be getting the trophies engraved over the next week or two and will get them back to you to hold until the next Summer Presentation evening in 2016.
Thank you for everyone who came on the night, it was great to see the clubhouse full of members both young and old appreciating each others efforts.
