Age Champion Award
The Age Champion Award is a points based award. Points are awarded for each event competed in on each running night. 1st – 10pts, 2nd – 9pts, 3rd – 8pts, 4th – 7pts, 5th – 6pts, 6th – 5pts, 7th onwards and every other competitor receives 1pt. These are tallied up over the year and athlete with the most points is awarded Age Champion and the athlete with the second most accumulated points receives the Age Champion Runner Up Award.
*All awards are calculated on computer & updated weekly.
Most Improved Award
The Most Improved Award is likewise a points based award. Points are award for achieving a Personal Best or PB in an event. The first time an athlete completes an event this is their benchmark, every other time after this if they equal their PB they receive 1pt, if they beat their PB they receive 3pts. These points are tallied up at the end of the season athlete with the most points is awarded Most Improved.
* A child can only win 1 award in each age group. Best in Age first, then Most Improved (if they win any of these they are in eligible for encouragement award).
*All awards are calculated on computer & updated weekly.
Participation Medal
Every athlete who registers receives a Participation Medal at our Presentation Day. Tiny Tots will be given their Medals on the last running night.
Junior Club Champions
This Award is based on a points system spanning the Zone, Regional and State Championships. The Award is presented to the athlete in the 7-12 year age groups who achieves the most points over the 3 carnivals, (an award is presented for best male & best female). To be eligible for this award you must qualify from Zone to Region to State Championships.
*All points are calculated on computer & updated after zone, region & state championships.
Senior Club Champions
This Award is based on a points system spanning the Zone, Regional and State Championships. The Award is presented to the athlete in the 13-17 year age groups who achieves the most points over the 3 carnivals, (an award is presented for best male & best female). To be eligible for this award you must qualify from Zone to Region to State Championships.
*All points are calculated on computer & updated after zone, region & state championships.
The Points System in Detail
Zone Championship: 1st – 12pts, 2nd – 10pts, 3rd – 8pts, 4th – 6pts, 5th – 5pts, 6th – 4pts, 7th – 3pts, and 8th – 2pts. Then all athletes received 1 point for participation
Region Championship: 1.5 Points
1st – 18pts, 2nd – 15pts, 3rd – 12pts, 4th – 9pts, 5th – 7.5pts, 6th – 6pts, 7th – 4.5pts, 8th – 3pts. Then all athletes received 1.5 points for participation
State Championship: Double Points
1st – 24pts, 2nd – 20pts, 3rd – 16pts, 4th – 12pts, 5th – 10pts, 6th – 8pts, 7th – 6pts, 8th – 4pts. Then all athletes received 2 points for participation
Attendance: Minimum 60% attendance of all available running nights. Under this extenuating circumstances to be written to executive committee and reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
In the event of no championships, Club Champions will be awarded based off of running night results with the following calculation: minimum 60% meet and event attendance, total points divided by total events to calculate an event average. Highest event average will be awarded Club Champion.
