2021/22: Every ASA Award, State Record, State Title and National Title
Published Thu 26 May 2022
The achievements of South Australian athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers was celebrated on Sunday afternoon at the 2021-22 Athletics SA Awards Presentation Luncheon.
Throughout the 2021 Winter and 2021-22 Summer seasons, there were 122 State Record-breaking performances, hundreds of State Titles, a record number of athletes representing Team SA at the Australian Track and Field Championships and a record 64 National Medals.
Thank you to everyone involved in athletics in South Australia over the past 12 months.
Here is every Record broken, State and National Title won and Athletics SA Award winner across the 2021 Winter and 2021/22 Summer seasons.
The full list of State Records broken from May 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022
National Championships Winners
Find a full list of Athletics SA and Athletics Australia results here.
Athletics SA's EAP and SPP members were announced at the Awards Presentation Luncheon on Sunday, check find the full list of program members here
Marley Raikiwasa.
Tokyo Olympians Matthew Clarke and Isobel Batt-Doyle won the Open In Stadium Athlete of the Year Awards, while Batt-Doyle was named Athletics SA Athlete of the Year.
Four-time Paralympian Michael Roeger received the Para Athlete of the Year Award, while Olivia Sandery was named the Brian Wyld Junior Athlete of the Year.
Roeger broke the Australian Open T46 5000m World Record, while Hugo Taheny broke the F21 Shot Put and Discus World Records.
Jack Netting broke the Australian T35 100m Record in December, Angus Hincksman broke the Australian T38 U17 800m and T38 U20 and U17 1500m Records, Keira Post set a National Record in the U15 and U17 T37 100m.
Adelaide Harriers' Keira Post T/F37 broke State Records on 25 occasions across Open, U20, U17 and U15 Para Age Groups, in the 100m, Long Jump and Shot Put events, while Southern's Angus Hincksman T38 broke 14 State Records in the 800m and 1500m Open, U20 and U17 Age Groups.
Stephanie White T/F20 and Lillee Wakefield F20 each broke 10 Open Para State Records.
Marley Raikiwasa (pictured above) broke Shot Put and Discus State Records on eight occasions during the 2021/22 Summer Season, she also won four State Title and two National Titles.
On Sunday Raikiwasa received Athletics SA's Jackman Throws Trophy (Best Junior Performer), the TB Dodds Memorial Shield (Most Outstanding Field Games Performance in State Championships), and the Women's U18 In Stadium Athlete of the Year Award.
Saints teenager Aidan Murphy won the Open Men's 200m Australian and State Titles, broke the National U20 200m Record, and set new State Records in the Open Men's 200m, U20 200m, Open 100m and U20 100m.
Murphy received Athletics SA's Men's U20 In Stadium Athlete of the Year Award and the Scotchy Gordon Trophy for Best Male Sprinter on Sunday, while Jordi McMillan was recognised as the Di Burge Best Female Sprinter.
Flinders was named Club of the Year, club President Paul Sutcliffe received the Athletics SA President's Award.
Ian Boswell OAM (Official of the Year), Jane Mudge (Emerging Official), Don Brown (Volunteer of the Year), and Cathy Hayles (Team Manager) were also recognised for their contributions to Athletics in SA.
For those who attended the Awards Presentation on Sunday and are concerned about Hugo Taheny's wellbeing - Hugo had a peaceful night in hospital on Sunday, he was monitored in the Neurology Ward on Monday and is on the recovery.
The Taheny family thanks everyone for their support during what was a prolonged seizure. Hugo said he is "sorry for scaring everyone".
Athletics SA Women's and Men's U14 Out of Stadium Award winners, Tessa Ebert and Jack Williams.
Men's O35 In Stadium and O35 Out of Stadium Award winner Kim Mottrom; Women's U20 In Stadium, U20 Out of Stadium, Race Walker of the Year and Junior Athlete of the Year Olivia Sandery; Open Women's Out of Stadium and Best Performance in Distance Running Trophy winner Jessica Stenson; and Bob Cruise.
The function was held at the Adelaide Pavilion.
Women's U14 In Stadium Award winner Iluka-Rose Taylor, left, Marley Raikiwasa, Women's U16 In Stadium Award winner Charlotte McAuliffe, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing Katrine Hildyard, Men's U14 In Stadium Award winner Ken Ferrante Tanikawa, Men's U16 In Stadium Award joint winner Noah Schoepf and U18 In Stadium Award winner Jonathan Harris.
High Performance Coach of the Year Adam Didyk, left, and Athlete Development Coach of the Year Steve Larsson.
President's Award winner Paul Sutcliffe, with Athletics SA President Jane Russo.
