Inland Northwest Track & Field
Newsletter 2006
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The September 17, 2006, Annual Meeting of
the Inland Northwest Track & Field was called to order by President Mike
Hinz. Others present at Eastern Washington
University's P.E. Building, Cheney, were Dave and Bessie Kolva, Jeff Schaller,
Jim Peterson, Joe and Marilyn McManus, Ken and Sharon Sellereite, Marty Swager,
Kim and Steve Kutsch, Scott Schochler, Cindy Algeo, Ben Castro, George Mathews,
Davie Alporque, Dori Robertson and Lawson and Ruth Van Kuren.
The minutes were approved as mailed.
Treasurer/Membership Report:
The organization is solvent. Current membership is 916 , sanctions are at
54 , and there are 30 paid clubs.
National changes in memberships fees were discussed. The new Inland Northwest fees are $20 for all
athletes. Club and sanction fees were
not changed.
Clubs
paid since the last meeting:
#0125 QUINCY TRACK CLUB
% David Stoddard
16391
Rd 3 SW
Quincy, WA 98848
Dstoddard@QSD.wednet.edu
Stoddard97@hotmail.com
WELCOME QUINCY
TRACK CLUB!!
Officer's
Reports:
Mike Hinz, President and Ken Sellereite, Vice President gave reviews of this
years activities.
Committee Reports:
Racewalking…All three co-chairmen were
in attendance and gave short reports (Dave Kolva, Cindy Algeo and Ken
Sellereite). Activity has been slow but
we did have a youth racewalker this year after several years of absence. Also we had the usual showing at the AM 5 K
championships.
(At
this point the meeting took a 45 minute break for a medical emergency. Dave Kolva was taken by ambulance to the
hospital in the end. As of Sunday PM Bessie
reports that his diagnosis was dehydration and he went home that evening.)
Master's Men…Jeff and George discussed
the possibility of holding the NW Master Championships in Spokane in 2007. The same year we are hosting the National
Masters Weight Throws Championships (note date change on calendar). It would be in preparation for the 2008
National Masters Championships we are hosting.
Finding the right, affordable, venue is a large hurdle to cross at this
point.
Youth...Ruth reported on the Junior Olympic
year and that several national medals were won.
First place ranking certificates were passed out to clubs in
attendance. The 2007 Regional track
& field date is up in the air at this point. Hopefully we will have the final date by the
January meeting.
Official's Certification…Sharon, Mike and Chairman
Curt Ransford hope to sponsor a number of clinics in 2007. If you would like a clinic in your area
contact one of them or anyone on the committee and we will try to work out a
date and clinic for you.
Records…Ruth passed the reins on
records to Sharon. Again we had more
adult records than youth as that area continues to grow.
Men's Long Distance Running…Note the November 19 club
cross country challenge.
Women's Long Distance
Running…Dori
reported we tried very hard to get an AADP athlete this year and it fell
through at the last minute (a sister's wedding if the Sec. remembers
correctly). Dori was meet director of the 5 K championship races we held this
AM, and continues to be very deeply involved
in our sport in every way there is. She
is head of volunteers for the national cross country meet this fall so if you
would like to help on either November 11 or December 7, 8, 9, or all please
contact Dori and she will find the right slot for you.
Cross Country…Joe told us of his
experience with the 2005 national cross country championships. It is one that has been described as
"everything that could go wrong did".
For those who don't know a foot of fresh snow was only the beginning of
the nightmare!
Equipment…Lawson has turned the
equipment over to Curt Ransford, including many donations from the Cheney Track
Club. Curt Ransford was selected as the
outstanding official for the Inland Northwest this year.
Cultural Exchange…Ruth passed around the annual
report from the Washington Cultural Exchange.
They remain a very active group that goes to many interesting
places. Contact Jim Murphy or Ruth for
further information if you would like to nominate athletes or coaches.
Substance Abuse…Jim reported on the current
situation with substance abuse. His
reports are always interesting in the ever changing area.
Coaches Education…The Level I course for
coaches in now online. USATF.org for all
your track and field needs.
Course Certification…Dori has completed the work
on certifying the Spokane Marathon and has plan for more courses.
Old Business:
Association Workshop Mike
Hinz and Kim Kutsch attended the Association Workshop in Pittsburg in August.
Restructuring
and background checks seem to be the big areas of discussion. Mike has been cleared by a screening that
he
can be our background screener for the Inland Northwest. The fee will be $5.
The Inland Northwest again has achieved
GOLD status for meeting or exceeding standards.
We have been no lower
than
silver since the awards were established.
Mike insisted Ruth be the keeper/duster of this one. In the past that has
been
a vice president's duty.
The 2006 USATF National Junior Olympic
Cross Country group has been meeting regularly and plans are going
well.
New
Business:
Master
Athlete of the Year 2006 nominations were George Mathews, Jill McCluskey and
Sue Hinz. A vote was taken and the award
will be presented sometime in the future.
Convention
delegates were selected and elected.
Championship
bids were voted on. They are reflected
in the attached schedule.
The 2007
budget was discussed and passed. There were several motions affecting it that
were voted in. The youth rebate was
approved at three dollars. Youth clubs
need to request a rebate when they pay their 2007 dues. It will be paid to renewing clubs based on
their 2007 youth membership as registered on the computer records. A $500 reimbursement will be paid convention
delegates who attend the meetings asked of them, and return written reports and
receipts by the January meeting. Also voted, the convention line item and
possibly other funds, as available, will be used for 2007 convention delegates.
Davie Alporque and Scott Schochler were the
nominations committee for the election of officers. Those elected were:
President Mike Hinz, 1445 NW Kenny, Pullman, WA
99163 509-332-1168 hinzm@adelphia.net
Vice
President Ken
Sellereite, P.O. Box 308, Connell, WA 99326 509-234-8606
ksellereite@centurytel.net
Vice
President Davie
Alporque, 1014 Edgewater Lane, Moses Lake, WA 98837-1681 coachNAD@hotmail.com
Secretary
Rosemary Fleener, 2525 NW Wallingford Ct, Pullman, WA 99163 509-334-5258
rfleener@verizon.net
Membership/Treasurer Kim Kutsch, 3011 W.
Trinity, Spokane, WA 99208 509-468-8211 kkutsch2@comcast.net
There
are several unfilled slots. We need a
scorer for the LDR championship events.
It is probable the road race series will be dropped because no one has
stepped up to do it.
Next meetings: (check schedule for details)
Jan 7 Davie Alporque's home, Moses Lake
March 4 Mead High School, Mead
June 16 WSU, Pullman
September 16 Annual Meeting EWU, Cheney
Respectfully submitted,
Ruth
Van Kuren, Retiring Secretary