This award is based on a points system taking into account participation and results from Zone through to State competitions as well as Centre records for the current season.
This years recipient of the Michael Irwin Award for Athletic Excellence is presented to:
Benjamin Pitman
Benjamin started with RWLAC in the Under 6 age group and has always been fiercely competitive. There was an age group change by Little Athletics some years ago which meant that Ben skipped an age group therefore was unable to complete 12 years with our Centre.
Ben won age champion or runner up awards in every age group since he started and is an all-round athlete who has concentrated on the throws in recent years.
This season Ben broke 12 records in 4 events in his age group. He was unable to compete at Zone as he had qualified for and competed at Australian All Schools in Adelaide at the same time. He placed 7th in discus in that competition. He was allowed a direct entry into Region where he placed 1st in shot put and discus, 6th in 400m and javelin and 8th in high jump. Qualifying for State in shot put and discus, Ben placed 4th in shot put, improving his distance by 57cm and 3rd in discus improving again, this time by 1.61m. In the season’s State Combined Carnival Ben placed 3rd in a field of 23 competitors. He has been very active in senior competitions also placing 3rd in the NSW U18 decathlon in Canberra late last year.
Congratulations Ben – A very deserving recipient of the Michael Irwin Award for Athletic Excellence for the 2022/2023 season.
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