2019 March - OWNZ Member Newsletter

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March 2019

As everyone throughout NZ is struggling to come to terms with the tragedy of last week, we want to acknowledge to all our members that weightlifting is a sport that transcends age, gender, religion or any other category that may be used to define and/or divide our society. Our hearts and thoughts go out to our members and the wider community in Christchurch.

In this newsletter:

2019 Events Calendar
National Record Breakers
Welcome to New Clubs
2019 Membership Reminders
Anti-Doping Matters
Arafura Games Team Announcement
Club Results

If you have any questions about our upcoming events then please do not hesitate to email us at info@olympicweightlifting.nz or check out our website for more information!

The OWNZ Team

2019 Events Calendar

Keep an eye on the 2019 Calendar of sanctioned competitions.

The following events have been added:
- North Island Champs on 18th & 19th May - organised by OWA
Entries will open next week so keep an eye on Facebook.
- South Island Championships - organised by NWC
Click here for the Entry Form
- Central North Island Champs on 27th July - hosted by WHOW
- National Secondary Schools on 31st August & 1st September- hosting by UHWC

TO Workshops:
Rotorua - 30th March. Contact Ray Everest
Canterbury - 13th April. Contact Doug Sekone-Fraser and Andy Jameson

CLICK HERE TO VIEW 2019 CALENDAR

Congratulations to our latest NZ National Record Breakers

Congratulations to our latest record breakers from 2019 OWA Auckland Champs and OWL Dunedin Meet - it's a long list this month so grab a coffee!

Female
Jaime Watson - 9 x U15 records
Olivia McFarland - 6 x U15 records, 1 x Youth record
Sienne Fesolai - 4 x U15 records, 2 x Youth records
Samara Wright - 4 x Junior records
Kanah Andrews-Nahu - 7 x Junior records, 3 x Senior records
Megan Signal - 3 x Senior records
Kelly McGowan - 1 x Masters record
Jasmine Hepi - 8 x Masters records
Danica Hampton - 6 x Masters records
Suzie Clark - 6 x Masters records
Genice Paullay-Beazley - 5 x Masters records
Kirsten Walker - 1 x Masters record
Claire Nahi - 4 x Masters records
Laura Mittenthal - 9 x Masters records
Tania Hodges - 6 x Masters records
Anne Haw - 3 x Masters records
Lesley Procter - 3 x Masters records

Male
Harrison Mortimer - 9 x U15 records
Torin Webb - 8 x U15 records
Cameron McTaggart - 1 x Senior record
David Liti - 1 x Senior record
Richard Patterson - 9 x Masters records
Aaron Cunningham - 1 x Master record
Danny Nemani - 7 x Masters records
Johan Handwerk - 1 x Masters record
Steve Howlett - 5 x Masters records
Daniel Ryan - 3 x Masters Records

That's a total of 136 new records - 91 set by our female athletes and 45 set by the men.
The OWNZ website has the updated records and downloadable booklets for easy reference.

to NEW CLUBS

We are pleased to welcome the following clubs to the OWNZ community:

Ashburton Olympic Weightlifting - (AOW) - Ashburton
Renegade Barbell Club - (RBC) - Auckland

2019 OWNZ Membership

REMINDER: Earlybird Registration finishes at the end of this month.
From 1 April the annual cost increases.

If you are competing - you have to be a current 2019 Member
If you are a TO - you have to be a current 2019 Member
If you are a Club Manager and you register your Club - you can also register as an individual under the 'Other' option i.e. Supporter, Volunteer, Club Manager
If you are a Coach, you can register with OWNZ under the 'Other' option. To be considered as a Coach for a NZ Team you must be a current OWNZ member.
If you have used the Recreational Membership in 2018, you must now join as a Member. The Recreational Membership is a one time only Membership for first time lifters.

To sign up please head over to our website - CLICK HERE

for INDEPENDENT MEMBERS

The OWNZ website now only has the current affiliated clubs featured.
When you register as a member the options to choose from no longer include 'Independent', and only include the clubs that are current members.

If you registered as an OWNZ Independent member before 1 March:
1/ go to the Member Registration page of the OWNZ website,
2/ log into your subscription and
3/ click Edit.
You can then choose an affiliated Club from the dropdown menu on that page.

If you are an OWNZ Independent member who resides overseas:
1/ go to the Member Registration page of the OWNZ website,
2/ log into your subscription and
3/ click Edit.
You can then choose 'Overseas Athlete' from the dropdown menu on that page.

ALL ADAMS registered athletes must now be submitting their Whereabouts for Q2: April, may and June 2019. Deadline is 31 March.
ALL OWNZ athletes must complete the DFSNZ e-Learning module Level 1. If you haven't done this yet, please do so this month. Use this link to log in, create an account and start the module.
If you are wanting to be considered for selection to international events make sure you are ADAMS compliant by the deadlines in the 2019 Selection Policy. If you are not ADAMS registered please email me to begin that process.
Masters athletes done have to be ADAMS registered but you do have to complete the DFSNZ eLearning modules.

Anti-Doping Officer: Neroli King, em: neroli@ideafactory.co.nz

Congratulations to the Arafura Games Team

Congratulations to the following athletes selected for the 2019 Arafura Games to be held 27th - 29th April in Darwin, Australia.

Cameron McTaggart Kanah Andrews-Nahu

Bailey Rogers Megan Signal

Laurel Hubbard
Coaches: Simon Kent and Richard Wong

We have added a new page to the OWNZ website where results from all OWNZ sanctioned events are loaded. Check out our new page - HERE

We have added an easy reference Grading Standards Chart to the OWNZ website. Download it here.

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