MAROOCHY LITTLE ATHLETICS
FAMILY - FUN - FITNESS
Memorial Awards
John Caffery, Dedication Award
Tony Allen, Sportsmanship Award; and
Jessie Schroder, Junior Participation Award
John Caffery, Dedication Award
Age groups U11-U17
John Caffery was a member of Maroochy Centre in the early 1980s when the Centre first formed on the Coast. John was a role model to other athletes at the Centre and consistently displayed true dedication to his chosen sport. He was tragically killed in a vehicle accident in 1984 at the tender age of 13 years. He upheld the philosophy of Little Athletics by his dedication and his ethos of Family, Fun & Fitness was always there.
1984-85 Sonia Oaks
1985-86 Lyndon Quirke, Rodney Allen
1986-87 Tammy McLean
1987-88 Nicole Pearce
1988-89 Danielle Pearce
1989-90 Cameron Quirke, Tanya Gardner
1990-91. Duncan Messenger
1991-92 Kelly Corbett
1992-93 Damien Allen
1994-95 Donna Armstrong
1995-96 Craig Dunn
1996-97 David Bauer
1997-98 Kirk Jackson
1998-99 Keiran Sharma
1999-00 Jacinta Boyd
2010-11 no recipient record available
2011-12 Tarj Townson
2012-13 Abbey Hutton
2013-14 Caleb Smith
2014-15 Jaedyn Vaughan
2015-16 Charli Cannon
2016-17 Kayla Low
2017-18 Grace Eedgeman
2018-19 Rory O’Neill, Liam O’Neill
2019-20 Jaedyn Vaughan, Kai Martin
2020-21 Keisha Grummett
2021-22 Natasha Wilkinson
2022-23 Gail Quirke
2023-24 Liam Dickie
2000-01 Jacinta Boyd
2001-02 Simone Belsar
2002-03 Jesse Price
2003-04 Andrew Hodges
2004-05 Harry Wilson
2005-06 Harry Wilson
2006-07 Emma Lawrence
2007-08 Zack Tyers
2009-10 Millie Wilson
Tony Allen, Sportsmanship Award
Age groups U11-U17
Tony Allen was one of the inaugural members of Maroochy Centre in the early 1980s earning recognition for his ability in Race Walking where he was selected in the Qld U12 team to attend the national LA Championships in Adelaide in 1986. His record time for the 1500m Walk stood for 37 years. Tony was the epitome of “The Average Little Athlete” – he was small in Stature but very big when it came to Sportmanship and “having a go” at all events always endeavouring to achieve HIS personal BEST. He was tragically killed in a car accident when he was just 14 years of age.
1986-87 Rodney Allen, Lyndon Quirke
1987-88 Andrew Townson
1988-89 Jay McAlister
1989-90 Troy Sparks, Douglas Taylor
1990-91 Shaun Lethem, James Do Rozario
1991-92 Damien Allen, Kelly Corbett
1992-93 Ryan Quirke
1993-94 Craig Lethem
1994-95 Rosalind Corbett
1995-96 Claire Bock
1996-97 Peter Bock
1998-99 Alana Boyd
1999-00 Sean Cronin
2000-01 Simone Belsar
2001-02 Rick Hopkins
2002-03 Robert Gleadhill
2003-04 Samuel Wilson
2004-05 Heath Messenger
2005-06 Ashley Roberts
2006-07 Monique Hastie
2007-08 Nicholas Mitaros
2008-09 no record available
2009-10 Holly Bosworth
2011-12 Caleb Lever
2012-13 Murray Langford
2013-14 Brandon Gray
2014-15 Alexi Champion
2015-16 Brandon Gray
2016-17 Hudson Jessep
2017-18 Hayden Low
2018-19 Abigail Clemson-Bloink
2019-20 Keisha Grummett
2020-21 Ella Conway
2021-22 Keisha Grummett
2022-23 Lyla vander Breggen
2023-24 Kayla Low
2009-10 Imogen Small, Murray Langford
2011-12 Chrissyanne Ahtoon-Evalu
2012-13 Zarley Hodges
2013-14 Kobi Mokoroa
2014-15 Keisha Grummett
2015-16 Duncan Marsden
2016-17 Madison McDonald, Byron Forsyth
2017-18 Thomas McNaughton
2018-19 Madison McDonald
2019-20 Jennifer Muller, Declan O'Neill, Daniel Kelly
2020-21 Toby Tyler
2021-22. Reagan Dahlke
2022-23 Evan O'Grady
2023-24 Hayden McDougall
Jessie Schroder, Junior Participation Award
Age Groups U6 - U8 (introduced in 2009 in memory of Jessie)
Jessie Schroder was an Under 6 athlete, registered with Maroochy Centre in the 2008/2009 season. During the season Jessie was diagnosed with Wilm’s tumour – stage four cancer – and she sadly passed away in January 2009 after a very tough battle with the tumour.
The recipient of this trophy, presented each year, is an athlete in the Under 6 to Under 8 age groups who displays Jessie’s attributes to her sport and to life’s challenges, she always had a smile when participating in her events, did her utmost BEST and truly contributed to the Little Athletics Philosophy.