The Vikings Elite Athlete

Development Fund

At our 2001 Annual General Meeting Kelly Roberts was awarded the first grant under the Vikings Elite Athlete Development Fund. The purpose of the fund is to assist athletes who have the potential to break into the elite level of open competition. In 2005 a sub-committee has undertaken the task of updating the criteria for membership of the VEADF. The main difference being there are now three levels of membership - Gold, Silver and Bronze. There are also new criteria for cross-country and mountain runners. If you satisfy the criteria as set out below you are invited to apply in writing for membership of the VEADF. Members of the VEADF will be listed on this page.

Reg Apps, President of the TVRU&ASC presents Kelly Roberts with the first grant from the Vikings Elite Athlete Development Fund

Criteria for membership of the VEADF Funding is available for members of SCT. If the member transfers from another athletics club, after 12 months membership of SCT they qualify for 50% funding. After 2 years continuous membership of SCT they qualify for 100% funding. The member must be a resident of the ACT or surrounding district (preferably a resident of Tuggeranong). The member should also be a member of the Tuggeranong Valley Rugby Union and Amateur Sports Club (if under 18 their parents should be a member of the TVRU&ASC). There are 3 levels of funding - VEADF Gold, Silver and Bronze membership. Qualifying times and distances for track athletes are based on the table below. Gold membership is 107% of IAAF Olympic/World Championship 'A' qualifying standards. Silver membership is 109.5%, Bronze membership is 112%. Qualifying criteria for mountain runners… Gold - place top 7 in the World Mountain Running Trophy or the World Long Distance Championships.  Place top 3 in the Australian Mountain Running Championships.  Silver - place top 10 in the World Mountain Running Trophy or the World Long Distance Championships. Place top 4 in the Australian Mountain Running Championships.  Bronze - place top 12 in the World Mountain Running Trophy or the World Long Distance Championships. Place top 6 in the Australian Mountain Running Championships.  Qualifying criteria for cross-country runners... Gold - place top 12 in the Australian Senior Open Championships. Silver - place top 16 in the Australian Senior Open Championships. Bronze - place top 20 in Australian Senior Open Championships. Funding... Gold members receive a yearly grant of $1200 plus they can apply for additional 'one-off' funding for particular events (the amount will be depend on current finances). Silver members receive a yearly grant of $600. Bronze members receive a yearly grant of $300 (updated amounts June 2019). The committee of SCT may reduce the level of grants if our VEADF fundraising is inadequate and there are insufficient funds left in the scheme. If a VEADF member improves to Silver or Gold standard during the year they receive the balance of funds only at their new level. VEADF members are expected to help out SCT on at least 3 occasions during the year. Examples are... helping officials at Interclub, helping at Fadden Pines, helping at the Golden Mile, performing committee duties, writing articles for 'Tuggie Athlete' and the SCT website. The qualifying year is from 1 January to 31 December. Grants are paid when the athlete becomes a member and then on the anniversary of membership provided the athlete has satisfied the criteria in the previous 12 months. To apply for VEADF membership you must write a letter outlining how you have met the qualifying criteria, including dates and locations of performances. This letter must include your athletics plans and goals for the next 12 months (in reasonable detail) and more general long-term athletics goals. You may send a duplicate of your letter by email. For further information, contact Ryan Young, Mike Sexton, Ewen Thompson or Geoff Monro. Men 100% 107% 109.50% 112% Event IAAF 'A' VEADF Gold VEADF Silver VEADF Bronze 100m 10.21 10.92 11.18 11.44 200m 20.59 22.03 22.55 23.06 400m 45.55 48.74 49.88 51.02 800m 1:45.40 1:52.78 1:55.41 1:58.05 1500m 3:36.20 3:51.33 3:56.74 4:02.14 5000m 13:21.50 14:17.60 14:37.64 14:57.68 10,000m 27:49.00 29:45.83 30:27.55 31:09.28 Marathon 2:15.00 2:24:27 2:27:50 2:31:12 3000m Steeple 8:24.60 8:59.92 9:12.54 9:25.15 110m Hurdles 13.55 14.50 14.84 15.18 400m Hurdles 49.20 52.64 53.87 55.1 High Jump 2.30m 2.14m 2.08m 2.02m Pole Vault 5.65m 5.35m 5.20m 5.06m Long Jump 8.19m 7.63m 7.42m 7.22m Triple Jump 16.95m 15.90m 15.48m 15.05m Shot Put 20.30m 19.07m 18.55m 18.04m Discus Throw 64.00m 60.45m 58.83m 57.20m Hammer Throw 78.65m 73.14m 71.18m 69.21m Javelin Throw 81.80m 76.07m 74.03m 71.98m Decathlon 8000pts 7486pts 7285pts 7084pts 20km Race Walk 1:23:00 1:28:49 1:30:53 1:32:58 Women 100% 107% 109.50% 112% Event IAAF 'A' VEADF Gold VEADF Silver VEADF Bronze 100m 11.30 12.09 12.37 12.66 200m 22.97 24.58 25.15 25.73 400m 51.50 55.11 56.39 57.68 800m 2:00.00 2:08.40 2:11.40 2:14.40 1500m 4:05.80 4:23.01 4:29.15 4:35.30 5000m 15:08.70 16:12.31 16:35.03 16:57.74 10,000m 31:45.00 33:53.00 34:40.50 35:28.00 Marathon 2:37.00 2:47:59 2:51:55 2:55:50 3000m Steeple 9:50.00 10:31.30 10:46.05 11:00.80 100m Hurdles 12.96 13.87 14.19 14.52 400m Hurdles 55.60 59.49 60.88 62.27 High Jump 1.95m 1.81m 1.76m 1.72m Pole Vault 4.45m 4.14m 4.03m 3.92m Long Jump 6.75m 6.28m 6.11m 5.94m Triple Jump 14.30m 13.30m 12.94m 12.58m Shot Put 18.55m 17.25m 16.78m 16.32m Discus Throw 62.00m 57.66m 56.11m 54.56m Hammer Throw 69.50m 64.64m 62.90m 61.16m Javelin Throw 62.00m 57.66m 56.11m 54.56m Heptathlon 6100pts 5763pts 5520pts 5368pts 20km Race Walk 1:33:30 1:40:03 1:42:23 1:44:43

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