Series #87 – Run 6 – 12 April 2017 – Run No. 522
GENERAL BUSINESS
The presentation for series 87 will be held in the Domain on Wednesday 26th April at 12:30pm. Team Captains with trophies from last series should arrange handing back of the trophies for engraving and presentation to the series 87 winners.
SYDNEY CORPORATE CUP POINTSCORE TROPHY
Conditions were quite pleasant for run 6 which led to a big improvement in the point score. Seven teams broke the 100 points mark, led by Awesome Midday Pacers with 144. They were followed by State Treasury with 131 and Ausgrid with 107. State Treasury had a convincing win in the overall competition. The total points scored in run 6 was 2,672.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| State Treasury | 98 | 124 | 114 | 170 | 144 | 131 | 781 |
| NRMA Insurance | 102 | 141 | 123 | 108 | 94 | 96 | 664 |
| ANZ Invincibles | 83 | 108 | 141 | 93 | 85 | 79 | 589 |
RABOBANK KNOCKOUT TROPHY
State Treasury won the knockout with a 131-107 win over Ausgrid. Awesome Midday Pacers took out third place, beating ANZ Invincibles 144-79.
FASTEST TEAM COMPETITION
Reserve Bank Magic Milers top scored with 8, edging Legal Eagles who had 7, but Legal Eagles had a comfortable overall win.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| Legal Eagles | 10 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 56 |
| Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 47 |
| NRMA Insurance | 4 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 40 |
Oliver LORD of State Treasury was the fastest man with 21.15 and Cathy LIU of Reserve Bank Magic Milers was fastest woman with 24.00. There were 63 fast runners in run 6, 42 males (14%) and 21 females (24%).
Fastest Men in Run 6
| Oliver LORD | 21.15 | State Treasury |
| Craig PAGER | 22.15 | Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1 |
| Marc ASHWORTH | 22.15 | NRMA Insurance |
Fastest Man in Series #87
| Kyle McINTOSH | 20.20 | ABS Moving Averages (run 4) |
Fastest Women in Run 6
| Cathy LIU | 24.00 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| Kath CARTY | 24.45 | Awesome Midday Pacers |
| Elise FRANKLIN | 25.50 | PWC Fasttrack |
Fastest Woman in Series #87
| Cathy LIU | 23.45 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers (run 1) |
THE MAT GARROD MEMORIAL TEAM REPRESENTATION TROPHY
NRMA Insurance, BT Dominators and ABS Moving Averages had the best turnout in run 6 with 13, followed by five teams with 12. NRMA Insurance won the team reps overall with 83 points. The total turnout in run 6 was 392 counting runners, 304 males and 88 females.
| Team | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 5 | Run 6 | Total |
| NRMA Insurance | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 83 |
| BT Dominators | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 81 |
| ABS Moving Averages | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 77 |
INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
Congratulations to the following runners who achieved personal milestones in run 6:
50 runs: Lachlan PIKE of MBA Yield Chasers and Richard ALLEN of Suncorp
150 runs: Jason FARR of Telstra Tornados
200 runs: Chris DEVITT of BT Dominators
250 runs: Chang HONG of Commonwealth Bank Harriers 1
GARRY GOULD MEMORIAL TROPHY
The Garry Gould Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer in series 87 was shared by Phil COATES of State Treasury and Joan TULETT of Mercernaries who both scored the maximum 150 points.
RON COOMBS MEMORIAL TROPHY
The Ron Coombs Memorial Trophy for the top point scorer of the opposite sex to the winner of the Garry Gould Memorial Trophy is also shared by Phil COATES and Joan TULETT.
CC AMATIL MOST IMPROVED TEAM
This competition ranks each team’s improvement in three areas over the last two series – point score, team representation and fast runs. As this is an encouragement award for teams who would not otherwise figure in the prize-giving, teams who win one of the other competitions are excluded from winning it.
The Most Improved Team Trophy for series 87 was won by Veterans Affairs.
POINTSCORE WINNERS BY AGE GROUP
| Age Group | Runner | Points | Team |
| Under 25 | Miles WARING | 51 | Reserve Bank Magic Milers |
| 25 to 29 | Phil COATES | 150 | State Treasury |
| 30 to 34 | Matthew DUNN | 134 | State Treasury |
| 35 to 39 | Paul BARKER | 100 | BNP Flyers |
| 40 to 49 | Phillip SOUTH | 117 | Ausgrid |
| 50 and over | Joan TULETT | 150 | Mercernaries |
Achieved 100 Runs
| Runner | Team | Runs |
| Stephen FLOOD | ANZ Incredibles | 101 |
| Simon CARSON | Computershare Athletic Team (CATs) | 102 |
| Susan BOURKE | GrainCorp Weevils | 101 |
| Travis TOEMOE | King & Wood Mallesons | 105 |
| Philip SONG | Reserve Bank Magic Milers | 103 |
Achieved 200 Runs
| Runner | Team | Runs |
| Chris DEVITT | BT Dominators | 200 |
| Ron HEGARTY | State Audit | 200 |
Achieved 300 Runs
| Runner | Team | Runs |
| Martin SMITH | State Treasury | 304 |
Achieved 400 Runs
| Runner | Team | Runs |
| John McCABE | Ausgrid | 401 |
Achieved 500 Runs
| Runner | Team | Runs |
| Bob STEWART | Legal Eagles | 504 |