ON Saturday, October 12 Phillip Island Boardriders Club (PIBC) celebrated their 23/24 season with their trophy presentation night.
PIBC thanked their entire committee of this season and last, who contributed to making the season and organising the celebration night (and return bus trip) to the Phillip Island Winery such a success.
On the night PIBC also inducted a new Life Member to the club - David (Dumpy) Thompson. The Life Member nomination process begins with a submission initially sent to the president of PIBC. The president then contacts one of the designated Life Member delegates for handling nominations, then the delegate contacts the other Life Members to gather their votes on the nomination, with a majority vote acceptable. The delegate then reports the outcome (yes or no) of the vote to the president. The purpose of this process, as stated, is to ensure that current committee members (those directly involved in club management) do not influence the nomination process. Instead, the involvement of Life Member delegates aims to maintain fairness and equity in the nomination and election procedures.
The trophies and awards for the 23/24 season PIBC’s exemplars were.
PERPETUAL TROPHIES
Open Women Club Champion – Sarah Seuren
Open Men Club Champion – Carl Wright
Junior Female Club Champion – Sarah Seuren
Junior Male Club Champion – Tate Russell
Senior Men – Adrian Maier
Masters – Adrian Maier
Longboard Champion Woman – Ebony Maier
Longboard Champion Man – Andrew Burgan
Junior Club Woman – Zoe Scott
Junior Club Man – Lachie Eastwood
Most Improved Aggregate – Jai McDonald
Most Improved Longboard – Timmi Ungar
Gung Ho – Keith Richards
Dumb Bell – Tyler Duell
President Choice – Natalie Van Der Heyden
Club Person of the Year – Joanna O’Reilly Stubbs
AGGREGATE
Cadet Females - 1st Lillian Bassed, 2nd Scarlett Rennie, 3rd Evie Lutz
Cadet Males - Equal 1st Angus Kennedy, & Hamish Farman, 2nd Sunny Steiner
Junior Females - 1st Sarah Seuren, 2nd Abbey Clarke, 3rd Zoe Scott
Junior Males - 1st Tate Russell, 2nd Oscar Dean, 3rd Sam Patterson
Open Womens - 1st Sarah Seuren, 2nd Lillian Bassed, 3rd Zoe Adams
Open Mens - 1st Carl Wright, 2nd Ash Easton, 3rd Harry De Roth
Senior Womens (35+) - 1st Danielle Baylis, 2nd Michelle Fincher, 3rd Natalie Van Der Heyden
Senior Mens (28-45) - 1st Adrian Maier, 2nd Sam Fullarton, 3rd Adam Vyva
Masters (45-60) - 1st Adrian Maier, 2nd Dumpy Thompson, 3rd Drew Johnson
Legends (60+) - 1st Mal Gregson, 2nd Brian Tancheff, 3rd William Yusko
LONGBOARD
Mixed Junior (U18) - 1st Hamish Farman, 2nd Scarlett Rennie, 3rd Sonia Seuren
Open Women - 1st Ebony Maier, 2nd Nala Taylor, 3rd Natalie Van Der Heyden
Open Men - 1st Andrew Burgan, 2nd Andrew McHenry, 3rd Luke Johnson
Mixed Style Masters (45+) - 1st Andrew Lidsey, 2nd Natalie Van Der Heyden, 3rd Mark Letts
Notable mentions were Sarah Seuren and Adrian Maier taking home two trophies each but trumped by Natalie Van Der Heyden - who took home four trophies of third in Aggregate Senior Womens (35+), third in Longboard Open Women, 2nd in Mixed Style Masters (45+) and a most esteemed perpetual trophy of the Presidents Choice. A possible new record for a PIBC member from a single season, as well as serving the role of the Clubhouse Manager of the PIBC committee of both 23/24 and 24/25 seasons.
