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Committee

The OUAC committee is elected each year in May, the day after the annual Varsity Match against Cambridge. The officers are chosen by majority vote by those members in person at the meeting.

All members of the club are encouraged to stand for a position on the committee at the AGM. There are many different roles to fill, and no one personality type is required.

At the AGM itself, those standing for a position on the committee are required to give a brief presentation. Following this, questions may be directed to the nominee from the floor. If the position is contested, an election then takes place in the absence of the nominees.

The committee also has the discretion to co-opt a member during the year, should it so desire.

Depending on the time of year, the committee meet three to four times per term. The executive committee, made up of the President, mens/womens Captain, Treasurer and Secretary also meet with the Senior Member and the executive of the cross country club during the term. The president, captain and secretary also sit on the Achilles Club board, and the president and captain on their respective blues committee.

If you have any queries about the roles of those on the committee, please do not hesitate to contact them. This is particularly the case if you are considering running for the position in the forthcoming AGM. Below are some profiles of this year's committee - just to prove that really anyone can get involved!

Previous Committees
Current Committee
President daniel johnson at new oxford
Dan Johnson
photo President Johnson - The Head of State and Commander in Chief of OUAC

Unlike his namesake, it was unfortunately not the assassination of the previous President that allowed Dan to sweep to power, more a steady rise through nearly every committee position in his countless years in Oxford - making it somewhat inevitable that Dan would one day find himself as head of OUAC.

Taking just a matter of days for President Dan to exercise his new found power; and in a demonstration of authority not seen in the previous year; Dan marched over to a jogger occupying lane one, had a motivational ‘not so quiet word’ and promptly sent her running off faster than she had ever done before, be it in floods of tears.

If only his coaching ability was matched by his capability to deliver on promises...

After claiming he would lead OUAC to victories in every match they are to compete; the year started badly, losing the annual football match to the far superior OUCCC side. However with Dan now fully on the road to recovery from a bruised ego, and looking to have left previous injury problems behind, he’ll be hoping to steer AC to 12 months of Tab thumping...even if he can’t beat a few scrawny distance runners at a game of football.
 
Men's Captain alexander skouby at oriel oxford
Alex Skouby
photo Skouby by name, Scooby by nature. Whilst Skoubs has been likened to a dog, mongrel, and a coward, he has many traits that make him as amiable as the loved cartoon character. The most important being his love for chicken, which is akin to Scooby’s love for Scooby Snacks. After his return from the Achilles Tour in the USA, he was found in tears as he waited to pick up his luggage. “I’m going to miss Popeyes’ chicken and biscuit! What am I going to do, my brother?!” he said to Josh, before collapsing into a mess, reminiscing about the good-old finger lickin’ chicken. He has now found the Kolonel’s secret recipe to be a good enough substitute, although there are some nights when he wakes up and thinks he can taste the sweet, juicy meat of Popeyes. As an engineer, Skoubs spends many hours in labs not just building miniature bridges but he spends much of his time trying to work out which came first, the chicken or the egg. His conclusion, “Chicken must have come first because it’s so much more tasty than eggs”. Admittedly a very good high jumper, Skoubs has been heard attributing his ability to ‘soar’ to his fowl habit because apparently “chicken gives you WINGS!”.
 
Women's Captain clara blattler at univ oxford
Clara Blattler
photo Women's Captain and adventurous geologist Clara Blättler is the embodiment of all that is hardcore in OUAC. As part of her monastic psychological strengthening regime, she sleeps on a bed of rocks, many of them rare and unusual geological specimens obtained on her Lara Croft-style adventures around the globe. Her pillow, a particularly lumpy piece of granite, was the object of a daring rescue by Clara from an impending volcanic eruption in South America which required her to leap to safety across an approximately 3.8 m high torrent of lava using a convenient tree branch. She has also given the ancient sport of jousting a modern and uniquely American twist by roping a pole vault to the side of a car and daring oncoming vehicles by driving on the "right" side of the road. A persistent threat to low flying aircraft, she is certain to lead the ladies of Oxford to a glorious and successful year.
 
Honorary Secretary georgina hood at bnc oxford
Gina Hood
photo Gina Hood began jumping at a young age; vaulting over the walls of her family home when the drawbridge wasn't working. 2009 saw her return to top form and make an important contribution to the Blues team, her limp wristed action being too much for the tab to cope with. Gina bore her family coat of arms to Portugal where she continued training bravely in spite of a shin injury. She coped by binding it with sticky tape, a method passed down the Hood family since Hugo St John D'Arcy Hood felt a little mouldy during the Crimean War. To the role of secretary Gina brings the ruthless efficiency of a head-girl and a discerning eye for detail, proven by her ability to spot fashion gems in Zara menswear from a distance of several metres. Unless of course she gets her hands onto some of that infamous 'absinto', which may result in the club descending into chaos and being sent to bed before midnight.
 
Junior Treasurer,Membership andrew bullimore at st-annes oxford
Andy Bullimore
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Vice Captain (Men) abubakar abioye at balliol oxford
Abu Abioye
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Vice Captain (Women) clare kane at chch oxford
Clare Kane
photo Ex-GB junior triathlete Clare has shifted loyalties this year from university swimming captain to OUAC vice. Her enthusiasm is second to none and she seems to have an affinity for pain, expressed by the fact that she’s swum (bits of) the channel, and has an ambition to complete an Ironman. But despite her other commitments, Clare is an OUAC stalwart who is willing to cover any distance from 800m to 10K, usually to much success. Being no stranger to getting wet, this summer Clare decided to fill another slot in the team, and try her hand at the steeplechase. Unfortunately, nobody told her that it shouldn’t actually involve swimming! Yet despite a rather impressive plunge into Wilberforce pool, she still went on to win the race – her third Millipedes victory to date. All in all, her experience, spirit and winning habits put her in a fantastic position to guide the Millipedes to a win on home soil next year.
 
Sponsorship, Alumni maxim polyakov at balliol oxford
Maxim Polyakov
photo Max is a man of many talents.

Already Commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix legions, he has now turned his attention to the ultimate position of responsibility... Alumni representative.

Tasked with maintaining and updating the legions of past OUAC members as to the club's current exploits, Max looks forward to supplying news of all upcoming tab-bashing events and blow-by-blow descriptions. Want to find out more? Send a carrier pidgeon or email maxim.polyakov@balliol.ox.ac.uk.

 
Fixtures Rep mark ponsford at hertford oxford
Mark Ponsford
photo Having dressed and styled the club last year, this year Mark turns to the all-important function of Fixtures Rep. Without him, effort and endeavour lose meaning and become simply directionless motion through pain. After all, why do we train if it’s not to compete? (I suppose exercise is good for you; and you can also make friends at the club; and some people just like running or jumping or whatever… But let’s not think about this too hard!) Thus, this year the Mark we know and love will spend much of his time weighing shot-puts, sharpening javelins and polishing discuses. Who knows, perhaps he can even set up a blood-testing laboratory in the abandoned tunnels below the JR?
 
Social Secretary #1 andrew heyes at st-hughs oxford
Andy Heyes
photo Andy, who at the weekends prefers to be called Cathy, is yet another in a long line of medics on this year's committee. Having suffered a bad calf injury during the winter, Andy had to postpone his first taste of tabthumping until after x-country varsity and until the track session arrived. Despite the set-backs that winter brought him, Andy continued to pick up the pace, running well in the Americas matches and on to varsity. Playing for both teams as he does, Andy is not only OUAC's social sec, but also OUCCC's; this means that the joint socials with the skinny members of our sister club will ensure that there are people present who take their drink less well than the club's junior treasurer. Andy is the man to go to if you're a club looking for a crewdate with OUAC, a college hall manager looking to recover damage costs, or a long-lost non-identical twin looking for a highly innapropriate relationship.
 
Social Secretary #2 emily binner at magd oxford
Emily Binner
photo Emily - or as she is known to her friends "Litter enforcement 01922 652255" - has recently emerged from the disturbing depths of Dudley to make the long journey south to the beautiful realms of Oxford. Armed only with a pair of GHD MAX-MAX POWER SUPER STRAIGHT hair straighteners to protect her honour, Binner is ready to take the social scene by storm in her new role as OUAC social seccie. After rumours that she is in fact "Social Secretary #2", Binner has vowed to usurp the "Social Secretary #1", snapping him in half like a dry twig with her powerful sprinter's thighs. Failing this, Emily will seize her true position by feeding the entire club her world-famous "nachos", prompting cheese related heart failure and morbid obesity for all. We look forward to Brum's finest export teaching even the shyest members of OUAC her unique drinking and "dancing" techniques during the year.
 
Kit Rep helen hanstock at magd oxford
Helen Hanstock
photo Since starting at Oxford, Helen has shown that one sport is for the meek, kicking ass at hurdles, throwing, jumping, sprinting, and, on the dance floor. If in doubt, she can be found frequently in that amazing haunt of all great cross- trainers, Parkend, or rocking her OUAC stash at the Iffley Running Track. Helen has worked to produce pbs again and again, closing up with her amazing win in Blues Varsity long jump this year. On top, using her skills in the photography and film industry OUAC has managed to capture most of Oxford's top (and mouldy) athletes best moments in and out of sport. Turning her amazing talent and multi-tasking skills to kit, Helen is no doubt going to be a big part of making sure we kick Tab ass next year in athletics AND style.