With the advent of the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast we may have some potential Games athletes in the future from our club's ranks judging by recent performances.
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One of our brilliant high jumpers, Rosie Tozer, has recently been announced as an U18 selection in the Australian team for the Melanesian Regional Championships on May 9-11.
This is a continuing part of her journey towards a possible berth in the Youth Olympics team, following her qualifying performance of 1.76m in the high jump at the recent Australian Junior Championships. She now needs to win in Vanuatu and hopes to be among the top 6 females (by a set of criteria) to do so.
Last weekend saw quite a number of our juniors competing in the NSW Little Athletics Track and Field Championships. Our sincerest thanks go to the 37 athletes who didn't quite make finals, but did their best against what I think is the toughest competition I have seen for a long while in a state championships. Top eight finalists and their Little Athletics club in brackets are:
1. Chelsea Ezeoke (Wollongong City) GU12, 100m 1st 12.53 sec new state record, 200m 1st 25.69 new state record, 400m 1st 57.92 sec, shot put 1st 14.53 metres, 2nd 4X100m relay 56.77 sec.
2. Chelsea Rose Jackson (Helensburgh) GU14, 80m hurdles 3rd 12.49 sec, 200m hurdles 5th 28.74 sec.
3. Delta Amidzovski (Albion Park) GU12, 60m hurdles 2nd 9.30 sec, equalled record in her heat, long jump 2nd 5.16m, triple jump 2nd 10.78m, high jump 1st 1.58m.
4. Emer Spiers (Wollongong City) GU15, 100m 8th 12.89 sec, senior relay 7th 51.64 sec
5. Hannah Crinnion (Wollongong City) GU15, 400m 6th 59.92 sec, long jump 6th 5.27m.
6. Jett Link (Wollongong City) BU14, 90m hurdles 2nd 12.96 sec, 200m hurdles 7th 28.08 sec.
7. Kailee Moore (Wollongong City) GU13, 80m hurdles 7th 13.22 sec, 200m hurdles 6th 28.94 sec, senior relay 7th 51.64.
8. Leeroy Veerhuis (Wollongong City) BU15 100m hurdles 7th 14.53 sec, 300m hurdles 7th 43.02 sec
9. Rosie Tozer (Wollongong City) GU17 high jump 1st 1.74m.
10. Rush Taylor (North Illawarra) BU12, 400m 5th 61.36.
11. Ryan Keen (Lake Illawarra) BU12, Shot 3rd 12.06m, Discus 4th 40.10m.
12 Sarah Walker (Dapto) GU15 300m hurdles 4th 47.53 sec
13 Tanya Necovski (Wollongong City) GU14, 400m 7th 60.38 sec, SG Relay 7th 51.64sec.
14 Teagan Berry (Albion Park) GU17 100m 7th 12.53sec, 200m 6th 25.84 sec.
15 Thomas Kirk (Wollongong City) BU12 Shot put 5th 10.75m.
16 Tierney Dunne (Helensburgh) GU17 100m 4th 12.20 sec
Missed from the Australia Juniors results was Women's Hammer Throw Under 15, Jackie Lenartowicz, 4th with 37.97m.