35 Record Breakers from North Queensland Championships 2024: Zoe Chester, Uwezo Lubenda

A 15-year-old Townsville sprinter has broken the 11 second barrier in the 100m dash while a host of other athletes have rewritten the record books. Meet the record breakers of 2024:

Townsville athlete Zoe Chester in action at the 2024 Athletics North Queensland championships. Picture: Supplied

Officials have confirmed nearly 40 North Queensland records tumbled at Townsville Sports Reserve last week as the region’s finest athletes competed at the 2024 North Queensland Championships.

Townsville’s Zoe Chester, 18, proved why she is considered among the region’s brightest hopes for a Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games tilt by setting North Queensland records in the under-20 women’s long jump and triple jump.

Chester is months away from graduating Year 12 at Brisbane boarding school St Peter’s Lutheran but returned to North Queensland to shatter the district’s under-20 long jump record by 25cm (5.98m) in the final.

She broke the age grade triple jump record with a 12.45m effort in qualifying, topping that record by 37cm.

Townsville sprinter Uwezo Lubenda rewrote the history books by becoming the first 15-year-old in North Queensland athletics history to break the 11 second barrier.

Lubenda, a student at Calvary Christian College, ran 10.80 in the 15 years (U16) 100m final to shave 0.31 seconds off the previous record of 11.11.

Lubenda matched the personal best of Maroons flyer Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow.

Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (centre) ran a PB of 10.80 in the 100m sprint at 16 years of age. Picture: BRENDAN RADKE

2024 NORTH QUEENSLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS

Men 110 m Hurdles 10 x 106.7cm Open

Jascha Coetser, Townsville N: 14.85

Record beaten: 15.07

Men 400 m Hurdles 10 x 91.4cm Open

Blake Dobay, Townsville N: 53.17

Record beaten: 55.02

Women 10000 m Open

Audrey Hall, Townsville R: 35:20.00

Record beaten: 45:11.02

Men 100 m PARA Open

Romone Lewin, Mature Athle: 12.56

Record beaten: 12.73

Men 200 m PARA Open

Romone Lewin, Mature Athle: 25.98

Record beaten: 27.42

Men 400 m PARA Open

Blake McGuiness, Keppel Coast: 1:10.35

Record beaten: 1:11.82

Women Hammer 4.0kg Open

Hannah Edwards, Mulgrave Athl: 51.92m

Record beaten: 51.31m

Women Discus seated throw WC PARA Open

Ainsley Hooker, Townsville N: 16.08m

Record beaten: 10.34m

Men Discus PARA Open

Raymond Abdy, Athletics No: 22.22m

Record beaten: 22.13m

Men 5000 m Race Walk U20

Alex Bradley, Qld Race Walk: 24:48.50

Record beaten: 27:58.39

Women Long Jump U20

Zoe Chester, Townsville N: 5.98m

Record beaten: 5.87m

Women Triple Jump U20

Zoe Chester, Townsville N: 12.45m

Record beaten: 12.08m

Women Shot Put 4.0kg U20

Charlize Goody, Ipswich & Di: 12.83m

Record beaten: 12.68m

Women Discus 1.0kg U20

Charlize Goody, Ipswich & Di: 52.30m

Record beaten: 46.39m

Women Javelin 600g U20

Charlize Goody, Ipswich & Di: 47.00m

Record beaten: 45.10m

Men 800 m U18

Dakota Stewart, Ipswich & Di: 1:55.76

Record beaten: 1:58.78

Women 5000 m Race Walk U18

Milly Sharpe, Athletics No: 25:13.58

Record beaten: 25:46.52

Men 100 m 15yrs (U16)

Uwezo Lubenda, Townsville N: 10.80

Record beaten: 11.11

Women 90 m Hurdles 9 x 76.2cm 15yrs (U16)

Addison Farinazzo, Ipswich & Di: 13.14

Record beaten: 13.17

Women Pole Vault 15yrs (U16)

Caitlyn Butland, Douglas Athl: 2.85m

Record beaten: 2.70m

Women 100m 14yrs (U15)

Lily Woods, Keppel Coast: 12.17

Record beaten: 12.24

Women 90 m Hurdles 9 x 76.2cm 14yrs (U15)

Charli Cox, Ross River A: 13.68

Record beaten: 13.80

Women Pole Vault 14yrs (U15)

Tahmia Bee, Normaton Athlet: 2.55m

Record beaten: 2.50m

Women Pole Vault 13yrs (U14)

Teagan O’Friel, Uni of Sunshine: 2.55m

Record beaten: 2.30m

Boys 200 m 12yrs (U13)

Gibson Westcott, Townsville N: 25.06

Record beaten: 25.48

Boys 800 m 12yrs (U13)

Lewis Williams, Pace Running: 2:12.38

Record beaten: 2:15.88

Boys 1500 m 12yrs (U13)

Lewis Williams, Pace Running: 4:32.00

Record beaten: 4:37.30

Girls 400 m 12yrs (U13)

Ayla Moon, North Mackay: 59.73

Record beaten: 1:01.41

Girls 800 m 12yrs (U13)

Ayla Moon, North Mackay: 2:19.67

Record beaten: 2:22.59

Girls 1500 m 12yrs (U13)

Ayla Moon, North Mackay: 4:53.00

Shailee Mewha, Athletics No: 4:59.04

Record beaten: 4:59.20

Girls 3000 m Exhibition E 12yrs (U13)

Shailee Mewha, Athletics No: 10:47.00

Record beaten: 10:56.36

Girls 200 m Hurdles 10 x 76.2cm 12yrs (U13)

Sophie Allen, Ipswich & Di: 32:49

Record beaten: 32.58

Boys Discus 750g 12yrs (U13)

Hudson Severinsen, Ipswich & Di: 46.22

Shaun Riley, Cairns Athle: 43.01m

Record beaten: 35.35m

Boys Hammer 3.0kg 12yrs (U13)

Hudson Severinsen, Ipswich & Di: 41.51m

Record beaten: 29.67m

Boys Discus 500g 8yrs (U9)

Peter Leaupepe, Mulgrave Ath: 24.40m

Record beaten: 21.92m

Girls 60m 5yrs (U6)

Milla Thompson, Mackay Athletics: 11.75

Record beaten: 11.80

Girls 100m 5yrs (U6)

Milla Thompson, Mackay Athletics: 19.38

Record beaten: 19.65

Originally published as 35 Record Breakers from North Queensland Championships 2024: Zoe Chester, Uwezo Lubenda