Bracken Ridge Little Athletics junior and Mt Alvernia student Jemma Keefe wins two gold

Bracken Ridge Little Athletics junior and Mt Alvernia student Jemma Keefe won two gold at the Queensland School Sport Track & Field State Championships.

Mitchelton’s Jemma Keefe won two gold medals at the Queensland School Sport Track & Field State Championships in Cairns over the weekend.

The year 9 Mount Alvernia College student, representing Met North, threw a personal best by one metre in the discus, and then also finished first in the javelin.

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She was also part of the 4 x 100m relay team that placed fourth and ran a personal best time in her 100m sprint.

Jemma Keefe with her two field gold medals.

Her performances continued an outstanding 18 month period after winning multiple state championship gold medals across three disciplines — javelin, discus and shot put — in either Queensland athletics, little athletics or the Queensland school sports competitions.

On the national stage, she competed at the national titles in Sydney and was a stunning performer.

After placing third in the under-15 javelin, Keefe backed it up with a silver medal winning effort in the discus. She also made two other finals, in the shot put and 90m hurdles.

Keefe, a Bracken Ridge Little Athletics junior who also competes with the QE II club, also won gold at the Australian All Schools in discus after claiming second and third at the Australian championships.

Domestically in the CaSSSA Cup athletics meet late in August, Keefe broke a 30- year javelin record and a 23- year-old discus award.

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She also broke two records — discus and javelin — at the Met North regionals, which gained her selection in the team for Cairns.