Field exponents Elizabeth Moss, Eloise Tolstoff and Lyvante Su’emai lead charge at national All Schools
Queenslanders starred at the Australian All Schools Championships, with field athletes Elizabeth Moss, Eloise Tolstoff and Lyvante Su’emai leading the charge ahead of blazing efforts by Ashley Wong, Reece Holder and gutsy Isabella Harte.
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Queensland athletes starred at the Australian All Schools Championships in Perth, with field exponents Elizabeth Moss, Eloise Tolstoff and Lyvante Su’emai leading the charge ahead of blazing efforts by Ashley Wong, powerhouse Reece Holder and gutsy Isabella Harte.
UQ athlete Moss, Brisbane Girls’ Grammar School product who is coached by Eric Brown, leapt 1.80m in the under 18 high jump to claim first position.
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Mt Gravatt East resident Eloise Tolstoff, who attends Somerville House, also rose to the occasion to clinch gold in the girls under 16 high jump with a jump of 1.78m.
The gold just keeps coming for Su’emai, an amazing Logan City talent who won the under 18 girls discus with a throw of 49.77m on day one, and then took the under 18 shot put title on day two (16.58m).
In between she then delivered a silver medal in the under 18 hammer throw.
A student at Marsden State High School, Su’emai was coming off an amazing four gold medals and one bronze at the Australian Track and Field Championships in April.
The quietly spoken Su’emai is a product of the Springwood Little Athletics Centre.
Balmoral Little Athletics product Reece Holder, the 200m and 400m under 18 Oceania Champion, surged to victory in the 200m under 18 event.
Wong, originally from Bracken Ridge Little Athletics but now coached by Travis Venema, ran 21.70sec in winning the under 16 200m.
From St Joseph’s Nudgee College, Wong has had an extraordinary block in his career, having broken the Queensland schools’ 200 record with three successive runs of 21.85, 21.55 and 21.49 leading into the nationals.
Harte, who attends St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School, is the undisputed champion of 3000m in her age group.
Coached by Andrew Iselin at Mayne Harriers, Harte was coming off winning both the 1500m and 3000m at the national titles in April.
Brigidine College product Monique Hanlon, who learnt her trade at the Centenary Little Athletics Centre, maintained Queensland’s momentum in the girls 200m under 16 with a second place.
The Jindalee resident recorded a time of 24.31, and then late on day two joined exciting St Peters Lutheran College sprinter Hilal Durmaz in helping Queensland to second place in the 4x100m under 16 relay.
Her sister, Marissa Hanlon, then anchored home the Queensland under 14 4x100m relay team which finished third.
Three medals in the Hanlon household has certainly made the trip to Perth worthwhile.
UQ Athlete Abbie French, a student at Ferny Grove State High School, claimed a silver medal in the hotly contested under 16 girls long jump.
The Samford resident pulled a leap of 5.99m out of her kit bag.
Another field athlete, Aspley Little Athletic Centre’s Kajsa Shield, was second in the under 16 girls discus.
Bardon’s Joseph Saunders claimed third place in the boys 2000m under 16 steeplechase.
Saunders, whose distance running took off when he was a year four student at Rainworth State High School, is now a year 8 student who is part of the Brisbane State High School cross country and distance running teams.
Another western suburbs product, Bridget Morrissey, claimed two bronze medals.
She first stormed to third place in the demanding 2000m under 16 steeplechase, then backed up to claim bronze in the under 16 800m in a thrilling performance.
Gabrielle Schmidt from St Peters Lutheran College was a national silver medallist after her outstanding effort in the girls 800m under 14 event.
Emma Hossack, yet another whose distance running career started at the Brookfield State School, was third in the 3000m under 18.
Wynnum Manly Little Athletics product Baden Hammermeister maintained Queensland’s roll of podium finishes with a first placing in the under 16 boys long jump while Kyle Bennett of Alexandra Hills came third in the gruelling under 18 400m hurdles.
Moreton Bay College student Ellie Ryan surged to third place in the under 18 800m final.
Dan Meggett, another from Eric Brown’s UQ stable, was third in the under 16 high jump with a 1.99m effort.
Aside from Su’emai’s efforts, a host of her Springwood Sharks Little Athlete team mates shone.
Alex Arbuthnot was second in the under boys pole vault while Jade Arbuthnot was fourth in the under 16 girls pole vault.
Nathan Tavener bravely competed in under 16 competition despite breaking his elbow recently.
He competed in the 100m hurdles and in the triple jump.
He was only cleared by a doctor to compete last Wednesday.
Logan’s Jahmaix Su’emai was also ameritorious fourth in the girls under 14 discus.
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