Teenage sprint sensation Torrie Lewis destroys 200m field at Australian track and field championships
Teenage sprint sensation Torrie Lewis destroyed the field at the national track and field championships in Sydney today.
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Teenage sprint sensation Torrie Lewis destroyed the field at the national track and field championships in Sydney today.
Lewis, 16, running in the under 17s. ran a blistering 23.38 for the 200m, the quickest by any female 200m athlete,
“That’s right there is top three performances of the whole nationals,’’ said her coach Gerrard Keating.
Earlier in the championships the St Peters Lutheran College student did a 11.80 seconds into a huge headwind of -2.3 in the 100m - another world junior qualifying time.
And Ashley Wong finished an outstanding campaign yesterday with three gold medals -
including the 100m and 200m sprint double, and a Queensland State relay record.
It was a very successful championships by any account for the St Joseph’s Nudgee College student.
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Earlier in the championship, a star in Ella Wilson was born, Jude Thomas continued to dominate middle distance while Caleb Law muscled his way to victory as Queenslanders dominated at the national track and field championships in Sydney.
Queenslanders claimed well over 100 medals at the championships, including decathletes Ashley Moloney and Cedric Dubler who went one and two.
Moloney’s effort led to his selection into the Australian Olympic Team, while second place getter, Rio Olympian Cedric Dubler (QLD) was also named.
Ipswich star Jude Thomas ran sub 14 for the second time in the Under 20 5000m to set a new meet record (13.57.86).
Thomas flew across the finish line more than 30 seconds ahead of Brandon Ford (WA) and Daniel Kelly (NSW) who placed second and third respectively.
Earlier in the meet Thomas also claimed the 1500m title (3:47.44).
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Dalby Christian College student Ella Wilson (under 16 1500m final and 3km) blazed to victories, with Queensland going one, two and three in the 3000m after Gabrielle Schmidt and Aspen Anderson finished behind Wilson.
Wilson is a thrilling middle distance prospect whose performances at the nationals highlight her potential..
There was more good news for Darling Downs athletes, with Downlands College pair Hattie Lloyd-Jones (2000m steeplechase, under 17) and Carter Blades (200m) winning gold medals.World junior championship selection Lyvante Su’Emai, a Marsden SHS alumni and Springwood Sharks product, continued on her winning way in the under 20 shot put (15.46m), while Natasha Lynch claimed the under 16 hammer.
Joshua Osborne was in outstanding form in the triple jump (under 15) and the long jump claiming gold and was second in the high jump while Jonty Murdoch won the under 15 javelin and the shot put.
Jazelle Carter was in stunning touch, winning the 800m in her age group - from Wilson.
But the St Aidans Anglican Girls School student, who is coached by UQ’s Cerene Hughes, also finished second in the 1500m.
There was additional succss for St Aidan’s students, with Angelina Tignani (under 18) winning her fourth success national javenline title, while Zara Hagan (under 15 100m bronze, 200m bronze) and Emma-Kate Watt (under 18 2000m steeple chase bronze medal) were also on the podium.
Australian world junior championship selection Caleb Law lived up to his hype by winning the under 20 100m and 200m final after earlier in the meet helping the under 20 4x100m state team of Andrew Clare, Jai Gordon and Daniel Blest to gold.
Law’s fellow world junior selection Reece Holder won the under 20 400m final.
In a sensational finish to the under 20 havelin, Connor Addley secured gold on this last attempt with a throw of 63.03m, bettering his third attempt of 61.95m, while Rileyjay Henry-Purcell won the under 14 discus.
Centenary Little Athletics junior Marissa Hanlon stormed to victory in the under 16 400m, and flew into second place in the under 200m. She also helped the under 16 4x100m relay team of Isabelle Palmer, Dior Scholz and Bailee-Anne Tewake to bronze.
Another gold medallist was Oscar Irankeje (under 14) 800m, Nudgee College talent Ethan Petcos soared to victory in the under 20 high jump (2.04m) while Daniel Harlow won the under 14 90m hurdles.
In the open 10000m walk, Katie Hayward won in a time of 43:46.05 while Lachlan Buckman (under 16 javelin) and Laura McKillop (under 20 steeple) were winners.
Georgie Gilroy then rocked in the gruelling under 16 steeplechase with a victory while Tyler Dogan claiming the under 15 200m steeple. Blake Byers earlier claimed the under 15 200m final.
In the under 20 shot, Mason Hughes rose to first position, while in the under 14 400m final Queensland went one-two, with Oscar Irankeje winning from Daniel Harlow while in the under 16 300m walk, Sam McCure won and Zara Hagan claimed the under 15 100m final.
Amazingly Queensland took all podium positions in the under shot when Rileyjay Henry-Purcell (13.38m) beat fellow Queenslanders Saskia Josipovic and Eden Ah Toon.
After a disqualification took him out of the Under 20 200m race, Ashley Wong (QLD) made a triumphant return to the track, crossing the line in the 100m in 10.82 (-2.5).
While he misses the World Under 20 qualifier, the performance was strong in a brutal headwind.
Then the Queensland relay team of Wong (NC), Kaleb Clark (BBC), Rory Easton (ACGS) and Toshi Butlin (BSHS) won the under 18 4x100m relay on Saturday night in 41.50s, breaking the Queensland State 4x100m u18 record set in 1985.
In the women’s AMB discus final, Samantha Schmidt claimed first position after nailing the winning throw in his second attempt.
The meet was also a feather in the cap for Francesca Peacock.
After overciming a full tear of her ATFL ligament two weeks before she was due to compete at the 2019 nationals, Peacock then had to endure the disappointment of 2020 being shut down by COVID-19.
She qualified for nationals last week and returned with a gold medal (high jump).
Coached by Julian Konle, the Moreton Bay College student also had the joy of seeing her training partners and fellow MBC athletes Sophie Lillicrap (second) and Olivia Luckensmeyer (sixth) also compete in under 18 high jump.
Peacock cleared every height first attempt including her PB of 1.74m, which won her the Gold.
Although not a hold medal, Queensland’s Ivah Hales claimed a silver in the under 17 para 200m event and broke the national record for T01 (deaf athlete) with a time of 24.78. And bronze was Jalawlin Fuamata, also from Queensland.
Indeed Fuamatu went up an age group and cross the line third in both 100m and 200m, but by category and percentage he came fifth in 100m and third in 200m.
Other podium finishers
Under 20 pole vault
Silver: Liam Georgilopoulos
Under 15 shot
Silver: Richayllan Wihone-Mackey
Under 20 100m hurdles
Bronze: Emelia Surch
Under 14 high jump
Bronze: Ashley Blackman
Under 16 shot
Silver: Losehina Mulligan
Under 15 high jump
Silver: Tristan Barclay
Under 15 100m hurdles
Silver: Harrison Purcell
Under 15 90m hurdles
Bronze: Isabelle Palmer
Under 20 high jump
Silver: Elizabeth Moss
Under 16 pole vault
Silver: Haneefa Rane
Under 16 hammer
Silver: Koby Pocock
Bronze: Matthew Taylor
Under 16 high jump
Silver: Toby Stolberg
Under 15 1500m
Silver: William Freese
Under 14 discus
Silver: Saskia Josipovic
Under 16 100m
Third: Emmanuel Tagaloa
Under 15 100m final
Bronze: Isabelle Palmer
Under 16 hammer
Silver; Charlize Goody
Under 15 high jump
Bronze: Siena Cox
Under 14 3000m walk
Silver: Milly Sharpe
Under 16 pole vault
Bronze: Alexander Arbuthnot
Under 14 discus
Silver: Jacob Kent
Under 15 long jump
Silver: Raveen Alwis
Under 14 4x100m
Silver: Janique Mili, Amaya Mearns, Charleigh Allen, Thewbelle Philp
Under 16 3000m
Silver: Gabrielle Schmidt
Bronze: Aspen Anderson
Under 20 100m
Silver: Jai Gordon
Under 14 1500m
Silver: Caiden MacFarlane
Under 16 3000m
Bronze: Hinata Inoue
Under 14 shot
Silver: Seth Mahony
Under 15 200m hurdles
Silver: Joshua Osborne
Under 20 400m
Bronze: Francesca MacDonald
Under 15 discus
Silver: Jonty Murdoch
Under 16 triple jump boys
Bronze: Steve Lukose
Under 16 triple jump girls
Silver: Teresa Anthony
Under 16 discus
Bronze: Charlize Goody--
Under 14 long jump
Silver: Ava Barron
Under 15 discus
Bronze: Richayllan Wihone-Mackey
Under 20 4x100m final
Silver: Carla Bull, Jessica Mead, Annalise Daniel, Francesca MacDonald
Under 20 high jump
Silver: Pat Harry
Under 13 hammer (3kg).
Silver Connor Hopgood 42.93m
Under 14 400m
Silver: Ava Barron
Under 13 girls hammer
Silver: Sirray Su’Emai 40.96m
Bronze: Sophie Sears 38.45m
Under 16 long jump
Silver: Zoe Chester
Under 14: 800m
Bronze: Katelyn McGee
Under 15 800m:
Silver: William Freese
Under 20 200m final
Bronze: Tyson Bonney
Under 14 200m
Silver: Oscar Irankeje
Under 16 discus
Silver: Matthew Taylor
Under 14 200m final
Bronze: Amaya Mearns
Under 16 800m
Silver: Ella Wilson
Under 16 walk final
Bronze: Amber Norton
Under 20 discus
Silver: Mason Hughes
Under 15 100m and 200m
Bronze: Zara Hagan
Under 18 2000m steeple chase
Bronze medal: Emma-Kate Watt
Under 15 walk final
Silver: Lyla Williams
Open 10000m walk
Bronze: Clara Smith
Men under 20 triple jump
Bronze: Felix Jackson-King
Under 20 4x400m relay women
Bronze: Emma Henley, Marianna Konopka, Sidonie Harvey, Nyree Hamilton
Under 20 4x400m men
Silver: Nicholas Coonan, Taige Hooper, Angus Deighton, Daniel Blest
Under 15 200m final
Bronze: Nicholas Denny
Under 16 200m steeplechase
Silver: Milla Roberts
Under 20 steeplechase
Silver: Bailey Crabtree
Under 20 long jump
Bronze: Felix Jackson-King
Under 15 200m
Silver: Zara Hagan
Men AMB discus
Bronze: Andre Rivett
Under 17 para 200m
Silver: Ivah Hales
Bronze: Jalawlin Fuamata
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