Our 170 junior under 20 athletes who medalled at the nationals
These are Queensland’s 170 junior athletes who medalled at the national track and field championships, including a fabulous 15 rookies who spearheaded the campaign.
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Here are the names of 170 athletes who are the reason Queensland athletics is hearty and healthy.
They are the young Queenslanders who medalled in junior competition (under 20) at this month’s national track and field championships.
They include the fabulous 15 of brilliant rookies Caleb Law, Torrie Lewis, Jai Gordon, Toshi Butlin, Ashley Wong, Isabelle Harte, Jack Love, Charlize Goody, Ethan Petcos, Zara Hagan, Peyton Craig, Benjamin Roberts, Matilda Lee, Emelia Surch and Joseph Saunders who spearheaded Queensland’s campaign against the best juniors in the nation.
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Sunshine Coast distance sensation Craig got the job done yet again and continued to enhance his reputation, while Law is the under 18 Queensland sprint sensation who will blaze into the Australian 2022 world junior championship team and be a medal contender in Colombia during August.
While the sublime Lewis (women) and Gordon (men) will spearhead the Australian sprint team effort at the world juniors, Law will also be front and centre in the 200m, sprint relays and also the 100m.
A Caboolture boy who is coached by Andrew Iselin at Mayne Harriers, Law is such a rare talent that veteran Queensland track and field coach Eric Brown has not seen a talent like him for years.
“He has acceleration toward the middle and end of a race that I have not seen in a long time,’’ Brown said.
Law’s coach Andrew Iselin said his sprinter had an outstanding championship, breaking personal best times and records in “horrible conditions”.
“And he still managed to come away with a third in the open mens 200 against a fresh field. I feel privileged that I get to coach someone of his talent so early in my coaching journey.’’
Iselin said he knew the Morayfield SHS alumni was a rare talent when he saw him as an 11-year-old boy.
“I new Calab was capable of being a great athlete when I first saw him at 11-years-old at a State Little Athletics championships,’’ he said.
“I saw this little kid that was beating kids twice his size and I thought to myself I want to train this kid one day.’’
Law, who won the under 20 200m dash at the nationals this month, is part of a white hot group of young Queensland sprinters who lit up the national track and field championships.
Brown, who coached decathletes Ashley Moloney (Olympics) and Cedric Dubler (Commonwealth Games) to bronze medals, has his own sprint star, Toshi Butlin, whom Brown said was a potential national champion.
“If he focuses he will slay the under 20 sectional times. He really has the goods.
“He has immense potential and is the next kid on the blocks who I think will go places and make the next world junior team if he does not get injured.’’
Queensland also has a brilliant relay team doing the rounds, spearheaded by Law and Nudgee College schoolboy Ashley Wong.
Law and Wong, a thrilling 200m and 100m talent, joined another Aussie under 20 qualifier Gordon and Lachlan Kennedy in storming to a gold medal in the 4x100m relay (under 20s) at the national track and field championships.
Gordon (10.28secs) is like greased lightning who beat Law (10.36sec) in the under 20 100m shoot out, but Law won the 200m.
Harte’s remarkable run at 3000m continued, with another national gold – this time in the under 18 competition.
The St Margaret’s Anglican Girls’ School student has the heart the size of a lion and is never beaten.
GOLD
Torrie Lewis: under 20 200m
Jack Love: under 17 400m men’s hurdles
Jean Claude Inteyiteka: under 3000m
Isabelle Harte: under 18 3000m
Zoe Chester: under 17 triple jump
Gina Cox: under 17 3000m
Connor Duggan: under 20 decathlon
Emma Bible: under 18 800m
Riley Mann: under 20 para 800m, 200m,
Ivah Hales: under 17 200m para
Charlize Goody: under 17 women’s discus
Angus Dine: under 15 100m final
Allira Takau: under 16 3kg shot put
Ashley Wong, Jai Gordon, Lachlan Kennedy, Caleb Law: 4x100m under 20 relay
Maddyn Allison: under 15 high jump
Jonty Murdoch: under 16 Shot Put (4kg)
Jai Gordon: under 20 100m
Zara Hagan: under 16 100m
Joe Volker: under 16 long jump
Sam Ellice: under 14 1500m
Ethan Petcos: under 20 long jump
Xanthee Watts: under 14 400m
Seth Kennedy: under 15 400m
Thomas Purcell: under 14 hurdles
Jacob Kent: under 15 discus
Matilda Lee: under 16 2000m steeplechase (girls)
Joseph Lethlean: under 16 2000m steeplechase (boys)
Laura McKillop: under 20 3000m steeplechase
Benjamin Roberts: under 20 hammer
Alexander Wain: under 14 800m
Daniel Harlow: under 15 200m hurdles
Sienna Bush: under 15 800m (girls)
Caiden MacFarlane: under 15 800m (boys)
Peyton Craig: under 20 3000m
Harvey Hermiston: 15-16 years invitational 2000m steeplechase
Leilani Hills: under 18 100m hurdles
Ivah Hales: 100m under 17 para
Natalie Millerd: under 17 400m para
Zoe Beith: under 18 shot put
Benjamin Guse: under 20 decathlon long jump
Ginger Cox: 2000m steeplechase
Chloe Kerswell: under 17 javelin
Joseph Saunders: under 18 2000m steeplechase
Connor Duggan: under 20 high jump, 400m, Decathlon:
Harrison Weil: under 18 long jump,
Emelia Surch: under 20 long jump (heptathlon)
Leyland Hempsted: under 17 hammer
SILVER
Tess Hannigan: 2000m steeplechase
Koby Pocock: under 17 hammer
Charlize Goody: under 17 javelin
Zac Calice-Archer: under 20 shot put para
Nathan Taverner: under 18 triple jump
Georgia Harris: under 20 200m
Leilani Hills: Under 18 400m women’s hurdles
Kayne Kellett: Under 15 Para long jump
Charlie Randall: 3000m under 17s
Ella Rodwell: under 18 3000m girls
Taylah Chapman: under 17 javelin para, under 15 discus
Emelia Surch: under 20 heptathlon
Zoe Chester: under 17 long jump
Jessica Rowe: under 18 hammer
Toshi Butlin: 200m under 18
Ryan Engle: under 17 200m para
Hannah Edwards: under 18 para discus
Liam Georgilopoulos: under 20 pole vault
Caleb Law: under 20 100m
Benjamin Guse: under 20 decathlon
Tiana Hogan: under 18 javelin
Sean Gallagher: under 20 discus para
Mikayla Webb, Ebony Okonkwo, Amaya Mearns, Lucy Dyson: Women 4x100m under 16 relay
Richaylla Wihone-Mackey: under 16 javelin
Elijah Logan, Cooper Miller, Angus Deighton, Josh Fabiani: under 20 4x400m (boys)
Sophie Lillicrap: under 20 high jump
Ryan Engle: 100m under 17 para
Saba Ryan: under 20 100m para
Harrison Purcell: under 16 100m
Frederick McDonnell: under 14 1500m
Ryan Engle: under 17 discus para
Naylah Goble-Lote: under 14 shot out (4kg)
Zane Paterson: under 20 long jump
Angus Dine, Blake Byers, Joe Volker, Gout Gout: under 16 4x100m relay
Tyra Eldridge, Emelia Surch, Monique Hanlon, Hayley Reynolds: under 20 4x100m relay (women)
Bridget McCormack, Mikayla Crouch, Claudia Chapman, Yxai Anglin:
under 20 4x400m
Anna Wilkinson: under 14 400m
Chloe Munro: under 14 long jump
Zara Moore: 2000m steeplechase under 15
Ethan Petcos: under 20 long jump
Luke Stachowicz: under 20 javelin
Flynn Pumpa: 3000m steeplechase under 20
Jonty Murdoch: under 16 discus
Charleigh Allen: under 14 200m
Caleb Law: 200m under 20
Angelina Tignani: under 20 javelin
Amaya Mearns: under 15 200m
Zara Hagan: under 16 200m
Zoe Chester: under 20 triple jump
Sean Gallagher: under 20 javelin para
Harry Bouwmeester: under 18 1500m
Charlize Goody: under 17 shot put
Natalie Millerd: under 17 shot put para
Blake Anderson: under 20 1500m para
Benjamin Guse: under 20 decathlon (discus)
Emelia Surch: under 20 hurdles, high jump, 200mheptathlon
Toby Stolberg: under 17 high jump
Sean Moroney: under 20 long jump para
BRONZE
Jordan Cox: under 18 high jump
Isabella Linton: under 17 shot put
Gabbie Schmidt 3000m under 17
Hannah Edwards: under 18 hammer
Nathan Taverner: under 18 110m hurdles
Aspen Anderson: under 17 1500m
Seth Kennedy: under 15 200m
Blake Byers: 200m under 16
Phoebe Marsh: under 20 javelin
Harvey Schutte: under 16 discus
Sovannary Seremet: under 16 high jump
Abbie French: under 20 long jump
Charlie Carroll: under 20 long jump
Addley Connor: under 20 javelin
Richaylla Wihone-Mackey: under 16 discus
Jamieson Pooles: under 15 discus
Maddelyn Marston: under 16 2000m steeplechase
James Johnson: 2000m steeplechase under 15
Lucy Dyson: under 15 triple jump
Tabitha Laurie: under 15 pole vault
Txai Anglin: under 20 400m
Aden Webber: under 14 shot pot
Bailin Hughes: under 16 long jump
Sienna Bush: under 15 1500m
Hinata Inoue: under 15 shot put (4kg)
Joel Drew: Under 17 400m men’s hurdles
Heath Otto: Under 15 800m para
Emily Webb: under 17 3000m
Jazelle Carter: under 17 800m
Abby O’Neill: under 18 400m hurdles
Natalie Millerd: under 17 discus para
Charlie Sprot: under 20 5000m
Chloe Munro under 14 triple jump
Tristan Barclay: under 15 high jump
Mafi Aho: under 15 hammer
Thewbelle Philp: under 15 100m
Emelia Surch: under 20 100m hurdles
Addison Farinazzo, Anna Wilkinson, Acacia Wohlsen, Charleigh Allen: under 14 4x100m relay
Cru Scott: under 16 3000m
Leonardo Seremet: under 14 long jump
Aden Webber: under 14 discus
Amaya Mearns, Thewbelle Philp, Mikayla Webb, Ebony Okonkwo: under 16 4x200m relay
Corey Tearle: under 18 shot put
Haneefa Rane: under 17 pole vault
Lee Martin: under 17 shot putt
Toshi Butlin: under 18 100m
Taylah Chapman: under 15 jump para
Natalie Millerd: under 17 long para
Leyland Hempsted: under 17 discus
Kayne Kellett: under 15 100m para
Ella Rodwell: under 18 2000m steeplechase
Taylah Chapman: under 15 shot put para
Mitchell Rieck: under 18 2000m steeplechase
Sam McCure: under 17 5000m walk
Emelia Surch: under 20 shot put, heptathlon
Sierra Llewellyn, Jazelle Carter, Roxanne Place, Jessica Hall: under 18 4x400m
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