Para power at the Australian All Schools Athletics Championships

Paralympians of the future will line up at the Australian All Schools Athletics Championships from Friday at QSAC in Brisbane. Discover the full list of ones to watch here.

Jaida Burgoyne, middle, flanked by Jada McCoombes, right, and second placed Makayla Elcoate at QRSS championships in October.

The next generation of Paralympians will be on show along with some of the most gutsy and talented athletes in the state when Queenslanders flock to the Australian All Schools Athletics Championships in Brisbane starting on Friday.

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Queensland’s Para contingent at the championships will be full of high-class athletes with hearts the size of Phar Lap.

Look no further than Hallee McCoombes from St Luke’s Anglican School in Bundaberg.

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McCoombes, who suffers from spina bifida, was told she would never walk.

Not only does she walk, but the former Kalkie State School student is holder of multiple national records.

St Luke's talent Hallee McCoombes.

She runs so well that she will be a Paralympic contender in the future. Earlier this year the young gun underwent knee surgery so expect her to leave her mark on the throwing events at the weekend.

Javelin, Discus and Shot Put will be her bread and butter.

Hallee McCoombes last year in a MC race at the Queensland School Sport State Aquathlon Championship in Hervey Bay on February 4.

Here’s many of Queensland’s very best who were ready to bring their A game to the championships, many of whom hope to follow in the footsteps of gold medal winning Paralympic track cyclist Korey Boddington.

The likes of Brisbane Boys College’s Luke Sahlqvist and North Queensland’s Taj Appleby (Marlin Coast MC) and Centenary Heights SHS’s Tomas Crump will spearhead the Maroons, but there are many others.

Tara Thomson (Matthew Flinders Anglican College), Libby Venner (Bundaberg SHS) and Libby Michaelis will display their versatility by each competing in three events.

Taylah Chapman, who has been competing at All Schools for five years, pictured earlier this year. Picture: Kevin Farmer

Here’s the athletes from Queensland who will proudly represent their state at the championships.

FEMALE

U15 shot put, B final

Jaida Burgoyne (Nerang SHS, T47, F46, 5.60m)

Tara Thomson (Matthew Flinders AC, T40, F40)

U15 shot put, A final

Emily Billings (Staines Memorial College, F01, 8.24)

Taylah Chapman (Fairholme College, T38, F38, 7.17m)

Libby Michaelis (T37, F37, 7.58m)

Holly-Ann Richards-Moody (Rosella Park School, T20, F20, 5.54m)

U15 100m

Makayla Elcoate (Chancellor State College, T44, F44, 14.94m)

Tara Thomson (Matthew Flinders AC, T40, F40, 21.73m)

U17 100m

Colette Chapman (Mancel College, T20, F20, 16.13m)

Libby Venner (Bundaberg SHS, T20, F20, 14.85m)

U20 100m

Molly Carter (St James, T20, F20, 16.43m)

U15 200m

Jaida Burgoyne (Nerang SHS, T47, F46, 28.85 seconds)

Tara Thomson (Matthew Flinders AC, T40, F40, 50.25 seconds)

U17 200m

Colette Chapman (Mancel College, T20, F20, 33.46 seconds)

Libby Michaelis (T37, F37, 34.20 seconds)

Libby Venner (Bundaberg SHS, T20, F20, 29.86 seconds)

U20

Molly Carter (St James, T20, F20, 33.56 seconds)

U15 discus

Hallee McCoombes (St Luke’s Bundaberg T43, F43)

Tara Thomson (Matthew Flinders AC, T40, F40)

Taylah Chapman was the 2023 Junior Para Athlete of the Year at the Sports Darling Downs annual awards presentation dinner.

U17 discus

Taylah Chapman (Mancel College, T38, F38, 20.41 seconds)

Libby Michaelis (T37, F37, 16.82 seconds)

Isabelle Schodde (Ipswich SHS, T60, F60, 10.67 seconds)

U20 discus

Holly-Ann Richards-Moody (Rosella Park School, T20, F20, 13.98 seconds)

U15 800m

Delinda Brown (Indooroopilly SHS, T01, F01, 3:55.60)

Lilly-Anne Gould (Helensvale SHS, T20, F20, 3:16.50)

U17 800m

Colette Chapman (Mancel College, T20, F20, 3:17.60)

Libby Venner (Bundaberg SHS, T20, F20, 3;08.90)

U20 800m

Molly Carter (St James, T20, F20, 3:26.70)

U15 long jump

Makayla Elcoate (Chancellor State College, T44, F44, 3.90m)

Flashback: Hayleigh Kennedy running like the wind as an U9 athlete.

U17 long jump

Ruby Griffin (T20, F20, 2.40m)

Hayleigh Kennedy (Maryborough SHS, T20, F20, 5.72m)

Libby Michaelis (T37, F37, 3.50m)

MALE

U15 100m final

Taj Appleby (Marlin Coast MC, T35, F35, 18.08 seconds)

Jayden Graham (Clifford Park SS, T20, F20, 12.97 seconds)

Daniel Phillips (Springfield Central SHS, T20, F20, 12.73 seconds)

U17 100m final

Tomas Crump (Centenary Heights SHS, T20, F20, 12.83 seconds)

Samuel Mosely (Whites Hill State College, T21, F21)

U20 100m final

Jessy Delioganis (Rosella Park School, T20, F20, 12.80 seconds)

Ullrich Muller (Citipointe Christian CollegeT38, F38, 11.57 seconds)

U20 shot put

Joseph Bopf (Kawana Waters SC, T20, F20, 6.42m)

Alby Everett (Maroochydore SHS, T37, F37, 8.33m)

U15 shot put

David Nguyen (Goodna SS, T20, F20, 4.27m)

Desmond Raymond (Rockhampton Special School, T20, F20, 7.7m)

U17 shot put

Luke Sahlqvist (BBC, T47, F46, 10.20m)

Jack Alcorn (T38, F38)

Heath Otto (T37, F37, 5.18m)

U15 discus

Kadyn McDermid (F20, 22.25m)

Desmond Raymond (Rockhampton Special School, T20, F20, 21.58m)

Jayden Wyatt (T20, F20, 18.90m)

U17 discus

Jacob Last (Bundaberg SHS, T35, F35, 22.76m)

Luke Sahlqvist (BBC, T47, F46, 40.88m)

U20 discus

Joseph Bopf (Kawana Waters SC, T20, F20, 19.88m)

U15 200m

Jayden Graham (Clifford Park SS, T20, F20, 25.86 seconds)

Daniel Phillips (T20, F20, 25.96 seconds)

U17 200m

Kayne Kellett (William Ross SHS, T37, F37, 27.27 seconds)

Hayden White (St Peter’s Lutheran, T38, F38, 26.11 seconds)

U20 200m

Jessy Delioglanis (Rosella Park School, T20, F20, 25.50 seconds)

Ullrich Muller (Citipointe Christian College, T38, F38, 23.14 seconds)

U15 800m

Jayden Graham (Clifford Park SS, T20, F20, 2:14.90)

Daniel Phillips (Springfield Central SHS, T20, F20, 2:16.60)

U17 800m

Tomas Crump (Centenary Heights SHS, T20, F20, 2:36.00)

Hayden White (St Peter’s Lutheran, T38, f38), 2:20.60)

U20 800m

Oliver Hutchison (T20, F20, 2:32.00)

Nick Kane (T38, F38, 2:14.50)

U15 long jump

Taj Appleby (T35, F35, 2.81m)

Daniel Phillips (Springfield Central SHS, T20, F20, 5.01m)

Desmond Raymond (Rockhampton Special School, T20, F20, 4.94M0

U17 long jump

Tomas Crump (Centenary Heights SHS, T20, F20, 4.41m)

Kayne Kellett (William Ross SHS, T37, F37)

U20 long jump

Jessy Delioglanis (Rosella Park School, T20, F20, 4.63m)

Ullrich Muller (Citipointe Christian College, T38, F38, 5.18m)

Paralympian Gold Medallist Korey Boddington arrives home in Brisbane to parents Elizabeth Chapel and dad Paul (pictured) and partner Chloe Burton after competing in Paris. Pics Adam Head

Why Korey Boddington is an inspiration to the next generation of aspiring Paralympians.

Korey Boddington is a source of inspiration for many para athletes - and also the next generation of students at Mountain Creek SHS.

The Paralympic track cycling ace from the Sunshine Coast produced a gold medal, world record breaking performance in the men’s time trial C4-5 event at the 2024 Games. He also won a bronze medal in the mixed team sprint C1-5.

Boddington’s life changed forever on June 27, 2011, when a motocross accident left the then 15-year-old fighting for life.

Korey Boddington of Team Australia. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Boddington hit a hump at the Suncoast Junior Motorcycle Club’s Quanda Park track.

Playing a huge role in Boddington’s recovery was the post-injury support of Mt Creek SHS teachers.

Indeed the first thing he did when he returned from Paris was attend the school to show off his medals.

Sunshine Coast’s Korey Boddington. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

“That was so good. I had my accident in school and without those teachers I would never have gotten through school and became the person I am,’’ he said.

After the injury his priority was to recover in life and sport was not a priority.

Indeed competitive sport was placed onto the back burner until around two years ago when he attended a “come and try day’’ for track cycling.

He said always loved two wheel sports and it was a natural fit that he would resume his sporting life on a bike.

“But it was never a goal to go to Paris (Olympics),’’ he said.

But with the help of the Queensland Academy of Sport’s in the final eight months leading up to the Games, Boddington found attending the 2024 Games might not be a bridge too far.

“The QAS threw absolutely everything at me. Anything that was going to help me get faster, I was ready and willing to do,’’ he said.

“Regardless of my results, I was going to have a win by just being there.

“But what came out of it - two medals - I never expected.’’

Korey Boddington on the comeback aged 16 years. Pic Megan Slade. Story Peter Hall.