QGSSSA: High achievers of 2021 ahead of the cross country championship
Ahead of Saturday’s annual cross country championship, we preview the QGSSSA best runners while casting an eye over QG’s sporting achievers of 2021 - so far.
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The Queensland Girls Secondary Schools Sports Association has been the launching pad of many Olympians and Australian sporting stars.
From swimming greats to gymnasts, rowers and athletes, the QGSSSA is a wonderful nursery of Queensland sporting talent.
On the eve of the annual QGSSSA cross country championship, we look at Athletes to Watch at that event, plus highlight several other athletes who have captured headlines across different sports in 2021
These include:
+ Angelina Tignani (St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School) won her fourth consecutive national javelin title, under 18.
+ Torrie Lewis (St Peters Lutheran College) ran stunning 100m and 200m sprint times into the wind at the nationals.
+ Ella Ramsay (St Peters Lutheran College) won more silverware than you would see in a Fifth Ave jewellery store at the All Age Swimming Championship.
+ Georgina West (St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School) was selected in the Hockey Australia Women’s Future (Under 18) Talent Squad.
+ Rower Sophie Malcolm (Brisbane State High School) won the single scull at the Australian Rowing Championship in her age group.
+ Amelia Weber (St Peters Lutheran College) enjoyed a gold rush at the All Age national swimming championships, marking her as one of the most exciting prospects in the state.
+ Naiya Varidel (St Aidan’s) helped her school to victory in the QGSSSA open cricket premiership
+ Stella Harris joined Georgina West (mentioned above, both St Aidan’s) as a member of the Queensland under 18 national championships winning side.
+ Australian Dolphins contender Mollie O’Callaghan (St Peters Lutheran College) has swum her school to another QGSSSA championship.
+ Isabel Goffage was a key player in St Aidan’s claiming the open cricket premiership.
+ Georgia Voll (Brisbane State High School) helped the Queensland fire to a national cricket title after earlier playing in the WBBL
+ Meghan Guthrie-Quinn (Clayfield College) snapping a three-year-old QG record in the 13 years breaststroke at the QGSSSA meet.
+ Georgie Gilroy (Brisbane SHS) won a gold medal in the gruelling under 16 steeplechase at the nationals
+ Francesca Peacock (Moreton Bay College) recovered from injury to claim the Australian All Age high jump gold medal in her age group, leaping to a personal best height after recovering from an ACL injury.
Now it is the turn of the cross country runners to excel, with the annual QGSSSA being staged on Saturday.
The www.couriermail.com.au will present coverage of the cross country event being staged at Rivermount College, Yatala on Saturday.
CROSS COUNTRY, RUNNERS TO WATCH
Zoe McIlwaine (BGGS): 2021 Queensland State Athletics Titles under 15 3000m and under 14 1500m champion and national finalist. Also watch out for Zara Moore (BSHS) and Holly Maree (IGS) fighting it out.
In the 12 years Saffron Jenkinson (BSHS) won state All Schools titles at the weekend, and in the 14 years Gwen Watson (BSHS) was also in great All Schools cross country form.
Nyree Hamilton (MBC): The 2020 state champion 800m, 400m, national age 800m bronze medallist
Kaya Agnew (MBC): Bronze medal at the 2020, Qld All Schools Cross Country, 2021 Queensland 3000m representative at the nationals
Monica Heeremans (MBC): The 2020 Queensland cross country champion and national 800m and 1500m state representative.
Taylor Hazell (MBC): Queensland School Sport Aquathlon team 2021
Ella Rodwell (Somerville House): Top three and four finisher in the 3000m and 2000m steeplechase at the national track and field in 17 years age.
Gabrielle Schmidt (St Peters): Silver medal in the under 16 3000m event at the Australian Track & Field Championships
Isabelle Mortensen (St Aidan’s): High achiever national athlete across cross country, 1500m and 800m
Keira Moore (BSHS) won the All Schools cross country at the weekend in the 17 years.
Jazelle Carter (St Aidan’s): Under 16 800m National Champion and under U16 1500m silver medallist.
Jemima Bennett (St Aidan’s): Under 16 800m and 1500m finalist at the national track and field titles.
Bridget McCormack (St Aidan’s): Second in the under 18 Queensland Schools State Triathlon, first in the 400m, second in the 800m
Emma-Kate Watt (St Aidan’s): Under 18 bronze medallist in the 2000m steeplechase at the nationals, and a regular top three finisher at cross country
Yasmin Doherty (St Aidan’s): Second at the 1500m state titles in 2020.
Milla Roberts (St Margaret’s Anglican Girls’ School): Under 15 medallist in 2000m steeplechase at the Australian Athletics Championships this year, second in cross country (12 years) in 2019.
Matilda Lee (St Margaret’s): Third place Queensland All Schools Cross Country, finalist in multiple events at the recent Australian Track and Field Championships.
Annabel Bright (St Margaret’s): Third place in the 2019 cross country in the 12 years division.
Isabella Harte (St Margaret’s): First place at Queensland All Schools Cross Country. Harte was also a medallist in the under 1500m and 2000m steeplechase at Australian Athletics Championships in April. She was also the 2019 National Cross Country Champion.
Chloe Fenwicke (St Margaret’s): Second place at Queensland All Schools Cross Country championship.
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