Victorians to watch at Australian All Schools Track and Field Championships
Victorians are set to excite at the Australian All School Track and Field Championships. Here are the state’s top 10 athletes to watch and our top seeds.
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The Australian All Schools Track and Field Championships in Adelaide is set to be lit up by Victorian athletes this year.
A number of exciting prospects will head to South Australia for the event beginning on Friday, December 9 to Sunday, December 11 at the SA Athletics Stadium.
Here are our top 10 athletes to watch along with our top seeds in each event.
Zulq Haider, Cooper Brancatisano, Matthew Milias, Ashvin Jayawardena — Under-14 Boys 4x100m
Not one but four of these young men have lit up the Victorian tracks throughout 2022. The team including Zulq Haider, Cooper Brancatisano, Matthew Milias and Ashvin Jayawardena will head to Adelaide as hot favourites to take the gold. Normally rivals on the track, the quartet have a fantastic bond and energy when it comes to harmonising for relays. Already securing a gold at the Junior National Championships earlier this year by over two seconds, they will be looking to do the double in Adelaide and edge closer to the meet record. The boys will also be competing in their respected individual events, where they will be top seeded.
Zulq Haider: 90m Hurdles, 200m, 400m
Cooper Brancatisano: 100m, 200m
Matthew Milias: 400m, 90m Hurdles, Long Jump
Ashvin Jayawardena: 100m, Triple Jump
Marcus Wakim — Under-17 Boys 500m race walk
It has been a breakout year for Wakim, at only 16 he has already notched an Australian team on his list of accomplishments. Competing this season at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Muscat, Oman. His seed time of 21:40.60 is already well under the current meet record of 22:15.13 held since 2006. This gutsy walker will certainly be one to cheer on for gold.
Kirra Wright — T38 Under-15 Para Girls
Wright walked away with a swag of medals at the National Junior Championships (2x gold, 2x silver, 1x bronze) and Victorian State Championships (5x Gold) earlier this year. A shy young woman off the track, Wright competes with a lot of passion and determination on the track. She will compete in the 100m, 200m, long jump and shot put.
Miller Smith —Under-15 Boys
Hailing from Barwon Heads, Smith has proven himself to be a promising young hurdler. Collecting national silver medals in the 100m and 200m events earlier this year, he will be looking to go one better in Adelaide as he chases the elusive gold in his pet events. Miller has also shown his passion and commitment to the team by stepping into the relays. You can spot Miller at the track with a big straw hat carrying his Esky of refreshments. Smith will compete in the 100m hurdles, 200m, 200m hurdles and 4x100m.
Khushnoor and Sukhnoor Rangi — Under-16 Girls
It is hard not to get excited when you see sisters Sukhnoor and Khushnoor pole vaulting because they are the country’s top-two sees athletes in the under-16 girls pole vault. Sukhnoor won at the National Championships earlier this year, as well as the recent Victorian All Schools Championships, while Khushnoor was the bridesmaid on both occasions.
Lachlan O’Keefe – High jump
The boy from Ballarat, O’Keefe has had an outstanding 2022 in high jumping, reaching an international standard and representing Australia. With a personal best of 2.15m, the 17-year-old represented the country at the World U20 Championships in Colombia this year and is set for more standout performances at the championships this weekend. O’Keefe has proven he can shine bright on the big stages and he is sure to succeed in the Australian All Schools Championships.
Mackayla Culvenor —Under-15 Girls
Culvenor has shown huge improvements in the last eight months. She was the top seed in the under-15 girls triple jump as the only athlete to have qualified with a jump over 12m, only 22cm from the national meet record. The jump showed an improvement of 68cm from her silver medal jump at National Junior Championships in Sydney. She can also be seen on the track competing in the 200m and 4x100m showing off her range of skills across disciplines.
Ella Hose — F37 Under-20 Women
A veteran of the National All Schools Championships, Ella Hose will look to take home two golds as she attends the event for the last time in her career. of her career. Top seed in her events — discus and shot put — Hose will be looking to improve on her silver medals from Junior Nationals. Having improved by over 2m in her preferred discus event, she will look to continue her pursuit for the 28m mark.
Frankleen Newah-Jarfoi — Under-18 Men
The fastest man in the Victorian team, Newah-Jarfoi will be the state’s top contender in the blue ribbon event, the under-18 boys 100m. Newah-Jarfoi recorded a sizzling 10.78 (w) at the APS finals, representing Caulfield Grammar, where he took the crown for fastest schoolboy in the Open 100m, edging out Victorian teammate Patrick Poulter. He backed it up at the Victorian All Schools posting his fastest legal time of 10.83 in the final. He will have to be at his best to take down his fellow Oceanian 4x100m teammate and current Australian U18 Boys 100m record holder Sebastian Sultana from NSW. Newah-Jarfoi will also team up with training partner Jaydon Nti (the top under-17 boys 100m seed) in the under-18 4x100m as both boys were part of a record breaking club team that broke a 30-year-old Victorian record.
Jamison Towers —Under-15 Girls
Coming from a multi-event background, Towers has found recent success specialising in long jump, improving 29cm on her gold medal jump from National Junior Championships earlier in the year. She now only requires a further 32cm to break the meet record, held by no other than former Victorian All Schools representative and current Australian women’s long jump record holder Brooke Buschkuehl.
Laura and William Wong — Under-17 girls and Under-14 boys
Another family duo, the brother and sister duo are coached by their father Eric out of Glenhuntly Athletics Club. Laura and Will are both top ranked hurdlers in their respective age groups. Not only are they handy over the sticks, they both have speed to burn, William also representing Victoria in the 100m and Laura in the 4x100m.
VICTORIA’S TOP SEEDS AT AUSTRALIAN ALL SCHOOLS TRACK AND FIELD
Sukhnoor Rangi, 3.70m, Women Pole Vault Under 16
Matthew Milias, 51.80, Men 400 Metres Under 14 Prelims
Miller Smith, 26.13, Men 200 Metres Hurdles (0.762m) Under 15
Jamison Towers, 5.64m, Women Long Jump Under 15
Honour Tobin, 2:15.30, Women 800 Metres Under 15
Jaydon Nti, 10.94, Men 100 Metres Under 17 Prelims
Ella Hose, 9.65m, Women Shot Put PA Under 20
Kirra Wright, 8.20m, Women Shot Put PA Under 15
Laura Wong, 12.38, Women 80 Metres Hurdles (0.762m) Under 14 Prelims
Joshua Sullivan, 13.73m, Men Triple Jump Under 17
Kirra Wright, 15.36, Women 100 Metres PA Under 15
Cooper Bertram, 3.40m, Men Pole Vault Under 15
Jeffery Walker, 10.48m, Men Shot Put PA Under 17
Charles Barrett, 6:12.80, Men 2000 Metres Steeplechase (0.762m) Under 16
Marcus Wakim, 21:40.60, Men 5000 Metres Race Walk Under 17
Johnny Suares, 4.10m, (Men Pole Vault Under 17)
Campbell Braden, 4.10m, Men Pole Vault Under 18
Elli Symonds, 4.80m, Women Long Jump Under 17
Bart Leeton, 8:47.80, Men 3000 Metres Under 15
Caleb Kilpatrick, 50.02, Men 400 Metres Under 16 Prelims
Amelie Holah, 65.20, Women 400 Metres Hurdles (0.762m) Under 18
Kyla Chapman, 76.80, (Women 400 Metres Hurdles (0.762m) Under 18)
Joshua Sullivan, 7.10m, Men Long Jump Under 17
Kirra Wright, 32.05, Women 200 Metres PA Under 15
Cooper Brancatisano, 11.49, Men 100 Metres Under 14 Prelims
Shakira Harding, 12.88, Women 90 Metres Hurdles (0.762m) Under 16 Prelims
Ella Hose, 27.59m, Women Discus PA Under 20
Madigan Carroll, 4:58:70, (Women 1500 Metres Under 14)
Max Davidson, 15:13:80, Men 3000 Metres Race Walk Under 14
Harrison Dolman, 5.95m, Men Long Jump Under 14
William Wong, 14.08, Men 110 Metres Hurdles (0.914m) Under 17 Prelims
Jamison Harding, 3.10m, Women Pole Vault Under 14
Mackayla Culvenor, 12.04m, Women Triple Jump Under 15
Zulq Haider, 23.63, Men 200 Metres Under 14 Prelims
Ava Campbell, 2:54:40, Women 800 Metres PA Under 15
Bart Leeton, 4:04:30, Men 1500 Metres Under 15
Finn Johnston, 2:04:20, Men 800 Metres Under 14
Lachlan O‘Keefe, 2.05m, Men High Jump Under 18
Kirra Wright, 3.70m, Women Long Jump PA Under 15
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