Author: John Purcell
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Celebration Evening 2026
On Sunday 7th June we will be holding our Celebration Dinner at the Arana Hills Leagues Club from arriving 6:00pm for a 6:30 pm start. The night will see presentations of awards including Club Certificates to all those who represented Queensland in Track and Field and Cross Country over the past 12 months. A two…
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Sunshine Coast XC 2025
Maybe I have been out of touch but today’s Cross Country at the University of Sunshine Coast saw the first bunch of kangaroos I had seen there in about ten years overlooking what was a fast, scenic and for once reasonably dry course right next to the athletics track. It was probably a suitable warm…
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Corporate Games 2025
All good things must come to an end and after many years of assisting UQ Club President and former Centre Manager Tom Brandt at the annual 5k/10k race at the Corporate Cup, this year our jobs were finally replaced by AI. Like many years it was supposedly Tom’s swansong at the event but we will…
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Sports Nutrition and Psychology Presentation
It was great tonight to have our twins Tiana Solley (Sports Nutrition) and Josh Morrison (Sports Psychology) along for an informative presentation at The Gap High School with a keen bunch of athletes and parents along to listen in. We will explore these areas a lot further in the coming months but in the meantime…
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Teralba Park XC 2025
Top work by Athletics North to present a very good round of the SEQ Cross Country Series today at Teralba Park, Mitchelton. I think this course is actually a lot better to run when it’s wet as it eliminates some of the issues with dry tufty spots that have emerged in the last 15 years…
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Queensland All Schools Cross Country Championships 2025
It was certainly a big day of strong cross country competition today at Nudgee for the Queensland All Schools Cross Country Championships. A more suitable date and convenient venue allowed for a higher standard of competition than the last couple of years across many races and it was great to see so many clubs and…
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Little As State Titles 2025
The Little As State Titles wound up today at QE2 with the ethos of mateship that the weekend represents showing out in a new way between Elliott Stannard and Patrick Reid with a dead heat for Silver in the 11 years and Under 800 metres after Patrick had earlier set a Little As Queensland Best…
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Queensland Track and Field Championships 2025
ASHGROVE RANGERS MEDAL SUMMARY Queensland Track and Field Championships March 13th to 16th QE2 Stadium Gold (12) U20Aidan Dallinger Men’s Triple Jump 13.70mLee Martin Men’s Shot Put 16.12m U17Genesis S’Au Women’s Discus 35.78mConnor Campbell Men’s 400m Hurdles 57.03Cooper Lofts Men’s Javelin 44.49 U16Tate Van Camp 800 metres 1:57.09Tate Van Camp 400 metres 50.68 U14Sam Shaw…
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Training Cancelled Monday 10th March
Hope everyone is safe after a difficult couple few days with ex-Cyclone Alfred. Shown here are the before and after images at The Gap High School track Thursday with the first photo and then today. With most of The Gap with no power, most shops closed, clean up going on and Enoggera Creek rising we…