It was a great way to finish the State Titles for us with some excellent performances rounding it all out on a day interrupted by a huge storm that delayed afternoon action by over an hour. Joel Drew recorded an amazing time of 13.97 in winning the U18 110m Hurdles getting away to a quick…

Congratulations to Andrew Carkeet for taking out one of our most important events for the year the Lincoln Winch Memorial Handicap in steamy conditions at the Flying 4 at Ashgrove this morning ahead of Wayne Adams and Daniel Casey. First home in the Women’s Category was Gina de la Cruz ahead of Lynda Bateson and…

To be frank the Para events here at the State Championships at QE2 have been nothing short of inspirational in terms of the courage and perspective of what sport should be about that the athletes involved have given us. It was great that our good friend and training partner from QE2 club Tom Burrows was…

It might have been very sticky with showers and 90 per cent humidity but the good performances just kept coming for us on Day 2 of the State Track and Field Championships. Cristian Kuenzel sprung a major but also very well earned surprise taking the Under 18 Long Jump Gold Medal with a leap of…

Really great to see our athletes lifting for the big occasion at the Queensland Athletics Championships at QE2 last night with Finn O’Keefe a great example fighting his way back from illness and injury issues to record a big PB of 1.57.33 finishing 6th in his Open 800m heat. Similarly there were other big PBs…

Once again an electric atmosphere for the Petfield Trophy Primary Schools Cross Country Challenge with over 200 athletes competing in the 1k (Grade 3 and below) and 2k events. Teams trophies went to Brookfield State School (Girls) and Marist Ashgrove (Boys). Trophies were presented by Ashgrove Rangers President Mr Dan Murray and Ashgrove Rangers athlete…

We were wondering why the numbers lining up for today’s Dane Bird-Smith Shield at QE2 were so large at 740 and it soon became apparent that part of the reason was a visiting British Army team staying at Enoggera Barracks who had targeted the meet and provided some spirited international competition for us, particularly in…

So great catching up with club members of the past at Bathurst like Queensland Half Marathon rep from the early 90s Greg Cowley who ironically now lives at Lake Macquarie where the National Championship was held in the early 90s.Coach and Club Historian Paul Circosta has also arrived to catch all the action and cheer…

Its been great to see so many runners who have spent a lifetime around Cross Country from across the nation converge on Bathurst already including Dick Dunstan who is an Official at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships. Dick is also one of 5 competitors on Sunday in the Over 75 Masters 4k Championship.…