The Australian Australian Schools concluded today in Perth with another fantastic day for our athletes. After heartbreaking losses at last year’s Australian All Schools in Adelaide and Australian Championships in Brisbane, it was great to see Joel Drew’s perseverance pay off as he snared that elusive Gold in 14.07 in the Under 18 110 m…

Thanks to everyone who attended our Christmas meet on Sunday. Meet results were: Mens’ Javelin Adrian KeenDamian BarryKen Hastie Womens’ Javelin Gina de la CruzDylan Barry Men’s 1500m Daniel CaseyJohn WhiteKen Hastie Womens’ 1500m Kristina KerstenDylan BarryLynda Bateson Mens’ Shot Put Adrian KeenDamian BarryJohn White Womens’ Shot Put Kristina KerstenLynda BatesonDylan Barry Mens’ 800m Daniel…

A great way to start the GC50 weekend at Coolangatta with an excellent 29:56 in very hot conditions seeing Lynda Bateson finish second in the 60 plus age category of the 5k event. Katherine Jackman was taking no chances with the sun beating down in the 25k at the Gold Cosst 50 making sure she…

Another enjoyable afternoon of competition from our hosts Toowong Harriers at Jack Cook Park for the Toowong Gift. Downhill Dash winner Aidan Hobbs of Intraining again got away with the cash taking the 3k Open event in 8:41 while the Ashgrove contingent of Elliott Stannard 3:36 and Kitty Stannard 4:36 in the 1k and Kristina…

A very dramatic Alana Boyd Shield at QE2 for us today on a number of fronts. Joel Drew recorded a Pb of 11.17 in the 100 metres and then blitzed the Marist Ashgrove Open 400m school record which had stood since 1982 by over a second with an astonishing 48.84 seconds. The following 400m heat…

The State Relays concluded with whole-hearted efforts across our entire team often against some pretty tough competition. Like all relay meets, there were plenty of narrow escapes, near misses, injuries and DQs which sometimes went our way and sometimes didn’t. Whether we were up scooping the medals or getting towelled up like my 4 x…

A bit of controversy and some fun times and mind-blowing performances at the Benita Willis Shield and State 5k at UQ today. Sonny Adam produced a handy 16.32 to be 16th U20 in the 5k Title – not bad for a 15 year old given at the start of the year his 5k PB was…

Day 1 What a great night for our athletes on Day One of the Queensland All Schools Titles at QE2.A terrific effort by Connor Campbell saw him take the Gold Medal in the Under 15 Boys 200m Hurdles in a very slick 26.96 seconds.The 800 metres was also a happy hunting ground for us with…

It was a tricky night with the weather tonight for the 1500m Classic at UQ track but our competitors battled through firstly the wind and later on the rain to post some handy performances. A great run by Zel Van Loggerenberg saw her get fifth in the Schoolgirls No. 1 Race in a PB of…