Author: John Purcell
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Jai Taurima Shield 2023
Considering the wear and tear of so many recent meets we had a very pleasing roll up and contribution from our athletes today at the Jai Taurima Shield at QE2. An impressive 11.89m from April Laurikaanen provided her a win in the Under 20 Shot Put as did a 10.97m effort from Adrian Keen in…
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QLD Secondary Schools Championships 2023
Newcomer Josh Jones grabbing a silver in the 10 years Shot Put at the Primary titles with a 10.95m PB and Haiden Boyd Gold in the Secondary Schools 13 to 15 years 4 x 100m event. After only a year in the sport, Haiden also made the 15 years 100m Final with a 0.29 second…
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Club Handicap 2023
A well contested 2023 edition of the Club Handicap at the Flying Four this morning with the Open 4k Trophy going to Timothy Youngs. Others to share in the trophies were: Under 18 Club Handicap – Sarah WilliamsonUnder 14 Club Handicap – Nick BrayMost Improved Winter Season – Lara WannenburghBest Performance Winter Season – Tate…
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Rangers vs Harriers 2023
A big thanks to Toowong Harriers for a very well organised inaugural Ashgrove versus Toowong meet today at Jack Cook Park. In fact they were a bit too well organised for us, getting away with the meet by 324.5 points to 208.5 with a strong contingent of kids now carrying on into the senior ranks…
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Australian Cross Country Championships 2023
A picture perfect day in the Nation’s Capital for the National Cross Country today at the purpose-built course at Stromlo Forest Park. The depth of talent on display throughout the age groups was unbelievable right through the fields and if the effect of Brisbane 2032 is that more of this talent stays in it longer…
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Met North Regionals 2023
There were some some blistering 100m efforts on Day 1 of the Met North Regionals and huge PBs from Lindsay Dixon (dead Heat 1st 14 years 11.85), Aidan Dallinger 4th 17 years 11.41, Haiden Boyd 6th 15 yrs 11.70 and Ethan Dallinger 6th 14 years 12.33. Lee Martin produced a 50m throw for 2nd in…
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The Gap High School Oval Closed
Please be advised that The Gap State High School oval will be closed from 8am,16th September to 5pm, 22nd September. This will affect training. Keep an eye on our facebook page for an announcement regarding an alternative venue.
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Sunshine Coast Marathon 2023
Was great to join forces with the Ernies again for the Sunshine Coast Marathon event this morning. The heat was extreme late in the morning so I truly felt sorry for the 5 hour marathoners with what they had to go through – hope everyone came through Ok. Highest placed of our runners was Lynda…
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Cross Country Championships 2023
It was a huge day for us as host club today at the State Cross Country Titles at Toogoolawah Golf Club. The Weather Bureau claims it was only 24.5 degrees at Toogoolawah today but with the addition of a tough grind up the hill it sure seemed a lot hotter than that. The hard conditions…
