Well done everyone for giving it your best shot at Little A State Championships under sometimes difficult conditions.
And special congratulations to Blake Archer and Jack McFadden, who were selected for the NSW State Team to compete in the Little Athletics National Championships on 22-23 April.
Below just a selection of outstanding throwing results from my athletes:
Alex Murdocca (U15) never left any doubt as to who is the lord of the ring, leading from round one and winning gold in the discus with a close-to-PB throw of 53.98m. He also won silver in the shot put with 14.55m.
In the same age group Jack McFadden finished 5th in the discus with excellent 44.35m, and again 5th in the shot put with 13.41m.
Still in the U15s, Georgia Duncan won a sensational bronze medal in the shot put with 12.24m.
In the U17s, Patrick Gleeson shone in the discus with a fantastic PB of 42.05m.
Blake Archer (U13) won silver in the javelin with 33.12m and came a respectable 5th in the shot put with 12.43m.
Bethaney Toia also threw well, finishing 6th in the U13 shot put with 10.19m.
Brothers Julian and Michael Ajaka did very well in the shot put, Julian coming 7th in the U12 shot put with 10.35m, and Michael finished 6th in the U10s with 8.71m.
Also very memorable was Emilia Duncan’s lovely rendition of Advance Australia Fair – loved it! Listen below if you missed it. She threw well too mind you, but no doubt her highlight would have been picking up a gold medal in the 80m hurdles.
Congratulations again everyone!
Good news also for Blake Archer, who was selected to represent NSW at this year’s National Little Athletics Championships in javelin and shot put.
One week later Patrick Gleeson competed in the shot put at the Junior National Championships in Sydney, finishing in 6th place with 13.28m.
Patrick Gleeson’s exemplary attitude towards sport has won him the 