Congratulations to all the athletes that competed in day 3 of the Australian Track and Field Championships.
Katelyn McGee (Pace Running and Multisport) running in the U15 800m. With a time of 2:18.94 to place second in the first heat getting an automatic qualifier for the finals happening at 2:00 pm local time.
Raveen Alwis (Cairns Athletics) with a busy day competing in 2 events. First up for the day was the U16 triple jump with a jump of 12.24m in the third round to place 8th overall. Later in the afternoon was the heats of the U16 200m, running 24.58 to place 7th in the first heat.
Paul Busch (Normanton Athletics) in the U15 Discus throwing 25.62m in the first round to place 24th.
Isabella Chester (Townsville North Star) in the U15 90m Hurdles running 14.50 to place 6th in the first heat.
Charli Cox (Ross River Athletics) in the U14 Long Jump with a leap of 4.33 in the first round to place 16th.
Willow Dean (Townsville North Star) in a busy day with 2 events being run with only 30 minutes gap. First up was the U15 triple jump where in the third round she jumped 10.75m to move up into 10th place. While the Triple jump was still being run Willow also ran in the U15 200m running a time of 26.41 in the 2nd heat.
Piper Devine (Cairns Athletics) in the U16 800m running 2:15.43 in the first heat just missing out on a spot in the finals by 1 second.
Taylah Ellwood (Emerald Athletics Club) in the U14 Javelin throwing 24.01m in the second round to place 16th.
Nicholas Fogale (Cairns Athletics) in the U20 800m running 1:58.47 to break the 2-minute barrier in the second heat.
Elizabeth Horne (Peak Performance Track Club) in the U16 200m running 26.19 in the second heat to place 6th.
Lillian Hughes (Townsville North Star) in the U16 200m running 25.86 in the first heat to place 7th.
Aria Lavis (Cairns Athletics) running in the first heat of the U15 200m with a time of 28.46 to place 8th.
Bridie Maher (Pace Running and Multisport) in the 3rd heat of the U16 800m running a time of 2:29.39 to place 8th.
Siannah McGee (Pace Running and Multisport) running in the U15 800m with a time of 2:19.18 to place 4th in the heat just missing out on a spot in the finals by 0.04 seconds.
Zoe Miles (Cairns Athletics) in the U15 triple jump with a leap of 9.94m in the first round to place 16th.
Angeline Pascoe (Mulgrave Athletics) in the U16 Discus with a throw of 32.10m in the first round to place 11th.
Sharie Rainbow (Normanton Athletics) in the U16 90m hurdles with a time of 17.65 in the first heat to place 9th. Later in the day Sharie also raced in the U16 2000m Steeplechase, running a time of 10:54.80 to place 20th.
Keanu Hewitt-Watson (Townsville North Star) in the U15 200m running in the second heat to place 5th with a time of 24.99
Archie Reid (Cairns Athletics) in the U14 800m running a time of 2:20.95 in the second heat to place 7th.
Mikayla Webb (Mackay Athletics) in the second heat of the U16 200m running 25.58 to place 3rd.
Sophie Jackson (Cairns Athletics) in the U14 Long Jump with a leap of 4.09m in the third round to place 20th.