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March 2008 |
Athletics
86th Australian National Athletics Championships
• Jarrod Bannister, Alana Boyd, Bronwyn Thompson, Sally McLellan and Dylan Grant each earned nominations to the AOC for selection into the Australian Olympic Team.
• Jarrod Bannister not only won the national title, he also broke the Australian javelin record, throwing a distance of 89.02m, 2.35m further than the record held since 2001.
• Linda Allen - 2nd women's triple jump 13m
• Justin Anlezark - 1st men's shot put 20.21m
• Jarrod Bannister - 1st men's javelin throw 89.02m
• Johnathon Bernard - 3rd men's 400m ambulant
• Adam Bevis (Decathlon Under 20) - 1st men's decathlon under 20, 7064.2 points
• Alana Boyd - 1st women's pole vault 4.45m
• Jacinta Boyd - 3rd women's long jump 6.17m
• Matt Boyd - 2nd men's pole vault 5.35m
• Matthew Cameron - 2nd men's 100m wheelchair, 3rd 200m wheelchair, 3rd 400m wheelchair
• Fiona Cullen - 1st women's 100m, national title winner in hurdles
• Jason Dudley (Decathlon Open) - 1st men's decathlon under 23 and open 7783.2 points
• Courtney Harbeck - 2nd women's 100m ambulant
• Tim Parravicini - 2nd men's long jump 7.71m
• Paul Raison - 1st men shot put ambulant, 1st men discus throw ambulant
• Bronwyn Thompson - 1st women's long jump 6.67m
• Darren Thrupp - 1st men long jump ambulant
• Liam Zamel-Paez - 2nd high jump 2.19m
Baseball
• QAS athlete James Linger was given a great opportunity to play with the Australian Men's Baseball team in a test series against Canada - at 17, he is the youngest player on record to play for the team. He has also signed a professional contract with the Atlanta Braves
BMX
• Jared Graves placed first in the BMX UCI Round 9 and Round 10 held in Penrith
• Krystal Cranfield placed third in Round 9 and placed first in Round 10
• At the BMX Supercross World Cup in Adelaide, Kamakazi placed third in the Elite Men's division, putting him in a good position to gain a spot on the Olympic selection list.
Canoe/Kayak
• Ken Wallace, Jacob Clear, Tate Smith, Clint Robinson and Lindsay Fogarty have been nominated to the AOC for selection into the Australian Olympic team.
Canoe/Kayak Oceania Championships
• Lyndsie Fogarty: 1st WK1 1000m, 1st WK2 500m, 1st K4 500m, 2nd WK1 500m
• Ken Wallace: 1st K1 1000m, 1st K1 500m, 2nd K2 1000m, 3rd K4 1000m
• Clint Robinson: 1st K4 1000m
• Jacob Clear: 3rd K4 1000m
Cricket
• Jo-Ann Verrall was announced as Queensland Women's Youth Player of the Year following a suburb season with the ball.
• Fellow QAS athlete Nathan Reardon was named the Queensland Academy of Sport Player of the Year and Bulls Best Fielder.
Football
• The Matildas won a three match series against New Zealand at Stockland Park on the Sunshine Coast.
• The Matildas have two upcoming matches against reigning Olympic Champions, USA, in Cary, North Carolina on April 27, with the second match of the series being played in Birmingham, Alabama on May 3.
• QAS athlete's on the current Matildas squad include: Kate McShea, Clare Polkinghorne, Karla Rueter, Sally Shipard, Lauren Colthorpe, Tameka Butt and Joanne Burgess
Hockey
• The OAMPS Queensland Blades were on track to make history by winning their third consecutive AHL Championship, but were surprisingly defeated 4 -2 in the final by the 2007 runner-up, the Smokefree WA Thundersticks.
• QAS athletes on the QLD Blades team: Troy Elder (Captain), Jason Wilson, Jamie Dwyer, Mark Knowles, Jacob Burns, Dean Butler, David Donnelly, Mitch Baker, Nathan Eglington, Liam De Young, George Clutton, Tom Brough, Matthew Swann, Stephen Lambert and Tim Bates.
• Kookaburras pre-Olympic squad of 24 will again be culled to 16, prior to the games. Of the 24, six QAS athletes have been selected amongst experienced players as well as relative debutants.
• QAS athletes Liam De Young, Jamie Dwyer, Nathan Eglington, Robert Hammond, Mark Knowles and Stephen Lambert have been selected and have over 800 caps for Australia between them
Rowing
2008 Rowing Championships
• Jared Bidwell - 1st men's under 23 single scull 2000m, 1st men's under 23 double scull 2000m, 1st men's under 23 quad scull
• Sam Conrad - 2nd men's open coxless four
• Hardy Cubasch - 2nd men's open coxed four
• Duncan Free - 2nd men's open coxless pair 2000m, 1st men's open coxless four, 1st men's open quad scull, 3rd men's interstate single scull
• Sally Kehoe - 3rd women's open coxless pair 2000m, 2nd women's open quad scull, 1st women's open coxless four, 1st women's open eight
• Sascha Lahey - 3rd women's under 23 coxless pair 2000m, 1st women's under 23 coxless four, 1st women's under 23 eight
• Emma McCarthy -1st women's under 23 double scull, 1st women's under 23 quad scull, 1st women's under 23 eight
• Darryn Purcell - 3rd men's open lightweight coxless pair 2000m, 1st men's open lightweight, 3rd men's open lightweight eight, 3rd men's interstate lightweight coxless four
• Pippa Savage - 1st women's open single scull 2000m, 1st women's interstate
Swimming
Telstra Australia Swimming Championships
• Stephanie Rice: 1st women's 400m individual medley in world record time of 4:31.46, 1st women's 200m individual medley in world record time
• Samantha Hamill: 2nd women's 400m individual medley, 2nd 200m butterfly
• Ellen Fullerton: 1st women's 4x400m freestyle relay, 2nd 800m freestyle relay
• Amelia Evatt-Daley: 1st women's 4x400m freestyle relay, 2nd 800m freestyle relay
• Ashleigh McCleery: 1st women's 4x400m freestyle relay, 2nd 800m freestyle relay
• Jade Neilsen: 1st women's 4x400m freestyle relay, 2nd 800m freestyle relay
• Bronte Barratt: 2nd women's 4x400m freestyle relay, 2nd women's 400m freestyle, 1st 200m freestyle (CR), 1st 800m freestyle relay
• Kylie Palmer: 2nd women's 4x400m freestyle relay, 3rd women's 400m freestyle, 1st women's 800m freestyle
• Morgan Lee-Barnes: 2nd women's 4x400m freestyle relay, 1st 800m freestyle relay
• Christian Sprenger: 2nd men's 100m breaststroke, 2nd 200m breaststroke, 2nd men's 50m breaststroke
• Libby Trickett: 1st women's 100m (Commonwealth Record - 56.81)
• Jessicah Schipper: 2nd women's 100m butterfly, 1st 200m butterfly, 3rd women's 50m butterfly
• Emliy Seebohm: 1st women's 100m backstroke (Commonwealth Record - 59.59), 1st semi-final women's 50m backstroke in World Record time of 27.95, 3rd women's 200m backstroke
• Andrew Lauterstein: 2nd men's 50m butterfly
• Christopher Wright: 3rd men's 50m butterfly, 3rd 200m butterfly
• Nicholas Sprenger: 3rd men's 200m freestyle
• Nick D'Arcy: 1st 200m butterfly (CR)
• Rhiannon Oliver: 3rd Women 10 & Over 100 LC Metre Breaststroke Multi-Disability event, 3rd women's breaststroke multi-disability
• Annabelle Williams won the Women 10 & Over 50 LC Metre Butterfly Multi-Disability event
• Libby Trickett: 1st 100m freestyle in world record time of 52.88, 1st 50m freestyle in world record time of 23.97
• Leith Brodie: 1st 200m individual medley
• Cate Campbell: 2nd 100m freestyle, 2nd women's 50m freestyle
• Ephraim Hannant: 3rd 200m backstroke
• Samantha Hoscke-Edwards: 1st 800m freestyle relay
• Andrew Lauterstein: 3rd 100m freestyle, 1st men's 100m butterfly
• Melanie Schlanger: 3rd 100m freestyle
• Ashley Callus: 2nd men's 50m freestyle
• Jade Edmistone: 2nd women's 50m backstroke
• Melissa Gorman: 2nd women's 800m freestyle
• Trent Grimsey: 3rd men's 1500m freestyle
• Meagen Nay: 1st women 200m backstroke (CR)
• QAS athletes selected into the Australian Olympic team: Lisbeth Trickett (nee Lenton); Jessicah Schipper; Cate Campbell; Emily Seebohm; Stephanie Rice; Melanie Schlanger; Samantha Hamill; Bronte Barratt; Ashley Callus; Leith Brodie; Andrew Lauterstein; Nicholas Sprenger; Christian Sprenger; Meagan Nay; and Kylie Palmer
Triathlon
• Emma Moffat won the Australian Sprint Championships and backed it up with a convincing win at the recent Gold Coast Triathlon ITU Oceania Cup meet.
• Emma Moffat also won the Oceania Triathlon Championships in Wellington
• Felicity Abram placed second at the Gold Coast Triathlon ITU Oceania Cup meet.
• Annabel Luxford placed second at the Oceania Triathlon Championships in Wellington
• Emma Snowsill won the BG Triathlon World Cup event in Mooloolaba
• QAS athlete Courtney Dutton took out the Gold Coast Triathlon - Luke Harrop Memorial event, winning the 750m swim, 20km cycle and 5km run race in 1:05.02.
• Joshua Amberger, Ashleigh Gentle and Emma Jackson have been selected on the 2008 ITU Junior Triathlon World Championship Team which will compete in the 2008 ITU World Triathlon Championships in Vancouver, Canada
Water Polo
• Pietro Figlioli, Robert Maitland, Rhys Howden, Rafael Sterk and James Howden were on the Aussie Sharks squad that placed second in the Volvo Cup on a European tour
• William Miller, Rhys Howden and Anthony Martin were a part of the Aussie Sharks team that placed first in the Beijing Test event.
• While the QAS squad remained unbeaten in an international water polo tournament held in Kawana over the Easter weekend with QAS athlete Sam Robertson being named most valuable player.
• James Howden, Matthew Giles and Sam Hicks have all been selected to join the Australian Youth Squad while Daniel Young and Sam Robertson have been named on the Australian Junior squad.
Regional Results
Cricket
• Jessica Jonassen has been selected in the 2008/09 Australian Shooting Stars (under-21) squad.
Hockey
• 2008 Queensland Blades Team - Runners up in AHL: Kris Glass.
Swimming
2008 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships, Sydney Aquatic Centre:
• Alexandra Bagley: 3rd women's 1500m free
• Bradley Byrne: 7th men's 50m backstroke
• Blake Collis: 6th men's 800m free
• Jo-Lene Dendle: 8th women's 200m butterfly
• Melanie Garibaldi: 8th women's 800m free
• Ashleigh McCleery: 1st women's 4x400m freestyle relay, 2nd 800m freestyle relay, 7th women's 400m free
• Jade Neilsen: 1st women's 4x400m freestyle relay, 2nd 800m freestyle relay
• Jacinta Powell: 6th women's 800m free
• Lorren Sellwood: 3rd women's 800m free, 6th 400m free
• Amy Thompson: 4th women's 15000m free
• Tegan Warrener: 6th women's 50m butterfly