
Hamish at Qld Little A's Champs in T'ville
It’s been very busy the last few weeks with the Track and Field Championships all over Queensland and in Perth.
The QA championships were held two weeks ago at the QEII Stadium with some great performances from our Rangers.
Gemma Fairclough - Open Women’s 100m heats 13.6 - ranked 10th, 200m heats 27.7 - ranked 11th
Marty Lane - 11.04 in heats (ranked equal 7th), 11.30 in final for 8th place
Andrew Barralet - 1.51.1 in the heats (ranked 6th), 1.50.7 for 6th place in the 800m final
Daryl Crook - 3.55 for 7th place in the 1500m final
Last weekend the Little Athletics State Championships were held in Townsville. It was a great event for families from all over Queensland to meet and have a good time, and our younger Rangers did very well.
Hamish Granger won Gold in the 1500m and Silver in the 800m for the under 12s. Excellent work Hamish, and congratulations!
Freyja Lee ran great coming 4th in the 1500m and also competed in the 800m under 12 girls. Jarod Easterbrook ran very well qualifying for and running in the 200m hurdles final, where he faced some very fierce competition in the under 14 boys. Congratulations Freyja and Jarod!
Last but not least: The Australian Masters Championships are on its way this Easter in Perth, and the results so far are great with our Vice-President Peter James winning Gold in the 10,000m for 60 - 65 year olds. Excellent work Peter, and congratulations!
Our Treasurer and Registrar Dick Dunstan put in a good performance for the 800m and 1500m championships for the 60 - 64 year olds by placing 9th and 7th respectively. Well done Dick!