Sam Clifford has destroyed the field to not only win gold at the Australian All-Schools Championships, but claim a new Tasmanian record.
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The Newstead Athletics Club runner clocked a new personal best of 3.55.87 in the boys under-16 1500m final.
The blistering pace, ran in Adelaide, broke the previous state mark set in 2012 from now US-based athlete Hugh Nicklason. Clifford had also won the 3000m national title in Sydney earlier this year.
Sam Walker won gold for Tasmania in the boys para under-16 long jump and a silver in the 100m.
The cerebral palsy athlete only represented Australia at the World Para-Athletics Championship this year in Switzerland after breaking the Australian 100m record.
Alexander McKillop won back-to-back gold in the boys para under-18 100m after taking out the 200m on Friday at the meet.
Orin Ball captured a silver medal in the boys under-14 triple jump, Rachel Tolson a silver in the girls under-18 100m and Rachel Hosie snagged a bronze in the girls under-16 hammer throw.
Andrew Mathieson
The day I realised I wasn't good enough to play for St Kilda or be the No.1 spinner for Australia was when I realised journalism was the closest I could come to follow my passion for sport. And it's not just about the scores for me. It's the back story behind the game.
The day I realised I wasn't good enough to play for St Kilda or be the No.1 spinner for Australia was when I realised journalism was the closest I could come to follow my passion for sport. And it's not just about the scores for me. It's the back story behind the game.
