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King Islander McSweyn clocked 8:49.25 to come third in the 3000m steeplechase but is now considered more proficient as a flat runner and another third, earlier in the championships, in the 5000m should see him selected to contest that as well as the 10,000m.
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By winning the 100m T38 (for athletes with mild cerebral palsy) teenager Walker can expect to be selected and despite pulling up in the 100m final, fellow Hobartian Hale is likely to be considered for the sprint relay based on his consistency over the season.
Originally from Launceston but now based in Melbourne, De La Motte ran 2:03.62 in a super-fast 800m won by Queenslander Brittany McGowan in a blistering 2:00.24.
The Tasmanian finished fifth, but was the third Australian so still in with chance of joining McGowan and third-placed Victorian Georgia Griffith unless the Australian track and field team reaches its cap of 88.
In other Tasmanian results from Sunday, Matt Hosie came 10th in the pole vault with a clearance of 4.80m, the women’s 200m saw Morgan Gaffney finish 10th (24.39) and Kiara Chambers 19th (24.94) while Inessa Corney was 16th (12:29.53) and Harvey Chilcott 21st (9:48.78) in their respective steeplechases.
