Athletics Tasmania has named its 60-strong team for the Australian Athletics Championships in Sydney from April 1-7.
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The team is headlined by reigning national javelin champion Hamish Peacock and fellow 2018 Commonwealth Games representatives Jack Hale, Huw Peacock, Stewart McSweyn and Sam Walker.
Jacob Despard, James Hansen, Deon Kenzie and Raphaela Corney are also contenders to get among the medals.
WOMEN
Kiani Allen (open 100m, 200m), Ella Atkins (U15 1500m, 2000m steeplechase), Anna Blackwell (U20 10,000m walk), Madison Brazendale (U17 2000m steeplechase), Keeley Burns (U17 hammer, U20 hammer), Abbie Butler (U16 1500m, 2000m steeplechase), Kiara Calvert (open 100m, 200m), Amy Campbell (U16 100m, 200m, Abby Chapman (open 100m, 200m), Raphaela Corney (U20 and open pole vault), Julia Direen (U20 and open hammer), Leah Felsch (U15 100m, 200m), Isabella Foster (U18 long jump, triple jump), Morgan Gaffney (open 100m, 200m), Jane Hickie (U20 100m hurdles, long jump, heptathlon, open 100m hurdles), Isabella Hippel (U20 shot put, U18 shot put, U16 shot put, discus), Rachel Hosie (U18 shot put, discus, hammer, open hammer, Liana Kenna (U18 100m), Bec Kovacic (U20 100m, 200m, open 100m), Zoe Laurenson (U15 and U17 pole vault), Natalia Leszcynski (U16 shot put, discus), Laura McShane (open 200m, 400m), Alice Randall (U20 10,000m walk), Frances Reid (U16 100m, 200m), Agnes Sakina (U20 and open javelin), Chelsea Scolyer (U14 100m, 200m, long jump, shot put, discus), Ruby Smee (U20 5000m), Bianca Taglieri (U14 100m, 200m, 400m), Rachel Tolson (U20 para 100m, 200m, ambulant 100m, 200m), Claudia Williams (U18 high jump).
MEN
Christopher Albert (U20 100m para, shot put), Will Bottle (U15 3000m walk), Harvey Chilcott (U20 3000m steeplechase), Brandon Clark (open long jump), Jack Colgrave (U20 100m, 200m, 400m), Samuel Cosgrave (U18 javelin), Jacob Despard (open 100m, 200m), Samuel Field (U20 1500m, 3000m), Fergus Fletcher (U20 decathlon), Jacob Gardner (U14 800m, 1500m), Edward Golding (U17 1500m, 2000m steeplechase), Jack Hale (open 100m, 200m), James Hansen (open 1500m), Matthew Hosie (open pole vault), Joshua Hwaba (U17 long jump, triple jump), Deon Kenzie (ambulant 800m, 1500m), Caleb Kirkpatrick (U16 shot put, discus, hammer), Alexander Kwa (U16 3000m, 2000m steeplechase), Bryce Lawes (U15 400m, 800m), Alexander McKillop (U20 para 100m, 200m, ambulant 100m, 200m), Stewart McSweyn (open 1500m), Tim Mitchell (U16 high jump), Hamish Peacock (open javelin), Huw Peacock (open hammer), Jagga Pybus (U20 100m, 200m), Abbas Rajab Ali (U20 5000m), Will Robertson (U17 5000m walk), Liam Shelton (U20 discus, javelin, open javelin), Samuel Walker (ambulant 100m, 200m, shot put), Tom Winkel (U15 800m, 1500m).
Rob Shaw
Heralding the impact of Tasmanian sport without saying "punching above its weight" is not as easy as it sounds.
Heralding the impact of Tasmanian sport without saying "punching above its weight" is not as easy as it sounds.
