Current Athletes apart of the Academy: 51
At a glance, over the last couple of years our squad have achieved;
4x National Champions
9x National Silvers
3x National Bronze
12 more place top 10 in the Country
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Plus, multiple Queensland State & Regional Champs and medalists.
Detailed athlete bios on next page break
Our Athletes:
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TESS HANNIGAN:
AUSTRALIAN STEEPLECHASE CHAMPION.
AUSTRALIAN CROSS COUNTRY NUMBER 2.
AUSTRALIAN 3000M NUMBER 3.
QLD ALL SCHOOLS XC CHAMPION.
QLD SCHOOLS XC SILVER.
SOUTH COAST STEEPLE CHAMPION
QLD SCHOOLS 3000M AND STEEPLE SILVER
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Luke Unwin
AUSTRALIAN 800M 4th 1:56.19
AUSTRALIAN 400M NUMBER 2, 49.52.
QLD ALL SCHOOLS AND QA STATE 800m CHAMP.
QLD All schools 400 Champ
QLD SCHOOLS 800m CHAMP
QLD SCHOOLS XC NUMBER 14
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MIA CHIZZONITI
AUSTRALIAN 800M Silver, 2:09 (14yrs old)
AUSTRALIAN 400M#4
QA ALL SCHOOLS STATE 400 AND 800M GOLD.
SOUTH COAST 400 AND 800M CHAMP.
SOUTH COAST XC BRONZE.
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MATILDA LANGLEY
National Schools 400m Bronze
QA ALL SCHOOLS 400M CHAMP
QLD 400m champ
QLD 200m Silver
QLD SCHOOLS 400M CHAMP
SOUTH COAST 400M CHAMP
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RILEY JORDAN:
NUMBER 3 IN AUSTRALIA OVER 800M
2:14 @ 11yrs
NUMBER 1 IN QLD OVER 800M
SOUTH COAST 800M CHAMP & record holder
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LACHLAN MANE
QQLD 1500m Bronze 4:16
NUMBER 4 IN QLD OVER 800M
2:04 @ 14yrs
NATIONAL 800M QUALIFIER
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MET WEST 800M BRONZE
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HENKO VAN DER MERWE:
QLD 400 and 800m 4th
NATIONAL 400M & 800m QUALIFIER
2:09 @ 13yrs old
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LILLIAN CARPENTER
NATIONAL XC QUALIFIER
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JAMES-BRAVE NEWSHAM
NATIONAL XC QUALIFIER
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BEAR NEWSHAM
CODY COSTIN
National xc qualifier
State 1500 qualifier
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INDI TAYLOR
QLD 800m SILVER
QL D 400m CHAMP
National 400 and 800m Qual
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PATRICK MARR
QA STATE XC SILVER
ALL SCHOOLS XC NUMBER 5
SOUTH COAST 1500M BRONZE
QLD SCHOOLS 1500M NUMBER 7
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ELLIE STANLEY
AUSTRALIAN STEEPLECHASE BRONZE
QA ALL SCHOOLS STEEPLE SILVER
QLD SCHOOLS STATE STEEPLE BRONZE
TAS XC GOLD
SOUTH COAST XC NUMBER 7
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CONNOR ROSSOW
SOUTH COAST 800M BRONZE
2:00 800m runner
QLD ALL SCHOOLS 800M 7TH
PACIFIC DISTRICT 800 AND 1500M CHAMP
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ZOE PIETSCH
PREVIOUS NATIONAL 800M RUNNER
QA ALL SCHOOLS 400M 8TH
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JOANNAH WILSON
PREVIOUS NUMBER 3 IN AUSTRALIA OVER XC
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COUPER SMITH
SOUTH COAST XC NUMBER 11
QLD 1500M CLASSIC 3RD PLACE
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KAI VERGERS
MET EAST XC NUMBER 11
STATE 1500M QUALIFIER
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AMITY LYNCH
STATE LITTLE AS 800 AND 400M CHAMP
SOUTH COAST XC NUMBER 4
SOUTH COAST 800M BRONZE
QLD SCHOOLS 800M FINALIST, 7TH
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RILEY BURTON
SOUTH COAST XC NUMBER 4
SOUTH COAST STEEPLE CHAMP
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SOFIA BURTON
SOUTH COAST 800M CHAMP
SOUTH COAST XC NUMBER 11
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JESSE PICKVANCE-HALL
QA STATE XC SILVER
JTAS 800M CHAMP
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LILEE UNWIN
MET WEST XC NUMBER 4
STATE XC 38TH
MET WEST 800M NUMBER 4
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AURORA VERGERS
SOUTH COAST XC NUMBER 8
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EMMA MITCHELL
SOUTH COAST XC NUMBER 7
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SHARNI CALLAGHAN
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LARA CAREY
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JORDAN BAKER
SOUTHERN SCORPIAN DISTRICT XC 2ND
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JONATHAN LUCAS
CAPRICORNIA REGIONAL XC 4TH
STATE XC 33RD
CAPRICORNIA REGIONAL 800 SILVER,
1500M BRONZE
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JORDYN DOWLING
SOUTH COAST XC #35
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RUBY AITCHENSON
SOUTH COAST XC NUMBER 15
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STELLA CLARK
SOUTH COAST XC NUMBER 14
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RUBY LOTZ
ZONE 800M CHAMP
DISTRICT 800M SIKVER
SOUTH COAST 800M 8TH
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ZACH CUNINGTON
ZONE 800M 2ND
DISTRICT 800M 5TH
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LEILA DUBICZKI
QA STATE XC NUMBER 7
JTAS XC winner
Beenleigh zone xc winner
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AMELIA CHISHOLM
Beenleigh zone xc Winner
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ALIYAH LANGLEY
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AVA BJERRING
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LEAH KNIGHT
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LILLIAN CARPENTER
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PIPPY BELSHAM
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BEAU MURPHY
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CODY DEAN
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DANNY COTTER
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HAYLIEGH LUCAS
JUSTIN HARRIS
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Ryley Smith
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Detailed Athlete Bios
Tess Hannigan
1500 4:32, 3000m 9:36, 2km Steeple 6:47, 5km: 16:54
3000m Steeple: 10:33 - World U20 Qual Time
2023 AUSTRALIAN 2000M STEEPLE CHAMPION
2023 NUMBER 2 IN AUSTRALIA FOR CROSS COUNTRY
2023 NUMBER 3 IN AUSTRALIA FOR 3000m
QLD All Schools Cross Country Champion
QLD Schools 3000m and Steeple Silver
2022 Number 6 in Australia for Cross Country
WORLD XC TRIALS U20, 13TH PLACE
2023 QLD School Sport State Cross Country 2nd (& Regionals)
South Coast Steeple and 3000m champ
South Coast XC Silver
Mia Chizzoniti
800m 2:09.98, 400M 56.34
-2023 AUSTRALIAN 800M CHAMPION
2023 AUSTRALIAN 400M SILVER
-QA 800m and 400m double gold
-7x QLD State 800m Silver (800 & 1500)
-3x State Cross Country Qualifier
-South Coast Regional Double 800 & 1500m champ
-South Coast XC Bronze
Luke Unwin
400, 51.3. 800m: 1:56.98
2023 AUSTRALIAN 800M CHAMPION
20212 AUSTRALIAN 400M NUMBER 4
-QLD Schools 400 and 800m Double Champ
-QA State 800m GOLD. 400m SILVER
Number 10 in Australia for 400m
QLD All schools XC 16th
Met West XC 5th
State XC 14th
Connor Toney
1500m 4:43, 5km 18:11
-National Cross Country qualifier
-2023 State XC 24th
-South Coast Regional Cross Country 5th
-South Coast Regional 1500m Bronze
-10th in QLD over 1500m
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Matilda Langley
4000m 58.84, 800m 2:19, 200m 25:85
2023 AUSTRALIAN 400M NUMBER 5
QUEENSLAND DOUBLE 400m CHAMPION
Little Athletics NATIONAL 400m 3rd PLACE
2023 Number 11 in Australia for 400m
-LAQ State 800m CHAMPION
-National 400m & 800m Qualifier
-QLD All Schools State 800m 4th place (Up an age)
-Pacific District XC winner
- Pacific District 800 & 1500m winner
Amity Lynch
LAQ State 400m and 800m Champion
South Coast XC 4th
State XC 13th
Pacific District 800 & 1500 champ (record)
Henko Van Der Mewre
1500m 4:45, 800m 2:18 5km 17:46
-QLD 800m #11, 1500m #11
-QA State 800m #8
Pacific District 2nd place
QLD All schools XC 17th place
South Coast XC 4th
QSS State XC 13th
Patrick Marr
800m 2:39, 1500m 5:06
-QLD Schools Number 8 over 1500m
QLD All Schools State XC 6th
QA State XC 4th place
JTAS XC CHAMP
Pacific District 800 & 1500 Winner (record)
Jonathan Lucas
800m 2:39
-QLD Schools 1500m # 21
Capricornia XC #4
State XC #33
Jorja Lockhart
Top 10 in Australia for steeplechase
Pac district XC Bronze
South Coast Regional XC 6th, making States
South Coast Steeple bronze
QLD #13 over 1500m
Couper Smith
5km 19:39
South Coast Regionals 11th place
QA State XC 12th
Pac District 1500m 4th
Ellie Stanley
-Number 3 in Australia for 2000m steeplechase
-National XC 37th place
-QA State 2000m Steeple Bronze
-QLD SS Steeple #3
Emma Mitchell
-QLD All Schools 800m 7th
-QA State 1500m 7th
-LAQ State 800m and 1500m Silver
South Coast XC #7
Jasmine Corliss
QLD All Schools XC 14th
Wide Bay XC Champ
Amelia Neumeister
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-TAS XC 3rd place
-Pacific District XC 4th place
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Connor Rossow
800m 2:02, 1500m 4:23
Pacific District XC 4th
South Coast XC 16th
Kai Vergers
Met East XC 11th
Mateo Chizzoniti
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18th at Pacific District XC
Aurora Vergers
Pacific district xc bronze
South Coast XC 8th
QLD All Schools XC 12th
Sharni Callaghan
South Coast XC 19th
Lilee Unwin
Met West XC 4th
Ruby Aitchison
-South Coast XC 15th
Chelsea Hamilton
South Coast XC 38th
Alice Mann
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-QLD State all schools XC 9th place
-Jimboomba Little As 800m and 1500m record holder
-District 800 & 1500m Winner and record holder
Sofia Sheppard
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-Darling Downs Regional XC 2nd place two years in a row
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Stella Clark
District XC 5th
South Coast XC 14th
Lara Carey
Addison Horvath
Riley Jordan
Pacific district xc 2nd place
800m PB 2:38 at 9yrs old
South Coast XC 11th
Axel Mcelhone
Emma Blackman
Pacific district XC 2nd place
QLD All Schools XC 22nd place
2x South Coast XC trials qualifier
Jordy Dowling
Pacific District XC 12th place
South Coast XC 35th
