Tully athletes shone at the LAQ McDonald’s State Championships

Maria Girgenti

TULLY Little Athletics had fantastic representation with twenty-five members in action at the LAQ McDonald’s State Championships held at Townsville Sports Precinct from March 24 - 26.

Bree Dickman, Marshall Roissetter, Jackson Solien, Glenn Roissetter, Lachlan McKiernan-Newman, Layla Morris, Warrick Grimaz, Rhys Vipiana, Rajveer Singh, Phoebe Hansen-Polzin, Chase Frumento, Indiana Grimaz, Vanora Noonan, Nina Trickey, Casper Roissetter, Kace Hodgson, Jake Ball, Dean Giardina, Cooper Sichter, Zoe Ball, Heath Driemel, Blake Riley, Saxon Solien, Lincoln Calleja and Shaun Riley.

This event, which is held in Townsville every four years, attracted athletes from across Queensland which included Cairns, Tablelands, Townsville, Brisbane, Mackay,

Noosa, Ipswich, Bundaberg, Rockhampton, Nambour, Gold Coast, Toowoomba, Maryborough, Gympie, Gladstone, Mossman/Port Douglas, and Chinchilla.

The Tully club did incredibly well, with most athletes achieving multiple personal bests, stacks of broken records and returned home with six medals.

Rajveer Singh - Under 15 Boys

Silver medal: 100m (11.60)

Chase Frumento - Under 11 Boys

Silver medal: 1,100m race/walk (7:07.40)

Bronze medal: Shot put 2kg (10.05m)

Bronze medal: Discus 500g (33.83m)

Shaun Riley - Under 11 Boys

Silver medal: Shot put 2kg (10.75m)

Blake Riley - Under 9 Boys

Bronze medal: Discus 500g (20.02m)

Club records broken at the LAQ McDonalds State Championships, Townsville: Blake Riley: Under 9 - Discus

Nina Trickey: Under 9 - 700m Race/Walk

Layla Morris: Under 10 - 200m and 800m

Vanora Noonan: Under 1180m Hurdles

Saxon Solien: Under 11 - 400m and 800m

Shaun Riley: Under 11 - Shot Put

Chase Frumento: Under 11Race/Walk, Javelin

Jackson Solien: Under 14Javelin, Discus Lachlan McKiernan-Newman: Under 15 - High Jump

Rajveer Singh: Under 15200m and 100m

Dean Giardina: Under 16 - Long Jump and 100m