The State Junior & U23 Championships at Chandler on Saturday 4th February had 53 entries. The assembled athletes, coaches, volunteers, and Technical Officials managed to survive a long day of competition under very hot conditions. Thank you to host club Cougars!
As part of the Dawn Supply Co. industry launch they had a pop-up shop operating on the day and supplied the best male and female lifters in both Junior & U23 age-groups with $100 gift vouchers. Thank you!
Live streaming, photography and video coverage were provided by Brent Vaughan. Thank you!
Best Lifter awards went to:
| Best Junior female | Maddison Power | Burleigh Barbell |
| Best Junior male | Taj Marsh | Noosa Barbell |
| Most improved Junior female | Imogen Crowell | None |
| Most improved Junior male | Tashaun Solofa | Ipswich Weightlifting |
| Best U23 female | Halle Mifsud | Thunder Barbell |
| Best U23 male | Taj Msarsh | Noosa Barbell |
| Most improved U23 female | Aiesha Lewis-Zraika | Ipswich Weighlifting |
| Most improved U23 male | Tashaun Solofa | Ipswich Weightlifting |
Numerous PB’s and Records were set at the competition.
Our record breakers were:
| ATHLETE | BWT | AGE | RECORD | LIFT | NEW RECORD |
| Alana Castle | F76 | Youth | QLD | CJ | 81 |
| Angus Ward | M109+ | Junior | QLD | SNATCH | 119 |
| Angus Ward | M109+ | Junior | QLD | CJ | 156 |
| Angus Ward | M109+ | Junior | QLD | TOTAL | 275 |
| Halle Mifsud | F59 | Senior | AWF | CJ | 111 |
| Halle Mifsud | F59 | U23 | AWF | CJ | 111 |
| Halle Mifsud | F59 | Senior | QLD | CJ | 111 |
| Halle Mifsud | F59 | U23 | QLD | CJ | 111 |
| Macy Brockhurst | F87 | Senior | QLD | SNATCH | 88 |
| Macy Brockhurst | F87 | U23 | QLD | SNATCH | 88 |
| Maddison Power | F71 | Junior | QLD | CJ | 108 |
| Maddison Power | F71 | U23 | QLD | CJ | 108 |
| Selina Richards | F81 | Under 15 | QLD | SNATCH | 50 |
| Selina Richards | F81 | Under 15 | QLD | CJ | 61 |
| Selina Richards | F81 | Under 15 | QLD | TOTAL | 111 |
| Zoe Christie | F49 | Under 15 | QLD | SNATCH | 50 |
| Zoe Christie | F49 | Youth | QLD | SNATCH | 50 |
| Zoe Christie | F49 | Under 15 | QLD | CJ | 60 |
| Zoe Christie | F49 | Youth | QLD | CJ | 60 |
| Zoe Christie | F49 | Under 15 | QLD | TOTAL | 110 |
| Zoe Christie | F49 | Youth | QLD | TOTAL | 110 |
The athletes are now preparing to compete in Townsville at the National Junior & U23 Championships 21-23 April at Thunder Barbell Club. Entries close online via the QWA website March 6th. Remember to get in and make your travel & accommodation bookings early. Uniform requirements are a QWA State Representative lifting suit and QWA t-shirt/polo shirt. You can find these items here https://qwashop.org/
PS It was fantastic to see Erika Yamasaki and baby out in the warm-up!!!
