The Queensland crew absolutely rocked the Masters National Championships!
They brought their A-game and had a blast on and off the platform. With some
epic wins and heaps of laughs, it was a weekend to remember. Their team spirit
was like no other state – making friends and memories that will last well beyond the
last lift.
The Championships were held at the Mantra on View at Surfers Paradise from the
19th of June to the 23rd of June with a total of 98 QLD entrants and 95 making it to
the event. This event was also combined with the Oceania Masters Championship
and the UMWF World Cup.
The team was lead by team leader Jemma Cowper, head coach Greg Hobl and staff coaches Chelsea Weston, Iain Blacow and David Bock. Sincere thanks from the QWA community to all of them volunteering their personal time for such a lengthy competition.
Unfortunately Lukas Gardner and Rhian Rousoss had to withdraw from their staff coach appointments due to work commitments and illness. Personal coaches Erika Yamasaki, Callum Hannay, Christian Hopper, Woogie Marsh, Taj Marsh, Jason McNamara, James Mildren, Jo Thompson and Adi Karniewicz were there to fill the gaps helping the staff support this massive team of lifters.
Alex Croot was selected as our QLD representative technical official, however a
large number of lifters and QLD-ers also volunteered for different technical official
roles, (including QWA Operations Manager Deb Keelan) bump in/out duties and loading.
Unfortunately we did not come away with either of the team trophies however
QLD athletes still came away with saw some of the amazing achievements below:
BEST AGE CATEGORY FEMALE
Valerie Silver – 75-79y
Meg Emerton – 70-74y
Penny Tudberry – 40-44y
BEST AGE CATEGORY MALE
Minoru Yamasaki – 70-74y
PERSONAL BESTS
There were sooooo many – too many to list! The list can be found on the AWF
results page.
RECORDS BROKEN BY QUEENSLAND LIFTERS:
Alan Slack M98 Mast 50-54 AWF/QLD CJ 115
Alan Slack M98 Mast 50-54 QLD TOTAL195
Althea Mackie F87 Mast 50-54 AWF CJ 67
Althea Mackie F87 Mast 50-54 AWF TOTAL119
Bobby Johnson M73 Mast 45-49 AWF SNATCH 83
Bobby Johnson M73 Mast 45-49 AWF TOTAL 184
Bronwyn Hitchener F81 Mast 60-64 AWF SNATCH 50
Bronwyn Hitchener F81 Mast 60-64 AWF CJ 60
Bronwyn Hitchener F81Mast 60-64 AWF TOTAL 110
Cameron Maher M90 Mast 30-34 AWF/QLD SNATCH 127
Cameron Maher M90 Mast 30-34 QLD CJ 157
Cameron Maher M90 Mast 30-34 AWF/QLD TOTAL 284
Christine Baber F73 Mast 45-49 AWF SNATCH 53
Christine Baber F73 Mast 45-49 AWF CJ 67
Christine Baber F73 Mast 45-49 AWF TOTAL 120
Darrel Naude M73 Mast 45-49 QLD SNATCH 96
Darrel Naude M73 Mast 45-49 QLD CJ 126
Darrel Naude M73 Mast 45-49 QLD TOTAL 222
Dash Newington F50 Mast 40-44 AWF CJ 53
Dash Newington F50 Mast 40-44 AWF TOTAL 91
David Gilpatrick M82 Mast 35-39 AWF CJ 116
David Gilpatrick M82 Mast 35-39 AWF TOTAL 209
Johnny West M90 Mast 55-59 AWF CJ 102
Marian Wright F73 Mast 55-59 AWF/QLD SNATCH 57
Marian Wright F73 Mast 55-59 AWF/QLD CJ 72
Marian Wright F73 Mast 55-59 AWF/QLD TOTAL129
Meg Emerton F66 Mast 70-74 AWF SNATCH 38
Meg Emerton F66 Mast 70-74 AWF/QLD CJ 47
Meg Emerton F66 Mast 70-74 AWF/QLD TOTAL 85
Meg Wellby F87 Mast 40-44 QLD CJ 91
Meg Wellby F87 Mast 40-44 QLD TOTAL159
Minoru Yamasaki M66 Mast 70-74 AWF/QLD SNATCH 51
Minoru Yamasaki M66 Mast 70-74 AWF/QLD CJ 60
Minoru Yamasaki M66 Mast 70-74 AWF/QLD TOTAL 111
Natalie Marshall F60 Mast 35-39 AWF SNATCH 66
Nic Peterson M82 Mast 35-39 AWF CJ 116
Nic Peterson M82 Mast 35-39 AWF TOTAL 208
Penny Tudberry F66 Mast 40-44 QLD TOTAL 161
Scott Mark M109+ Mast 60-64 QLD SNATCH 80
Scott Mark M109+ Mast 60-64 QLD CJ 96
Scott Mark M109+ Mast 60-64 QLD TOTAL 176
Steven Graham M73 Mast 50-54 AWF SNATCH 75
Steven Graham M73 Mast 50-54 AWF CJ 105
Steven Graham M73 Mast 50-54 AWF TOTAL 180
Yasmin Lauaki F87+ Mast 40-44 AWF SNATCH 68
Yasmin Lauaki F87+ Mast 40-44 AWF CJ 92
Yasmin Lauaki F87+ Mast 40-44 AWF TOTAL 160
Yolandie Weir F55 Mast 35-39 AWF SNATCH 55
Yolandie Weir F55 Mast 35-39 AWF TOTAL 118
Full results can be found here:
