The NQ Games provided a fantastic opportunity for the QWA to piggy back the annual QWA NQ Open at Thunder Barbell Club in Townsville on the 30th April with their event. A big thank you to Thunder Barbell & Dan and Aimee Strickland of CrossFit Townsville for all the hard work they put into ensuring this event was such a success.
Sarah Cochrane of Thunder Barbell Club represented Weightlifting at the Opening Ceremony of the NQ Games.
In all there were 60 entries that competed over a very busy day of competition.
With athletes travelling in from Brisbane and Victoria it ensured a hyped-up atmosphere, with locals getting to see lots of high-level athletes lifting, setting numerous PB’s & records, and athletes qualifying for State & National events later in the year. Full results can be found here: https://www.awf.com.au/competition/statistics/competitions/results/id/2694
RECORDS BROKEN
| ATHLETE | BWT | AGE | RECORD | LIFT | NEW RECORD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenna Kean | F64 | Senior | VIC | SNATCH | 85 |
| Brenna Kean | F64 | Senior | VIC | CJ | 110 |
| Brenna Kean | F64 | Senior | VIC | TOTAL | 195 |
| Ebony Gorincu | F76 | Senior | AWF | CJ | 119 |
| James Mildren | M96 | Mast 55-59 | QLD | SNATCH | 77 |
| Layla Bloom | F71 | Youth | VIC | SNATCH | 65 |
| Layla Bloom | F71 | Youth | VIC | CJ | 90 |
| Layla Bloom | F71 | Youth | VIC | TOTAL | 155 |
| Mark Henry | M96 | Mast 40-44 | QLD | SNATCH | 106 |
| Penny Tudberry | F71 | Mast 40-44 | QLD | SNATCH | 70 |
| Penny Tudberry | F71 | Mast 40-44 | QLD | CJ | 86 |
| Penny Tudberry | F71 | Mast 40-44 | QLD | TOTAL | 156 |
| Sarah Cochrane | F71 | Senior | QLD | SNATCH | 100 |
| Sarah Cochrane | F71 | Senior | QLD | TOTAL | 219 |
Of note, three (3) of this year’s Commonwealth Games team lifted in the event.
Sarah Cochrane (Thunder) Ebony Gorincu (Cougars) and Brenna Kean (Victoria). We congratulate them on their selections in the Australian team, and wish them all the best for this very prestigious event.
Athletes Halle Mifsud (Thunder) & Alecha Mahoney-Piva (Cougars) qualified into the AWF National Squad for their first time.
Best lifter awards NQ Games incorporating NQ Open
Best Senior Female Sarah Cochrane Thunder Barbell
Best Senior Male Joel Gregson Cougars
Best U23 Female Mia Gaudry Cougars
Best U23 Male Dylan Tran Cougars
Best Junior Male Tallis Nunn Cougars
Best Junior Female Eden Gorrel Cougars
Best Youth Female Layla Bloom Victoria
Best Youth Male Lachlan Watt Thunder Barbell
Best Masters Female Penny Tudberry Dungeon
Best Masters Male Mark Henry Thunder Barbell
We also took this opportunity to mentor new Technical officials, and in addition saw Halle Mifsud (Thunder) and Deborah Mildren (Dungeon) successfully upgrade to State level referee. Thank you to the senior TO’s who travelled north to enable this to happen, Alex Croot, Steven Graham and Danielle Waller.
