The 2024 QWA State competition year was kicked off with a very successful QWA School Age Championships in Nambour at the Sunshine Coast Weightlifting Club over the weekend of the 23-24th March. 64 athletes registered for the event. Personal bests were re-written all round.
Thank you to Harcourts Buderim for coming onboard to provide the funds necessary to supply each lifter with a competition t-shirt. Thank you Jarrad McCarthy 🙂
A huge shout-out to SCWC for their fabulous hospitality across the weekend.
Thank you to SCWC member Scott Friend for organising a live-feed of the action on the weekend – he was able to report that we had viewers from NZ, USA & Malaysia viewing our fabulous young protegees.
Full results can be found here:
:https://www.awf.com.au/competition/statistics/competitions/results/id/3232
Best lifters:
| Female U13 | Tatiana Nicolls | Barbell 4017 |
| Male U13 | Max Mingin | Burleigh |
| Female U15 | Annabelle Morgan | STWC |
| Male U15 | Atticus Manz | Burleigh |
| Female U18 | Ella McIntyre | – |
| Male U18 | Levi Deans | Sunshine Coast |
Product sponsor for the event Talon Gripz provided prize packs of tape to each of the age-group winners. Thank you!
Abbey Hancock of IWC got to take home the Queensland Bear dressed in its own lifting suit with its very own competition medal.
A big thankyou to our team of experienced TO’;s on duty over the whole weekend. Without you volunteering your time the event would not have been possible.
Thank you to Peter Lynskey our SMA accredited sports Trainer – in attendance all weekend.
It was fantastic to see a number of our Olympians at the event: Deborah Acason, Erika Yamasaki and Matthew Lydement.
A big shout out to our fantastic QWA Management Committee members out there leading by example in the volunteering space at the event. Fraser Harrison AAG Chairperson, Bonney Douglas, Callum Hannay and Jemma Cowper all pitched in to load to keep the event rolling along. Thank you!!!
Those of you in attendance were able to share in the celebrations as we farewelled our most loved Volunteer Lesley Moyle as she moves interstate. A perpetual trophy the “Lesley Moyle Volunteer Award” was unveiled during the weekend.
Congratulations to Nicole Deans (SCWC) on her successful upgrade to State Level Referee at the event. In her preparation for this Nicole had refereed at a minimum of 5 different competitions, passed her theory exam and her practical assessment.
Thank you to the TO mentors hard at work over the weekend supporting additional Club level referees, Scott Friend, Cydelle Hayman & Jarrad McCarthy as they progress along this same pathway.
