2024 Australian All Schools Report

This year, the Australian All Schools Championships heads to Brisbane, with South Australia sending a team of 119 athletes.

Day One

Day One saw SA athletes bring home 11 total medals.

Hannah Tourneur started things off strongly with a Gold-medal run in the U17 Girls 1500m, which she won by 5 seconds in a time of 4:31.16. In the same race, Saffron Miller ran well (4:48.36) to come home in fifth.

In the U18 Girls 1500m, Emma Henkel did extraordinarily well in tough conditions to run a 4:29.10 and place second. 

Beau Lawson continued our Gold start, wrapping up top spot in the U14 Boys Shot Put with an imperious throw of 16.70. Fellow South Aussie Henry Pembshaw, meanwhile, threw 11.08 and placed 11th.

James Mitchell took Silver in the U16 Boys Long Jump, with a measure of 6.63, Ogbonnaya Uduma jumped to ninth place in the same event with a 5.82.

In an agonosingly close finish, Ken Ferrante Tanikawa beat his own State Record in the U16 Boys 200m Hurdles with a time of 23.05 - 0.02 seconds off the Gold, and, coincidentally, a National Junior Record. 

To start our Para tally, Thomas Mattinson (T71) won the Gold in the U17 Para Boys 100m, with Finlay Bailey (T20) one spot outside of the medals. Finaly's time of 12.43 also set the U17 T20 National Record for the 100m, an incredible result and worthy reward for the hard work he's been putting in.

There was another Silver for SA in the U15 Boy's Pole Vault, where Luke Mathers cleared 3.40 to take second place.

Later in the day, Angelina Legrand added to SA's Gold haul, with a time of 24:33.12 elevating her to first in the U17 Girls 5000m Racewalk. 

Keira Post added to our Day One Para success with a Silver in the U20 Para Girls 100m. Alexis Bruce finished 4th in the same race.

And we also saw two medals in relays. Our team of Kelechi Ekwomadu, Max Thompson, Jack Howard and Sandro Purugganan claimed Bronze with a time of 42.75 in the U18 Boys 4x100m, while Keanu Cooper, Wes Shakeshaft, Sidney Guthrie and Matteo Tonga won Silver in the U14 Boys 4x100m, clocking in at 46.54.

We also had a number of other athletes competing on Day One. Their results are below:

U16 Girls 2000m SC - 4th: Paige Rasheed (7:50.77)

U15 Girls Hammer Throw - 5th: Matilda Flynn (37.28) 

U16 Boys 2000m SC - 6th: Tristan Kidd (6:23.83)

U18 Boys 1500m - 4th: Tyler Gridley (4:03.39); 6th: Thomas Kemp (4:04.82)

U17 Boys 400m H1 - 5th: Jack Howard (50.21)

U17 Boys 400m H2 - 8th: Jack Trotter (54.85)

U15 Boys Long Jump - 11th: Nathan Trotter (5.28); N/A: Zac Zillante (NM)

U14 Girls Hammer Throw - 5th: Caitlin Holmes (32.59); 9th: Malika Spalding (27.13)

U17 Girls 400m H1 - 5th: Annabel Cholsh (1:00.51) [q]

U18 Boys 400m H1 - 6th: Thomas Harding (51.86)

U18 Girls 400m H1 - 4th: Malaika McLeod (1:00.29)

U18 Girls 400m H2 - 5th: Jade Dinan (59.88) [q]

U14 Boys 400m H1 - 3rd: Matteo Tonga (55.66) [Q]

U14 Boys 400m H2 - 4th: Andrei Chemutov (55.30) [q]

U14 Girls 400m H1 - 6th: Madison Girvan (1:02.53)

U15 Boys 200m Hurdles - 10th: Hugo Gwynne (30.74)

U15 Girls 200m Hurdles - 10th: Anja Jansen Van Vuuren (33.86)

U15 Boys 800m - 10th: Kyle Anashe Razemba (2:05.23)

U15 Girls Long Jump - 5th: Mia Ehrlich (5.35); 11th: Laci Galanos (4.57)

U16 Girls Long Jump - 4th: Iluka-Rose Taylor (5.50); 5th: Lily Whiteman (5.38)

U16 Boys Hammer Throw - 7th: Ryder Williams (44.66); 8th: Max Swift (42.80)

U15 Girls 800m - 9th: Beth Griffin (2:19.33)

U16 Boys 800m - 9th: Juvenal Doko Tchatoka (2:02.56)

U16 Girls 800m - 6th: India Goodall (2:17.75); 11th: Maddy Humphry (2:36.58)

U17 Boys Discus Throw - 9th: Jayden Spalding (26.17)

PA U15 Boys 100m - 9th: Luke Ramsey T13 (16.90)

U17 Boys 100m H1 - 2nd: Kelechi Ekwomadu (10.66) [Q]

U17 Boys 100m H2 - 3rd: Jack Howard (11.05) [Q]

U14 Boys High Jump - 5th: Keanu Cooper (1.74); 12th: Kristof Jacob (1.45)

U14 Girls High Jump - 8th: Isla Morris (1.49)

U15 Boys Hammer Throw - 8th: Hamish Gordon (27.72)

U17 Girls 100m H2 - 4th: Anelise Bewry (12.34) [q]; 5th: Ashley James (12.38)

U18 Boys 100m H1 - 6th: Thomas Harding (11.42)

U18 Boys Discus Throw - 4th: Zayden Kamish (52.45)

U15 Boys 200m H1 - 6th: Joshua Davies (24.12)

U15 Boys 200m H2 - 4th: Rowan McClelland (23.39) [q]

U16 Boys 200m H1 - 7th: Spencer De Lacy (23.86)

U16 Boys 200m H2 - 7th: Jayden Nethuka Cooray (23.29)

U16 Girls 200m H1 - 4th: Hayley Fuss (24.69) [q]

U16 Girls 200m H2 - 2nd: Iluka-Rose Taylor (24.85) [Q] 

U14 Girls 80m Hurdles H2 - 6th: Lola Whiteman (13.79)

U14 Boys 90m Hurdles H1 - 5th: Jack Wheeler (14.30)

U14 Boys 90m Hurdles H2 - 6th: Kristof Jacob (14.48)

U17 Boys Triple Jump - 4th: Cooper Raftery (13.63); 6th: Harrison Clark (13.09)

U18 Boys Triple Jump - 5th: Sandro Purugganan (13.73)

PA U17 Boys Shot Put - 1st: Thomas Mattinson T71/F32 (3.66)

U16 Girls Hammer Throw - 7th: Chloe Heath (29.21); N/A: Inara Castle (NM) 

U17 Boys 100m F - 4th: Kelechi Ekwomadu (10.72); 6th: Jack Howard (11.31)

U17 Girls 100m F - 7th: Anelise Bewry (12.29)

U18 Girls 100m F - 7th: Ella Clogg (12.48)

U15 Boys 200m F - 6th: Rowan McClelland (23.09)

U16 Boys Pole Vault - 6th: Hamish Green (3.20)

U17 Girls Triple Jump - 9th: Jasmine Peak (10.40)

U18 Girls Triple Jump - 5th: Sophie Rodgers (11.09)

U16 Girls 200m F - 5th: Hayley Fuss (24.64); 7th: Iluka-Rose Taylor (25.10)

U14 Girls 4x100m - 6th: Team SA (51.99)

U18 Boys 5000m Racewalk - 6th: Cooper Rech (26:18.80)

U18 Girls 4x100m - 6th: Team SA (49.46)

Day Two

It was a day of records, as well as more medals, for Team SA on Day Two of the Australian All Schools Championships. 

Finlay Bailey (T20) added a State Record to yesterday's National Record, finishing the PA U17 Boys 200m in 25.70 to beat his own record, as well as take home the Bronze medal. A huge achievement - and big signs that he can still go even further as an athlete. Keep it up Finlay!

Day Two also saw Ken Ferrante Tanikawa absolutely blaze to a 12.59 in the U16 Boys 100m Hurdles heats, setting a National Record. He ultimately fell away in the Final race later in the day, but that now marks 2 National Junior Records for Team SA so far. Huge effort from both Finlay and Ken on their National Records - doing us proud over in Queensland. 

Speaking of records, Amelia Sheridan put in an incredible performance in the U14 Girls 1500m to win the Gold in a time of 4:24.69. That time not only gave Amelia the Gold, but also the State U14, U16 and U18 Records, too. Oh, and the Championship Record. One of the most remarkable performances from a junior athlete we've seen in some time.

Tilly Williams came home with Bronze in the same event with a time of 4:37.98, cementing SA's superiority in the middle-distance event.

Our other Day Two Gold came from Lawson Jones, whose vault of 4.35 in the U18 Boys Pole Vault saw him literally head and shoulders over the competition.

Our para athletes continued their success from Day One, as alongside Finlay's Bronze, Keira Post (T37) took the Silver in the PA U20 Girls 200m in 29.18, with Alexis Bruce (T38) running a 31.49 for 4th place. 

Off the back of her admirable performance on Day One, Emma Henkel added a Bronze to her Silver, with a run of 2:10.15 in the U18 Girls 800m. Malaika McLeod also represented SA in that race, placing 7th with a time of 2:19.55.

Off the track, Lola Whiteman posted a jump of 11.09 in the U14 Girls Triple Jump to secure second place, with Anja Jansen Van Vuuren coming in 8th with a jump of 10.56.

Caitlin Holmes was our other Day Two medallist, a distance of 37.09 good for Bronze in the U14 Girls Discus Throw, SA's Malike Spalding also competing, and finishing 10th with a throw of 24.02.

Of course, South Australia had a number of other athletes competing across the day. Their results are as follows:

U17 Boys Hammer Throw - 6th: Jayden Spalding (32.98)

U17 Boys Pole Vault - 5th: Niklas Frederik Workert (3.85)

U17 Girls Long Jump - 10th: Lily Colville (5.08)

U18 Girls Long Jump - 8th: Sophie Rodgers (5.08)

U15 Girls Shot Put - 10th: Matilda Flynn (10.21); 14th: Grace Shanahan (8.25)

U18 Girls 2000m SC - 6th: Amaya Zerk (8:44.21)

U14 Boys 400m F - 5th: Andrei Chemutov (54.89); 6th: Matteo Tonga (55.54)

U15 Boys 400m H1 - 6th: Nathan Trotter (56.48)

U16 Boys 400m H1 - 5th: Jayden Nethuka Cooray (52.01) [q]

U16 Boys 400m H2 - 6th: Spencer De Lacy (53.79)

U16 Girls 400m H1 - 5th: India Goodall (59.54)

U16 Girls 400m H2 - 1st: Iluka-Rose Taylor (57.28) [Q]

U17 Boys Long Jump - 7th: Cooper Raftery (6.53)

U18 Boys Long Jump - 7th: Sandro Purugganan (6.38)

U16 Girls Shot Put - 5th: Inara Castle (10.25); 7th: Zoe Redin (9.80)

U14 Boys 1500m - 6th: Tyson White (4:27.74); 8th: William Hayes (4:36.19)

U17 Boys 800m - 4th: Jack Williams (1:53.44)

U17 Girls 800m - 4th: Annabel Cholsh (2:15.06)

U18 Boys 800m - 4th: Tyler Gridley (1:53.27); 5th: Thomas Kemp (1:53.50)

U17 Girls Pole Vault - 5th: Jasmine Peak (2.60)

U15 Boys Shot Put - 6th: Hamish Gordon (14.65); 7th: Josaea Latu (12.30)

U17 Boys 200m H1 - 3rd: Kelechi Ekwomadu (21.71) [Q]

U17 Boys 200m H2 - 4th: Jack Howard (22.26) [q]

U17 Girls 200m H1 - 3rd: Ashley James (25.66) [Q]

U17 Girls 200m H2 - 4th: Anelise Bewry (24.89) [q]

U18 Boys 200m H2 - 7th: Lawson Jones (23.47)

U14 Boys 100m H1 - 2nd: Keanu Cooper (11.73) [Q]

U14 Boys 100m H2 - 4th: Wes Shakeshaft (11.60) [q]

U15 Boys High Jump - 6th: Zac Zillante (1.74); 14th: Alex Mathers (1.60)

U16 Boys High Jump - 9th: Hamish Green (1.75)

U14 Girls 100m H1 - 4th: Lilliana Hoffman (12.38) [q]

U14 Girls 100m H2 - 7th: Tessa Grieve (13.40)

U15 Girls Javelin Throw - 11th: Matilda Flynn (27.53); 12th: Aleesha Gray (22.17)

U15 Boys 100m Hurdles H2 - 5th: Hugo Gwynne (16.79)

U16 Boys Shot Put - 9th: Ryder Williams (13.30); 11th: Max Swift (12.39)

U15 Girls 90m Hurdles H1 - 7th: Talia Cenko (16.50)

U15 Girls 90m Hurdles H2 - 4th: Mia Ehrlich (13.95)

U16 Girls 90m Hurdles H1 - 6th: Lily Whiteman (14.19)

U14 Boys 100m F - 5th: Wes Shakeshaft (11.62); 6th: Keanu Cooper (11.66)

U14 Girls 100m F - 4th: Lilliana Whiteman (12.14)

PA U15 Boys 200m - 6th: Luke Ramsey T/F13 (34.41)

U16 Girls Javelin Throw - 4th: Zoe Redin (38.30); 7th: Alicia Jones (30.74)

U17 Boys 200m F - 4th: Kelechi Ekwomadu (21.60); 7th: Jack Howard (22.55)

U14 Boys Triple Jump - 5th: Keanu Cooper (11.88); 12th: Kristof Jacob (10.75)

U17 Girls 200m F - 4th: Anelise Bewry (24.94); 7th: Ashley James (25.24)

U18 Girls 200m F - 8th: Jade Dinan (26.26)

U15 Boys Javelin Throw - 12th: Hamish Gordon (35.73)

U16 Boys 100m Hurdles F - 8th: Ken Ferrante Tanikawa (36.48)

U15 Girls 3000m Racewalk - DQ: Matilda Rech

U14 Boys Discus Throw - 5th: Beau Lawson (46.02); 14th: Henry Pembshaw (31.44)

U17 Girls 400m Hurdles - 5th: Lily Colville (1:05.68)

U18 Girls 400m Hurdles - 6th: Lucy Allen (1:08.62)

U18 Boys 400m Hurdles - 5th: Nicholas Pavia (56.29)

U16 Boys 4x100m - 5th: Team SA (43.80)

U14 4x200m Mixed - 5th: Team SA (1:43.44)

Day Three

Day Three marked the end of the 2024 Australian All Schools Championships, and with it, South Australia took home the Small States Title.

Beau Lawson got things started in neat fashion, claiming Silver in the U14 Boys Hammer Throw with a distance of 49.17. Fellow South Aussie Orlando Grantham placed 9th with a throw of 26.73

Soon after, in the U17 Boys High Jump, Kalan Buckley cleared 1.91 to also win Silver. Jett Ribbons, meanwhile, cleared 1.84 to finish 9th.

Continuing success in throws, Zayden Kamish claimed a Silver with a 61.09 in the U18 Boys Javelin Throw, as Stephan Pretorius threw 51.51 for 6th.

Max Thompson was our next medallist, winning Bronze with a time of 14.30 in the U17 Boys 110m Hurdles - a discipline that has seen good success for SA in these Championships.

We also saw medals - two of them, to be exact - in the U14 Boys Pole Vault, where both Kristof Jacob and Paul Gluszowski cleared 2.45 to claim the Silver and Bronze medals, respectively.

Meanwhile, Finlay Bailey's (T/F20) jump of 4.81 in the PA U17 Boys Long Jump, which secured 5th place, was yet another State Record for the young para athlete.

In other para results, Keira Post (T/F37) and Alexis Bruce (T/F38) won the Silver and Bronze for Team SA in the PA U20 Girls Long Jump, with jumps of 3.87 and 3.58, respectively.

Amelia Sheridan continued her fine form, with a fantastic run of 2:12.44 to take second place in the U14 Girls 800m Final A. She was joined in that race by Tilly Williams, who came home in 6th with a time of 2:18.15.

Our final Gold of the Championships came courtesy of Jackson Mitchell, who launched a 63.51 in the U16 Boys Discus Throw to handily beat the opposition. 

We'd also like to recognise the performances of all of the other Team SA members who competed across Day Three. Their results are below: 

U14 Girls 3000m Racewalk - 7th: Liliana Templer (18:18.02)

U14 Girls Long Jump - 9th: Anja Jansen Van Vuuren (4.72); 12th: Ava Ward (4.44)

U15 Boys Triple Jump - 8th: Joshua Onyeizugbo (11.73)

U14 Boys 3000m Racewalk - 6th: Riley Hill (22:37.66)

U17 Boys Javelin Throw - 9th: Jack Howard (40.97)

PA U15 Boys 800m - 6th: Luke Ramsey T13 (3:32.79)

U17 Girls 400m F - 8th: Annabel Cholsh (1:03.62)

U14 Girls Shot Put - 7th: Caitlin Holmes (10.26); 12th: Kiiana Reifell (8.79)

U15 Girls Discus Throw - 9th: Matilda Flynn (30.41); 11th: Grace Shanahan (21.17)

U18 Girls 400m F - 7th: Jade Dinan (59.01)

U14 Boys Long Jump - 5th: rajabu Waziri (5.58); 11th: Kristof Jacob (4.91)

U16 Boys Triple Jump - 6th: Ogbonnaya Uduma (12.71); N/A: Spencer De Lacy (NM)

U16 Boys 400m F - 8th: Jayden Nethuka Cooray (52.32)

U17 Girls 100m Hurdles - 4th: Ashley James (14.25)

U18 Girls Shot Put - 6th: Sophie Rodgers (12.13)

U18 Girls 100m Hurdles - 7th: Ruby Loughnan (15.25); 9th: Lucy Allen (15.47)

U16 Girls Discus Throw - 8th: Zoe Redin (26.32); 10th: Alicia Jones (23.48)

U18 Boys 110m Hurdles - 7th: Sandro Purugganan (15.05)

U15 Boys 100m H1 - 8th: Rowan McClelland (11.82)

U15 Boys 100m H2 - 7th: Joshua Davies (12.05)

U16 Boys 100m H1 - 6th: Jayden Nethuka Cooray (11.39)

U16 Girls 100m H1 - 2nd: Hayley Fuss (12.32)

U15 Girls Triple Jump - 6th: Mia Ehrlich (11.01); 10th: Laci Galanos (9.70)

U16 Girls Triple Jump - 8th: Lily Whiteman (11.09)

U17 Boys Shot Put - 9th: Jayden Spalding (6.93)

U14 Boys 200m H1 - 4th: Sidney Guthrie (24.88)

U14 Boys 200m H2 - 4th: Wes Shakeshaft (24.06) [q]

U14 Girls 200m H1 - Lilliana Hoffman (26.64)

U15 Boys Discus Throw - 4th: Nathan Trotter (47.48); 6th: Hamish Gordon (43.23)

U15 Girls 1500m - 7th: Beth Griffin (5:00.34)

U16 Girls 1500m - 8th: Maddy Humphry (5:38.19)

U16 Boys 1500m - 8th: Juvenal Doko Tchatoka (4:19.06)

PA U15 Boys Long Jump - 5th: Luke Ramsey T/F13 (2.81)

U14 Boys 800m F - 5th: Andrei Chemutov (2:06.32); 9th: Tyson White (2:14.17)

U18 Boys High Jump - 8th: James Corbin (1.65)

U18 Girls Javelin Throw - 5th: Audrey Ferguson (39.89); 7th: Sophie Rodgers (31.98)

U16 Girls 100m F - 5th: Hayley Fuss (12.35)

U14 Boys 200m F - 5th: Wes Shakeshaft (23.84)

U18 4x400m Mixed - 4th: Team SA (3:40.02)