2023 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships Recap

Published Fri 15 Dec 2023

2023 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships Recap

From the 8^th to the 10^th of December, South Australian athletes represented the state at the 2023 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships.

The team, led by captains Gman Paye and Amelie Burge, finished with a total of 32 medals, including 10 Golds and a number of PBs.

Day 1

Emma Henkel was the first of 11 Medallists for South Australia on a productive first day of the 2023 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships.

Henkel ran a 4:34.97 in the U17 women’s 1500m, coming home with the Bronze.

This was followed soon after by Sarah Uhrig, whose 4:39.44 was enough to secure Bronze in the U18 women’s 1500m.

South Australia’s first Gold of the Championships came later in the morning, with team captain Gman Paye running a 48.30 to win the U18 men’s 400m.

Ken Ferrante Tanikawa rounded out the morning’s medals with a Silver in the U15 men’s 200m Hurdles (25.66).

The afternoon on the first day started strongly as Johann Dissanayake came away with Silver in the PA U17 men’s 100m (12.67).

Iluka-Rose Taylor won Bronze in the U15 women’s Long Jump (5.47), and Taylor Larsson’s PB of 46.92 saw her also win Bronze in the U18 women’s Discus.

Meanwhile, Keira Post blitzed the competition to win Gold in the PA U17 women’s 100m (14.07), continuing the successful opening day for South Australia in Para events.

Mia Ehrlich secured her first medal with Silver in the U14 women’s 80m Hurdles (12.45).

Two PBs in Triple Jump rounded out the first day for South Australia, with Awan Akuen’s 14.59 enough to earn Silver in the U18 men’s Triple Jump, and Lily Smart jumping a 12.04 for Bronze in the U17 women’s Triple Jump.

Also on the first day, Charlotte McAuliffe posted a qualifying time for the 2024 World Under 20 Championships, to be held in Peru, with a 55.30 in the U17 women’s 400m heats.

Emma Henkel Keira Post

Day 2

Day 2 saw South Australia win four Gold medals, the first coming from Hannah Tourneur, who won the U16 women’s 3000m (9:44.49).

Lily Smart followed on from her form on the first day with another PB, claiming Bronze in the U17 women’s Long Jump with a 5.86.

The Para events brought more success for South Australia, with Johann Dissanayake running a PB of 26.59 in the PA U17 men’s 200m, while Keira Post also set a PB in the PA U17 women’s 200m (30.73) to secure double Silver medals.

Mali Walters continued the run of Silver medals with a strong performance in the U14 women’s 100m (12.28), and there was a PB of 36.17 in the U14 women’s Discus for Isabelle Cherry, who also claimed Silver.

Meanwhile, Charlotte McAuliffe’s 24.38 in the U17 women’s 200m saw her win her first Gold of the 2023 Championships.

Ken Ferrante Tanikawa followed up his Silver on day one with a Gold and PB in the U15 men’s 100m Hurdles (13.10).

One of the highlights of the day came in the U16 women’s 3000m Race Walk, where South Australia won both the Gold and Silver.

The Gold came from Angelina Legrand, who raced a PB of 15:28.25, and Elise Scott rounded out the fantastic result with the Silver (16:09.73).

There was also a Bronze for Mia Erlich in the U14 women’s Triple Jump (10.75), adding a second medal to her tally for the Championships.

Johann Dissanayake Angelina Legrand

Day 3

The morning of the third day started with two Bronze medals for South Australia, and two PBs set by Sarah Uhrig and Mia Ehrlich.

Uhrig’s 9:55.72 in the U18 women’s 3000m secured her second Bronze of the Championships, and Ehrlich’s third medal came thanks to a Bronze medal effort of 5.27 in the U14 women’s Long Jump.

Meanwhile, Charlotte McAuliffe set another qualifying time for next year’s World Under 20 Championships, winning the Gold in the U17 women’s 400m (54.27).

Iluka-Rose Taylor also claimed a Gold in the women’s 400m, with a time of 56.68 in the U15 age group.

The great results kept coming as Zayden Kamish won Gold in the U17 men’s Javelin (61.64).

The morning was rounded out by Taylor Larsson with a Bronze in the U18 women’s Shot Put (14.58) and a Silver for Tahlia Lienert in the U18 women’s 100m Hurdles (15.14).

Luke Mathers set a PB of 2.65 in the U14 men’s Paul Vault, where he came home with Silver.

In the afternoon, Hannah Tourneur claimed her second Gold of the Championships, running a PB in the U16 women’s 1500m (4:29.89).

Awan Akuen secured South Australia’s final medal with a PB of 2.01 in the U18 men’s High Jump, which saw him finish with the Bronze.