Only three weeks into the Mount Isa Athletics Club’s season and they already have reason to celebrate with their first recipient of a Perfect Five from Five medallion crowned.
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Nine-year-old athlete Sienna Stehbens had a clean sweep of personal bests (PB’s) at last Saturday’s club day in a display of determination and effort.
Across the board the nine year girls were most impressive with the five girls that were able to obtain PB’s accumulating 19 between them.
Overall there were 10 other athletes that fell a mere 1 PB short of the Perfect five, some only due to not yet having completed their full complement of events.
The athletes to fall one PB short were Renee Bracs, Ruby Clewett, Sean Mearns, Harper Beetham, Stella Bell, Finn Kirkman, Alenna Gibson, Breearna Stewart, Lulu Morley and Erin Faithful.
The club recorder Ken Dickson continues to be amazed by the quantity and quality of club records that continue to be broken on what seems to be a regular basis.
“We have had so many quality athletes come through the club in the nine years I have been here and year after year I see the big names fall, and I’m not just talking about good club athletes, many of these records have been set by State and National representatives,” Dickson said.
“As a coach I always tell them to make the records as good as they can because there will always be someone coming through that will want to have a crack at them.”
Breanna ‘Cannon’ Waerea now has a trifecta of throws records adding Shot Put to the list with a throw of 10.40m in the 14yr women’s. Erin Faithful (17) added Shot Put – 10.01m and Discus – 32.26m to her ever growing list of records.
Simona Reynolds has started the season with guns blazing increasing her records in the 30-34 year women’s 100m, 200n and High Jump. And club newcomer Ruth Chandler has already smashed the 35-39 year women’s Shot, Discus and Hammer records throwing 7.79m, 18.58m and 18.82m respectively.
As another example of the calibre of the Isa athletes after only three club days eleven athletes, Rico Waerea, Denzil Perkins, Michelle Bracs, Terri-Anne Knight, Breanna Waerea, Patrick Baker, Conor Bowden, Brianna Smith, Erin Faithful, Mitchell Hujanen and Kale Johnson have already surpassed twenty three of the Athletics North Queensland development squad qualifying standards.
Of the 23 events, five are already passed the Gold level standard.
The list of Legend certificate recipients is growing after this week.
Added are Scarlett Venz, Sienna Stehbens, Rico Waerea, Denzil Perkins, Breearna Stewart, Breanna Waerea and Alenna Gibson.