Athletics Australia (AA) has today announced a 49-strong team of junior athletes to represent Australia at the Oceania Athletics Invitational series on the Gold Coast next month.
Following the announcement that AA will not send a team to the World Athletics Under 20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya this August, athletes will instead travel to compete in the two-part competition series as they continue their development pathway towards the Olympic Games.
For some athletes selected, this will be their first taste of what it means to represent their nation at an international level, while all athletes will benefit from the team camp and competition experience from June 2 – 13.
Athletes will compete against the New Zealand Under 20 representative team, athletes from the Oceania region, as well as Australian athletes who will continue their quest towards Tokyo.
We would like to congratulate each athlete on their selection and are proud that many of the athletes have come through the Little Athletics pathway and are now some of the most impressive next generation of athletes.
| 2021 Australian Under 20 Athletics Team | Little Athletics Centre | Attended LAA National Camp |
| Calab Law (Andrew Iselin) – 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay | Ipswich LAC | |
| Taylah Cruttenden (Brayden Clarke) – 100m and 4 x 100m relay | Baldivis LAC | LAA National Camp 2018 |
| Torrie Lewis (Gerrard Keating) – 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay | Macquarie Hunter LAC | |
| Caitlyn Ferrier (Marilyn Pearson) – 200m, 4 x 400m relay and mixed relay | Kurrajong Bilpin LAC | LAA National Camp 2016 |
| Reece Holder (Sharon Dale)– 400m, 4 x 400m relay and mixed relay | ||
| Joshua Atkinson (Graham Garnett) – 400m, 800m, 4 x 400m relay and mixed relay | Hills District LAC | |
| Jasmin Guthrie (Angus McIntyre) – 400m, 4 x 400m relay and mixed relay | Northern Districts LAC | |
| Ellie Beer (Brett Robinson) – 400m, 4 x 400m relay and mixed relay | Gold Coast LAC | LAA Camp 2017 |
| Charlie Jefferson (Penny Gillies) – 800m, 4 x 400m relay | Mosman LAC | |
| Matilda Ryan (Penny Gillies) – 800m, 4 x 400m relay | Jamison LAC | |
| Claudia Hollingsworth (Craig Mottram) – 800m | ||
| Jude Thomas (Peter Reeves) – 1500m, 3000m, 5000m | ||
| Tom Palfrey (Lee Bobbin) – 1500m | Corroboree LAC | |
| Jaylah Hancock-Cameron (Andae Kalemusic) – 1500m | ||
| Nicola Hogg (Ben Liddy) – 1500m | Mosman LAC | |
| Adam Goddard (Adam Didyk) – 3000m | Adelaide Harriers LAC | |
| Amy Bunnage (Tim O’Shaughnessy) – 3000m | Mentone LAC | |
| Imogen Stewart (Owen Stewart)– 3000m | Bankstown Sports Athletics | |
| Ky Robinson (Ricardo Santos)– 5000m and 3000m Steeplechase | ||
| Tayleb Willis (Peter Benifer) – 110m hurdles | Yarra Ranges LAC | LAA National Camp 2017 |
| Colby Eddowes (Mike Barber) – 110m hurdles | Tuggeranong LAC | |
| Erin Shaw (Jack McArdle) – high jump | ||
| Rosie Tozer (Michael Hamlyn Harris) – high jump | Wollongong City | |
| Elyssia Kenshole (Bill Georgantis) – pole vault | ||
| Olivia Gross (Hamish Nelson) – pole vault | Geelong LAC | |
| Mietta Russell (Lloyd Knight) – long jump and 4 x 100m relay | Sandringham LAC | LAA National Camp 2016 |
| Tomysha Clark (Renee Clark) – long jump | Port Hacking | LAA National Camp 2017 |
| Aiden Hinson (Chloe Stevens) – triple jump | Westernport LAC | |
| Tiana Boras (Nick Hodgson) – triple jump | LAA National Camp 2019 | |
| Lyvante Su-emai (Junior Su’emai)– shot put and discus throw | Springwood LAC | |
| Marley Raikiwasa (Diane Ferguson) – discus throw | Tea Tree Gully LAC | |
| Jett Carlin (Paul Carlin)– hammer throw | Northern Districts LAC | |
| Mackenzie Mielczarek (Steve Cain) – javelin throw | ||
| Mia Gordon (Morgan Ward) – javelin throw | UWA Little Athletics LAC | |
| Liam Gilbert (Brendan Peeters)– heptathlon / decathlon | Cassowary Coast LAC | LAA National Camp 2016 |
| Will Thompson (Brent Vallance) – 10,000m race walk | ||
| Corey Dickson (Donna Dickson) – 10,000m race walk | LAA National Camp 2016 | |
| Olivia Sandery (Bob Cruise)– 10,000m race walk | Eastern Districts LAC | |
| Alana Peart (Wayne Peart) – 10,000m race walk | Little Athlete | LAA National Camp 2017 |
| Jai Gordon (Jackie Gallagher) – 4 x 100m relay | ||
| Rashid Kabba (Dan Suchy) – 4 x 100m relay | Holroyd LAC | |
| Ashley Wong (Travis Venema)– 4 x 100m relay | City North LAC | |
| Tyson Bonney (Mark Ladbrook)– 4 x 100m relay, 4 x 400m relay | ||
| Aleksandra Stoilova (Daniel Suchy) – 4 x 100m relay | Campbelltown LAC | LAA National Camp 2019 |
| Tierney Dunne (Rob Marks) – 4 x 100m relay | Helensburg LAC | |
| Olivia Matzer (Brett Robinson) – 4 x 100m relay | ||
| Jack Boulton (Jason Boulton) – 4 x 400m relay and mixed relay | Wangaratta LAC | LAA National Camp 2018 |
| Alexander Creak (Liz Gray) – 4 x 400m relay | ||
| Sidney Burrell (Graham Garnett)– 4 x 400m relay | Hills District LAC | LAA National Camp 2017 |
Coles Little Athletics Australia acknowledges and pays respect to all traditional custodians of the lands of which we work, run, jump and throw throughout Australia. We pay respect to elders both past, present and emerging.
We are committed to a positive future for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and to honor their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country and recognize the role and value of culture.
