New Year ….. New Decade ……. The racing still continued for the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes that were in action at Round # 5 of the Queensland Triathlon Series at Robina. The Olympic Distance also doubled as an Australian Age Group Selection race for the 2020 World Championships.

Normally this time of year we are greeted with very hot and humid conditions. A breeze with cloud cover with a burst of rain was very welcoming to he athletes. It did make the bike course tricky with a few crashes, but all 12 SCTA athletes stayed upright which produced 8 podiums.

In the Olympic distance, Lucy Bowden 2nd (OPEN FEMALE) continued her string of podium finishes (5 in a row) where she dug deep and chased all day. She put in a great run leg to move from 4th off the bike and take 2nd place. She was 3min 30 sec faster than last years result. The consistent work and progression is coming thru and we are seeing that in her performances this year. 

Jordan Gover put in a very solid performance to lead for the entire race with a win (45-49) and finish 20th overall. Rebecca Howell 2nd (25-29) this time last year it was her first sprint distance race. Another one that has put the consistent work in and seeing the benefits of the hard work. Michael Hooper 9th (OPEN Male) came up against a strong field with some international competitors. Was always going to be tough on a road bike competing against guys on TT bikes.

In the Sprint Distance of 750/24/5 saw the majority of athletes racing. With the Juniors finding out this week that round 2 of the National Junior Series in Canberra (18 / 19th Jan) had been cancelled, it was still a great opportunity to put the training into practice. Peyton Craig 1st (14-15) led the charge with a 6th overall chasing some of the strong 16-19 boys coming out of the water in contact. chased hard on the bike and finished off with one of the fastest runs of the day. Paul Marchant 1st (25-29) had a solid day and finished off with a fast run and 14th Overall.

In the Female Teams Mother - Tania Gover (Swim + Cycle) and Daughter - Evie (Run) combined to take out the Female Team title. There was plenty of laughs and fun amongst the Team Squirrels. Brodie Gardner who is the Guide for Blind Athlete Gerard Gosens took out the Male Para Tri. A huge first 3 months as they try to qualify for the 2020 Para Olympics in Japan. Ron Craig 3rd (90-99kg Clydesdale) had a good race amongst the weight category of Clydesdale while Maddi Dutton 4th (25-29) just missed the podium.

​SCTA Junior Scholarship Holder Ryan Marsh was 7th (16-19) and 12th Overall. Once again all racing gains experience and when debriefing with him, the swim start was one area that he identified from the race. He chased well out of the swim and on the bike to set up for a good run.  Jorja Matthews 7th (16-19) continued her progression from SSRW in December. Always room for improvement but the work is showing in the racing. In the Enticer 300/8/2.5, we had Birthday Girl Chloe Turner with a 1st (25-29).

Over in the Netherlands, Marion Tuin lined up in a Half Marathon event where she had a good run to take out the female Race Win

Well done to all that raced. Full results below
QTS # 5 - Robina Triathlon - 12.01.20
Olympic Distance - 1.5/40/10
Lucy Bowden - 2nd Place OPEN Female
Jordan Gover - 1st Place 45-49 Years Male
Rebecca Howell - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Female
Michael Hooper - 9th Place OPEN Male 
Sprint Distance - 750/24/8
Peyton Craig - 1st Place 14-15 Years Male - 6th Overall
Paul Marchant - 1st Place 25-29 Years Male - 14th Overall
Tania + Evie Gover - 1st Place Female Teams
Brodie Gardner (Guide for Gerrard Gosens) - 1st Place Para Tri Male
Ron Craig - 3rd Place 90-99kg Clydesdale
Maddi Dutton - 4th Place 25-29 Years Female
Ryan Marsh - 7th Place 16-19 Years Male - 12th Overall
Jorja Matthews - 7th Place 16-19 Years Female
Enticer - 300/8/2.5
Chloe Turner - 1st Place 25-29 Years Female

Half Marathon - Netherlands - 04.01.20
Marion Tuin - 1st Place - Female Race Winner

The last race of 2019 for the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes were for the Juniors at the First round of the Australian Junior / Youth Triathlon series held over the Super Sprint Race Weekend Format of 4 days of racing with 5 races for the ITU Junior (16-19) and 4 races for the Youth (14-15).

SCTA Had 2 Youth's - Peyton Craig and Mia Wooldridge. While in the Juniors we had - Ryan Marsh, Macey Roberts, Jorja Matthews, Jazi Coventry, Erin and Ella Wooldridge. This format is all about earning points to make the Finals. It doesn't reward being consistent. It is about skills and implementing them into each various races as the days progress staring on Thursday and culminating on Sunday with the finals. Top 18 in all categories made the A Final / 19-36 the B final / 36-54 Final. If you had no points it went on overall time. It can be quite strategic to gain points as sometimes the effort doesn't equal points.

ITU Junior - Male 91 competitors / Female 62 competitors
Race # 1 - 1500m Track Run
Race # 2 - Ultra Sprint Tri - 300/6/1.2
Race # 3 - Aquathlon 400m swim / 800m Run
Race # 4 - Mixed Team Relays
Race # 5 - Hyper Sprint - 200/4/800
Race # 6 - Grand Final  - 400/8/1.6

ITU Youth - Male 52 competitors / Female 26th competitors 
Race # 1 - 1500m Track Run
Race # 2 - Hyper Sprint - 200/4/800
Race # 3 - Aquathlon 400m swim / 800m Run
Race # 4 - Mixed Team Relays
Race # 5 - Grand Final  - 300/6/1.2

Due to a massive storm hitting the Race Venue on Friday the 13th Afternoon where 133mm of rain fell and demolished quite a few of the club tents and the race venue, the racing was called off. The mixed team relays were abandoned and the rest of the racing continued on the Saturday.

Ryan Marsh - SCTA Junior Scholarship Holder
First Year junior racing boys up to 3 years older. Always tough stepping up into this category, but Ryan learnt a whole new level that he can go to in his racing. He bit the bullet and had to chase time and time again as his swim leg continues to improve. The one thing we know is that he has his T1 down pack and made up plenty of time in this area in all his races. His 1500m run of 4.14 is a new PB. MVP of the weekend in how he fought and found that new level to climb to. The belief is starting to come and you are backing yourself when you thought you couldn't push harder. Test those limits! He is looking forward to the traditional distances in Race # 2 and Race # 3.

Ella Wooldridge - SCTA Junior Scholarship Holder
Always going to be difficult with Year 12. Juggling the exams, assignments and the mental stress that goes with it all. We have school done now and can build on a few key things like her swim that will propel her further with the longer races. With 2 new PB 's in both her 400m swims in the races gives us that platform to build on. Her strengths lies on the Cycle and Run and will see vast improvements as the distance increases. Performances lies in the consistency and swim swim and swim

Peyton Craig
Last years Youth B winner. So to come back and have everyone chasing and out for his title, was always going to be interesting to watch. The word Dominate and flexible came to his racing over this format. The experience from last year and that growth showed Peyton controlling races, and knowing when to go and when to sit. Keep pushing those limits. He won all 4 races and controlled the Youth A Final to come away with back to back titles. 

Erin Wooldridge
When you struggle to convert what I see in training into the racing arena and what you are capable of, it is not only frustrating for the athlete, but also the coach. We saw glimpses of what she is capable of, but in the Final it just came together. The attacking on the bike and the strong run off the bike had her sister chasing but not making any inroads into her to take out the B final.  Its there, its just converting on game day. Believe

Mia Wooldridge
The bottom of the Youth Age Category. You know what you will get with her and that is a fight. She chased in all her races. With a new PB in the 400m swim shows she is getting closer to the front girls. Another year of growth and swim progression and we may see this runner turn into a swimmer / runner. 

Jorja Matthews
After a few sub par performances that left her very disappointed, Jorja had to dig deep and see where that level she needed to compete to be competitive. She gained a lot of confidents out of the racing where she a had a really good dig and found a new level of hurt. Just need that consistently done on a regular basis and we will see her come good at the back end of the season. The Belief and fire is back. Lets build on it and see where it takes you.

Macey Roberts
Just a good honest account of your character over the past 4 days. Macey you get in there and give 110% each time. And you do it with humility and a respect of your fellow competitors, club mates, family and Me as your Coach. I couldn't ask anymore of you and you do it with a  massive smile on your face. Keep being you and never change that. 

Jazi Coventry
Always thankful and smiling. I know I am not your full time Coach and when we do get to the races I am there as a mentor for you. You take in what I say and appreciate the guidance that is on hand. Another great weekend of growth and development. Keep working that bike and the skills.

Well done to all that competed. Full results below
Australian ITU Junior / Youth Series Race # 1 SSRW - 12-15.12.19
ITU Junior Male
Ryan Marsh - 37th Place Point Score
Race # 1 - 22nd Place
Race # 2 - 24th Place
Race # 3 - 35th Place
Race # 4 - 24th Place
Race # 5 - 9th Place B Final
ITU Junior Female
Jazi Coventry - 3rd Place Point Score
Race # 1 - 2nd Place
Race # 2 - 4th Place
Race # 3 - 3rd Place
Race # 4 - 4th Place
Race # 5 - 5th Place A Final
Ella Wooldridge - 20th Place Point Score
Race # 1 - 9th Place
Race # 2 - 18th Place
Race # 3 - 35th Place
Race # 4 - 23rd Place
Race # 5 - 3rd Place B Final
Erin Wooldridge - 25th Place Point Score
Race # 1 - 34th Place
Race # 2 - 31st Place
Race # 3 - 29th Place
Race # 4 - 17th Place
Race # 5 - 1st Place B Final
Jorja Matthews - 47th Place Point Score
Race # 1 - 59th Place
Race # 2 - 54th Place
Race # 3 - 44th Place
Race # 4 - 47th Place
Race # 5 - 12th Place C Final
Macey Roberts - 49th Place Point Score
Race # 1 - 56th Place
Race # 2 - 50th Place
Race # 3 - 45th Place
Race # 4 - 54th Place
Race # 5 - 13th Place C Final
ITU Youth Male
Peyton Craig - 1st Place Point score
Race # 1 - 1st Place
Race # 2 - 1st Place
Race # 3 - 1st Place
Race # 4 - 1st Place A Final
ITU Youth Female
Mia Wooldridge - 8th Place Point Score
Race # 1 - 6th Place
Race # 2 - 9th Place
Race # 3 - 10th Place
Race # 4 - 9th Place A Final

Some amazing results from the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes that have been action over the past 2 weekends with Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge, Jackie Fairweather Memorial Triathlon, Taupo 70.3, Yamba Triathlon, Australian Athletics Championships and QTS # 4 at Raby Bay. 28 Athletes racing with 16 podiums and a World 70.3 Qualification. Well done Team SCTA!!

The Christmas Round at the QTS # 4 was at Raby Bay with sweltering heat on the Saturday with a slightly cool change and wind on race morning which was a welcomed change. It still warmed up throughout the morning but not the 37 degrees that we had the day before.

In the Long Course Lucy Bowden made it 4 straight podiums in the OPEN Female with a 3rd place. Taking out Age wins were Matt Billington (25-29) and Jordan Gover (45-49) while Brett Stalley was 3rd (55-59). Just missing the podium in 4th were Paul Marchant (OPEN Male) and Alana Park (25-29) with Rebecca Howell 5th (25-29)

Super Sprint was dominated by SCTA Athletes. In the ladies we had 3 in the top 4 overall, while in the Males we had 2 in the top 10. With the Juniors racing Race # 1 of the National Junior Series on the Thursday, we went in with some speed change up to suit what we needed for the major racing coming in 5 days time. Age group wins to Margo Mackintosh (35-39) and fastest female and 7th Overall amongst the men. SCTA Junior Scholarship Holder Ella Wooldridge (16-19) and 2nd Female and 10th Overall, Chloe Turner (25-29) and Gary Turner (70-74). In 2nd Place was SCTA Junior Scholarship Holder Ryan Marsh (16-19) and 4th Overall, Peyton Craig (14-15) and 8th Overall in 3rd Places to Erin Wooldridge (16-19) and 4th Female Overall and Jericho Pogany (14-15). Mia Wooldridge (U/14) took Fastest Female and 4th Overall in the Enticer

Matthew Wolstencroft headed to the annual Yamba Triathlon over the sprint distance, where he lined up in the OPEN Males to just miss the podium with a  4th Place

Mackenzie Ofield went to the West for the Australian Athletics Champs where they were greeted with heat wave temperatures. Macca lined up in the 3000m Walk where she claimed a PB and 8th Place U/ 16 Girls

In Taupo for the 70.3 on the Worlds Course for 2020, where the water temp was nudging 14 degrees at the start of the week warmed up a bit to around 18 degrees on race morning. Conditions were tough with a strong headwind blowing up for the last 20km of the bike. A tough undulating run course took the sting out of the legs. Mick Woodcock claimed the last 70.3 Worlds Selection Spot in the biggest age group field in the 45-49 with a 13th place. Tania Gover 19th (40-44), Kelly Enright 24th (35-39) and Tara Partridge 27th (45-49) all had strong races.

Chloe Glover headed to Canberra to compete in the Jackie Fairweather Memorial Triathlon which also doubled as a draft legal sprint distance and Worlds Qualifier. Chloe had a strong race to finish 2nd 30-34

The crazy cats of Tania Gover and Tara Partridge headed over to Taupo to compete in the Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge of 320km or 2 laps around the lake with it being quite undulating and a start time of 1.30am in the morning in very cool conditions. Both ladies did a lot of riding into the event and that showed with them both winning their respective age categories and finishing tied 2nd female overall.

Well done to all that Race. Full results below
QTS # 4 - Raby Bay Triathlon - 08.12.19
Long Course - 900/25/6
Matt Billington - 1st Place 25-29 Years Male
Jordan Gover - 1st Place 45-49 Years Male
Lucy Bowden - 3rd Place OPEN Female
Brett Stalley - 3rd Place 55-59 Years Male
Paul Marchant - 4th Place OPEN Male
Alana Park - 4th Place 25-29 Years Female
Rebecca Howell - 5th Place 25-29 Years Female
Super Sprint - 400/15/4
Margo Mackintosh - 1st Place 35-39 Years Female - Fastest Female Overall
Ella Wooldridge - 1st Place 16-19 Years Female - 2nd Female Overall
Chloe Turner - 1st Place 25-29 Years Female 
Gary Turner - 1st Place 70-74 Years Male
Ryan Marsh - 2nd Place 16-19 Years Male - 4th Overall
Peyton Craig - 2nd Place 14-15 Years Male - 8th Overall
Erin Wooldridge - 3rd Place 16-19 Years Female - 4th Female Overall
Jericho Pogany - 3rd Place 14-15 Years Male
Jorja Matthews - 8th Place 16-19 Years Female
Enticer - 200/5/2
Mia Wooldridge - 1st Place U/14 Years Female - Fastest Female / 5th Overall
Kool Kids - 100/2/500
Billie Elsum - 26th Place 7-9 Years Female

Yamba Triathlon - 08.12.19 - 750/20/5
Matthew Wolstencroft - 4th Place OPEN Male 

Australian Athletics Champs - Perth 06-08.12.19
Mackenzie Ofied - 8th Place U/16 Girls 3000m Walk

Taupo 70.3 - 07.12.19
Simon Hearn - 9th Place PROFESSIONAL Male  
Mick Woodcock - 13th Place 45-49 years Male - Qualified for 70.3 World Champs
Tania Gover - 19th Place 40-44 Years Female
Kelly Enright - 24th Place 35-39 Years Female
Tara Partridge - 27th Place 45-49 years Female

Jackie Fairweather Memorial Tri - Canberra - 30.11.19 - 750/20/5
Chloe Glover - 2nd Place 30-34 Years Female

Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge - 30.11.19 - 320km Cycle
Tania Gover - 1st Place 35-44 Years Female - Tied 2nd Female Overall
Tara Partridge - 1st Place 45-54 Years Female - Tied 2nd Female Overall

A very successful weekend of racing for the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes that competed at the QTS # 3 Kawana Triathlon and Queensland Aquathlon Championships, Bribie Triathlon Race # 2 and  Point to Pinnacle Half Marathon.

QTS # 3 at Kawana never disappoints and turned on the storm front on the Saturday afternoon. It just a tradition and it hits. The storm made way to very warm and humid conditions on race morning especially on the run legs. SCTA was well represented across the OPEN and Age categories. Lucy Bowden made it her 3rd successive podium in the OPEN Females with a 2nd. While in the Male's Michael Hooper had a great race to finally land on the podium with a 3rd. It is his first podium in the OPEN's at QTS race. SCTA men also filled 4th Brodie Gardner and Peyton Craig 5th stepping up out of the Junior category in the OPEN's.

Age Category wins went to Zsolt Dallos (35-39) and Jordan Gover (45-49). Clint Jones 2nd (25-29) and 3rd places went to Rebecca Howell (25-29), Gary Turner (70-74) and Grant Elliot (Clydesdale 100kg+) Just missing the podium was Chloe Gover 4th (30-34), Brett Stalley 4th (55-59).

QTS # 3 also incorporated the Triathlon Queensland Aquathlon Championships. State Champions to Chloe Turner (25-29) and Tania Gover (40-44) while in 2nd Place to Billie Elsum (7-9) and Martin Anderson 3rd (45-49)

At Bribie Triathlon for Race # 2 over the 1/30/8 distance saw Jessica Lee land on the podium again with a 3rd (35-39). In the Short Course of 300/10/3 Marilyn Shrapnel continued her winning form taking out the 70-74 Female title.

Down in Tasmania we had Charlotte Durand line up in the Point to Pinnacle Half Marathon dubbed as the Worlds Toughest Half marathon with 1270m of elevation starting at waters edge and running up Mt Wellington. Charlotte had a great run to finish 31st 25-29.

Well done to all that raced. Full results below
QTS # 3 - Kawana Triathlon - 17.11.19 - 750/20/5
Zsolt Dallos - 1st Place 35-39 Years Male
Jordan Gover - 1st Place 45-49 Years Male
Lucy Bowden - 2nd Place OPEN Female
Clint Jones - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Male
Michael Hooper - 3rd Place OPEN Male
Rebecca Howell - 3rd Place 25-29 Years Female
Gary Turner - 3rd Place 70-74 Years Male
Grant Elliot - 3rd Place Clydesdale 100kg +
Brodie Gardner - 4th Place OPEN Male 
Chloe Glover - 4th Place 30-34 Years Female
Brett Stalley - 4th 55-59 Years Male
Peyton Craig - 5th Place OPEN Male
Pauline Ashley - 5th Place 45-49 Years Female
Jorja Matthews - 6th Place 16-19 Years Female
Kevin Hammond - 6th Place 40-44 Years Male
Ben Cook - 15th Place 35-39 Years Male
Enticer - 300/10/2.5
Zoe Davis - 11th Place U/14 Years Female
Kool Kids - 100/2/500
Mia Davis - 9th Place 10-11 Years Female
Zak Hammond - 36th Place 10-11 Years Male
Aquathlon - Triathlon Queensland Championships
Chloe Turner - 1st Place 25-29 Years Female - QLD CHAMP 
Tania Gover - 1st Place 40-44 Years Female - QLD CHAMP
Billie Elsum - 2nd Place 7-9 Years Female 
Martin Anderson - 3rd Place 45-49 Years Male

Bribie Triathlon Race # 2 - 17.11.19 
Long Course - 1/30/8
Jessica Lee - 3rd Place 35-39 Years Female
Short Course - 300/10/3
Marilyn Shrapnel - 1st Place 70-74 Years Female

Point to Pinnacle Half Marathon - 17.11.19
Charlotte Durand - 31st Place 25-29 Years Female

A massive weekend of racing for the 37th edition of the Noosa Triathlon Multisport Festival for the Sunshine Coast triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes that were in action.

Testing swim conditions for both the 1000 Ocean swim on the Friday and on Race day saw some very strong rips, currents and undertows which made for some interesting conditions. A roiling swim start opposed tot eh mass wave starts made it interesting as well. Noosa Tri saw the swim shortened due to these conditions and saw a long run from the swim to transition area. It was warm and humid as the day went on and saw some stressed athletes crossing the line. A typical Noosa Tri as we say.

There were some great performances across the board. Lucy Bowden made it 2 years of 4th's in the OPEN Female. Gary Turner 8th (70-74) had a great race. Maureen Cummings lined up for her 21st Noosa in the Legends Female wave to take 9th. After a long road to get back from a freak injury that happened at school, she got there in the end, while Carol Wooldridge 10th (Athenas) rounded out the top 10 competitors.

We had some first time competitors at Noosa and they all performed well with Matt Billington 12th (25-29), Rebecca Howell 21st (25-29) and Angie Hammond 55th (40-44). In the Teams we saw Janelle McCosker take out the Masters Female Teams as the swimmer while Matt Wolstencroft won the Masters Male Teams as the cyclist. 

SCTA Club Members had a great day out with Ryan Fisher 5th (Pro Male) and Simon Hearn 10th (Pro Male) getting some cash, while Brittany Dutton was 11th (Pro Female). The fields in the Pro Male and Female were some of the best we have seen for a while.

On Friday we had a few line up in the Titan 1000 Ocean Swim. Kayleigh Foster was 2nd (16-19) and Chloe Turner 3rd (20-29). In the Mates / Family Wave there was a bet waged between the Hammond Family with the Loser of Kevin and Jake to have to do the macarena dance on the finish line. Kev took the honours and bragging rights over Jake.

Noosa is one of those iconic races that you have to do if you haven't and will be back time and time again. Great work from the SCTA Team. Some great stories from the race and the 4th leg.

Well done to all that raced. Full results below
Noosa Triathlon - 03.11.19 - 1.5/40/10
Lucy Bowden - 4th Place OPEN Female
Ryan Fisher - 5th PROFESSIONAL Male
Gary Turner - 8th Place 70-74 Years Male
Maureen Cummings - 9th Place LEGEND Female
Carol Wooldridge - 10th Place Athenas
Simon Hearn - 10th Place PROFESSIONAL Male
Brittany Dutton - 11th PROFESSIONAL Female
Matt Billington - 12th Place 25-29 Years Male
Paul Fleming - 14th Place 55-59 Years Male
Tania Gover - 19th Place 40-44 Years Female
Rebecca Howell - 21st Place 25-29 Years Female
Mick Woodcock - 22nd Place 45-49 Years Male
Jake Hynes - 25th PROFESSIONAL Male
John Maunder - 26th Place 25-29 Years Male
Tara Partridge - 32nd Place 45-49 Years Female
Kelly Enright - 49th Place 35-39 Years Female
Angie Hammond - 55th Place 40-49 Years Female
Jessica Lee - 63rd Place 35-39 Years Female
Shaun Morris - 177th Place 35-39 Years Male
Grant Elliot - 218th Place 45-49 Years Male
Ben Cook - 262nd Place 35-39 Years Male
Luke Jensen - 262nd Place 35-39 years Male 

Teams 
Janelle McCosker - 1st Place Masters Female Team
Matt Wolstencroft - 1st Place Masters Male Team

Titan 100 Ocean Swim - 01.11.19
Kayleigh Foster - 2nd Place 16-19 Years Female
Chloe Turner - 3rd Place 20-29 Years Female
Kevin Hammond - 5th Place Mates and Family Wave
Jake Hammond - 6th Place Mates and Family Wave
Zak Hammond - 20th Place Mates and Family Wave

Great work from the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes that were in action over the weekend.

At Queensland All Schools Championships on home soil at Lake Kawana we had 15 Juniors lining up.  Very warm conditions and a strong breeze meant a tough bike ride on a very technical course that is hard to get any rhythm on.

SCTA Junior Scholarship holders Ella wooldridge let the charge with a strong ride and run to take out 2nd Senior Female and Ryan Marsh had a strong swim to be up there but pushed the bike a little to hard to hit the bitumen on the bike. He got back up to finish off strongly with a 8th Senior Male.

In the Senior Females Erin Wooldridge (6th), Kayleigh Foster (10th) and Jorja Matthews (14th) went up a category as well while Macey Roberts (11th). All girls will take out positives from the race that they will implement in future races.

In the Intermediate Boys Peyton Craig went up a category racing boys a year older and had a strong swim and run to finish 5th. Both Jericho Pogany (24th) and Scott Marsh (48th) showed improvements from last season race here and take valuable experience in this development. 

In the Junior Female for the first time was Finn Barlow (15th) and Zoe Davis (1 lap short on bike). In a very completive field. It is great experience that they will take to State Schools in Hervey Bay next February.

There were some big numbers in the Primary schools Aquathlon for both the Boys and Girls with 120 and 111 competitors respectively. In the Boys Jake Hammond (36th) and Zak Hammond (89th) and in the Girls Pipi Barlow (29th) and Mia Davis (56th). While in the Kids Aquathlon Girls, Billie Elsum had a great race to finish 35th.

On Saturday the Queensland Cross Triathlon Champs was held in Brisbane over 1km Swim, 22.5km Mt Bike and 6km Trail Run. Its been a huge 2 weeks for Brodie Gardner and partner Kate Schultz welcoming the birth of their first Child Ollie, Brodie put a performance in that didn't see his rivals get close to him taking the OPEN Queensland Championship Title convincingly. Unfortunately a mechanical on the Mt Bike course saw Jade Ingram have to withdraw from the race.

Well done to all that raced. Full results below
Queensland All Schools Triathlon Champs - Lake Kawana 27.10.19 
Senior - 750/20/5
Ella Wooldridge - 2nd Place Female
Erin Wooldridge - 6th Place Female
Ryan Marsh - 8th Place Male
Kayleigh Foster - 10th Place Female
Macey Roberts - 11th Place Female
Jorja Matthews - 14th Place Female
Intermediate - 500/15/4
Peyton Craig - 5th Place Male
Jericho Pogany - 24th Place Male
Scott Marsh - 48th Place Male
Junior Female - 300/10/2.5
Finn Barlow - 15th Place Female
Primary School Aquathlon - 1km Run/200m Swim/1km Run
Pipi Barlow - 29th Place Female
Jake Hammond - 36th Place Male
Mia Davis - 56th Place Female
Zak Hammond - 89th Place Male
Kids Aquathlon - 500m Run/100m swim/500m Run
Billie Elsum - 35th Place Female

Queensland Cross Triathlon Championships - Redlands - 26.10.19 - 1/22.5/6
Brodie Gardner - 1st Place OPEN Male - Queensland Champion

Another successful weekend of results for the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes that raced at Queensland Athletics Champs in Cairns, Bribie Island Triathlon Series Race # 1, Challenge Mallorca Half Distance, Challenge China Full Distance and Tongyeong ITU World Cup.

State Athletics Champs where held in Cairns from Saturday to Tuesday. Peyton Craig was convincing in his wins in both the 3000m and 1500m qualifying for the National Champs 14 Years Male to be held in Perth. Also securing her spot for Nationals was Mackenzie Ofield who took out the 15 Years Female 3000m Walk. Jazi Coventry finished 4th 17 Years Female 800m and 1500

A small contingent went to Bribie Island to compete. In the Sprint Distance Jake Hynes exited the water in front fine tuning for Noosa Tri in 2 weeks. He lost some time on the bike and finished off strongly on the run for 3rd OPEN Male. Jessica Lee (35-39) and Jade Ingram (Athena) both landed on the podium with a 3rd place each. While in the Short Course, the ever consistent Marilyn Shrapnel took line honours in the 70-74 Female

while at Burleigh Heads on the weekend, Janelle McCosker lined up in their 2km Open water swim event where she just missed the podium in 4th 50-59. She is looking forward to moving up an age group next year.

At Challenge Mallorca over the half distance saw Marion Tuin back racing in the Professional Female. A rough swim as met when the gun went. Once out of the water Marion had  a solid day on the bike and run to finish 12th

SCTA Club Members in action saw Kierra Sansome take 4th Place Professional Female at Challenge China, while in Tongyeong for the ITU World Cup saw Ryan Fisher 16th and first Aussie while Kelly Ann Perkins was 24th and 2nd Aussie. Both are lining up in Miyazaki World Cup this weekend.

Well done to all that raced. Full results below
Queensland Athletics Championships Cairns - 19-22.10.19
Peyton Craig - 1st Place 3000m 14 Years Male - Qualified for Nationals
Peyton Craig - 1st Place 1500m 14 Years Male - Qualified for Nationals
Mackenzie Ofield - 1st Place 3000m Walk 15 Years Female - Qualified for Nationals
Jazi Coventry - 4th Place 800m 17 Years Female

Bribie Island Triathlon - 20.10.19 - 750/20/5
Jake Hynes - 3rd Place OPEN Male
Jessica Lee - 3rd Place 35-39 years Male
Jade Ingram - 3rd Place Athena
Short Course - 300/10/3
Marilyn Shrapnel - 1st Place 70-74 Years Female

Burleigh Heads Ocean swim - 20.10.19 - 2km
Janelle McCosker - 4th Place 50-59 Years Female

Challenge Peguera - Mallorca - 19.10.19 - 1.9/90/21.1
Marion Tuin - 12th Place PROFESSIONAL Female

Challenge Anhui China - 20.10.19 - 3.8/180/42.2
Kierra Sansome - 4th Place PROFESSIONAL Female

Tongyeong ITU World Cup - 19.10.19 - 750/20/5
Ryan Fisher - 16th ITU Male 
Kelly Ann Perkins - 24th Place ITU Female

Well done to all that raced over the weekend at Round 2 of the Queensland Triathlon Series at Raby Bay and at the Hawaiian Ironman World Champs in Kona. Some great results form the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes.

At Raby Bay for Round # 2 of QTS saw a storm and rain the day before cool the water to 18 degrees on race morning. Some decided to wear wetsuits and some different. In the long Course, Lucy Bowden led the charge in the OPEN Females with another podium with 3rd place. In the Open Males we saw Paul Marchant (9th) and SCTA / PA Junior scholarship Holder Ryan Marsh (11th) step up to the OPEN MALE for the first time. They gained some valuable experience that will be taken into future races. Nicholas Hull was 7th Open Male.

Both Alana Park 2nd (25-29) and Pauline Ashley 2nd (45-49) both had great races to land back on the podium again, while Rebecca Howell 4th (25-29) just missed the podium.

In the Super Sprint, SCTA / PA Junior scholarship Holder Ella Wooldridge led the charge with the fastest Female and winner 16-19, while it had been a hard week for the Turner Family with Michelle passing away last weekend. With the Memorial service on Saturday, it was going to be hard for them to attend their first Triathlon without Michelle there supporting. But both had great races to make Michelle proud , and taking top spots on the podium with Gary 70-74 winner and Chloe 25-29 Winner. Erin Wooldridge 4th (16-19) just missed the podium and Jorja Matthews 9th (16-19) in the top 10. It was awesome to see a huge PB to Jericho Pogany and Scott Marsh finishing off strongly both in the 14-15 Years.

In the Enticer, Mia Wooldridge had a great race to not only win her category (U/14 Female) but was the fastest female and 4th overall amongst the boys and Zoe Davis is improving all the time. In the Kool Kids we saw improvements in their races from Heidi Craig, Mia Davis and Billie Elsum.

While over in Kona, Mitch Baker has been doing some open water swimming leading up to the big dance. Mitch had a solid day out where he finished 71st in a time of 9:39:30. SCTA Club Member Carrie Lester was in the mix for most of the day in the top 5 coming off the bike. She lost her nutrition early into the race and that cost her in the back end of the run. She went on to finish 8 in Professional Female in a time of 8:58:40

Well done to all that raced. Full results below
QTS # 2 Raby Bay Triathlon - 13.10.19
Long Course - 900/25/6
Lucy Bowden - 3rd Place OPEN Female - 23rd Overall
Alana Park - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Female
Pauline Ashley - 2nd Place 45-49 years Female
Rebecca Howell - 4th Place 25-29 Years Female
Nicholas Hull - 7th Place OPEN Male
Paul Marchant - 9th Place OPEN Male
Ryan Marsh - 11th Place OPEN Male
Super Sprint - 400/15/4
Ella Wooldridge - 1st Place 16-19 Years Female - 1st Female Overall
Chloe Turner - 1st Place 25-29 Years Female
Gary Turner - 1st Place 70-74 Years Male
Erin wooldridge - 4th Place 16-19 Years Female - 5th Female Overall
Jorja Matthews - 9th Place 16-19 Years Female
Jericho Pogany - 14th Place 14-15 Years Male
Scott Marsh - 30th Place 14-15 Years Male
Enticer 200/5/2
Mia Wooldridge - 1st Place U/14 Years Female - Fastest Female - 4th Overall
Zoe Davis - 15th Place U/14 Years Female
Kool Kids 100/2/500
Heidi Craig - 9th Place 10-11 Years Female
Mia Davis - 12th Place 10-11 Years Female
Billie Elsum - 28th Place 7-9 Years Female

Hawaiian Ironman World Champs - 13/10/19 - 3.8/180/41.2
Carrie Lester - 8th Place PROFESSIONAL Female
Mitch Baker - 71st 30-34 Years Male

Some great results from the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes that have been in action over the past 3 weeks at QTS # 1 Robina Triathlon, Berlin Marathon, Sydney Half Marathon, Glasshouse Trail Run, ITU Osaka Asian Sprint Cup, ITU Weihai World Cup and Ventouxman.

We kicked off the first round of the QTS at Robina in perfect conditions for racing. An optional wetsuit swim, light winds on the bike and run which heated up over the morning. SCTA had 21 athletes competing that saw 15 podium results. But the most pleasing was as a Coach was one of the SCTA athletes collapsed on the run leg and quite a few stopped their own races to help her out. Once she was sorted and look after they resumed their races and still managed to podium. Great sportsmanship amongst the SCTA Crew. Very Proud Coach.

In the Olympic Distance, Lucy Bowden lead the charge in the Open Female category that saw her take out 2nd Place and some pocket money. Landing on the top of the Podium in the Age Group Categories were Paul Marchant (25-29 Male) and Alana Park (25-29 Female). Matt Billinghton (25-29 Male) and Michael Woodcock (45-49 Male) both with 2nd, while 3rd places went  to Rebecca Howell (25-29 Female) in her first ever OD race, Tania Gover (40-44 Female) and Tara Partridge (45-49) with a massive PB. Kevin Hammond (40-44 Male) Just missed the podium in 4th but had a huge PB as well.

In the Sprint Distance of 750/24/5 we saw 2nd places to Peyton Craig (14-15 Male), SCTA / PA Junior scholarship Holder Ella Wooldridge (16-19 Female), and Pauline Ashley (45-49 Female). While in 3rd place went to Jazi Coventry (16-19 Female) and Kelly Enright (35-39 Female).

In the Enticer we had Chloe Turner take the win (25-29 Female) while "Ratbag" Mia Wooldridge was 2nd (U/14 Female). Rounding out the podiums was Jayden James from SCTA sister Club Kavieng in PNG in the Kool Kids Mini Mates.
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Over in Berlin, The Binet Family, Gary, Lisa, Cameron, Ben and Jenna all lined up the famous Berlin Marathon. Its been a long prep for most of them and at times a few niggles. But they all got to the finish line in the end with Gary taking bragging rights with the fastest time of 2:47:41
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Jake Hynes embarked on his first ITU Asian Sprint Cup at Osaka Castle. With 70 Men on the start line the swim start was very important. He got belted at the first can which put him back and in ITU style racing its a matter of seconds between making packs and riding out the back. Unfortunately Jake was out the back and was with a pack of riders that didn't work well together losing valuable time. He went on to finish 52nd

SCTA Club Members where in action in a few races with Carrie Lester lining up at Ventouxman as the defending champion she stomped her authority again to take out the Win and onto her final prep for World Ironman Champs in Kona, while Brittany Dutton lined up in the ITU Weihai World Cup in China over the OD. Brittany had a good race to take out 23rd.

Well done to all that raced. Full results below
QTS # 1 Robina Tri - 29.09.19
Olympic Distance - 1.5/40/10
Paul Marchant - 1st Place 25-29 Years Male
Alana Park - 1st Place 25-29 Years Female
Lucy Bowden - 2nd Place OPEN Female - 2nd Female Overall
Matt Billington - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Male
Michael Woodcock - 2nd Place 45-49 Years Male
Rebecca Howell - 3rd Place 25-29 Years Female 
Tania Gover - 3rd Place 40-44 Years Female
Tara Partridge - 3rd Place 45-49 Years Female
Kevin Hammond - 4th Place 40-44 Years Male
Sprint - 750/24/5
Peyton Craig - 2nd Place 14-15 Years Male
Ella Wooldridge - 2nd Place 16-19 Years Female
Pauline Ashley - 2nd Place 45-49 Years Female
Jazi Coventry - 3rd Place 16-19 Years Female
Kelly Enright - 3rd Place 35-39 Years Female
Jericho Pogany - 12th Place 14-15 Years Male
Enticer - 300/8/2.5
Chloe Turner - 1st Place 25-29 Years Female
Mia Wooldridge - 2nd Place U/14 Years Female
Scott Marsh - 11th Place U/16 Years Male
Kool Kids - 100/2/500
Jayden James - 2nd Place Mini Mates

Berlin Marathon - 29.09.19 - 42.2km Run
Gary Binet - 18th Place Senior Male
Cameron Binet - 433rd Place Master Male
Jenna Binet - 1281st Master Female
Ben Binet - 1411th Place Master Male
Lisa Binet - 1507th Place Senior Female

ITU Osaka Asian Sprint Cup - 22.09.29 - 750/20/5
Jake Hynes - 52nd Place ITU Male

ITU Weihai World Cup - 22.09.19 - 1.5/40/10
Brittany Dutton - 22nd Place ITU Female

Glasshouse Trail Run - 15.09.19 - 33km
Tania Gover - 6th Place Female
Jessica Lee - 22nd Place Female

Ventouxman - 15.09.19 - 2/90/20
Carrie Lester - 1st Place Professional Female - RACE WINNER

Sydney Half Marathon - 15.09.19
Tara Partridge - 399th 45-49 Years Female

2 big weekends of Racing for the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes that were in action at the World Triathlon Champs in Lausanne, Hawaii North Shore 5km Open Water Swim, Sunshine Coast 70.3 , Run Forest Run Hondsrug and the World 70.3 Champs in France.

Sunshine Coast 70.3 and a home ground advantage saw some amazing results over the weekend. Its been a long winter for a lot of the athletes and with World 70.3 slots on the line, there was a lot at stake. we had 4 SCTA Athletes / Members secure World Champs slots for 2020 Taupo World Champs and SCTA secured 3rd place in the TriClub Podium where they took the best 5 results against every Club/Group competing.

Lucy Bowden executed her race to a tee which saw her take the 25-29 Years Female Win and 9th Female overall. Michael Hooper secured his World Spot with a 5th Place 25-29 Years Male. Matt Billington 19th (25-29) is forever improving and we saw the hard work repaid. The ever consistent Zsolt Dallos was 10th (35-39) and forgone his spot at World 70.3 and Ron Craig 91st (40-44).

Team 260 consisted of Stuart Louth (Swim), Kev "Big Dog" Hammond (Cycle) and Mick Woodcock (Run) teamed up on Friday and entered and took out 3rd Male Teams.

SCTA Club Members were in action and it was Great to see Simon Hearn stepping up in the Pro Males for the first time at Sun Coast. A great swim had him with the lead pack off the bike and a strong run set a podium position in 3rd place. Matt Wolstencroft took out the 50-54 Title and secured his spot at the 70.3 World Champs. As did Meg Hawkins with a 2nd (25-29 Female). Kierra Sansome batted a tough day in the Pro Female to finish 8th. Great racing from Mel McNiff 32nd (30-34 Female) and Luke Polkinghorne 95th (25-29).

At the World Triathlon Champs in Lausanne we had SCTA / Protector Aluminium Junior scholarship holder Ryan Marsh, line up in the 16-19 Years Sprint Draft legal race. As the youngest competitor in the Australian Team and possibly the World at this race, he lined up against Males up to 4 years older than him. He had  a great swim and transition to position himself in the 2nd pack on the bike. A hilly and technical course suited him and had a very strong run to finish in 9th place and 3rd Aussie across the line. He was less than 50 secs off 3rd place and 1min 40 secs off the winner. In a post race phone conversation I ask how it was and he said he was on the line with guys with beards and tattoos. Well done Rhino

Janelle McCosker headed over to Hawaii to compete in the North Shore 5km Open water swim and the Waikiki Rough Water Swim. First swim was the Rough water Swim at Waikiki and it lived up to its reputation with strong currents that saw even the Pro Swimmers at least 40 min slower than the year before. Janelle battle the currents where at times the swimmers were actually going backwards. Unfortunately Janelle was unable to finish and wasn't alone recording a DNF. 

She turned that disappointment into a winning result at the North shore 5km Open Water 6 days later having a great swim and learning the currents and tides, where Janelle took out the 55-59 Years Title, 12th Female and 23rd Overall. A great way to finish off and awesome result.

Over in the Netherlands, they run a series Called the Run Forest Run and this time was held at Hondsrug. Its a race but more emphasis is getting out and running on trails. Marion Tuin had a great run to take out the first Female across the line

Over in France for the World 70.3 Champs, Carrie Lester lined up the Pro Female against a quality field and a very tough course. She had a great race to finish 27th. She will now set herself up for a tilt at Hawaiian Ironman World Champs in Kona
 
Well done to all that raced. Full results below
Sunshine Coast 70.3 - 08.09.19 - 1.9/90/21.1
Lucy Bowden - 1st Place 25-29 Years Female - 9th Female Overall Qualified for 70.3 Worlds
Matt Wolstencroft - 1st Place 50-54 Years Male - Qualified for 70.3 Worlds
Megan Hawkins - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Female - Qualified for 70.3 Worlds
Simon Hearn - 3rd Place PROFESSIONAL MALE
Stu Louth / Kev Hammond / Mick Woodcock - 3rd Place Male Teams
Michael Hooper - 5th Place 25-29 Years Male - Qualified for 70.3 Worlds
Kierra Sansome - 8th Place PROFESSIONAL Female
Zsolt Dallos - 10th Place 35-39 Years Male
Matt Billington - 19th Place 25-29 Years Male
Mel McNiff - 32nd Place 30-34 Years Female
Ron Craig - 91st 40-44 Years Male
Luke Polkinghorne - 95th Place 25-29 Years Male

Hawaii North Shore 5km Open Water Swim - 07.09.19 
Janelle McCosker - 1st Place 55-59 Years Female - 11th Female and 23rd Overall

World 70.3 Champs France - 07.09.19 - 1.9/90/21.1
Carrie Lester - 27th Place PROFESSIONAL Female

WTS Lausanne Grand Final - 01.09.19 - 1.5/40/10
Ryan Fisher - 35th Place ELITE Male

Run Forest Run Hondsrug - 01.09.19 - 28km Run
Marion Tuin - 1st Place Female

World Triathlon Sprint Champs Lausanne - 31.08.19 - 750/20/5
Ryan Marsh - 9th Place 16-19 Years Male

Another big weekend of competition for the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes that were in action at the National Schools Cross Country Champs, Rabat African Games and Karlovy Vary ITU World Cup.

It was great to see Laurelle Brown from Zimbabwe  back on the start line after a few years off finishing her masters degree, took to the African Games and the Triathlon over the Sprint Distance. She had a great race where she had some work to do after the swim, but powered her way thru the field to come off the bike in a  group of 3. Then it was down to a running race. She came away with 2nd place only 18 seconds behind the winner. Laurelle back up on the Sunday in the mixed Team Relay that saw there team finish 5th, where she had the fastest female split.

Down at Kembla Grange for the National Schools Cross Country in warm and fast conditions, we had 4 Juniors running over the Saturday. The start was vital with a short sprint to the first corner and a narrowing course which made it difficult to overtake. Mia Wooldridge was first off the rank in the U/14 Girls lining up against 82 Girls. She had a good start and was in the top 6 for a while. she gave it her all to come away in 21st place.

Peyton Craig was in the U/16 Males 4km. It was going to be a tough assignment in a double age group and racing against boys up to and more than a year older. As the defending champion in the U/14 Boys he lined up against 81 boys on the start line. Peyton had  a strong to run to finish 28th.

In the U/18 Years 4km Girls we had SCTA  Junior scholarship Holder Ella Wooldridge and Jazi Coventry on the start line with 93 girls. It w a s fast and furious start and saw Ella lead for majority of the first lap. She faded on the 2nd lap to finish 47th, while Jazi  finished 68th. 

Always tough competition at this level racing against pure runners that don't have to worry about training for 3 disciplines. It is great experience for them all that they will learn from and will be looking forward to the start of the Triathlon Season.

SCTA Club Member Kelly Ann Perkins lined up in the Karlovy Vary ITU World Cup in Czech Republic. She was up out of the water with the lead girls and looked to have a tough day in the office to finish 33rd.

Well done to all that Raced. Full results below
Rabat African Games - Triathlon - 750/20/5 - 24-25.08.19
Laurelle Brown - 2nd Place ITU ELITE Female
Laurelle Brown 5th Place Mixed Team Relays

National Schools Cross Country Championships - Kembla Grange - 24-26.08.19
Mia Wooldridge - 21st Place U/14 Years Girls
Peyton Craig - 28th Place U/16 Years Boys
Ella Wooldridge - 47th Place U/18 Years Girls
Jazi Coventry - 68th Place U/18 Years Girls 

Karlovy Vary ITU World Cup - 25.08.19 - 1.5/40/10
Kelly Ann Perkins - 33rd Place ITU ELITE Female

A massive weekend of racing by the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes that were in action at Rainbow Beach Double Tri, Townsville Triathlon Festival, Tokyo Olympic ITU Qualification Event and Mont Tremblant Ironman. 

Each year the SCTA Athletes head to Rainbow Beach to kickstart the season off. It is a great regional event that we will support each year. As a Coach, it gives myself a good indicator to see how the winter base has been laid and the foundations set for the season ahead. We saw the results from the foundation that has been laid during the winter months.

Consistency, persistency and the willing to be better each session saw Lucy Bowden take out the Female race win both days and take the Female Title and secure a bit of pocket money, but also shows where she is heading into her "A" Race at Sunny Coast 70.3 in a few weeks. A great confidence booster for LB. SCTA / PA Junior scholarship Holder Ella Wooldridge chased Lucy on both days to secure 2nd Female Overall (some pocket money too) and the 17-19 title.

In the Overall Men, it is was a great tussle between Brodie Gardner (1st 30-34), Nicholas Hull (2nd 30-34) and Michael Hooper (1st 25-29) racing against the overall winner Luke Harvey. Brodie finished 2nd Overall 28 sec behind Luke, with Michael 3rd and Nicholas 4th Overall.

SCTA / PA Junior Scholarship Holder Ryan Marsh took both wins over the 2 days in the 15-16, after a debrief with the Coach post day 1 saw Ryan come out and implement a few changes that saw him go 1.5 mins quicker and finish 6th overall. It was Ryan's last fine tuning before heading to World Sprint Champs in Lausanne this Wednesday.

Cramping issues on the run forced Peyton Craig out of Day 1, but came back the next day to lead the swim out and put himself in a great position to start the ride with the older boys. Peyton ran strongly to take out the 13-14 and finish 8th overall across the line.

Rebecca Howell has been a consistent figure during the offseason and the weekends racing showed this  with 2 solid days of racing to take 2nd on both days and 2nd overall 25-29. Alana Park, also in the 25-29 raced well for SCTA for the first time with a 4th on day 1 and a 3rd on day 2 to secure 3rd making it a SCTA Trifecta on the podium.

The 25-29 Men didn't disappoint either with another SCTA Trifecta with Michael Hooper taking out both days and the title and 3rd Male Overall. Paul Marchant (2nd both days) and Matt Billington (3rd both days) both had solid races with all 3 boys having their sights on Sunny Coast 70.3.

It was  Quinella for the 30-34 Men with Brodie Gardner (1st both days and 2nd overall both days) and Nicholas Hull (2nd Both days with a 4th overall day 1 and 3rd overall day 2 to finish 4th overall). Ron Craig had 2 solid days of racing to take out 2nd both days in 40-44 and secure 2nd place as he also builds towards the Sunny Coast 70.3.

On Day 1 we saw a few of the SCTA Juniors race over the sprint distance and some for the first time. Some great results were achieved and gained some valuable experience racing overt he sprint distance. Erin Wooldridge was 3rd Female Overall / 1st 15-16, making it a SCTA Female 1st / 2nd / 3rd across the line. Mia Wooldridge (13-14) and Scott Marsh (13-14) both took 2nd places, while Jericho Pogany 4th (15-16) and Jorja Matthews 5th (15-16).

In the kids race we had Billie Elsum take out 2nd 7-9 Girls.

Townsville Triathlon Festival saw a few races being held over the weekend with the OD and the National Duathlon Championships as well. Townsville will be the host of the 2021 World Multisport Championships. Australian Titles were on the line and we had Tania Gover in the 40-44. Tania had a great race to land on the podium with a silver Australian Medal and was the 3rd Female overall.

In the OD we saw Jordan Gover dominate the 45-49 to take out the win, while Tara Partridge had a huge PB to finish 8th 45-49.

On Thursday and Friday, Heidi Craig ran at the Queensland Primary Schools  State Athletics Champs were she ran in the 800m and 1500m for 2 PB's. 
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SCTA Club Members in action saw Carrie Lester taking the Female Title at Mont Tremblant Ironman finishing 6th overall in a time of 8:48:26. Brittany Dutton was 2nd Female at Townsville Triathlon Festival over the Olympic Distance, while Ryan Fisher was the 2nd Aussie across the line in 18th Place at the Tokyo Test event. He also anchored home the Australian Team in the Mixed Team Relays in 5th Place. 

Well done to all that raced. Full results below.
Rainbow Beach Double Tri - 17-18.09.19
Overall Position
Lucy Bowden - 1st Place 15-29 Years Female - FEMALE RACE WINNER
Ella Wooldridge - 1st Place 17-19 Years Female - 2nd Female Overall
Brodie Gardner - 1st Place 30-34 Years Male - 2nd Male Overall
Michael Hooper - 1st Place 25-29 Years Male - 3rd Male Overall
Ryan Marsh - 1st Place 15-16 Years Male - 6th Overall
Nicholas Hull - 2nd Place 30-34 Years Male - 4th Male Overall
Paul Marchant - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Male - 7th Overall
Rebecca Howell - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Female
​Ron Craig - 2nd Place 40-44 Years Male
Matt Billington - 3rd Place 25-29 Years Male
Alana Park - 3rd Place 2-29 Years Female
Day 1 - 750/20/5
Lucy Bowden - 1st Place 15-29 Years Female - FEMALE RACE WINNER
Ella Wooldridge - 1st Place 17-19 Years Female - 2nd Female Overall
Brodie Gardner - 1st Place 30-34 Years Male - 2nd Male Overall
Michael Hooper - 1st Place 25-29 Years Male - 3rd Male Overall
Erin Wooldridge - 1st Place 15-16 Years Female - 3rd Female Overall 
Ryan Marsh - 1st Place 15-16 Years Male 
Nicholas Hull - 2nd Place 30-34 Years Male - 4th Male Overall
Paul Marchant - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Male - 7th Overall
Mia Wooldridge - 2nd Place 13-14 Years Female
Rebecca Howell - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Female
​Scott Marsh - 2nd Place 13-14 Years Male
Billie Elsum - 2nd Place 7-9 Years Female
Matt Billington - 3rd Place 25-29 Years Male
​Ron Craig - 3rd Place 40-44 Years Male
Alana Park - 4th Place 2-29 Years Female
​Jericho Pogany - 4th Place 15-16 Years Male 
Jorja Matthews - 5th Place 15-16 Years Female
Day 2 - 750/20/5
Lucy Bowden - 1st Place 15-29 Years Female - FEMALE RACE WINNER
Ella Wooldridge - 1st Place 17-19 Years Female - 2nd Female Overall
Brodie Gardner - 1st Place 30-34 Years Male - 2nd Male Overall
Michael Hooper - 1st Place 25-29 Years Male - 3rd Male Overall
Ryan Marsh - 1st Place 15-16 Years Male - 6th Overall
Peyton Craig - 1st Place 13-14 Years Male - 8th Overall
Nicholas Hull - 2nd Place 30-34 Years Male - 4th Male Overall
Paul Marchant - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Male - 9th Overall
Rebecca Howell - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Female
Ron Craig - 2nd Place 40-44 Years Male
Matt Billington - 3rd Place 25-29 Years Male
Alana Park - 3rd Place 2-29 Years Female

Townsville Triathlon Festival - 17.08.19
Australian Duathlon Champs - 5/20.2.5
Tania Gover - 2nd Place 40-4 Years Female - Silver Medal Australian Champs
Olympic Distance
Jordan Gover - 1st Place 45-49 Years Male
Brittany Dutton - 2nd Place OPEN Female
Tara Partridge - 8th Place 45-49 Years Female

Mont Tremblant Ironman - 18.08.19
Carrie Lester - 1st Place PROFESSIONAL Female - RACE WINNER

Some great racing from the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes over the past 3 weekends which saw athletes racing at Sunshine Coast Marathon Run Festival, Queensland Schools Cross Country, Velothon Sunshine Coast, WTS Edmonton, Yeppoon Triathlon Festival, ITU Paratriathlon World Cup and ITU Tiszy World Cup.

Over the weekend SCTA had 18 athletes compete over the Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km, 5km and 2km running events. Some great results were achieved. In the Marathon Angie Hammond completed her first ever in a cracking time of 4:15:25 and earned that well deserved post run beer

In the Half Marathon, Cameron and Ben Binet were fine tuning their preps for the Berlin Marathon with a great run with Cam in 1:18:43 and Ben in 1:32:11. Nicholas Hull took the fastest time with a 1:16:59. It was perfect conditions for running and extremely fast times.

In the 5km the SCTA Girls dominated with Mia Wooldridge the Female Race winner in 18:13. Being pushed all the way by her sister and SCTA Junior Scholarship Holder Ella Wooldridge with 2nd Female overall in 18:40. Chloe Turner 2nd (18-39) while Erin Wooldridge 3rd (U/16). Heidi Craig had a great run with a PB and 6th (U/14) with Mackenzie Ofield just behind with 8th (U/14) 

While in the 2km Billie Elsum took out the U/8 Female title in cracking time of 10:02. Well done to all that ran over all the distances

The Juniors were in action at the Queensland Schools Cross Country Championships in Toowoomba over the weekend and performed extremely well. SCTA qualified 4 members for the Qld Team for National Cross Country on 24th August. Peyton Craig led the charge with a front running performance to take out the 14 Years Boys Title. Jazi Coventry and Ella Wooldridge had a ding dong battle in the 17 Years girls with Jazi 2nd and Ella 5th both qualifying for Qld Team. The final member selected for Qld Team was Mia Wooldridge in a very competitive 13 Years Girls where she finished 6th.

The rest of the Juniors that competed and will take plenty away for future running events were Ryan Marsh, Macey Roberts, Mackenzie Ofield, Jericho Pogany and Erin Wooldridge.

Jessica Lee was the sole athlete from SCTA at the Glasshouse Trail Run where she did the 26km event and finished 30th Female.

At Yeppoon Triathlon Festival, SCTA Club Members were in action and  it was double win for Simon Hearn taking out the Open Males for the 2nd year in a row. Standing next to him on the winning dais was Kierra Sansome the Open Female Champion along with Megan Hawkins who was 2nd Open Female. 

SCTA Club Member Kelly Ann Perkins was backing up after Tizszy World Cup last weekend at the WTS Edmonton Canada where she had another solid day out with a 10th ELITE Female
 
The Velothon Sunshine Coast has been ridden for another year with the 3 day Velothon covering Day 1 - 90km, Day 2 - 103km and Day 3 - 137km. Well done to Mick Woodcock, Kevin Hammond, Tania Gover and Tara Partridge for completing the 3 day event, while Grant Elliot rode in the 1 day Velothon which was the Day 3 stage of 137km.

Brodie Gardner lined up in the ITU Paratriathlon World Cup as a guide for Gerard Gosen in the PTVI Male division ( Vision Impaired). In their 2nd race together and a bit of further fine tuning to go, they performed well to take 8th Place. 

We had SCTA Club Members in action at the Tiszy ITU World Cup is a famous race on the circuit. Held over 2 days they have Semi Final on the Saturday and Final on the Sunday. For the Men 3 semis with top 9 from each race thru to the final plus 3 fastest non qualifiers. In the Female 2 semis with top 14 going thru to the final plus 2 fastest non qualifiers.

Dominate displays in the Semis saw both Ryan Fisher and Kelly Ann Perkins take out 2nd in their respective races. Brittany Dutton scraped into the final under as one of the 2 fastest non qualifiers. Semi's were raced over the 500/12/3.2 

Next day saw the finals over the sprint distance and racing was brutal. Both races came down to sprint finishes. In the Men 2 seconds separated the top 3 with Ryan Fisher securing 2nd place. In the Females 3 seconds separated the top 5 female with Kelly Ann Perkins grounding a 3rd spot on the podium. 

Well done to all that raced. Full results below
Sunshine Coast Marathon Run Festival - 04.08.19
Marathon
Angie Hammond - 25th Place 40-44 Years Female
Half Marathon - Australian Champs
Cameron Binet - 10th Place 25-29 Years Male
Nicholas Hull - 13th Place 30-34 Years Male
Ben Binet - 16th Place 21-24 Years Male 
Michael Woodcock - 17th Place 45-49 Years Male
Lisa Binet - 66th Place 50-54 Years Female
Renee Craig - 143rd Place 40-44 Years Female
10km
Gary Turner - 4th Place 70+ Male
Paul Marchant - 7th Place 20-29 Years Male
Scott Wooldridge - 38th Place 40-49 Years Male
5km
Mia Wooldridge - 1st Place U/14 Years Female - Female Race Winner 8th Overall
Ella Wooldridge - 1st Place U/18 Years Female - 2nd Female Overall
Chloe Turner - 2nd Place 18-39 Years Female
Erin Wooldridge - 3rd Place U/16 Years Female
Heidi Craig - 6th Place U/14 Years Female
Mackenzie Ofield - 8th Place U/14 Years Female
Marilyn Shrapnel - 38th Place 40+ Female
2km 
Billie Elsum - 1st Place U/8 Years Female

Queensland Athletics Cross Country Champs - Maleny - 28.07.19
Erin Wooldridge - 5th Place U/17 Years Girls
Mia Wooldridge - 7th Place U/14 Years Girls
Ella Wooldridge - 7th Place U/18 Years Girls

Queensland School Cross Country Champs - Toowoomba - 21.07.19
Peyton Craig - 1st Place 14 Years Boys - Qualified for Qld Team
Jazi Coventry - 2nd Place 17 Years Girls - Qualified for Qld Team
Ella Wooldridge - 5th Place 17 Years Girls - Qualified for Qld Team
Mia Wooldridge - 6th Place 13 Years Girls - Qualified for Qld Team
Ryan Marsh - 29th Place 16 Years Boys 
Macey Roberts - 32nd Place 17 Years Girls
Mackenzie Ofield - 40th Place 15 Years Girls 
Jericho Pogany - 48th Place 15 Years Boys

Velothon Sunshine Coast - 19-21.07.19 - 90km / 103km / 137km
3 Day Velothon
Michael Woodcock - 41st Place Masters Male
Tania Gover - 43rd Open Female  
Tara Partridge - 47th Place Open Female
Kevin Hammond - 70th Place Masters Male
1 Day Velothon - 137km
Grant Elliot - 8th Place Masters Male

Yeppoon Triathlon Festival - 21.07.19 - 2/80/20
Simon Hearn - 1st Place OPEN Male
Kierra Sansome - 1st Place OPEN Female
Megan Hawkins - 2nd Place OPEN Female

ITU WTS Edmonton Canada - 20.07.19 - 750/20/5
Kelly Ann Perkins - 10th Place ELITE Female

Glasshouse Trail Series - Flinders - 21.07.19 - 26km Run
Jessica Lee - 30th Place Open Female

ITU Paratriathlon World Cup Magog Canada - 14.07.19
Brodie Gardner (Guide for Gerard Gosen) - 8th Place PTVI Male 

Tiszaujvaros ITU World Cup - 13-14.07.19
Final - 750/20/5
Ryan Fisher - 2nd Elite Male
Kelly Ann Perkins - 2nd Place Elite Female
Brittany Dutton - 15th Place Elite Female
Semi Final - 500/12/3.2
Ryan Fisher - 2nd Elite Male - Qualified for Final
Kelly Ann Perkins - 2nd Place Elite Female - Qualified for Final
Brittany Dutton - 15th Place Elite Female - Qualified for Final
Romy Wolstencroft - 26th Place Elite Female

A very successful weekend of racing from the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes that were in action over the weekend. 

Maleny was the scene for Race # 4 of the Allez Sport Cross Country Series. A very tough and hilly course where all the athletes are tested. Ella Wooldridge (U/18 4km) and Mia Wooldridge (U/14 3km) took out the wins in their respective categories. Ryan Marsh (U/18 6km) was 3rd on the podium.

The end of season trip to Byron Bay for their annual Triathlon saw a small contingent of athletes head down. Lucy Bowden (OPEN Female) continued her great racing being 2nd Female Overall and some pocket money in the Olympic Distance.

In the Sprint Distance, both Jorja Matthews (14-15) and Rebecca Howell (20-24) landed on the podium with 2nd places, while birthday Boy Ron Craig (40-44) just miss the podium in 4th Place. Peyton Craig (Cycle + Run) Teamed up with the Coach Toby Coote (Swim) where they took out the Male Teams and overall win.

At the recent QA All Schools Cross Country and Short Course Cross Country Champs on 4th May, saw some great performances from Mia Wooldridge 4th (13 Girls), Chloe Turner 10th (Open Female), Ryan Marsh 15th (16 Boys). Erin Wooldridge 16th (16 Girls) and Macey Roberts 22nd (17 Girls).

At Wide Bay District Cross Country Jericho Pogany was 2nd (16 Male)

SCTA Club Members in action over the weekend included Carrie Lester Race Winner Gulf Coast 70.3 in Panama City, while in Chengdu China for the ITU World Cup Brittany Dutton  was 12th and Romy Wolstencroft 20th in ELITE Female

Well done to all that raced. Full results below
Allez Sport Cross Country Series Race # 4 - Maleny
Ella Wooldridge - 1st Place U/18 Years Female 4km
Mia Wooldridge - 1st Place U/14 Years Female 3km
Ryan Marsh - 3rd Place U/18 Years Male 6km
Erin Wooldridge - 6th Place U/18 Years Female 4km
Jericho Pogany - 8th Place U/16 Years Male 4km

Byron Bay Triathlon - 11.05.19
Olympic Distance - 1.5/40/10
Lucy Bowden - 2nd Place OPEN Female
Sprint Distance - 750/20/5
Toby + Peyton - 1st Pace Male Teams - 1st Team Overall
Jorja Matthews - 2nd Place 14-15 Years Female
Rebecca Howell - 2nd Place 20-24 Years Female
Ron Craig - 4th Place 40-44 Years Male

Gulf Coast 70.3 - 11.05.19 - 1.9/90/21.1
Carrie Lester - 1st Place ELITE Female - RACE WNNER

Chengdu ITU World Cup - 11.05.19
Brittany Dutton - 12th Place ELITE Female
Romy Wolstencroft - 20th Place ELITE Female

Wide Bay district Cross Country - 08.05.19
Jericho Pogany - 2nd Place 16 Years Male

QA All Schools Cross Country Champs and Short Course Cross Country Champs - Yatala 04.05.19
Mia Wooldridge - 4th Place 13 Years Girls 3km
Chloe Turner - 10th Place  OPEN Female 
Ryan Marsh - 15th Place 16 Years Male 4km
Erin Wooldridge - 16th Place 16 Years Girls 4km
Macey Roberts - 22nd Place 17 Years Girls 4km

Been a very hectic 2 weeks of racing for the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes that were in action at World ITU Multisport World Championships in Spain, National Schools Triathlon Championships at Lake Kawana, Port Macquarie and Busselton 70.3, Challenge Riccione, Milne Bay Run Challenge, Allez Sport Cross Country series race # 3, WTS Bermuda, Gladstone Harbour Festival Run and Sunshine Coast District School Cross Country.

At the World Championships in Spain, we had 2 athletes racing. One in the Duathlon, Margo Mackintosh and one in the Aquathlon and Aquabike, Jordan Gover. Margo had a great day out in the Sprint distance Duathlon 5/20/2.5 where she was the fastest female on the day and taking the World Title in the 35-35 Years Female. Unfortunately for Jordan he torn his calf while being a guide in Para Tri Milan World Cup the week before the race, but was able to get to that start line to finish 9th 45-49 Years Male. The winner of his race was 2nd overall. Jordan lined up in the aquabike, but unfortunately 2 punctures put him out of action and his day was over early into the bike leg.

On home Turf the SCTA Juniors used the home ground advantage to take on the other juniors from around the country at the National Schools Triathlon and Aquathlon Championships at Lake Kawana. From a  coaching point when it comes together it is great tom see. All 3 of them executed their races to the best of their ability. After 16 years of athletes at the National Schools Champs, we not only got 1, but 2 National Schools Titles. We had gone close before with 6 podiums. 

Peyton Craig led the charge with the first race of the day and set the proceedings for a ripper start. A great swim had him 2nd onto the bike and a small group rode together and were eventually caught by the 2nd pack. So the front pack contained about 8 riders. It was going to come down to a run race and we knew we had done the work and had the speed on the opposition. Once onto the run Peyton stamped his authority and went straight to the front. Established a 10 sec lead and controlled the race from there taking out the National Title as the current SCTA Junior Scholarship Holder. well done Peyto

Both Jazi Coventry and Ella Wooldridge lined up in the Senior Female race. 2 contrasting athletes where Jazi is a dominate swimmer and Ella the swim her weakest leg. Jazi went straight to front and led the swim. Ella had a good start but got caught up in a bit of turbulence with other swimmers and got out of the water 1.15 behind Jazi.

Onto the bike and Jazi was controlling out in front. She was joined by a Victorian and the 2 of them worked really good over the 5 lap technical bike course to exit together with a lead over the 2nd pack.

​Ella had to make up and push the bike course. After the first lap she was 40 secs down to Jazi and only 20 sec off the 2nd pack. She was taking time out of all the riders on the course. Unfortunately she came down just after the start of the 2nd lap. Just pushed it too hard and paid the consequences. At this stage she was in 13th spot. In true Ella style back on the bike and continued to chase hard. 

Onto the run and both Jazi and Ella had great runs. Jazi had the fastest run of the day to consolidate her lead and was never in trouble out the front and went on to take out the National Title. Ella had the 2nd fastest run, only 3 sec behind Jazi, to end up in a sprint finish to take out 6th place. Well done Jazi and Ella

In the Mixed Team Relays, Peyton added another National Title with a win in the Junior Mixed Team, while Jazi 2nd All Age Mixed Team and Ella 3rd Senior Mixed Team. In the Aquathlon Mixed Team Relay, Heidi Craig was 12th.

It was great to see so many SCTA athletes and families come down and support Peyton, Jazi and Ella. it made a huge difference for them out racing. I am very fortunate to have a great culture within SCTA where they came down and support each other. Yes it is an individual sport but these results are from the support and help, not just from the sidelines, but also from the training environment. A massive Thanks from the Coach

Massive weekend of racing for the 70.3 athletes with them at 3 different races with Port Mac 70.3 where Zsolt Dallos had a great race to claim 8th 35-39 and Scott Gross 32nd 30-34. Over at Busso for the Australian 70.3 Champs saw SCTA Club Member Kierra Sansome take on a quality field to come away with 7th Pro Female, while Marion Tuin lined up at Riccione where the day had a bit of everything with Sun, cold temps and a Hail storm in the mix where she came away with 11th Pro Female in a very strong European Field

At the Milne Bay 7km Run Challenge, SCTA / PA Junior scholarship Holder Macey Roberts took the charge for the females to take out the win on a very tough course where she was 2nd overall. In the Teams challenge, Macey's Team finished 3rd Overall

The rain fell for the Bermuda WTS where SCTA Club Member Ryan Fisher finished 19th in a very competitive field.

At the QUT 5km Classic Run, Chloe Turner lined up against a very talented female field to record one of her fastest 5km since resuming back racing to finish 6th Elite Female in 19.22

Ewen Maddock Dam was the venue for Race # 3 of the Allez Sport Cross Country Series. Michael Hooper continued his strong running with a 2nd U/40 10km, while the birthday Girl Maddi Dutton was 5th U/40 6km and Jessica Lee was 7th U/40 10km.

Over the Easter weekend the Craig Family went back to Gladstone for Easter and competed in the Gladstone Harbour Festival Fun Run over the 3km distance. Coach Toby set a handicap time with Heidi getting a 2.5 min time allowance. Peyton took the race win out with a 9.47, which meant Heidi needed to run faster than a 13.17 in which she did 12.57 to take out 1st Sub Junior Female and 3rd Female overall. Heidi has the bragging rights till next years run.

Well done to all that raced. Full results below
World ITU Multisport Championships - 28.04.19 - 05.05.19
Duathlon Sprint - 5km Run / 20km Cycle / 2.5km Run
Margot Mackintosh - 1st Place 35-39 Years Female - Fastest Female Overall - WORLD CHAMPION
Aquathlon - 1km Swim / 5km Run
Jordan Gover - 9th Place 45-49 Years Male

National Schools Triathlon Championships - Lake Kawana - 03.05.29 - 06.05.19
Senior Female - 750/20/5
Jazi Coventry - 1st Place Senior Female - National Champion
Ella Wooldridge - 6th Place Senior Female
Junior Male - 300/10/2
Peyton Craig - 1st Place Junior Male - National Champion
Mixed Team Relays
Peyton Craig - 1st Place Junior Mixed Team - National Champion
Jazi Coventry - 2nd Place All Age Mixed Team
Ella Wooldridge - 3rd Place Senior Mixed Team
Heidi Craig - 12th Place Aquathlon Mixed Team

Challenge Riccione - 1.9/90/21.1
Marion Tuin - 11th Place ELITE Female 

Port Macquarie 70.3 - 1.9/90/21.1 - 05.05.19
Zsolt Dallos - 8th Place 35-39 Years Male
Scott Gross - 32nd Place 30-34 Years Male

Busselton 70.3 - 1.9/90/21.1 - 05.05.19
Kierra Sansome - 7th Place PROFESSIONAL Female

District Schools Cross Country Champs - 28.04.19 - 03.05.19
Mia Wooldridge - 1st Place 13 Years Girls 3km
Erin Wooldridge - 2nd Place 16 Years Girls 4km
Ryan Marsh - 2nd Place 16 Years Boys 4km
Ella Wooldridge - 3rd Place 17-19 Years Girls 4km
Kayleigh Foster - 4th Place 16 Years Girls 4km
Thomas Clarke - 5th Place 17-19 Years 6km

Milne Bay 7km Run Challenge - 28.04.19
Macey Roberts - 1st Place Female - 2nd Overall
Macey Roberts - 3rd Place Teams Challenge

Gladstone Harbour Festival 3km Fun Run - 19.04.19
Peyton Craig - 1st Place Junior Male - RACE WINNER
Heidi Craig - 1st Place Sub Junior Female - 3rd Female Overall

QUT 5km Classic Run - 28.04.19
Chloe Turner - 6th Place ELITE Female

WTS Bermuda - 28.04.19 - 1.5/40/10
Ryan Fisher - 19th Place ELITE Male

Allez Sport Cross Country Series Race # 3 - 28.04.19
Michael Hooper - 2nd Place U/40 Years Male 10km
Maddison Dutton - 5th Place U/40 Years Female 6km
Jessica Lee - 7th Place U/40 Years Female 10km

Another big weekend of racing that was very successful by the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes.

Moreton Bay Triathlon doubled as the Oceania Championships for the Elite and U/23 Athletes while in the OD it was the Queensland Championships. For the Clubs it was Club Championships as well. Lucy Bowden continued her dominate with 2 wins from 2 races with both being the first female Overall home. She took out the State Championships 25-29. Other State Champions included Peyton Craig (U/14), Brett Stalley (55-59).

In the Sprint Distance Jazi Coventry (16-19 and Fastest Female), Rebecca Howell (20-24) and Ron Craig (Clydesdale 90-99) all landed on top of the dais with Category wins. Just missing the podium was Ella Wooldridge (16-19 and 6th Female Overall) and Ryan Marsh (14-15) with 4th places.

SCTA Club Members in the OTU Oceania Championships saw Kelly Ann Perkins take out the Race Win and Oceania Elite Title, while Brittany Dutton claimed the U/23 Oceania Title and 6th place in the Elite. 

Round # 2 of the Allez Sport Cross Country Series was held at Ben Bennet Park. Michael Hooper claimed 3rd place (U/40) with Jessica Lee 5th (U/40 Female) in the 10km, while Maddi Dutton 6th (U/40 Female) in the 6km.

Down at Challenge Melbourne, Paul Marchant had a strong race to finish 13th (25-29) while SCTA Club Member Kierra Sansome lined up in the ELITE Female to claim 10th Place

SCTA Members dominated the Triathlon Queensland State Series Point score with Age Category wins to Peyton Craig, Ryan Marsh, Ella Wooldridge with 2nd Places to Jazi Coventry, Romy Wolstencroft and Paul Marchant while with 3rd Places to Mia Wooldridge

Congratulations to Coach Toby Coote, for being named Triathlon Queensland Junior Coach of the Year 2018-19.
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Well done to all that competed. Full results below
Moreton Bay Triathlon - 14.04.19
Olympic Distance 1.5/40/10 - OTU Oceania Championships - Elite / U/23
Kelly Ann Perkins - 1st Place ELITE Female - Oceania Champion
Brittany Dutton - 1st Place U/23 Years  Female - Oceania Champion
Romy Wolstencroft - 6th Place U/23 Years Female
Jake Hynes - 34th Place U/23 Years Male

Olympic Distance 1.5/40/10 - Queensland Championships
Lucy Bowden - 1st Place 25-29 Years Female - First Female Overall - Queensland Champion
Brett Stalley - 1st Place 55-59 Years Male - Queensland Champion

Sprint Distance 750/20/5
Jazi Coventry - 1st Place 16-19 Years Female - 1st Female Overall
Rebecca Howell - 1st Place 20-24 Years Female
Ron Craig - 1st Place Clydesdale 90-99kg Male
Ella Wooldridge - 4th Place 16-19 Years Female - 6th Female Overall
Ryan Marsh - 4th Place 14-15 Years Male
Erin Wooldridge - 10th Place 14-15 Years Female
Lance Weatherburn - 10th Place 35-39 years Male
Jorja Matthews - 15th Place 14-15 Years Female

Enticer - 300/10/2.5
Peyton Craig - 1st Place U/14 Years Male - 1st Overall - Queensland Champion
Mia Wooldridge - 9th Place U/14 Years Female
Finn Barlow - 20th Place U/14 Years Female
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Kool Kids - 100/2/500
Heidi Craig - 8th Place 10-11 Years Female
Pipi Barlow - 11th Place 10-11 Years Female
Billie Elsum - 17th Place 7-9 Years Female

Allez Sport Cross Country Race # 2 Ben Bennet Park - 14.04.19
Michael Hooper - 3rd Place 10km U/40 Years Male
Jessica Lee - 5th Place 10km U/40 Years Female
Maddison Dutton - 6th Place 6km U/40 Years Female
Mark Corocoran - 16th Place 40-49 Years Male 

Challenge Melbourne - 1.9/90/21.1 - 14.04.19
Kierra Sansome - 10th Place ELITE Female
Paul Marchant - 13th Place 25-29 Years Male

Triathlon Queensland Junior Coach of the Year 2018-19
Toby Coote

Triathlon Queensland State Series Point score
Peyton Craig - 1st Place 12-13 Years Male
Ryan Marsh - 1st Place 14-15 Years Male
Ella Wooldridge - 1st Place 16-17 Years Female
Jazi Coventry - 2nd Place 16-17 Years Female
Romy Wolstencroft - 2nd Place 18-19 Years Female
Paul Marchant - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Male
Mia Wooldridge - 3rd Place 12-13 Years Female
Erin Wooldridge - 4th Place 14-15 Years Female
Kaya Shults - 4th Place 16-17 Years Female
Gary Turner - 4th Place 70-74 Years Male
Macey Roberts - 5th Place 16-17 Years Female
Tania Gover - 7th Place 40-44 Years Female
Pipi Barlow - 8th Place 10-11 Years Female
Finn Barlow - 8th Place 12-13 Years Female
Brett Stalley - 8th Place 55-59 Years Male
Lucy Bowden - 10th Place 25-29 Years Female
Wade Scougall - 10th Place 40-44 Years Male
Heidi Craig - 11th Place 10-11 Years Female
Jake Hynes - 11thy Place 18-19 Years Male
Chloe Turner - 11th Place 25-29 years Female

 Another massive weekend and awesome results from the Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy / Protector Aluminium Athletes that were in action at the Luke Harrop Memorial Gold Coast Triathlon with both the Australian Sprint and Aquathlon Championships, Xterra Rotorua and Cliff to Club Swim.

On Sunday, Perfect Conditions greeted the athletes at The Luke Harrop Memorial Gold Coast Triathlon​ doubling as the Triathlon Australia​ Australian Sprint Champs. The Ladies dominated proceedings with 3 in the top 4 Overall with Lucy Bowden Fastest Female, Jazi Coventry 3rd Female Overall and Ella Wooldridge 4th Female Overall.  National champions included Lucy Bowden (25-29)​,  Jazi Coventry (16-19)​, SCTA / PA Junior Scholarship Holder Peyton Craig (U/14 Enticer Race Winner) Picking up Silver medals to Ella Wooldridge (16-19)​ , Mia Wooldridge (U/14 Enticer), Brett Stalley (55-59)​ and Bronze medal to Paul Marchant (25-29)​ and Gary Turner (70-74). Ron Craig (Clydesdale 90-99Kg) was 3rd but not a championships category.

Erin Wooldridge (14-15) was unlucky again to just miss the podium with 4th. SCTA / PA Junior Scholarship Holder Macey Roberts (16-19) had a very strong race to take 6th place.

Jake Hynes​ missed a start in the OTU draft legal but turned that into a positive to take out the OPEN Male title. SCTA Club Members Kelly-Ann Perkins​ Elite Female Champ taking out the OTU Oceania Sprint Cup and Romy Wolstencroft​ Bronze Medal Elite Female finishing 5th Overall.

On Saturday SCTA Athletes lined up in the Triathlon Australia​ National Aquathlon Championships with newly crowned Australian Champions to Jazi Coventry (16-19)​ and SCTA / PA Junior Scholarship Holder Peyton Craig (U/14 Enticer). Silver Medals to Lucy Bowden (25-29)​, Ella Wooldridge (16-19)​,  Mia Wooldridge (U/14 Enticer) and Rebecca Howell​ (20-24) with a bronze. Both Erin Wooldridge (14-15) and Heidi Craig (10-11) both in 4th places just missing the podium.

Great job from the SCTA crew with tally from the weekend with 6 x Australian Champions, 5 x Silver Medals and 5 x Bronze Medals. From a coaching perspective I couldn't have asked for better performances than what we saw over the weekend. The hard work and consistency over the past months have paid off. and we have seen the results from the weekend. A few more races to go till end of the season. Keep up the great work and well done to each of you all.

At the Cliff to Club Swim, Janelle McCosker lined up in the 2.5km Swim where she had a great race to come away with 2nd 50-59 Years Female.

Across the ditch in NZ, Brodie Gardner was lining up for his 2nd race within a week at Xterra Rotorua . The travel took its toll from Taiwan last week back to Australia and then out to NZ. He didn't have the best of races but battle his way to finish in the Top 10 in 10th Spot in the Elite Men.

Monday saw fast and furious short course Mixed Team Relays on the Gold Coast post Luke Harrop Memorial. 16 teams lined up in 2 heats of 8, with 8 teams in the "A" Final and 8 teams in the "B" Final for their second race. Distance of 300m Swim, 7km Cycle and 1500m Run. Chloe Turner was in Team Australia Blue while Jazi Coventry was in Team X-Border. Chloe's team made the "A" Final where they finished 8th. While Jazi's Team won the "B" Final

On Friday Night The Event Crew launched the Luke Harrop Foundation. SCTA Coach Toby Coote and Junior scholarship Holders Macey Roberts and Peyton Craig were in attendance supporting the initiative from The Event Crew. While on Sunday Night at the Triathlon Australia Awards Night Mia Wooldridge was awarded Youth B Female Series Champion while Peyton Craig was awarded Silver Youth B Male Series 

Well done to all that raced. Full results below
Gold Coast Triathlon - Luke Harrop Memorial 06-07.04.19
OTU Oceania Sprint Cup - Doubling as Australian Elite Championships
Kelly Ann Perkins - 1st Place ELITE Female - Australian Champion
Romy Wolstencroft - 5th Place ELITE Female - Bronze Australian Champion
Brittany Dutton - 13th Place ELITE Female 
Chloe Turner - 43rd Place ELITE Female
Australian Sprint Championships - 750/20/5
Jake Hynes - 1st Place OPEN Male - Race Winner
Lucy Bowden - 1st Place 25-29 Years Female - Australian Champion - Female Race Winner
Jazi Coventry - 1st Place 16-19 Years Female - Australian Champion - 3rd Female Overall
Ella Wooldridge - 2nd Place 16-19 Years Female - Silver Australian Champion - 4th Female Overall
Brett Stalley - 2nd Place 55-59 Years Male - Silver Australian Champion
Paul Marchant - 3rd Place 25-29 Years Male - Bronze Australian Champion
Gary Turner - 3rd Place 70-74 Years Male - Bronze Australian Champion
Ron Craig - 3rd Place 90-99kg Clydesdale
Macey Roberts - 6th Place 16-19 Years Female
Erin Wooldridge - 4th Place 14-15 Years Female
Ryan Marsh - 7th Place 14-15 Years Male
Jorja Matthews - 7th Place 14-15 Years Female
Rebecca Howell - 7th Place 20-24 Years Female
Charlotte Durand - 7th Place 25-29 Years Female
Enticer 300/6.7/2.5
Peyton Craig - 1st Place U/14 Years Male - Australian Champion - Race Winner
Pauline Ashley - 1st Place 45+ Years Female
Mia Wooldridge - 2nd Place U/14 Years Female - Silver Australian Champs
Kool Kids 100/2/500
Heidi Craig - 12th Place 10-11 Years Female
Billie Elsum - 17th Place 7-9 Years Female

Australian Aqauthlon Championships - 750m Swim / 5km Run
Jazi Coventry - 1st Place 16-19 Years Female - Australian Champion - Female Race Winner
Ella Wooldridge - 2nd Place 16-19 Years Female - Silver Australian Champion - 5th Female Overall
Lucy Bowden - 2nd Place 25-29 Years Female - Silver Australian Champion - 7th Female Overall
Rebecca Howell - 5th Place 20-24 Years Female - Bronze Australian Champion
Erin Wooldridge - 4th Place 14-15 Years Female
Enticer 300m Swim / 2.5km Run
Peyton Craig - 1st Place U/14 Years Male - Australian Champion - Race Winner
Mia Wooldridge - 4th Place U/14 Years Female - Bronze Australian Champs
Kids Aquathlon - 100m Swim / 500m Run
Heidi Craig - 4th Place 10-11 Years Female
Billie Elsum - 5th Place 7-9 Years Female

Mixed Team Relay Invitational Gold Coast - 07.04.19
Chloe Turner - 8th Place "A" Final
Jazi Coventry - 1st Place "B" Final
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Xterra Rotorua - 06.04.19 - 1/26/11
Brodie Gardner - 10th Place ELITE Male

Cliff to Club - 07.04.19 - 2.5km Swim
Janelle McCosker - 2nd Place 50-59 Years Female