Sunshine Coast Triathlon Academy 6 month Report - 1st July - 31st December 2017

It’s been an amazing 6 months so far for the SCTA squad results wise. With a huge year ahead especially with 2018 World Championships here on home soil on the Gold Coast, there will be plenty of athletes trying to qualify for that race. I have already seen an influx of athletes approaching me with a goal of trying to qualify. Some of these are old members of SCTA that have had a break from Triathlon but looking at getting back into it.
 
Biggest news to come out so far is that Rachel James (PNG) has qualified for the Commonwealth Games for Triathlon and I have been appointed Head Coach of the PNG Team for the Commonwealth Games. A lot of hard work to get to that point and it was touch and go. PNG have / will select only 41 athletes for the Games so that is a massive achievement for Rachel. A lot of sacrifices have gone in to getting that spot. She took out the Pacific Island Championships for the 2nd year in a row.
 
Very happy with the way the athletes are progressing and looking forward to an amazing next 6 months of results. The main focus is the Juniors but we do have some talented adults that are on the verge of turning Pro. Some of the members that have signed up to SCTA as their club of choice with Triathlon Australia and Queensland include 2016 Olympian Ryan Fisher and Professional athletes Nicholas Hull, Carrie Lester and Kirra Seidel. We currently have 84 members signed up.
 
The Junior Scholarship Holders Jake Hynes and Romy Wolstencroft are training hard and by the recent results, the season is looking very promising for them both. Their first major race was the Super Sprint Race Weekend on 14th-17th December which was Race # 1 of the Australian Junior Series. We are booked for Race # 2 Adelaide 3rd / 4th Feb, Race # 3 Perth 3rd / 4th March and the Oceania Champs 24th/25th March (Automatic Qualifier for World Champs ITU Junior) Both have finished grade 12 and taking a gap year where the plan is to get a U/23 / Junior Pro License and race some ITU races in the off season in Asian.
 
Romy has been in great form and recorded some great results. See her race report from Race # 1 of National Junior Series at Runaway Bay

Other results include
Winner - Rainbow Beach Double Tri
Winner – QTS # 1 Raby Bay
Winner -  QTS # 2 Robina Tri – Sprint
Winner – Maleny Mountain View 10km Run
Winner – Kingscliff Triathlon – Sprint
6th Place Point score / Winner “A” Final – Australian Junior Series Race # 1
 
Jake competed has been steadily improving with each race and since Grade 12 has finished have seen him step up in training. Race report from Race # 1 of National Junior Series from last weekend. Race Report 

Other results include
3rd Open Male - Rainbow Beach Double Tri
Race Winner – Queensland Aquathlon Championships – State Champion 16-19 Years
4th Open Male – QTS # 3 Kawana Tri
Winner – QTS # 4 Raby Bay Triathlon – Super Sprint
10th Place Point score / 10th Place “A” Final – Australian Junior Series Race # 1
 
We had 4 juniors selected into the Triathlon Queensland Development Squad with Jake, Romy, Peyton Craig and Jazzy Shults.
3 Junior athletes were selected into the Queensland Athletics Team for the Australian Athletics National Cross-Country Champs with Emma Dann, Meg Roberts and Ryan Marsh.
Peyton Craig was selected in the Queensland Athletics Team where he won the National 1500m and 3rd in the 800m
 
World Championships Results
Long Course – 1 x 3rd Place / 1 x 5th Place
Aquabike – 1 x 3rd Place
Aquathlon – 2 x 4th Places
Sprint – 1 x 7th Place
Olympic Distance – 1 x 50th Place
70.3 – 1 x 115th Place
 
Race Wins (OPEN or PRO) – Overall
15 x 1st Place / 11 x 2nd Places / 16 x 3rd Places
 
Age Group Category Wins and Places
63 x 1st Places / 32 x 2nd Places / 33 x 3rd Places
 
Queensland Aquathlon Championships
5 x State Champions / 2 x 2nd / 1 x 3rd – From 12 athletes
 
Western Sydney 70.3 – Asia / Pacific Championships
1 x Asia / Pacific Champion (Gained his Pro License) / 1 x 3rd / 1 x 6th / 1 x 7th
 
Noosa Triathlon
SCTA Took out Division V – Club Champion
 
Australian Junior Series Race # 1 – Super Sprint Race Weekend
Romy Wolstencroft - Junior Female – 40 competitors
Race # 6 – 1st Place “A” Final / 6th Place on Point score
 
Jake Hynes – Junior Male – 47 Competitors
Race # 6 – 10th Place “A” Final / 10th Place on Point score

Jazzy Shults - Youth “B” Female Final – 29 Competitors
Race # 5 – 3rd Place “A” Final / 3rd Place on Point score

Peyton Craig - Youth “B” Male – 32 Competitors
Race # 5 – 7th Place “A” Final / 7th Place on Point score
 
Scott Marsh - Youth B Male – 32 Competitors
Race # 5 – 13th Place “B” Final / 31st Place on Point score
 
Kayleigh Foster - Youth A Female – 48 Competitors
Race # 5 – 10th Place “B” Final / 31st Place on Point score

Macey Roberts - Youth “A” Female – 48 Competitors
Race # 5 – 1st Place “C” Final / 33rd Place on Point score
 
Ryan Marsh - Youth “A” Male – 48 competitors
Race # 5 – 9th Place “B” Final / 30th Place on Point score

Seth James (PNG) - Youth A Male – 48 Competitors
Race # 5 – 13th Place “C” Final / 46th Place on Point score
 
Full race report can be found here 
 
So, as you can see, a very hectic first 6 month and with commonwealth games in April a lot of events have been brought forward to accommodate this. This makes for the months of February and March very busy indeed.
 
The racing schedule is as follows
14th January - QTS Race # 5 Robina (Australian OD Selection Race)
3rd – 4th February - Triathlon Australia Junior / Youth Race # 2 - Glenelg / Hell of the West
11th February -  QTS Race # 6 Caloundra Tri
15th – 17th February - Queensland Schools Triathlon Champs - Hervey Bay (will the tradition continue of at least 1 SCTA athlete making the Qld Team for the 16th year straight?)
25th February - Luke Harrop Memorial Gold Cost Triathlon Australian Sprint Champs and Selection Race
3rd – 4th March – Triathlon Australia Junior / Youth Race # 3 - Perth - Australian Championships / QTS Race # 7 Raby Bay
9th – 11th March - Mooloolaba Triathlon Festival Australian OD Championships and Selection Race / ITU World Cup
25th March  - ITU Oceania Championships Junior Selection Race World Champs NZ
2nd  – 7th April - Commonwealth Games Triathlon - Rachel James PNG
 
Massive thanks for the support from the athletes, their families and the Sponsors associated with SCTA
Protector Aluminium
Catalina Resort
Vorgee
Unique Health Foods | CLIF Bars Australia
Kawana Aquatic Centre
Felt Bicycles Australia | Apollo Bicycles
Metsure Insurance Brokers
Mizuno Running Australia
Cannibal Australia
Tara Leanne Nutrition
Rydges Hotels
Xterra Wetsuits Australia
Allez Sport Mooloolaba
The Event Crew
Ironman Oceania
Intune Sports and Health
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