Club News

Club Members Shine at the WA State 60m Championships

On Saturday, February 8th, a strong contingent of 10 Curtin University Athletics Club athletes lined up on the start line at the WA Athletics Stadium for the inaugural and highly anticipated 60m State Championships. Under the guidance and mentoring of club coach Kim Taylor, Curtin was strongly represented in the Open 60m events with 3 x women and 7 x men representing the club. It led to an exciting afternoon of competition and camaraderie amongst them all.

With the group showing incredible determination amongst fierce competition, two standout athletes made it through to the finals, showcasing their strength and skill on the big stage.

Bryce Teo, our club president, was inspirational, winning his heat in a time of 6.98 to qualify for the final. In the final, Bryce crossed the line in 6th place with a time of 7.07.

In the women's 60m event, Meg Whittington, fresh off the plane from the Australian Short Course Championships in Sydney, showed the same explosive speed that saw her progress though the heats of the Bay Sheffield early this season, and finished 2nd in her heat behind former National women's 60m recorded holder Taylah Cruttenden. Meg's time qualified her for the final with a time of 7.77. Meg finished 5th overall in the final with a time of 7.80.

A huge congratulations to everyone who competed and made the Championships a memorable one for the club We’re incredibly proud of all our athletes’ performances.

The Club would also like to acknowledge the tremendous achievement of Jesse Huria’s who won the Championship Gold medal in the Open Heptathlon in the previous week's competition. This is Jesse's second championship win this year and the second time she has achieved a points tally exceeding National qualifying standards.

Mullewa Gift 2024

Curtin Athletes perform well at the Mullewa Gift!

Heating and results

Events and prize money

Jim Wilson 70m sprint - $2,600

120m Novice Gift - $600

120m Act Belong Commit Mullewa Gift - $5,000

The Bendigo Bank 550m race - $1,800

The Matt Barber Classic (DOME Gerladton) - $1,750
The Matt Barber Classic is an 'Invitation' event commemorating Matt's long-term commitment to professional running in Western Australia and the Mullewa Gift event in particular. The prize pool for this event has increased to $1750 (Winner $1000, 2nd $500 and 3rd $250)

Organise your transport and accommodation early as accommodation can be difficult to find closer to the event.

Enter through the West Coast Athletic League (WCAL) web site: https://www.westcoastathletics.org.au/ (there is a modest entrance fee for each race)

We wish our athletes well

Masters (CUAC affiliate members) Maureen Keshwar and Jennifer Parker athletes are competing in the WMA World Championships in Gothenburg Sweden mid August

Masters Record

The club would like to congratulate Kimberly Young on achieving a Masters Australian Record in the 1,000m (W30) on Thursday night (27 June 2024).

Kim’s time of 3:11.8 broke the previous record by almost 3 second! It was a remarkable effort given the cold weather and rain soaked track.

Congratulations to the following athletes who have competed recently:

Jennifer Parker (W50):

• 60m (9.19) - Gold
• 100m (14.65) - Gold
• 200m (30.09) - Gold
• 80m H (15.18) - Gold
• 300m H (59.75) - Gold
• Long Jump (4.17 m) - Gold
• Tripple Jump (8.81 m) - Gold
• Discus (20.05 m) - Gold
• Hammer (34.40 m) - Gold
• Shot (9.06 m) - Gold
• Weight (10.49 m) - Gold

Kim Taylor (M55):

• 100m (13.92) - Gold
• 60m (8.33) - Silver

Mandy Mason (Athlete of the Meet):

• 60m (7.88 Australian Record) - Gold
• 100 (12.50 State Record) - Gold
• 200m (25.91 State Record) - Gold

Congratulations to all our Curtin University athletes who competed in the State Championships with special mention to the following:

Alex De Silva:

• U20 Shot Put (Bronze)
• Open Hammer Throw (Bronze - PB)
• U20 Hammer Throw (Silver)

Andres Alla - Bronze medal (57.10m) - Mens Open Javelin

Adam Yeung - Bronze - Mens Open 100m Hurdles

Caleb White:

• 6th (10.98 sec - PB first time under 11 sec) - Mens Open 100m Final
• 6th (22.16 sec) - Mens Open 200m Final

Justin Guya - 8th (23.61 sec) - Mens Open 200m Final

Daniel Sheehy - 55.90 sec (PB by over half a second) - Mens Open 400m Heat

Hammner Throw Successs

On Thursday 26th January 2023, Curtin University Athletics Club Hammer Thrower Alex De Silva took part in the Steigen Victorian Country Championships in Geelong , Victoria. The powerfully built 18-year-old took out the silver medal with a season's best throw of 53.09mtrs (6kg) A strong field of hammer throwers and a hotly contested competition, saw Alex take the lead in the final round - only to be beaten in the final throw of competition. A keen onlooker at Alex's event at Jonh Landy Athletics Field, was former Curtin throwing powerhouse and current U20 and Open Men's Hammer Throw WA State record holder, Dimitri Dionisopoulous.

Alex will spend the next month in Victoria training with Dimitri at his training base in Frankston, before returning to WA for the State athletics championships. Alex's next eastern states venture will be the Australian Athletics Championships in Brisbane in May.

Alex is the grandson of three-time Australian Shot-Put champion Alex Brown - a long-time friend and rival of the late Matt Barber.

World Masters Championship 2022 (Finland):

The Curtin University Athletic Club would like to congratulate Maureen Keshwar (an affiliate of our club) who won gold in the the W70 100m with a time of 16.21 seconds.

Tom Lenane (Masters Coach) and Kim Taylor (Senior Coach) have provided quality support to assist Maureen improve her amazing speed. We are all very proud of this significant achievement.

We would also like to congratulate Mandy Mason (a club member) who won silver in the W50 100m with a time of 12.92 seconds and gold in the W50 4X100m relay with a time of 50.60 seconds.

Olympic Team Selection:

The Curtin University Athletic Club would also like congratulate our friend and fellow teammember Kiara Reddingius who was recently named in the Australian Winter Olympic team. Kiara, your hard work and dedication inspire us all to achieve our personal best.