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24.01.2022 Athletics Tasmania have today launched Tasmanian Athletics Historical Results, a comprehensive history of athletics in Tasmania. Several of our club members feature prominently among the many lists of results & statistics available, none more so than Hamish Peacock. Hamish is top of the list for most championship wins in a single event, with 15 titles in the Open Javelin event. Michael Mullarvey's long career is acknowledged in the longest career with medals list. Michael ...first found himself on the podium in the Open Javelin in the 1988-89 season, where he won a bronze behind Rod McCafferty and Combined Event champion Todd Apted. Fast forward some 31 years to the 2019-2020 season, and a Michael again collected the bronze in the Open Jav, this time behind good friends & club mates Hamish & Huw Peacock. The lists on the website are comprehensive and a must read for all lovers of the sport. Many people contributed to the publication, led by principal researcher & athletics guru Brian Roe. While the lists are almost complete, there are some results missing, in particular from the 1990 - 2000's. If you are able to fill the the blanks in any area, please contact Brian Roe with details at [email protected] Link to the results below. http://history.tasathletics.org.au/about.html

23.01.2022 The TASMANIAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS are on tomorrow at the Domain in Hobart with the first event starting as 12 noon. Taking part in their first Cross Country event tomorrow will be 14yo Connor Wheatley. Connor has made the trip from Flinders Island and will be joining fellow club members Isaac Bonsey, Lachlan Fox & Jacob Gardner in the U16 4km event. Connor started running around a year ago and has become a regular at the Whitemark Wharf Parkrun on Flinders Island. In 2019 Connor was part of the Flinders Island team who made the trip to Launceston to compete in the NHSSA Div 3 competition, where he competed in the 400m, 800m & 1500m events. We welcome Connor to the club and wish him and all our members luck for tomorrows event. Remember to rug up it’s going to be a cold one!

22.01.2022 RESULTS from today's SATIS meet are available on the Athletics Tasmania website. Congratulations to everyone who participated, especially to our awesome UTAS members who produced some stellar results to get their season underway. Davina Cox - U14 -1st Shot Put *meet record... Erin Mullarvey - U14 - 2nd Shot Put, 4th Javelin Nathaniel Sulzberger - U14 - 1st Long Jump, 1st Shot Put Isaac Bonsey - U16 - 1st 1500m Camden Clark - U16 - 3rd Shot Put Henry Madsen - U16 - 1st 400m, 10th 100m Lauren Shelton - U16 - 4th Javelin Oliver Vince - U16 - 2nd Javelin Amy Wiggins - U16 - 2nd 100m, 3rd 200m Jackson Mellor - Open - 1st Shot Put Ethan Stretton - Open - 2nd 1500m http://liveresults.tasathletics.org.au/

21.01.2022 APPLICATIONS for the University of Tasmania Elite Athlete Program and Elite Sport Scholarship are now open. Scholarships are available to both commencing and current students who excel in sport, are contributing to a relevant University Sports Club and are undertaking any undergraduate or postgraduate degree course in Semester 1, 2021. Five scholarships are available - up to four for Tasmanian students and one for a student who identifies as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Is...lander. The value of each scholarship is $5000.00 (cash incentive) plus 12 month membership to Unigym. The University's Elite Athlete Program supports athletes in their sport/study balance and offers financial support to those who represent UTAS at the national UniGames, by covering the costs of flights and accommodation relating to these events. Athletes on the Elite Athlete Program also receive free membership to the UniGym (valued at $400). For further information about the Elite Athlete program contact the Club at [email protected] For further information or to apply for the Elite Sport Scholarship go to https://info.scholarships.utas.edu.au/AwardDetails.aspx

20.01.2022 REGISTRATIONS for the 2020-2021 SEASON NOW OPEN Registrations are now open for the 2020-2021 season and the University of Tasmania has extended the 75 membership rebate to include staff as well as students who take out a Full Year membership with UTAS Athletics Club. Membership is available for all athletes from 10 years of age. Full Year membership includes registration with Athletics Tasmania, track training levies to your regional track, entry to local interclub... event plus Athletics Tasmania affiliated Cross Country & Road events. If you want to keep up to date on all things athletics without competing in sanctioned competition, UTAS Athletics Club offers free Social Membership for all UTAS Students, Staff & Secondary School students. The University of Tasmania offers a wide range of support for student athletes including the Elite Athlete program, Elite Sport Scholarships and access to UniSport Australia events. Follow the link below for more information about club membership (including our flash new uniforms ) or contact us at [email protected] https://utasathleticsclub.org.au/membership-options/

18.01.2022 CROSS COUNTRY continues this weekend at the Domain with two distances available The circuit takes in Max's Infinity Loop with distances of 4.8km & 9.6km to choose from. The events start at 10am with athletes needing to be registered with a club by 8pm Friday to be eligible. Club registration is just $30.00 which includes entry into all Athletics South Cross Country events listed plus makes you eligible to compete at the Athletics Tasmania State Cross Country Champio...nships - how cool is that! Join up now to compete in a fun, social, encouraging atmosphere - you even get some free Club uniform Link to sign up is below. https://www.revolutionise.com.au/utass/

18.01.2022 What a way to end 2020! Athletics Tasmania will be holding the TASMANIAN MILE CHAMPIONSHIPS in Penguin on Tuesday 29th December. Entries are open to all full Year/TAL registered athletes and close tomorrow, 22nd December. The event will feature Tasmania's Stewart McSweyn, who holds the state record of 3:54.60 over the distance. Stewart set a new Australian 1500m Record of 3:30.51 in September, which suggests his Tasmanian Mile Record set back in 2018 is under serious threa...t. For the sprinters, the meet will also feature the Tasmanian 100 yard championship, a distance rarely run on Tasmanian soil. To register for the Mile or 100 yard Champs, head to the TAL site https://eventdesq.sportstg.com/index.cfm Entries close Tuesday 22nd December, If you have any enquiries please contact us at [email protected] or on 0455 900 044

16.01.2022 Tasmania's Leading Ladies Milly Clark & Raph Corney have delivered some strong results to get their 2020-2021 season underway. Milly competed in the 5000m event in Launceston last night, running an incredible 15:41.05 to jump into second place on the Tasmanian All Time rankings, taking 6 seconds off her previous best of 15:47 back in 2016. Milly had a record-breaking 2019-2020 season, starting with an Olympic Qualifying result & Tasmanian Marathon Record of 2:28.08 in Jul...y before heading to the States in November to contest the Monteray Bay Half Marathon, where she finished in a slick 1:11.50 to claim the Tasmanian Record in that event. Upon returning home, Milly continued to produce the goods at the Cadbury Marathon festival in January, where she took out the Half Marathon Championship on a course record time of 1:13.01 to add the Tas All Comers Record to her growing list of achievements. Raph Corney has impressed early in the season, improving her Tasmanian Open Pole Vault record to 3.91m at the Hobart Interclub meet last Saturday. At just 19 years of age, Raph has an impressive list of achievements next to her name. She owns the State Pole Vault Records from U16 through to Open, is a multiple national medallist in the junior age groups and won Silver at the Oceania Area Championships in 2019. With coach extraordinaire James Fitzpatrick away in WA, Raph has stepped up in to the role of coach working with the junior vaulters while continuing her own training with James via video. Our congratulations to both Milly & Raph on their ripping start to the season

16.01.2022 It was a sun-sational night in Launceston last night for the first Interclub meet of the season. Sam Gillam had a big night on the track, running in the 400m-100m-200m events, with the 400m first up warming him up well to produce a big personal best of 11.50 in the 100m. The Launnie Spark boys got their season off to a great start with good results posted in the 400m & 1500m events. Joe Phillips backed up his win in the Balfour Burn with a strong run in the 400m, finishi...ng second in the Div 1 event. Doug Hamerlok, TJ Pieters, Corey Stanley & Jai Eccles lined up in the 1500m. Doug just got the better on TJ on the finish line, with Corey battling it out with talented youngster Jai a little further back. Shout out to Lachie Bonney & Sam Clifford for pacing the event Emily Canham caught the roadworks up the midlands and missed her pet event the Javelin but recorded a strong result to take out the Open Hammer. In Hobart, Nick Earl continued his return from injury, taking out the 5000m in 15.49. Interclub continues in Hobart this weekend with a Saturday morning meet. Details on the club website utasathleticsclub.org.au

16.01.2022 UTAS Athletics Club would like to extend our congratulations to Damon Thomas on being elected as Chair of Athletics Tasmania for the 2020-2021 year. Damon brings a vast amount of experience in governance to the role, which includes 11 years as an Alderman with the Hobart City Council, three of which as Lord Mayor. In addition to his work with the Hobart City Council, Damon’s resume boasts appointments including Tasmanian Crown Solicitor, CEO of the Tasmanian Chamber of Comme...rce and Industry, State Ombudsman and Health Complaints Commissioner and Chairman of the Hobart City Council Finance Committee. Damon is no stranger to athletics with his son Tristan representing Australia at the highest level. Tristan competed at the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games where he won gold in the 400m & Medley Relay, before continuing his success as a senior athlete where he represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games (2006), World Cup (2006), World University Games (2009), IAAF World Championships (2009, 2011, 2013) and at the 2012 London Olympics. Full details of the newly elected/appointed Athletics Tasmania Board can be found at https://www.tasathletics.org.au/about/board/

16.01.2022 STEWART MCSWEYN has been officially announced in the Australian Team for the Tokyo Olympics, receiving the news from fellow Tasmanian and Australian Olympic Team Chef de Mission, Ian Chesterman on Tuesday. Stewart is currently based in Europe, having escaped Melbourne following the announcement of the stage 4 restrictions earlier in the month. Fellow UTAS member & captain of the podcast Nick Earl caught up with Stew following the news. The full video of Nick’s chat with Ste...wart is available on the link below. Stewart will line up overnight at the Stockholm Diamond League meet in the 1500m at 1:50am Tas time. Entering the event with a best of 3:31.81, Stewart will be looking to deliver a good performance in a world class field, featuring Norway superstar brothers Jakob & Filip Ingebrigtsen (3:28 & 3:30), Kenya’s Timothy Cheruiyot (3:28) and fellow Aussie Matthew Ramsden. We wish Stewart all the best for tonight’s 1500m and thank both he and Nick for their time to talk all things athletics. Link to full chat with Stew & Nick https://drive.google.com//1gqTJmsfm_CZU0NdZbnkAaVJM_/view Link to the Stockholm Diamond League meet https://stockholm.diamondleague.com//lists-results-stock/

15.01.2022 Stewart McSweyn recorded a strong win in the 1500m at the Hanžekovi Memorial meet in Zagreb, Croatia, running 3:32.17 You could feel the frustration throughout the early stages of the race with the pacemaker running more than 2 seconds slower than the requested time of 1:52 through the first 800m. In a show of absolute determination, Stewart kicked into another gear and took on the clock, stretching his lead to up to 30m over the final 600m of the event. Aussie's Matthew Ramsden continued his incredible form, running a personal best of 3:34.83 to finish third, with Australian record holder Ryan Gregson fifth in 3:35.22. You can catch the replay of the race at https://youtu.be/iYXEr5gr4os

15.01.2022 CONGRATULATIONS to those who have been nominated for the Athletics Tasmania Athlete of the Year Awards for 2020. UTAS Athletics Club wishes to extend an invitation for you to join us to watch the live streaming of the Athletics Tasmania Awards on Wednesday 12th August at the Hotel SoHo (upstairs function room) from 7:00 pm. Some snacks will be provided on the night & drinks will be available from the bar. The club submitted nominations for 23 athletes with a total of 20 ...making Athletics Tasmania’s final list U14 Anais Fitzpatrick Lachlan Fox Jacob Gardner U16 Zoe Laurenson Isaac Bonsey Caleb Kirkpatrick Henry Madsen U18 Jackson Mellor U20 Raph Corney (plus Jumps) Harvey Chilcott Open Emily Canham (plus Throws) Milly Clark (plus Distance) Nick Earl (plus Distance) Stewart McSweyn (plus Distance) Hamish Peacock (plus Throws) Huw Peacock (plus Throws) Para Sam Walker Events Geoff Gibbons (Combined Events) James Hansen (Distance) Thomas Murton (Distance)

13.01.2022 1st Evan Brett 2nd Ewen Troughton 3rd Tom Murton Fastest time... Nick Earl & Josh Harris (30:42.20 - 30:42.25) See more

12.01.2022 WINTER TRACK & FIELD returns to Hobart this Sunday. Australian U18 5000m Record holder Sam Clifford (Newstead) will be attempting to add another national record to his already impressive resume. Sam will be lining up in the 2000m where where he will be attempting to break Matthew Ramsden's (WA) Australian U20 record of 5:09.40. In addition to the 2000m, the following events will be offered.... 12:00 - Men's 2000m 12:00 - Throw Tetrathlon/Pentathlon 12:15 - Men's 200m 12:20 - Women's 200m 12:30 - 5000m 1:00 - Long Jump 1:45 - 400m Entry is open to all full year registered athletes and eligible trialing athletes*. Registrations must be completed online via the link below before 2:00 pm Friday 28th August. DUE TO OUR COVID PLAN NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED Link to register - https://2020wintermeetaugust.eventdesq.com/ If you are having trouble registering or have any enquiries please contact us at [email protected] or on 0455 900 044 *Trialing athletes - those who have not been registered with a club in the previous three seasons.

10.01.2022 TASMANIA’S Stewart McSweyn has improved his state 1500m record at the Stockholm Diamond League meet, finishing third overall in a time of 3:31.48. This moves Stewart one step closer to the Australian 1500m record of 3:31.06, set by Ryan Gregson in Monaco in 2010. Fellow Aussie & MTC squad member Matthew Ramsden finished in fifth in a seasons best time of 3:35.99. If you snoozed through the event live, you can catch it on youtube here https://youtu.be/U4mmq_XRiCs?t=7335 ... *we've even cued it up for you! See more

10.01.2022 The entry lists & updated timetable for this weekend's Tasmanian All Schools is available for download on the UTAS Athletics Club website. Online entries for the Schools events have closed however late entries will be taken for all events showing on the updated timetable. If you wish to do a late entry please contact us at [email protected] as the Athletics Tasmania Office will be closed for the rest of this week. This weekend's program includes a number of Open ...events - including a smoking hot Men's 3000m Entries for the Open events are available online until 10:00pm Friday 23rd October. Programs, updated timetable & technical regulations can be downloaded by following the link below. If you have any questions contact us via email or on 0455 900 044. https://utasathleticsclub.org.au/tasmanian-all-schools-2020/

09.01.2022 Just WOW! There’s little else to say after Stewart McSweyn claimed the Australian 1500m record at the Doha Diamond League meet Tonight’s result caps off a brief but sensational campaign overseas for Stewart, where he has claimed his second Australian Record in less than 10 days in winning the Men’s 1500m in Doha. Stewart entered the event with the best seed time of 3:31.48 and enjoyed a sit behind the pacemaker until the bell when he took the lead and surged away from th...e field. Racing against the clock, Stewart put on a show of strength, speed and confidence to take out the event in 3:30.51. The King of King Island is now arguably the King of Australian Distance Running. 14 August 5000m 13:13:22 Monaco 23 August 1500m 3:31.48 Sweden 29 August 5000m 13:09.83 Sweden 8 September 1500m 3:34.25 Czech Republic 14 September 1500m 3:32.17 Croatia 17 September 3000m 7:28.02 Italy (Australian Record) 25 September 1500m 3:30.51 Doha (Australian Record)

09.01.2022 Tasmania's Stewart McSweyn has set a new AUSTRALIAN (& Oceania) 3000m record at the Rome Diamond League meet Stewart's time of 7:28.02 was more than four seconds faster than the great Craig Mottram’s previous record of 7:32.19, set in Greece 14 years ago to the day (17 September 2006) and gives the 25yo Tasmanian his third National record after breaking the 10000m and 1500m(i) records in 2019. The most impressive thing about Stewart’s time is that he recorded it less than... 72 hours after winning the 1500m at the Hanzekovic Memorial in Croatia, where he recorded the fourth fastest time ever by an Australian of 3:32.17. Stewart’s time over 3000m is the third fastest recorded by an athlete in 2020, adding to his impressive world rankings in the 1500m (5th 3:31.48) and 5000m (8th 13:09.83). Congrats Stewy, we are so proud and happy for you! #beansingit

07.01.2022 Devonport turned on perfect conditions this morning for the Meercroft 10km handicap event There were PB's galore in the event which was taken out by Evan Brett in a quick 33:05 (PB). Evan was closely followed by Ewen Troughton (33:09) with Tom Murton crossing the line third (31:09). It was great to see Josh Harris back to his best, Josh joined Nick Earl in claiming the prize pool for the fastest time, with both men recording a slick 30:42. Congrats to everyone who part...icipated in the event, especially those who recorded personal bests. Thanks to Bryan Tuit & the Meercroft crew for organising the event, especially to Bryan who done a stellar job with the handicaps. Thanks for allowing our club to be involved, we can't wait for the next one David Baxter

06.01.2022 LEVEL 1 COACHING COURSES will be held in Launceston on the 29th November and Hobart on the 6th December 2020. The Level 1 courses comprises of an online component (4-8 hours approx) and a practical day session (6 hours approx). Upon the successful completion of the course, participants will be recognised as Level 1 Community Athletics Coach with Athletics Australia. The cost of the course is $180.00. UTAS Athletics Club offers financial support to members and their direct f...amily members to gain their coaching accreditation. If you wish to register for one of the upcoming Level 1 courses, please contact the club prior to completing your registration at [email protected] To register go to https://level1coaching2020.eventdesq.com/

05.01.2022 The club records have been updated and are available on the website (link below). New records have been set by Jinyou Ma, Jackson Mellor, Caleb Kirkpatrick, Neve Hagen, Lachlan Fox, Isaac Bonsey, Jai Eccles, Zoe Laurenson, Rebecca Direen, Amy Pedder & Stewart McSweyn. While not an 'official' event, we would also like to acknowledge the outstanding result by Joseph Phillips in the Balfour Burn last weekend. Joe ran the 420m stretch of Balfour St(25%/60m gradient) in a blis...tering 62 seconds If you have broken a club record and we have missed your result we apologise, please send it through to us using the link on the website. https://utasathleticsclub.org.au/records/

05.01.2022 ENTRIES NOW OPEN Online entries are now open for the Tasmanian All Schools, to be held on Saturday 24th-Sunday 25th October at the Northern Athletics Centre. For further information or to register go to https://www.tasathletics.org.au/events/77688/... A draft timetable can be found at https://utasathleticsclub.org.au//2020-Tas-All-Schools_Dra

04.01.2022 Appreciation Post - Nick Earl The Athletics South Cross-Country season wrapped up this weekend with the Froggy Wise Memorial at Claremont. Following the event, presentations took place for the winners of the three named events held throughout the season. Nick Earl etched his name on to both the Graeme Cruise & Max Cherry Memorial trophies after comfortable wins in both events throughout the season. Nick has been a wonderful asset to the local athletic scene since moving to ...Tasmania in April 2019. A regular at the Athletics South Cross Country during his first season in Tas, Nick continued his support of local events throughout the Track & Field season, running in the distance events most interclub meets. In January Nick lined up in the Tasmanian Marathon Championships (Cadbury Marathon) for the first time after competing in the Half in previous years. Nick took out his first state title in the event and set a new course record of 2:18.29. Returning to the track for the State Championships, Nick finished with a set of medals from the Tasmanian 1500m, 5000m & 10000m Championships. Nick's results throughout his first season in Tasmania were recognised at the Athletics Tasmania Athlete of the Year Awards, where he was awarded the Distance Athlete of the Year (out of stadium). In addition to his impressive list of results, Nick has been a wonderful ambassador for athletics in Tasmania since his arrival. A regular at Parkrun and pretty much every fun run the state has to offer, Nick actively promotes the events he enters through his social media channels, encouraging others to get involved. Nick has been a great mentor for our younger members both on and off the track. In July this year, Nick competed in a 3000m event at the Domain to support talented junior Isaac Bonsey to a 17s personal best in the event. While Australia is not lacking quality athletes for our junior members to look up to, having someone on the ground with Nick’s experience to offer support & advice is invaluable to younger athletes. We congratulate Nick on winning the Graeme Cruise and Max Cherry Memorial events throughout the Cross Country season and thank him for his on going support of athletics in Tasmania. *You can catch Nick at the Ross Running Festival on the 11th October register at https://rossrunning2020.eventdesq.com/

03.01.2022 The southern Cross Country season commences this Saturday with the Graeme Cruise Memorial run at Bellerive Beach, starting at 10 am. There are two distances to choose from, a 3.7km & 6.2km with both starting/finishing near the Derwent Street access. Cross Country is open to athletes of all levels to participate in an inclusive environment. Cross Country is included in your membership for those registered for the Full Year or Out of Stadium (Cross Country). If you are a soci...al member or registered for Track & Field only and wish to join for the Cross Country season you can do so for just $30.00, which includes entry fees to the Athletics South events. To register with the club for the Cross Country season, follow the link below and select ‘Cross Country’. Registration link https://www.revolutionise.com.au/utass/registration/ We are unable to set the club tent up on Saturday due to COVID restrictions but will have a banner flag there, you will find us on the grassed area adjacent to the park at the bottom of Derwent St. If you have any enquiries you can contact us by return email or on 0455 900 044

03.01.2022 Wowzers! Stewart McSweyn has broken the Australian Allcomers Mile record in the Tasmanian Mile Championships in Penguin today. Stewart's time of 3:50.61 is the fastest time ever run over the distance on Australian soil. This concludes an incredible year for Stewart which saw him claim national records in both the 1500m and 3000m events. The meet delivered several Tasmanian records, in addition to Stewarts Mile record, the 100 yard records were broken by Jacob Despard (OVA) and Morgan Gaffney (NWAC), who ran 9.65 and 10.83 respectively, with talented junior Tom Winkel (NWAC) breaking the U16 Mile record in 4:23.

02.01.2022 One more sleep Cross Country kicks off in the south tomorrow morning with the Graeme Cruise Memorial run at Bellerive Beach. Distances of 3.8 & 6km are available. Runners need to be registered by 8pm tonight to be eligible to compete - no on the day registrations will be taken. UTAS will have a banner set up on the grassed area adjacent to the park at the bottom of Derwent St. Club competition singlets can be collected on the day and we have some free polo shirts for memb...ers too Registrations are recorded using Parkrun barcodes, so make sure you bring yours along. If you haven't registered for Parkrun you can do so for free using the following link www.parkrun.com.au/register/ Membership for the southern cross country season is just $30 and includes entry to all 11 events. To join up head to https://www.revolutionise.com.au/utass/ If you have any enquires contact us at [email protected] or on 0455 900 044