Regional athletes head to the beach to freshen up for comps
LOCKYER District Athletics Club members have been receiving some variety in their preparations for major state and national events coming up.
Tag: Bailey Pashley
Country focus for next stars
WHEN asked where he gets his endless energy from, Bailey Pashley laughs and answers: “I don’t know”.
Ipswich high jumper up with best juniors in world
IPSWICH and District Athletic Club high jumper Cassie Purdon returns home this week rated top five in the world.
Elite Ipswich athletes fine-tune at home before world titles
THREE Ipswich-coached athletes have shown their dedication and ability by qualifying for the World Junior Championships in America next month.
Special meet to send off Chambers, Purdon and Aokuso
A HOMETOWN send-off is being planned to recognise and encourage three of the region’s leading athletes contesting the Junior World Championships.
Stieler wins Australian heptathlon title
ASHLEE Stieler contested the Australian championships hoping for a top-five finish.
Chambers, Aokuso and Purdon chosen for IAAF junior comp
THE first thought Ipswich and District Athletic Club president Bailey Pashley had was how many clubs in Australia could match our region’s latest achievement.
Trio in Australian squad quest
THREE of the Ipswich region’s most promising athletes are anxiously waiting to see if they are named in the Australian team for the Junior World Championships.
Purdon’s training hard to qualify for major meets
WORLD Junior Championships prospect Cassie Purdon is doing everything right.
Carley scales new heights to secure national crown
RISING Ipswich teenager Carley Stieler defied the heat and a pressure-cooker jump-off to win her first national title in Townsville.
Top coach Lawler impresses Ipswich brigade
AS a retired teacher, Peter Lawler OAM knows how to share information. However, he offered a lot more during his first visit to Ipswich over the weekend.
Elite national coach to share knowledge at Ipswich sessions
HIGHLY-respected national coach Peter Lawler OAM is planning a weekend of practical and strength and conditioning sessions in Ipswich.
Mentor at home in bid to help teenage talents
IT’S fitting that dedicated Ipswich coach Bailey Pashley has the same initials as the city’s major athletics facility.
Disruptive preparation no hurdle for Stockill
IPSWICH and District Athletic Club hurdler Josh Stockill returns home on Monday with two international medals.
Young athlete hurdles into Australian squad
TRAVELLING 55 minutes each way, four times a week is proof enough Josh Stockill is a dedicated athlete.
Always next year
THE annual Ipswich Mile Gift and support foot races at Bundamba were another huge success.
Women’s race would enhance top formula
IPSWICH and District Athletic Club officials are considering adding a women’s gift event to the successful three-race program that’s run the past eight years.
Rising young stars revved up for national campaign
IT IS exciting times ahead for Ipswich and District Athletics Club as a record number of competitors prepared for the Australian Junior Championships in Perth.
Ready, set, let’s go for 2018 Games bid
OF all the regional sports with fine junior nurseries, athletics must rate up with the best.
