TGS Athletes Have World Championships in Sight
Toowoomba Grammar School athletes will have eight representatives at the Australian Track and Field Championships from 26 March – 3 April after the boys excelled at the State Titles.
TGS brought home seven medals from States, with four current students and three Old Boys enjoying podium places at the titles which were held from March 3-6.
Old Boy (2019-20), Jai Gordon continued to impress, qualifying for the Australian U20 team in both the 100m and 200m sprints.
Another outstanding effort was that of 16-year-old, Year 11 student Matt Taylor, who won gold in the U20 Discus!
Our other competitors, Charlie Randall (Year 11), Hinata Inoue (Year 9), Sam Gladwin (Year 11), Taj Gordon (Year 10) and Old Boys Josh Roach (2019-21) and Harry Callow (2019-20) also have the chance at national representation, with these Australian Championships used as the trials for the Under 20 World Junior Championships and the Commonwealth Games trials.
The TGS qualifiers for the Australian Championships are:
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Current Students:
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Charlie Randall
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Under 17 1500m
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Fourth Qualified for QLD TEAM
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Hinata Inoue
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Unable to compete
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Qualified for QLD TEAM in Under 15 Shot put, discus and javelin
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Matt Taylor
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Under 20 Discus
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GOLD (He is 16 years old!)
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Under 17 Discus
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GOLD Qualified for QLD TEAM
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Under 17 Hammer Throw
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BRONZE Qualified for QLD TEAM
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Samuel Gladwin
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Under 18 2000m Steeple Chase
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Qualified for QLD TEAM
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Taj Gordon
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Under 17 110m Hurdles
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SILVER Qualified for QLD TEAM
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Past Students:
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Josh Roach
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Under 20 400m Hurdles
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BRONZE and Qualified for Qld TEAM
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Under 20 400m
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Qualified for Qld TEAM
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Jai Gordon
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Under 20 100m
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GOLD (Qualified for the Australian Under 20 Team (10.42s)
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Under 20 200m
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GOLD (Qualified for the Australian Under 20 Team (21.32s)
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Harry Callow
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Open 100m
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Qualified for QLD TEAM
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