Athletics Victoria wishes to recognise and celebrate the 140 athletes selected for the 2024 Athletics Victoria Target Talent Program (AVTTP). AVTTP is Athletics Australia’s initial Talent Development strand of their High-Performance Strategy and is delivered in partnership with Athletics Victoria (AV), Athletics Australia (AA) and the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS).
AVTTP continues to develop state and national representation with a handful of our older cohort being selected to represent Australian Teams in multiple international competitions in 2024 including, U18 Oceania Athletics Championships and World U20 Athletics Championships.
In 2024 the Athletics Australia Target Talent program (TTP) aims to offer a flexible education model incorporating online Webinars and an associated Learning portal in conjunction with Practical Masterclasses in each state. TTP will aim to offer a greater environment for athletes to gain further knowledge to aid their performance development towards achieving higher performance standards.
We wish to congratulate these men and women on behalf of AV.
WOMEN
Combined Events
Isabella Hollins (Max Binnington), Ella Leith (Darren Clark), Mia Scerri (Rob Stevens, Tim O’Shaughnessy, Tom O’Connor )
Endurance
Rose Ashman (Bernard Blood), Imogen Baker (Peter Schuwalow), Amy Bunnage (Tim O’Shaughnessy), Lucy Cleveland (Stu Macaulay), Khushi Deol (Tim O’Shaughnessy), Piper Gay (Liz Mathews), Claudia Hollingsworth (Craig Mottram), Madison King (Tim O’Shaughnessy), Nysa Males (Liz Mathews), Abbey Reid (Andy Buchanan), Cleo Richardson (Gavin Burren), Declyn Tanner (Mark Hipworth), Honour Tobin (Karen Moir), Teyvia Williams (Sasha Heath), Brigitte Rice (Jamie Strudley), Grace Graafsma (Craig Huffer), Orla Shackcloth (Tim O’Shaughnessy), Rachel White (Stephen Ellinghaus)
High Jump
Dorothy Du (Jeff Lang)
Horizontal Jumps
Tiana Boras (Alwyn Jones), Geena Davy (Jason Hodson), Amy Fitzgerald (Robert Stevens), Molly Fraser (Paul Cleary), Allegra Orso (Liam Glew), Thushana Sri Deenathayalan (Errol Hart), Karla Boras (Alwyn Jones), Sophie Zarafa (Rachel Limburg)
Hurdles
Amali Butcher (Anula Costa), Charlee Dickson (Stephen Cain), Siena Farrell (Dan Martin), Jamison Harding (Murray Harding), Shakira Harding (Murray Harding), Jamison Towers (Mike Donato), Laura Wong (Eric Wong)
Pole Vault
Emma Orme (Peter Barrett), Victoria Paape-Silva (Hamish Nelson), Sukhnoor Rangi (Bill Georgantas), Khushnoor Rangi (Bill Georgantas), Tahlia Grace (Mark Stewart)
Sprints
Armani Anderson (Gerrard Keating & Paul Cleary), Sophia Gregorevic (Steve Gaffney), Ida Laherty (Mandi Cole), Jessica Milat (Cathy Woodroof), Bella Pasquali (Jason Boulton), Layla Watson (Rob Duynhoven), Grace Crowe (Peter O’Dwyer), Sienna Kurdian (Stephen Cain), Clara Campillos (Dylan Sorensen), Harriet McCorkell (Kath O’Connell), Kirra Wright (Craig Chapman)
Throws
Xylavene Beale (Gus Puopolo), Eva Wilson (Steve Cain), Jessica Nolan
Walks
Maddison Nash (Frances Attard)
MEN
Combined Events
Asher Andrews (Matt Hall), Jake Frost (Mike Donato; David Thompson; David Sommers; Wayne Dyball), Mackenzie Leith (Darren Clark; Kim Mulhall), Liam Piccolo (Justin Piccolo), Maddox Wilson (Travis Wilson)
Endurance
Charles Barrett (Charlotte Wilson), Lucas Chis (Emilian Chis), Hamish Donohue (Tim O’Shaughnessy), Oscar Gray (Liz Mathews), Finn Kane (Liz Mathews), Bart Leeton (Tim O’Shaughnessy), Avery McDermid (Andy Buchanan), Jonathan Neethling (Charlotte Wilson), Finley Symons (Gregor Gojrzewski), Oscar Wright (Brendan Dixon), Alec Franzke, Dylan Edwards (Sean Williams), James Cruse (Charlotte Wilson), Jarrod Guy Ferguson (Will Barber), Jett Keeley (Ashton MacDonald), Joshua Unthank (Chris Unthank), Leopold Reeve (Lachlan Barber), Luka Sideridis (Chris Sideridis), Will Katic (Karen Moir), Jordan Rudd (Max Balchin), Kai Davenport (Craig Mahony), William Short (Mickael Souson)
High Jump
Johnny McKeague (Lauren Van Ingen), Liam Shadbolt (Sandro Bisetto)
Horizontal Jumps
Raveen Alwis (Alwyn Jones), Max Brown, Wolfgang Curry (Andrew Dawson), Harrison Dolman (Steve Cain), Jasper Louey (Chloe Stevens), Seth McCleish (Justin Pitcher), Jude Georgievski (Thomas Wilson), Quinn Harvey (Chloe Stevens), Tom Roach
Hurdles
Evan Bainbridge (Gerry Consedine), Max Franklin (Mandi Cole), Mark Mavrakis (Riley Caines), Hudson McKay (Peter Bennifer), William Wong (Max Binnington; Eric Wong), Miller Smith (Gerry Consedine)
Pole Vault
Cooper Acklom (Max Binnington), Noah Burns (Hamish Nelson), Lachlan Gumley (Steve Cain), Rhys Hansen (Peter Barrett), Alexander Jarman (Tim Jarman), Sammy Kentwell (Mark Stewart)
Sprints
Cooper Brancatisano (Tony Marsh), James Denton (Craig Huffer), Jordan Gilbert (Michael Gilbert), Caleb Kilpatrick (Joe Gulli), Archer McHugh (Alistair Tait), Matthew Milias (Craig Furber), Dashiell Muir (Shaun Bassett), Frankleen Newah-Jarfoi (Daniel Snyders), Luca Sebastiano (Max Warlow), Benjamin Seers, Austin Fernando (Tim O’Shaughnessy), Jamison Cox (Peter Walsh), Jarrad Vandenberg (Andrew Dawson), Nicholas De Blasis, Samuel Elvey (Paige Elvey), Dillon Vidanapathirana (Max Balchin)
Throws
Will Amiatu (Mike Edwards), Jeff Collins (Mark Jansz), Theodore Eliadis (Brett Hardeman), Darcy Giddings (Robert Holzer), Kai Norton (Leanne Hume), Xavier Pitt (Nick Baltas), Logan Sandland (Demetri Dionisopoulos), Connor Wilson (Emma Berg), Liam Costello (Wayne Dyball and Lachie Freestone), Paora Okirua (Matt Hall)
Walks
Riley Coughlan (Frances Attard), Max Davidson (Colin Holmes), Scott Peart (Wayne Peart; Jared Tallent), Marcus Wakim (Adam Garganis)