Athletics Victoria wishes to recognise and celebrate the 170 athletes selected for the 2023 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 2023 including, U20 & U20 European Tour, Oceania Cup, FISU World University Games, and Commonwealth Youth Games.
In 2023 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.
MEN
Combined Events
Asher Andrews, Jake Frost (Mike Donato, Allan Poynton, Wayne Dyball), Maddox Wilson (Travis Wilson)
Endurance
Jeno Asi, Alec Franzke (Evan Franzke), Charles Barrett (Charlotte Wilson), Rupert Clemenger (Steve Fabris), Wolfgang Cotra-Nemesi (Tim O’shaughnessy), Jack Ellis (Graeme Watkins), Mitchel Langborne (Ron Stobaus), Bart Leeton (David Lightfoot), Avery McDermid (Andy Buchanan), Jonathan Neethling (Mark Carey), Archie Noakes (Charlotte Wilson), Jayden Padgham (Andy Buchanan), Luka Sideridis (Chris Sideridis), Kai Davenport (Craig Mahony), Leo Reeve (Tim O’Shaughnessy), Dilan Egodawatte (Ron Stobus), Hamish Terris (Shaun Penny), Harrison Car (Tim O’Shaughnessy), Angus Murrie (Lesley Grimes, Mickael Soussan), William Short (Lesley Grimes, Mickael Soussan)
High Jump
Bailey Dickens (David Green), Lachlan O’Keefe (Paul Cleary), Benjamin Pidgeon (Steve Cain), Liam Shadbolt (Sandro Bisetto)
Horizontal Jumps
Josiah Stanford, Joshua Young (Russell Stratton), Jack Brewster (Chloe Stevens), Marcus La Fontaine Pollard (Chloe Stevens), Jasper Louey (Grant Sargent), Seth McCleish (Justin Pitcher), Sebastian Panakkal (Errol Hart), Jude Georgievski (Thomas Wilson), Joshua Sullivan (Chloe Stevens), Joshua Sanders (Justin Pitcher)
Hurdles
Max Franklin, Ethan Stegehuis, Brayden Attwood (Anthea Attwood), Miller Smith (Gerry Consedine), Mark Mavrakis (Riley Caines), Cooper Acklom (Max Binnington), Xander Byrne (Daniel Sneyders), Hugo Hanak (Daniel Martin), Hudson McKay (Peter Bennifer), William Wong (Eric Wong), Kohen Umezu (David Thomson)
Pole Vault
Tom Coghlan, Rhys Hansen (Peter Barrett), Cooper Acklom (Max Binnington), Cooper Bertram (David Thomson), Noah Burns (Hamish Nelson), Tom Coghlan (Steve Cain), Alexander Jarman (Chris Bradshaw, Bob Holzer), Sam Warelow (Hamish Nelson), Braden Campbell, Johnny Suares (Mark Stewart)
Sprints
Craig Concesso (Katie Sandhu), Matthew Parrort, Jeremy Kariuki, Max Busuttil, Joshua Djatscenko (Darren Clark), Tobias Servin, Callum Bott (Anna Pasquali), Jack Boulton (Jason Boulton), Alexander Colgan (Blair Talbot), Austin Fernando (Tim O’shaughnessy), Jordan Gilbert (Michael Gilbert), Caleb Kilpatrick (Joe Guli), Frankleen Newah-Jarfoi (Daniel Sneyders), Thomas Reynolds (Matt Oakley), Cooper Sherman (Nev Down), Ryan Tarrant (Adam Larcom), Anthony Jordan (Tony Marsh), Ori Drabkin (Pierre Petoud), Samuel Elvey (Peter Benifer), Jordan Swansborough (Johnathon Miller)
Throws
Darcy Giddings (Bob Holzer), Kevin Healy (Mike Edwards), Lachlan McGowan (Mark Beovich), Paora Okirua (Matt Hall), Logan Sandland (Demetri Dionisopoulos), Devesh Sri Deenathayalan (Alwyn Jones), Angus Hay, Bruno Parfitt (Rob Holzer), Jeffery Walker, Liam Costello (Zoe Cunningham), Hamish Sommerfeld, Alex Pitt (Xavier Pitt), Jake Lahood (Jo Linford), Mackenzie Leith (Brett Hardeman)
Walks
Marcus Wakim (Adam Garganis), Scott Peart (Daryl Biggin), Riley Coughlan (Fran Attard)
WOMEN
Combined Events
Isabella Hollins (Max Binnington), Mia Scerri (Darren Clark), Jamison Towers (Alwyn Jones)
Endurance
Orla Shackcloth, Khushi Deol, Lucy Cleveland, Freya Brown, Alice Huddy, Imogen Baker (Peter Schuwalow), Amy Bunnage (Tim O’Shaughnessy), Emma De Jong (Karen Moir), Piper Gay (Liz Mathews), Sophie Hall (Stephen Ellinghaus), Claudia Hollingsworth (Craig Mottram), Lucy Jones (Rod Griffin), Madison King (Tim O’shaughnessy), Cleo Richardson (Kate Richardson, Peter Fortune), Lucinda Rourke (Liz Mathews), Tullie Rowe (Tullie Rowe), Daisy Sudholz, Honour Tobin (Karen Moir), Gabrielle Vincent (Keith Fearnley), Rachel White (Stephen Ellinghaus), Annabelle Colman (Anthony de Castella, Liz Gosper), Kiara Flavel (Brendan Dixon), Madeline Laven, Elly Fleming (Denis Huffer), Hayley Whitsed (Nigel Adkins)
High Jump
Teagan Zurawel, Dorothy Du (Daniel Du)
Horizontal Jumps
Isabella Tarr, Molly Colgan, Mackayla Culvenor (Paul Cleary), Geena Davy (Jason Hodson), Amy Fitzgerald (Robert Stevens), Molly Fraser (Paul Cleary), Allegra Orso (Liam Glew), Sophie Zarafa (Rachel Limburg), Elli Symonds (Chloe Stevens), Tiana Boras, Karla Boras (Alwyn Jones)
Hurdles
Lily-Bella Hilli, Amali Butcher (Anula Costa), Siena Farrell (Daniel Martin), Charli Sullivan (Wayne Dyball)
Pole Vault
Jamison Harding (Mark Stewart, Murray Harding), Victoria Paape-Silva (Hamish Nelson, Lachlan Burns), Khushnoor Rangi (Bill Georgantas), Sukhnoor Rangi (Bill Georgantas), Chantel Glogolja
Sprints
Maddy Meagher, Olamide Araba, Grace Crowe, Lucy Delbridge (Liam Delany), Erin Foley (Gerry Considine), Sophia Gregorevic (Steve Gaffney), Shakira Harding (Murray Harding), Amelie Holah (Stephen Cain), Grace Kelly (Rob Duynhoven), Jessica Milat (Catherine Woodruff), Bella Pasquali (Jason Boulton), Layla Watson (Rob Duynhoven), Harriet McCorkell (Kath O’Connell), Kirra Wright (Craig Chapman), Clara Campillos (Dylan Sorensen), Madison Wright (Paul Cleary)
Throws
Xylavene Beale (Gus Puopolo), Hailey Stubbs (Leanne Hume), Eva Wilson (Steve Cain), Ella Hose (Gus Puopolo), Alyssa Benbow, Jasmine King (Chris Larkins), Jessica Nolan, Dakira Cooper (Bernie Cannan), Abi Bolmat
Walks
Maddison Nash (Fran Attard)