Athletics Victoria wishes to recognise and celebrate the 150 athletes selected for the 2022 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).
Many of our talented youths will be returning to continue their pathway. We also welcome all new members to the program with increased inclusion of our high performing para-athletes. With 2022 hosting many international competitions, this year’s cohort will feature an astounding 63 Australian Representatives across Oceania Athletics Area Championships (Mackay, Australia) and World Athletics U20 Championships (Cali, Columbia).
In conjunction with our State event group Coaches, the talented cohort will incorporate event-specific testing, review and planning sessions, training clinics, and general and event-specific education workshops across four separate weekends.
We wish to congratulate these men and women on behalf of AV.
MEN
Combined Events
Noah Oliver (Steve Cain) Will Jarman (Chris Bradshaw) Valentino Bertucci (Chloe Stevens)
AVTTP Coach: Steve Cain
Endurance
Alexander Angus, Archie Caldow (Neville Down) Archie Noakes, Cameron Marshall (Liz Gosper and Anthony De Castella) Charles Barrett (Charlotte Wilson) Dilan Egodawatte (Ron Stobus) Kai Davenport (Craig Mahony) Logan Janetzki, Sam Albiston (Sean Williams) Thomas Diamond, Wolfgang Cotra-Nemesi (Tim O’Shaughnessy) Zac Grainger (Neville Down)
AVTTP Coach: Steve Fabris
High Jump
Floyd Burmeister, Lachlan O’Keefe (Paul Cleary) Liam Shadbolt (Sophie Shadbolt) Lochlan Curry (Jeff Lang) Lucas Faber (Wayne Dyball) Noah McMenamin (Jackson McMenamin) Sam Allen (Sam Lightfoot) Sam Stefanec (Wayne Dyball) Thomas Sims
AVTTP Coach: Sandro Bisetto
Horizontal Jumps
Aiden Hinson (Chloe Stevens) Arden Stevens (Alwyn Jones) Bailey Culbert (John Boas) Blake Shaw (Chloe Stevens) Devesh Sri Deenathayalan (Alwyn Jones) Joshua Sullivan (Chloe Stevens) Joshua Young (Russell Stratton) Jude Georgievski (Thomas Wilson) Marcus La Fontaine Pollard (Chloe Stevens) Quinn Harvey (Chloe Stevens) (William) James Pendred (Julie and Bill Pendred)
AVTTP Coach: Alwyn Jones
Hurdles
Andreas Weickhardt (Darren Clark) Joshua Payne (Kelly Costin) Tayleb Willis (Peter Benifer) William Wong (Max Binnington) Hugo Hanak (Daniel Martin) Tom Byrne (Wayne Dyball) Xander Byrne (Daniel Sneyders) Valentino Bertucci (Chloe Stevens), Samuel Elvey (Peter Benifer)
AVTTP Coach: Peter Benifer
Pole Vault
Andre Di Medio (Mark Stewart) Andrew Bull (Stephen Clough) James Woods (Bill Georgantis) Johnny Suares (Mark Stewart) Lachlan Montreath (Steve Cain) Noah Burns, Tom Coghlan (Steve Cain), Wilson Cram (Bill Georgantis)
AVTTP Coach: Mark Stewart
Sprints
Anthony Jordan (Tony Marsh) Brodie Hicks (Steve Gaffney) Caleb Kilpatrick (Joe Gulli) Cooper Sherman (Neville Down) Dashiell Muir (Shaun Bassett) Finn Staple (Craig Huffer) Frankleen Newah-Jarfoi (Daniel Sneyders) Gus Simpefendorfer (Steve Cain) Jeremy Gatumbi Kariuki (Gordon Talbot) Jordan Gilbert (Michael Gilbert) Liam Kernick (Adam McCann) Luke Gough (Mark Reed) Max Busuttil (Darren Clark) Ori Drabkin (Pierre Petoud) Ryan Tarrant (Adam Larcom) Thomas Reynolds (Matt Oakley)
AVTTP Coach: Chris Brennan
Throws
Angus Alberts (Marty Jackson) Darcy Giddings (Robert Holzer) Logan Sandland (Demetri Dionisopulou) Mackenzie Leith (Brett Hardeman) Bruno Parfitt (Robert Holzer) Asher Andrews (Matthew Hall) Haddi El Shorbagy (Lachy Freestone) Jack Mogensen (Andrew Stirling) Seif El Shorbagy (Lachy Freestone) Xavier Pitt (Lisa Pitt)
AVTTP Coach: Marty Jackson
Walks
Fraser Saunder (Daryl Biggin) Marcus Wakim (Adam Garganis) Riely Coughlan (Fran Attard) Scott Peart
AVTTP Coach: TBC
WOMEN
Combined Events
Isabella Tarr (Stewart Poulter) Mia Scerri (Darren Clark, Alwyn Jones & Kim Mulhall)
AVTTP Coach: Steve Cain
Endurance
Abigail Thomas, Annabelle Colman (Liz Gosper and Anthony De Castella) Amelie Lague (Liz Gosper and Anthony De Castella) Amy Bunnage (Tim O’Shaughnessy) Bridie Hill (Kate Richardson) Clara Campillos (Liz Gosper and Anthony De Castella) Claudia Hollingsworth (Craig Mottram) Daisy Sudholz (Rod Griffin) Elise Richards, Emily Morden (Phil Molesworth) Gabrielle Vincent (Keith Fearnley) Gretta Ashley (Bernard Blood) Hayley Whitsed (Nigel Adkins) Kiara Flavel, Lucinda Rourke (Craig Mottram)
AVTTP Coach: Steve Fabris
High Jump
Harriet Gall (Wayne Dyball) Polly Deane-Johns (Jeff Lang) Teagan Zurawel (Lauren Van Ingen)
AVTTP Coach: Sandro Bisetto
Horizontal Jumps
Ashleigh Carty (Ray Carty) Caytlyn Sharp (Paul Cleary) Geena Davy (Jason Hodson) Katherine Baynes (Jason Hodson) Sophie Zarafa (Rachel Limburg) Tiana Boras (Alwyn Jones) Zoe Edwards (Alwyn Jones)
AVTTP Coach: Alwyn Jones
Hurdles
Amali butcher (Anula Costa) Gemma Leung (David Thomson) Holly Nieuwenhuizen (Steve Cain) Maire McEvoy (Riley Caines) Mikayla Talbot (Blair Talbot) Shakira Harding (Murray Harding) Lily-Bella Hilli (Darren Clark) Amelie Holah (Steve Cain) Elli Symonds (Chloe Stevens) Paige Elvey (Peter Benifer) Siena Farrell (Chris Farrell) Alessia Wynne (Peter Ruff)
AVTTP Coach: Peter Benifer
Pole Vault
Aranya Machanayake, Cassidy Bradshaw (Chris Bradshaw) Elyssia Kenshole (Bill Georgantis) Felicity Jouvelet (Stephen Clough) Georgia Tayler (Mark Stewart) Khushnoor Rangi (Bill Georgantis) Sukhnoor Rangi (Bill Geogantis) Tahlia Grace (Peter Rule) Victoria Paape-Silva
AVTTP Coach: Mark Stewart
Sprints
Bella Pasquali, Ella Tobin (Daniel Martin) Grace Kelly (Rob Duynhoven) Jessica Milat (Cathy Woodruff) Madison Wright (Paul Cleary) Sienna Kurdian (Aiden Schanssema)
AVTTP Coach: Chris Brennan
Throws
Aniela Brotto-Janson (Mark Beovich) Dayna Crees (Gordon Talbot) Elise Keeghan (Kim Mulhall) Ella Hose (Gus Puopolo) Jessica Stefanovic (Steve Cain) Tahlee Ferguson (Carolyn Ferguson) Xylavene Beale (John Soroka) Amelie Parfitt (Robert Holzer) Eva Wilson (Steve Cain) Georgia Tarr (Robert Holzer) Dakira Cooper (Bernie Cannan) Gemma Craddock (David Craddock) Mackenzie Mielczarek (Steve Cain)
AVTTP Coach: Marty Jackson
Walks
Alanna Peart, Ariana Pashutina (Fran Attard) Char Hay (Simon Baker) Maddison Nash (Fran Attard)
AVTTP Coach: TBC
AVTTP Para Coordinator: Anula Costa