Louison-Roe Shines as NSW Crowned Champions | All Schools Day Three Recap
Published Sun 10 Dec 2023
It was a fitting finish to the 2023 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships on Day Three, as Izobelle Louison-Roe added an emphatic third and final gold to her campaign - leading New South Wales to schools glory in Perth.
Opening the day with a bang, Louison-Roe (NSW) stole the show in the Under 17 Girls High Jump with a stunning series which culminated in a 1.86m clearance, cruising up and over the 2024 World Under 20 qualifying mark of 1.80m and 1.81m meet record.
Keeping a clean sheet through 1.83m, the 16-year-old required all three attempts when entering personal best territory at 1.86m - cementing her career-best performance with a clutch final jump.
“I’ve been really tired but I pushed through! I was really happy with all my jumps and how I finished in the hurdles. The triple jump was a massive personal best [13.39m windy] and I was not expecting to get 1.80 and 1.83 first go [in the high jump],” Louison-Roe said.
“Commonwealth Youth Games was the best time of my life, hopefully I can do it at World Under 20’s next year. I’m super excited, I’m going to work really hard and hopefully I can make the team in both the high jump and triple jump.”
The versatile teenager doubled back to take bronze the Under 17 Girls 100m Hurdles in 14.05 (-1.1), completing her haul of four medals at the 2023 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Championships.
The World Under 20 qualifiers flowed thick and fast in the 400m ranks, as Charlotte McAuliffe (SA) and Caleb Kilpatrick (VIC) led the way with the fastest times of the day.
16-year-old McAuliffe was crowned champion in the Under 17 ranks when stopping the clock in 54.27, while Kilpatrick served up a personal best of 47.54 to nail his first qualifying mark for the championships to be held in Lima, Peru next August.
Local talent Amelia Rowe (WA) carved close to two seconds off her personal best to claim the Under 18 title in a time of 54.57, followed by Ella Penman (NSW) in 55.07, while a further two qualifiers tumbled in the Under 16 Final - Rose Acklin (QLD, 54.98) and Annalise Blattman (NSW, 55.10).
Rounding out the 400m action, 15-year-old Seth Kennedy (QLD) was valiant in his chase of the Australian Under 16 record of 47.99, falling just shy in the home straight but securing the win in 48.50.
Rising star Amaya Mearns (QLD) was pushed all the way to the line in the Under 16 Girls 100m but reigned supreme with gold number three of the weekend, storming to victory in 11.93 (-0.5) to complete the 100m, 200m and long jump triple.
17-year-old Vanessa Apel (NSW) soared to new heights in the Under 18 Girls High Jump when adding two centimetres to her personal best en route to gold, locking away the title with a 1.77m clearance to defeat the classy field. Equally impressive in the Under 18 Boys contest, Mitchell Hatfield (NSW) flew over 2.07m on his first attempt.
Continuing the trend of personal bests in Perth, Xylavene Beale (NSW) flexed her form when dismantling the field in the Under 18 Girls Shot Put with a 16.98m effort, completing a hat-trick of personal bests in the discus, hammer throw and shot put.
Adding to the throwing success on Day Three, rising star Ashley Hogan (NSW) launched the discus to a new meet record of 62.88m in the Under 15 Boys Discus, eclipsing the previous meet record of 62.62m set in 1994. Hogan didn’t have the competition all his own way, as Aden Webber (QLD) threw 62.47m for silver.
Emerging triple jumper Karla Boras (VIC) impressed with a 12.75m (+3.0) performance to claim the Under 16 title, overcoming the swirling breeze to land two strong leaps in the four rounds and take out the gold.
The results across the three-day competition saw New South Wales crowned champions of the 2023 Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Athletics Championships, while Western Australia took out the small state’s title on home soil.
Premiership
- 1st NSW 1664.50
- 2nd QLD 1393
- 3rd VIC 1241.50
- 4th WA 1170
- 5th SA 781
- 6th ACT 438
- 7th NQ 497
- 8th TAS 438
- 9th NT 139
Small States Premiers
- 1st WA 1170
- 2nd SA 781
- 3rd ACT 438
- 4th NQ 497
- 5th TAS 438
- 6th NT 139
By Lachlan Moorhouse, Athletics Australia
Posted: 10/12/2023
