The University of Tasmania Athletics Club is saddened by the passing of founding member John Peacock. A teacher by trade, John taught at Elizabeth College where he introduced, and actively promoted the subject of Sport Science. John’s passion for athletic pursuits and encouraging an active, healthy, lifestyle saw him coach various sports throughout his time. […]
Stewart McSweyn claimed his second Australian title for the season, taking out the 5000m Championships and gaining his second auto nomination for the Tokyo Olympics. With the pace slow early, Stewart broke away from the pack 7 laps out with Sam McEntee (WA) hot on his heels. Stewart finished in 13:38.77 after running the last
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Congrats to James Hansen who finished =1st in the Australian Mile Championships at Bankstown last night. With a huge dive to the line, James drew with NSW’s Rory Hunter to finish in 4:14.60. The season ahead is looking pretty good for James, running a 10km personal best in the Burnie 10 (29:51) in October, before
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The Tasmanian Marathon & Half Marathon Championships were held in conjunction with the Cadbury Marathon this morning PLUS the Tasmanian Combined Events Championships were held across the weekend at the Domain – and didn’t we see some super results!Nick Earl and Milly Clark were the stars of the weekend, both athletes breaking course records to
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Hamish Peacock opened his season in style, taking out the Men’s Javelin at the Jandakot Airport Perth Track Classic. Hamish recorded a best of 78.43m to finish ahead of Cameron McEntyre (NSW 75.42m) with WA local Luke Cann third. The next major meet for Hamish will be the Sir Graeme Douglas International Continental Tour Meet in
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