Tassie Tossers

Today's Heavy Weight Pentathlon at the Domain produced some terrific results, with five new TMA State records established. Michael Mullarvey led the Men's comp with an impressive 2813 points, with Bec Direen leading the way for the women with 2307 points.

Tasmanian records were set by Helen Direen (W60), Rebecca Lodge (W30), Greg Mann (M60), Michael Mullarvey (M50) and Michael Higgs (M40), with Bec & Mullarvey setting inaugural club records also.

The next comp with be on Saturday 29th June.

*TMA records subject to ratification.

5️⃣0️⃣ Xavier Davie & Sebastian Hardinge 5️⃣0️⃣

The Launceston runway was lit up Wednesday night, with Xave & Seb cementing their places in the 50m club. Seb broke the NTA U15 record with his 50.84m throw, while Xave improved his UTAS Athletics Club U16 record with his best of 51.88m ⚫️⚪️🔴

Congrats to both boys and super coach Luke.

Hey Tossers! North West Athletics Club are hosting the David Chettle meet this Friday, which includes Shot Put & Javelin on the program. Hamish Peacock & Liam Shelton will be making the trip l, hoping to take advantage of the big Westerly winds forecast for the day 💨

Shot Put starts at 1:15, Javelin at 2:00. Make sure you arrive at least 30 minutes prior to start time to sign in ✍️

Tassie Tossers Tasmania's premier throwing squad.
Young, dedicated Coaches delivering quality technical work with gu

Welcome to a new year of rankings!

2024 has kicked off well for the Tossers, with a World Athletics Javelin event in Hobart on Saturday. The event bought out the best with the Tossers, with Liam Shelton (61.74m), Caleb Kirkpatrick (47.94m) and Oliver Vince (43.15m) all throwing PB’s in the event. Hamish Peacock took the win with an impressive 73.72m. At the other end of the ground Shot Put was on, in the Open age group, Kaity Fassina throwing 13.40m to kick her year off, while Oliver Vince backed up his personal best in Jav with a PB in Shot, throwing 12.19m.

While this was going on in Hobart, the State Combined Event Championships was held in Launceston, where Xavie Davie was jumping up a weight to the 5kg Shot, and he barely missed a beat, throwing 12.11m, followed by a solid 47.38m in Jav.

Hammer is where the competition has really heated up in recent weeks, with Jackson Mellor now declaring himself a dual Discus/Hammer thrower and lighting up the circle. Jacko opened the year with a 54.23m bomb, but the challenge was answered, with the cannonball Caleb throwing a PB of 56.16m. These two giants are guaranteed to deliver some ripper results as we head to the pointy end of the season.

Our Master Tossers are busy preparing for the Nationals in Hobart at the end of March. Cathy McKeown has delivered some great results in Hammer (38.83m), Shot (10.86m) and Discus (30.31m) in the lead up to the Masters Championship events, which get underway with the State Throws Pentathlon Championships on the 11th February. And how good is it to see Michael Mullarvey back in action! Mullarvey missed the 2022-2023 season due to elbow surgery (the fate of the aging Javelin thrower), but he’s back in action this season and working hard on getting the tip of that 700g Jav to land 😊

For the Tossers this week, Interclub is on in Launceston Wednesday night, with Hammer & Shot on the program, while in Hobart there’s Javelin, Shot & Discus kicking off at 9am Saturday.

Tassie's newest 50m Tosser!

Congratulations to Xavier Davie on throwing 50.04m at the Australian All Schools in Perth. Xavier has improved his Javelin a whopping 14m over the past 12 months to become our latest 50m thrower. Not too bad at all for a multi-eventer 😉

A couple of tossers competing in the open hammer champs

Some Tossers medals at AMA Championships today.

World Rankings Competition 🌏

Competition in Hobart this weekend has Word Ranking status, and to take advantage of this, all throws will be offered across both days. Javelin, Shot & Discus will be held on Saturday as part of the Interclub program & Hammer will be held Sunday morning with the Tas Relay Champs. Athletes wishing to compete are required to sign in for events no later than 30 minutes prior to start time. Club uniform & this seasons registration numbers are required.

💥💥💥Kaity produced a PB yesterday of 13.93m, moving up to 3rd on the Australian rankings & 4th on the Tas All Time list. Natalia also had a good day out, putting the Shot over the 13m mark for the first time with a 13.13m bomb 💣

Well done ladies!

📷Aths South

Our t-shirts have arrived!

Results from today's Heavy Weight meet at the Domain are now available. Special thanks to Phil Hniat & Stuart Corney for officiating the events & Cathy McKeown for getting it organised for us.

Huw Peacock again delivered some excellent results, setting provisional Australian Records in both the 100lb & 56lb implements. Huw threw 5.05m with the 100lb, improving the previous mark of 4.64m set by Nigel Skurrie in 2021, and followed up with a 10.08m with the 56lb implement, improving the previous mark of 10.02m (Warren Button, 2020). Provisional Tasmanian Records were set by Michael Higgs (100lb), Tracy Canham (100lb), Cathy McKeown (56lb) & Joy Sutcliffe (56lb). Congrats to everyone who had a throw today, it was great to see a couple of new Tossers come along and join in.

Additional implements have been ordered which will enable us to hold Heavy Weight Pentathlons, we will advertise dates as soon as they arrive.

Today, the first 100lb Super Heavyweight competition was held in Tasmania, with a small but enthusiastic number of Tossers competing at the Domain. It was the first opportunity for all to have a go at throwing the big ball (which weighs in just over 45kg for those who like the metric system of weight) and the Tossers delivered some excellent Results.

Huw Peacock led the way in his first event as a Tas Masters member. Huw threw beyond the Australian M30 Record in the 100lb event, and equalled the mark in the 56lb event, while Cathy McKeown (W50) and Tracy Canham (W45) set inaugural Tasmanian Records (all subject to ratification). Full results in the images below.
The next Heavyweight Throws comp will be on Sunday 25th September.
Huw Peacock Cathy McKeown Rita Corney Michael Mullarvey Tasmanian Masters Athletics UTAS Athletics Club

RESULTS from today's Throws Meet are available by following the link below. Thanks to those who came along and supported the Tossers heading to Oceania's in June, and special thanks to those who helped officiate across all events, especially to Phil Hniat. And to Tas Masters/Aths South for the use of the equipment.

Despite the cold (really cold!) weather, there was some excellent results recorded across all events. First up was the big P, who launched the Javelin beyond the 70m mark, suggesting something big might be on the way at the Oceania's in Mackay where the temperature will reach at least double figures. Bec Mathers was the best of the Women with a throw just shy of her Tas Record.

With Huw Peacock feeling a little tired after celebrating his new Tas Masters Membership last night, Caleb Kirkpatrick was left to take honours in the Men's Hammer, with Rach Hosie taking out the Women's event. In the Discus, Jacko Mellor stepped up to the open weight & was the best of the Men, with Rach Hosie delivering a solid 37m throw to take out the Women's event.

In the Shot Put, new Tosser Kaity Fassina stole the show on debut. Kaity threw a solid series of 13m+ throws in her first comp, finishing with a best of 13.61m, with Jacko Mellor taking out the Men's event with 13.43m. To finish the day, Masters athletes participated in the Weight Throw, including the new 56lb Super Weight. Michael Higgs dropped a 7.68m bomb, with Michael Mullarvey & Cathy McKeown also throwing themselves into the TMA records with the super-sized ball. Special thanks to Mullarvey for sharing his new toy.

Link to resultshttps://utasathleticsclub.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Winter-Throws-Meet_RESULTS.pdf

Throws Meet - Sunday 22nd May 2022, 12:00 start.

Throws to be limited to a total of 12 per athlete to be used as desired across all events.

Please note - The number of throws per event noted when entering cannot be changed on the day.

Athletes must be Full Year registered for the 2021-2022 season or an eligible trialling athlete (contact [email protected] for details).

12:00 Javelin
12:45 Hammer
1:30 Discus
2:15 Shot
2:45 Weight/Super Heavyweight (TMA members only)

To register, go to https://www.revolutionise.com.au/utasnw/events/142515/

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How good was this!

Hamish Peacock claimed State title #17 with a huge throw of 77.15m 💪🔥

FLYERS & THROWERS MEET - Saturday 5th February, Domain Athletics Centre. 5:00pm start.

Pole Vault - Hammer - Discus - Javelin

Entry is open to all full year registered athletes.
To register go to https://www.revolutionise.com.au/utasnw/events/129746/

Entries close 3:00pm Friday 4th February - no entries will be taken on the day. Message the page for further information.

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It was a sensational start to the season from the Tossers today with State Records, Club Records & Personal Bests galore!

Hammer was first up with 13yo Zachary Kirkpatrick stealing the limelight with a huge 6m PB to improve his Tasmanian U14 Record in the event to 52.17m. Not to be totally outshone by his little brother, Cannonball Caleb delivered a PB with the 6kg implement of 56.94m. Coach Huw Peacock was on site supporting both his athletes throughout the event, showing why he was recently named Tasmania’s Emerging Coach of the Year.

Discus was next up with another of Tassie’s talented young Coaches producing the goods. Natalia Leszcynski & Indy Brideson both produced a lifetime best in the event, with Natalia throwing 38.62m and Indy back up over the 30m mark with a strong 32.35m. Jackson Mellor had his last throw in competition with the 1.5kg Discus (at least until he turns 50!) and finished in style with a 49.01 PB, belting his own club record in the event. Both Natalia & Indy have been training with Jackson in recent months, with today’s season opener results from all three athletes an excellent testament to Jackson’s progress as both an athlete and coach. BIG things to come!

Well done Tossers 💪👊

📷 Athletics South, Darren Alomes, Georgina Kirkpatrick

Winter Meet #1

Big PB in the U20 Discus for Jackson Mellor 47.39m - earning him bragging rights over coach Huw by beating his U20 PB with the 1.75kg Discus by 6cm 💪👊

Special thanks to Michael & Indy Brideson for their assistance with setting up/packing up, to Cathy McKeown & Mikayla Genge for coming along to assist and those who attended with athletes that helped out on the day. Congrats to everyone that competed, the complete results from the meet can be found on the link below.

The next meet is on Sunday 19th September, entry details will be available soon.
https://utasathleticsclub.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Winter-Throws-Meet-290821.pdf

WINTER THROWS MEET ❄️

Sunday 29th August 2021, Domain Athletics Centre, with thanks to Athletics Tasmania and Athletics South.

Approx start times for each event:
9:00 am - Shot Put
10:00 am - Discus
11:00 am - Hammer
12:00 noon - Javelin
Times are approximate only, please arrive 30 minutes prior to the listed time for each event.
For the integrity of the event, officials and volunteers will be required to assist on the day.

To register go to https://winterthrows2908.eventdesq.com/

Note - this is not a full permit meet, results will be counted for national qualifiers and state records but will not qualify athletes for international meets.

Winter Throws Meet