Records crumble, PB’s shattered as NSWIS athletes sizzle at Nationals

The 2025 Australian Athletics Championships will be remembered for the incredible action which lit up Perth as Australia’s ‘golden age’ of athletics continues. And NSWIS scholarship athletes were in the thick of it, rewriting records, qualifying for the world championships and smashing PBs.

This is one instance where the stats tell the story . . .

Men’s 100m – Browning scorches Perth

“I just had to focus on myself. And, you know, there might have only been a handful of people in the stadium tonight that believed that was possible but it shows you only need to believe in yourself.”

– Rohan Browning.

Result:

Rohan Browning, 1st (10.01) *Championship record

Joshua Azzopardi, 3^rd (10.17)

Women’s Para 100m

Mali Lovell, 3^rd (14.22) *Set National record in heats

Men’s Para 100m

Jackson Love, 2^nd (12.18)

Men’s Para WC 100m

Luke Bailey, 1^st (13.80)

Rheed McCracken, 3^rd (15.01)

Women’s Para WC 100m

Sarah Clifton-Bligh, 3^rd (23.83)

Men’s 200m

Chris Ius, 3^rd (20.76)

Women’s 200m

Kristie Edwards, 2^nd (22.18) PB

Women’s Para 200m

Mali Lovell 3^rd (29.64) *National T36 record

Men’s 400m

Luke Van Ratingen, 3^rd (54.64)

Women’s Para 400m

Telaya Blacksmith, 1^st (1:00.62)

Men’s Para WC 400m

Luke Bailey, 3^rd (48.27)

Men’s 800m

Luke Boyes, 3^rd (1:44.50) * PB & World Champs qualifier

Women’s 1500m – Hull defies illness . . . and quality field to triumph

“I just had to hold my nerve out there. I’ve got so much experience that I just backed myself to be the most composed among the tension in that pack, because it was so tense: I could feel it out there. I was very nervous, really nervous for this one, but I feel like this is the hardest race we run all year, so I was just trying to tell myself that was normal.”

– Jessica Hull.

Result:

Jessica Hull, 1^st (4:11.36)

Men’s 1500m

Oliver Hoare, 3^rd (3:34.61)

Women’s 5000m  

Jessica Hull, 1^st: 15:02.74) *Championship Record

Rose Davies, 3^rd (15:03.83)

Men’s 110m Hurdles

Mitchell Lightfoot, 1^st (13.65) *PB

Jacob McCorry, 2nd (13.69)

Women’s 100m Hurdles

Delta Amidzovski, 3^rd (13.27)

Women’s 400m Hurdles – Carli sizzles as she captures fourth national crown

Result:

Sarah Carli, 1^st (54.29) *PB & World Champs qualifier

Women’s 10,000m Walk

Allanah Pitcher, 1^st *2^nd across the line, but first Australian

     

Men’s High Jump

Brandon Starc, 1^st (2.21m)

     

Women’s High Jump – Olyslagers soars but has ‘unfinished business’

“I’m very happy with that. Today, I wanted to attempt 2.05m. I said me and 2.05m have a bit of unfinished business so today was the first time in Australia in this competition, that I tried out my new run-up to get a bit more speed. If I really want to get the very best of myself, I need to be bold.”

– Nicola Olyslagers.

Result:

Nicola Olyslagers, 1^st (2.01m) *Equaled championship record

Eleanor Patterson, 2^nd (1.94m)   

* Erin Shaw, 4th (1.88m) *PB

Women’s Long Jump

Sam Dale, 1^st (6.45m)

Delta Amidzovski, 2^nd (6.38m)

Men’s Triple Jump – Murphy’s mighty leap seals win

Result:

Connor Murphy, 1^st (16.64m)

Women’s Triple Jump

Desleigh Owusu, 1^st (13.75m) *PB

Men’s Javelin

Cameron McEntyre, 1^st (76.42m)

Women’s Javelin

Mackenzie Little, 1^st (59.17m)

Women’s Seated Javelin

Sarah Clifton-Bligh, 3^rd (13.86m)

Women’s Seated Throw

Sarah Clifton-Bligh, 2^nd (5.08m)

NSWIS

Photos: Courtesy of Australian Athletics