Achievements of Cougars lifters and Coaches
at National and International Level

2007 World Seniors

• Ben Turner 38th

 

2007 Australian Open & U20 

• Erika Yamasaki 1st u20 1st Open
• Tammie Hampton 5th Open 2nd U20
• Amanda Phillips 1st Open
• Teri Anne Kahi 1st U20
• Chanelle Sa’u 1st U20
   
• Nathan Kahi 3rd Open 4th U20
• Brent Kahi 4th Open 3rd U20
• Ben Turner1st Open
• Josh Brady 2nd Open 1st U20
• Troy Hewkins 3rd Open
• Luke Gardner 5th Open 1st U20
• Damon Kelly 1st Open

Head Coach Angela Wydall
Assistant Coaches Miles Wydall Deb Lovely

 

2007 Australian Masters 

• John Hanlon 1st
• Peter Foster 1st

 

2007 World Juniors

• Erika Yamasaki 10th
• Anthony Salsone 26th
  
  Head Coach Miles Wydall

 

2007 Arafura Games 

• Erika Yamasaki 2nd Commonwealth Sen, 1st Arafura Junior, 1st Commonwealth Junior, 1st Oceania Junior
• Tammie Hampton 1st Commonwealth Sen, 1st Arafura Junior, 1st Commonwealth Junior, 1st Oceania Junior
   
• Joshua Brady 3rd Commonwealth Sen, 2nd Arafura Junior, 2nd Commonwealth Junior, 2nd Oceania Junior
• Luke Gardner 5th Commonwealth Sen, 2nd Arafura Junior, 2nd Commonwealth Junior, 2nd Oceania Junior

   Head Coach Miles Wydall
   Assistant Coaches Angela Wydall

 

2007 National U16 U18 Championships

• Casey Marie Jaenke Cain 1st U16
• Georgette Graham 2nd U16
• Michelle Kahi 1st U16 3rd U18
• Jessica Brown 4th U18
• Teri-Anne Kahi 1st U16 1st U18
• Casey Kahi 1st U18
• Rebekah Lovely 2nd U18
• Bonnie Sleeman 1st U16
• Chanelle Sa’u 1st U16 1st U18
• Stacy Ford 2nd U16 2nd U18
   
• Sam Baumann 2nd U16
• Nathan Kahi 1st U16 2nd U18
• David Molde 2nd U16 5th U18
• Matthew Arthy 5th U16
• Micael Dunne 1st U16 3rd U18
• Mitchell Thurlow 3rd U16

Best U16 Female Chanelle Sa’u

Head Coach  - Miles Wydall
Assistant Coach  - Angela Wydall, Amanda Phillips
Manager - Erika Yamasaki
 

 

2006 World Senior Championships

• Damon Kelly 105+Kg 20th

 

2006 Open and U20 Championships

• Liana Lambert - U20 58Kg 2nd
• Teri-Anne Kahi - U20 63Kg 3rd

• Joshua Brady  77Kg Class U20 2nd Open 2nd
• Troy Hewkins 85Kg Class U20 1st Open 1st
• Luke Gardner 105Kg Class U20 2nd
• Damon Kelly 105+Kg Open 1st
• Peter Foster 105+kg Open 3rd
• Dimitri Hatzigeorgiou 105+Kg U20 2nd

    Head Coach - Miles Wydall
    Assistant Coach - Angela Wydall
    Manager - Ben Turner

Best Open Lifter Damon Kelly
Best U20 Lifter Troy Hewkins
 

2006 World Masters Games

• Debra Keelan - 75+kg 45-49 Age Group - Gold

 

Commonwealth, Oceania & South Pacific Championships

• Joel Wilson 69Kg Class, Oceania Seniors Gold, Oceania Juniors Gold, Commonwealth Seniors Silver, Commonwealth Juniors Silver
• Troy Hewkins 77Kg Class, Oceania Seniors Silver, Oceania Juniors Gold, Commonwealth Seniors Bronze, Commonwealth Juniors Gold
• Luke Gardner 105Kg Class, Oceania Seniors Bronze, Oceania Juniors Silver, Commonwealth Seniors Bronze, Commonwealth Juniors Silver
• Anthony Salsone 69Kg Class Bronze Oceania Juniors
• Liana Lambert 58Kg Class, Oceania Seniors Gold, Oceania Juniors Gold, Commonwealth Seniors Gold, Commonwealth Juniors Gold

    Manager and Coach - Miles Wydall
    Assistant Coach - Angela Wydall

 

2006 World University Championships

• Damon Kelly 105+Kg Clean and Jerk Silver ,  Bronze Total
  
   

Australian Masters Championships

• Debra Keelan - 75+kg 45-49 Age Group - Gold
• Peter Foster - 105+kg 35-39 Age Group - Silver

 

2006 World Junior Championships

• Erika Yamasaki 53Kg Class 12th
• Joel Wilson 69Kg Class 12th

 Head Coach and Manager Miles Wydall

 

2006 National Under 16 & Under 18 Championships

• Angela Murray 48Kg Class 2nd U16, 2nd U18
• Liana Lambert 56kg Class 1st U18
• Casey Kahi 63kg 1st U16 2nd U18
• Trina Egelstaff  69kg 1st U18
• Teri-Anne Kahi 69kg 1st U16 2nd U18
• Emma Herarty 69kg 2nd U16
• Samantha Mitchell 75+kg 1st U16 1st U18
• Stacy Ford 2nd 75+kg U16 2nd U18

• Nathan Kahi 51kg 1st U16 1st U18
• Cameron Trass 62kg 2nd U16
• Brent Kahi 69Kg 2nd U16
• Joshua Brady 77kg 2nd U18
• Michael Dunne 77kg 1st U16
• Luke Gardner 105kg 1st U18
• James Hatzis 105+kg 1st U18

            Best U16 Lifter Samantha Mitchell

            Head Coach  - Angela Wydall
            Assistant Coach - Miles Wydall
            Manager - Erika Yamasaki

2006 Commonwealth Games

• Ben Turner 69Kg Class Gold
• Deborah Lovely 75Kg Class Gold
• Damon Kelly 105+Kg Class Silver
• Erika Yamasaki  48Kg Class Bronze
• Amanda Phillips 69Kg Class 4th
• Joel Wilson 69Kg Class 5th

Assistant Coach - Michael Keelan

2005 World Senior Championships

• Deborah Lovely 75Kg Class 13th World Senior Championships

 

2005 National U20 & Open Championships

• Joel Wilson 69Kg Class 1st Open 1st U20
• Ben Turner 77Kg 1st Open
• Troy Hewkins 77Kg Class 2nd Open 1st U20
• Anthony Salsone 77Kg 3rd U20
• Luke Gardner 105Kg 2nd U20
• Damon Kelly 105+Kg 3rd Open

• Erika Yamasaki 53Kg Class 1st Open 1st U20
• Tammie Hampton 63Kg Class 2nd Open 1st U20
• Amanda Phillips 69Kg Class  1st Open
• Melissa Nightingale 69Kg Class 3rd Open
• Deborah Lovely 75Kg Class 1st Open
• Samantha Mitchell 75+Kg Class  2nd U20
   

Erika Yamasaki Best Open and U20 Lifter

Assistant Coach Mike Keelan
Assistant Coach Miles Wydall
Assistant Coach Angela Wydall

 

2005 Commonwealth & Oceania Senior Championships

• Ben Turner 69Kg Class 1st Commonwealth Championships 1st  Oceania Championships
• Damon Kelly 105+Kg Class 3rd Oceania Championships
• Deborah Lovely 75+Kg Class 3rd Oceania Championships
  

Assistant Australian Coach - Miles Wydall
Assistant Australian Coach - Angela Wydall

 

2005 Mermet Cup International

• Erika Yamasaki  53Kg Class - 1st
• Amanda Phillips  75Kg Class - 2nd
• Deborah Lovely 75+Kg Class - 2nd

2005 World Junior Championships   

• Erika Yamasaki  8th World Junior Championship

 

2005 Arafura Games & Oceania Junior Championships        

• Joel Wilson 1st Arafura Senior , 1st Arafura Junior, 1st Oceania Junior
• Troy Hewkins 2nd Arafura Senior , 1st Arafura Junior, 1st Oceania Junior
• Tammie Hampton  1st Arafura Senior , 1st Arafura Junior, 1st Oceania Junior

Australian Coach - Miles Wydall

 

2005 National Under 16 & Under 18 Championships

• Nathan Kahi 47Kg Class Placed 1st U16
• Brent Kahi 56Kg Class Placed 2nd U16
• Josh Brady 69Kg Class Placed 2nd U18
• Anthony Salsone 69Kg Class Placed 3rd U18
• Luke Gardner 105Kg Class Placed 1st U18

• Angela Murray 48Kg Class Placed 3rd U16
• Erika Yamasaki 53Kg Class Placed 1st U18
• Tamara Hampton 63Kg Class Placed 1st U18
• Liana Lambert 63Kg Class Placed 3rd U18
• Casey Kahi Placed 1st U16, 2nd U18
• Samantha Mitchell Placed 1st U16 2nd U18
  
  

Erika Yamasaki Best U18 Lifter

Head Coach  - Miles Wydall
Assistant Coach  - Angela Wydall

2005 Australian Youth Olympic Festival

• Erika Yamasaki 53Kg Class Placed  4th
• Tamara Hampton 63Kg Class Placed 3rd
• John Yamasaki 62Kg Class Placed 3rd
• Ben Turner 77Kg Class Placed 4th

        Assistant Australian Coach - Angela Wydall

          2004 Commonwealth Youth Games

• Erika Yamasaki 53Kg Class Placed  1st

        Assistant Australian Coach - Angela Wydall

        2004 Mermet Cup International

• Erika Yamasaki 53Kg Class Placed 2nd
• Ben Turner 77Kg Class Placed 3rd
• Damon Kelly  - 105+Kg Placed 4th

 Assistant Australian Coach - Miles Wydall

2004 Australian Open and U20 Championships

• Erika Yamasaki 53Kg Class Placed  1st Open, 1st U20
• Liana Lambert  58Kg Class Placed  3rd U20
• Kristie Amadio  63Kg Class Placed  2nd Open 1st U20
• Tamara Hampton 63Kg Class Placed 2nd U20
• Melissa Nightingale 69kg Class Placed 2nd Open
   
• John Yamasaki 62Kg Class Placed 1st Open 1st U20
• Troy Hewkins 69Kg Class Placed 1st Open 1st U20
• Joshua Brady 69Kg Class Placed 2nd Open 3rd U20
• Stephen Davis 77Kg Class Placed 3rd U20
• Luke Gardner 94Kg Class Placed 3rd U20
• Damon Kelly 105+Kg Class Placed 2nd Open

Best U20 Lifter Erika Yamasaki

Qld Coaches - Miles Wydall Angela Wydall

2004 Olympic Games

•   Deborah Lovely 75Kg Class Placed 13th            

2004 Senior Oceania Championships

• Ben Turner 77Kg Class Placed 2nd
   
• Kristie Amadio 63Kg Class Placed 2nd
• Melissa Nightingale 69Kg Class Placed 2nd
• Deborah Lovely 75Kg Class Placed 1st
                 

Assistant Australian Coach - Miles Wydall

2004 Junior Oceania Championships

• John Yamasaki 62Kg Class Placed 1st
• Troy Hewkins 69Kg Class Placed 4th
• Ben Turner 77Kg Class Placed 1st
   
• Erika Yamasaki 53Kg Class Placed 2nd
• Kristie Amadio 63Kg Class Placed 1st
• Tammie Hampton 63Kg Class Placed 4th
• Deborah Lovely 75Kg Class Placed 1st
                 

2004 World Junior Championships

• Ben Turner 77Kg Class Placed 17th
   
• Erika Yamasaki 53Kg Class Placed 17th
• Kristie Amadio 69Kg Class Placed 9th

        Assistant Australian Coach - Angela Wydall

           2004 Australian U16 U18 Championships

• Joshua Brady - 62Kg Class - Placed 1st U16, 2nd U18
• Troy Hewkins - 69Kg class- Placed 1st U18
• Stephen Davies - 69Kg Class - Placed 2nd U16
• Brent Stewart - 77Kg Class - Placed 8th U18
• Luke Gardner - 85Kg Class - Placed 2nd U16, 3rd U18
• Erika Yamasaki - 53Kg Class Placed - 1st U18
• Liana Lambert - 58Kg Class Placed - 1st U16 , 2nd U18
• Tammie Bower - 63Kg Class Placed 2nd U18
• Trina Egelstaff - 63Kg Class Placed 1st U16 3rd U18
• Casey Kahi - 63Kg Class Placed 3rd U16

Best U18 Lifter Erika Yamasaki
Best U16 Lifter Joshua Brady

Qld Coaches
Miles Wydall
Angela Wydall

             2003 Junior Oceania Championships

• John Yamasaki 62Kg Class Placed 1st
• Ben Turner 77Kg Class Placed 1st
• Damon Kelly 105+Kg Class Placed 1st
   
• Erika Yamasaki 53Kg Class Placed 2nd
• Kristie Amadio 63Kg Class Placed 1st
• Deborah Lovely 75Kg Class Placed 1st
                 

Assistant Australian Coach - Miles Wydall
 

            2003 World Senior Championships

            Ben Turner - 69kg Placed 31st
            Anthony Martin - 105+Kg Placed 24th

            2003 Australian Open and U20 Championships

• John Yamasaki  - 62Kg 2nd Open 1st U20
• Ben Turner  - 69Kg 1st Open,U20
• Joshua Brady  - 69Kg 4th Open
• David De Rose  - 77Kg 1st Open
• Matthew Turner  - 77Kg 3rd Open
• Paul Wheeler  - 105Kg 4th Open
• Anthony Martin  - 105+Kg 2nd Open
• Damon Kelly  - 105+Kg 3rd Open 1st U20
   
• Erica Yamasaki  - 2nd Open 1st U20
• Liana Lambert  - 6th Open, 3rd U20
• Kristie Amadio  - 3rd Open, 1st U20
• Melissa Nightingale  - 1st Open
• Amanda Phillips  - 1st Open

Best U20  Kristie Amadio
Best U20 Ben Turner

Qld Coaches
Mike Keelan (Head)
Miles Wydall

       2003 World University Championships  

• David De Rose - 77Kg Class Placed 10th

Australian Head Coach and Manager - Miles Wydall

2003 Mermet Cup AUS vs USA

• Kristie Amadio (QLD) 63kg 3rd
• Melissa Nightingdale (QLD) 69kg - 2nd
   
• Ben Turner (QLD) 69kg - 1st
• Damon Kelly (QLD) 105kg+ - 2nd

 

           2003 Australian U16 U18 Championships

• Jessica Keelan - 40Kg Class - Placed 1st U16
• Erika Yamasaki - 48Kg Class - Placed 1st U16,U18
• Liana Lambert - 58Kg Class - Placed 2nd, U16,U18
• Kristie Amadio - 63Kg Class - Placed 1st, U18
• Tammie Bower - 63Kg Class - Placed 2nd U16, 4th U18
• Trina Eglestaff - 63Kg Class - Placed 3rd U16
• Rachel Trigger - 75Kg Class - Placed 1st U18
• Josh Brady - 56Kg Placed 1st U16, 2nd U18
• Anthony Salsone - 62Kg Placed 1st U16, 2nd U18
• Joel Wilson - 69Kg Placed 2nd U18
• Adon McCallum - 77Kg Placed 1st
• Stephen Davies - 77Kg Placed 4th
• Luke Gardner - 85Kg Placed 3rd U16, 4th U18

Best U16 Lifter Erika Yamasaki
Best U18 Lifter Kristie Amadio

Qld Coaches
Miles Wydall (Head)
Angela Wydall (Assistant)
 

            2003 World Junior Championships

• Ben Turner - 69Kg Class - Placed 9th
• Damon Kelly 105+ Class - Placed 6th
• Kristie Amadio - 63Kg Class - Placed 17th   
• Deborah Lovely 75Kg Class - Placed 5th
   

2003 Commonwealth, Oceania & South Pacific Weightlifting Championships

• Ben Turner - 77kg Class - Placed 2nd (Oceania) 4th (Commonwealth)
• David DeRose - 77Kg Class - Placed 4th (Oceania) 6th (Commonwealth)
• Damon Kelly - 105+ Class - Placed 1st( Oceania) 2nd (Commonwealth)
• Melissa Nightingale 69Kg Class
• Deborah Lovely 75kg Class - Placed 1st (Oceania) 2nd (Commonwealth)
• Amanda Phillips 75 Kg Class - Placed 2nd (Oceania) 3rd (Commonwealth)
  

Assistant Australia Coach - Michael Keelan

 

2002 Oceania Junior Championships

• Damon Kelly – 105+Kg Class – Placed 1st
• Ben Turner – 69Kg Class – Placed 1st
• John Yamasaki – 62Kg Class – Placed 3rd
• Rachel Trigger - 75Kg Class - Placed 2nd
• Kristie Amadio - 63Kg Class - Placed 2nd

Best Lifter -  Ben Turner

Assistant Australian Coaches - Michael Keelan, Miles Wydall

 

2002 World Senior Championships

Deborah Lovely - 75Kg Class - Placed 10th
Ben Turner - 69Kg Class - Placed 22nd

2002 National Open and U20 Championships

• Karuna Jones - 48kg Open Gold
• Erika Yamasaki - 48kg U20 Gold
• Emily Jones - 53kg Open Silver
• Sherry Bower - 53kg U20 Bronze
• Tammie Bower - 58kg U20 Silver
• Melissa Nightingale - 69kg Open Gold
• Deborah Lovely - 75kg Open Gold
• John Yamasaki - 62kg Open Silver
• Ben Turner - 69kg Open Gold
• Adon Mccallum - 69kg U20 4th
• David De Rose - 77kg U20 Gold
• James Turner - 77kg Open 5th
• Robert Butler - 94kg U20 Gold
• Damon Kelly - 105+kg U20 Gold
• Peter Foster - 105+kg Open 5th

Ben Turner Open and U20 Best Male Lifter
Deborah Lovely Open and U20 Best Female Lifter

State Coaches – Miles Wydall (Head Coach), Michael Keelan, Scott Robinson

 

 

2002 Commonwealth Games

• 75Kg Class - Deborah Lovely - Silver Snatch, Clean and Jerk and Total
• 69Kg Class - Amanda Phillips - Placed 4th

Australian Coach - Mike Keelan

 

2002 Junior World Championships

• 69Kg Class - Joel Wilson - Placed 13th
• 69Kg Class - Ben Turner - Placed 11th
• 105+Kg Class - Damon Kelly - Placed 9th
• 58Kg Class - Kristie Amadio - Placed 13th

Assistant Australian Coach - Miles Wydall

 

2002 National U16 and U18 Championships

• Erika Yamasaki 48Kg Class - Placed 2nd U16, 2nd U18
• Sherry Bower 53Kg Class - Placed 2nd U16 and 3rd U18
• Kristie Amadio 58Kg Class - Placed 2nd U18
• Tammie Bower 58Kg Class - Placed 3rd U16
• Rachel Trigger 75Kg Class - Placed 2nd U16 and U18
• Rebecca Marks 75+Kg Class - Placed 3rd U18
• John Yamasaki 62Kg Class - Placed 2nd U18
• Anthony Salsone 62Kg Class - Placed 2nd U16
• Joel Wilson 69Kg Class - Placed 1st U16 and 1st U18
• Adon McCallum 69Kg Class - Placed 2nd U16
• Ben Turner 77Kg Class - Placed 1st U18

Best Lifter U18 Ben Turner
State Coaches - Scott Robinson, Miles Wydall

 

2002 Senior Oceania Championships

• Damon Kelly 105+Kg Class - Placed 2nd
• Ben Turner 69Kg Class - Placed 4th

Australian Coach  - Michael Keelan

 

2002 Mermet Cup (Australia v USA)

• Ben Turner - 69Kg class - Placed 1st
• Amanda Phillips 69Kg Class - Placed 1st

Australian Coach  - Michael Keelan

 

2001 U18/U16 National Championships
Open/U20 National Championships

• Sheridan Bower - Gold U20 48Kg Class
• Kristie Amadio  - Gold U18 58Kg Class
• Shari Cunningham - Bronze U16 69Kg Class
• Deborah Lovely - Gold U20 75Kg Class
• John Yamasaki  - Silver U20 62Kg Class
• Ben Turner - Gold U18 69Kg Class
• Joel Wilson - Gold U20 69Kg Class
• Darcy Craddock - Silver U16 94Kg Class
• Damon Kelly - Gold U20 105+Kg Class
• Melissa Nightingale - Gold Open 63Kg Class
• Amanda Phillips - Gold Open 69Kg Class
• Ken Chandler - Silver Open 94Kg Class

Best Lifters –

• Damon Kelly U20/U18
• Joel Wilson U16
• Amanda Phillips U20
• Deborah Lovely U18
• Kristie Amando U16

State Coaches – Michael Keelan(Head Coach), Miles Wydall, Scott Robinson, Deborah Keelan

 

2001 Oceania Junior Championships

• Damon Kelly – 105+Kg Class – Placed 1st
• Amanda Phillips – 75Kg Class – Placed 1st
• Ben Turner – 69Kg Class – Placed 2nd
• Melissa Nightingale – 63Kg Class – Placed 2nd
• Joel Wilson – 69Kg Class – Placed 3rd
• John Yamasaki – 62Kg Class – Placed 4th

Head Australian Coach - Michael Keelan
Assistant Australian Coach - Miles Wydall

 

2001 East Asian Games

• Amanda Phillips – 69Kg Class Placed 6th
• Deborah Lovely – 75Kg Class Placed 3rd

 

2001 Oceania & South Pacific Weightlifting Championships

• Deborah Lovely 75Kg – Placed 1st

 

2001 Junior World Championships

• Amanda Phillips 63 Kg Placed 8th
• Kristie Amadio 58Kg – placed 13th
• Melissa Nightingale 63Kg - placed 18th
• Damon Kelly 105+ - Placed 13th
• Deborah Lovely 75Kg Class – Placed 12th

 

2001 World Senior Championships

• Amanda Phillips - Athlete
• Michael Keelan – Coach

 

2001 Goodwill Games

• Amanda Phillips – 69Kg Class Placed 6