For those lucky enough to have been able to attend the QWA School Age Championships at North Brisbane Weightlifting Association at Nundah last weekend -what an inspirational weekend we shared!
Sincere thanks to all the members of North Brisbane Weightlifting for all the work they put in to ensure the event was such a success.
80 young QWA members hit the competition platform across the 2 days of competition. These numbers bode well for our Youth Pathway Development aspirations.
Starting off the weekend was a full session of 12 Under 12 females. Go girls!!!
Huge thanks to Aaron from Queensland Post & Beams for coming onboard to provide event shirts for the lifters.
Best lifter awards:
| Age Group | Athlete | Club | Coach |
| U12 Female | Harlow Dyke | Bribie Island | Jade Sharp |
| U12 Male | Hendrix Dyke | Bribie Island | Jade Sharp |
| U15 Female | Eva Acason | Deborah Lovely | |
| U15 Male | Ashton Brennan | Southside Weightlifting | Tise Aafiou |
| U18 Female | Yasmin Aziz | Cougars | Scott Robinson |
| U18 Male | Joel Crookall | North Brisbane | Christian Hopper |
Full results here: Australian Weightlifting Federation > Competition > STATISTICS > COMPETITIONS > RESULTS
During the proceedings of the weekend we were able to present Greg Hobl with his Lifetime Achievement Award. Thank you Greg for everything you have done, and continue to do for weightlifting here in Queensland!!
Volunteer honour list – those that volunteered for two or more sessions. A HUGE thank you to these people – without your assistance our events can’t run.
| Name | Club | Role/s |
| Moni Kami | Sunshine Coast | MC |
| Skip | North Brisbane | Music |
| Mahalia Davidson | Bribie Island | Referee, Marshal, referee mentor, Time Keeper, QWA Shop, Loader |
| Meg Emerton | Cougars | Referee, Time Keeper |
| Ben Trousdell | Referee, Time Keeper, Marshal | |
| Cydelle Hayman | Cougars | Weigh-in, Referee, Time Keeper, Assistant Marshal, Manual scoresheet |
| Gab Snowdon | Cougars | Referee, Referee mentor, Marshal |
| Gosia Soroka | Referee, Referee mentor, Assistant Marshal, Time Keeper | |
| Althea Mackie | Burleigh Barbell | Referee, comp, Referee mentor, uter, Marshal |
| Carly Emmett | North Brisbane | Referee, Assistant Marshal, Time Keeper, Loader |
| Erika Faichney | NorthWest Powerhouse | Computer, loader |
| Caroline Jones | North Brisbane | Referee |
| Anastasia Johnson | NorthWest PowerHouse | Referee, Time Keeper |
| Dale Donoghue | Sunshine Coast | Referee, Time Keeper |
| Laura Hando | North Brisbane | Referee, Computer |
| Laura McLachlan | Rebels | Referee, QWA Shop |
| Helen McLachlan | Rebels | Referee, QWA Shop |
| Diane Rapson | Assistant Marshall, Marshal | |
| Deborah Acason | Weigh-in, Loader | |
| Harvey family | Bribie Island | Loader, manual scoresheet, QWA Shop |
| Eaborn family | QWA Shop, Loaders | |
| Jan Greyling | Crucible | Weigh-in, computer |
| Orbell family | QWA Shop, Loader | |
| Joel Crookall | North Brisbane | Loader |
| Jodie Marsh | Noosa Barbell | Referee mentor, Time Keeper |
| Jade Sharp | Bribie Island | QWA Shop |
| Monique Sharpe | North Brisbane | Manual scoresheet, Referee, Assistant Marshal |
It was disappointing to see how few of the athletes volunteered.
Huge thanks to Bonney Douglas Design for printing the bib no’s and certificates for the event free-of-charge. 🙏