QAS

INSIDE

Squad Reports

Athlete Profiles

Leading the World inSwimming Analysis

Regional Expansion

Top QAS Athlete

Coach of the Year

Providing WorldClass Support

Future ChampionIdentified

Helping Kids Get Active

2002 CommonwealthGames Success

10 YEARS OF SUCCESS

Queensland Academy of Sport

Cnr Dock & Stanley StsSouth Brisbane QLD 4102

PO Box 8103Woolloongabba QLD 4102

Phone: 07 3404 3200Fax: 07 3404 3205

http://www.qasport.qld.gov.au

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06 Athlete Profile - Alannah Reed, QAS Regional Achiever in Women’s Soccer

07 QAS Sport ScienceLeading the World inSwimming Race Analysis

07 QAS Extends ReachThroughout Regional Qld

08 Cyclist Claims Academy’s Top Prize

09 Athlete Profile -Marguerite Houston, QAS Rowing Program

10 Athlete Profile - Jodie Henry, QASSwimming Program

11 Swimming Icon NamedQAS Coach of the Year

11 QAS Athlete and Coach Support ServicesProviding World ClassSupport

12 QAS Celebrates 10 Years of Success

13 Talent Search ProgramIdentifies Future Champion

14 QAS Athletes Helping Kids Get Active

14 QAS Athletes Excel atCommonwealth Games

15 Athlete Profile - Justin Anlezark, QASAthletics Program

Official Reports

02 Minister’s Foreword

03 Executive Director’s Report

04 Chairman’s Message

05 QAS Board Members

05 QAS Budget

Squad Reports

16 Athletics

17 Baseball

17 Basketball

18 Canoeing

18 Cricket

19 Cycling

20 Golf

20 Gymnastics

21 Men’s Hockey

22 Women’s Hockey

22 Netball

23 Rowing

24 Rugby League

24 Rugby Union

25 Men’s Soccer

26 Women’s Soccer

26 Softball

27 Swimming

28 Tennis

28 Triathlon

29 Volleyball

30 Men’s Water Polo

31 Women’s Water Polo

31 Individual ScholarshipHolders

32 2002 Scholarship Holders

Contents

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The highlight was clearly theCommonwealth Games in Manchester.

Forty-seven QAS athletes did us proudat the Games, bringing home a totalof 24 gold, 11 silver and 15 bronzemedals, a tally that exceeded that ofthe 1998 Games in Kuala Lumpur.

QAS athletes competed across sixsports and six scholarship holders wonmultiple gold medals.

Overall, the Games highlighted thequality of our athletes, and Icongratulate each one of them ontheir efforts.

However, the Commonwealth Gameswas not the only highlight for theQAS in 2002, with our athletesexcelling in a range of eventsthroughout the year.

As always, our swimmers wereoutstanding. After taking out sevengold, three silver and one bronze fromthe World Short CourseChampionships in April, theycontinued their fine form from theCommonwealth Games to claim ninegold, ten silver and one bronze at thePan Pacific Championships in August.

Also in the pool, our women’s waterpolo players made an invaluablecontribution to Australia’s gold medalwinning performance at theCommonwealth Championships inMarch. Five QAS athletes were part ofthe team that dominated allcompetition to go undefeatedthroughout the tournament.

It was also an outstanding year for theAcademy’s rowers who brought homea total of six medals across the World

IT HAS BEEN A GREAT PRIVILEGE TO SPEND

MY FIRST YEAR AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF

THE QAS IN 2002.

SINCE TAKING OVER THE POSITION FROM

WILMA SHAKESPEAR AT THE BEGINNING OF

THE YEAR I HAVE TAKEN GREAT PLEASURE

IN FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF OUR

ATHLETES IN BOTH THE DOMESTIC AND

INTERNATIONAL ARENAS.

Championships, World Under-23Regatta and World JuniorChampionships.

Finally, our hockey players continuedtheir tradition of excellence, with fourof our men’s players helping Australiato a silver in the World Cup.

Another major highlight for 2002 wasthe expansion of the Academy’sregional services.

Launched in January, the QASRegionalisation Program saw thetransition of a number of former QAS-North Queensland squads into whole-of-state programs that support eliteregional athletes from acrossQueensland.

The program also incorporates newsquads in sports that were not part ofthe old QAS-North Queenslandstructure, as well as RegionalAchievers Scholarships for outstandingathletes in sports that are not coveredby a regional QAS squad.

Under the program regional athletesare provided with increased access toquality competition, expert coachingand support services such as sportscience and career and educationguidance.

The program allows talented athletesto develop their sporting potential intheir home environments and will helpto ensure the flow of elite athletesfrom regional Queensland continuesinto the future.

2002 was a fantastic year for theAcademy and its athletes. I lookforward to continued growth andsuccess in 2003 and beyond.

Alex BaumannExecutive Director

EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR’SREPORT

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2002 – another big year forQueensland athletes and for theQueensland Academy of Sport.

As always, the success of our athleteswas astounding. The QAS Board and Itook great pleasure and pride inwatching our athletes excel at anumber of domestic and internationalevents throughout the year.

The QAS is all about athletes, and Icongratulate all QAS scholarshipholders on their success and thankthem for the countless inspirational and entertaining moments they haveprovided.

2002 also saw the celebration of amilestone for the Academy, when theQAS Tenth Anniversary Dinner washeld in March.

The dinner, which was held on theSpeaker’s Green at QueenslandParliament House, was a fitting tributeto the success of the QAS and itsathletes throughout the past decade.

The QAS was launched in 1991 with afew staff members and a handful ofathletes. From these humblebeginnings the QAS has grown into alarge and professional athlete supportorganisation, with coaches andsupport services equal to that of anyother academy or institute inAustralia.

I have had the pleasure of being QASChairman since its opening and havebeen proud to witness it grow andprosper throughout the 1990’s andinto the 21st century.

The Academy’s relationship with theQueensland Government has beencrucial to this success.

DOUG RYAN HAS A LONG HISTORY OF

INVOLVEMENT WITH SPORT, SPORTING

BODIES AND ORGANISATIONS THAT

SUPPORT ELITE ATHLETES IN QUEENSLAND.

DOUG IS A PAST CHAIRMAN OF THE

BRISBANE BULLETS BASKETBALL TEAM AND

THE QUEENSLAND SPORTING MUSEUM HALL

OF FAME. HE IS ALSO A PAST PRESIDENT OF

THE CARBINE CLUB OF QUEENSLAND, A

BUSINESSMEN’S CLUB DEDICATED TO THE

RECOGNITION OF SPORT IN THE

COMMUNITY. HE HAS BEEN CHAIRMAN OF

THE QAS BOARD SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN

NOVEMBER 1989.

DOUG HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE

HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY FOR MANY YEARS,

HOLDING POSITIONS SUCH AS GENERAL

MANAGER OF THE MAYFAIR CREST

INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, THE BROADBEACH

INTERNATIONAL HOTEL AND THE GATEWAY

HOTEL. HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS A BOARD

MEMBER OF THE QUEENSLAND EVENTS

CORPORATION (QEC).

The State Government provides theQAS with funding and support in itsquest to identify and develop eliteathletes for Queensland.

This relationship is the envy of manyother sport institutes and academiesthroughout the country and it is greatto see the athletes reap the benefits ofthis relationship through the coaching,financial and sport science services of the QAS.

Throughout the years I have beenfortunate enough to work with anumber of Ministers for Sport, whohave shown unwavering support forthe QAS.

This has been continued with thecurrent Minister for Sport, Mr TerryMackenroth, whose passion for sportand commitment to Queenslandathletes is clear in his dedication to the Academy.

I would like to thank Mr Mackenrothand the Queensland Government fortheir support since 1991. I lookforward to the relationship between the Academy and the Governmentcontinuing into the future.

Congratulations again to all QASathletes. We will all enjoy watchingyou continue to succeed in 2003 and beyond

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Doug RyanChairman

CHAIRMAN’SMESSAGE

Ian Brusasco AM, PHc

• Chairman of WorkCover Queenslandand Foodbank Queensland

• Former Chairman of SoccerAustralia, Brisbane Olympic FootballTaskforce and Brisbane Strikers

• Former President of the QueenslandSoccer Federation, Executive Memberand Senior Vice-President of theAustralian Soccer Federation andExecutive Member and Vice Presidentof the Oceania Football Confederation

• Holds life memberships to theSportsman’s Association ofQueensland, the Queensland SoccerFederation, Soccer Australia and theBrisbane City Soccer Club

Bruce Hatcher• Partner, BDO Kendalls Chartered

Accountants• Fellow of the Institute of Chartered

Accountants, the Taxation Instituteof Australia, the Australian Instituteof Management and the Institute ofCompany Directors

• Former Chairman of the Lang ParkTrust

• Former Director of QueenslandRugby League

John Maclean MBE, BE, BEcon, FIE Aust.

• Director of Illinois Pacific Pty Ltd,Trenchles Group and Rogers Milne(Qld)

• Managing Director of DevelopmentPlanning Pty Ltd and Partner inMorgan & Maclean Planners,Engineers and Managers

• Former positions include Presidentof Queensland Cricket Ltd and theTattersalls Club, Director of theAdvisory Board for Brisbane Water,member of the Board of Governorsfor the American Chamber ofCommerce, Director of YouthEnterprise Trust and Chairman ofBrisbane Light Rail

• Played more than 100 games for theQueensland Cricket Team, 32 ofthese as Captain

• Played three unofficial tests against New Zealand and four testsagainst England for the AustralianCricket Team

• Served as a Queensland players’representative to the AustralianCricket Board

Marlene Matthews AO

• President of the Olympians’ Club ofQueensland and Executive Memberof the Queensland Olympic Council

THE QAS BOARD, LED BY CHAIRMAN DOUG

RYAN, OVERSEES THE OVERALL DIRECTION

AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ACADEMY,

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE DEPUTY

PREMIER AND MINISTER FOR SPORT, MR

TERRY MACKENROTH.

Daphne Pirie MBE (Deputy Chair)

• Vice Patron of Hockey Queensland, a Director of Gold Coast EventsManagement, Advisory Boardmember of Queensland SportingWheelies and Board member ofWomensport Queensland

• Former Vice Captain of theAustralian Hockey Team, Australianranked track and field athlete,Captain of the Queensland Hockeyand Athletics Teams, QueenslandCountry Golf Champion andinternational hockey referee

• Currently a world-ranked mastersathlete, with eight gold medals

• Life memberships with HockeyAustralia, Women’s Hockey Australiaand Hockey Queensland

Dr Joe Baker AO, OBE, FTSE, MSc, PhD, FRACI, C. Chem

• Chief Scientist for QueenslandDepartment of Primary Industries,Honorary Associate of AustralianInstitute of Marine Science andCommissioner for the Environmentfor the Australian Capital Territory

• Chairman of the Gulf of Carpentaria Fisheries ManagementAdvisory Committee and theCardwell-Hinchinbrook RegionalAdvisory Committee on Coastal Zone Management

• Inducted as one of the five inauguralQueensland Greats in June 2001

• Former Queensland rugby leagueplayer and coach of NorthQueensland, Townsville and JamesCook University

The QAS Board, which aims tomaximise the funding directlybenefiting the athletes, oversees theQAS budget.

In 2001-2002 the level of fundingprovided for scholarships was higherthan usual due to the payment ofbonus grants to Queensland athletescompeting in the Winter Olympicsand the Commonwealth Games.

• Winner of two Olympic bronzemedals and two gold and one silverCommonwealth Games medal forathletics

• Held world records for the 100, 200and 440 yards

• Served as a member of the Sydney2000 Olympic Bid Committee andwas appointed Director – Protocoland VIP Services for the 2000Australian Olympic Team

• Served as Director for the 1994World Masters Games

Tracy Stockwell• President of Womensport

Queensland and a Board member forthe Queensland Events Corporation

• Former member of the Brisbane CityCouncil Advisory Committee

• Captained the United StatesSwimming Team at the 1984Olympics, where she won three gold medals

• Held five world swimming records• Member of the US Olympic,

International Swimming andInternational Women’s Sports Halls of Fame

Vicki Wilson• A Director of the Multi Sports

Facilities Authority • Board member of Womensport

Queensland• Australia’s most capped netballer

after playing 99 international gamesand winning three WorldChampionship and oneCommonwealth Games gold medal

QAS BOARDMEMBERS

QAS BUDGET

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Directorate Support - 8.09%Promotions - 1.31%

Information Centre - 2.06%Athlete Career and Education Program - 2.80%

Athlete and CoachSupport Services - 11.61%

Scholarships - 5.26%

Talent Search - 2.11%

Regional Services - 6.10%

QAS Squads - 60.66%

You traveled to Brisbane to train andplay a couple of games with the QASSting in the WNSL during 2002 andyou were part of the team for theGrand Final that the Sting won. At just14, what was it like to be involved withthe highest level of your sport inAustralia?

The time spent training and playingwith the QAS Sting was very exciting.To be part of a team containingwomen who had already representedAustralia was probably the mostvaluable experience for me so far.Being able to prepare and train withsuch a committed and focused teamleading up to their Grand Final wasawesome.

You usually play in the midfield or asstriker. Which position do you preferand why?

I have more experience in the strikerposition and am more comfortableplaying there. The feeling of puttingthe ball in the net and the satisfactionof scoring with the team’s supportcan’t be beaten.

You live in Innisfail. Do you find itdifficult to reach the top of your sportliving in a regional area?

I don’t feel I’ve had any difficultiesreaching the top of my sport becauseof the support that my family andschool have always given me.However, without the QAS, whoidentified me at 12 years old, I wouldnot have received the high level oftraining that has enabled me toconstantly upgrade my skills. MyRegional Achievers scholarship fromthe QAS means that I’m involved withthe QAS Sting, which has been anawesome experience and learningcurve for me.

What are your goals for the future? Issecuring a full-time place on the Stingsquad your primary focus, or isworking towards selection on nationaljunior teams more important?

I have always wanted to play forAustralia since I was six years old. Istill wish to do this but I have othergoals as well. To keep my QASscholarship and be selected for theQueensland Under-15 Team would begreat. While being selected in theNational Youth Team and competing atthe FIFA Women’s Youth World Cup in2004 would be cool, I’m focusing onplaying with the Sting squad so that Iam able to be involved in the NationalLeague and able to compete againstthe highest level of talent available.

QAS RegionalAchiever in Women’s Soccer2002 was a year of learning and development for

Alannah Reed. After being awarded a Regional

Achievers scholarship under the QAS Regionalisation

Program, Alannah spent time in Brisbane training

and playing with Queensland’s team in the Women’s

National Soccer League (WNSL), the QAS Sting.

At the junior level she was selected for the Australian

Under-14 Squad and was also a member of the

Queensland Under-14 Team, scoring the winning goal

in the Grand Final of the Australian Championships.

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A t h l e t e P r o f i l e

Alannah Reed

Photograph courtesy of The Cairns Post

With this in mind, the world’s mostadvanced race analysis system hasbeen developed at the QAS, to helpthe Academy’s swimmers continueto dominate domestic andinternational meets.

The QAS Interactive Race Analysisand Video System, developed byQAS Sport Scientist Tim Kerrison, isset to revolutionise the way inwhich video footage and statisticalinformation is used by swimmersand coaches to recognise technicalproblems and develop race strategy.

Using a computer set up at the QASor at meets, swimmers and theircoaches can view video footage andrace analysis data from meets overthe past four years.

Swimming race analysis has beenperformed by QAS sport scientistsfor the past seven years, allowingthem to study the way in which arace is swum, identify the strengthsand weaknesses of a swimmer anddevelop optimal race strategies toimprove subsequent performances.

However, the QAS Interactive RaceAnalysis and Video System hasimproved the process enormously, with features including:

• Video footage of more than 600races that can be viewed in slowmotion, normal speed or fastmotion

• The ability to compare analysisdata across several different racesby an individual swimmer orbetween different swimmers

• The ability to identify correlationsbetween certain aspects of a race(e.g. stroke rate, stroke distanceand speed at certain stages of therace) with overall performance

• The capacity for coaches andathletes to create their owncustom reports by choosing whatinformation they would like toinclude

• The ability to burn video footageand analysis information directlyto a CD

The system represents a substantialleap in swimming race analysis.

Never before have swimmers andcoaches been able to access suchlarge amounts of video footage andanalysis data in one place.

The system’s speed and mobilityalso mean that footage and data canbe available much faster than everbefore. For example, at a meetsport scientists can analyse datataken from heats and make itavailable for swimmers and coachesto help in their preparation forfinals.

The quality of the QAS SwimmingProgram is unquestionable, with theAcademy’s swimmers bringing home16 gold medals from the 2002Commonwealth Games.

With the world’s best race analysissystem now behind them, QASswimmers will surely continue toproduce outstanding results into thefuture.

QAS ExtendsReach ThroughoutRegional Qld2002 saw the beginning of a new erafor elite sport in regional Queensland,with the commencement of the QASRegionalisation Program.

The program sees the transition of theformer QAS-North Queensland squadsto a whole-of-state focus involvingathletes from all areas of regionalQueensland.

QAS Executive Director, Mr AlexBaumann, said the goals of the programare to identify elite regional athletesand provide them with the assistanceneeded to develop their potential intheir home environment.

“Advantages of the new approachinclude improved competitionopportunities, as well as access to elitecoaching and support services includingsport science, sport medicine, strengthand conditioning, career and educationguidance and financial assistance,” MrBaumann said.

“Services are delivered via partnershipsthe QAS has developed with statesporting organisations, universities andcolleges of TAFE and infrastructuredeveloped by the QueenslandGovernment through Sport andRecreation Queensland.”

These services are organised throughRegional Training Programs in nineQAS sports or through the RegionalAchievers Strategy in any of theremaining QAS sports that have asignificant base of quality regionalathletes.

At the end of 2002 the QAS wasdelivering services to more than 150athletes living and training in regionalareas of the state.

“The program was made possible due tothe contribution of additional fundsfrom the Queensland Government,” MrBaumann said.

“Through the program the Academy isworking to take advantage of the poolof sporting talent that exists in regionalareas of the state and create anenvironment of sporting excellencethroughout Queensland.”

With the international sporting scene becomingincreasingly competitive, cutting-edge sport sciencesupport is crucial to gain the all-important edge overthe rest of the field.

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QAS Sport ScienceLeading the World inSwimming Race Analysis

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Kerrie, who turned 20during 2002, had abreakthrough year onthe international trackcycling scene, winningtwo gold medals at theCommonwealth Gamesand a silver and abronze from the WorldChampionships.

“The year opened alot of doors for beliefand confidence withinmyself and myability,” Kerrie said.

Kerrie’s achievements wereacknowledged at the QAS Champions’Luncheon in November, where shereceived the Academy’s highestaccolade, the Peter Lacey Award forSporting Excellence.

The annual award, which is named inthe memory of an Australian surflifesaving champion and foundingfather of the QAS, is presented to thescholarship holder who achieves themost domestic and international successduring the year and also serves as agood ambassador for sport.

Kerrie joined Queensland championsSusie O’Neill, Kieren Perkins, VickiWilson, Grant Hackett and GeoffHuegill as recipients of the award.

“I felt honoured to receive such anaward and be named among thegreat athletes who have won it inthe past,” Kerrie said.

“It was great to be recognised formy achievements and it motivatesme to achieve my goals anddreams in my sporting career.”

Kerrie’s younger sister Anna is also achampion cyclist, bringing home abronze medal from the CommonwealthGames, and Kerrie acknowledges therivalry between the two has pushedthem both to achieve.

The sisters began their careers livingand competing in regional Queensland,based first in Middlemount and thenRockhampton and Kerrie believes thereare both advantages and disadvantagesof being a regional athlete.

“A disadvantage was the access toappropriate training facilities andthe long travel involved in gettingto them,” Kerrie said.

“However, Middlemount was avery supportive community andpeople would always look out forAnna and me when we were outand about training on the roads.”

With the success of 2002now behind her Kerrie islooking forward to thechallenges of the next twoyears, with the 2004Olympics in Athens welland truly in her sites.

“I will be racing WorldCups and the WorldChampionships in2003 in preparationfor the 2004Olympics,” Kerrie said.

“It will be my firstOlympic Games and I’m reallylooking forward to it.”

Cyclist Claims Academy’s Top PrizeAlthough a number of QAS athletes excelled during the pastyear, none stood out quite as much as cyclist Kerrie Meares.

“It’s healthy, motivating and funmost of the time,” Kerrie said.

“There’s nothing better thansharing the ups and downs withsomeone who knows you so well.”

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You won World Championship medalsin both the double scull and quad scullin 2002. Which event do you preferand why?

Each are fantastic boats in their ownright. The double reveals how well youare capable of rowing a crew boathowever quads are great because theyare faster. In some ways the Olympicshave decided it for you as the onlyboat class for lightweight women isthe double scull, thus there is onlytwo Olympic seats. Even so, I havealways loved the double scull becauseif you combine well with your partnerthe result can feel amazing. You bothhave to be very honest with eachother.

You are exceptionally young to becompeting at the highest levels ofopen international rowing. What doyou think has contributed to your rapidrise in the sport?

I think that it was the program andsquad environment perpetuated by TimKerrison, who was until recently mycoach. I think training with a squad oftalented lightweight men who alwayspushed me in training definitelycontributed greatly. However, I believeit was Tim’s exceptional ability inprogramming and technical expertisethat got the most out of me. He isdefinitely the unsung hero, with thethree athletes he’s had selected in theAustralian Rowing Team producingthree gold medals. It is veryunfortunate for athletes like me thathe is no longer coaching.

You are currently studyingphysiotherapy at university. How doyou combine the demands of trainingand studying?

With great difficulty! However, theUniversity of QueenslandPhysiotherapy Department has beenfantastic in the way that they haveallowed me to complete ‘the balance’.Without their understanding attitudeand flexibility, I could have nevertaken advantage of the opportunities Ihave been given in rowing. On a dailybasis, you need to manage your timewell and make sure your training isquality rather than excessive.

What goals will you be workingtowards over the next couple of years?

For the 2003 and 2004 domestic andinternational seasons my goal is tomake the lightweight double, as this isthe Olympic boat class for mycategory, but competition for the twoseats will be extremely tough. I thinkthat over the next few years I want tosee how much I can improve,particularly in the areas of techniqueand strength.

QAS RowingProgram2002 saw QAS rower Marguerite Houston make her

mark at the international level. At the World

Under-23 Regatta she won bronze in the women’s

lightweight double scull. She also claimed a gold

medal at the open World Championships in the

lightweight quad scull, despite being only 20 years

of age at the time.

A t h l e t e P r o f i l e

Marguerite Houston

Photograph by David Kapernick, The Courier-Mail

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You performed exceptionallyat the Commonwealth Gamesand Pan PacificChampionships. What meetmeant more to you? Wascompeting against theAmericans at the Pan Pacsmore important thancompeting in Manchester?

They were two differentmeets and had two verydifferent impacts on me.The Commonwealth Games

is a tradition and the win meant moreto me because Australia looks to theGames as a great sports event but atPan Pacs the competition was at adifferent level. To swim well againstthe Americans and even beat them inthe 4x100m freestyle relay and 4x100mmedley relay was very memorable.

At the moment you are rated third inthe world in 100m freestyle and eighthin the 50m free. Will you be focusingon one event more than the other inthe coming years?

I think I’ll just swim whatever I can.I’m not concentrating on anything inparticular because if one eventimproves the other one usually doesas well.

Performing well at the 2003 WorldChampionships and 2004 Olympicswould obviously be major goals foryou. What areas of your swimmingare you looking to improve upon asyou work towards these meets?

I’m looking to improve on all of thetechnical areas such as dives andturns.

You train with Alice Mills, another ofAustralia’s leading freestyle sprinters.How has this relationship affected yourdevelopment as a swimmer? Does itpush you both to improve?

My friendship with Alice has affectedme but only in ways that are positivefor my swimming. She pushes me intraining to do my best.

QAS SwimmingProgram2002 was a breakthrough year for QAS swimmer

Jodie Henry, in which she gave the swimming

world a glimpse of her outstanding potential.

Shaking off the pressure of making her debut as an

individual swimmer on the international scene,

Jodie finished the year with three gold and one

silver medal from the Commonwealth Games and

two gold and two silver medals from the Pan

Pacific Championships.

A t h l e t e P r o f i l e

Jodie Henry

In the past 12 months you’veestablished yourself as one ofAustralia’s leading swimmers andbrightest prospects for the future.Were you surprised by yourinternational success in 2002?

Very much so. It was my firstAustralian Team as an individualswimmer so I was just looking to getsome international experience. I wasnot at all expecting to do as well as I did.

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With his Miami programproducing athletes such asGrant Hackett, Giaan Rooneyand Daniel Kowalski, Denis’sname joins that of ScottVolkers and Ken Wood as thestate’s elite coaches.

But Denis is realistic aboutAustralia’s continuing force inworld swimming, citing theneed to avoid complacency atall costs.

“There’s not an inexhaustible pool of superstars comingthrough and coaches need to be dedicated to producingresults on the international level,” Denis said.

“Identifying and converting talent is critical to make surewe continue to improve.”

Denis, who is a QAS Network Coach, was recognised forhis contribution to the Academy and swimming inQueensland at the 2002 Athletes’ Breakfast in March,where he was named QAS Coach of the Year.

Although a number of his swimmers have achievedoutstanding results on the world stage, Grant Hackett’s1500 metre swim at the 2001 World Championships thatsaw him smash Kieren Perkin’s world record by sevenseconds is perhaps the most memorable.

“It was no surprise to me that he swam so fast as hispreparation for the meet was really good, far better thanfor the 2000 Olympics when he was hampered bysickness,” Denis said.

“But I don’t think he’d still be swimming the 1500 if hedidn’t think he could take even more time off the record,and I think he still has some improving to do in the event.”

Denis cites his other career highlights as Giaan Rooney’sgold in the 200m freestyle at the 2001 WorldChampionships, Daniel Kowalski breaking the 15 minutebarrier in the 1500 for the first time at the 94Commonwealth Games trials in Brisbane and AndrewBaildon breaking the Commonwealth record for the 100mfreestyle in 1990, becoming the first Australian to breakthe 50 second barrier.

For the moment, Denis is focusing on preparing hisathletes for the 2004 Olympics in Athens.

“I’d like to see Grant put his stamp on some other eventsand for my other swimmers to be more than just teamselections,” Denis said.

QAS Athlete and CoachSupport Services ProvidingWorld Class Support To reach the top in international sport athletes andcoaches need to most modern and innovative servicesavailable.

The QAS Athlete and Coach Support Services department(ACSS) meets this need by providing athletes and coacheswith world-class support services in sport science, sportmedicine, strength and conditioning and career andeducation guidance.

ACSS provides comprehensive services across these areasthrough expert QAS staff and an extensive network ofspecialist providers.

ACSS INCLUDES:

Sport ScienceThe QAS employs eight leading sport scientists who ensureathletes are provided with cutting edge support to gain acompetitive advantage. These scientists concentrate onbiomechanics (the science of technique) and exercisephysiology (the science of energy production).

Strength and ConditioningThrough a Strength and Conditioning Coordinator andStrength and Conditioning Consultants, QAS athletes haveaccess to expert guidance in this important area ofathletic performance. Their work includes the review ofstrength training programs for individual athletes orsquads, strength assessments and the provision of currentbest practice on strength training methods. They workwith QAS athletes in the Academy’s fully equipped WeightTraining Facility.

Sport MedicineQAS Sport Medicine services include general medical care,physiotherapy, nutrition, sport psychology and massage.The QAS Sport Medicine Network is responsible forensuring that athletes are in the best possible physical andpsychological condition to face the challenges of elite sport.

Athlete Career and Education Program (ACE)The Athlete Career and Education Program (ACE) assistsathletes to develop independent skills to help them makecareer, education and personal development decisions.Through a combination of employment counselling,educational counselling and work shops on personaldevelopment topics, the ACE Program is working toensure that QAS athletes are well prepared for a careeroutside of sport.

ACSS adds a vital component to the overall servicing ofQAS athletes, which also includes expert coaching andfinancial assistance.

As the Academy’s athletes continue to strive to improveand succeed, ACSS will continue to incorporate innovativeservices to remain at the cutting-edge of athlete support.

Denis Cotterell is synonymous withswimming success in Queensland.

Swimming IconNamed QAS Coachof the Year

Although the event was designed tocelebrate the success and growth ofQueensland’s elite sporting academyfrom its humble beginnings in 1991,the highlight of the night was thenaming of the top QAS athletes of thedecade.

After sifting through the long list ofthe Academy’s Olympic, Paralympicand World Championship medallists,the QAS Board named a list ofchampions that reads like the whosewho of sport in Queensland over thepast ten years.

In what proved to be one of the highlights of theQueensland sporting calendar for 2002, the QAS celebratedits 10 year anniversary with a gala dinner on the Speaker’sGreen at Queensland Parliament House in March.

The following champions werenamed as the top QAS athletes ofthe decade (in no particular order):

Vicki Wilson Most capped Australian netballer of all time, triple World Championshipgold medallist

Susie O’Neill Four-time Olympic gold medallist inswimming

Naomi Castle Current Australian water polo captain,Olympic and World Cup gold medallist

Natalie Cook/Kerrie Pottharst Olympic gold and World Championshipsilver medallists in beach volleyball

Kieren Perkins Dual Olympic and World Championshipgold medallist in swimming

Andrew Trim/Daniel Collins World Championship gold and Olympicsilver medallists in kayaking

Renita Garard Dual Olympic and World Cup goldmedallist, triple Champions’ Trophygold medallist in hockey

Grant HackettDual Olympic and four-time WorldChampionship gold medallist inswimming

Joyce Lester Australian softball captain for 13 years,Olympic and triple World Cup bronzemedallist

Katrin Borchert Triple World Championship goldmedallist, dual Olympic gold medallistin kayaking

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At the dinner more than 300 guests fromthe sport and corporate communities hadthe opportunity to reminisce about someof Queensland’s greatest sporting momentsas these athletes shared stories from theiramazing sporting careers.

Other highlights included an appearanceby Winter Olympic gold medallist StevenBradbury and a toast to the QAS and itsathletes by cricket great Ian Healy.

The nightconcludedwith Billy JSmith hostingan auction ofsportingmemorabiliathat raisedmore than$17,000 forthe MardiJacksonFoundationfor skincancerresearch.

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However, every now and then an athlete can overcomeinexperience with sheer talent and achieve feats beyondeverybody’s expectations. Fiona Streit is one of these athletes.

In March 2001 Fiona won a bronze medal in the under-15200 metres individual pursuit at the Australian Track CyclingChampionships.

What made this so special was that Fiona only took upcycling seven months earlier, when she was identified as afuture champion through the QAS Talent Search Program.

“I didn’t even learn to ride a bike before joining the TalentSearch Program because when I was younger the area where Ilived in Melbourne was not really suitable for children toride,” Fiona said.

“Taking up cycling was a new and exciting learningexperience. I definitely didn’t expect to advance so rapidlybut thanks to the help of the QAS coaches my cycling skillsimproved very quickly.”

The Talent Search Program exists to identify athletes likeFiona with the physical and physiological characteristics toexcel in a sport despite having limited or no experience in it.

The program, which runs through sports institutes andacademies throughout Australia, has had remarkable successsince its introduction in 1994, producing 134 national juniorchampionship medallists and 35 world junior championshipmedallists.

Although the Talent Search Cycling Program at the QAS hasrelocated to Rockhampton, Fiona has not finished exploringher athletic potential, joining the Talent Search TriathlonSquad in December 2002.

“When I was concentrating exclusively on cycling I missedswimming and running, which I had previously competed inand enjoyed,” Fiona said.

“A lot of people suggested that I should compete in triathlonas I’m an endurance racer and after the cycling programfinished I decided to give it a go.”

Only time will tell if Fiona can tackle triathlon with as muchsuccess as she did with cycling, but with her proven talent onthe bike, as well as a background in swimming, athletics andcross-country in which she competed at the national level, it’sa safe bet triathlon would be right up her ally.

“I’d love to become a champion triathlete and travel theworld competing,” Fiona said.

“My ability in all three disciplines and my endurance shouldgive me a good chance of doing well. I will just have to domy best and see what happens.”

For most athletes it takes years of hardwork and dedication to reach a level wherethey are in the top three in the nation fortheir chosen event.

Talent SearchProgram IdentifiesFuture Champion

The event capped off a decade of remarkable success for theQAS, which has grown from a small organisation supporting33 athletes across eleven sports in 1991, to one of the largestsporting organisations in Australia, providing world-classsupport services to more than 550 athletes across 20 sports.

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SRQ’s GetActiveQueenslandSchoolsProgram, whichcommenced inApril 2002,involves QASathletes visitingschools to leadstudents in a

range of physical activity sessions designed to improve theirsporting skills, agility, hand-eye coordination and teamwork.

The athletes also deliver healthy lifestyle presentations,outlining to students the benefits of being physicallyactive and teaching them how they can get active.

The program achieved remarkable success during 2002,with QAS athletes visiting 93 schools and more than 14800 school students across Queensland.

QAS Executive Director, Mr Alex Baumann, said the ACEProgram has played a vital role in this success.

“After handling the initial selection of athletes, ACEassists with their extensive training in areas such aspublic speaking, dealing with the media and working withchildren,” Mr Baumann said.

“ACE also liases with the athletes to make sure that theirinvolvement in the program is helping them meet theirpersonal development goals.

“Through its work with the Get Active Queensland SchoolsProgram, ACE is fulfilling its mission to help athletesbuild the skills to prepare for a career outside of sport.

“It is also helping athletes to become good ambassadorsfor their sport and promote themselves to the community.”

Although it is possible that some of the studentsparticipating in the program may go on to be eliteathletes in the future, this is not the focus of the GetActive Queensland Schools Program.

“The program is entirely focused on showing kids thatbeing active can be a lot of fun regardless of whether it iscompetitive or non-competitive,” Mr Baumann said.

“It’s great that QAS athletes have access to this programas it provides them with a flexible form of employmentwhile they are concentrating on reaching the top in theirchosen sport.”

QAS Athletes Excel atCommonwealth GamesClaiming a record haul of 50 medals, QAS athletes provedthey are among the world’s best with a dominatingperformance at the 17th Commonwealth Games inManchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August.

The 47 QAS athletes who competed in Manchester exceededall expectations, with the Academy’s medal tally bettered byonly four nations including Australia.

The QAS contingent won 24 gold, 11 silver and 15 bronzemedals, easily exceeding the tally of 23 gold, five silver andnine bronze from the 98 Games in Kuala Lumpur.

As always the swimmers were unstoppable but the Academy’ssuccess was not confined to the pool. Our cyclists, track andfield athletes and hockey players also joined in the gold rush.

Although a number of QAS athletes produced outstandingindividual performances, there are a few that stand out fromthe crowd.

After making a name for herself on the world junior stage in recent years, cyclist Kerrie Meares proved she is a star ofthe future claiming gold medals in the 500m time trial andtrack sprint.

In the pool Grant Hackett further established his reputation asone of the world’s greatest swimmers, winning gold in the1500m, 4x100m freestyle relay and 4x200 metre freestylerelay, along with silver in the 200m freestyle and the 400mfreestyle.

One of the Academy’s rising stars in swimming, Jodie Henry,proved herself on the international scene, winning gold in the100m freestyle, 4x100m freestyle relay and 4x100m medleyrelay, as well as silver in the 50m freestyle.

Finally, in athletics Justin Anlezark set a new CommonwealthGames record of 20.91m to take gold in the shot put, beatingthe second place getter by almost a metre.

The performanceof QAS athletesin Manchesterproves thatsport inQueensland isgoing fromstrength tostrength andwith the 2006Games to beheld inMelbourne infront of a homecrowd, theAcademy’stradition ofCommonwealthGames successis sure tocontinue.

QAS Athletes HelpingKids Get ActiveSport and Recreation Queensland (SRQ),with the assistance of QAS athletes andthe Academy’s Athlete Career and EducationProgram (ACE), is working to ensure schoolchildren understand the importance ofleading an active, healthy lifestyle.

You won gold and set a new Australianand Commonwealth Games record of20.91 metres despite being consideredan outside hope for a medal in thelead up to Manchester. Did you expectto perform so well at the Games?

I knew I was in great shape leading upto the Games. Once I was in thecompetition and I could keep my headtogether, I knew I was going toproduce something big. I didn't expectit to be that big!

Was breaking the CommonwealthGames record something you had beenaiming for?

No. I actually had no idea what theCommonwealth Games record was. Iwas just concentrating on beating myown personal best.

In 2000 you were the first Australianmale in 40 years to contest the shotput at the Olympics and yourperformance at the CommonwealthGames this year was Australia's firstgold medal at a major internationalchampionship. Do you find it difficultto compete at the international level inan event that Australia is nothistorically strong in?

I have found it hard because of thelack of exposure to big internationalcompetitions. Since being exposed tothese competitions my performanceshave improved, especially in the past12 months.

You're currently ranked number eightin the world in shot put and you'vebeen improving steadily. What areyour goals going into the 2003 WorldChampionships and 2004 Olympics?

I would like to finish in the top fiveand to increase my personal best.

How much further do you think youwill need to improve upon yourpersonal best to be competitive withthe top few shot putters in the world?

If I can consistently throw 21 metres, Iwill be in the top three throwers in theworld.

QAS AthleticsProgramUndoubtedly Australia’s leading shot putter, Justin

Anlezark exceeded all expectations during 2002.

After a solid preparation he dominated his event at

the Commonwealth Games, displaying the potential

to challenge the top shot putters in the world.

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A t h l e t e P r o f i l e

Justin Anlezark

The QAS Athletics Program operates on three levels. The firstlevel consists of Queensland members of the AustralianAthletics Team. The second level focuses on emergingathletes who are expected to reach national team level withintwo years. The third level involves younger developingathletes who have the potential to reach national team levelin two to four years time.

The QAS Athletics Squad involves both able-bodied athletesand athletes with disabilities. The primary goal of theprogram is to develop athletes to compete for Australia atinternational events such as World Championships, Olympics,Paralympics and Commonwealth Games.

A regional squad is also included in the program, whichcaters for elite athletes training and competing in regionalQueensland.

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QAS AthleticsProgram Coordinator: Matt Favier

Head Coach: Steve Lemke

Coach: Brett Jones

Justin AnlezarkGold medal in the shot put,Commonwealth Games (set anew Games record).

Paul di BellaBronze medal in the 4x100mrelay, Commonwealth Games.

Matthew McEwenSilver medal in thedecathlon, CommonwealthGames.

Krishna StantonSilver medal in themarathon, CommonwealthGames.

Bronwyn ThompsonSet a new Commonwealthrecord for the long jump.

Geoff TrappettGold in the 200m and bronzein the 100m, InternationalParalympic Committee WorldAthletics Championships.

Darren ThruppGold in the long jump, 100mand 200m; bronze in the4x400m relay; Captain andFlag Bearer of the Australianteam, Far East and SouthPacific Games for theDisabled.

Regional SquadChris Hanley, Leana Bishop,Luke Mansfield, CharmaineLucock, Chris Noffke, BenMumby and Jackie Daviswere Australian AgeChampions in 2002.

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QAS Baseball is a development program involvingQueensland’s leading players aged between 15 and 19.

The primary goal of the program is to place athletes onAustralian Under-17 and Under-19 Teams, with a long-termview of developing players for future inclusion in the SeniorNational Team. QAS Baseball also seeks opportunities forplayers to become involved with professional Americanprograms to further develop their skills.

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QAS BasketballSouth Coach: Danny Breen

North Coach: Paul Goriss

Head Coach: Peter Gahan

Australian Under-19 TeamFour squad members –Chris ClemDavid SutherlandDavid BylettDavid Holland – wereselected for the AustralianTeam to contest the WorldUnder-19 Championships inCanada. The team finishedin fifth place. QAS HeadCoach Peter Gahan wasselected as Pitching Coachfor the team.

Australian Senior TeamFive of the 20 playersselected for the NationalSenior Team in 2002 wereformer members of the QASBaseball Program.

Professional ContractsChris Clem and MatthewHaynes signed with theCleveland Indians throughout the year.

2002 Highlights

QAS Basketball is a development program catering for eliteand emerging athletes aged from 14 to 17 years. It is aNational Elite Training Centre Program with input fromBasketball Queensland and Basketball Australia. The aim ofthe program is to develop players for the AIS BasketballProgram and national junior teams, with a long-term view ofequipping the athletes with the skills to compete in theNational Basketball League, Women’s National BasketballLeague and the Australian Basketball League in the future.

QAS Basketball is divided into north and south Queenslandprograms.

Australian Junior TeamLloyd Lewis was selected forthis teamfor the Oceania Tournament,which Australia won

Australian School TeamsSeven athletes from thesquad were selected inAustralian school boys orschool girls teams in 2002.

Rebecca MilesRebecca was selected for theTownsville Fire WNBL Team.

All-Australian SelectionsThe following athletes were awarded All-Australianselection:Tim ConradAnthony KruzeMichael CedarRachel WarrenKirby DelgleishLisa BraunbergerBrooke CooperRebecca VanderjagctKerrie Williams

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QAS Canoeing is a medal potential program consisting of asenior and junior squad. The senior squad includes world-level athletes that compete at the highest levels of domesticand international canoeing. The junior squad includes youngQueensland paddlers who have displayed the potential tocompete at the elite level of the sport.

The major objective of the program is to develop athletes fornational teams to represent Australia at international events.The primary focus for the next two years will be preparingathletes for the 2003 World Championships and 2004 Olympics.

The QAS Cricket Program operates as a development programfor the Queensland Bulls and Queensland Fire, which are thestate’s elite senior men’s and women’s teams respectively.

The QAS men’s squad trains regularly with the QueenslandBulls to provide players with the valuable experience oftraining with current First Class and Test level players.Members of the men’s squad are eligible for selection in theQAS Second XI Team that competes in the ACB Cupcompetition, the QAS Colts Team that plays in the StateInstitute Challenge, the Syd Gregory Cup Colts fixture againstNew South Wales and other QAS fixtures arranged on aseason by season basis.

The QAS women’s squad focuses on developing young femaleplayers, generally from the State Under-19 Team, for futureselection in the Queensland Fire. The athletes attend anumber of group camps and individual training sessionsaimed at developing their skill levels and supplementing theirown club and state commitments.

QAS Cricket also includes a regional program catering forpromising players living in regional Queensland.

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QAS CricketProgram Coordinator: Brian Hopley

Regional Coach: Steve Baker

Head Coach: Richard Done

World CupKatrin Borchert was thewinner of the World CupSeries.

World ChampionshipsKatrin Borchert finishedfourth in the K1 500m andK1 1000m.

Paula Harvey and AmandaRankin finished fourth in theK4 1000m.

National ChampionshipsQAS paddlers filled the topfour places in the women’sK1 500m final, with KatrinBorchert first, Katrin Kieselersecond, Amanda Rankinthird and Paula Harveyfourth.

Clint Robinson won the K1500m and K2 1000m finals.

2002 Highlights

2001/2002 Season (2002 results only)

ACB Cup Four DayCompetitionQAS finished in sixth placewith one win, two loses andone match abandoned.

ACB Cup One Day Series QAS finished in second placewith three wins and one loss.

2002/2003 Season (up to the end of 2002)

ACB Cup Four DayCompetitionAt the end of 2002 QAS wasin a four way tie for firstplace with two wins, one lossand one draw.

State Institute ChallengeOne Day CompetitionQAS finished in second placewith four wins and one loss

Regional SquadCameron Glass was named inthe Australian Open CountryTeam.

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QAS CyclingHead Coach: Peter Day

Assistant Coach: Liz Hepple

QAS Cycling is a medal potential program that focuses ondeveloping Queensland cyclists to the level of nationalrepresentation.

The squad involves athletes from the track, road and mountainbike disciplines of the sport. The QAS cycling coachesmanage a diversified program aimed at ensuring best practiceservice delivery to scholarship holders throughout the state.

The fast changing face of international cycling has alsobrought about the objective and responsibility of developingQAS road riders to the standard of securing a professionalcontract. Two long-time squad members, Sara Carrigan andScott Davis, have signed professional contracts for 2003, withSara signing in Holland and Scott in Italy.

The program also involves a Regional Achievers componentfor leading regional cyclists.

Wade CosgroveWorld Under-19 Championfor the track one kilometretime trial.

Lisa MathisonWorld Under-19 Championfor the mountain bike crosscountry.

Chris ScottGold medals in the track onekilometre time trial (worldrecord), 3000 metre pursuit(world record) and 23kmroad time trial; silver medalin the road race, WorldChampionships for Cyclistswith a Disability.

Winner of QueenslandSporting Wheelies Athlete ofthe Year Award.

Kerrie MearesSilver medal in the sprint;bronze medal in the 500mtime trial, World TrackChampionships.

Gold medals in the tracksprint and 500m time trial,Commonwealth Games.

Winner of the 2002 QASPeter Lacey Award forSporting Excellence.

Winner of the QueenslandSportswoman of the YearAward

Robbie McEwenSilver medal in the road race,World Road CyclingChampionships (this was thefirst time an Australian cyclisthad won a medal at this levelof road cycling).

Winner of the sprintclassification, Tour De France(this was the first time anAustralian had won anoverall classification jerseyin this event).

Regional AchieversDavid Kemp was theAustralian Under-19Champion for the road raceand was selected in theAustralian Development Squadthat went to New Zealand.

Miles Olman finished secondin the under-17 individualroad time trial at theAustralian Championships.

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The QAS Golf Program consists of Queensland’s leadingyoung amateur players. The goals of the program are todevelop players for state and national selection, help themmaintain or improve their positions on respective teams andhave squad members improve scores at state and nationallevel events.

The program received a major boost in 2002 with the openingof Golf Queensland’s State Training Facility at the BrookwaterGolf Course. The state-of-the-art facility serves as theheadquarters for the QAS Golf Program and has allowed forimproved training and service delivery for members of thesquad.

A Regional Achievers Program for leading regional playerswas introduced at the beginning of 2003.

QAS Gymnastics combines an elite level program withdeveloping athletes.

The program includes Queensland’s leading male and femaleartistic gymnasts. The focus of the program at this level is toprepare athletes for competition at the state, national andinternational levels. In this capacity the QAS plays a majorrole in developing athletes for international competitionssuch as World Championships, Commonwealth Games andOlympics.

The squad also includes developing athletes as young as 11years of age. The focus of this component of the program isto identify young gymnasts who show potential and developthem for future inclusion in national teams at the junior andsenior levels.

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QAS GymnasticsHead Coach: Jim Barden

Assistant Coach: Stacey Umeh-Lees

Head Coach: Serguei Chinkar

Bronson LaCassie Semi-finalist at the NewZealand Amateur.

Selected in the QueenslandOpen Team that finishedsecond in the Interstate Series.

One of only nine amateurs toqualify for the AustralianOpen.

Heidi McCulkinFinalist at the AustralianAmateur.

Gavin FlintSelected in the QueenslandOpen Team that finishedsecond in the Interstate Series.

Shaun Piper

Selected for the QueenslandColts Team.

John Campbell

Won the Brisbane Golf ClubChampionship.

One of only nine amateurs toqualify for the AustralianOpen.

Adam BlythWon the Indooroopilly ClubChampionship.

Jane EvansWon the Royal QueenslandClub Championship.

Won the Queensland LadiesChampion of Champions.

Indooroopilly JugAll six male squad membersmade the final day cut withBronson LaCassie setting acourse record on the way tosecond place, Gavin Flintfinishing fourth and ShaunPiper finishing ninth.

Women’s Interstate SeriesHeidi McCulkin, Jane Evansand Angela Harris wereselected for the QueenslandTeam for this series, finishingfirst.

2002 Highlights

Damian IstriaSilver medal in thehorizontal bar; bronze medalin the team all-around,Commonwealth Games.

Dane SmithBronze medal in the teamall-around, CommonwealthGames.

Danielle KellySelected in the AustralianTeam for the CommonwealthGames.

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Head Coach: Greg Browning

Regional Coach: Barry Vohland

QAS Men’s Hockey is a medal potential program consisting ofQueensland’s leading players aged 17 and over. The goal ofthe program is to develop athletes for inclusion in Australianunder-18, under-21 and open teams. There is a great deal ofintegration with the AIS Hockey Program to ensure acoordinated approach to the development of players forinternational competition.

The squad competes as the Queensland Blades in theAustralian Hockey League.

QAS Men’s Hockey also includes a regional squad.

Australian Senior TeamTroy Elder, Dean Butler,Jamie Dwyer and Liam DeYoung were selected for theWorld Cup team that won thesilver medal.

Steven Lambert joined theplayers above in theCommonwealth Games teamthat bought home the goldmedal from Manchester.

Australian Development TeamSteven Lambert, MarkKnowles, Nathan Edlingtonand Steven Bullion wereselected for a tour involvinggames against nationalunder-21 and senior teamsfrom Europe and NorthAmerica.

Australian Under-18 TeamMark Knowles, Simon Mills,Kiel Brown and regionalathlete David Reid wereselected for a four test seriesagainst the New ZealandUnder-18 Team. Australiawon three games and drewone.

Australian Hockey LeagueThe Queensland Bladesfinished the 2002 season insecond place.

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QAS Men’sHockey

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QAS NetballHead Coach: Sue Hawkins

Regional Coach: Di McDonald

The QAS Netball Squad competes as the Queensland Firebirdsin the Commonwealth Bank Trophy competition, Australia’spremier netball league, which is considered the world’s leadingcompetition. The aim of the program is to develop each playerto their highest potential and to teach them to win.

Regional Queensland’s most promising netballers are alsocatered for through the program’s regional squad.

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The major focus of the QAS Women’s Hockey Program is todevelop Queensland players for selection in the AustralianTeam, the Hockeyroos. As a medal potential program, QASHockey includes a number of senior international level athletes.The program also involves potentially elite players who havebeen selected in national development and junior squads.

The program also caters for regional athletes through the QASRegional Hockey Squad.

Commonwealth GamesTammy Cole, Angie Skirving,Nikki Hudson and KarenSmith were selected torepresent Australia inManchester, coming homewith the bronze medal.

Champions’ TrophyTammy Cole, Wendy Alcorn,Nikki Hudson, Angie Skirvingand Karen Smith played withthe Hockeyroos in theChampions’ Trophy, helpingthe team to fourth place.

World CupThe same five athletes wereselected for the World Cup,in which Australia finishedfourth.

Other NationalRepresentation

Suzi Faulkner, Renae Holmesand Emma Meyer representedAustralia for the first time in2002. They joined LeanneHammond, Amy Korner,Hayley Phipps and NatalieWillims in representing theAIS in internationals againstvisiting teams includingKorea, South Africa, Japan,Ukraine and Scotland.

Australian Under-18 TeamMadonna Blythe, Amy Chalk,Amy Korner, Lisa Pamenterand regional athletes JodieSearle and Louise Fellrepresented Australia againstNew Zealand in the annualRose Quaid under-18internationals.

Additional RegionalSquad HighlightsCindy Morgan was selectedin the Australian SeniorSquad.

Australian Hockey LeagueThe Queensland Scorchersfinished the 2002 season insecond place.

2002 Highlights

Head Coach: Des King

Regional Coach: Barry Vohland

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QAS Women’sHockey

National TeamsMelanie McKenzie wasnamed as an AustralianNetball Team Invitee.

Kelly Ann MacKenzie wasnamed in the 21-And-UnderAustralian Team.

Karen Wright, Carla Stuartand Melanie McKenzietrained with the AustralianTeam in February.

Queensland Firebirds

The Firebirds finished sixthin the Commonwealth BankTrophy, two places ahead oftheir 2001 finish.

The Firebirds travelled toInvercargill, New Zealand,playing against a number ofteams including the SouthernStings, winners of the NewZealand National League in2002.

Regional SquadFormer regional athleteDeanna Turner was selectedfor the Queensland Firebirds.

Kirsty Monaghan and WendyDavidson were selected forQueensland teams at theunder-21 and under-19 levelsrespectively.

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QAS Rowing is a medal potential program catering forQueensland’s elite rowers aged 18 and over.

The goal of the program is to provide coaching and supportservices to rowers as they strive for selection on nationalteams for the World Championships at the senior, under-23and junior levels, as well as the Olympic Games. Theprogram selects the most promising young athletes who comethrough school rowing or Rowing Queensland’s underpinningprograms.

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QAS RowingHead Coach: Tim Conrad

Assistant Coach: Kate Dearden

Marguerite HoustonGold medal in thelightweight quad scull, WorldChampionships.

Bronze medal in thelightweight double scull,World Under-23 Regatta.

Michael ToonBronze medal in the coxedpair, World Championships.

Michael McBryde andSteve KuzmaGold medal in thelightweight quad scull, WorldUnder-23 Regatta.

Eugene ArendsenSilver medal in the singlescull, World JuniorChampionships.

2002 Highlights

QAS Rugby League is a camps-based program, consisting ofthree squads of elite Queensland players: an Emerging Stateof Origin Squad, an Under-18/19 Squad and an Under-16/17Squad.

The Emerging State of Origin Squad includes youngQueensland players from National Rugby League (NRL) andQueensland Cup teams who have displayed the potential toreach state and national representative level. The EmergingSquad’s camps not only focus on skill development, but alsomake players aware of what it takes to compete at the Stateof Origin level, with qualities such as leadership and pride inthe State of Origin tradition emphasised.

The Under-18/19 and Under-16/17 camps are aimed atdeveloping players for junior state and nationalrepresentation, as well as future NRL competition. The campsinvolve specialised skills sessions, Australian Sports DrugAgency briefings and updates, strength and conditioningprogramming, nutrition guidance and sport psychologysessions.

Emerging State of OriginSquadDefeated QueenslandResidents 28-14 after aregional camp in Cairns.

Justin Hodges, Lote Tuqiri,Daniel Wagon, PJ Marsh andShaun Berrigan were selectedfor the Queensland State ofOrigin Team.

Under 18/19 SquadBrett Seymour, BenCzislowski, Michael Russo,Cameron Smith, JonathonThurston, Ashley Graham,Steve Irwin and DavidShillington were selected inthe Australian Junior Teamto travel to Papua NewGuinea.

Under 16/17 SquadDefeated the AIS 28-18 attheir October camp in Noosa.

2002 Highlights

The QAS Rugby Union Program involves the leading under-19 players in the state. The goal of the program is to developyoung players to the level where they are eligible forselection for the Queensland Reds and Queensland A sides.The QAS Rugby Program is seen as the first step on the pathto professional rugby in Queensland.

The team competes in the Trans-Tasman Series, whichinvolves leading under-19 sides from Australia and NewZealand.

Trans-Tasman SeriesThe QAS finished second inthe six team field for the2002 competition

Queensland RedscontractsFive members of the 2002squad – Drew Mitchell,Mitchell Chapman, StevenMoore, Josh Graham andMafi Kefu - were awardedcontracts with theQueensland Reds for 2003.

Queensland A selectionsThe following players wereoffered places in the state’ssecond team, Queensland A,for 2003: Oli Avei, HermanHunt, Chris Lyons, HughMcMeniman and Tim Mosey.

Australian Sevens TeamChris Lyons was selected forthe 2002 Australian SevensTeam for the Dubai andDurban legs of the WorldSevens Competition.

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Head Coach: Wayne Bennett Head Coach: Adrian Thompson (finished September)

Head Coach: Phil Mooney (commenced October)

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The QAS Men’s Soccer Program is a development programcatering for the most promising 15 to 19 year olds inQueensland.

The squad competes in the National Youth Soccer League(NYSL), Australia’s premier junior league that includes youthteams for National Soccer League (NSL) clubs, teams fromother state sporting institutes and academies and leading clubsides. The major goals of the QAS Men’s Soccer Program areto prepare athletes for national under-17 and under-19representation, admission into the AIS program and futureNSL selection.

The program also includes Queensland’s leading regionalplayers in its regional squad.

NYSLQAS advanced to thenational finals for the2001/2002 season finishingequal third, which is theprogram’s best result to date.

Australian Under-16 TeamMario Aparicio and MattHilton were selected in thisteam to compete in theOceania Under-16Championships in Sydney inOctober. The Australian Teamwon the final.

Under-19 AustralsFour QAS athletes - TomWillis, Matt Hilton, BradyDavidson and ShaneRobinson - were selected inthis national under-19 side tocompete in the Festival Cupin Adelaide in August againstleading youth teams fromthroughout the world. TheAustrals lost the grand final.

2003 Under-17 World CupSquadMario Aparicio, Ben Griffin,Dane Richardson, DanielLeach and Tim Smits wereselected in the 22-manAustralian Squad. Thesquad will compete in theOceania qualifying rounds inQueensland in February 2003,for a place in the World Cupin Finland in July.

Regional SquadFormer QAS regional playerChris Scuderi was selected forthe Brisbane Strikers in theNational Soccer League (NSL).

2002 Highlights

Head Coach: Bruce Stowell

Regional Coach: David Abela

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The QAS Softball Program involves Queensland’s leadingfemale players. The program includes athletes aged from 17upwards and works towards developing players for nationalteams at the under-19 and senior levels.

The program also includes a regional squad.

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QAS SoftballHead Coach: Richard McCreedy

Regional Coach: Joyce Lester

World ChampionshipsNine of the 17 players on theNational Senior Team for theWorld Championships wereQAS athletes. The followingplayers helped the team to afifth place finish: SandraAllen, Marissa Carpadios,Alisa Denne, Kelly Hardie,Tanya Harding, NatalieHodgskin, Sally McCreedy,Simone Morrow and BrookeWilkins.

Australia CupThe QAS squad wasundefeated in taking out thisnational league competition.

National ChampionshipsThe Queensland Team,consisting mainly of QASplayers, won the NationalChampionships, denying NewSouth Wales their fourthstraight title.

Australian Under-19 TeamJocelyn McCallum, Zoe Robb,Nikki Smith and CarleeSpiers were selected in theteam to compete in the 2003Sydney Youth Olympics,along with regional athletesDanielle Lanson and KylieCronk (Captain). Thisprovided them with anopportunity to impressselectors in the lead-up tothe 2003 Under-19 WorldChampionships.

NSWIS CupThe QAS was undefeated inwinning this inauguraltournament involving teamsfrom state sportingacademies and institutesthroughout Australia. QAS athletes took out allindividual awards with TanyaHarding voted most valuableplayer, Kim Tollenaere mostvaluable batter and BrookeWilkins most valuable pitcher.

Overall, it was a good yearfor the QAS Softball Squad,winning all major nationalcompetitions.

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The QAS Women’s Soccer program caters for the elite femalesoccer players of Queensland.

The squad competes as the QAS Sting in the Women’sNational Soccer League (WNSL) against other state sportinginstitutes and academies. The major focus of the program isto develop and prepare players for inclusion in Australia’ssenior team, the Matildas, and the National Under-19 Team.However, the program also seeks to develop the potential ofleading younger players, involving athletes as young as 14.

The program also incorporates leading young regional playersthrough the QAS Regional Achievers scheme.

WNSLThe QAS Sting were WNSLChampions for 2002, afterdefeating the New SouthWales Sapphires 1-0 in theGrand Final. This is thesecond time the QAS haswon the title in the pastthree seasons. The Sting arealso the only team to win thetitle three times.

World Youth Cup

Kate McShea (Captain), JessMitchell, Karla Reuter, ElissiaCanham and Lana Harchwere selected in theAustralian Under-19 Teamfor this competition. Theteam was the first fromAustralia to qualify for theQuarter Finals of a majorinternational tournament.They finished in fifth place.QAS coach Mike Mulvey wasselected as coach of theteam.

Matildas USA and Canada TourApril Mann, Olivia Hohnke,Natalie Thomas and HeatherGariock were selected for thistour that featured matchesagainst Canada and atournament including USA,Russia and Italy.

Regional AchieversKate Castelanelli andAlannah Reed were selectedin the Australian Under-17and Under-14 Squadsrespectively.

2002 Highlights

Head Coach: Mike Mulvey

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The QAS Swimming Program consists of a network of athletesand coaches throughout south-east Queensland. The programoperates on two levels, the Target Squad and the EmergingSquad.

The Target Squad involves leading senior Queenslandswimmers. The aim of this component of the program is todevelop and support swimmers for selection in national teamsfor international events such as World Championships,Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Pan PacificChampionships and World Cups.

The Emerging Squad, which caters for promising youngswimmers, bridges the gap between Queensland Swimming’sprograms and the QAS Target Squad. This component of theprogram aims to develop athletes to Target Squad level byexposing them to elite level competition. The Emerging Squadalso familiarises swimmers with national team protocol.

The QAS Swimming Program also includes a regional squadand a squad of athletes with disabilities.

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QAS SwimmingState Swimming Centre Coach: Stephan Widmer

Regional Coach: Don Watson-Brown

World Short CourseChampionships, AprilQAS swimmers won sevengold, three silver and onebronze medal.

Standout performers includedGrant Hackett (three gold)and Geoff Huegill (two gold,one silver).

Commonwealth Games,July – AugustIn a dominating performanceQAS swimmers came homewith 16 gold, seven silverand three bronze medals.

Standout performers includedGrant Hackett (three gold,two silver), Jodie Henry(three gold, one silver), GeoffHuegill (three gold) andLeisel Jones (three gold).

Pan PacificChampionships, August

QAS swimmers claimed ninegold, ten silver and onebronze medal.

Standout performers includedGrant Hackett (four gold, twosilver) and Jodie Henry (twogold, two silver).

International ParalympicCommittee World SwimmingChampionships, DecemberQAS swimmers won onegold, three silver and threebronze medals.

Outstanding performersincluded Marayke Jonkers(two silver) and ChantelWolfenden (one gold, twobronze, one world record).

Regional Squad HighlightsKelly Willis, Linda McKenzie,Craig McLennen, Zoe Tonks,Ashley Anderson and DanielBlackborrow were allAustralian champions in 2002.

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Head Coach: Scott Volkers

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Program Manager Coordinator: Shaun Stephens

The QAS Triathlon Program supports the elite triathletes ofQueensland, with the aim of helping them win medals atinternational competitions such as World Championships,World Cups, Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games.

Although the primary focus is to win medals at the seniorlevel, QAS Triathlon also runs a development program forelite young triathletes. The goal of this component of theprogram is to help the athletes win medals at internationalcompetitions at the junior and under-23 level, and developthem for future competition on the world senior circuit.

Greg BennettWon the InternationalTriathlon Union’s President’sCup award after finishing2002 as the number oneranked male triathlete in theworld.

Winner of three World Cupraces.

Fourth place at the WorldChampionships.

Miles Stewart

Silver medal at theCommonwealth Games.

Winner of two World Cupraces.

Loretta HarropWinner of two World Cupraces.

Mirinda CarfraeSilver medal in the under-23division at the WorldChampionships.

2002 Highlights

The QAS Tennis Program aims to develop Queensland’sleading players aged between 15 and 18 for futureparticipation on the senior professional circuit and for futureAustralian Davis and Fed Cup teams.

For the younger athletes in the squad, the focus is to progressthem to a point where they are achieving 18 and under worldrankings points. For the older athletes, the main goal is tonot only achieve 18 and under points, but also facilitate thetransition to open world ranking points.

The program also involves regional squad.

Head Coach: Geoff Masters

Regional Coach: Anthony Richardson

Samantha StosurSelected for the AustralianFed Cup Team in May,making her one ofAustralia’s top four femaleplayers.

Robert SmeetsAt 16 years of age becamethe youngest Australian formany years to qualify forJunior Wimbledon, where headvanced to the third round.

Commenced 2003 with a top20 world ranking in the 18and under category. As hewill turn 17 in 2003, he willbe eligible for this age groupuntil the end of 2004.

John-Patrick Smith(regional athlete)Number one ranked under-13player in Australia.

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The QAS Volleyball Program is designed to progress playersfrom the Talent Search Squad, through to the DevelopmentSquad and finally to the level of a senior scholarship holder.

The goal of the senior program is to help athletes reach thelevel of medalling at World Championships, Olympics andother major international events. The junior programinvolves athletes in the Volleyball Australia DevelopmentSquad (VADS) and the Talent Search Squad. The VADSprogram is designed to prepare leading young players forstate and junior national teams, with the view of developingthem into senior international players of the future. TheTalent Search Volleyball Squad identifies school students withthe physical and physiological characteristics desirable involleyball, and teaches them the skills of the game in thehope that they can develop into elite players. There is a greatdeal of integration between the two junior squads.

Head Coach: Russell Borgeaud (finished May)

Head Coach: Steve Anderson (commenced May)

Twelve junior athletes wereselected in national squads.

QAS scholarship holdersmade up one half of theNational Senior BeachVolleyball Team.

Beach Volleyball WorldTourNatalie Cook finished theseason in third position withpartner Kerrie Pottharst(NSW).

Annette Huygens-Tholen andNicole Sanderson finished22nd.

Summer Lochowicz finished20th with partner KylieGerlic (SA).

Angela Clark finished 18thwith partner Tania Gooley(SA).

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The QAS Men’s Water Polo Program aims to develop playersfor international competition across all levels. With allscholarship holders members of Australian squads in eitherthe senior, junior or sub-junior ranks, the program plays animportant role in Australia’s success on the world scene.Although the junior ranks are important, the major focus ofthe program is to prepare athletes for Australian senior teamrepresentation, either at the present time or in the future.

Australian Senior TeamToby Jenkins was selectedfor the CommonwealthChampionships, where hehelped the team to a secondplace finish.

Toby Jenkins and OlexandrOsadcuk were selected for theUnicum Cup in Budapestwhere the team had a fifthplace finish against nationalteams from Europe and theUnited States.

The same two athletescompeted in the HeilbronnCup tournament in Germanyagainst national teams fromEurope and Japan. Australiafinished third.

QAS Head Coach Benn Leeswas also selected as AssistantCoach for the AustralianSenior Team.

National Under-20 TourRob Maitland and CameronVotan were selected to tourGreece, Italy and Singaporeto play against othernational under-20 teams.Rob was selected as Captainof the team and was a stand-out player.

National Under-17 TourMichael Cranley, AnthonyMartin and Daniel Streetsplayed against Europeanunder-17 national teams inthis tour that visited Italyand Greece.

Australian Under-20ChampionshipsQueensland won this eventfor the third year in a row,with twelve of the 13 playersQAS scholarship holders.

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Water PoloHead Coach: Benn Lees

Men’s

The QAS runs an individual scholarship program for leadingathletes competing in sports that the QAS does not have asquad program for. For an able-bodied athlete to be eligiblefor an individual scholarship, they must be competing in anOlympic sport, with an open top ten ranking for individualsports or an open top four ranking as a member of a team.For athletes with disabilities to be eligible they must becompeting in a Paralympic sport, with an individual top eightworld ranking or two top eight finishes at significantinternational competitions or be members of a national teamwith a top six world ranking.

Annemarie Forder -ShootingBronze medals in the tenmetre air pistol singles andten metre air pistol pairs,Commonwealth Games

Ashley Adams – Riffle Shooting Second place in disabledshooting in Heffen Cup inGermany

First in disabled shooting inSwiss Open

Top Australian prone shooterand Champion of Championsat the AustralianChampionships (competing inthe abled bodied division)

Set three Australian disabledrecords

Darren Gardiner – Power LiftingFourth place in the WorldChampionships in Malaysia

Broke the Australian recordthree times

Improved world rankingfrom 14th to seventh

Steven Green – Power LiftingSeventh place in the WorldChampionships in Malaysia

Adrian King – Wheelchair BasketballSelected for the AustralianTeam that finished fourth atthe World Championships

Alison Mosely –Wheelchair BasketballBronze medal in the WorldChampionships in Japan

Most Valuable Player andHighest Points Scorer in theNational Women’sWheelchair Basketball League

Patrick Ryan – Wheelchair RugbyBronze medal in the WorldChampionships in Sweden

Kevin Kersnovske –Wheelchair RugbyBronze medal in the WorldChampionships in Sweden

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QAS Women’s Water Polo is a senior elite program catering formembers of the national senior program living in Queensland.Its major goals are to prepare athletes for internationalcompetition and future national senior team selection.

World Cup, Perth,DecemberNaomi Castle, Kate Gynther,Jodie Taylor and Melissa Ripponplayed with the AustralianTeam in this tournament,finishing in sixth place.Melissa Mills was selected forthe team but withdrew.

CommonwealthTournament, Manchester,MarchNikita Cuffe, Julia Flaskas,Kate Gynther, MelissaRippon, Jodie Stuhmcke andJodie Taylor were selected forthe Australian Team for thistournament. The team wasundefeated to finish first.

Russian Cup, ChicagoTournament, MayNaomi Castle, KaraDimitrivejic, Kate Gynther,Amy Hetzel, Tanya Keogh,Melissa Mills, Jodie Taylor andRebecca Witham were selectedfor the Australian Team forthis international tour. Theteam finished second in Russiaand third in Chicago. Thetour also included a trainingcamp in Hungary.

Italian Tournament, JulyNaomi Castle, Nikita Cuffe,Kate Gynther, Amy Hetzel,Melissa Mills, Melissa Ripponand Jodie Taylor helped theAustralian Team to fourthplace in this tournament.

Thetis Cup, Greece,NovemberNaomi Castle, Kate Gynther,Melissa Mills, Melissa Ripponand Jodie Taylor were selected,with Tanya Keogh and NikitaCuffe travelling with theAustralian Team as reserves.The team finished fifth.

QAS Head Coach Sharyn Gisttravelled with the AustralianTeam throughout the year asAssistant Coach.

National Under-20 Tour,Europe, JuneSuzie Frazer, Sophie Jarredand Melissa McDonald wereselected for this tour whichinvolved an internationaltournament in Greece wherethe Australian Team placedfifth, and games againstsenior German club teams.

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Head Coach: Sharyn Gist

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Lucock, CharmaineMcDonald, AliceMumby, BenNoffke, ChrisPhillips, Ryan

BaseballAlbury, BenjaminAlbury, JamesBates, MatthewBylett, DavidClem, ChristopherCrawford, NathanEaton, JustinFurminger, LaurenceGrossman, ChristopherHaynes, MatthewHolland, DavidHopley, MurrayNaughton, JoelNaylor, DrewRoberts, JoshShailes, NicholasSutherland, DavidThwaites, LukeTimms, MatthewVine, LukeWhite, TravisWodson, Rodney

Basketball(South)Alexander, ShaneAllen, LindaAndrews, BrentAustin, MitchellBeezley, KaylaBritton, KristinBrown, JodiChapman, CodyCoenraad, TimothyConde, AdamCook, AmyDalgleish, Kirby-JoDyne, CaitlinElston, RhiannonForster, ShaneHarvey, TeraiHodges, JosephJohnson, DyaniKiernan, KyleLydiard, DavidMartin, RhysMeehl, ZaneMumford, Peter Parkes, RebeccaShatz, RebeccaSipka, MarcoTaylor, Jane

Turner, ZacWallis, SammiWarren, RachaelWest, TimWilliams, Nathan

Regional (North) ProgramAnderson, RikkiBaynes, AronBraunberger, HelenBraunberger, LisaCann, LukeCedar, MichaelCoe, LeslieConn, BrendanCouper, BrookeDonald, PatrickDwayne, ValeFoord, TeganFowler, JasonGamblin, KellyGlenn, ScottGray, KatrinaHeuir, JaredJohnstone, KrisJokovich, DanielKruze, AnthonyMain, NatashaMicallef, MelissaMicallef, VanessaMiles, RebeccaMillar, ZoeMinniecon, JasonMurray, MaxNeves, DianaPattel, MitchellPearce, KatrinaPedro, NaomiRobinson, SallySmith, MikaelaSmythe, CourtneyTraficante, ChantelleVanderjagt, DavidVanderjagt, RebeccaWeigh, StephenWhelan, KristoferWilliams, KerryWilson, Hayley

CanoeingBorchert, KatrinBritton, TomColahan, JeremyColomb, KeithCorbett, NatashaForgarty, LyndsieGillard, AlexisHarvey, PaulaHipwood, TroyHogan, AnnaKelly, Sharlene

AthleticsAnderson, StewartAnlezark, JustinBannister, JarrodBarnes, JamieBotha, WernerBoyd, JacintaCameron, AndrewCarlisle, JeremyCripps, SharonCross, ClayCullen, FionaCurtis, AndrewCutmore, Michelledi Bella, PaulDudley, JasonEaton, StephenFerguson, JoshuaGallagher, JackieGlarvey, NathanGosens, GerrardHannay, KatieHarpur, PaulHarvey, BrianKehoe, PipKleeberg, MelanieKoplic, NormaKratzmann, DarrylLever, AlisonMcArthy, KyleMcEwan, MatthewMcLellan, SallyMcLeod, CourtneyMetakingi, LennardNacsa, MoniqueNgaluafe, JosephineNowill, PeterO’Connell, DanPearce, PaulPickersgill, DebraPope, AndrewRehardt, MichaelRobinson, JoshuaRollison, MelissaShelly, MichaelStanton, KrishnaThompson, BronwynThrupp, DarrenTrappet, GeoffVedelago, LukeWendt, DebbieWohlsen, DarrylYoung, Blair

Regional ProgramBennell, JulieBishop, LeanaDavies, JacquelineDinsmore, RianaHanley, ChrisKraaymaat, Grant

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Kennedy, DaneKieseler, KatrinLaffey, PatriciaMarinov, MartinMartin, SimonPage, DavidPickering, GlenPickup, ChristieRankin, AmandaRobertson, PatriceRobinson, ClintSingh, RobinSumegi, JacquelineTaylor, ChristieWallace, KenWood, AndreaYoung, Luke

CricketBetts, DuncanBrown, ReannaDavis, LukeEdmondson, BenKruger, NickMagoffin, StevenMarxsen, KaseeMatheson, BelindaMatthews, KerrynMaynard, AaronO’Leary, ScottPaulsen, StevenPetrie, MatthewPhilipson, CraigPike, KirstenPurves, JodieRimmington, NathanRimmington, Ricki-LeeRowe, AllanSimpson, ChrisWilliams, Boyd

Regional ProgramBates, LauraBurton, MatthewChisholm, JonathonConnor, ScottEaston, BrittGlass, CameronHanrahan, DeanMarxsen, KaseyMcMillan, ClintMcRae, CatherineNeyland, ReeceRandall, LeteyshaReimers, PeterRowlands, JessicaSchulte, RyanStains, NathanSullivan, GrantTurich, MathewWatts, Damian

Weare, BarryWightman, BrettWilliams, Rhys

CyclingBall, GregBetts, David (QAS/AIS)Cantwell, JonathonCarrigan, SaraCosgrove, WadeCowman, SyllanneDavid, ScottDavis, AlanDay, BenjaminDay, DanielGayner, KateGraham, LorianHutchinson, Ashley(QAS/AIS)Jack, ChloeJohnson, BenjaminKemps, Aaron (QAS/AIS)Mathison, LisaMcEwen, RobbieMeares, AnnaMeares, Kerrie (QAS/AIS)O’Neill, NathanScott, ChrisShirley, Kym

Regional ProgramJohnson, ClintKemp, DavidOlman, Miles

GolfBlyth, AdamCampbell, JohnEpstein, HenryEsson, JaquelineEvans, JaneFlint, GavinFrench, AmyHarris, AngelaLacassie, BronsonMcCloud, MelanthaMcCulkin, HeidiMullins, BronwynPiper, Shaun

GymnasticsCurtis, MatthewDonnet, MichaelGeva, NatanHew, AlanaIstria, DamianJefferies, JoshuaKelly, DanielleLooney, Adrian

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Pichler, ThomasRussell, NaomiSchiappadori, MatthewSimpson, SamuelSkalina, TristanSmith, DaneTanner, KylieWong, AnthonyWright, HayleyZarnay, Jessica

Hockey (Men’s)Barry, WayneBisley, DarrenBodimeade, LeeBrennan, MichaelBrown, BlaireBrown, KielBullion, StephenButler, DeanDancer, SeanDe Young, Liam (QAS/AIS)Dwyer, JamieEglington, Nathan (QAS/AIS)Elder, Troy (QAS/AIS)Elliott, DylanGreen, StephenHammond, RobertKnowles, Mark Lambert, Stephen QAS/AIS)Mahoney, DuncanMangan, JasonManz, DominicManz, KristianMcCarthy, AaronMills, SimonO’Shea, JustinRichards, MurraySimpson, AndrewSteele, JordanWindle, GrantZonta, Matthew

Regional ProgramBurgers, NathanCollins, GregFlemming, BenGlass, AaronHeinemann, ScottHockey, JoshuaHockey, MichaelJackson, TerryJones, ByronMoore, DeonMorris, PeterNichols, PaulNielsen, GaryPiccolo, MichaelReid, DavidVitale, BradWhipp, RodneyZonta, Matthew

Hockey(Women’s)Alcorn, WendyAllen, RenaeBennett, JaneBlythe, MadonnaBoland, DanetteBrown, HopeChalk, Amy (QAS/AIS)Cole, TammyDonnelly, PatriceElliot, EmmaFaulkner, SuzanneFell, LouiseHammond, LeanneHigman, ReneeHolmes, RenaeHowlett, JaneHudson, NikkiHughes, NatalieKorner, AmyLennon, CarlyManning, KateMeyer, Emma (QAS/AIS)Morgan, CindyMorgan, JanePamenter, Lisa (QAS/AIS)Patterson, EmmaPaterson, KatrinaPatton, NicolePhipps, Hayley (QAS/AIS)Pokarier, RebeccaSkirving, AngieSmith, KarenTowers, KristenUsher, LainieWillims, NatalieWillis, Leah

Regional ProgramAttard, TenealChad, JessicaDinsdale, ErinFell, LouiseKaspar, LouisaKeogh, LauraMiles, KarenPage, HelenParmenter, LisaPatterson, EmmaSearle, JodieSwain, RhyleeVitale, Melissa

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McGeachie, BenMcLeod-Carey, DavidMercer, KateRosnelund, MitchellScally, JasonSires, JustinSmiths, DionneToon, MichaelTrotter, AmyVarendorff, ThomasWilliams, MarkWinkle, Peter

Rugby LeagueAhern, RohanAlberts, AshleyAnderson, Brett Anschau, MichaelAsoaua, MisipatiAston, JayBacko, Daniel Barnes, BerrickBeattie, ChrisBeaumont, SteveBeckett, NathanBerrigan, ShaunBlatch, JoshuaBolton, ScottBond, MichaelBond, WayneBowen, MattBowman, TrevorBrown, MattCallaghen, TrentChisholm, ZacharyCostigan, NevilleCrocker, MichaelCzislowski, BenDonald, ScottDuggan, TonyEmmerson, MurrayFarrell, BenFetoia, CharlieFien, NathanFisher, RobertFlannery, ChrisFrawley, CraigFresta, AlexGarbutt, WilliamGoodhew, StephenGraham, AshleyHannant, BenHannay, JoshHarlen, LukeHarrison, AshleyHaynes, TyronHeading, CameronHegarty, ShannonHodges, JustinHood, DallasHost, Matthew

Hughes, DavidHunt, CarmichaelIrwin, SteveJohnson, DallasKambouris, AdamKauffman, IsaacKelly, StuartLaulu, MaseLevu, TeeLewis, AaronLimpus, DeanLowe, BenLuck, MichaelMajor, YorenMarsh, PJMarshall, QuintanMcGuire, CaseyMcIllwain, BoMcIlwain, TimMcPherson, PatrickMichaels, Steven Millwood, LukeMoule, AaronOvens, Brendan Parfitt, NickParker, CoreyPaterson, BrianPaulson, GermainePayne, BradyPayne, DeanPelo, DimitriPhillips, KaydonPhillips, SimonPill, NathanPrince, ScottQuoro, TevitaRafter, ChrisReddy, MichaelRobert, DanielRodgers, DarrenRoss, BenRusso, MichaelRyan, MichaelSanderson, JamesSau, JnrSchifcofske, ClintonSeage, DavidSeri, MitchellSetu, LagiSeymour, BrettShepherdson, NickShillington, DavidShillington, JamesSing, MattSmith, Cameron Smith, MatthewSmith, TimSolamona, WallaceStrudwick, NathanTallon, AlexTate, BrentTeremaki, Tuakana

NetballCastrisos, AlissaChapman, RebeccaConnell, SaschaCramsie, KateGillet, MichelleHeadland, KellyJordan, AmandaLiccioni, VanessaLucas, AmandaMatthews, LeanneMcKenzie, KellyMcKenzie, MelanieMcMeniman, ClaireMenzie, JaneMiller, KarenMorton, BrookeNielson, LaraO’Connor, JennyRooney, MeeganRosman, StaceyRossoukas, MichelleSloane, NatalieSmith, VictoriaStephens, PetaStuart, CarlaTurner, DeannaWright, Karen

Regional ProgramBarr, KerryBarry, CharleneBarsa, LuellaCook, VikkiCurrie, ErinDavidson, WendyEvans, RachelGietzel, MichelleJohnson, TrudiKawa, MelanieKhul, AlyshaPedruzzi, JennaWakefield, MargueritaWatego, Kristal

RowingArendsen, EugeneBurton, JamesClarkson, KatherineConrad, SamCook, StephenCoulton, Shaun Dorrstein, CraigFree, Duncan,Galley, DavidHouston, MargueriteKingston, SamKuzma, SteveMartin, RandallMcBryde, Michael

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Gough, KimMarabito, BiancaMcDonnell, SashaNicopoulos, MarissaPearson, EmmaReed, AlannahRobertson, Leanne

SoftballAllen, Sandra (QAS/AIS)Bryden, LeahCarpadios, Marissa(QAS/AIS)Davies, SherrynDenne, Ali (QAS/AIS)Doman, AmandaEdwards, MichelleHardie, Kelly (QAS/AIS)Harding, Tanya (QAS/AIS)Hodgskin, Natalie (QAS/AIS)Mallaburn, ElizabethMcCallum, JocelynMcCreedy, SallyMerzliakov, LenaMorrow, Simmone (QAS/AIS)Robb, ZoeShannon, GeordieSmith, NicoleSpiers, CarleeTollenaere, Kym (QAS/AIS)Trotman, TamaraWilkins, Brooke (QAS/AIS)

Regional ProgramArmit, GemmaCronk, KylieLanson, DanielleSelby, AnitaSternes, KateSue See, RhiannZahner, Kerry

SwimmingBarrett, ClaireBennett, ChloeBigby, KatharineBlackborrow, DanielBowd, SarahBrenton, RickardCallus, AshleyCalub, DyanaCampbell, DouglasCanning, KatieChellingworth, NicolaClewett, KatieCorkran, KatieCreedy, RebeccaCross, PaulDunne, LeonEnglish, Jeffery

Fielding, ShaneFlouch, CaseyGeraghty, MelindaGoode, SybillaGuehrer, MariekeHackett, GrantHam, JuliaHanna, KateHenry, JodieHeugill, GeoffHoughton, MelanieHughes, Brendon Hunt, CassieHunt, KarenIrving, NicoleJones, LeiselJonkers, MaraykeKlim, MichaelKowalski, DanielKrogh, JoshLenton, LisbethLewis, HayleyLoof, NadineLysaught, DanielMannix, BeauMcBean, LeighMcDonald, RaymondMcDonald, RobertMcGuirk, ShellyMewing, AndrewMills, AliceMurphy, BriodyNevell, BelindaPenfold, StephenRackley, DylanRamsay, HeathReid, BurlRiley, Mark Rooney, GiaanSchipper, JessicahScott, AngelaShaw, GregSmales, AlastairSprenger, NicholasStockham, BrookeSymons, JoyVan der Zant, RobertWaite, KelliWard, KristyWhite, TarneeWilkie, TeganWolfenden, ChantelWoolridge, Michael

Regional ProgramAffleck, AndrewAffleck, JessicaAnderson, AshleyBigby, KatharineBird, JesseBlackborrow, DanielBool, Leigh

Thaiday, SamThurston, JonathonTonga, WillieTookey, MarkTworek, DaneVavega, SimonaWatkins, DerekWebb, BrentWilkie, Colin Williams, Ty

Rugby UnionAveli, OliBrown, RichardBuchanan, MichaelCampbell, DavidChapman, MitchellCochoran, GarethCornish, NickDelahunty, BrendanGraham, JoshuaHolmes, GregoryHunt, FosieHunt, HermanKeene, JamesKefu, MafileoLee, KuresaLyons, ChristopherMaulio, KitMcMeniman, HughMitchell, DrewMoore, StephenMosey, TimothyPinter, DavidPotter, IanRowell, PhillipSkelton, NathanStuart, ClementStuart, WilliamTafuga, JosephUsasz, Timothy

Soccer (Men’s)Acaster, ChrisAparicio, MarioBurley, ChrisCapannini, MicheleDavidson, BradyDe Silva, TimDowney, JimmyFindlay, ShayneGriffin, BenjaminGrossman, ChrisHagell, ChrisHilton, MattLeach, DanielLindemann, JamesMorely, LukeO’Neill, ShaunParrish, Evan

Patterson, CalebPeltohaka, DeanRichardson, DaneRobinson, ShaneScuderi, ChristopherSmits, TimothyStojakovic, ColeTumusiime, WillieWillis, ThomasWilson, Danny

Regional ProgramBowtell-Harris, GerardClarke, PeterCurtin, TimDavies, LukeDezorzi, BenjaminFaddy, TrevorFairweather, PeterFalco, Joshua Fisk, MarkGiannangelo, CarlHathway, LukeHickey, TimothyIngram, JoshuaKuscopf, CaseyLymn, AshleyMolea, JuddPattison, DavidPeach, JoelSchincariol, DanielSearle, JoshuaShawn, SergiacomiSproul, StephenTorrisi, JoelVeenhoven, Reece

Soccer(Women’s)Beaumont, EllenCanham, ElissiaDawney, BelindaDuus, Bryony (QAS/AIS)Ferguson, AliciaGariock, Heather (QAS/AIS)Garven, SarahGrant, Pam (QAS/AIS)Harch, LanaHohnke, Olivia (QAS/AIS)Mann, April (QAS/AIS)McShea, KateMitchell, JessNichols, Claire (QAS/AIS)Nolan, ZoeReuter, KarlaRevell, KimThomas, Natalie

Regional ProgramCarrol, KimCastelanelli, Kate

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Gynther, KateHanson, JadeHetzel, AmyJarred, SophieKeogh, KristinKeogh, TanyaKnox, BronwenMayer, BronwynMcDonald, MelissaMills, MelissaMitchell, JessicaMoles, JessMoore, AnnaMoran, JaneNorth, HelenRippon, MelissaStuhmcke, JodieSwan, AmandaTaylor, JodieWitham, Rebecca

IndividualScholarshipHoldersAdams, Ashley(rifle shooting)

Forder, Annemarie(shooting)

Gardiner, Darren(power lifting)

Green, Steven(power lifting)

Kersnovske, Kevin(wheelchair rugby)

King, Adrian(wheelchair basketball)

Mosely, Alison(wheelchair basketball)

Ryan, Patrick(wheelchair rugby)

VolleyballAdamson, AndrewBox, JonathonBurke, JacobBusch, LarraineClarke, AngelaCollins, MartinCook, NatalieDaalen, NathanElms, BradleyFeuerriegel, JustinHamilton-Biggam, AlanaHuygens Tholen, AnnetteJanke, TimLochowicz, SummerMatheson, ChristianMatheson, RebeccaRowlatt, StaceySanderson, NicoleSharpe, KathleenSmith, BradleyTegan, LeanneZahner, Lee

Water Polo(Men’s)Alyuz, PasaBirch, MatthewBitmosky, RobertBoyd, JordanChenoweth, TomCorbin, ChrisCranley, MichaelCronin, Thomas,Dimitrijevic, DamonFrazer, AndrewJenkins, TobyMaitland, RobertMartin, AnthonyMcKenzie, StuartOsadcuk, OlexandrStreets, DanielVincent, JohnVincent, ThomasVotan, CameronWarnick, MichaelWoudwyk, Tom

Water Polo(Women’s)Anderson, EleniCastle, NaomiCronin, CarlyCuffe, NikitaCuffe, SashaDimitrivejic, KaraFlaskas, JuliaFraser, Suzie

Swimming cont.Regional ProgramCanning, KatieClewett, KatieCooke, AshleyEales, BenEdminstone, JadeFielding, ShaneGoode, SybillaJaques, JamieLysaught, DanielMacKenzie, Linda McDonald, RobertMcLennan, CraigO’Regan, KieranRackly, DylanSkudutis, BrentTonks, ZoeWillis, KellyWooldridge, Michael

TennisBaker, GabrielleBelcher, GuyHarris, NickSmeets, RobertStosur, Samantha

Regional ProgramKlein, MathesonSmith, John Patrick

TriathlonAbram, FelicityAtkinson, CourtneyBarltrop, GlennBennett, GregBlatchford, LizBuccholz, Ben (QAS/AIS)Carfrae, MirindaCunningham, RitchieDellow, DavidEgyed, NikkiHarrop, LorettaHarrop, LukeHill, ChrisKeat, RebekahLoane, JosieLuxford, AnnabelMackay, PaulMatthews, PaulMaxell, LeviMcKenzie, LukeMoran, AlanNewell, JacobSnowsill, EmmaStewart, Miles

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Queensland Academy of Sport

Cnr Dock & Stanley StsSouth Brisbane QLD 4102

PO Box 8103Woolloongabba QLD 4102

Phone: 07 3404 3200Fax: 07 3404 3205

http://www.qasport.qld.gov.au