The 2015 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships were held at the Barlow Park in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, between May 8–10, 2015. They were held together with the 2015 Oceania Area Championships. Detailed reports on a day by day basis were given.
Initially, a total of 44 events were scheduled. However, results for girl's pole vault and mixed 800m sprint medley relay could not be retrieved. The events were most probably cancelled resulting in a total of 42 contested events, 22 by boys and 20 by girls.
Medal summary Complete results can be found on the Oceania Athletics Association webpage.
Boys (U18) 100 metres (wind: +1.6 m/s) Brandon Herrigan 10.71 CR Johnathon Taylor 11.00 Jarvis Hansen 11.12200 metres (wind: +0.8 m/s) Brandon Herrigan 21.71 CR Johnathon Taylor 21.95 Shane Tuvusa 22.22400 metres Shane Tuvusa 49.52 Ben Mackay 49.91 Josiah McCarthy / Northern Australia 52.90800 metres James Uhlenberg 1:59.47 Blair Pennell 2:00.09 Jade Bidgood / Northern Australia 2:00.381500 metres James Uhlenberg 4:05.90 Blair Pennell 4:10.43 Jade Bidgood / Northern Australia 4:12.673000 metres Joshua Torley 8:54.84 James Uhlenberg 8:56.95 Liam Cullen 9:39.302000 metres steeplechase Blair Pennell 6:25.14 Liam Cullen 6:59.25 Matthew Macguire / Northern Australia 7:56.60110 metres hurdles (91.4 cm) (wind: +0.5 m/s) Brandon Herrigan 13.84 CR Jarrod Twigg 14.20 Sitiveni Sulunga 14.42400 metres hurdles (83.8 cm) Ben Mackay 54.90 Matthew Harcourt 55.15 Sam Richardson 58.29High jump John Dodds / Northern Australia 2.06m CR Brenton Foster / Northern Australia 2.00m Teuraiterai Tupaia 1.94mPole vault Jack Stolarski 4.30m Reggie Taumaa 3.20m Long jump Taurere Teganahau 6.91m w (wind: +2.5 m/s) Christopher Goodwin 6.83m w (wind: +3.9 m/s) Arnold Fage 6.37m (wind: +1.4 m/s)Triple jump Jack Stolarski 13.88m w (wind: +2.8 m/s) Arnold Fage 13.30m w (wind: +3.5 m/s) Johnny Quitugua 12.55m w (wind: +4.6 m/s)Shot put (5.0 kg)Raiarii Thompson 15.89mTimothy Ford 15.47m Nathaniel Mommers 15.27mDiscus throw (1.5 kg) Jack Bannister 50.17m Timothy Ford 46.95m Jean Marc Tafilagi 46.39mHammer throw (5.0 kg) Nathaniel Mommers 54.39m Jack Bannister 53.62m Caleb Moore 47.77mJavelin throw (700g) Teuraiterai Tupaia 59.93m Mahio Patu 54.79m Donavin Ada 41.02m Octathlon Matthew Hosie 5647 CR Ben Collerton 5636 Connor Tansley / Northern Australia 3187Decathlon Theo Watson / Northern Australia 6062 CR 5000 metres walk Luke McCutcheon 24:08.84 4 × 100 metres relay Ben MackayJohnathon TaylorBrandon HerriganJarrod Twigg 42.47 CR Arnold FageJarvis HansenChristopher GoodwinJavon McCallum 43.85 / Northern Australia Jake DoranAshley BrookeConnor TansleyMaximilian Graf 46.854 × 400 metres relay Sam RichardsonLuke McCutcheonMatthew HosieBen Mackay 3:32.52 Javon McCallumJarvis HansenBlair PennellBen Collerton 3:32.90 / Northern Australia Josiah McCarthyJake DoranMaximilian GrafJade Bidgood 3:37.87
Girls (U18) 100 metres (wind: +0.5 m/s) Olivia Eaton 12.20 Shannon Reynolds / Northern Australia 12.31 Miriam Peni 12.43200 metres (wind: +0.6 m/s) Olivia Eaton 24.48 CR Shannon Reynolds / Northern Australia 25.02 Hayley Heel 25.06400 metres Amanda Fitisenamu 56.85 Caroline Higham 57.14 Hannah Schlecht 57.78800 metres Montanna McAvoy / Northern Australia 2:19.11 Maxine Paholek 2:20.88 Tahryn Kellie / Northern Australia 2:31.531500 metres Montanna McAvoy / Northern Australia 4:44.59 Clio Ozanne-Jaques / Northern Australia 4:51.49 3000 metres Clio Ozanne-Jaques / Northern Australia 10:35.29 Emma Henderson / Northern Australia 12:31.38 2000 metres steeplechase Rama Kumilgo 7:13.18 Maxine Paholek 7:15.30 100 metres hurdles (76.2 cm) (wind: +2.1 m/s) Karina Brown 14.34 w Samantha Johnson 14.59 w Emily Bass 14.71 w400 metres hurdles Emily Bass 64.69 CR Nicola Bowtell 67.84 High jump Kimberley Jenner / Northern Australia 1.76m CR Emma Meyer 1.65m Grace-Kelly Davidson / Northern Australia 1.60mPole vault Most probably cancelledLong jump Atipa Mabonga 5.87m w (wind: +4.0 m/s) Ashleigh Bennett 5.57m (wind: +1.7 m/s) Emma Hopcroft 5.56m w (wind: +3.3 m/s)Triple jump Mikaela Bretz 12.41m (wind: +1.7 m/s) CR Taaliyah Markos / Northern Australia 11.52m (wind: +1.2 m/s) Shot put (3.0 kg) Julia Bourke 15.56m CR Zoe Henare / Northern Australia 14.02m Alexandra Worth / Northern Australia 12.33mDiscus throw Alexandra Worth / Northern Australia 40.95m Rhiann Cull / Northern Australia 32.51m Luciendra Truques 30.98mHammer throw (3.0 kg)Emma Keleher 55.45m CREmily Rotunno 53.71mJennifer Moss / Northern Australia 45.14m Javelin throw (500g) Tianah List 47.30m Gwoelani Patu 40.97m Zoe Henare / Northern Australia 37.76mHeptathlon Rebekah Gleeson-Cherry / Northern Australia 3179 5000 metres walk Tahlia Hunt 27:41.19 Jessica Grech / Northern Australia 39:40.90 4 × 100 metres relay Katie ColebourneEmily BassSamantha JohnsonHayley Heel 49.15 CR Olivia EatonAshleigh BennettAtipa MabongaEmma Hopcroft 49.38 / Northern Australia Bridget Seymour-JonesKayla HorneTayla KingShannon Reynolds 50.174 × 400 metres relay Nicola BowtellMaxine PaholekHannah SchlechtCaroline Higham 4:01.89 CR Atipa MabongaAshleigh BennettAmanda FitisenamuEmma Hopcroft 4:13.08 / Northern Australia Lacey TaylorShannon ReynoldsKayla HorneMontanna McAvoy 4:14.57
Mixed Mixed 800m sprint medley relay Most probably cancelled
Medal table (unofficial)
Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.
Participation (unofficial) According to an unofficial count, 127 athletes from 16 countries and territories participated. As in the years before, there was also a "Regional Australia Team" Northern Australia (dubbed "RAT" in the results list) comprising Australian athletes who either have their normal place of residence (defined as being a place where an athlete is resident and/or educated) in an "athletically remote area" of Australia (defined as a being a place more than 300km from any centre at which track and field competition is held on a regular basis i.e. basically weekly or fortnightly during the track season) or "Northern Australia" (defined as comprising the Northern Territory and any parts of Western Australia and North Queensland, north of 26th parallel south latitude).
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