SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT | 2023-24 EMERGING ATHLETE PROGRAM
Published Sun 17 Sep 2023
Athletics West is excited to announce that fifty-five athletes have accepted their position as part of the Emerging Athlete Program for the 2023-24 Season.
The WA Emerging Athlete Program is a state-based development program to provide pathway progression for able bodied and para- athletes between junior and senior athletics within Western Australia. The program assists in supporting and developing athlete and coach potential by focusing on: Experience, Education and Environment.
The program is delievered across an eight month period with a mix of practical clinics and education seminars for coaches and athletes to attend, providing the opportunity for both coaches and athletes to grow and improve as they progress through their athletic development journey.
Athletics West would like to congratulate all of the athletes who were selected.
2023/24 Emerging Athlete Program:
| Athlete | Club | Centre | Coach |
| Leah Allen | UWA Athletics Club | Kingsway Little Athletics Centre | Ebony Talbert |
| Euan Barker | Inglewood Athletics Centre | ||
| Ella Batten | UWA Athletics Club | Geraldton Little Athletics Centre | Gary Clark |
| Xavier Bernard | Perth Track and Field Club | Melville Little Athletics Centre | Adam Garganis |
| Isabella Bidesi | UWA Athletics Club | Bunbury Little Athletics Centre | Alwyn Graham |
| Leon Boonzaaier | Joondalup Athletics Centre | John Cowan & Nenad Peisker | |
| Ezekiel Borsic | Athletics West Independent | Joe D’Agnone | |
| Kye Brindle | Melville Roar Athletics Club - Seniors | Matthew Dean | |
| Demi Burns | Albany Athletics Club Inc | Chris Burns | |
| Johann Cloete | Athletics West Independent | Riaan Cloete | |
| Anna Colgan | UWA Athletics Club | Lenny Hughes | |
| Mia Conroy | West Track Club | Ben Catley | |
| Jasmine Crawley | UWA Athletics Club | Lyn Foreman & Lisa Campbell | |
| Sean Cregan | Inglewood Athletics | Nenad Peisker | |
| Sophie Crowley | UWA Athletics Club | Nenad Peisker | |
| Isabelle Curtis | Ridgewood Athletics Centre | Samantha Curtis | |
| Lilijana De Boni | Cockburn Athletic Club | Lee Derby | |
| Alex De Silva | Curtin University Athletic Club | Lindsey Glass & Braiden Clarke | |
| Madison Esquivel | West Track Club | Hamersley Little Athletics Centre | Dean Horner |
| Mikayla Gabbitus | Athletics West Independent | Nenad Peisker | |
| Kai Gale | Perth Track and Field Club | Aaron Bresland | |
| Ellie Glands | Perth Track and Field Club | Brenton Mizen | |
| Jasmin Goodridge | Western Australian Throwers Club | Janno Van der Linde | |
| Isla- Rose Gray | Athletics West Independent | Nathan Cunningham | |
| Sienna Hanikeri | UWA Athletics Club | Alwyn Graham | |
| Ellaby Hansen | Perth Track and Field Club | Suzi Graves | |
| Ella Harbison | Kingsway Athletics Senior Club | Kingsway Little Athletics Centre | Janno Van der Linde |
| Evie Hilditch | Mandurah Rockingham Athletic Club | Rockingham Little Athletics Centre | Anne Masters |
| Nevaeh Hill | Athletics West Independent | Gary Clark | |
| Wyatt Hill | West Track Club | Gosnells and Distrcts Little Athletics Centre | Ben Catley |
| Josh Hook | UWA Athletics Club | Ebony Talbert | |
| Zoe Hooker | UWA Athletics Club | Bohdan Babijczuk & Nicole Hooker | |
| Sarah Knox | UWA Athletics Club | Tony Chamberlain | |
| Keita Kuwata | UWA Little Athletics Centre | Yuya Kuwata | |
| Evy Lang | Mandurah Rockingham Athletic Club | Baldivis Little Athletics Centre | Russell Mathanda |
| Ilaria Leone | Perth Track and Field Club | Aaron Bresland | |
| Sienna Maltese | West Track Club | Braiden Clarke | |
| Sebastian Masiello | Athletics West Independent | Luke Parker | |
| Juliette Mason T20 | Athletics West Independent | Mandy Mason | |
| Gabrielle Maxton | UWA Athletics Club | Nenad Peisker | |
| Zara O'Dea | UWA Athletics Club | UWA Little Athletics Centre | Morgan Word |
| Cassiana Pappadoulis | Perth Track and Field Club | Brenton Mizen | |
| Benjamin Patterson | Joondalup Track Club | Paul Heywood | |
| Kate Philpott | West Track Club | Hamersley Little Athletics Centre | Russell Mathanda |
| Kyra Pilmer | Belmont Little Athletics Centre | Tonia Pilmer | |
| Madison Radalj | Athletics West Independent | Nenad Peisker | |
| Oliver Reynolds | Inglewood Athletics Centre | Lee Derby | |
| Katelyn Smith T/F 37 | UWA Athletics Club | Janno Van Der Linde | |
| Alex Stewart | West Track Club | Braiden Clarke | |
| Jaxon Stewart | Athletics West Independent | Steven Collins | |
| Annabelle Stokes | Western Australian Throwers Club | Lindsey Glass | |
| Charlie Sullivan | UWA Athletics Club | Kwinana Little Athletics Centre | Asad Hosseini |
| Fearne Van Beek | West Track Club | Belmont Little Athletics Centre | Ross Van Beek |
| Sophie Williams | West Track Club | Ridgewood Athletics Centre | Ben Catley |
| Tristian Wilson | Athletics West Independent | Belmont Little Athletics Centre | Nathan Cunningham |
For more information on the Program, click here.
You can follow all athletics action via the Athletics West Facebook and Instagram pages.
For more information on how you can get involved in athletics, contact Athletics West on 0862720480.
By Dylan Gane, Athletics West
Posted 17 September 2023
