Queensland Athletic League Inc.
Welcome to the official site of the Queensland Athletic League (QAL) ! The QAL organises professional running events across Queensland. Races are run under a handicap system, usually over distances ranging from 70 metres to 1600 metres.
Handicap racing is designed to ensure that every athlete has a chance to win ! Runners are handicapped according to their ability which ensures that racing is close and more importantly exciting for both participants and spectators. While the big gifts offer thousands of dollars in prizemoney, there are many races where the prizemoney is a few hundred dollars.
Registration with the QAL allows the athlete to compete in both local (usually around 10 races) and Interstate events. The QAL has reciprical arrangements with Queensland Athletics and interstate professional bodies in VIC, SA, NSW, WA and Tasmania whereby runners need only pay the race entry fee.
The QAL is a not for profit organisation run by a volunteer committee.
LATEST NEWS
FARHOLME HERITAGE GIFT ENTRY NOW AVAILABLE
55th MACKSVILLE GIFT (Near Coffs Harbour) IS ON 8th NOVEMBER see calendar page for more information. Note: you must be a QAL member to compete interstate.
DUAL REGISTRATION
Anybody wishing to dual register (QAL & QA) could you please fill out the QA & Glasshouse membership form. After a reconcilation of our registration status, QA has advised us that members are now to register through a QA club. It's with great thanks that Glasshouse Athletics Club is providing this option. The new dual membership fee is $50 for QAL and $20 for QA = $70. Those members who have already sent their fee's in ($65) are exempt from the $5 increase.
HISTORY OF THE STAWELL GIFT
Legacy Books are publishing a book on the history of the Stawell Gift which has been written by Gary Watt a Melbourne sports reporter who has been going to Stawell for the past 20 odd years.
The Book is a coffee table style publication of 360 plus pages and is offered in either hard cover or a leather bound version with coloured photos as appropriate. Every heat and semi-final winner of the Stawell Gift since 1878 is listed and the book includes pre and post race details of the each years race.
Price is $49.95 for the hard cover and $99.95 for a signed and numbered limited edition leather bound version, plus postage.
The book launch is planned for early November 2008.
CROWLEY WINS IPSWICH LIGHTNING
Brisbane's decathlete Cam Crowley (off 9.75m) took out his first QAL professional race by winning the Ipswich Lightning. Crowley saved his best race until the final to claim the sash in a time of 11.09. Closely followed was 400m State Champ Nicholas Boylett 7.5m and speedster Lee Parker 9.5m who deadheated for second. Other placings were Bendigo's own Glen Stephens 15m, Nathan Carr 8.25m and John Burstow 8.5m. Interestingly, the final was reduced to six after Dave Peiniger withdrew due to injury and defending champion Matt Davies was disqualified for a double false start.
Lauren O'Sullivan off 5.25m ran the field down to take out the Mayoress 100m in a time of 11.57. Other placings in order were J. Foreman 10.25m, K. Lawson 10.50m, L. Dickmann 10m, V. Trabb 4m and L. Wilson 6.75m.
Other results on the day were:
Musters Master 300m: Col Buyers 70m 32.12, Steve Jones 48m and Glen Stephens 34m
Ladies Masters 70m: T. Stolberg 6m 9.36s, M. Shields 3m and C. Quinlan 8m
U18 Girls 70m: K. Lawson 8.5m, J. Foreman 8m and L. O'Sullivan 3m
U18 Boys 70: M. Swain 5m 7.74s, M. Baker 7m and C. Dale 3m
AGM NEWS
The QAL runner of the year will now be named the Hogan, Hishon & Stringer Medal. The medal represents not only great athletic individual performance but also honours the mateship these three blokes shared through athletics and their special connection with the QAL. The 2007/2008 medallist will be announced at the Ipswich Winter Carnival.
Registrations are now due with the fees remaining the same as 2007/08.
HARRIS DOMINATES AT BIRDSVILLE
Gold Coast World Beach Flags champion Simon Harris has taken out the sprint double at the OBE / Birdsville Hotel Gift. Harris off 10m easily held off Victoria's Nick Magree 7m and last years winner Travis Venema 7.5m to take the group one race in a time of 12.34.
Harris off 7.5m backed up to tke out the PE & GC Harris / Birdsville Caravan Park 70m sprint in a time of 7.39. Mitchell Neuendorf off 6.5m (last years Qld U/18 100m Champion) was second with Magree off 4.75m third.
Victoria's champion 400m specialist Nick Magree off 22m comfortably accounted for Venema 32m and former World Beach sprint champion Callum Taylor 20m in the Diamantina Shire Council 300m. Magree was rapt with his first Birdsville sash after a number of close seconds. Magree's time of 33.82 was particulary impressive considering the rough track.
The 1600m was a slog fest with Taylor off 250m showing guts to run over the top of Magree 240m in the final stages to take the sash. Minns off 200m battled it out to take third.
SETH TAKES OUT THE IPSWICH MILE
Ipswich local Sunil Seth overtook Brisbane's Brendan Whelan in the last strides to take out the 2008 Ipswich Mile sponsored by the Ipswich City Council. Seth off 150m powered home in a time of 4.29 edging out Whelan 135m 4.32 and local footballer Peter Drager 4.34. Seth was estatic to improve on his fifth placing last year to pocket the $3000 winners cheque.
Other placings in order were Carvoth 4th 4.35, Rule 4.36, Black 4.39, Barrelet 4.41 Tim Seth 4.43, Grace 4.43, Thomas 4.46, Janke 4.50, Nunn 4.52 and Bodswoth 5.13.
In the Juniors it was Daniel Crockett in a time of 4.44 (off 345m) to hold off Toby Wagner 380m and Tamara Branch 3rd off 320m. Other placing were Hamish Wagner 50m, Julian Watkins 140m, Joella Gneidling 285m, Jordan Cross 85m, Amy Hillier, Brianna Thomas, Jordan Anderson, Reagan Bayliss & Brianna Childs.
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