Over a massive three days, youth climbers across Australia flocked to NSW to compete in the Youth National Championships from the 24 – 26 May, 2019. Victoria sent a large team to compete at the elite level with all categories represented.
All three disciplines were showcased including Lead, Speed and Boulder and a combined result calculated for those who competed in all three disciplines.
Congratulations to all the Victorian competitors who made the podium:
Combined
- Ned Middlehurst, 1st, Junior Male
- Matthew Austin, 3rd, Youth A Male
- Maya Stasiuk, 1st, Youth C Female
- Zoe Puglisi, 3rd, Youth C Female
Boulder
- Ned Middlehurst, 1st, Junior Male
- Maya Stasiuk, 1st, Youth C Female
Lead
- Ned Middlehurst, 3rd, Junior Male
- Maya Stasiuk, 1st, Youth C Female
- Jaime Wong, 3rd, Youth D Female
Speed
- Ned Middlehurst, 1st, Junior Male
- Alana Frankland, 2nd, Junior Female
- Oliver Burch, 2nd, Youth A Male
- Matthew Austin, 3rd, Youth A Male
- Sora Asahara, 1st, Youth C Male
- Zoe Puglisi, 1st, Youth C Female
We would also like to say a massive thank you to our Coach Sarah McKenzie and Assistant Coach Deryl Ng for making the trip up to NSW and coaching our youth competitors, to Ned Middlehurst as Team Captain and to all the volunteers that helped out!
Congratulations to all those athletes who competed over the weekend!
For full Boulder results, click here.
For full Lead results, click here.
For full Speed results, click here.
For full Combined results, click here.
Photos by Jason Wong
