2010-11 - Tasmanian Institute of Sport

judo championships.
• Ryan McCarthy (golf) competed in the US amateur
championship in Washington during August, finishing the
round of 16 of match play. This was the best ever result
by an Australian. Ryan unfortunately injured his shoulder
during the Australian domestic season requiring a reconstruction.
After an interrupted preparation Ryan travelled
with the Australian squad to the UK where he played
in the St Andrews Links and the British Amateur during
June and will travel with the Australian squad to the US
where he will play a number of tournaments during July
and August.
• Kalem Richardson (golf) won the Tasmanian men’s amateur
title in April and during June has competed in the UK
at St Andrews Links and British Amateur. Kalem will be
playing a number of tournaments in the US during July
and August.
• Maggy Marshall (squash) spent much of the year based
in New York and playing in a number of tournaments
throughout the US.
• Rebecca Quail (lawn bowls) made the semi-finals at the
Golden Nugget event at Tweed Heads in August. Rebecca
continued this good form to the Australian sides championship
in NSW during April where she had the best win
of her career, defeating world number four Karen Murphy
in the final to claim the gold medal. Rebecca was also a
member of the Australian team that played in the Trans-
Tasman trophy against New Zealand and has attained a
place in the Bowls Australia’s national senior squad.
• Jocelyn Burnett (diving) finished sixth in the platform
event at the junior elite diving nationals held in Brisbane
in July.
• Ashlee Dewhurst (golf) claimed her first national title by
winning the Australian amateur championships in March.
This win elevated Ashlee into Golf Australia’s national
squad as a tier one athlete. Ashlee has backed up her
win at the Australian Amateur with another win at the
Arafura Games in Darwin and will depart in July for the
USA for a series of tournaments with other members of
the national squad.
• Andrew Eckhardt (slalom canoe) successfully qualified
for the Australian junior team to compete in Canada and
USA during July.
• Zac Grgurevic (weightlifting) won a gold medal in the
Arafura Games in Darwin during May and has been
selected in the Australian junior team to compete at the
junior weightlifting world championships in Penang Malaysia
during July.
Brendan Long
A/Sports Program Coordinator
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