Eloise Wellings history making selection leads 25 NSW selections for Birmingham

28 June 2022

Eloise Wellings history making selection leads 25 NSW selections for Birmingham

Sutherland marathoner Eloise Wellings and Victorian Kathryn Mitchell have today been named in a record breaking fifth Commonwealth Games team for Australia. Eloise and Kathryn will become the first track and field athletes to attend five Commonwealth Games. At the other end of their journey is Samantha Dale who is making her Australian team debut after a breakthrough season in the long jump.

Today’s announcement adds to the earlier selections in June, which included many Para-athletes on debut.

For Eloise Wellings (SUT) it will be her 21st Australian/Oceania team, in a career that has endured 24 years on the international stage. A two-time Olympian, her injuries in early years which unfortunately coincided with Olympic years cost her a few more Olympic appearances. Her career has included two junior/youth teams, five at world cross country, three world championships, two World Cups and also World University Games and World Half Marathon appearances.

Most Commonwealth Games teams:

• 5 teams – Eloise Wellings NSW and Kathryn Mitchell VIC
• 4 teams – 19 Australian athletes. Angie Ballard (NSW/ACT) makes her fourth team in 2022. NSW athletes who have been to four Games: Andrew Murphy, Jane Saville, Benn Harradine, Gary Knoke, Fabrice Lapierre and Karyne Di Marco.

Two NSW athletes are making their senior debut, after representing previously in junior teams. Camden’s Josh Azzopardi (2018 World U20 team) will contest the 4x100m relay, and Sydney Pacific’s Cameron McEntyre (SYP) (2015 World Youth, 2018 World U20) competes in the javelin.

Selected for her 14th international team and third Commonwealth Games is hurdler Michelle Jenneke (SYU). Her international career has spanned 12 years since she made the 2010 World Junior team.

NSW is well represented in men’s track, with athletes in the 100m (Rohan Browning, SYU), 400m (Steve Solomon, RBH), 800m (Charlie Hunter, ASW), 1500m (Olli Hoare, SUT), 110m Hurdles (Nick Hough, SYU), 3000m Steeplechase (Ed Trippas, BAN) and Josh Azzopardi.

David Tarbotton for Athletics NSW

Image: Eloise Wellings (courtesy of David Tarbotton)

NSW members of the 2022 Commonwealth Games Track and Field team

MEN (10)

100m Rohan Browning (Andrew Murphy, Sydney University)

100m T38 Evan O'Hanlon (Iryna Dvoskina, UTS Norths)

400m Steven Solomon (Penny Gilles, Randwick Botany Harriers)

800m Charlie Hunter (Ben Thomas, Asics Wests)

1500m Ollie Hoare (Dathan Ritzenhein, Sutherland)

110m Hurdles Nick Hough (Anthony Benn, Sydney University)

3000m Steeplechase Ed Trippas (Jason Vigilante, Bankstown)

4x100m Relay Joshua Azzopardi (Rob Marks, Camden)

High Jump Brandon Starc (Alex Stewart, Parramatta City)

Javelin Throw Cameron McEntyre (Angus McEntyre, Sydney Pacific)

WOMEN (15)

100m T34 Sarah Clifton-Bligh (Louise Sauvage, Sydney University), Rosemary Little (Rick Hoskins, Hills Club).

100m T38 Indiana Cooper (Rowan Vergano, Kooringal-Wagga)

1500m Jessica Hull (Pete Julian, Bankstown Sports)

1500m T54 Christie Dawes (Andrew Dawes, Hunter Veterans)

5000m Rose Davies (Scott Westcott, Newcastle Runners), Jessica Hull

10,000m Rose Davies

Marathon Eloise Wellings (Nic Bideau, Sutherland)

Marathon T54 Christie Dawes

100m Hurdles Michelle Jenneke (Gary Bourne, Sydney University)

400m Hurdles Sarah Carli (Melissa Smith, Kembla Joggers)

High Jump Nicola Olyslagers (nee McDermott) (Matt Horsnell, Sydney University), Eleanor Patterson (Alex Stewart, Bankstown Sports)

Long Jump Samantha Dale Andrew Murphy, Cherrybrook Athletics)

Shot Put F57 Julie Charlton (Mitchell Kerr, Cherrybrook Athletics)

Hammer Throw Alexandra Hulley (Karyne Di Marco, Sutherland)

Javelin Throw Mackenzie Little (Angus McEntyre, Sydney University)