LITTLE Athletics Noosa athlete Matt Brice has been selected to represent Queensland at the Asics Australian Little Athletics Championships in Adelaide on 24 April.
Matt will compete in the under-13 boys 800m and 1500m events at the championships. Silver medals and personal best times in the 800m and 1500m events at the recent Little Athletics Queensland State Championships helped secure his place on the 26-member Queensland team.
Representatives on the Queensland team were announced on the final day of competition at the state championships. This is the fifth time that Little Athletics Noosa has had athletes on the state team since 2011.
Noosa’s head coach Mick Hooper said Matt’s selection on the state team was a great achievement.
“Matt set himself a goal at the beginning of the season to make the state team, has worked hard and trained consistently well, and is now reaping the rewards,” Mr Hooper said.
Thirty-eight athletes from Little Athletics Noosa competed at the recent state championships bringing home 28 medals in total; 14 gold, nine silver and five bronze. Noosa’s young athletes also set over 60 personal best times and distances during the championships.
