TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT | AUSTRALIAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Athletics West is thrilled to announce a 108-strong team of WA Cross-Country runners are set to depart for Ballarat this month to contest the 2025 Australian Cross Country Championships on August 23rd. 

This year’s team comprises athletes from the Under 11 age group through to Open competitors, showcasing the depth of talent across our junior and senior ranks. Each athlete has earned their selection through consistent performances during the domestic cross-country season and will now compete against the nation’s best in one of the most prestigious distance running events on the Australian calendar. 

Athletics West congratulates all selected team members.  

OPEN WOMEN 

Charli-Rose Carlyon - Perth Track and Field Club, Dick Telford 

OPEN MEN 

Nikil Redipali – Canning Districts Athletic Club, Graeme Watson, Paul Sheppard 

Jack Sirett - Canning Districts Athletic Club, Ben Green 

U20 WOMEN 

Madeline Taylor - UWA Athletics Club, Tony Chamberlain 

Coco Smargiassi - Canning Districts Athletic Club, Raf Baugh 

U20 MEN 

Noah Humberstone - UWA Athletics Club, Sonia Bamundo 

Jacob Lundberg - Athletics West Independent, Darren Lundberg 

U18 WOMEN 

Annabelle Behan  - Athletics West Independent  

Gracie Byrne – UWA Athletics Club, Tony Chamberlain 

Lyla Stewart – UWA Athletics Club, Lenny Hughes 

U18 MEN 

Matthew Stoner – Canning Districts Athletic Club, Ben Green  

Jack Mallabone – UWA Athletics Club, Zander Mostert 

Oliver Lefort – Canning Districts Athletic Club, Raf Baugh  

U17 WOMEN  

Baia Spodniewska – Perth Track and Field Club, Brenton Mizen  

Sophia Brown – Perth Track and Field Club, Brenton Mizen 

Zara Penter – Canning Districts Athletic Club, Raf Baugh 

Ava Stanley – Perth Track and Field Club, Brenton Mizen  

Chloe Dartnall – Perth Track and Field Club, Brenton Mizen 

Claudia Gnech – UWA Athletics Club, Brenton Mizen 

U17 MEN 

OIiver Stampfl-MacDonald – UWA Athletics Club, Tony Chamberlain 

Ben O’Sullivan - Athletics West Independent – Paul O’Sullivan  

Davin Dickson – Athletics West Independent – Ben Green 

Duku Jansuk – Belmont Athletics Centre – Rafael Baugh 

Isaac Kay – Joondalup Athletics Centre, Robert Kay 

Zain Valibohy – Perth Track and Field Club, Tony Chamberlain 

U16 WOMEN 

Lia Watters – Perth Track and Field Club, Brenton Mizen 

Mia Clark – Canning Districts Athletic Club, Raf Baugh 

Ava Fisher – Perth Track and Field Club, Brenton Mizen 

Grace Lewis – Perth Track and Field Club, Brenton Mizen  

Meg White – Canning Districts Athletic Club, Raf Baugh 

Hope McHenry – UWA Little Athletics Centre, Gina Grayson Cassey 

U16 MEN 

Aiden Behan – Athletics West Independent, Janine Kaye 

PG Van Wyk – Albany Athletics Centre, Bec Gleeson 

James Shuck – Joondalup Track Club 

Thomas Davey – Belmont Athletics Centre, Matt Davey 

Harrison Lichocik – Inglewood Athletics Centre, Raf Baugh 

Oliver Hatchett - Ridgewood Athletics Centre, Suzi Graves 

Sam O’Sullivan - Athletics West Independent, Paul O’Sullivan  

Kale Gregg – Canning Districts Athletic Club, Raf Baugh 

Asher Bourke – Capes Athletics Club 

U15 Women  

Fiona Hao – Canning Districts Athletic Club, Raf Baugh 

Saoirse Fowler – Perth Track and Field Club, Brenton Mizen  

Grace Richter – Perth Track and Field Club, Brenton Mizen 

Ava Brennan – Joondalup Track Club, Suzi Graves 

Payton Kavanagh – Joondalup Athletics Centre, Suzi Graves 

U15 MEN 

Austin Saratsis – Athletics West Independent

Cooper Hart – Canning Districts Athletic Club 

Matthew McNally – UWA Little Athletics Centre 

U14 WOMEN  

Fieke Potter – Canning Districts Athletic Club, Raf Baugh 

Vivienne Barley – Canning Districts Athletic Club 

Rosie Connolly – Perth Track and Field Club, Brenton Mizen 

Isla Stefanelli – Athletics West Independent, Raf Baugh 

Billie McHenry – UWA Little Athletics Centre, Gina Grayson Cassey 

Scarlett Nunn – Southern Districts Little Athletics Centre 

Betty Jenkins – Joondalup Athletics Centre, Robert Kay 

U14 MEN 

Hudson Hayes – Athletics West Independent  

Jackson McAdam – Joondalup Athletics Centre 

Jack Cairns – Inglewood Athletics Centre, Raf Baugh 

Riley Kerr – Athletics West Independent  

Ashton Gunn – Bunbury Regional Athletics Club 

Zander Scholes – Athletics West Independent, Suzi Graves 

Dylan Gregg – Canning Districts Athletic Club, Raf Baugh 

Sebastian Sambrook – UWA Little Athletics Centre, Brenton Mizen 

Lachlan Alder – Athletics West Independent  

Eric Hutton – Joondalup Athletics Centre 

Ozzie Holmes – Joondalup Athletics Centre, Robert Kay
 

U13 WOMEN 

Ella Masiello – UWA Athletics Club, Gina Grayson Cassey, Brenton Mizen  

Lucy Phillips – Athletics West Independent, Michael Barton, Chris de Boer 

Emma Pollock – Athletics West Independent, Jo Pollock 

Iola Spodniewska – UWA Little Athletics Centre, Sarah Jamieson 

Millie Aloi – Hamersley Athletics Centre 

Makenzie Sillitto – Dale Athletics Centre 

Katie Williams – Kingsway Little Athletics Centre 

Pippa Stefanelli – Southern Districts Little Athletics Centre, Raf Baugh 

Summer Abbott-Vidler – Hamersley Athletics Centre

U13 MEN  

Patrick King – Athletics West Independent, Brenton Mizen 

Zachary McNally – UWA Little Athletics Centre 

Isaac Williamson – Melville Little Athletics Centre, Ross Keane 

Samuel O’Brien - Belmont Athletics Centre 

Jake Wood – Joondalup Athletics Centre 

Ruben Maritz – Joondalup Athletics Centre

Cooper McDonald - Joondalup Athletics Centre 
 

U12 WOMEN 

Isabella Van Goethem – UWA Little Athletics Centre, Sarah Jamieson 

Georgia Eldridge – UWA Little Athletics Centre 

Rahni Fowler – Dale Athletics Centre, Rebecca Fowler 

Harper Adrian – Baldivis Little Athletics Centre 

Everlee Tyler – Dale Athletics Centre, Rebecca Fowler  

Olivia Toffoli – UWA Little Athletics Centre, Andrew Jenkins

Savannah Nunn – Southern Districts Little Athletics Centre
 

U12 MEN

Theo Coughlan – Joondalup Athletics Centre, Robert Kay 

Billy Cairns – Inglewood Athletics Centre

 Felix Britten – UWA Little Athletics Centre 

Fionnan Fenlon – Hamersley Athletics Centre, Emmett Fenlon  

Logan Carey – Belmont Athletics Centre  

Oscar Lo Proto – Cockburn Athletics Centre
 

U11 WOMEN 

Grace Noble – UWA Little Athletics Centre 

Safiya Jenzarli – UWA Little Athletics Centre 

Anna Russell – Dale Athletics Centre 

Kayla Weston – Joondalup Athletics Centre 

Zara Romano – UWA Little Athletics Centre 

Chloe Weybrecht-Mills – UWA Little Athletics Centre, Richard Mills 

Heidi Jenkins – Joondalup Athletics Centre, Robert Kay 

U11 MEN 

Owen Ross – Belmont Athletics Centre 

Carter Fleming – Kingsway Little Athletics Centre 

Marcus Simpson – UWA Little Athletics Centre, Sarah Hynes 

Archie Greig – Kingsway Little Athletics Centre 

Thomas Drake-Brockman – Hamersley Athletics Centre 

Alex Newton – Dale Athletics Centre 

Lucas Turnbull – Joondalup Athletics Centre, Robert Kay 

Keely Waters – Team Coordinator 

Sarah Hynes – Team Manager 

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Posted 12 August 2025

Updated 23rd August 2025