Athletes in record books

NINE athletes from the Whitsunday Athletics Club competed in the RACQ North Queensland (NQ) Games held in Mackay over the weekend. (Whitsunday Times)

Conditions weren't ideal however the athletes still competed and recorded some great results across the board.

All athletes received a sponsorship bag and all age groups received a medal and certificate for competing in the games.

With athletes ranging from five-year-old Matthew Smith to 65 and 66-year-old Betty and Selwyn Hawken, the club was well represented and all the Whitsunday athletes put in great efforts.

Several NQ games records were broken by Whitsunday athletes with both the Hawkens' and 14-year-old Katie Campbell etching their name into the record books.

NQ GAMES

Matthew Smith, 5:

• 2nd shot put; 3rd long jump; 4th 100m. 7th 60m, 80m, discus

Tayla Ziviani, 7:

• 9th long jump; 11th shot put, 60m hurdles; 12th 200m; 14th 80m

Jim Smith, 8:

• 7th high jump; 8th 60m hurdles; 9th long jump, discus, shot put; 10th 100m

Sahra Donnelly, 9:

• 2nd 800m, 3rd discus, shot put; 4th 60m hurdles; 5th long jump; 6th 100m, 200m; 9th high jump

Sharnae Morrow, 9:

• 5th shot put; 8th discus; 9th 800m, high jump; 10th long jump; 12th 100m, 200m

Katie Campbell, 14:

• 1st 800m, 1500m, long jump, high jump, javelin(games record), 3000m; 2nd 400m, discus

Natisha Morsch-Ivey, 15:

• 1st high jump, 90m hurdles; 2nd triple jump, discus, javelin, shot put; 3rd long jump; 4th 200m

Betty Hawken, 65:

• 1st long jump, discus (games record), 100m, 400m (games record), high jump

Selwyn Hawken, 66:

• 1st 1500m race walk (games record), high jump, long jump, discus, hammer throw (games record), 100m, 200m (games record), 800m (games record)