About Sandy Bay Harriers
Sandy Bay Harriers, Inc. is the oldest athletics club in Tasmania (est. 1927). The club participates in the local track and field events and cross country competition.
Over the years, Sandy Bay has produced numerous champions who have represented their club at the highest level - including the Olympic Games, World Championships, Oceana Games, Commonwealth Youth Games and the World Cup.
Most recently in 2005, Donna MacFarlane competed for Australia in the Chiba Ekiden road relay Championships, which is held in Japan. Donna also competed at the Zatopek (Melbourne, 2005) and ran a Commonwealth Games A qualifier for the 3000m Steeplechase. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games she was able to run a 10 second PB (9:25.05) to pick up the Bronze. One week later, Donna competed in the 2006 World Cross Country Championships (Short Course) in Fukuoka, Japan, where the Australian team won a bronze medal.
Ryan Foster represented Australia in the 2000m Steeplechase at the 2005 World Youth Championships (Marrakesh, Morocco).
Another fine Sandy Bay athlete, Tristan Thomas, is currently on a scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in the heats of 400m Hurdles, Tristan ran a PB of 49.88 to make the semi-finals, where he placed 5th (50.56), narrowly missing out on running the final.
In 2001, Scott Wells participated in the Commonwealth Youth Games. In the 2004 Olympic Games, two past Sandy Bay members competed - Simon Burgess (captain of the Australian Olympic Rowing Team) and Will Hamlyn-Harris, who competed in Javelin and now lives in NSW, in the 2006 Commonwealth Games he picked up Silver.
Of course, most of our members simply love their athletics and the many benefits it brings, such as improved fitness and making new friends. Come along and have sun fun!
We also have numerous Life Members and Club Patrons.
Competition
The track and field season starts each year in October. Competition is normally held at the Domain Athletics Centre (Queens Domain, Hobart). Cross Country events are held at numerous venues all over Southern Tasmania, but they are mostly within 30 minutes drive from Hobart.
Training
Different coaches have different training times and locations.
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Max Cherry
Monday and Wednesday - Sandown Park (Lower Sandy Bay), from 4:00pm.
Tuesday and Thursday - Domain Athletics Centre (Queens Domain, Hobart), from 4:00pm.
(Sprints, Middle-Long Distance, Steeplechase) -
Damian Lawler
Tuesday and Thursday - Domain Athletics Centre (Queens Domain, Hobart), from 4:00pm.
(Sprints) -
Rex Morris
(Sprints and Jumps) -
Rita Whitehouse
(Sprints, Hurdles, High Jump)
Contact Information
Visit our Committee/Contacts page if you would like to contact one of our committee members for more information, or have any queries regarding this website. We look forward to hearing from you :)
Uniforms
Sandy Bay's club uniform features Blue and White. A new uniform is being introduced. They are made by Hart Sport and are quite reasonably priced (just go into your local sports store sometime and compare prices).
Detailed information and pricing is available:Registration Fees
Please see our separate Registration Fees page for pricing.
Our Motto
In Hoc Signo Vinces ("In This Sign, Conquer")