2020 YEARBOOK INTRO

DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE

It goes without saying that 2020 was a year like no other. The COVID-19 pandemic struck the world with devastating consequences.

Sport globally was just one sector dramatically affected. The 2020 Olympic and were postponed to 2021. Many national and international sporting events were cancelled. It was year of monumental disruptions to everyday life, including to our athletes and staff.

Despite this, we can all be very proud of what the South Australian Sports Institute achieved in 2020. The results may appear sparse, but the personal journeys, achievements and contributions were rich.

It was a year in which SASI rebuilt its cultural foundations as; One Team, Bringing Energy, Being Courageous and Demanding Excellence to establish itself as the heart of South ’s sporting success.

Wes Battams SASI Director

The South Australian Sports Institute (SASI) as the High-Performance sports hub in South Australia is committed to a vision of being the Heart of South Australia’s sporting success. We support South Australian based coaches and athletes ensuring they have access to world leading coaching, sport science and medicine and facilities to achieve podium performances at World Championships, Olympic, Paralympic and .

As part of this commitment to international sporting excellence, SASI strives to develop outstanding athletes whose character, journey and performances are inspirational for South Australians. COACHING DIRECTORATE SPORTS MEDICINE TEAM Michael Nelson Beach Volleyball Wes Battams Director Dr Geoff Verrall Chief Medical Officer James Trotter Physiotherapist Laurence Fletcher Canoe Sprint Gayle Rogers High Performance Coordinator Andrew Darcey Physiotherapist Scott Smith Physiotherapist Brett Aitken Cycling Letizia Gentile Volunteers and Projects Steve McArthur Physiotherapist Leisa Stringer Physiotherapist James Glasspool Cycling Coordinator (*2020) Henry McGregor Physiotherapist Chris Bishop Podiatrist Loz Shaw Cycling - Para Jasmin Dawe Sports Services Officer David Spurrier Physiotherapist Olivia Warnes Sports Nutrition Coordinator Aurelie Gibson Diving Christine MacLaren Rowing STAFF Daniel Mitchell Hockey SPORT PROGRAM UNIVERSITY STUDENTS Tim White Hockey Jenny Borlase Netball DELIVERY Sam Tebeck* University of South Australia Jason Lane Rowing Georgina Barrat University of South Australia Peter Bishop Lorinda Rugless High Performance Manager Craig Stewart Swimming Simon Cain High Performance Lead Edward Denis High Performance Lead

* Concluded PERFORMANCE SERVICES Sian Barris Sports Biomechanist; Skill Acquisition Specialist Susan Bassett Talent Search Coordinator Craig Colduck Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach Jay Collison Strength and Conditioning Casual Kent Dredge Strength and Conditioning Casual Mark Gregory Athlete Careers and Transition Lead David Haydon Sports Engineer Michael King Strength and Conditioning Casual Luke Knappstein Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach; Discipline Lead Michael Maloney Skill Acquisition Specialist (*2020) Joshua Manuel Strength and Conditioning Casual (*2020) Charlotte Matthews Strength and Conditioning Casual (*2020) Alex McNaughton Psychologist and Wellbeing Lead James Pearce Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach Tim Rawlins Performance Analyst; Discipline Lead Eileen Robertson Technical Lead Sports Physiologist Ashley Ross Coach Development Lead Jamie Stanley Sports Physiologist Sarah Woolford Sports Physiologist Steven Van Diepen Talent Search Coordinator MEDALS & SELECTIONS MEDALLISTS 2020 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Katarina Kowplos Alex Hoberg Jack Rossiter Dane Sampson Alexander Porter Matthew Glaetzer Josephine Bulmer Bernadette Wallace Catherine McArthur David Barnes SELECTED SASI/SA ATHLETES SELECTED SASI/SA ATHLETES GAMES 2020 TOKYOPARALYMPIC 2020 TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES Stephanie Morton Stephanie Morton Meg Lemon Paige Greco

Cycling Cycling Cycling –Para Cycling –Para Athletics Shooting Shooting Shooting Shooting Cycling Cycling Cycling Cycling Cycling Canoeing Canoeing Canoeing Archery (Postponed dueto COVID-19) Women’s Keirin Women’s TeamSprint C4 IndividualPursuit C3 IndividualPursuit (Postponed dueto COVID-19)

BEACH VOLLEYBALL Marcus Ferguson Cole Durant Taliqua Clancy Paul Burnett Phoebe Bell Del Solar Mariafe Artacho Olivia Warnes Tim Joy James Trotter Dr James Ilic Tom Patrick Edwina McCarron STAFFNETWORK Margo Wiltens Tom Kroeger Ben Haines Michael Nelson Simon Naismith Kirk Pitman Andrew Schacht COACHING STAFF TRAINING CENTRE –BEACH VOLLEYBALL AUSTRALIA NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL AUSTRALIA BEACH VOLLEYROOS Nutritionist Soft Tissue Therapist Lead Physiotherapist Principal MedicalOfficer BehaviorPerformance Coach VSA AcademyCoach National Coach National Coach Head ofPhysicalPerformance SASI CoachandNational Operations andSeniorPerformance Analyst Senior Women’s Coach Senior Men’s Coach Damien Schumann Schubert Zachery Jessyka Ngauamo Christopher McHugh Nicole Laird Maximillian Guehrer

Maximillian Guehrer/ Zachery Schubert Maximillian Guehrer/ Zachery Chris McHugh/ Damien Schumann AVC ContinentalCupPhase1–OceaniaZone Nicole Laird/ Becchara Palmer FIVB Women’s 2*,Cambodia Del Solar/ MariafeTaliqua Artacho Clancy FIVB 4*,Mexico Cole Durant/ DamienSchumann Del Solar/ MariafeTaliqua Artacho Clancy FIVB 3*,China SENIOR INTERNATIONAL EVENT BENCHMARK RESULTS Silver Silver 9th Gold 9th 4th Phoebe Bell Team Members: Schubert Zachery Maximillian Guehrer Damien Schumann Cole Durant Team Members: Becchara Palmer Nicole Laird SchubertZachery Maximillian Guehrer Team Members: CANOE SPRINT “ Daniel Kucharski Francesca Kidd Matthew Goble Jesse Kneebone-Ellis Josephine Bulmer Reece Bacchus Luke Haniford Cristi Florian Jim Murphy STAFFNETWORK Laurence Fletcher COACHING STAFF SASI SCHOLARSHIP ATHLETES B stronger, take inthe viewand gainanew perspective. I couldn’t from the see behind clouds. Butit’s given me to time become the steps Ihadto take to climb that mountain. like 2020feels the peak myI started journey to Tokyo 2020,Idrew amountain inmy and diary able tobeen envision the crazy journey Ihadto take to get there. Before over and over inmy head Igot before to the never race but...Icould have Winning the Olympic Trials wassomething Ienvisioned and replayed ernadette Wallace State Development Coach–Kayak State Development Coach–Canoe Volunteer SASI HeadCoach–Kayak Will Spencer Caitlin Webber Bernadette Wallace Charlie Smyth Catherine McArthur

“ (Cancelled due to COVID-19) (Postponed dueto COVID-19) Demi Bates Daniel Kucharski Jesse Kneebone Ellis Junior -AsiaPacific Regatta, Japan OTHER Will Spencer Reece Bacchus 2020 Under23&JuniorICFCanoeSprintWorld Championships, Germany JUNIOR Josephine Bulmer Bernadette Wallace Catherine McArthur 2020 Tokyo Olympics,Japan SENIOR (Cancelled due to COVID-19) INTERNATIONAL EVENT BENCHMARK SELECTIONS Australian Under 18 Team Australian Under 23 Team Australian Under 18 Team Australian Under 21 Team Australian Under 21 Team Daniel Kucharsk Jesse Kneebone Ellis Reece Bacchus Paddle Australia Paris 2024Academy COACHING STAFF NETWORK STAFF INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARK EVENT RESULTS Brett Aitken Head Coach Andrew Holmesby Soigneur James Glasspool Sprint Coach Steve Nash Mechanic Loz Shaw Para Cycling Coach Kerryn Holmesby Chaperone SENIOR UCI World Championships, Germany SASI SCHOLARSHIP ATHLETES Annette Edmondson Women’s 5th Team Member Alli Anderson Chloe Moran Stephanie Morton Women’s Team Sprint Silver Carlos Carisimo Amber Pate Women’s Keirin Bronze Matthew Glaetzer (withdrawal) Katarina Chung-Orr Ella Sibley Women’s Sprint 10th Leigh Hoffman Lara Tucker Maeve Plouffe Women’s 10th CYCLING Maxwell Liebeknecht Luke Wight Women’s Team Pursuit 5th Angus Miller Tess Wight Alexander Porter Men’s Team Pursuit 4th

SASI PARA SCHOLARSHIP ATHLETES UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships, Canada Grant Allen Darren Hicks Paige Greco C3 Individual Pursuit Gold Lachlan Glasspool Meg Lemon Meg Lemon C4 Individual Pursuit Silver Paige Greco Kaitlyn Schurmannn C4 500m Time Trial 7th C4 6th Special thanks to the following Cycling sponsors: Darren Hicks C2 Individual Pursuit 4th INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARK EVENT SELECTIONS C2 Scratch Race 9th C2 1km Time Trial 10th Australian 2020 Olympic Cycling Squad (Olympics postponed due to COVID-19) OTHER Matthew Glaezer Annette Edmondson Track World Cup Round 2, England Maeve Plouffe Stephanie Morton Annette Edmondson Women’s Gold Alexander Porter Women’s Bronze

Track World Cup Round 4, New Zealand

Annette Edmondson Women’s Team Pursuit Gold

Matthew Glaetzer Men’s Keirin Bronze Alexandra Manly Women’s Team Pursuit Gold Women’s Madison Gold

Stephanie Morton Women’s Sprint Bronze Women’s Keirin Bronze Women’s Team Sprint 4th Alexander Porter Men’s Team Pursuit Silver “ Track World Cup Round 5, Australia I am very excited to be joining the Podium Potential Academy and am looking forward to the opportunities that lie ahead. After our April track nationals were Jarrad Drizners Men’s Team Pursuit 5th postponed due to COVID-19, I worked towards a virtual national competition held Men’s Madison 10th this October. I was pleased to see the training pay off in these trials, to where Annette Edmondson Women’s Omnium Gold I was awarded an opportunity to begin training within the Australian cycling team in their Academy squad. I am incredibly grateful for the immense support I have received from all of the staff at SASI over the years, in particular from Brett “Aitken who has coached me since under 17s. Chloe Moran DIVING Ella Nixon-Dores Bailey Flynn Luis Fazzalari Jaxon Bowshire Nikita Hains Lillian Foster Matthew Carter Malcom Morris Duncan Roy Amber Cameron STAFFNETWORK Aurelie Gibson Andy Banks Richard Schavone COACHING STAFF SASI ASSOCIATE SCHOLARSHIP SASI SCHOLARSHIP ATHLETES Massage Therapist Network Coach State Talent Program Coach Lead Development Coach National Coach National Coach Ross Todd Senna Takahashi Brodie Scapens Macie Wheeler Kate Rosman

Nikita Hains Matthew Carter DivingWorldFINA Cup,Japan(Postponed dueto COVID-19) Nikita Hains GrandFINA Prix,Canada Nikita Hains GrandFINA Prix,Spain INTERNATIONAL EVENT BENCHMARK RESULTS INTERNATIONAL EVENT BENCHMARK SELECTIONS Women’s 10m Synchronised Men’s 3m Synchronised Men’s 3m Springboard Women’s 10m Synchronised Women’s 10m Synchronised 7th 2nd HOCKEY “ Carly Hoffmann Amy Hammond Fred Gray Angus Fry Emma de Broughe Lachlan Busiko McGregorHenry Jaimie Holland Matt Morton STAFFNETWORK Daniel Mitchell Tim White COACHING STAFF SASI SCHOLARSHIP ATHLETES enjoyable one, aswell asimproving allround asahockey player. and closepositive knitgroup which hasmade thisyear suchan a really intense training block. OurSASIprogram issuchaunique, have luckyenough to continue been onthe pitch and inthe gymin atoughThis year one hasbeen for allathletes butwe and sports H attie Shand Physiotherapist Network Coach Scholarship Coach Assistant Coach Head Coach Simon Wells Michaela Spano Hattie Shand Damon Leng Jack Holland

“ Emma de Broughe Amy Hammond Hattie Shand Fred Gray National JuniorSquad Michaela Spano Lachlan Busiko National Development Squad Karri McMahon Gabi Nance Jane Claxton Hockeyroos NationalPro LeagueSquad Gabi Nance Karri McMahon Jane Claxton – 2019 Hockeyroos Player oftheYear Hockeyroos NationalSeniorSquad Lachlan Busiko – Captain Kookaburras Australian Under21NationsJohorCup Amy Hammond Emma de Broughe Hattie Shand Jillaroos Australian Under21 Tri SeriesVJapan Emma de Broughe Hattie Shand Jillaroos Australian Under21 Tri SeriesVNewZealand andIndia NATIONAL SQUAD MEMBERS INTERNATIONAL EVENT BENCHMARK SELECTIONS NETBALL “ Sasha Maddy Turner Sarah Klau Kimberly Hearnden Jessie Grenvold Poppy Gilfillan-Silk Tahlia Dnistrjanski Georgia Dent Sophie Casey Chelsea Blackman Casey Bernhardt Lucy Austin Anderson-Ives Krystal Amelia Anderson Nyah Allen Michelle DenDekker Kim Hocking Khao Watts STAFFNETWORK Jenny Borlase COACHING STAFF SASI SCHOLARSHIP GRADUATES SASI SCHOLARSHIP ATHLETES Georgie Horjus Can’t wait to get stronger, fitter and in2021. get outonthecourt to play for the Thunderbirds thisyear, butIloved every minute ofit. adream come truefor my2020 hasbeen netball. Inever expected Coaching Consultant Network Coach Network Coach Head Coach Maisie Nankivell Kate Shimmin Hannah Petty Hannah Petty Sasha Glasgow Tayla Williams Molly Watson Aaleya Turner Paris Sinclair Rachel Redden Tyler Orr Olivia Nicholls Georgia Kraft Ivy-Rose Hughes Georgie Horjus

“ Olivia Nicholls Sophie Casey Poppy Gilfillan-Silk Kimberley Hearnden Under 17NationalSquad Tyler Orr Tayla Williams Georgia Dent Georgiae Horjus Lucy Austin Nyah Allen Under 19NationalSquad Georgia Dent Chelsea Blackman Lucy Austin Nyah Allen National Youth CupSquad OTHER Hannah Petty Sasha Glasgow Emerging DiamondsSquad Maddy Turner Sarah Klau Australian DiamondsSquad SENIOR INTERNATIONAL SQUAD BENCHMARK SELECTIONS Jesse Grenvold Amelia Anderson Aaleya Turner Casey Bernhardt Paris Sinclair Tahlia Dnistrjanski Anderson-Ives Krystal Chelsea Blackman Molly Watson Tayla Williams Georgie Horjus Kimberly Hearnden ROWING Alexander Hill Molly Goodman Olympia Aldersey Celia Cowan Ella Bramwell Nathan Bowden Jed Altschwager Simon Albury Christine MacLaren Jason Lane COACHING STAFF SASI SCHOLARSHIP GRADUATES SASI SCHOLARSHIP ATHLETES Verayna Zilm Will Smith Katelyn Nicholson Oscar McGuinness Angus Dawson Rowing Talent Pathway Coordinator Head Coach

“ prepared me aneven to be professional better athlete. many different ways. I’m excited leading into 2021asthisyear has It hasallowed me to learn to adaptable be and learn how to train in preparing myself and gearing upto achieve my goals. ayear whereThis year hasbeen able I’ve to been extra time spend M SWIMMING adi Wilson Travis Mahoney Thomas Lightfoot Harliai Curthoys-Davies Kyle Chalmers Brittany Castelluzzo Leigh Nugent Shelly Jarrett Anthony Davies Shaun Curtis STAFFNETWORK Craig Stewart Peter Bishop COACHING STAFF SASI SCHOLARSHIP ATHLETES Madi Wilson Emily White Leiston Pickett Emily Muir James McKechnie South Australian StateHeadCoach Marion Club Barossa Club Club Norwood Assistant Coach Head Coach

“ SHOOTING “ Kata Kowplos Alex Hoberg Michael Davis Emma Adams Nektarios Stavrou STAFFNETWORK Carrie Quigley Petr Kurka COACHING STAFF OF EXCELLENCE –RIFLE SHOOTING AUSTRALIA NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE ATHLETES SHOOTING AUSTRALIA NATIONAL CENTRE share my withthe world sport again. made me astronger athlete though from Iyearn the to experience, and inmysorted backpocket. Iknow ways incertain thisyear has is agreat relief now, after how seeing the year went to have this lockdown. just before happened It the competition lastselection wasrightOur Olympic selection at ofthe the year beginning and Dane Sampson Dane Sampson Victoria Rossiter Jack Rossiter Psychologist National TalentCoach Head Coach “ Katarina Kowplos Alex Hoberg Jack Rossiter Dane Sampson 2020 Tokyo Olympics,Japan(Postponed dueto COVID-19) Victoria Rossiter Jack Rossiter Dane Sampson Alex Hoberg 2020 Meyton Cup, Austria Emma Adams Jack Rossiter Victoria Rossiter Alex Hoberg 2019 OceaniaShootingChampionships,Australia SENIOR INTERNATIONAL EVENT BENCHMARK SELECTIONS INTERNATIONAL EVENT BENCHMARK RESULTS 10m AR W 10m AR M 50m 3 Positions M 50m 3 Positions M 10m AR M 10m AR Mixed Teams 10m AR Mixed Teams 10m AR M 10m AR jun-M 50m 3 Positions W 50m 3 Positions M 10m AR W 10m AR M 1st 1st 2nd 1st Gold Gold Gold Gold INDIVIDUAL James Min Georgina Barratt Steph Hann (EVENTING) Elizabeth Griffiths (PARA DRESSAGE) Matthew Tidswell Shane Rosa Anthony Dean (BMX) Richard Davis (PARA) Claire Woods Jared Tallent Jessica Stenson Michael Roeger Daniel Kirk Sarah Eckel David Barnes program sports. achieved anelite level atthesenior or juniorinternational level of performance in non SASI Individual Athlete Scholarships offer assistanceto financial and service athleteswho have –December 2020) (January INDIVIDUAL ATHLETE SCHOLARSHIPS FIGURE SKATING FENCING EQUESTRIAN EQUESTRIAN CYCLING BADMINTON ATHLETICS ARCHERY Alexandra Haydon Belinda White Stephanie Trzcinski Chelsea Robinson Jordan Lambert Maddie Cameron Alison Heinrich (PISTOL) Matt Meaney Joal Mackenzie Angus Higgins Quinn Auricht Wayne Ruediger Michelle Wilson Claire Arthur (TRAMPOLINE) Clay Stephens Jesse Moore Jack Thompson KARATE GYMNASTICS GYMNASTICS GOLF SQUASH SOFTBALL SHOOTING SAILING LAWN BOWLS Sammy White Jay Dohnt Kiana Elliott Alyssa West Sophie Linn Tyrone Staben Ruth Hock Damon Cavey Samuel Von Einem Amanda Tscharke Hayley Sands Connor Holdback Caleb Crowden (PARA) Isaiah Lee Isabella Vincent (PARA) BASKETBALL WHEELCHAIR WEIGHTLIFTING WATER POLO TRIATHLON TAEKWONDO TABLE TENNIS TABLE TENNIS SWIMMING Michelle Wilson Oceania Karate Championships,NewSouthWales James Min Australian Figure SkatingChampionships,NewSouthWales Alison Heinrich Oceania ShootingChampionships,NewSouthWales Claire Woods Australian RaceWalking Championships,Victoria OTHER Michael Roeger Houston Marathon, UnitedStates Michael Roeger Para Athletics World Championships,UnitedArab Emirates SENIOR Michael Roeger 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Japan(Postponed dueto COVID-19) David Barnes 2020 Tokyo Olympics,Japan(Postponed dueto COVID-19) INTERNATIONAL EVENT BENCHMARK RESULTS INTERNATIONAL EVENT BENCHMARK SELECTIONS Athletics Archery 68+kg Female Kumite Senior Men Women’s Pistol 25m 20km Walk 1500m Marathon 1500m 1500m T46 Men’s Individualand Men’s Team 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd Gold (WR) Silver

COUNTRY ATHLETE SCHOLARSHIPS (January – December 2020)

Individual Athlete Scholarships offer financial and service assistance to athletes who have achieved an elite level of performance at the senior or junior international level in non SASI

program sports.

Nathan Black Lawn Bowls Aaryan Ghmire Football Blake Hanlon Tennis Grace Knight Surfing “ Grace Moloney Lawn Bowls Going from playing a season in the USA in March, to moving back Talia Philipps Hockey INDIVIDUAL to has been quite a change in the training environment but the routine I have been able to set up at SASI has been hugely Kalyce Pressler Swimming beneficial for my development. I’m grateful for the work everyone Tess White Cycling has done to be able to keep the facilities open, allowing all of the “athletes to have a relatively uninterrupted training environment while events and competitions are still on hold. Sammy White The South Australian Sports Institute would like to thank the following partners:

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