Alumna: Natasha Martin Canberra Sprint Coach, March 14, 1997February 8, 2024 Natasha trained with FAST until the end of the 1996-97 season. At the Australian Junior Track & Field Championships of that year, Natasha became FAST’s first Australian Medalist, finishing in third (bronze) behind Rebecca Murphy and Sonia Britto. Natasha’s personal best of 11.9s for the 100m remains the squad’s fastest time by a Woman. Natasha ran 12.06s in the Open 100m at the 1997 Arafura Games, winning a bronze medal behind Nova Peris (Australia) and Hoang Thi Lan Anh (Vietnam). Natasha won the Gold medal in the Open Women 4x100m at the same Championship. Natasha holds the Northern Territory Athletics record along with teammate Nova Peris in the Women’s 4x100m Relay, also set at Nationals in 1997. The squad was excited to invite Natasha (Tash) back into the group in 2018 as a Masters Athlete after she had spent a number of years away from the sport, successfully running her own business. Alumni FAST & Active Finalist Masters Medalist Performance FAST FemalesInternational AthleticsNT Athletics
Finalist Relay medal for FAST duo March 26, 2022February 7, 2024 At the recent 2022 Australian Under Age Track & Field Championships, the ACT Under 14 Mens 4x100m relay placed third in the final to claim the bronze medal, just behind Victoria and NSW respectively. The team included FAST’s very own Joshua Smith and Daniel Nwaobi as well as young guns… Read More
FAST Track 2019 Australian Track & Field Championships April 7, 2019November 1, 2023 The Australian Track & Field Championships were held in Sydney from 4 – 7 April 2019. FAST was well represented with 6 representatives. A number of top twenty finishes were recorded. Nick Donaldson won his first National Medal in the 4x100m relay (bronze), whilst Jaydon Page took silver in both… Read More
Finalist Sue sets Perth World Athletics Championships alight November 6, 2016February 8, 2024 FAST’s Sue Bourke competing in her first World Masters Athletics Championships in Perth (WA), 26 October to 6 November 2016, has set the competition alight with a blistering three medal haul from four events. The World’s number 1 ranked 400m runner (W55) leading into the Championships, was a successful member… Read More