WACT State Titles Results — 20 September 2026

Congratulations to everyone who competed at the WACT State Titles, held at CrossFit SFS, Hume! Here are the results by weight class:

M65 Tom Mclaren — 62kg

M70 Hannibal Frezza — 182kg

M75 Jacob Kael — 236kg

M85 Tiago Hallen — 281kg Bill Porter — 190kg Daniel Hutley — 165kg

M95 Matt Reynolds — 280kg Gaius Frezza — 276kg Andrew Brown — 113kg

M110 Hugh Swann — 246kg Nicolas Warren — 242kg Thomas Drake — 220kg

F53 Emma Searle-Bramble — 138kg

F61 Kylie Taylor — 113kg Marine Philio — 106kg

F69 Tayah Boyd — 165kg Ash Pascale — 153kg Olivia Harvey — 139kg

F77 Alyssa Williams — 183kg Sophie Dawe — 127kg Annie Viccars — 118kg

F86 Darcie Moon — 170kg Tracey Dixon — 50kg

F86+ Ashleigh Maliukaetau — 191kg Vahri Fotheringham — 108kg Rachel Brown — 104kg

Overall Winners

Junior & Senior Male: Tiago Hallen Junior Female: Tayah Boyd Senior Female: Alyssa Williams

Congratulations to our overall champions!

A special mention to Emma Booth and Jacob Kael, who both qualified for Nationals at this competition!

National Records Broken

A number of AWF national records were broken on the day, on top of a huge haul of ACT records:

• Hannibal Frezza (M70, Under 15) — Snatch 82kg, Clean & Jerk 100kg, Total 182kg

• Tiago Hallen (M85, Junior/Senior) — Clean & Jerk 161kg, Total 281kg

• Emma Searle-Bramble (F53, Masters 35–39) — Snatch 59kg, Clean & Jerk 79kg, Total 138kg

• Nicolas Warren (M110, Masters 40–44) — Clean & Jerk 137kg, Total 242kg

• David Thompson (M110, Masters 50–54) — Snatch 66kg, Clean & Jerk 90kg, Total 156kg

• Mary Pekin (F61, Masters 70–74) — Clean & Jerk 24kg

A huge number of personal bests were also set on the day — well done to everyone who competed!

AWF Senior & Junior Nationals — Qualifiers

Congratulations to the following lifters who have qualified for the AWF Senior & Junior Nationals:

• Emma Booth — RealFITT

• Tayah Boyd — Amplitude

• Gaius Frezza — Amplitude

• Hannibal Frezza — Amplitude

• Tiago Hallen — Elevate X

• Jacob Kael — RealFITT

• Spike Murray — Elevate X

• Bill Porter — RealFITT

• Matt Reynolds — ABC

• Emma Searle-Bramble — RealFITT

• Etienne Vitart — RealFITT

• Alyssa Williams — Amplitude

You can view the preliminary start list here: Preliminary Start List

Well done, and good luck in Brisbane!

New Weigh-In Rules — Coming in November

Please note a change to the weigh-in rules that are about to be introduced by the IWF from November.

Under the new rules, the weigh-in commences three (3) hours before the start of competition and lasts for one (1) hour.

As we follow IWF rules, Weightlifting ACT will be following this new weigh-in format at our competitions.

Please keep this in mind when planning your competition day.

CBR Sports Awards - Nominations

We're excited to announce that two of our youngest members, Spike Murray and Hannibal Frezza, have been nominated for the Rising Star award at the CBR Sports Awards!

Congratulations to both of them for all their hard work over the past 12 months — a fantastic achievement! Good luck with your nomination, boys!

Welcome to Our New Committee Members

We're excited to welcome two new appointed committee members on board!

Tessa Barbour (partner of Matt Reynolds) joins us with years of policy experience from Volleyball ACT, and will be helping out with our governance.

Vahri Fotheringham joins us with her IT and data experience, and will be helping out with our online presence.

Welcome to the team, Tessa and Vahri — we're looking forward to having you both on board!

WACT Citizenship Award — Nominations Now Open

Weightlifting ACT (WACT) is pleased to announce that voting is now open for our annual Citizenship Award.

All current members are invited to nominate a fellow member whom you believe has contributed the most to the Club over the past 12 months. This can be any current member, including lifters, parents, friends, coaches, Technical Officials, or lifetime members.

The criteria for nominations are as follows:

• The nominee must be a current member of WACT.

• They must have demonstrated devotion and commitment to WACT.

• They must have shown a willingness to assist in WACT endeavors, such as competitions, events, official tasks, encouraging other members, and providing general support.

To submit your nomination, please reply to this email address with a short note, including examples, briefly outlining why you are nominating the individual.

Closing date: Friday, 20 November at 6:00pm

The award will be presented at our end-of-year event.

Sports Integrity Requirements

A reminder to all lifters: if you are competing, you must complete the following courses as required by the AWF:

• Anti-Doping Fundamentals

• Annual Update 2026

If you have already completed the fundamentals in a previous year, you only need to ensure you have completed the 2026 annual update.

Register and complete courses online at: https://elearning.sportintegrity.gov.au/

Please let us know if you have any questions.

WACT Perpetual Trophy Reminder

The Perpetual Trophy is WACT's highest annual honour, awarded to athletes with the highest total from their top four SMF scores in WACT-sanctioned competitions. To be eligible, athletes must compete in at least three competitions.

The trophy is awarded at our end of year celebration, with separate Men's and Women's trophies for both Masters and Overall categories. First, second and third place are awarded in each category.

A reminder to members that there are only two competitions left this year that will count towards this trophy — make sure you get your entries in if you're chasing a spot on the podium!

The end of year celebration is scheduled for lunchtime, Saturday 5 December, at The Howling Moon.

Hardship Policy Reminder

A reminder to all members that Weightlifting ACT has a hardship policy in place to support members who may be experiencing financial difficulty.

For more details, please refer to our Governance and Policies page on our website.