Plympton Flyers Little Athletics Club

Registrations are OPEN for the 2026/27 Little Athletics season with the Plympton Flyers! 🎉

We kick things off with Meet 1 on October 11 — and there's no better time to get your kids moving. At Plympton Flyers, we're all about building essential skills in a fun, supportive environment where every child gets a chance to shine.

Not sure if it's for you? Try TWO FREE 'Come and Try' sessions, no strings attached!

Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/PlymptonFlyersLAC

Need a hand with the registration platform? Here's a quick guide: https://bit.ly/RegistrationResourcesSport80

See you on the track for a season of growth, confidence and FUN!

Plympton Flyers will support our athletes and any student aged 14+ taking part in the STRIVE Leadership & Development Program.

STRIVE is a great pathway for our older athletes to gain state and national accreditation in coaching and officiating, build leadership skills and earn 10 SACE credits.

Registrations are now open.

A great winter of cross country from our athletes — well done to all who took part.

Eight of our athletes took on the State Cross Country Championships at Waite Arboretum, and they had some great results:

U10 Girls 2km — Sophie Cribb, 1st
U10 Boys 2km — Patrick Vivian, 10th
U11 Girls 3km — Maria Kowalczyk, 1st · Clara Oberdan, 4th
U11 Boys 3km — Leo Ewer, 5th · Darcy Williams, 7th
U13 Boys 3km — Jacob Chatterton, 1st
U14 Girls 4km — Eva Pfitzner, 2nd

Plympton also finished first in the Girls Champion Centre standings — a terrific result from our girls! 💙

You've heard about our Long Jump Appeal — now there's an easy, tax-deductible way to help.

For 20+ years, our four run-ups have been where Flyers kids learn to jump and fly. We're extending and resurfacing our two 30m rubber run-ups to a full 40m and rubberising our two 20m dolomite ones — so all four are safe and competition-standard, for every age from Tiny Tots to U17s.

Through the Australian Sports Foundation, every donation is tax-deductible, and gifts before June 30 can be claimed this financial year. 💙

Give a little, so they can jump a lot 💙 Donate or share 👇

This morning, our very own Mel Hodson called into Triple M Adelaide 104.7 to nominate the Flyers for their Auto Masters 'Kit for Kids' $5,000 prize — and she did an amazing job!
Catch her on air here (login and jump to the 41-minute mark):
https://play.listnr.com/podcast/roo-ditts-and-loz/episode/full-show-top-5-roos-tip-best-of-joes-jokes
We're now in the running to win funding to resurface our long jump run-ups, which are quickly degrading and are now well overdue for replacement. It's a project we simply can't fund alone — so this is a huge opportunity for our club.
The more nominations we get, the better our chances. It takes less than 2 minutes — just copy and paste the responses below into the online form.
👉 Nominate here before May 7th: https://triplem.listnr.com/w/adelaide/triple-ms-kits-for-kids/

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 $𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐨𝐧?
Resurfacing the long jump run-up tracks at our athletics club. The rubber surface on our run-ups has been degrading for some time and is now perishing badly — creating an uneven and potentially unsafe surface for our young athletes. A proper resurfacing would restore safe, fair conditions for kids to learn and compete in one of athletics' most exciting and fundamental events.
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐧?
Plympton Flyers Little Athletics Club has been serving the south-western suburbs of Adelaide for over 40 years, giving hundreds of children aged 3 to 17 the opportunity to participate in a fun, inclusive and affordable sport. Our volunteers give up countless hours every week to run a club that puts kids first — but we simply don't have the budget to tackle major infrastructure repairs like this on our own. Winning this prize would mean every child who steps onto that run-up does so safely and that the facility continues to serve our community for years to come.

Share this post, tag a fellow Flyers family, and let's get as many nominations in as possible. Every single one counts! 💙🩶

🏅 CLUB RECORDS BROKEN - Throws Edition - 2025/26 Season (4 of 4)

We wrap up our 2025/26 records series with our throws athletes — seven records across six athletes, from U6 all the way through to U17!

📋 𝗨𝟲 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗩𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝘅 | 𝗟𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘂𝘀
📏 𝟵.𝟴𝟲𝗺 (15 Mar 2026)
Prev: 9.84m — Sara Nehme (2022/23)
🗓 Record age: 3 years
The slimmest of margins — just 2 centimetres. Wonderful effort from Lila in her first season! ⭐

📋 𝗨𝟭𝟬 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝗣𝘂𝘁 𝟮𝗸𝗴 | 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗼𝗻
📏 𝟳.𝟰𝟬𝗺 (8 Feb 2026)
Prev: 7.28m — Kellie Francis (2011/12)
🗓 Record age: 14 years
A 14-year-old record broken by 12 centimetres! To top off a remarkable season, Amber also claimed a 🥉 Bronze medal at the State Individual Championships. ⭐

📋 𝗨𝟭𝟭 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝟱𝟬𝟬𝗴 | 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗞𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗰𝘇𝘆𝗸
📏 𝟮𝟬.𝟳𝟰𝗺 (22 Feb 2026)
Prev: 20.13m — Summer Morgan (2022/23)
🗓 Record age: 3 years
Maria's second centre record of the season, alongside her 1500m — a standout multi-event year. Maria also claimed a Silver medal at the State Combined Event Championships (Pentathlon) — a performance that captured the all-round athlete she is. 🥈⭐

📋 𝗨𝟭𝟰 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗝𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝟰𝟬𝟬𝗴 | 𝗥𝘂𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗼𝗯
📏 𝟮𝟰.𝟵𝟴𝗺 (12 Oct 2025)
Prev: 21.90m — Keeley Kustermann (2017/18)
🗓 Record age: 8 years
Ruby set this record on the very first meet of the season — over 3 metres beyond the previous mark — and it stood all year! ⭐

📋 𝗨𝟭𝟳 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗝𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝟱𝟬𝟬𝗴 | 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
📏 𝟮𝟬.𝟰𝟱𝗺 (23 Nov 2025)
Prev: 18.65m — Allegra Lazzaro (2023/24)
🗓 Record age: 2 years
Jessica broke her own record of 18.69m set just one week earlier on the way to this mark. Congrats Jess!⭐

📋 𝗨𝟭𝟳 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝟭.𝟱𝗸𝗴 | 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀
📏 26.45m (15 Mar 2026)
Prev: 23.58m — Jack Hodson (2023/24)
🗓 Record age: 2 years
Lucas improved the record by nearly 3 metres, having also broken it twice earlier in the season! ⭐

📋 𝗨𝟭𝟳 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝗝𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝟳𝟬𝟬𝗴 | 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀
📏 𝟮𝟮.𝟳𝟲𝗺 (7 Dec 2025)
Prev: 19.90m — Jack Hodson (2023/24)
🗓 Record age: 2 years
Over 2.8 metres beyond the previous mark. And what a journey to finish on — Lucas has been a Plympton Flyer for 11 seasons, from U7 all the way through to U17. Finishing his final season with two centre records is a fitting way to end an incredible athletics career at our club. 💙⭐

That wraps up our 2025/26 centre records series. What a season! Can't wait to see what next season brings!

Congratulations to three of our Plympton Flyers athletes who will represent South Australia at the 2026 Coles Australian Little Athletics Championships, to be held in Brisbane from 12-14 April 2026.

⭐ Tayla Backwell
⭐ Victor Birnfeld Bihr
⭐ Macey Eckermann

We are incredibly proud of each of you. This is the reward for hard work, dedication and commitment to your athletics.

Congratulations and all the best to all Team SA athletes! ❤️💙💛

🏅 CLUB RECORDS BROKEN - Jumps Edition - 2025/26 Season (3 of 4)

Today we celebrate our jumps record breakers — four records broken and one equalled, across six athletes!

📋 𝗨𝟭𝟬 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 | 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘆 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 & 𝗭𝗼𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘆
📏 𝟭.𝟮𝟮𝗺 (15 Mar 2026)
Prev: 1.20m — Grace Jolley (2024/25)
🗓 Record age: 1 year
A shared record — Both athletes cleared 1.22m on the same day! Two centimetres above the mark Grace set last season. ⭐

📋 𝗨𝟭𝟬 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘄𝗲
📏 𝟭.𝟮𝟳𝗺 (15 Feb 2026)
Prev: 1.26m — Brodie Round (2024/25)
🗓 Record age: 1 year
Brodie set the bar high for the record last season — Freddie broke it this season by a single centimetre! ⭐

📋 𝗨𝟭𝟭 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗽 - 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 | 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆
📏 𝟴.𝟵𝟲𝗺 (21 Mar 2026)
Equalled: 8.96m — Georgia Parker (2009/10)
🗓 Record age: 16 years
Grace matched a 16-year-old record and claimed gold at the State Championships. ⭐

📋 𝗨𝟭𝟳 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗽 | 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗸
📏 𝟭.𝟱𝟲𝗺 (14 Dec 2025)
Prev: 1.50m — Niamh Henry (2013/14)
🗓 Record age: 12 years
Six centimetres above a 12-year-old record — Sophie's first of five club records this season. ⭐

📋 𝗨𝟭𝟳 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗽 | 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗸
📏 𝟵.𝟳𝟲𝗺 (8 Feb 2026)
Prev: 9.72m — Leena Bou (2013/14)
🗓 Record age: 12 years
The second 12-year-old record Sophie broke this season, improving by four centimetres.⭐

Incredible efforts from all our jumpers! 💙

🏅 CLUB RECORDS BROKEN - Track Edition - 2025/26 Season (2 of 4)

Today, we celebrate our track record breakers — three athletes across four events on the grass and the track!

📋 𝗨𝟳 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝟱𝟬𝟬𝗺 | 𝗢𝘁𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘄𝗲
⏱ 𝟭:𝟱𝟬.𝟲𝟯 (18 Jan 2026)
Prev: 1:56.23 — Max O'Neill (2024/25)
🗓 Record age: 1 year
Otis smashed the record, then came back 8 weeks later and broke it again. A very promising distance runner with plenty more seasons ahead! ⭐

📋 𝗨𝟭𝟭 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝟴𝟬𝗺 𝗛𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀 | 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆
⏱ 𝟭𝟯.𝟲𝟴 (22 Mar 2026)
Prev: 16.71 — Macey Eckermann (2024/25)
🗓 Record age: 1 year
Grace broke this record four times over the season, ultimately finishing 3.03 seconds faster than she started and just .09s shy of the State Record.⭐

A special mention here for our entire U11 Girls group — an extraordinary five Plympton Flyers athletes qualified for the U11 Girls 80mH final at the State Individual Championships. Five finalists from one club, one age group. That is a remarkable achievement and a testament to the depth and quality of this group. 👏

📋 𝗨𝟭𝟳 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝟭𝟬𝟬𝗺 𝗛𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀 | 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗸
⏱ 𝟭𝟳.𝟴𝟲 (22 Feb 2026)
Prev: 19.46 — Allegra Lazzaro (2023/24)
🗓 Record age: 2 years
Sophie broke her own record of 18.26 set just three weeks earlier on the way to this mark. ⭐

📋 𝗨𝟭𝟳 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝟯𝟬𝟬𝗺 𝗛𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀 | 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗸
⏱ 𝟱𝟭.𝟮𝟬 (8 Feb 2026)
Prev: 55.95 — Allegra Lazzaro (2023/24)
🗓 Record age: 2 years
Improved the record by nearly 5 seconds. Sophie's remarkable final season continues. ⭐

Brilliant efforts from all our track athletes this season, congratulations! 💙

🏅 CLUB RECORDS BROKEN - Ancient Edition — 2025/26 (1 of 4)

This season, our athletes rewrote some of the oldest pages in our record books. Records — some dating back decades — finally fell.

📋 U11 Girls 400m | Grace Jolley
⏱ 1:06.98 (22 Mar 2026)
Prev: 1:07.10 — Samantha Byrnes (1989/90)
🗓 Record age: 𝟑𝟔 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬
A record that had stood since 1990, broken by just 0.12 seconds on the first day of the State Championships. It was a remarkable race with Indii Backwell, finishing second by .01 with 1:06.99 — which would also have broken the 36-year-old record. Two athletes, one race, one historic Plympton Flyers moment. ⭐⭐

📋 U11 Girls 800m | Grace Jolley
⏱ 2:37.13 (22 Mar 2026)
Prev: 2:37.70 — Kelly Mutton (1992/93)
🗓 Record age: 𝟯𝟯 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀
A 33-year-old record broken by 0.57 seconds. Both the 400m and 800m records fell on the same weekend at State Championships. What an incredible weekend for Grace! ⭐

📋 U15 Girls 1500m | Violette Smith
⏱ 4:56.57 (22 Mar 2026)
Prev: 4:58.50 — Kelly Mutton (1996/97)
🗓 Record age: 𝟮𝟵 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀
The second Kelly Mutton middle-distance record to fall this season — set in 1997 and broken at the State Championships nearly three decades later. Congratulations, Violette! ⭐

📋 U17 Girls 800m | Sophie Van Schaik
⏱ 2:47.47 (22 Feb 2026)
Prev: 2:56.20 — Jodie Monteodorisio (2005/06)
🗓 Record age: 𝟮𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀
A 20-year-old record smashed by nearly 9 seconds — one of five centre records Sophie broke this season! ⭐

📋 U11 Girls 1500m | Maria Kowalczyk
⏱ 5:18.37 (22 Mar 2026)
Prev: 5:20.40 — Eva Pfitzner (2022/23)
🗓 Record age: 3 years — but the story goes deeper
Eva Pfitzner broke this record in 2023 after Kirby Mutton held it since 1995 — a remarkable 28 years, and we thought it could stand for another 28 before being challenged. Now, just three seasons later, Maria has surpassed it again. Three record holders, spanning three decades of Plympton Flyers history. ⭐

What an extraordinary season for our athletes. More records to come this week! 💙