{"id":7912,"date":"2015-03-23T12:00:47","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T01:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stawellgift.com\/?p=7912"},"modified":"2015-03-27T15:29:59","modified_gmt":"2015-03-27T04:29:59","slug":"young-guns-jack-hale-and-ella-nelson-the-ones-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stawellgift.com\/wp\/2015\/03\/young-guns-jack-hale-and-ella-nelson-the-ones-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"YOUNG GUNS JACK HALE AND ELLA NELSON THE ONES TO WATCH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Young guns Jack Hale and Ella Nelson the ones to watch at this year\u2019s Woolworths Stawell Gift<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tasmanian teen sensation <strong>Jack Hale<\/strong>, one of the youngest in the field for the 2015 <strong>Woolworths Stawell Gift<\/strong>, will be hoping to make a name for himself in the pro-running circuit when he makes his debut at Central Park this Easter weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Following the release of the official handicaps today, the 16-year-old has been handed a mark of 2.25m.<\/p>\n<p>Hale is in good form following recent wins at both the Tasmanian State Championships over the weekend and the 100m &amp; 200m at the national Junior Athletic Championships, qualifying him for the World Youth Championships in Colombia in July. Hale clocked a wind-assisted 10.13 seconds at the Australian All Schools Track and Field Championships last year.<\/p>\n<p>His last Gift appearance at the Bay Sheffield in Adelaide saw him run out of his semi-final, off a handicap of 2.75m<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitchell Williams-Swain<\/strong> has the difficult task of running off scratch as he attempts to win the <strong>Woolworths Stawell Gift<\/strong> for the second time. The backmarker first won the event in 2011 and was favourite going into the 2013 Gift final before a false start ended his chances of victory. Joining <strong>Williams-Swain<\/strong> at the back of the field is Australian<br \/>\nWorld Championship representative <strong>Matt Davies<\/strong>, off a mark of 0.75m.<\/p>\n<p>2013 Gift winner <strong>Andrew Robinson<\/strong> is registered to run, with a mark of 4m, however is unlikely to compete due to an Achilles injury.<\/p>\n<p>Former Jamaican sprinter and member of the bobsled team <strong>Khan Marr<\/strong> (3.25m) will be returning to Stawell after a year off. The 32-year-old most recently competed at the Victorian Track &amp; Field Championships in February, running the 100m in a wind-assisted 10.74 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time in the history of the 134-year old event, athletes competing in the <strong>Australia Post Women\u2019s Gift<\/strong> will be racing for prize parity of the <strong>Woolworths Stawell Gift<\/strong>, a total prize pool of the $60,000.<\/p>\n<p>With 121 women competing in the event, it is arguably one of the strongest fields in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Australia&#8217;s 100m record holder <strong>Melissa Breen<\/strong>, a regular at Stawell, has been handed the scratch mark and will be hoping for a repeat of her 2012 win.\u00a0Breen will be running down New South Wales\u2019 <strong>Ella Nelson<\/strong>, who recently upstaged Breen and Sally Pearson at the Sydney Track Classic to win the 200m.<\/p>\n<p>Nelson, running off a mark of 2.75m, will be one to watch with her known 200m strength to go along with a recent season best of 11.72 seconds (-0.7).<\/p>\n<p>Nelson will start 0.25m in front of Commonwealth Games representative <strong>Ashleigh Whittaker <\/strong>who is also showing good recent form. Whittaker (PB 11.51s) recently ran 11.62 seconds into a -1.3m head wind to challenge Breen in the Melbourne World Challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Last year&#8217;s winner <strong>Holly Dobbyn<\/strong> (6.5m) is back to reclaim\u00a0victory, no doubt vying for the significant increased prize money.\u00a0Australian World Juniors sprinter <strong>Maddie Coates<\/strong> (4.5m) and three-time Olympian <strong>Lauren Wells <\/strong>(5.25m) are also in the mix.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A full list of handicaps can be found at www.stawellgift.com. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2015 Woolworths Stawell Gift \u2013 Backmarkers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Mitchell Williams-Swain \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0QLD \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 0m<br \/>\nMatt Davies \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 QLD \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 0.75m<br \/>\nJordan Caldow \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 SA \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01.75m<br \/>\nMatt Carter \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 VIC \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2m<br \/>\nJake Hammond \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 NSW \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02m<br \/>\nJack Hale \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0TAS \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02.25m<br \/>\nLuke Stevens \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0VIC \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2.5m<br \/>\nKhan Marr\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 VIC \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 3.25m<br \/>\nAndrew Robinson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TAS \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04m<br \/>\nBen Mispelhorn\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 QLD \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 4m<\/p>\n<p><strong>2015 Australia Post Women\u2019s Gift \u2013 Backmarkers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Melissa Breen \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0ACT \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a00m<br \/>\nAshleigh Whittaker \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 VIC \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2.5m<br \/>\nElla Nelson \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 NSW \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02.75m<br \/>\nMonica Brennan \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0VIC \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 3.5m<br \/>\nElly Graf \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 NSW \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 4.5m<br \/>\nMaddie Coates\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 VIC \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 4.5m<br \/>\nAngela Byrt \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0VIC \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a05m<br \/>\nKendra Hubbard \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 VIC \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 5m<br \/>\nJacinta Doyle \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 NSW \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 5m<br \/>\nNicole Kay \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 QLD \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 5.25m<br \/>\nLauren Wells \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ACT \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 5.25m<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s <strong>Woolworths Stawell Gift<\/strong> will be broadcast on the <strong>Seven Network<\/strong> with a two and a half hour live telecast on Easter Monday. Highlights of the event will follow on <strong>Fox Sports<\/strong> at 10.30pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The 2015 Woolworths Stawell Gift will be held over the Easter Weekend, from Friday 3<sup>rd<\/sup> April to Monday, 6<sup>th<\/sup> April at Central Park, Stawell. Tickets are now on sale. For all information please visit <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stawellgift.com\/wp\/\"><strong>www.stawellgift.com<\/strong><\/a><strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please direct all media enquiries to:<\/strong><br \/>\nChloe Kennedy<br \/>\nTwenty3 Sport + Entertainment<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Chloe.kennedy@twenty3group.com.au\">Chloe.kennedy@twenty3group.com.au<\/a><br \/>\n0400 217 662<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Young guns Jack Hale and Ella Nelson the ones to watch at this year\u2019s Woolworths Stawell Gift Tasmanian teen sensation Jack Hale, one of the youngest in the field for the 2015 Woolworths Stawell Gift, will be hoping to make a name for himself in the pro-running circuit when he<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":7915,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>YOUNG GUNS JACK HALE AND ELLA NELSON THE ONES TO WATCH - Powercor Stawell Gift<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Australia\u2019s richest footrace, the Stawell Gift, returns to Central Park on Saturday 20 April to Monday 22 April 2019 over the Easter long weekend with three action-packed days of elite athletic racing, activities and family entertainment. 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