New Lambton's Emily Whelan and Kurri Kurri's AIden Harvey will have an opportunity to press for Commonwealth Games selection when they contest the Oceania Athletics Championships.
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Long jumper Whelan, 22, and shot putter Harvey, 23, travel to Mackay next month (June 7-11) after being named in the Australian senior team for the event.
Spots for this year's Games in Birmingham (July 28-August 8) remain up for grabs with Whelan and Harvey both outside chances.
Whelan, who now trains on the Central Coast under the same coach as Olympic silver medallist Nicola McDermott, has a personal best of 1.85 metres.
Harvey, who attended his first Oceania meet in 2019, recorded a season-best 19.05m in Brisbane last month.
Athletics Australia also listed Hunter trio Montana Monk (800m), Mitch Lightfoot (110m hurdles) and Ashlyn Blackstock (discus) in the national under-20 squad for the Oceania event in Queensland.
Meanwhile, Wickham-based wheelchair athlete Luke Bailey won the men's Sydney 10 in a time of 24 minutes and nine seconds on Sunday.
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Josh Callinan
My name is Josh Callinan and I'm a sports journalist at the Newcastle Herald. I started with the newspaper in 2016 after a decade at the Maitland Mercury.
My name is Josh Callinan and I'm a sports journalist at the Newcastle Herald. I started with the newspaper in 2016 after a decade at the Maitland Mercury.
