2022-23 High-Performance Network Emerging and Developing Athletes Categorisation

AusCycling is pleased to confirm the 88 athletes who have been categorised as Emerging and Developing athletes in the disciplines of track endurance, track sprint, BMX racing, BMX freestyle and mountain bike XCO for 2022-23.

The categorisation framework comprises 44 Emerging and 44 Developing athletes from seven state and territory institutes and academies of sport.

Australian Cycling Team Interim Director of Performance Pathways Donna Rae-Szalinski is excited by the talent coming through the network and congratulates all categorised athletes.

“We wish to congratulate and welcome the 88 Emerging and Developing athletes into the High-Performance Network,” she said.

“It’s wonderful to see the increase in categorisations for disciplines like mountain bike XCO and BMX (racing and freestyle), it is a testament to the rich talent across Australia in so many disciplines of cycling.

“A thriving talent pool as the foundation of the Australian Cycling Team is vital in ensuring the Team's success moving forward.”

Athletes categorised as Emerging and Developing receive recognition by the AIS and receive support in their ongoing development in several formats, including access to state high-performance facilities and dedicated camps.

The key objective of the HPN is to develop and prepare the athletes for a successful progression into the Australian Cycling Team's Podium Potential, Podium Ready and Podium categories. Whether that is residential programs or professional careers.

This process is based on the AIS National Athlete Categorisation Framework (NACF).

The NACF has been developed to provide a consistent basis, both within and across sports to:

Identify the athletes with the greatest potential to contribute to Australia consistently winning medals at major international events;

Inform the prioritisation of support to these athletes; and
Track their performance over time.

By the numbers

88 athletes categorised in Emerging and Developing across five disciplines is the largest cohort of categorisation for Emerging and Developing.
10 athletes from mountain bike XCO were categorised as Emerging or Developing compared to five athletes for the previous cycle
27 new faces categorised as Emerging or Developing athletes

The following athlete categorisations will apply from May 25 2022 to April 30, 2023.

Athlete Categorisations – May 25, 2022 – April 20, 2022

Developing

MTB XCO

Domenic Paolilli VIC
Joel Dodds QLD
Matthew Dinham NSW
Katherine Hosking NSW
Zoe Cuthbert ACT

BMX Freestyle

Alec Danelutti VIC
Josh Dove QLD
Keegan Pryor QLD

BMX Racing

Jordan Callum WA
Jack Davis NSW
Matthew Tidswell SA
Oliver Moran NSW
Sienna Pal NSW
Teya Rufus QLD
Thomas Tucker QLD

Track - Men’s Sprint

Byron Davies QLD
Dylan Stanton SA
John Trovas NSW
Maxwell Liebeknecht SA
Ned Pollard VIC
Ryan Elliott QLD
Sam Gallagher VIC

Track – Women's Endurance

Alli Anderson SA
Emily Watts NSW
Georgia Whitehouse NSW
Josie Talbot NSW
Lucinda Stewart VIC

Track – Men's Endurance

Angus Miller SA
Blake Agnoletto VIC
Blake Quick QLD
Cameron Rogers ACT
Declan Trezise QLD
Devraj Grewal NSW
Hamish McKenzie TAS
Henry Dietze VIC
Jack Menzies TAS
John Carter WA
Jordan Villani VIC
Kurt Eather NSW
Liam Walsh QLD
Oliver Bleddyn SA
Rohan Haydon-Smith NSW
William Eaves TAS
Zac Marriage SA

Emerging

MTB XCO

Cohen Jessen VIC
Isabella Flint TAS
Jack Ward VIC
Riley Corke VIC
Ruby Dobson VIC

BMX Freestyle

Sarah Nicki ACT
Will Spedding NSW

BMX Racing

Bella May VIC
Flynn Sweeney QLD
Isabella Schramm QLD
Joel Marsh SA
Noah Elton NSW
Josh Jolly VIC

Track – Women's Sprint

Deneaka Blinco QLD
Eliza Bennett NSW
Emma Stevens QLD
Lily Stratford ACT
Tyler Puzicha NSW

Track – Men's Sprint

Jarrah Anderson ACT
Jayden Stanton-Keir NSW

Track – Women's Endurance

Belinda Anne Johnston-Bailey VIC
Claudia Marcks ACT
Felicity Wilson-Haffenden TAS
Haylee Fuller NSW
Keira Will NSW
Lauren Bates ACT
Lilyth Jones VIC
Meg Marker SA
Nicole Duncan NSW
Sarah Dally SA
Sophie Marr VIC
Summer Nordmeyer SA

Track – Men's Endurance

Ben Anderson NSW
Dalton Stretton TAS
Dylan Eather NSW
Dylan Proctor-Parker VIC
Edward Marcks ACT
Kai Goltman NSW
Leo Zimmermann SA
Noah Blannin QLD
Sam Washington WA
Tarun Cook VIC
Tyler Tomkinson QLD
Wil Holmes SA