Australian BMX Museum

1997

Australian BMX history, results, and stories from the 1997 season.

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March 1997

1997 Australian BMX Titles

Australian Nationals
Tamworth, NSW1,100 ridersRace

President - Graham ArnoldVice President - John LearyDirector Finance - David HemphillDirector National Event Management - Julie HaysDirector International Event Management - Cary JenningsDirector Technical - Ray StanleyDirector International Affairs - Abe Schneider

The Australian BMX National Championships were held in Tamworth, New South Wales, March 27-30. A total of 868 entries were received for the titles with each State represented. Peter Trenwith took out the Elite Mens final.

Mr Brian Esplin is awarded the 1997 Official of the Year from the Australian Sports Commission.

Results

  1. 1.Peter Trenwith
  2. 2.Darren Hawkins
  3. 3.Brett Scruse
  4. 4.Tony Harvey
  5. 5.John Smart
  6. 6.Troy Fisher
  7. 7.Jesse Carlsson
  8. 8.Kamahl Lord
10 Year Boys
  1. 1.Robert Ksiezak
  2. 2.Justin Palmer
  3. 3.Jason Flint
  4. 4.Kane Macri
  5. 5.Shaun Heaton
  6. 6.Christopher Lockwood
  7. 7.Darryn Hezemans
  8. 8.Leigh Darrell
10 Year Girls
  1. 1.Chloe MacPherson
  2. 2.Nicole Callisto
  3. 3.Lauren Flint
  4. 4.Kelly Valencius
  5. 5.Madonna Marsh
  6. 6.Jessica Sheridan
  7. 7.Karen Corone
  8. 8.Joanne Kelly
11 - 12 Cruiser
  1. 1.Patrick Schmid
  2. 2.Cody Codling
  3. 3.Brad Deacon
  4. 4.Michael Fenwick
  5. 5.Ricky Orrock
  6. 6.Joshua Bazzacco
  7. 7.Aaron Gunton
  8. 8.Ben Clark
11 Year Boys
  1. 1.Brian Kirkham
  2. 2.Colin Tremayne
  3. 3.Michael Fenwick
  4. 4.Matthew Andrews
  5. 5.Jarl Jensen
  6. 6.David Phillips
  7. 7.Robert Woods
  8. 8.Kerry Martin
11 Year Girls
  1. 1.Krystal Craneld
  2. 2.Kelly Percy
  3. 3.Nerida Gerrard
  4. 4.Sophie Freeman
  5. 5.Kara Buckley
  6. 6.Tammi Holmes
  7. 7.Shauna Sayers
  8. 8.Emma Franklin
12 Year Boys
  1. 1.Paul Rech
  2. 2.Brad Deacon
  3. 3.Cody Codling
  4. 4.Ben Clark
  5. 5.Ben Gardner
  6. 6.Aaron Biddle
  7. 7.Patrick Schmid
  8. 8.Daniel Nitschke
12 Year Girls
  1. 1.Kelly May
  2. 2.Kate Haren
  3. 3.Katherine Backhouse
  4. 4.Lauren Wellman
  5. 5.Renee Braithwaite
  6. 6.Kirsty Tucker
  7. 7.Melissa Jolliffe
  8. 8.Samantha Domin
13 - 14 Cruiser
  1. 1.Adam May
  2. 2.Shannon Walker
  3. 3.Klynton Parkes
  4. 4.Chris Bossons
  5. 5.Glenn West
  6. 6.Adam Orrock
  7. 7.Brad Grantham
  8. 8.Khalen Young
13 Year Boys
  1. 1.Glenn West
  2. 2.Mark Mothersole
  3. 3.Khalen Young
  4. 4.Shaun Tongue
  5. 5.Ty Halliday
  6. 6.Luke Ryton-Benson
  7. 7.Kayne Jansen
  8. 8.Gregory Clift
13 Year Girls
  1. 1.Samantha Beattie
  2. 2.Nerissa Moore
  3. 3.Krystle Kellner
  4. 4.Sarah Jarrett
  5. 5.Kirby Boorman
  6. 6.Marianna Bork
  7. 7.Tamara Crosby
  8. 8.Kirsty Prosser
14 Year Boys
  1. 1.Mark Smith
  2. 2.Shane Agalawatta
  3. 3.Shannon Walker
  4. 4.Klynton Parkes
  5. 5.Nicholas Meredith
  6. 6.Adam Orrock
  7. 7.Chris Bossons
  8. 8.Kenneth Burr
14 Year Girls
  1. 1.Bridgitte Pink
  2. 2.Ammie MacPherson
  3. 3.Kristine Bayley
  4. 4.Cassandra Keating
  5. 5.Sharon Watson
  6. 6.Laura Poole
  7. 7.Sara Hooper
  8. 8.Emma Trussell
15 - 16 Year Cruisers
  1. 1.Jamie Gray
  2. 2.Peter Bossons
  3. 3.Justin Crosby
  4. 4.Craig Holmes
  5. 5.Michael Lloyd
  6. 6.Jeremy Smoker
  7. 7.Michael Robinson
  8. 8.Scott Greedy
15 Year Boys
  1. 1.Michael Robinson
  2. 2.Dallas Mennie
  3. 3.Brad Silsby
  4. 4.Peter Bossons
  5. 5.Aaron Lumsden
  6. 6.Ryan Bayley
  7. 7.Justin Crosby
  8. 8.Scott Taylor
15 Year Girls
  1. 1.Kerrie-lee Lucas
  2. 2.Tanya Williams
  3. 3.Rochelle Luke
  4. 4.Kate Eliott
  5. 5.Alana Kilpatrick
  6. 6.Tanya Willmann
  7. 7.Jaymee Alsop
  8. 8.Stephanie Robinson
16 Year Boys
  1. 1.Jamie Gray
  2. 2.Robert Davies
  3. 3.Marc Gregurev
  4. 4.Scott Greedy
  5. 5.Shane Biddle
  6. 6.Darran Williams
  7. 7.Steven Maizey
  8. 8.Stuart Burchell
16 Year Girls
  1. 1.Tanya Bailey
  2. 2.Hannah Chrzanowski
  3. 3.Julie-Anne Codega
  4. 4.Samone Crossland
  5. 5.Ricki Barnes
  6. 6.Dana Nielsen
  7. 7.Bronwyn Morris
  8. 8.Haley Brookes
17 Year Boys
  1. 1.Ben Price
  2. 2.Ben Bambrook
  3. 3.Shannon Edwards
  4. 4.Bradley Slama
  5. 5.Troy Clarke
  6. 6.Craig Cullen
  7. 7.Mathew Robinson
  8. 8.Jason Deacon
17-18 Junior Elite Cruiser
  1. 1.Luke Madill
  2. 2.Warwick Stevenson
  3. 3.Brett Tyack
  4. 4.John Upton
  5. 5.Robert Slater
  6. 6.Jason Hall
  7. 7.David Willard
  8. 8.John Johnson
17-18 Junior Elite Men
  1. 1.Warwick Stevensen
  2. 1.Warwick Stevenson
  3. 2.Glenn Codega
  4. 3.Paul King
  5. 4.John Johnson
  6. 5.Chris Jongewaard
  7. 6.Andrew Sexton
  8. 7.Adrian Walker
19 + Elite Cruiser
  1. 1.Darren Hawkins
  2. 2.Troy Fisher
  3. 3.Danny Galea
  4. 4.Sean Dwight
  5. 5.Brett Scruse
  6. 6.Troy Hamon
  7. 7.Scott Lewis
  8. 8.Simon Paterson
19 + Elite Men
  1. 1.Peter Trentwith
  2. 2.Darren Hawkins
  3. 3.Brett Scruse
  4. 4.Tony Harvey
  5. 5.John Smart
  6. 6.Troy Fisher
  7. 7.Jesse Carlsson
  8. 8.Kamahl Lord
19 + Elite Women
  1. 1.Rachael Marshall
  2. 2.Alesha Pollard
  3. 3.Natarsha Williams
  4. 4.Kirsten Kendall
  5. 5.Tracy Vince
  6. 6.Nicole Raymond
  7. 7.Kylie Milsom
19 + Men
  1. 1.Andrew Chetcuti
  2. 2.Shaun Edwards
  3. 3.Brett Lyons
  4. 4.Peter Wade
  5. 5.Gary Richardson
  6. 6.Stuart Baldock
  7. 7.Garry Wright
  8. 8.Garry Perazzo
19 + Woman
  1. 1.Brooke Esplin
  2. 2.Donna Slama
  3. 3.Rebecca OBrien
  4. 4.Rochelle Wright
  5. 5.Jo Taylor
  6. 6.Rachelle Booby
  7. 7.Melanie Gibson
  8. 8.Linda Free
25-29 Years Men
  1. 1.Brian Kelly
  2. 2.Jon Perrin
  3. 3.Terry Bourke
  4. 4.Adam Bradley
  5. 5.Shane Jenkins
  6. 6.Warwick Wheeler
  7. 7.Damon Bevan
  8. 8.Shane Holmes
30 - 34 Year Cruisers
  1. 1.Tony Hancox
  2. 2.Jeff Walker
  3. 3.Stephen Ollerenshaw
  4. 4.Peter Bracka
  5. 5.Graham Douglas
  6. 6.Warren Cossell
  7. 7.Robert Pollard
  8. 8.Glenn Tollis
30 - 34 Year Men
  1. 1.Michael Kilpatrick
  2. 2.Glenn Rawson
  3. 3.Darren May
  4. 4.Jeff Walker
  5. 5.Butch Broomeld
  6. 6.Glenn Harman
  7. 7.Glenn Tollis
  8. 8.Jouko Rousu
35 - 39 Year Cruisers
  1. 1.Bruce Hayes
  2. 2.David Nicholls
  3. 3.Peter Pringle
  4. 4.Patrick Cannell
  5. 5.Ian Page
  6. 6.Stephen Upton
  7. 7.Craig MacKenzie
  8. 8.Tony Walters
40 - 44 Year Cruisers
  1. 1.Greg Clark
  2. 2.Ian Curtis
  3. 3.David Bossons
  4. 4.Bill Behan
  5. 5.Philip Morris
  6. 6.Kevin Parkes
  7. 7.Jouko Rousu
  8. 8.Ray Hooper
45 + Year Cruisers
  1. 1.Butch Broomeld
  2. 2.Agro O'Connor
  3. 3.Rodney Burchell
  4. 4.Greg Garred
  5. 5.Allan Muller
  6. 6.David Price
  7. 7.Bruce Thomas
  8. 8.Terry Crossland
8 - 10 Year Cruisers
  1. 1.Leigh Darrell
  2. 2.Kane Macri
  3. 3.Nathan Moon
  4. 4.Christopher Lockwood
  5. 5.Jarred Kahl
  6. 6.Ahron Jeffree
  7. 7.Madonna Marsh
  8. 8.Justin Bomford
8 Year Boys
  1. 1.Jay Hatten
  2. 2.Leigh Dows
  3. 3.Trent Harman
  4. 4.Jason Spedding
  5. 5.Orrie Rooks
  6. 6.Craig Lovell
  7. 7.Michael Jobson
  8. 8.Matthew Simpson
8 Year Girls
  1. 1.Janessa Lees
  2. 2.Jacquie Hazemans
  3. 3.Rebecca McGrorey
  4. 4.Kiralee De Belle
  5. 5.Jessica Faith
  6. 6.Jayde Miller
  7. 7.Talia Macri
9 Year Boys
  1. 1.Michael Andrews
  2. 2.Johnathon Ferguson
  3. 3.Cru Halliday
  4. 4.Todd Pascoe
  5. 5.Dane Booker
  6. 6.Jarod Musolino
  7. 7.Christopher Evans
  8. 8.Joshua Kane
9 Year Girls
  1. 1.Melissa Mankowski
  2. 2.Shannon Palmer
  3. 3.Jaymee Pyne
  4. 4.Susan Kirkham
  5. 5.Caitlyn Grace
  6. 6.Stacey Ryton-Benson
  7. 7.Stephanie Walters
  8. 8.Tenille Thomas

July 1997

1997 UCI BMX World Championships

World Championships
Saskatoon, CanadaRace

Results

10 Boys

World Champion

Leigh Darrell

9 Girls

World Champion

Melissa Mankowski

Junior Men
  • 7thBrant Moisel
Junior Women

World Champion

Rachel Marshall