The WAIS Athletics Program delivers the Western Australian component of the Athletics Australia High Performance Plan and specifically upholds the Strategic Priorities, which are:
- Provision of high performance coaching
- Optimising athlete performance on the day of competition
- Engagement through an event group focus
- Provision of world class daily training environments
- High performance leadership
WAIS offers the opportunity for athletes to gain athletics scholarships; by offering sport program scholarships in pole vault, while also supporting track and field athletes in other events through individual athlete support scholarships by achieving the selection criteria outlined in the Selection Guidelines, Criteria and Process.
WAIS scholarship athletes have access to the Sport Program covering strength and conditioning and sport science and sports medicine services – physiology, psychology, biomechanics, sports nutrition and physiotherapy and support outside of sport through athlete wellbeing and engagement. Additionally, WAIS pole vault athletes have access to a full time coach. WAIS offers a developmental training squad for junior pole vaulters.
WAIS coaching staff includes: James Fitzpatrick (Pole Vault) and Danny Kevan (Track).
WAIS Scholarship Athletes
- Alanah Yukich (Coach: Rose Monday)
- Alexandra Griffin (Coach : Jared Talent)
- Amelia Rowe (Coach: Brian Pozzi)
- Ella Pardy (Coach : Anne Masters)
- Jack Downey (Coach : James Fitzpatrick)
- Jackson Hamilton (Coach : Morgan Ward)
- Josiah John (Coach: Asad Hosseini)
- Kurtis Marschall (Coach : James Fitzpatrick)
- Leah O’Brien (Coach: Braiden Clarke)
- Leila Barker (Coach: James Fitzpatrick)
- Matthew Ramsden (Coach : Nic Bideau)
- Niamh Mac Alastair (Coach: Danny Kevan)
- Nina Kennedy (Coach : James Fitzpatrick)
- Olivia Dodds (Coach : Lyn Foreman)
- Olivia Gross (Coach : James Fitzpatrick)
- Reese Prior (Coach: Danny Kevan)
- Rhiannon Clarke (Coach : Danny Kevan)
- Robert Marchesi-Scott
