About Us
Friendly. Relaxed. Supportive. We are focused on kids and teens aged 3-17 having a go at athletics.
We cater for children who have never done athletics through to National Champions.
We are a community sports club run by parent volunteers with a squad of qualified coaches.
We are affiliated with the century-old Adelaide Harriers Athletic Club, which caters to teenagers and adults. We share facilities but have separate memberships.
Registrations are now open!
Adelaide Harriers 2021/22 Calendar
Friday, 15 October
Home meet 2 with BBQ - Competition Program 2
5:30 for 6pm South Parklands
Friday, 22 October
Home meet 3 with BBQ - Competition Program 3
5:30 for 6pm South Parklands
Friday, 29 October
Home meet 4 with BBQ - Competition Program 4
5:30 for 6pm South Parklands
Friday, 5 November
Home meet 5 with BBQ - Competition Program 1
5:30 for 6pm
Friday November 12
INTERCLUB
Interclub competition at Adelaide Athletics Stadium Mile End
Cost $10. To enter, see www.salaa.org.au and log into your members portal
Friday, November 19
Home meet 6 with BBQ - Competition Program 2
5:30 for 6pm
Sunday, November 21
KUMON STATE PB CLASSIC
Tiny Tots to U17 - SA Athletics Stadium Mile End
To enter, see www.salaa.org.au and log into your members portal. Nominations open 6 October 2021 and close 3 Nov 2021.
Friday, November 26
Home meet 7 with BBQ - Competition Program 3
5:30 for 6pm
Friday December 3
Home meet 8 with BBQ - Competition Program 4
5:30 for 6pm
Friday, December 10
Home meet 9 with BBQ - Competition Program 1
12:30 PM
Sunday, December 12
SA Power Networks State Relay Championships
U8+ SA Athletics Stadium, Mile End
Choose your team and follow instructions from club emails to enter. Nominations open 27 Oct 2021 and close 24 Nov 2021. Mums and Dads teams welcome
Christmas Break
Merry Christmas from Adelaide Harriers Little Athletics club
Tues 18 & Wed 19 January
SA Athletics Stadium, Mile End
Dream Believe Achieve holiday development clinics
Friday, January 21
Home meet 10 with BBQ - Competition Program 2
5:30 for 6pm
Friday, January 28
Home meet 11 with BBQ - Competition Program 3
5:30 for 6pm
Friday, February 4
Home meet 12 with BBQ - Competition Program 4
5:30 for 6pm
Sunday, February 6
Copyworld State PB Classic #2
Tiny Tots to U17 - SA Athletics Stadium Mile End
To enter, see www.salaa.org.au and log into your members portal. Nominations open 22 December 2021 and close 19 January 2022
Friday, February 11
Home meet 13 with BBQ - Competition Program 1
5:30 for 6pm
Friday, February 18
Home meet 14 with BBQ - Competition Program 2
5:30 for 6pm
Friday, February 25
Home meet 15 with BBQ - Competition Program 3
5:30 for 6pm
Sat & Sun Feb 26 & 27
Toyota State Combined - Event Championships
U9+ SA Athletics Stadium, Mile End
To enter, see www.salaa.org.au and log into your members portal. Nominations open 2 Feb 2022 and close 2 March 2022.
Friday, March 4
Home meet 16 with BBQ - Competition Program 4
5:30 for 6pm
Friday, March 11
Home meet 17 with BBQ - Competition Program 1
5:30 for 6pm
Friday, March 18
Home meet 18 with BBQ - Competition Program 2
5:30 for 6pm
Friday, March 25
Home meet 19 with BBQ - Competition Program 3
5:30 for 6pm
Sunday, March 27
State Challenge
U8+ SA Athletics Stadium, Mile End
To enter, see www.salaa.org.au and log into your members portal. Nominations open 2 Feb 2022 and close 2 March 2022.
Friday, April 1
Home meet 20 (FINAL MEET) with BBQ - Program TBD
5:30 for 6pm
Sat & Sun April 2 & 3
STATE INDIVIDUALS CHAMPIONSHIPS
U9+ SA Athletics Stadium, Mile End
To enter, see www.salaa.org.au and log into your members portal. Nominations open 2 Feb 2022 and close 2 March 2022.
Winter Program
Various Dates
23 & 24 April - Australian Little Athletics Championships U13+ U15 (Lakeside Stadium - Albert Park TBC)
June long weekend (Mon 13th) - Cross Country Home meet
Sat 9 July - State Race Walking Championships (Noms Open 8 June 22 & Close 6 July 22)
Cross Country Championsips ALL AGES (Noms Open 15 Jun 22 & Close 13 July 22)
Little Athletics SA State Conference (
Training and Meets
Training Mondays 4.30pm - 6.30pm (drop in anytime and join into a squad)
Summer Meets for ages 3-17 are on Friday Nights from October - March.
6-7.30pm
These Meets are not competitions, but a chance for athletes to take part in the events on their age group program, and try to achieve personal bests.
You are entitled to two 'come and try' sessions.
The results are recorded and visible on your family Results Hq account. Your child can track their progress over the season here. We have young coaches at each event to help your child learn how to do each event. These young coaches are supervised by our head coach, Shane Danaher.
See the age group calculator below to find out which group your child will be in. Tiny Tots (T/T) do a modified one hour program led by our fabulous Tiny Tots coaches.
Interested in joining Adelaide Harriers?
Opening Hours
SUMMER
October - March:
Training Mondays 4.30pm - 6.30pm (drop in anytime and join into a squad)
FRIDAY COMPETITION MEETS:
6.00pm-7.30pm at the Harriers grounds.
There are various State events at the SA Athletics Stadium throughout the summer season. The final events are the State Individual Championships & State Challenge in March.
The program of events can be found here:
Canteen and barbeque available every Friday night.
WINTER
April - July (school term 2):
Training Mondays, 4.30pm-5.30pm at the Harriers grounds.
Compete in any cross country or race walking event through the winter. You just turn up on the day once registered. Winter membership is included in our Summer membership fees. The program of events can be found here:
WINTER COMPETITION
We won both the male and female shields outright this season!
TRAINING
Winter sprints, cross country and walks training for ages 5+ is on Mondays during term 2, from 4.30pm - 5.30pm.
All Adelaide Harriers aged 5-18 are welcome.
COMPETITONS
During winter there are cross country and race walking competitions held at clubs in and around Adelaide and by Little Athletics SA. The finals of both are held in July.
2020/21 Club Champions
Grace Errington (U9 girls)
William Jarvis (U12 boys)
Grace and William both had a great season! Points are calculated throughout the season based on number of events attended at meets, personal bests achieved, and breaking of club records.
Para Athletes
Athletics is a wonderful sport for para athletes to get involved in.
They can achieve so much. We are very proud of our two para athletes Keira and Gabriel. See their inspiring stories below.
Please contact us if you have a keen para athlete who would like to feel the enjoyment of athletics!
Keira Post
Keira is a T37 classified para athlete who acquired a serious brain injury as an infant, and as a result, lives with left sided hemiplegia. She first tried athletics as an 11 year old with Adelaide Harriers Little Athletics Club and has been with the club for 4 years. The past couple of seasons she has transitioned into senior competition with the Adelaide Harriers Seniors. Keira has represented SA both in the National Primary Schools Track and Field Championships in Melbourne and Darwin and more recently in the Australian Junior Track and Field Championships in Sydney. She has won numerous state and national medals over the past 3 years and is the current T37 Under 15 Australian champion and record holder in the 100m, 200m and Long Jump.
She also won U16 Track and Field
athlete of the year (non para) last season!
Gabriel Wilson
Gabriel is a T20 classified para athlete who competes in 100m and 200m sprint events. He was born with genetic microcephaly, resulting in intellectual disability, but always enjoyed running fast and was identified as talented sprinter by Shane Danaher, who has become his coach and mentor.
He began athletics as a 14 year old, mainly to meet other kids with disabilities who were also interested in running.
Gabe was initially reluctant to get involved, however early success as a sprinter, winning numerous medals in State Championships and All Schools championships sparked his enthusiasm.
Competing at the Australian Track & Field Championships in 2021, he qualified for the finals in both 100m & 200m events, running a PB in the latter.
Travelling interstate has been an exciting highlight.
He also enjoys the social aspect of competing for the Adelaide Harriers.
Please contact us if you have a keen para athlete who would like to join our club and feel the enjoyment of athletics!
Australian Junior Track and Field Championships
Keira in action!
National All Schools Championships
Keira and Gabe both medalled
Location
Corner of South Terrace and Peacock Road, Adelaide.
On street parking available
Run. Jump. Throw.
Run. Jump. Throw.
Membership
ANNUAL REGISTRATION
Registration is annual and covers the summer and winter seasons. Uniforms are purchased separately.
Come and Try
We welcome you to come and try. Two free visits allowed per athlete, at training or summer meets.
