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Subscriber only Pizza and Nutella is the secret diet fuelling twin brothers Aiden and Noah Porter on their incredible rise through the junior athletics ranks. Aiden and Noah, who on Thursday celebrate their 10th birthday, finished first and third respectively in the running for the highly coveted North Mackay Little Athletics Most Improved Male Athlete of the Year award. Aiden s 32 personal best times over the course of the season narrowly pipped Noah s 29, as the pair combined for more than 60 record-setting achievements that kept the NMLA admins busy printing certificates. NMLA coach David Lester said the race for top spot was the closest he had seen in his nine years at the club.
Premium Content North Mackay Athletics Club members Lexie and Billy-Anne Sievers are the perfect twin tandem. One excels on the track and the other in the field; each providing a benchmark and motivation for the other. In just their first year of athletics, the nine-year-old Northview State School students quickly showed they have an aptitude for the sport. Hailing from a hip-hop and touch football background, Billy-Anne and Lexie combined for 29 and 21 personal best times respectively in just under half a season at NMLA. Billy-Anne s tally topped all junior girls at the club, crowning her the Most Improved Female Athlete of the Year.