Six Bathurst Little Athletics representatives qualify for NSW Under 9s to 12s State Championships

Savannah Auvaa, Lilly Dawson, Byron Rosier, Lucy Windsor, Will Curtin and Carla Grimm will be stepping up their training after progressing from the weekend's Region 3 Little Athletics State Qualifier.

The six athletes qualified for a total of 14 events between them while several personal bests also came out of the Dubbo event.

Rosier and Curtin were dominant across their events, each earning their place in four state fields.

Bathurst Little Athletics vice-president and team manager Mike Curtin said the six team members have done an exceptional job to earn their ticket to Sydney Olympic Park.

"Team Bathurst had a terrific weekend. We had 11 kids competing and after the weekend we had kids qualify for 14 events. An automatic qualifier is someone who comes first or second," he said.

"Byron won three of his events and silver in the other. Will won gold in every event he entered, and he's currently the fastest qualified 100m runner in the state. He ran a 13.33 PB up there. He's the second fastest 200m qualifier.

"Savannah, who was the winner of the shot put and discuss, is currently the longest qualifier in the state for both of those events so far."

Rosier's under 10s triumphs came in high jump, discuss and long jump and his silver came in the 100m.

Dawson doubled up with 400m and 800m wins in under 9s and Grimm showed her ability in the field with her under 12s high jump victory.

Windsor's sprinting legs powered her to second place in the under 10s 70m.

Curtin, along with his 100m and 200m sprinting double gold, claimed victories in the under 11s long jump and the triple jump.

Competitors who finished outside of the top two in their events still have a chance to qualify for state if they are part of the next fastest eight athletes across the whole state.

However, Saturday's wet weather meant a top two finish was virtually a must for anyone wanting to progress.

"It was do or die for our guys looking to post a time," Curtin said.

"Once you get to state level, that's it. You only get one shot at it. The higher up you go in these athletics events the more cut-throat it gets, right until you end up at the Olympic Games.

"Seeing six athletes progress from a club our size, with the facilities we have, is a wonderful achievement. We have some real medal hopes."

The boys' relay side came within half of a second of earning their place at state - winning their heat at Dubbo but narrowly missing the qualifying time.

The Bathurst Little Athletics under 13s to 17s competitors will not race at a qualifying event ahead of their NSW State Championships.

Instead, they will submit their fastest club times in order to gain state selection. Several Bathurst members will travel to Dubbo this weekend to try and improve their personal bests.

The NSW Junior Athletics Championships will take place from March 12 to 14.