ESTAH Muller is throwing her weight behind a new track and field love of discus. The youngster placed 5th in the 10-12 years division at the National School Sport Track and Field Championships recently.
Estah started discus last year through the Glasshouse Little Athletics club, but also recently got her junior blackbelt in karate, proving she excels at anything she puts her mind to.
The talented athlete found out she had potential in discus after winning in a home-schooled sports event, and only just started being professionally coached this February.
Estah, who now attends Glasshouse Christian College, threw 34.49 metres at the national school championships, however, it was close between fifth and first place.
“She didn’t throw her PB but she got close and she was consistent with her throws,” her mum, Rebecca said. “There wasn’t much separating the top five girls, the winner threw 39 metres, and it just sort of went down from there.”
The athletic novice was the only athlete picked from the Glasshouse Little Athletics this year, and one of the first students from GCC to be selected from the primary school.
Rebecca said she was incredibly proud of her daughter’s efforts at nationals, as well as her rapid growth in less than a year. “We only started properly coaching her back in February, and last year she came 14th in a regional event and threw 23 metres, and then this year at states she threw 33.03,” she said.
“She’s increased her throws by basically ten metres and she just keeps getting better, we’ve seen a huge improvement in her.”
Estah is very excited for her future in discus, and said she wants to show how inclusive the sport can be.
“I want to go to the Olympics and show that discus is a sport for everyone, not only if you are big, and that little people can do it too because I’m very skinny,” Estah said.
“I love that you get to travel around and you get to try your best and you keep progressing over the years and you get to see your knowledge expand in discus.”
