College Sport

JSSATIS Swimming Carnival

On Monday, the Primary Swimming team took part in the JSSATIS Inter-school meet at the Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre. There were plenty of nerves early on, before the swimmers settled into their races. The team cheered and supported each other to do their best.  Well done to everyone that swam, and competed so strongly. The team will have another chance to swim at the STCPSSA Swimming Carnival on Friday 5 April. 

Ribbons were awarded as follows:

SATIS Athletics Carnival 

A slightly smaller team participated in the State SATIS Athletics Carnival last Friday. The team again punched above its weight, achieving 4th place in the Girls Junior Shield of 14 schools.  Congratulations to all team members for their outstanding performances.   

The finalised results from the SSATIS Carnival placed Mount Carmel in 2nd position in the Girls Junior Shield, rather than 3rd place as previously reported.  

Results from the SATIS carnival in the top 3 include:

Athletics Achievements

Congratulations to the following students who have recently competed and achieved outstanding results in Track and Field:  

Little Athletics Tasmania State Individual Championships (9 – 10 March):

• Willow Helgeson (Year 6) : 1st U12 Shot Put, 1st Discus
• Breeze Downey (Year 6) : 1st U12 High Jump, 3rd 80m Hurdles

Tasmanian Track and Field Championships (15 – 17 March):

• Arielle Cannell (Year 10) : 1st Open and U18 Hammer, 1st U18 Discus
• Miranda Gillie (Year 9) : 1st U16 High Jump, 2nd U16 Long Jump 
• Riley Bain (Year 8) : 1st U15 400m, 800m 
• Madeline Marshall (Year 8) : 1st U15 1500m, 2nd 800m
• Willow Helgeson (Year 6) : 1st U14 Hammer, 2nd Javelin, 2nd Discus, 3rd Shot Put 

The following students have been selected for events at the Australian Track and Field Championships in Adelaide (10 - 19 April):   

• Willow Helgeson: U13 Shot Put, Discus, Javelin, U14 Hammer
• Arielle Cannell: U17 Discus, U18 and U20 Hammer 

All Schools Mountain Biking Championships

The 2024 edition of the Tasmanian All Schools MTB Championships is scheduled for Friday 10 May at Tolosa MTB Park, Glenorchy. This opportunity is available for secondary students that have mountain biking experience, their own equipment, and are able to make their own arrangements to attend with parent/carers.

Please contact sport@mountcarmel.tas.edu.au ASAP if you would like to be entered to participate. 

Before School Junior Tennis Programs 

After the success of Term 1, we are bringing before school tennis back to Mount Carmel College. It doesn’t matter if your child has played tennis before, or never picked up a racquet – our program is designed to be inclusive for all ages and abilities.  

Our program will run for 5 weeks, during which your child will be involved in a variety of movement and hand-eye coordination drills which are essential to progressing their overall tennis ability. Don’t be surprised if you see us using a soccer ball or some fishing nets – we love to get creative with the ways we develop our skills. By the end of the 5 weeks players should all have a basic understanding of groundstrokes, serves and scoring. 

Duration: 45 mins 

When: 7.45am – 8.30am Thursday morning 

Where: Mount Carmel Tennis Courts 

What to bring: Racquet (if you have one - if not we have plenty!), a drink bottle and running shoes. 

Dates: 2 May, 9 May, 16 May, 23 May, 30 May 

Coach: Catherine Krueger – I am 25 years old and have been playing tennis since I was 10. I was the number one junior and represented Tasmania multiple times in events interstate and overseas. I am really passionate about increasing female participation in our sport. I hope to be a good role model and mentor for your child and get them to love tennis as much as I do. If you have any questions, please email me. 

If your child is 5-8 yrs old please register here: 

If they are 9 – 12yrs old please register here:

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