Sports Academy Updates
Student Achievements
Local Basketball
Well done to the Girls U16 domestic teams Devils and Rebels who recently played in the Grand Final. The Devils defeated the Rebels 49 to 27, where Riley Donelly was named the MVP of the match.
Axel Muir
Congratulations to Axel Muir who won gold at the CIA PAULISTA Australian Jiu Jitsu Tournament.
Aaron Abuan
Well done to Aaron Abuan who placed 3rd at the state school athletics, jumping a personal best in Triple Jump of 12.41m. Great effort!
Beth Axford
Congratulations to Beth Axford who won the Buln Buln U15 Runner-up Best and Fairest Award. Well done Beth!
Tom Matthews
Congratulations to Tom Matthews who has recently received a series of awards including; CGJFL U15 All Stars Most Valuable Player, Moe U16 Best and Fairest, Moe U15 Best and Fairest, 16 Boys Division 1 Gippsland United Players Player Award, as well as being selected to play in the Gippsland V Line Cup. Well done, Tom!
Kyson Cornwall
Well done to Kyson who was a part of the U18 Neerim South, Ellinbank league premiership team, as well as played in the Gippsland VLine Cup.
Vic Country
Well done to both Bailey Humphrey and Jacob Konstanty who played in the Vic Country football.
Ayla Grbic
Congratulations to Ayla Grbic who has been offered a place in the Greater Melbourne Volleyball Academy to train under trainers such as; Olympian Luke Campbell. Ayla will attend every Monday night for the whole year. This is very exciting as out of the 118 girls who trialed this year, only 25 were offered a spot in the academy. Well done Ayla. We can't wait to see where volleyball takes you!
WGJFC Team of the Year
Well done to Riley Donnely and Lexi Micallef for being named in the 2022 WGJFC U14 Girls Team of the Year.
Athletes of the Month
September
Our September Athlete of the Month was Axel Muir for his efforts in the CIA PAULISTA Australian Jiu Jitsu Tournament.
October
Our October Athlete of the Month goes to 4 students; Riley Morehu, Callum Ross, Tom Mathews and Kyson Cornwall, for winning the U17 3x3 State Basketball competition.
Well done boys. An amazing effort!
AFL Draft Combine
Some photos of Bailey Humphrey and Jacob Konstanty at the AFL Draft Combine recently.
Axis Recovery
Recently, Years 9/10/11 Sports Academy students travelled to Axis Performance in Narre Warren to learn all things recovery.
This included cold/warm water immersion, infrared sauna, compression recovery and movement prep/aerobic conditioning. Students were also given an educative talk on nutrition and the role it plays for performance in the students elected sports.
The day was completed with a competitive game of 10 pin bowling!
Golf Fundraiser
Well done to Bailey, Jacob and Mr Chandler for their golfing efforts on Friday, October 14th.
The boys raised almost $8,000 of the $10,000 goal!
U17 3x3 State Basketball
On Friday, October 13th, 4 of our Sports Academy Basketball students attended the 3x3 State Basketball. Here is a report from the day:
⭐️ A fantastic day at the State Basketball Centre for Lowanna College today with our u17 boys coming away with the state title for 3x3 basketball. ⭐️
This is truly amazing achievement for 4 students who are all bottom age and compete in this division again next year!
The day got off to a slow start and we found ourselves down in our first pool game but managed to sneak away with a win. The second match mirrored the first before we started to engage and hit our straps. We finished 4-0 in our pool and were matched up against Mt Lilydale in the quarter finals. They tried to exploit our lack of size but the boys worked well together and were able to cause an upset and come away with the win.
We then faced the highly fancied Templestowe side coached by ex Olympic coach Ian Stacker. Our boys were able to cause the upset with stellar team play and some Riley Morehu brilliance. ⭐️
On to face Eltham College in the Final, who had a 6”9 centre and a 6”4 forward, so we knew we were in for a battle, a real David versus Goliath encounter.
The defence of pocket rocket Tom Matthews was key to our win as was the play of Callum Ross playing as our tallest guy who just ticks over 6 foot. Kyson Cornwell sustained an injury early in the day and couldn’t participate in the later matches.
Riley was again unstoppable in the final and Eltham had no match for his mix of athleticism, speed and skills.
Mr. Santo couldn’t have been happier with the boys in what was a day of intense competition!
Gippsland Sports Academy Volleyball Program
Gippsland Sports Academy have announced they will be holding trials for the 2023 Volleyball program. Their program includes physical development, skill development and more.
If you are interested please see attached flyer or visit the website for more details: https://www.sportgippsland.org.au/sports-program/volleyball/
Gordon Talbot
Some of our Sports Academy students were lucky enough to engage in a session with Gordon Talbot. Gordon is a Level 3 IAAF Athletics Coach and is a running specialist.
We are excited to announce Gordan will be returning to Lowanna College very soon to consult our Academy students on their running techniques.!