SMMC AND SHD ATHLETICS CARNIVALS
MS GRACE SCOTT - STUDENT EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR
Our College Athletics Carnival was held at Ken Harrison Reserve on Thursday the 22nd of August. Students had a great time competing in events and supporting one another. In the end it was Tenison who ended the day victorious.
| Tenison | 4,760 points |
| Woods | 4,404 points |
| Solomon | 4,398 points |
| Xavier | 4,329 points |
Solomon was awarded the House Spirit Award by Mrs Howison.
We also had some great Individual performances on the day. Age champions for each age group were:
| Male | Female | |
| 13yr | Jack Barry | Kayla McInerney |
| 14yr | Samuel Brown | Isla Beasy |
| 15yr | Tiger Vearing | Carly Shepherd |
| 16yr | Alex Olandezos | Ava Crow |
| 17yr | Sam Miller | Jaya Jenkins-Jaiswal |
| 20yr | Otto Conlan | Ella Hazlett |
We had 12 new records set at this year’s carnival. Congratulations to:
| 13yr | Kayla McInerney | 100m - 13.12s Triple Jump - 9.68m Long Jump - 4.63m |
| 16yr | Alex Olandezos | 200m - 24.88s 400m - 58.05s |
| 20yr | Otto Conlan | 200m - 24.00s |
| 15yr | Carly Shepherd | 800m - 2:44.50 min |
| 13yr | Haani Fox | Shot Put - 11.39m |
| 20yr | Jack Helgeland | Javelin - 40.51m |
| 17yr | Harry Scott | 400m - 57.34s |
| 13yr | Jesse Barry | Javelin - 26.7m |
| 16yr | Emily Zhao | Shot Put - 8.98m |
Following their efforts at our college carnival, we had over 120 students qualify to attend the Swan Hill District Athletics Carnival at Kerang Technical High School on Tuesday 3rd September. St Mary MacKillop College finished second overall on the day.
| Swan Hill College | 796.5 |
| St Mary MacKillop College | 713 |
| Kerang Technical High School | 313.5 |
| Cohuna Secondary College | 218 |
We had several students awarded the title of Age Champion on the day:
| 13yr | Kayla McInerney & Jack Barry |
| 15yr | Lily Scott & Tiger Vearing |
| 20yr | Otto Conlan |
Records broken by St Mary MacKillop College students on the day:
| 20yr | Ella Hazlett | High Jump - 1.4m |
| 20yr | William Rush | High Jump - 1.73m |
| 13yr | Jack Barry | High Jump - 1.54m |
| 13yr | Kayla McInerney | Long Jump - 4.24m |
| 20yr | Otto Conlan | Long Jump - 5.67m |
| 13yr | Jack Barry, Bohden Brown, Blake O’Halloran & Haani Fox | 4x100m Relay - 55.23s |
Approximately 30 students have now qualified for the Loddon Mallee Region Athletics Championships to be held in Bendigo on Thursday 10th October.