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Year 5 -11 Prizegiving Awards

Last Wednesday evening we had our inaugural Year 5 – 11 Prizegiving Evening. It was a night we celebrated the achievements of students across all dimensions of College life. Significantly for sport, we awarded the top athlete of each sport across the following age groups; Years 5-6 (Primary), Years 7-9 (Middle School) and Years 10-11 (Senior School). Congratulations to the following boys who were awarded the top of their chosen sport at this event: 

Primary School

AFL – Alexander Homer

Cricket – Harry Vickery

Swimming – Nick Osborne

Chess – Kayden Kyoung

Cross Country – Ben Flanagan

Football – Harry Cootes

Rugby Union and Rugby League – Harry McAuliffe

Basketball – Quinn Lovering

Tennis – Oscar White

Track and Field – Connor Campbell

Middle School

AFL – James Milner

Cricket – Will Nickelson

Volleyball and Football – Isaac Roach

Swimming – James Leigh

Chess – Ben Mead

Cross Country – Harry Prole

Rugby Union – Tom Howard

Basketball – Matt Gibson

Rugby League – Jai Jarro

Tennis – Louis Morris

Track and Field – Joel Drew

Senior School

AFL – Ned Rosenbrock

Cricket – Ryan Harten

Volleyball – Jonah Titifanua

Swimming – Thomas Hicks

Chess – James Moore

Cross Country – Thomas Prole

Football – Ryan Oostenbroek

Rugby Union – Patrick Tierney

Basketball – Aiden Gibbons

Rugby League – Tasman Barry

Tennis – Blake Harrold

Well done to all these boys who received our Year 5 – 11 Sports Awards this year. 

Swimming

Congratulations to all the MCA Swimmers who competed at BSA Relays Sunday. It was a significant achievement for our club, with the following teams finishing top 3. 

Boys 14 Year and Under 200m Freestyle Relay finishing 1st

Girls 14 Year and Under 200m Freestyle Relay finishing 3rd

Girls 16 Year and Under 200m Freestyle Relay finishing 2nd

Boys 14 Year 200m Medley Relay finishing 2nd

Mixed 14 Year 200m Freestyle Relay finishing 1st

Mixed 16 Year 200m Freestyle Relay finishing 1st 

Well done to James Leigh, Lachie Vink, Ryan O'Toole, Ed Wild, Annika Jensen, Kate Shield, Talia Bellette, Tilly Beehag, Hannah Casey, Olivia Peck, Mia Mellifont, Emily Cruickshank, Thomas Hicks ad Hayden Barnes

We also had 11 top 10 finishes which were:

Boys 12 Year and Under 200m Freestyle Relay finishing 5th

Boys 9 - 10 Year 200m Medley Relay finishing 10th

Boys 12 Year and Under 200m Medley Relay finishing 9th

Mixed 9 - 10 Year 200m Freestyle Relay finishing 9th and 10th

Mixed 12 Year and Under 200m Medley Relay finishing 9th

Boys 14 Year and  Under 200m Freestyle Relay finishing 8th

Boys 16 Year and Under 200m Freestyle Relay finishing 8th

Boys 14 Year and Under 200m Medley Relay finishing 9th

Girls 14 Year and Under 200m Medley Relay finishing 6th

Boys 16 Year and Under 200m Medley Relay finishing 4th

Girls 16 Year and  Under 200m Medley Relay finishing 4th

We had many new swimmers have their first meet at chandler, and it was amazing to see them all enjoy themselves. Congratulations to all the swimmers who also achieved new personal best times on Sunday.

What's on at the Pool this Week

Sports Involvement in 2022

As expressed in previous newsletters we are opening up managers and trainers’ positions to students who may not be able to participate in playing but would like to have a connection with a team in any sport. If this is of interest to you please complete the attached form with your details. Please note these are not paid positions. 

Additionally, we require the assistance of staff, parents, old boys and friends of the College to take on the many duties needed to ensure that every student can participate and enjoy all the benefits that playing sport provides as well as ensuring the ongoing growth and development of our sports program across all areas. 

Marist College Ashgrove’s success in sport is dependent upon many factors, one being the generosity of members within our community to give of their time and efforts to serve our students by taking on specific roles. These roles include; coach, manager, referee, umpire, scorer etc. If you can help in any way, could you please complete the nomination form via the link below as soon as possible.

All forms received will be compiled into a database. Before each season commences the respective Coordinator or a member of the Sports Office will contact those who have expressed an interest to assist. A final confirmation of commitment will be asked, and further details will be given. 

I thank all those who were able to assist throughout 2021 and I invite those who would like to assist in 2022 to become involved for the benefit of our students and the College. 

Expression of Interest Sports Involvement  

Individual Achievements 

We wish William Easter to best of luck when he represents Met North in the U12 State Cricket Championships at Bundaberg from Monday 15 November - Friday 19 November.  Well done Will on your selection in this representative team. 

Congratulations to Will and Toby Banner who were selected in the Met North School Sport Triathlon 11-19 years team to compete at the Queensland School Sport Championships held in February next year. Toby will join the College next year and Will is a current Year 7 student. 

Last weekend Joshua Gannon in Year 7 competed in the state indoor skydiving competition and came away with a gold medal in a 4 way formation discipline (also the youngest competitor and flying against adults) and silver in the junior freestyle competition. Although not recognised as a mainstream sport it is a great achievement. Josh has been indoor skydiving for the last 4 years, having competed in local and national events. Josh predominantly competes against adults, many of which also compete in outdoor skydiving. He was also awarded as an indoor skydiving ambassador in 2019.

Volleyball

Training schedule Week 6 and Week 7

Week 6 schedule as published on the app. Unfortunately, due to the gym being used for the entire week, there will be no training during Week 7. I know this is a less than ideal scenario, but there is nothing we can do about it. It is what it is…

The schedule has already been published to the app.

Trial matches v BBC on Thursday 11 November

A and B teams only. Boys are responsible for their own transport.

Trial matches v Churchie on Saturday 20 November

ALL teams involved. This makes Week 6 training crucial to get teams finalised. Years 7 to 9 will be at Ashgrove, Years 10 to Open will be at Churchie. Draw to be released next week.