EMR & State Athletics
Wantirna College
EMR Athletics Results
On Thu 8th October, we had a strong team of 47 students head off to compete at the Eastern Metropolitan Region Athletics Championships at the Knox Athletics Track, this term.
A beautiful sunny day and little wind meant ideal conditions for our athletes. We successfully had four students qualify for the State Athletics Championships in seven events.
Thank you to Ms Brenda Lay and Jack Hawkes for their help on the day, and to all the students who volunteered their time to help with the raking/sweeping of the Long Jump pits.
Congratulations to the following athletes on qualifying for the State Championships:
Chloe Grund
14 Girls 1500m 4:54.86s
12-20 Girls 3000m 10:28.00s
Sami Waddell
15 Girls High Jump 1.55m
15 Girls Triple Jump 9.99m
15 Girls Long Jump 4.68m
Alexis Johnston
14 Girls High Jump 1.50m
Lukas Nguyen
14 Boys 1500m 4:45.16s
All other results can be found on the following attachment.
Congratulations to everyone on another successful EMR Athletics.
State Athletics Results
On Fri 16 October, a team of four students headed out to Victoria's premier athletics track, Lakeside Stadium, to compete at the State Athletics Championships against Victoria’s best public school athletes.
We had a perfect start to the day, with Chloe Grund winning the first event of the day! Chloe won the 12-20 Girls 3000m event as a 14 year old. Chloe ran the perfect race, and after a close battle with her main rival for many laps, she kicked away with 1 lap to go and won in a time of 10:12.35s.
Next up we had Sami Waddell in the 15 Girls High Jump, who narrowly missed out on the podium jumping 1.51m, finishing 4th despite some amazing jumps.
Alexis Johnston was the next up. She jumped brilliantly throughout the day and jumped a PB! Alexis finished 3rd overall on a countback, jumping 1.52m, and only 3cm off 1st place!
Sami Waddell was back on the field after this, competing in the 15 Girls Long Jump, in a close field Sami jumped 4.81m, finishing 7th.
We then went back to the track with Lukas Nguyen, who has improved drastically in 2026. Lukas competed in the 14 Boys 1500m, and finished 4th in a quick time of 4:26.05, less than a second from 3rd place, an impressive effort and very unlucky to not make the podium.
Chloe Grund, after tasting success in the 3000m earlier in the day, competed in the 14 Girls 1500m after a long rest. Chloe was victorious running a time of 4:46.88, defeating one of her training partners who finished 2nd. This made it a rare State double for Chloe. An incredible achievement she will add to her already impressive resume. Chloe also won the 14 Girls Cross Country earlier this year, remarkable effort.
To cap off the day, Sami was back on the field, this time competing in the 15 Girls Triple Jump. Sami jumped a huge 39cm PB, jumping a massive 10.39m and finishing 3rd place. Capping off a tiring yet successful day for her.
Summary of results:
1st – Chloe Grund (1500m & 3000m)
3rd – Sami Waddell (Triple Jump) & Alexis Johnston (High Jump)
4th – Lukas Nguyen (1500m) & Sami Waddell (High Jump)
7th – Sami Waddell (Long Jump)
Congratulations to these 4 amazing students on an incredible day of athletics. We are looking forward to seeing what 2027 brings.
Matt Burleigh
Sports Coordinator