SPORTING NEWS
DATES FOR 2025
Friday 20 June - St Nicholas School Athletics Carnival
Thursday 7 August - Diocesan Athletics Carnival (Tamworth)
SPORT INFORMATION ON COMPASS
Just a reminder that the majority of sporting opportunities are only on Compass and it needs to be checked on a regular basis.
ST NICHOLAS ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
Thank you to those parents who have volunteered to help out at our Athletics Carnival on Friday 20 June. The duty roster will be shared the week before the carnival.
Below are the current Athletics records.
| ATHLETICS RECORDS | |||
| St Nicholas School, Tamworth (updated as at 3 July 2024) | |||
| EVENT | STUDENT NAME | TIME/DISTANCE/HEIGHT | YEAR |
| 70m 5 year Girls | Kate Reynolds | 15.56 sec | 2005 |
| 70m 5 year Boys | Adrian Tomlinson | 15.24 sec | 2004 |
| 70m 6 year Girls | Kate Reynolds | 11.86 sec | 2006 |
| 70m 6 year Boys | Jack Diebold | 12.43 sec | 2006 |
| 70m 7 year Girls | Abby Schmiedel | 13.01 sec | 2004 |
| 70m 7 year Boys | Thomas Green | 12.60 sec | 2008 |
| 100m 8 year Girls | Alyce Smith | 16.14 sec | 1999 |
| 100m 8 year Boys | Paddy Donnelly | 15.74 sec | 1999 |
| 100m 9 year Girls | Isabella Wall | 14.46 sec | 2017 |
| 100m 9 year Boys | Thomas Russell | 15.09 sec | 1999 |
| 100m 10 year Girls | Jo McIlveen | 14.50 sec | 1996 |
| 100m 10 year Boys | Chris Tennie | 13.00 sec | 1990 |
| 100m 11 year Girls | Isabella Wall | 13.69 sec | 2019 |
| 100m 11 year Boys | David Harding / Kieran McHugh | 13.27 sec | 1994 |
| 100m 12 year Girls | Jo McIlveen | 13.38 sec | 1992 |
| 100m 12 year Boys | Tyron Bruce | 12.25 sec | 1990 |
| 100m 13 year Girls | Karley Mitchell | 16.37 sec | 1999 |
| 100m 13 year Boys | Chris Newman | 12.84 sec | 1987 |
| 200m Junior Girl | Isabelle Patino | 31.01 sec | 2004 |
| 200m Junior Boy | Cameron York | 28.09 sec | 1999 |
| 200m 11 year Girl | Isabella Wall | 29.78 sec | 2019 |
| 200m 11 year Boy | David McHugh | 27.22 sec | 1992 |
| 200m Senior Girl | Jo McIlveen | 28.34 sec | 1992 |
| 200m Senior Boy | Greg Webster | 27.03 sec | 1990 |
| 800m Junior Girl | Isabella Wall | 2.47.63 min | 2018 |
| 800m Junior Boy | Matthew McCulloch | 2.43.80 min | 1993 |
| 800m 11 year Girl | Isabella Wall | 2.33.77 min | 2019 |
| 800m 11 year Boy | Matthew McCulloch | 2.34.20 min | 1994 |
| 800m Senior Girl | Katrina Coutts | 2.50.25 min | 1992 |
| 800m Senior Boy | Greg Webster | 2.32.20 min | 1990 |
| High Jump – Junior Girl | Sophia McManus | 1.30m | 2024 |
| High Jump – Junior Boy | Carter Brown | 1.27m | 2023 |
| High Jump – 11 year Girl | Bethany Gauci | 1.39m | 1989 |
| High Jump – 11 year Boy | Nick Studdy | 1.42m | 1995 |
| High Jump – Senior Girl | Emma Klasen | 1.36m | 2014 |
| High Jump – Senior Boy | Nick Studdy | 1.47m | 1996 |
| Long Jump – Junior Girl | Abby Schmiedel | 3.70m | 2007 |
| Long Jump – Junior Boy | Kieran McHugh | 4.02m | 1993 |
| Long Jump – 11 year Girl | Jo McIlveen | 4.41m | 1991 |
| Long Jump – 11 year Boy | Evan Kellow | 4.55m | 1992 |
| Long Jump – Senior Girl | Genevieve Peek | 4.30m | 1998 |
| Long Jump – Senior Boy | Ben Sleeman | 4.97 | 2018 |
| Shot Put – Junior Girl | Nardia Canu | 8.10m | 1991 |
| Shot Put – Junior Boy | Ben Sleeman | 9.49m | 2015 |
| Shot Put – 11 year Girl | Nardia Canu | 8.29m | 1992 |
| Shot Put – 11 year Boy | Kurt Resch | 10.60m | 2002 |
| Shot Put – Senior Girl | Anika Earsman | 7.40m | 2015 |
| Shot Put – Senior Boy | Justin Leehy | 9.41m | 2004 |
| Discus – Junior Girl | Isabella Harding-Brown | 22.80m | 2023 |
| Discus – Junior Boy | Jack Klasen | 20.80m | 2016 |
| Discus – 11 year Girl | Nicole Gleeson | 17.05m | 1999 |
| Discus – 11 year Boy | Elijah Skilton | 22.50m | 2024 |
| Discus – Senior Girl | Lucy Zucker | 20.42m | 2000 |
| Discus – Senior Boy | Cameron Kitching | 26.58m | 2013 |
PSSA 11 YEARS RUGBY LEAGUE
Good luck to Max Collett who has been competing with the Polding 11 year rugby league team in Blacktown this week. We look forward to hearing how Max went.
POLDING CROSS COUNTRY
Good luck to our Diocesan Cross Country team who are competing in Sydney on Wednesday 11 June. Ella Hickey, Henry Brownsmith, Ethan Willday, Fletcher O'Connor, Levi Charlesworth, Hudson Young, Sophie Ferguson and Bailey Maher.
DIOCESAN RUGBY UNION SELECTION
Last Friday we had 20 students play at the Gary McSweeney Cup and Diocesan Rugby trials. Thank you to Mr and Mrs Chatfield, Mr Kellow and Mr Kidd for looking after the teams on the day. Both the St Nicholas Green and St Nicholas Gold teams made it in to the semi-finals.
Well done to Max Hickey, Max Collett, Lincoln Baird and Noah Grimley who were selected in the Armidale Diocesan team to compete at the Polding carnival in Forbes on Sunday 29 and Monday 30 June 2025.
TOUCH FOOTBALL GRAND FINALS
On Monday three St Nicholas teams were in the grand final of touch football - St Nichs Leopards, St Nichs Goats and St Nichs Vipers. The Leopards were runners-up in the 3/4 boys competition and the 5/6 boys grand final between the Vipers and the Goats was won by the Goats. I was proud to see the sportsmanship of all the players.
St Nichs Vipers
St Nichs Goats
St Nichs Leopards
St Nichs Vipers
St Nichs Goats
St Nichs Leopards
DIOCESAN TOUCH FOOTBALL SELECTION
Last Friday we had several children travel to Glen Innes to try out for the Diocesan Touch Football Team. Congratulations to Taj Fitzgibbon, Jacob Anderson and Lincoln Baird who were successful in gaining a place in the team.
