Athletics Carnival

The 2015 Athletics Carnival saw a return to Jubilee Park, after rain resulted in last year’s carnival held at school for the first time. The day saw students from all Houses compete with fantastic spirit and the sheer number of competitors who participated in track and field events is to be commended. House pride was on the line and the House Leaders and Captains led the way from the beginning with some very entertaining House Chants. After a cool start in the morning, the day and competition heated up. There were some outstanding individual performances at the carnival. Last year 6 athletes broke records in 8 individual events. In 2015, athletes took full advantage of the excellent facilities at Jubilee with 14 students breaking an astounding 20 individual records.

Records:

Brittany Adams:  14 Girls 400m 1:06.28; 800m 2:41.90

Isaac Bennett:  12 Boys 400m 1:12.52

Georgia Carroll: 13 Girls 400m 1:04.25; 800m 2:39.02

Mikaela Cole:  15 Girls 400m 1:04.92, 200m 28.74; 800m 2:50.32

Molly Devries: 14 Girls 1500m 5:42.12

Lana Duffy: 16 Girls Javelin 23.10m; 1500m 5:37.29; Shot Put 10.04m

Riley Flint:  Snr Boys Discus 37.32m

Molly Geale: 15 Girls 100m 13.24

Nathanael Mooney: 13 Boys Shot Put 11.95m

Brady Morton:  Snr Boys  High Jump 1.75m

Damian O’Donoghue: 15 Boys  1500m 4:49.42

Kobe Priest: 13 Boys 1500m 5:15.86

Connor Quade: 14 Boys  Long Jump 5.27m

Annette Sindiga: 16 Girls High Jump 1.55m

Outstanding athletes in each age group who took out their respective Age Champions were:

Age Champions:

12 Years: Jazmyne McLennan and Isaac Bennett

13 Years: Georgia Carroll and Nathanael Mooney

14 Years: Molly Devries and Connor Quade

15 Years: Mikaela Cole and Bailey Bowyer

16 Years: Lana Duffy and Mitchell Wadley

Senior: Ella Finemore and Brady Morton

After a day of close competition all Houses were eager to see who would be crowned House Champions for 2015. Despite strong performances from Sherrin and Webber, Kennedy led the way in both competitive events and participation points to take the trophy for the second year in a row. Congratulations to all who participated in the true spirit of the event.

House Points:

1st Kennedy - 1581.58

2nd Sherrin - 1545.5

3rd Webber - 1471.91

4th Carroll - 1279

5th Rosarie - 1230.5

Thanks must also go to all the staff who adapted to unfamiliar roles and made such a successful day possible. Recognition must also go to our students, who looked past any obstacles on the day to truly represent Mater Dei values.

Mr Nathan Irvine

Sports Coordinator