Sports News
2019 NSWCCC Sport Registrations- Secondary
Polding Swimming Carnival
Last week many of our talented swimmers competed at the Polding Swimming Carnival in Sydney. The Armidale Diocesan Swimming team consisting of Ava Macey, Olivia Turner, Harrison George, Matthew Coleman, Angus Manchee, Gilbert Tighe, Zara Cogan, Will Sciban and Roger Vickery competed extremely well against some tough competition from Bathurst, Broken Bay, Lismore, Maitland/Newcastle and Wilcannia/ Forbes Diocese. The students results were as follows:
Harrison George- 2nd 100m Freestyle, 3rd 50m Freestyle, 3rd Senior Boys Relay
Ava Macey- 1st 12 Years Breaststroke, 14th 12 Years Butterfly
Olivia Turner- 12th 11 Years Breaststroke
Matthew Coleman- 3rd Senior Boys Relay, 10th 12 Years Backstroke
Angus Manchee- 3rd Senior Boys Relay
Gilbert Tighe- 3rd Senior Boys Relay
Zara Cogan- 2nd 12 Years Breaststroke
Will Sciban- 5th 12 Years Breaststroke
Roger Vickery- 15th Junior Boys Breaststroke
Our extremely talented Senior Boys Relay Team consisting of Angus Manchee, Matthew Coleman, Gilbert Tighe and Harrison George have qualified for the NSW CPS Swimming Carnival. Ava Macey and Zara Cogan have also qualified to represent Polding at the NSW CPS Swimming Carnival in Homebush. Well done to all of our swimmers who swam on the day and we wish our Polding swimmers all the best at the next level of competition.
Primary Cross Country
Last Friday our school hosted their cross country carnival at the Moree Racecourse. Below is the list of age champions and runner ups.
Kindergarten
Boys Champion- Alex Hart
Boys Runner Up- Charles Turner
Girls Champion- Emma Chick
Girls Runner Up- Sophia Fleming
Year 1
Boys Champion- Jock McCormick
Boys Runner Up- Nick Humphreys
Girls Champion- Matilda Ward
Girls Runner Up- Elsie Davison
Year 2
Boys Champion- Darcy Osborn
Boys Runner Up- Ben Hart/Zac Hobday
Girls Champion- Shaylyn Smith
Girls Runner Up- Arabella Griffiths
8/9 Years
Boys Champion- Caleb Fleming
Boys Runner Up- George Kirkby
Girls Champion- Lucy Kelly
Girls Runner Up- Violet Crawford
10 Years
Boys Champion- Jack Farrell
Boys Runner Up- Riley Burley
Girls Champion- Alex Reardon
Girls Runner Up- Lucy Devney
11 Years
Boys Champion- Jack Gobbert
Boys Runner Up- Harry Rogers
Girls Champion- Olivia Turner
Girls Runner Up- Heidi Cannington
12 Years
Boys Champion- Archie Crawford
Boys Runner Up- Hugh Reardon
Girls Champion- Zara Cogan
Girls Runner Up- Sophie Hunter
The runners in Years 3-6 who placed in the top six are now eligible to attend the Armidale Diocesan Cross Country, which will be held in Barraba next term. A big thank you to all of our parent helpers who assisted on the day.