Sports
Division Athletics
On Friday the 2nd of September around 80 students made their way to proclamation park to compete in Division Athletics. With 80 students participating in a range of Track and Field events it is fair to say the representation of Ringwood Secondary was outstanding. Well done to everyone that competed on the day, your effort was second to none and you should be very proud of the way you represented our school.
Overall, we finished as Division Champions with a score of 1,555 points. It was a very successful day filled with broken records, and plenty of age group champions. Congratulations to the following age group champions:
13Yr Female Champion – Emily Conroy
14 Yr Female Champion – Emma Driscoll
14 Yr Male Champion – Ben Plut
16 Yr Female Champion – Ebony Cassidy
17 Yr Female Champion – Hannah Day
20 Yr Female Champion – Tegan McInerny
20 Yr Male Champion – Jack Martin
Congratulations to the following students who set new records:
Emma Driscoll - Long Jump (NEW:4.72m) OLD: 4.54m
Emma Driscoll – 100m (NEW: 12.45s) OLD: 12.82s
Emma Driscoll – 200m (NEW: 26.96s) OLD: 27.55
Pat Wheeler – 100m Hurdles (NEW:13.18s) OLD: 14.27s
Angus Norman – 1500m (NEW: 4:38.00min) OLD: 4:44.08min
Ella Hose – Shot Put Multiclass (NEW: 9.7m)
A massive thankyou to all the staff and student helpers that came along to assist with running events, you were amazing. Special mention to Mrs Urbano for toughing out Discuss in the mud pit. Once again, well done to everyone that competed and good luck to the students going off to Region Athletics on the 10th of October!
Jai Edwards
Sports Intern
Region Athletics
On Monday the 10th of October around 60 students competed at Knox Athletics Track in the Region Athletics. We were blessed with some sunny and warm weather which was great as it made the day a lot better for the students competing, as well as the staff. The representation from Ringwood secondary college was second to none, which was followed by outstanding participation from each student.
Overall, Ringwood Secondary finished 2nd (421 points) out of 45 schools, finishing behind Vermont in 1st Place on 461 points. This is a massive achievement and something both students and staff should be extremely proud of. Congratulations to everyone that participated, and well done to the following students who finished on the podium with a medal/s (1st,2nd or 3rd):
13Yr: Emily Conroy and Rebekah Lim-Spong
14Yr: Emma Driscoll, Jemma Whitaker, Imogen Waite, Ben Plut and Rory Walker
15Yr: Chelsea Quill, Jessica Kim, Nat Bar, Jay Egan and Patrick Wheeler
16Yr: Frazer Parker and Jacob Henry
17Yr: Abbey Whitaker, Ella Hose and Jesse Llewellyn
20Yr: Lachy Newey, Jack Martin, Cade Cavanagh and Sian Lam
I would also like to congratulate the following students who finished 1st in an event at Region Athletics and wish them all the best at State Athletics on Monday the 17th of October:
Rebekah Lim-Spong: 13Yr 1500m
Emma Driscoll: 14Yr 100m
Jemma Whitaker: 14Yr Javelin
Ben Plut: 14Yr Javelin
Imogen Waite: 12-15Yr Multiclass Shot Put and Long Jump
Patrick Wheeler: 15Yr 100m Hurdles
Frazer Parker: 100m Hurdles
Abbey Whitaker: 17Yr Shotput and Discuss
Ella Hose: 16-20Yr Multiclass Shotput
Thankyou to Ms Boutsikakis and Mr Ingleton for organising the Region Athletics for Ringwood and assisting the school sports Victoria staff on the day. Once again, well done to everyone that competed and good luck to the students going off to STATE Athletics on the 17th of October!
Jai Edwards
Sports Intern