District Athletics

District Athletics report

By Edward and Annabel

On Tuesday we went to District Athletics. It was at the Coburg athletics track, the place we go to on our regular athletics day. 

The way you get to district is by coming top, or close to top, at something on our school athletics. You are allowed to compete in 2 events, 3 if you are in the relay team. You compete with your gender and age level. 

Grade 1/2s and preps do not have an option to go to district, only 3/4s and 5/6s. If you come first or second in an event you go through to Division, the next stage. After that is Regionals, then State, then Nationals. During Dale’s time as P.E teacher, a few students have gone to State a couple of times, but never Nationals. 

We saw a lot of talent, from the high speed 100 and 200 metre sprints to the slower paced 1500 metre jogs. We saw people throwing discuses and shot puts, jumping high and long. And hop, step, jumping into victory. Even team based relays took place. 

About 25 kids from our school went, and a handful got through to the next round (Division). That’s all and we’ll report back after Division.