ACC Athletics Carnival Success

I would like to congratulate and emphasise how well all of our School’s Student Athletes performed at the ACC ‘A’ Division Athletics Carnival held last week. The competition in ‘A’ Division is of an exceptionally high standard and it is rightfully highly competitive. To finish with the Joint 2nd Overall position is another fine achievement in only our third year in this Division; this is our best ACC Athletics result in the School’s history building upon our rapid promotion through the divisions and maintaining our reputation as a force to be reckoned with.

All our students performed to the best of their abilities, many of whom attained a personal best with some superb individual performances. The heart and spirit of our students were superb once again and our results come against schools that have significantly higher student populations than ours. All our student athletes exhibited our ACC core values of ‘Hardwork, Dedication and Ambition’. The commitment, comradery, cohesiveness and spirit of our students were clearly evident to see from which we believe success results.

It was very pleasing to see the students take their coaches feedback seriously, conscientiously and listening to the guidance given; this was demonstrated by a number of the students tactically running, throwing and jumping.

The ACC Athletics Squad did themselves, their School, and their coaches proud and I am confident that with the culture within the Squad, we will be highly competitive once again in ‘A’ Division in 2018. We have now placed 2nd Overall in ACC Athletics and ACC Cross Country this year amongst over 70 affiliated ACC Schools. We have also been named Champion Winter and Champion Overall Coastal Associated School Sports School; a super year all round!

Students will receive their ACC Athletics School Certificates in their sub-School Awards Assemblies. Sports Colours, Honours and ACC All Star Status will be bestowed in Term 4 following the analysis across all ACC Divisional Carnivals.

Results Summary

The School once again defeated a number of Schools which have been in this Division for some time. Notably, this result was also attained with the smallest School population in this Division showing we are a truly are a force to be reckoned with as was also shown with our 2nd Overall placing at ACC Cross Country this year. The philosophy that has been reiterated to students is that “a champion team will always beat a team of individual champions” and this was highlighted at the ACC Athletics Squad briefing, photograph and BBQ the day before Carnival.

For most of the day the School battled for second position with Corpus Christi and John Septimus Roe; however, we finished successfully with only a single ‘0’ recorded across the 230 events which is a superb result. Our relay teams were especially successful at the end of the day.

Every single student involved, whether they competed in one or multiple individual events, were a  member of a relay team, were a travelling reserve who was called upon or who were acting as a Student Marshall or Sports Leader were integral parts of the Squad and shared equal importance in the Squad’s success.

I am immensely proud of all ACC Athletics Squad members for their valued contributions; it has been a pleasure to coach our student athletes once again this year!

The following is a summary of the impressive performances of our student athletes on the day:
 
Under 13 (Year 7s)

• Captain Sophie McCorkindale ran superbly winning the Division I 1500m and 800m and paced 2nd in her 400m. Sophie finished 4th in the 200m and also anchored the 4 x 100m Relay.
• Captain Maddison Taylor was superb in both the Division II 1500m placing 2nd and the Division II 400m placing 3rd. Maddison was also 1st in Division II Javelin and part of the successful 4 x 100m relay Team.
• Captain Keir Liddell placed 2nd in both the Division I 1500m and 800m and ran well in the 400m and led by example all day.
• Captain Finley Lok raced well in the Hurdles placing 4th, 100m and 200m whilst also competing in the 4 x 100m Relay.
• Travis Woolley was excellent finishing 2nd in both the 1500m and 800m. Travis also ran the Hurdles.
• Max Erkan was 2nd in the Shot Put Division II.
• Leon Zahos was valuable in the Shot Put, High and Long Jump.
• Kimberley Kilgallon placed 3rd in the Shot Put and 2nd in Discus Division I.
• Ella Cowup, winning her position in a race off at training, was superb in the Division II 800m placing 2nd.
• Kayden Vearing, following superb training effort and attendance, ran an excellent time placing 3rd in the 800m Division II.
• Jasper Scaife threw well to place 3rd in the Division I Javelin.
• Vin Bradley ran superbly in the Division II 400m as his specialist event after great improvement at training.

Under 14 (Year 8s)

• Captain Cameron Dalglish had a super day, placing 3rd in Division I High Jump, 1st in Division II 200m whilst also being part of the winning 4 x 100m Relay Team.
• Captain Louie Oakes demonstrated outstanding performances winning both the Division I 1500m and 800m whilst backing placing 1st in the Division I 400m.
• Captain Jordan Woodman performed superbly once again in the winning the Division I throwing disciplines of Javelin, Discus and Shot Put.
• Captain Abigail Graham was excellent, leading by example in the 1500m, 800m and 400m Division I events where she placed 2nd.
• Dian Nel ran well in the blue ribbon Division I 100m and backed up strongly in the Division I 200m placing 3rd and ran a superb leg in the 4 x 100m Relay which won.
• Taffy Nyirenda was competitive across an array of events placing well in the Division I Long Jump and 200m.
• Sam Holroyd ran fantastically in the Division II 1500m and backed this up in superb fashion in the 800m whilst also being part of the winning U14 Boys 4 x 100m Relay Team demonstrating our ACC Values of ‘Hardwork, Dedication and Ambition’ throughout the Term. Sam maybe be named to the ACC Honorary All Star Team.
• Daniel Mann had a super day, his 400m 1st place was the highlight after jumping well in Long Jump and Hurdling well at the start of the day.
• Patsy Moore ran superbly posting excellent times and placings in both the Division II 1500m and 800m.
• Ellie Lyons, competing U15, ran exceptionally in the Division II 1500m placing 2nd.
• James Ettia was 2nd in Division II Discus and 1st in Division II Javelin.
• Brandon Martins threw well in the competitive Division I Shot Put placing 4th.
• Jessica O’Leary ran a superb Division 400m to place highly after regular training attendance in her specialist event.
• Madeleine Hopkins had a great day, hurdling to 4th and placing 3rd in Division II 200m and was also part of the 4 x 100m Relay.
• Lachlan Gallagher threw Javelin well to place 3rd in Division I.
• Amy MacDonald was 3rd in Division II Discus.

Under 15 (Year 9s)

• Captain Aston Brent, on debut at ACC Athletics, ran a super time in the very competitive 1500m then went on to compete in Hurdles. Aston also accrued valuable points for the team in other events on the day leading by example.
• Captain Nicole Bothma was excellent placing highly in Division I Shot Put and also threw Javelin.
• Captain Grace Monteiro stepped up upon her ACC debut and accrued valuable points across a range of running and jumping events.
• Captain Daniel Ashby threw well in the Division I Javelin and ran well in the Division II 800 as a late call up.
• Ella Packer was superb in both the Division I 1500m and 800m placing 2nd and 3rd respectively exhibiting our ACC Values of ‘Hardwork, Dedication and Ambition’ throughout the Term. She also backed this up in the Division II 400m at the end of the day.
• Tyler Pedley had a busy day placing 2nd in the Division II 800m and won her Division II Javelin.
• Daniel Holding threw well once again in Division I Shot Put placing 4th.
• Atharv Sinha threw well in Division II Discus.

Under 16 (Year 10s)

• Captain Mia Lockwood lead by example running exceptionally well to win the Division I 1500m and 800m whilst backing up in the 400m Division I.
• Captain Jenna Woodman accrued points for the team in a range of track and field disciplines.
• Captain Jack Dunne won the 1500m Division II and was 4th in the 800m Division I in fast times.
• Captain Rais Aluwi accrued points for the team in a range of track and field disciplines.
• Georgia Bertolami demonstrated our ACC Values of ‘Hardwork, Dedication and Ambition’ throughout the Term and jumped a new personal best in the Division I Long Jump as well as competing in additional events.
• Lucy McCorkindale was as ever reliable, running to 3rd in both the Division II 1500m and 800m.
• Jonny Kilgallon accrued valuable points across an array of events, but placed well in High Jump and 100m.
• Jake Durning, running OPEN, ran a new personal best in a competitive time in the Division II 1500m.
• Meg Fishwick performed superbly winning the Division I High Jump with a good mark.
• Luke Burnett threw well in Shot Put, Javelin and won Division II Discus.
• Ella Tudor-Roberts threw Shot Put, Discus and Javelin placing in the top 3 successfully contributing valuable points.
• Ethan Hawkins ran well in the Division I 1500m.
• Katelin Bertolami set a new personal best running as a promotion in the OPEN Division II 1500m placing 2nd in a fine time.
• Sasha Willett, after winning her place in the squad at training, placed 3rd in Division II Shot Put.
• Ethan James placed 3rd in the fast Division II 800m.
• Chanelle Tilbury placed 3rd in Javelin Division II battling a finger injury and also stepped in the Long Jump on the day.
• Lidia Jones, on debut, ran to 4th in the Division II 400m attaining her target time after great training attendance and improvement.
• Keith Solly was superb in the highly competitive Division I 400m running a good time.

Opens (Year 11 & 12s)

• Captain Delaney Smith threw superbly once again in the Division I Javelin, breaking the ACC Record in fine fashion in her final year at the School. She also won Shot Put, placed well in Discus and the 200m whilst running us home in the 4 x 100m Relay.
• Captain Caitlin Chase was placed 3rd in the Division I 200m and the blue ribbon Division I 100m. She also performed very well winning the Division II High Jump.
• Captain Richard Hynes ran superbly in the ultra-competitive Division I 1500m and 800m in his last year at the School.
• Captain Jayden Harriman was superb as ever in the Division I 200m placing 2nd.  He was also 3rd in the Division I 100m and Long Jump whilst also running a super leg in the 4 x 100m Relay.
• Liam Van Der Spuy paced 3rd in the Division II 100m returning from injury and ran a superb leg in the 4 x 100m Relay Team which placed 3rd in a fine time.
• Kyle McNeill competed well in the Division I High Jump.
• Dakota Hurihanganui competed well in the Division I Javelin.
• Seth Adams was excellent in the highly competitive 200m finishing 4th in Division II.
• Ellis Heslop placed 2nd in Division II Long Jump.
• Arnav Sinha ran well in the Division II.
• Katie Robertson hurdled very well placing 3rd in Division I and also backed this by winning the Division I Javelin.
• Georgia Morgan was competitive as ever in the Division I 1500m, 800m and 400m placing in the top 4 on all occasions.
• Luke Kelly was excellent in the Division II Hurdles and then again in the Division I 400m placing 3rd.
• Holly James was successful in the Division II Long Jump and also stepped in to the 100m Division II where she ran well.
• Olivia Fowler ran another competitive Division II 400m time once again placing 2nd and also contributed to the 4 x 100m Relay Teams success.
• Brooke Taylor High Jumped very well after regular training attendance.
• Nathaniel Ettrick ran well in the Division II 400m.
• Jordan Lena hurdled consistently well following Term 3 training to place 3rd in Division II.

These are just some of the highlights of which there were many!

I would like to personally congratulate and thank all the Year 12s whom represented the School at ACC Athletics this year as their support, talent and effort has been exemplary. When many of them joined us in Year 7, we were placed in ‘C’ Division and it is with their ‘Dedication, Hardwork & Ambition’ that helped us reach ‘A’ Division where we have safely been for the last three consecutive years!

This year’s result bodes extremely well for the future and I am confident our ACC Athletics Squad will continue to be highly competitive in the future. Should you son or daughter wish to continue with Athletics during the Summer Season, please look to become involved with the Ridgewood Little Athletics Centre who are currently taking registrations for the forthcoming Summer Season: http://ridgewoodlac.org

For the moment, let us celebrate another memorable day and most enjoyable!

Full and final results can be found at the ACC Webpage: http://www.accsport.asn.au/car...

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the following parents who are assisted on the day:

• Track Umpire – Mrs Woolley
• Track Marshalls – Mrs Lockwood
• Trackside Recorder – Mr Moore
• Finish Judge Recorder – Mr Rive
• High Jump Judge – Mr Smith
• Shot Put Judge – Mr Woodman
• Javelin Judges – Mrs Kelly and Mr. Graham
• Student Supervision and Escort McGillivray Oval – Mrs Hawkins and Mrs Turner

Without volunteer assistance these events would not be able to run successfully and your help and support is was very much appreciated. I would also like to add a special thanks to Mr Oakes (Discus) who has regularly assisted coaching our student athletes over the course of Term 3. Louise Rao also assisted with our Long Jump coaching from Ridgewood Little Athletics Centre.

The Physical Education Department also invested a large amount of time preparing and coaching the students before and after school, so I extend my thanks to the following staff coaches for their outstanding contribution to this year’s success. Thank you to Mr Hall, Mr Fussell, Mr Watkins, Mr Hollingsworth, Mr Hawkes, Miss Oxley, Mr Carr and Mrs Burnett who attended the day and coached the students.

Please contact Mr Streeter at school on 9403 5500 or bstreeter@petermoyes.wa.edu.au if you have any queries or interest in the Inter-School Athletics program or would like to assist in coaching the Squad in 2018.

All ACC Athletics Honours and Colours will be awarded in Term 4 when individual performances have been analysed across all ACC Divisions.