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The 2019 Athletics Carnival kicked off on Thursday 21 and continued on Friday 22 February. Events started Thursday at noon, with the Hurdles being the first event of the day. The carnival began on a high, as Year 12 student Kyle Jones broke the Under-20 Male 110m Hurdles record - set previously by Jack Primer in 2009. The high jump was another event that attracted crowds, with the Under-20 males and females impressing their audience with their abilities. Thursday also saw our athlete’s take to the track for the 100m heats. We were impressed with the amount of people participating and showing great team spirit in order to gain points for their respective College House teams. The fastest students from the heats were rewarded with a spot in the relay teams and 100m finals.

An event on for Thursday was the Staff versus Student tug-of-war challenge. Students and staff put their strongest teams forward to battle it out for the trophy (and bragging rights). The Year 12s were set to face the staff in the final heat, with both teams looking fierce. The staff were willing put it all on the line to defend their title and it was quite a show. The staff took out the trophy for the fourth year in a row, leaving the Year 12s defeated and dejected.

Friday saw both staff and students embracing the “Heroes and Villains” theme and dressing up as their most desired hero or feared villain. The first event kicked off at 9:00am with the progressive relay. Our youngest competitors, through to our more experienced Year 12s, teamed up to earn House points. It then came time for the 100m finals, with many students putting their pace on display for the large crowd of parents, carers and students that had come to watch. Kyle Jones was a standout once again, as he broke his second record for the carnival - this time in the 100m - a record that had been held for 19 years.

Throughout the day students participated in a variety of track and field events, with a high level of participation seen throughout all age groups. There were many high achievers throughout the course of these events, including Year 11 student, Joshua Cornolo, who broke the Under-16 male shotput record, as well as Kyle Jones again, who couldn’t help himself and decided to break the Under-20 200m record - making it a hat trick of records for the carnival.

Nearing the end of the day we saw many students participate in the 4x100m relay, with teams vying for crucial points for their House team. Following the relays were the top 8 shootouts. An exhilarating event that pitched our 8 fastest male and 8 fastest females against each other to see who would earn the title of the fastest for 2019. Year 10 student Tara Bryant earned the title of fastest female, while our fastest male of 2019 was none other than Kyle Jones.

The final event for the day was the Staff versus Captains relay, with the students looking for vengeance after their loss in tug-of-war. Despite some sketchy tactics from the staff - including holding back the student competitors - the students proved superior and managed to regain their dignity and show the staff who the better athletes were.

The trophy ceremony saw our high achievers recognised, as well as our most impressive costumes acknowledged. The best dressed female went to Laura Cesario with her impressive hand-made outfit portraying villain Poison Ivy, while the best dressed male went to Brock Stevens, for the portrayal of his favourite hero Mr. Gilham.

Congratulations to McAuley who won the carnival with a total of 4,030. MacKillop finished second on 3,925 points, Woods third with 3,784 points and Champagnat on 3,120.

Overall, athletics carnival day was a massive success. We thoroughly enjoyed seeing everyone SHINE through their skill, enthusiasm and high levels of participation.

Thank you to all staff and volunteers for your help in making it a very successful day and an athletics carnival to remember.

Bailey Musci | Sports Captain

Gabby Van Rijin | Sports Captain

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