Sports News
Student sporting successes
Continuing to end 2022 on a high, congratulations to the following students on their recent sporting achievements:
Dominic and Julio Tatupu (both of year 9) recently competed at the All Schools Athletics Championships in Adelaide.
Below are some details of their results, as written by Julio:
On Friday the 9th of December, Dom and I competed at the Chemist Warehouse Australian All Schools Championship 2022 in Adelaide, South Australia.
We qualified for U15s Men’s Hammer Throw and competed at around 9 o’clock in the morning. The weather was nice and warm so it was a nice atmosphere for us to throw. We managed to rank 2nd and 3rd, with myself finishing 2nd with a throw of 48m and Dom finished 3rd with a throw of 41m.
Not only did we manage to get to the podium, but NSW ended up being the most victorious state in Australia with over 220 medals.
Although it wasn’t a gold medal, the trip itself was golden. The atmosphere of Adelaide made it an enjoyable experience and is a place we would most certainly go to again in the future.
It was a great way to end our 2021/2022 season and we can’t wait to get back into training for the 2022/ 2023 season next year.
We thank Mrs Brogan, Miss Nikitovic, Dr Kennaugh and the St Andrews community for the outstanding support since the season started.
Congratulations and well done, Dominic and Julio.
You may recall that Holly McLaughlin (of year 10) has experienced some success in her chosen Sport of Cheerleading this year. Recently, this success continued and Holly and her teammates from Combat Allstars recently competed in the Australian All Star Cheerleading Federation National championships at the Gold Coast.
The National Championships is the final competition of the year consisting of 185 clubs, 1900 teams and 11,800 athletes! Holly competed in three teams in some very big divisions against teams from all over the country. Her teams were very successful, all placing in the top 3 with the results below:
Majors Senior all girl - 1st in Australia
Commanders Open Level 3 Coed - 3rd in Australia
Soldiers Junior Level 2 - 3rd in Australia
She then went on to compete at an invitation only event called Pinnacle. Here, teams are the “best of the best” in the country and they were extremely happy and surprised to walk away with a 2nd and 3rd place! Overall another very successful year and Holly is already looking forward to the 2023 season!
Congratulations and well done, Holly!
Amelia Manks (of year 8) was recently selected for the NSWCCC Softball team for 2023. Amelia was also then selected to play in the U16's Softball Nationals for ACT in January in Victoria. Amelia recently travelled to Canberra to meet and train with the team and will continue to do this in preparation for the competition in January..
Congratulations on this fantastic achievement, Amelia! We look forward to hearing about your successes in 2023!
As the year draws to a close, I’d like to congratulate all students on their fantastic achievements across the various areas of Sport throughout the year. From Representative teams, to Gala Days, College and Diocesan Carnivals and individual sporting achievements, it certainly has been a year to celebrate with countless wonderful things achieved.
Miss Ivana Nikitovic will be taking over the Leader of Learning Sport role in 2023 and beyond.
I look forward to continuing to witness and share in the successes of the talented young sportsmen and women at St Andrews.
Merry Christmas and have a safe and restful holiday break.
Mrs Kayla Brogan
Leader of Learning- Sport