I had such a great day yesterday at the Santa Maria College House Athletics Carnival held at the State Athletics Centre.

Here is a list of the seven things I loved about yesterday’s athletics carnival.

1  Year 12s travelled on the Years 5 & 6 bus and shared their music. They sang all the way!

2 The outstanding performances of so many athletes.

3 The courage shown by the girls in that final energy burst for the finish line.

4 The cheers when Dayna Fennel broke the Year 12 shot putt record.

5 How the Sack races and Egg and Spoon races provided an overwhelming sense of fun, with so many students participating.

6 The performance of Mr Tilak and Mr Walker in the staff/student relay.  What a great way to finish the day!

7 Sense of community. The House spirit was fabulous each, and everyone was so proud of their House.

A big thank you to:

• The Year 12 House Captains, who displayed exceptional leadership,
• The House Coordinators,
• The dedicated Physical Education staff, who all played such a key role,
• All the staff who assisted, and
• Congratulation to Head of Sport, Olivia Gamble, for the organisation of this great day.

IGSSA Athletics Carnival is coming up – can we be number ONE again in 2019?  We will find out in Week 9.

RECORDS BROKEN

Year 5 Turbo Javelin: Olivia Mirco

Year 7 Shot Put: Chloe O’Leary

Year 8 1500m & 400m: Maya Kenny

Year 9 High Jump: Hayley Tidy

Year 11 Javelin: Kaycee Yates,

Year 12 Shot Put: Dayna Fennell

Year 12 800m & 400m: Adele Smith

RESULTS

WINNING HOUSE

1st Kelly

2nd Corbett

3rd Byrne

4th Dillon

5th O’Reilly

6th O’Donnell

7th de la Hoyde

8th Frayne

WINNING YEAR GROUPS

Year 5 O’Reilly

Year 6 de la Hoyde

Year 7 Kelly

Year 8 Dillon

Year 9 Corbett

Year 10 O’Donnell

Year 11 Frayne

Year 12 O’Reilly

CHAMPION GIRLS

Year 5
Olivia Keady – Champion Girl
Chelsea Smith – Runner Up

Year 6
Parker Brindle – Champion Girl
Bianca Stanes – Runner Up

Year 7
Teagan Begovic – Champion Girl
Sophie Corrie – Runner Up

Year 8
Maya Kenny – Champion Girl
Maeve Lehane – Runner Up

Year 9
Hayley Tidy – Champion Girl
Mia Ford – Runner Up

Year 10
Cleo Kenny – Champion Girl
Jemima Schirmer – Runner Up

Year 11
Meg Hebition – Champion Girl
Sophie Eastaugh – Runner Up

Year 12
Adele Smith – Champion Girl
Jenna Bains – Runner Up