Athletics Carnival

2019 John Therry Athletics Carnival

The carnival this year had been moved back to term two to correlate with the Diocese Athletics Carnival. The new date meant that the carnival is now held in winter and had the potential to be a very cool day. Fortunately the weather was a fantastic winter day with tops of 20 degrees with no wind. This year Conolly house went into the carnival with a strong lead as they hoped to win their third Carnival of the sporting calendar.

Again participation was key to Age champion titles with a number or ages being very close. In some age groups a number of valuable points went unallocated as specialty events such as the 200m, 400m, triple jump and Javelin (held at school) were pivotal when assigning Age champions. A tip for 2019 captains is to ensure all events have maximum competitors.

The day began with a minutes applause in memory of Travis Southby, our students showed great respect during the applause as we celebrated Travis as a school community.

The 200m event was the first event of the day. As the track was damp from a previous nights rainfall this reflected a slower pace and no early records were broken despite some strong performances. Throughout the day 7 records were broken, which is remarkable as John Therry Turns 39 this year. The Long Jump saw 3 records broken, Riley Oitmann, Emmanual (Patrick) Fatialofa and Patrick Picot were remarkable. The High Jump was a spectacle as always as Patrick Picot Jumped 1.82metres to break the under 16 Boys record. Braydon Wickey broke the under 16 boys 100m record by 0.01 of a second. Finally Garang Bol cruised as he broke the 12 year boys 400m record at the end of the day.

Conolly and Murray House had the highest percentage attendance whilst Ryan house won the participation points throughout the day that would assist in their current overall House placing. Throughout the day students would rotate between the Track and Field events in their respective age groups.

The Annual Yr 12 House Challenge had some alterations this year to give more students an opportunity to be involved. Students had to dig their house coloured wooden egg out of the sand pit before walking the wooden egg across to the target challenge (Students had to knock the egg off the ledge before completing 4 legs of the egg relay (hopping, passing, kicking the egg from end to end). The students finished the challenge in a human pyramid where the egg was thrown to the competitor on top to signify the end of the race. Murray were victorious with Conolly, Ryan and Chisholm close behind.

It was a close contest throughout the day, with the updated scores indicating that Conolly was leading over Ryan and Murray. But as the day wore on Murray House came sprinting home and with them, most of the points. Murray were particularly strong this year in the staff vs students race despite the efforts of the other 4 houses.

Final Positions:

To be announced at the next assembly

Age Champions

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HOUSE MEETING INFORMATION

  1. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED LIST OF STUDENTS FROM EACH HOUSE WHO HAVE NOT YET RETURNED A PERMISSION NOTE TO ATTEND THE CARNIVAL. NOTES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE SPORT and FRONT OFFICE AND MUST BE HANDED IN BY WEDNESDAY TO MR GOODHEW.
  2. IF STUDENTS ATTEND THE CARNIVAL WITHOUT A NOTE, HOUSES WILL BE PENALISED POINTS AND STUDENTS WILL BE RETURNED TO SCHOOL FOR PARENT PICKUP.
  3. TRANSPORT – HAVE YOU ORGANISED YOUR TRANSPORT TO THE ATHLETICS COMPLEX?
    PICTON BUS WILL DROP STUDENTS OFF AND PICK STUDENTS UP FROM THE VENUE.
    IF YOU CATCH APPIN, CAMDEN BUSES OR IF YOU WALK TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY YOU NEED TO EMAIL MR COOK OR SIGN ON AT STUDENT SERVICES WITH MRS HEALEY TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT ON THE BUS.
  4. PLEASE BE AT THE ATHLETICS COMPLEX BY 8:30AM. ROLLS FOR ATTENDANCE WILL BE TAKEN AT THE PEMBROKE RD ENTRANCE AND AT THE FOOTBRIDGE FROM CARPARK.
  5. STUDENTS ARE TO MOVE TO HOUSE AREAS IN THE GRANDSTAND AFTER NAME IS MARKED OFF.
  6. COMPETITORS ONLY 200M EVENTS WILL START AT 8:30AM. STUDENTS ARE TO NOMINATE FOR THIS EVENT WITH MR COOK AT THE SPORTS OFFICE BEFORE FRIDAY. NO EXCEPTIONS.
  7. STUDENTS WILL MOVE AROUND WITH THEIR AGE GROUPS FOLLOWING THE PROGRAM OF EVENTS.

8:30 – 9:00am 200m Competitor’s Only
8:45 – 9:40 am 1st Rotation
9:40 – 10.20 am 2nd Rotation
10:20 – 11:00 Yr 12 House Challenge
Staff and student’s morning tea break
11:00 – 11:40 3rd Rotation
11:40 – 12:20 4th Rotation
12:20 – 1:00 5th Rotation
1.00 – 1:30 Staff and student’s lunch break

Opens Triple Jump (By nomination only)

400m in the following Age Groups. (Competitor’s Only).

12/13 Boys and Girls
14 Boys and Girls
15 Boys and Girls
16 Boys and Girls
17+ Boys and Girls

1:30 - 2:30 House Relays 10 x 70m (6 students + 4 staff) each house

Age Relays 12/13 Boys and Girls (If time permits)

14/15 Boys and Girls
16/17+ Boys and Girls

2:30 Dismissal