Athletics

Deb Walsham, Head Coach of Athletics

NSW All Schools Athletics Championships

At the start of the holidays, 16 of our girls represented Pymble at the NSW All Schools Championships held at Syndey Olympic Park. It was a fantastic four days of competition with outstanding performances across the track and field.

The girls brought home 18 medals, along with numerous personal bests and valuable learnings. The results are a great reflection of the girls’ hard work and commitment.

We are thrilled that six girls have been selected to represent NSW at the Australian All Schools Championships to be held in Melbourne this December.

Our medallists were:

• Amalia Bond (Year 9)
  • 1st 15 Years Long Jump
  • 1st 15 Years Triple Jump
• Samara Bond (Year 12)
  • 1st 18 Years 200m
  • 1st 18 Years 400m
• Rachel Schwulst (Year 11)
  • 1st 17 Years 800m
  • 3rd 17 Years 400m
• Grace Beck (Year 11)
  • 1st 17 Years 5km Walk
• Naomi Krajancic (Year 9
  • 1st 15 Years 400m
  • 3rd 15 Years 200m
• Sybella Warton (Year 12)
  • 1st 18 Years Para 200m
• Jocelyn Blair (Year 11)
  • 1st 17 Years 100m Hurdles
  • 3rd 17 Years 100m
• Havana Gray (Year 7)
  • 2nd 12 Years 100m
  • 2nd 12 Years 80m Hurdles
  • 2nd 12 Years 200m
• Eliza Lawton (Year 9)
  • 2nd 15 Years 1500m
  • 2nd 15 Years 3000
• Aniela Knight (Year 10)
  • 3rd 16 Years 800m

Congratulations to the girls who also placed top eight:

• Bethany Carruthers (Year 9)
  • 4th 15 Years Shot Put
  • 5th 15 Years Hammer Throw
• Anna Smart (Year 7)
  • 7th 12 Years 1500m
• Isabel Shorter (Year 10)
  • 6th 15 Years 800m
• Florence Cheng (Year 7)
  • 6th 12 Years 100m
  • 8th 12 Years 200m

A huge congratulations and well done to all the girls for their effort, sportsmanship and team spirit throughout the competition.

World Athletics Championships

We are thrilled to welcome back our Athletics Co-ordinator, Samantha Dale, who recently represented Australia in the long jump at the World Athletics Championships held in Tokyo. Samantha’s dedication and achievements on the world stage make her an outstanding role model for our girls and an inspiration within our program.

We are also excited to congratulate our Head of Sport, Katie Edwards, who was part of the Australian Para Athletics team as a team coach. Katie also coached her athlete, Mali Lovell, to an incredible two silver medals in the 100m and 200m at the World Para Athletics Championships in Delhi – an outstanding achievement that reflects her commitment and expertise at the elite level.

In addition, we celebrate one of our junior coaches and 2017 Pymble alumna, Kristie Edwards, who also competed at the World Athletics Championships in both the 200m and 4x100m relay. Our Kindergarten to Year 6 girls are so fortunate to have an alumna and international athlete inspiring them.

Another remarkable achievement came from Pymble alumna, Mackenzie Little, who secured a bronze medal in the javelin at the World Athletics Championships.

Both Kristie and Mackenzie were part of the Pymble Athletics program during their school years, and their success is a wonderful reflection of the foundation and support from our program in the early stages of their athletics career. Their achievements show our girls what’s possible when passion, hard work, and belief come together – a true reflection of the Pymble spirit.