Athletics
Deb Walsham, Head Coach of Athletics
National Schools Challenge
As we near the end of term, the Athletics team continues to train hard with great enthusiasm and commitment. The National Schools Challenge is now only three weeks away, and the excitement is building. Pymble has a proud and long-standing history at this event, and we are excited to be sending three strong teams again to Melbourne in December.
Congratulations to our three teams:
| Junior | Intermediate | Senior |
| Nadia McMahon (Year 8) | Anabella Legge-Hughes (Year 9) | Samara Bond (Year 12) |
| Charlotte Lau (Year 6) | Avie Russell (Year 10) | Jocelyn Blair (Year 11) |
| Isabella Lau (Year 6) | Florence Cheng (Year 7) | Naomi Krajancic (Year 9) |
| Charlie Slater (Year 8) | Ellie Lau (Year 8) | Eliza Lawton (Year 9) |
| Gemma Dixon (Year 9) | Aniela Knight (Year 10) | Rachel Schwulst (Year 11) |
| Kashmira Agnew (Year 7) | Isabel Shorter (Year 10) | Amalia Bond (Year 9) |
| Bethany Carruthers (Year 9) | Grace Peters (Year 12) | |
| Claudia Birrell (Year 6) | ||
| Ava Costa (Year 9) |
Over the past few weeks, many of our athletes have been competing at State Championship events and achieving outstanding results.
- Eliza Lawton (Year 9) delivered an impressive performance, placing ninth in the NSW Open 3000m Championships at ES Marks Field.
- Several students represented their club at the Athletics NSW Relay Championships at Blacktown International Sports Park. A number of girls came away with medals in their teams, but the U20 4x800m team, which was made up entirely of Pymble athletes, ran away to claim the gold. Congratulations to Aniela Knight (Year 10), Isabel Shorter (Year 10), Rachel Schwulst (Year 11) and Charlie Slater (Year 8).
Congratulations to all girls on their achievements, hard work, and sportsmanship. We look forward to an exciting finish to the year and wish our National Schools Challenge teams the very best for their final preparation.
