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IGSA Athletics Championship Results
On Thursday and Friday in Week 5, 36 athletes from Years 7-12 competed at the IGSA Athletics Carnival. The SCEGGS Team achieved some impressive results, not only taking out first place in Division 3, but also beating all the Division 2 schools in the final points tally!
SCEGGS placed 10th overall out of 27 schools… A huge achievement for all athletes to be proud of!
Major Awards
| Open Individual Champion Cup | Coco Espie (Year 10) |
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Nicole Harris Shield |
Coco Espie (Year 10) Naylise Thompson (Year 11) |
| Division 3 Shield | Team SCEGGS |
Hurdles
| Stella Brenton (Year 8) | 1st in the Heat | |
| Sarah James (Year 10) | 2nd in the Heat | 6th in the Final |
| Annaliese Stackpool (Year 10) | 1st in the Heat | 9th in the Final |
| Josephine Mitchell (Year 11) | 2nd in the Heat |
100m
| Annika Bennett (Year 7) | 2nd in the Heat | 3rd in the Final |
| Molly Andrews (Year 9) | 3rd in the Heat | |
| Jemima Sewell (Year 11) | 1st in the Heat | 3rd in the Final |
| Tessa McCarthy (Year 12) | 2nd in the Heat | |
| Coco Espie (Year 10) | 1st overall |
200m
| Heidi Collier (Year 7) | 1st in the Heat | 8th in the Final |
| Hannah Peacocke (Year 9) | 3rd in the Heat | |
| Stella Argyrides (Year 11) | 1st in the Heat | 3rd in the Final |
| Tessa McCarthy (Year 12) | 1st in the Heat | 2nd in the Final |
| Coco Espie (Year 10) | 1st overall |
400m
| Annaliese Stackpool (Year 10) | 3rd in Division 3 | |
| Lily Cooney (Year 10) | 1st in Division 3 |
Relays
| The Junior Team Placed 2nd in the Heat and 11th overall | Year 8 Charli Hedley, Alexa Falzon, Isabella Campbell and Sofia White |
| The Intermediate Team Placed 2nd in the Heat and 11th overall | Year 10 Annaliese Stackpool and Sarah James Year 9 Hannah Peacocke and Molly Andrews |
| The Senior Team Placed 1st in the Heat and 3rd overall | Year 11 Jemima Sewell, Stella Argyrides and Isla Hootman Year 12 Tessa McCarthy |
Long Jump
| Madison Coutts (Year 7) | 1st in Division 3 | 8th overall |
| Sarah James (Year 10) | 3rd in Division 3 | 8th overall |
| Eden Smith (Year 11) | 1st in Division 3 | 5th overall |
| Jemima Sewell (Year 11) | 3rd in Division 3 | 15th overall |
| Charlotte Scott (Year 11) | 3rd in Division 3 |
High Jump
| Sarah James (Year 10) | 1st in Division 3 | 6th overall |
| Lottie Coulthard (Year 8) | 2nd in Division 2 | 8th overall |
Shot Put
| Madison Coutts (Year 7) | 1st in Division 3 | 8th overall |
| Eden Smith (Year 11) | 1st in Division 3 | 3rd overall |
| Coco Espie (Year 10) | 1st overall | |
| Naylise Thompson (Year 11) | 2nd overall |
Discus
| Annaliese Stackpool (Year 10) | 1st in Division 3 | 9th overall |
| Naylise Thompson (Year 11) | 3rd overall |
Javelin
| Annaliese Stackpool (Year 10) | 3rd in Division 3 | 10th overall |
Inter-House Results
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Interhouse Hockey and Netball Competitions. It was a terrific afternoon of fun, friendship and physical activity.
Hockey
| 1st | Docker & Beck | 23 |
| 3rd | Badham | 15 |
| 4th | Langley | 13 |
| 5th | Christian | 11 |
| 6th | Barton | 5 |
Netball
| 1st | Christian | 25 |
| 2nd | Barton | 21 |
| 3rd | Beck | 17 |
| 4th | Langley | 13 |
| 5th | Docker | 9 |
| 6th | Badham | 5 |
Australian Snowsports Championships
SCEGGS sent 9 students to the Australian Interschools Snowsports Championships. Despite the conditions being less than ideal all events proceeded as scheduled. Well done to Adelaide Cowan (Year 6), Jessica Grace (Year 6), Cleo Harrington (Year 8), Gemma Shennan (Year 8), Holly Shennan (Year 6), Saskia Sostaric (Year 8), Evie Thorpe (Year 6), Hannah Walker (Year 4), and Bowie Whittle (Year 7).
Highlights of the week were:
| Snowboard GS | Cleo Harrington – 16th |
Cross Country Classic
| Cross Country Classic Division 3 | Bowie Whittle (7th) | 5th overall |
| Gemma Shennan (16th) | 5th overall | |
| Saskia Sostaric | 5th overall |
Click here to see the Primary Snowsport results.
Cleo Harrington also recently competed in the Thredbo Slam and managed to rub shoulders with a few famous Olympians!
Lifesaving World Championships, Gold Coast
Congratulations to Ruby Fry (Year 11) who represented North Bondi Surf Club in the Open Division on the Gold Coast last week. Ruby placed 7th in the Open 2km Beach Run and won a Silver Medal as part of the 3 x 1km Open relay. A wonderful effort Ruby!
Gymnastics
Well done to Alexa Falzon, Jamilla Yamani from Year 8 and Annalise Zimmerle from Year 9 who all represented Bunnerong Gymnastics Club at the NSW Club Championships that were held at Sydney Gymnastics and Aquatic Centre at Rooty Hill on the weekend.
Alexa Falzon’s Level 7 team placed 1st overall after placing 1st on bars, floor and beam. Annalise’s Level 7 team placed 5th on Vault. Jamilla’s Level 8 team placed 2nd on beam and 4th on bars.
We look forward to following their journey when the girls head to Nationals and then onto IGSA in Term 4.
Football
Well done to the Senior 1st Football team who defeated Ascham 3-1 on the weekend at Heffron Park. After a close first half, SCEGGS began to dominate throughout the second half with some excellent goals by Sophie Myles, Jemima Sewell and Lexi Wall. A great game from Tessa McCarthy (Year 12) who controlled the play superbly.
A special shout out to Heavenly Dwyer (Year 12) for her commitment to SCEGGS Football. At the completion of the match, Heavenly rushed off to sit her HSC Spanish speaking exam-well done Heavenly!
SCEGGS Around the Grounds
The Junior 1sts had a great win against Kincoppal Rose Bay 38 -26 last weekend
The Senior 2nds had a great tussle defeating Ascham 28 -22 in the netball at Heffron Park.
SCEGGS at Play
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We love seeing our students being active and want to celebrate their passion and enjoyment amongst the SCEGGS community. Please send in any action shots from the weekend and any other interesting sporting highlights to Alison Gowan.
SCEGGS Training sessions before and after school plus Saturday Sport
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IGSA Fixtures, Results and Wet Weather
The IGSA website and platform for accessing wet weather and team results can be found here.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact myself on 9052 2721 or 0418 491 521.
Alison Gowan
Director of Sport
