Athletics Update

After a busy winter Sport programme, the GPS Athletics season consisted of four lead-up carnivals and culminated in the AAGPS Athletics on September 17 late last term. It was wonderful to see the crowds return to the championships. The Shore athletes showed continual improvements in the lead-up carnivals throughout the season. With 80 individual events on the day, Shore athletes recorded 56 personal best performances. This was a great result and, again, showcased the ability of the Shore boys to compete at their best when it matters most.

Particular mention to the following boys who came in the top two of their events on the day:

Competitor	Placing and Event
William Rintoul	2^nd in the Under 13 Long Jump (New School record of 5.36m)
	1^st in the Under 13 90m Hurdles Division in 14.07s
Ben Gordon	2^nd in Under 13 100m Division in 12.89s
Harrison Brunker	1^st in the Under 13 Shot Put Championship in 12.44m
Henry Trueman	1^st in the Under 13 400m Championship in 58.33s
Nick Wendt	1^st in the Under 14 100m Hurdles Championship in 14.77s
Ben Hocking	1^st in the Under 15 800m Division in 2:08.03
Ed Kenny	1^st in the Under 16 110m Hurdles Division in 16.62s
Will Nutt	1^st in the Under 17 800m Division in 1:58.58
Nathan Stanmore	2^nd in the Under 17 800m Championship in 1:56.68
	1^st in the Under 17 1500m Championship in 4:07.66
Ryan Adams	2^nd in the Open 110m Hurdles Division in 15.53s
Henry Murray	1^st in the Open Long Jump Championship with 6.76m
Jeremy Bremner, Henry Wheeler, Will Powell and Fraser Pandit	2^nd Junior 4 x 400m relay

Shore ended the day in fourth place in the Juniors and fifth in both the Intermediate and Senior divisions and all boys are to be congratulated on their efforts. At the Athletics dinner after the Championships, three awards were presented to boys that not only had excellent performances throughout the season but also trained consistently and with great determination.

The Junior award went to Harrison Brunker in the Under 13 Shot Put who regularly won his competitions each Saturday and capped this off with a win at the GPS Carnival. In the Intermediates division, James Bestic showed improvements every week in his 800m and 1500m races and was a fantastic third in the Under 15 800m Championship in a personal best time. The Opens award was shared between Nathan Stanmore who won the Under 17 1500m race and Henry Murray who won the Open Long Jump title. Both were fitting results after weeks of training for the Championships.

Henry Murray our Athletics Captain and Jackson Stiel our Vice Captain are to be commended for their leadership and commitment to the sport, not only this year but for the last six years. They were a great example to the other students this year in their training, work ethic and desire to produce their best performances. These boys took a keen interest in the development of other boys in the squad and especially in their chosen disciplines and we wish them well for their future sporting endeavours.

Special thanks must also go to the coaches of the boys that put many hours of training and thought into their development. Mr Lees, Mr Wallace, Mr Sparks and Mr Murray were key to the short sprinters and relays. Mr Walker and Mr Junee looked after the 400m runners, while Mr St Lawrence, Mr Spratt and Mr Pryde were instrumental for the distance squad. Mr Blood looked after the Long Jumpers while Mr Hamlyn-Harris and Mr Stewart were responsible for the High Jumpers. Finally, Mr Bruce, Mr Massey, Mr Kirby and Mr Woods looked after the Shot Put, while Mr Raupach, our School physio, kept the boys healthy and on the track. All are to be commended for their time and efforts throughout the season.

I would also like to thank the parents of the boys for their support and enthusiasm throughout the season. This was not only seen by their involvement as we hosted one of the lead-up carnivals, but also in their willingness to support their boys as they competed. A special thanks to Mrs Rachel Murray and Mrs Jo Stiel in their efforts in co-ordinating and preparing the end of season Athletics dinner.

At the conclusion of the AAGPS season a number of boys competed in the State Athletics Titles. Nathan Stanmore was second in the 17 years 800m with a new School record of 1:54.15 and third in the 1500m race in 4:02.99. Will Nutt ran a personal best in the 17 years 800m final to finish fifth. Lachy Brown ran a great race in the 16 years 3000m race to finish third with a personal best of 8:56.86 while Jack Riding finished fifth in the 15 years 100m Hurdles.

We look forward to seeing all the boys develop and progress in the years to come and seeing them on the track and in the field next year.

A complete set of results of the Shore Athletics can be found on the following page.

Rev. Anthony Benn
MIC Athletics

Event	Under 13	Under 14	Under 15	Under 16	Under 17	Opens
100m Championship	Ollie Mott 6^th in 13.04s	Will Procter 8^th in 12.37s	Charlie Mott 5^th in 11.81s	Nick Stacker 7^th in 11.94s	Hugo Orpin 8^th in 11.51s	Henry Murray 4^th in 11.16s
100m Division	Ben Gordon 2^nd in 12.89s	Tom Kierse 5^th in 12.34s	Charlie Dale 7^th in 12.23s	Wylie Hockey 6^th in 11.91s	Ben Whatley 8^th in 12.01s	Ryan Adams 6^th in 11.49s
200m Championship	Henry Trueman 5^th in 26.02s	Will Procter 7^th in 25.45s	Charlie Mott 4^th in 23.94s	Wylie Hockey 4^th in 23.65s	Will Nutt 6^th in 23.23s	Zac Chadwick 7^th in 23.23s
400m Championship	Henry Trueman 1^st in 58.33s	Henry Wheeler 4^th in 56.30s	Jack Riding 6^th in 55.68s	Wylie Hockey 4^th in 52.23s	Will Nutt 3^rd in 51.07s	Preston Scott 6^th in 52.40s
800m Championship	Jonty Jagger 8^th in 2:25.68	Luke Maclennan 7^th in 2:26.61s	Ben Hocking 1^st in 2:08.03	Jesse Cochrane 5^th in 2:12.51	Will Nutt 1^st in 1:58.58	Cam Burnett 4^th in 2:03.36
1500m Championship	Will Bestic 5^th in 5:04.57	Fraser Pandit 5^th in 4:48.03	James Bestic 5^th in 4:33.96	Lachy Brown 3^rd in 4:19.57	Nathan Stanmore 1^st in 4:07.66	Myles Kinchington 5^th in 4:25.05
3000m Championship						Lachy Brown 4^th in 9:12.00
3000m Championship						Myles Kinchington 3^rd in 9:28.37
Hurdles Championship	Ben Gordon 4^th in 14.24s	Nick Wendt 1^st in 14.77s	Jack Riding 4^th in 14.15s	Ethan Nam 3^rd in 17.36s	James Kase 3^rd in 15.67s	Henry Murray 4^th in 15.25s
Hurdles Division	Will Rintoul 1^st in 14.07s	Tom Kierse 3^rd in 16.11s	Charlie Mott 5^th in 15.56s	Ed Kenny 1^st in 16.62s	Will Nutt 5^th in 16.77s	Ryan Adams 2^nd in 15.53s
Long Jump Championship	Will Rintoul 2^nd in 5.36m	Nick Wendt 3^rd in 5.65m	Charlie Mott 4^th in 5.56m	Marcus Warner 3^rd in 6.04m	Hugo Orpin 6^th in 5.74m	Henry Murray 1^st in 6.76m
High Jump Championship	Lucas Wright 3^rd in 1.45m	Ben Murray 4^th in 1.64m	Logan Crookshanks 6^th in 1.60m	Morgan Elvy 3^rd in 1.82m	Stef Petrellis 6^th in 1.75m	Tom Blackwell 3^rd in 1.80m
Shot Put Championship	Harrison Brunker 1^st in 12.44m	Lawson Armstrong 7^th in 10.42m	Hugh Trafford-Jones 3^rd in 12.68m	Ed Kenny 5^th in 11.86m	Charlie Bowditch 7^th in 12.30m	Jackson Stiel 4^th in 12.12m
Shot Put Division	Harrison Brunker 1^st in 12.44m	Lawson Armstrong 7^th in 10.42m	Hugh Trafford-Jones 3^rd in 12.68m	Ed Kenny 5^th in 11.86m	Charlie Bowditch 7^th in 12.30m	Thomas Rouse 6^th in 9.96m
4 x 100m Relay	Mott, Gordon, Rintoul, Trueman 3^rd in 50.84s	Kierse, Wendt, Belli, Procter DQ	Mott, Dale, Hockey, Yates 3^rd in 46.07s	Stacker, Hockey, Warner, Leslie 4^th in 45.49s	Orpin, Whatley, Kase, Nutt 5^th in 45.14s	Rohrsheim, Murray, Adams, Chadwick 3^rd in 43.31s
4 x 400m Relay		Wheeler, Bremner, Powell, Pandit 2^nd in 3:51.48		Cochrane Gilmour, Warner, Featherstone DQ		Adams, Chadwick, Hogg, Burnett 3^rd in 3:32.30

Athletics Update

2022 | Term 4 Week 2 – 21 October