Scotch College

APS Athletics

A busy athletics season

WORDS: Mr BARRY PRICE (DIRECTOR OF SPORT)
and Seb Woodard

The athletics season this year has been a very busy one for Scotch. We competed in the All Schools Knockout Competition, reaching the national finals with our senior team. We also competed in the All Schools State Relay Championships and were very successful, with our boys being awarded one gold, three silver and two bronze medals.

In the annual APS Athletics Competition we faced some stiff competition but our boys performed extremely well, with 18 personal best times being achieved on the day. The boys came a creditable sixth, and are to be congratulated on their efforts throughout the season. St Kevin’s College won the sports to repeat their 2007 success.

Seb Woodard, gold medal winner in the under 17 800m and 4 x 400m, provided this report:

It was a hot day, 30 degrees and a bit of wind, location Olympic Park. St Kevin’s won the competition with Melbourne Grammar second and Scotch in sixth position. There was a buzz in the stadium, with the abundance of St Kevin’s supporters and support for the other schools.

However, unfortunately, once again there was not much of a turnout for the Scotch cheer crowd. It would be fantastic to get more support at the APS athletics next year: the extra spirit and cheer really does help when you’re competing. When you know that you’ve got that Scotch Collegian support and spirit behind you, it truly does lift the performance out on the track. GS

The athletics results were:

Gold Medal winners

Harry Borthwick	Under 17 200m
	Under 17 4 x 100m
	Under 17 4 x 400m
Seb Woodard	Under 17 800m
	Under 17 4 x 400m
Onye Agbarakwe	Under 16 triple jump
Anzak Newman	Under 17 4 x 100m
Tom Holland	Under 17 4 x 100m
Fergus Tremaine	Under 17 4 x 100m
Jackson Finlay	Under 17 4 x 400m
David Knight	Under 17 4 x 400m
Silver Medal winners
Malcolm Dotoi	Under 17 shot put
Nick Burgess	Open shot put
Harry Borthwick	Under 17 100m