Year 3-7 Athletics Carnival

Last Tuesday, the Year 3-7 Athletics Carnival was held at the University of the Sunshine Coast. In the lead up to the carnival, the weather was terrible with rain and strong winds however, we were blessed with beautiful clear weather on the day! The atmosphere at the carnival was fantastic, with the high levels of student participation one of the highlights.

Students had the opportunity to participate in a range of field and track events. Congratulations to the following students who were named age champions at the completion of the carnival:

• Under 8 Boys – River Boyall
• Under 8 Girls – Alexandra Schlotterbach
• Under 9 Boys – Darcy Connors
• Under 9 Girls – Charlise Bell
• Under 10 Boys – Christian Schlotterbach
• Under 10 Girls – Katie Graves
• Under 11 Boys – Cody Proeger
• Under 11 Girls – Nikita Gallagher
• Under 12 Boys – Jason Wulff
• Under 12 Girls – Yasmin Richters
• Under 13 Boys – Sebastian Moye
• Under 13 Girls – Bethany McKenna

There were also a number of records broken on the day, some of which had stood for a number of years. Congratulations to the following students on their great achievements:

• Sebastian Salta – 12 years boys long jump (4.59m)
• Storm Sawyer – 12 years girls 100m sprint (14.24 sec)
• River Boyall – 8 years boys long jump (3.38m)
• River Boyall – 8 Year boys high jump (1.07m)
• Jason Wulff – 12 years boys high jump (1.42m)
• Nikita Gallagher – 11 years girls 200m sprint (33.08 sec)
• Nikita Gallagher – 11 years girls long jump (3.68m)
• Alicia Woods – 12 years girls 800m (2.51.00 min)
• Olivia Cooke – 11 year girls 800m (2.58.25 min)
• Alexandra Schlotterbach – 8 years girls 400m (1.33.58 min)

Thank you to Friends of Pacific who supplied food and drinks and to all staff and parents who assisted on the day.

Students who qualified to represent Pacific at the District Athletics Carnival will receive permission forms over the next week. The District Athletics Carnival will be held next term on Thursday 28^th July at The University of the Sunshine Coast.