All Schools Track and Field Championships

The VIVA SA All Schools Track and Field Championships is the premier athletics event on the summer calendar for all students aged 12 to Under 18 enrolled in South Australian schools. A first or second placing guarantees an athlete selection in the South Australian Schools Team which will travel to Melbourne later this term for the Australian National All Schools Track and Field Championships.

Late on the Saturday afternoon, thunder, lightning and some extremely heavy rainfall led to a delay in the roll out of the program before a rescheduling of events took place for the Sunday. Despite these unforeseen challenges, 26 St Peter’s College athletes still managed to compete across 50 events, earning a total of 4 gold, 9 silver and 3 bronze medals. Many athletes also achieved multiple ‘Personal Bests’. While Andrei Chemutov (Under 15 400m), Will Cooksey (Under 16 1500m) and Benjamin Tharanisorn (Under 16 1500m) were unable to compete at the rescheduled times of their events, Athletics SA allowed their interclub achievements in the following weekend of Interclub competition to be considered for State Team selection. All three boys achieved times that would’ve medalled them at the Championships.

U/14

Khai Bui (2nd High Jump 1.57m)

Wesley Young (2nd 1kg Discus 31.67m, 3rd 600g Javelin 30.54m)

U/15

Andrei Chemutov (1st 800m 2:02.66 A New Meet Record, 2nd place ranking 400m 54.12sec)

Orlando Grantham (1st 3000m Walk 19:11.12, 2nd 4kg Hammer Throw 30.50m)

Tom Wallett (2nd 1500m 4:31.56)

U/16

William Cooksey (2nd 800m 2:07.80, 2nd 3000m 10:13.17, 2nd place ranking 1500m 4:38.50)

James Young (3rd 700g Javelin 38.20m)

Benjamin Tharanisorn (3rd place ranking 1500m 4:39.58)

U/17

Shreyus Arramraj (2nd 2000m 84.0 cm Steeplechase)

Hunter Di Blasio (3rd Triple Jump 11.54m)

Liam Hindmarch-Meredith (1st 1500m 4:49.04)

Oscar Kleinig (1st 700g Javelin 52.47m)

U/18

Harry Clark (2nd 400m Hurdles 84.0 cm 58.91 sec, 2nd Long Jump 6.68m)

We would like to thank;

1.         Coaches Lio Ferrante, Rob Melin, Rick Wilson, Adam Goddard, Fox Obst, Zac Connell, Shirley Wright, John Rich, Mary Pettinger and Josh Moro for their tireless preparation of our squad members in the leadup to this event.

2.         Managers Dr Steven Polyak, Ms Adele Lewis and Ms Mary Pettinger for their ongoing input to the success of our program.

3.         Parents and family members for their ongoing support of both the boys and the program in general.

Mr Tony Checker – Dr Hamish McTernan
Head Athletics Coach – Coordinator of Athletics