23 September 2021
Athletics Carnival
After four weeks of trials and a week of build-up with distance events at lunchtimes the Senior School Athletics Carnival opened in fine weather and a sea of House colours. Da Costa House proved very strong taking out the Junior, Senior and the overall trophies from a gallant Woodcock. Adam Goddard had an outstanding competition setting three records, sharing the AK Gordon Trophy with Jonathan Harris, winning the Taylor Medal as the Open 1500m Champion and tying with Joshua White as the 2021 School Athletic Champion.
New records achieved
| Name | Event | New record | Old record | Holder | Year of old record |
| Adam Goddard | Open 800m | 1min 57.2sec | 1m 57.7 sec | C.A. Stapleton | 2007 |
| Adam Goddard | Open 1500m | 4min 4.1sec | 4m 11.0 sec | C.A. Stapleton | 2007 |
| Adam Goddard | Open 3000m | 8min 47.9sec | 9m 2 sec | A. Goddard | 2020 |
| Jonathan Harris | Under 16 800m | 2m 01.9sec | 2m 02.6 sec | A. Goddard | 2019 |
| Jonathan Harris | Under 16 1500m | 4min 13.7sec | 4m 18.8 sec | A. Goddard | 2019 |
| Joshua Moro | U15 Javelin | 35.86m | 35.00 m | A.C. Drayton | 2019 |
| Joshua Moro | U15 Long Jump | 6.25m | 6.23 m | B.J. Slimming | 2012 |
House Achievements
| Junior Cup | Da Costa | 15,243 points |
| Woodcock | 14,035 points | |
| Farr | 12,831 points | |
| Senior Cup | Da Costa | 15,614 points |
| Woodcock | 13,964 points | |
| School & Allen | 13,283 points | |
| Champion House | Da Costa | 30,857 points |
| Woodcock | 27,999 points | |
| Howard | 25,457 points |
Age Champions
| Age | Winner | Runner-up |
| Under 13 | Fred Kidman (YNG) | Lachlan Escort-Hughes (WDK) |
| Under 14 | Ethan Allison (FLL) & Stephen Lacroix-Sneyd (FRR) | James Corbin (S&A) |
| Under 15 | Joshua Moro (FRR) | Albert Howard (HWD) |
| Under 16 | Jonathan Harris (FRR) | Hugh Wells (FRR) |
| Under 17 | Ben Korte (HWK) | Arthur Drayton (HWK) |
| Open | Adam Goddard (YNG) & Joshua White (FLL) | Felix Packer (WDK) |
Winner of the AK Gordon Cup
- Adam Goddard (Year 12 YNG) and Jonathan Harris (Year 10 FRR)
Winner of the Chris Taylor Medal
- Adam Goddard (Year 12 YNG)
Achilles Cup
The early challenge from a talented Trinity College team raised the anxiety level amongst the Saints faithful and the question ‘was this going to be the year’ was being asked. The athletic fraternity is aware of the very high standards St Peters sets and so it was that the 2021 team responded to the Trinity challenge and for the 48th from 49 attempts prevailed in outstanding fashion, winning by 187 points. Captain of Athletics Meshach Begg with his usual broad smile proudly accepted the Achilles Cup, along with the Intercol Trophy and four out of five age pennants.
In a further accolade to his stellar athletic career Adam Goddard accepted the Tony Keynes Medal for his near record effort in the Open 1500m, missing the mark by a mere 0.78secs. In his presentation Tony Keynes stated that “in its 150 years of athletic competition, Adam is the best athlete ever to grace it’s fields.”
| School | Points |
| St Peter’s College | 1,452 |
| Trinity College | 1,265 |
| Immanuel College | 988 |
Laurence Humphreys
Athletics Carnival and Achilles Cup Coordinator