05 May 2023
During the recent school holidays, SPSC students competed in the Athletics Australia National Track and Field Championships (the Under 20 age group competed early April). In attendance were Australia’s best athletes competing across the diverse range of disciplines that Track and Field offers.
Seven SPSC athletes represented South Australia. In support of our athletes, four of our coaches attended the Championships, Lio Ferrante, Jess Pascoe, Rob Melin and Adam Didyk. One of our coaches, Fox Obst attended competing in the Open Shot Put.
| Athlete Name | Age Group | Event/s Competed In | ||
| Orlando Grantham | Under 13
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Hammer Throw 4th place 17:38m |
3000m Walk 5th place 17:08:51 sec 51sec. Personal Best |
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| Ethan Allison | Under 17 | Long Jump 5:99m |
Triple Jump 11:48m |
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| Stephen Lacroix-Sneyd | Under 17
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1500m 4th place 4:05:24sec |
3000m 4th place 8:50:96 sec |
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| Sandro Purugganan | Under 17
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Long Jump 7th place 6:53m |
Triple Jump 7th place 12:63m |
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| Andrew Maenda | Under 18
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100m Silver Medal Heat 10:68 sec Final 10:69 sec |
200m Bronze Medal Heat 21:77 sec Final 21:53 sec |
4 x 100m Relay Silver Medal 41:86 sec |
| Gman Paye | Under 18
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400m 4th Place Heat 49:32 sec Final 48:97 sec |
4 x 100m Relay Silver Medal 41:86 sec |
4 x 400m Relay 6th Place 3:29:94 sec |
| Jonathan Harris | Under 20
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1500m 4th Place Heat 3:51:95 sec Final 3:52:43 sec |
3000m 4th Place 8:23:28 sec 6th Place from a field of 25 |
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| * Lawson Jones | Qualified for Nationals but chose to forgo these Championships and instead travelled to the US for Track and Field competitions. On tour he achieved a new Personal Best Pole Vault jump of 4:10m. | |||
* Please note some placings have been adjusted from the order across the finish line in recognition of participating international athletes.
Working their way through State Championships to qualify for these Championships was a challenge. For the boys to take the opportunity to travel and gain experience at National level is a great achievement. All seven are to be commended on their thorough preparation and how they conducted themselves once at the Championships.
Mr Tony Checker
Athletics Head Coach