09 February 2023
Track and Field – Individual Achievements
Congratulations are in order for five of our School’s Track and Field athletes who, since the commencement of 2023, have bettered their previous achievements with amazing new official personal bests.
| Name | Age Group & Event | Where and When | Previous best | New Personal Best |
| Lawson Jones | Under 16 Pole Vault | 4 Feb 2023 Mile End, SA | 3m 80cm | 3m 86cm |
| Andrew Maenda | Under 16 100m | 4 Feb 2023 Mile End, SA | 10.87s | 10.79s (new state record) |
| Gman Paye | Under 18 400m | Summer Holidays Mile End, SA | 48.50s (fastest national U/17 400m for season) | |
| Jonathon Harris | Under 20 1500m | 24 Jan 2023 Box Hill, VIC | 3:55:27s | 3:49:96s |
| Under 20 3000m | Summer Holidays Mile End, SA | 8:29:47s | 8:22:20s | |
| Oliver Perrone | Shot Put | Summer Holidays Mile End, SA | 12.99m | 13.42m |
| Stephen Lacroix-Sneyd | 1500m | 24 Jan 2023 Box Hill, VIC | 4:07:82s | 4:04:75s |
To put these results into perspective, please consider the following:
- Being in an upside-down position 3m 80cm above ground level
- Heaving a 5kg ball of steel
- What the track results mean in terms of metres/second and
- How the track results convert to km/hour!
Track and Field Program
Track and Field is offered to all boys as a summer competition sport (Terms 1 and 4). As a ‘Foundation Sport’ for all other sporting pursuits, there is opportunity for boys who have chosen alternative sports to attend Track and Field as a ‘second or third’ sport. In this case, while boys are welcome to enter weekend competitions, they may use training sessions purely as an opportunity to enhance personal athletic development (throwing, jumping, sprinting/acceleration, hurdling etc.)
When: Sessions have commenced and are programmed for Mondays and Thursdays 3.45pm – 5.00pm
Where: Meet at Scotchy’s Shed, the green athletics shed on Farr Oval for a 3.45pm start.
How to join or make further enquiries: Email Mr Tony Checker Head Coach (tchecker@stpeters.sa.edu.au).