National School Knockout

Athletics NSW
Published: Dec 13, 2010 08:21:37 AM Updated: Dec 23, 2010 09:46:05 AM

13 December 2010

 

National School Knockout

 

NSW was well represented at the National Schools Knockout with 11 schools competing in the competition, held on Monday December 6 at Doncaster.

The best performed team, was the Pymble Ladies College team in the intermediate girls which placed third, just 10 points behind the champion school. The team was led by third placegetters, Samantha Hulme (100m 12.33), Gabrielle Ralphs (shot 11.40m) and Lara Boyle (javelin 33.26m). The best performed NSW athlete in the division was Anna Laman who, while competing for MLC Burwood, won the 800m in 2:14.64. 

 

In the senior women’s division, Miranda Middleton won the 1500m in a superb 4:37.43, two days after she claimed bronze in the 2000m steeplechase at the Australian All Schools. Barker College’s Megan Horne won the javelin with 39.99m. Second places were won by PLC’s Phoebe Kershaw (long jump, 5.48m, Roseville’s Katrina Hunt (100m, 12.69) and Westfields’ Tepa Lemi (shot 11.26m).

 

In the senior men’s Westfield’s achieved a number of excellent individual performances, but struggled to beat the powerful Melbourne and Brisbane private schools. Kurt Jenner won the long jump (7.18m), while Andrew Neville took the high jump (2.00) and placed in the javelin and 110m hurdles.

 

The leading performer in the intermediate men’s division was Colo High School’s Jack Bangel with a bronze in the 100m hurdles.

 

SCHOOLS KNOCKOUT POINTS SCORES

NSW Schools in bold

Female Team Scores -   Senior Division
1    Caulfield    331, 2    St Margarets    318, 3    Haileybury    277.5, 4    Ravenswood    261.5, 5    Fairholme    258.5, 6    Barker        255.5, 7    Pymble        246.5,     others NSW 9    Roseville    243, 14    Westfields    210

Female Team Scores -   Intermediate Division
1    CC Bendigo    313.5, 2    Helensvale    307.5, 3    Pymble    303, 4    MoretonBay    271.5, 5    Loreto        268, 6    Mlc School    265

Male Team Scores -   Senior Division
1    Nudgee    331, 2    Haileybury    314, 3    Melb Grammar 1    309, other NSW  7    Westfields    253.5, 9    Barker        234
Male Team Scores -   Intermediate Division
1    Ipswich        322, 2    Xavier        304.5, 3    St Kevins    303.5. Other NSW   11    Colo HS        211.5   

 

David Tarbotton and Ron Bendall for Athletics NSW

IMAGE: Jack Bangel (image courtesy of David Tarbotton)