Athletics is done and dusted for another year following our annual Adelaide Athletics

Congratulations to all Naracoorte High School students who represented our school with great effort and sportsmanship at the Adelaide Athletics Carnival held on 31st March at the SA Athletics Stadium.

After arriving in Adelaide on Monday Afternoon, students visited the South Australian Sports Institute, where they toured facilities used by elite athletes. Guided by Volleyroo players Oliver Merrit and Solly Bushby, students explored training areas and even tried some high-intensity equipment. It was a great opportunity to see how top athletes train and recover.

The next day the students competed in the Athletics Carnival where they came 6th Overall in B2. In the 4x100m relay, our 13 Girls team placed 3rd, while our 14 Girls team showed great determination to take out 1st place.

Individual results include:

Grace Occleshaw – 15 Girls 2nd in Javelin, 1st in Shot Put, 16 Girls 1st in Javelin, Open Girls 1st in Javelin

Lacey Foale – 14 Girls 1st in Hurdles, 1st in Long Jump, Joint 1st in Triple Jump, 2nd in 100m

Eddie Heffernan – 14 Boys 1st in Shot Put, 2nd in Javelin, 2nd in High Jump

Mimi Thomson – 14 Girls 1st in Shot Put and 3rd in Javelin

Patrick Clark – 13 Boys 2nd in High Jump and 2nd in Triple Jump

Alexandra Phelan – 13 Girls 3rd in High Jump

Winifred Schinkel – 13 Girls 2nd in Triple Jump

Vincent Dawson – 14 Boys 3rd in Hurdles

Logan McRostie – 14 Boys 1st in Discus

Xavier Koch – 14 Boys 3rd in 800m

Tyler Sherrin – 15 Boys 3rd in Hurdles

Levi Moss – 16 Boys 2nd in Hurdles

Jack Barker – Open Boys 3rd in Discus, 3rd in Shot Put

Nic Bald – Open Boys 2nd in 800m, 3rd in 400m, 3rd in 1500m

Darcy duRand – Open Boys 2nd in Triple Jump

Maddison Bellman – Open Girls 2nd in Hurdles.

A special mention goes to Tyler Sherrin, who showed outstanding sportsmanship during the relay event. In the final leg, Tyler noticed another student stop due to injury and chose to assist him rather than continue the race, demonstrating a fantastic ability to prioritise helping others over winning. His actions were recognised with an honourable mention over the loudspeaker and a well-deserved round of applause. Well done, Tyler!

Naracoorte High School students had a fantastic day, demonstrating great sportsmanship, dedication, and pride in representing their school. Thank you to the students who stepped in at the last minute to fill events and support their team.

Thank you to all competitors, staff, and supporters for your effort and enthusiasm, you have made us all very proud!