The State School Western Australia Interschool Triathlon was held on Friday 5^th of November at Champion Lakes Regatta Centre. The event included a 200m swim, 6km cycle and 2km run in which we entered two Year Six teams into B Division and two Year Five teams into C Division. This was the first time the Aquinas Junior School has entered the competition which saw great success. Both Year 6 teams finished 1^st and 2^nd respectively in what was a fantastic performance by our boys on the day, with our Year Five teams showing great grit to finish 6^th and 20^th respectively. Some key highlights were an impressive swim leg from Eli Hickman to give his team the lead which was matched by an outstanding bike leg by Christopher Chan to see his team in the clear transitioning into the run leg.

Year 6 (B Division)

• 1^st Place – Finn Marsden, Christopher Chan and William Rusbatch
• 2^nd Place – Eli Hickman, Alexander Peca and Lewis McLernon

Year 5 (C Division)

• 6^th Place – Finlay Bower, Benjamin Hartnett and Will O’Hehir
• 20^th Place – Matthew Trueman, Owen Hales and Jack Delic

Thank you to all parents for the support and efforts on the day in getting your son to and from the venue. Thanks also to Mr Kieran Ducey for his work and assistance in getting the boys ready for their race on the day.

On Thursday the 11^th of November, the Year 3 students competed in their final carnival of the year in conjunction with Christ Church Grammar School and Hale School. The basketball carnival held at Willetton Basketball Stadium was a fantastic event for the boys to showcase their skills that they had been working on throughout Term 4 during Thursday afternoon Sport with Mr Ryan Alciaturi and Mr Mitchell Henderson. Some highlights included a 3-pointer from Louis Lynch, strong efforts from Jamie Lim and a fantastic willingness from Ashton Rae to always make his teammates around him better.

Special thanks to our Middle School helpers for umpiring and assisting boys from all schools throughout the afternoon.

Congratulations to the following boys on their results at the All Schools Athletics Competition.

Samuel Brennan

• Boys 1500 Metre Under 18 - 2nd place (4:03.48)
• Boys 800 Metre Under 18 - 2nd place (1:58.48)

Tom Brennan

• Boys 100 Metre Under 18 - 3rd place (11.20s)
• Boys 200 Metre Under 18 - 2nd place (22.22s)

Caleb Di Toro

• Boys 1500 Metre Under 16 - 7th place (4:15.16)
• Boys 3000 Metre Under 16 - 6th place (9:19.56)

Luca Di Toro

• Boys 1500 Metre Under 18 - 1st place (3:56.97)
• Boys 3000 Metre Under 18 - 1st place (8:53.45)

Ethan Dixon

• Boys 3000 Metre Under 16 - 5th place (9:15.68)

Tre Healy

• Boys Triple Jump Under 16 - 2nd place (12.48m)

Cooper Horsfall

• Boys 100 Metre Under 18 - 15th place (11.68s)
• Boys Long Jump Under 18 - 8th place (5.90m)
• Boys 200 Metre Under 18 - 8th place (22.91s)

Oscar Hymus

• Boys 100 Metre Under 18 - 9th place (11.47s)
• Boys 200 Metre Under 18 - 3rd place (22.63s)

Tom Millard

• Boys 3000 Metre Under 18 - 3rd place (9:00.67)
• Boys 2000m Steeplechase Under 18 - 1st place (6:30.98)

Oliver Perkins

• Boys 1500 Metre Under 14 - 9th place (1:07.10)

Tyler Skeggs

• Boys Shot Put Under 18 - 4th place (11.80m)

Ethan Wyatt Smith

• Boys 1500 Metre Under 20 - 2nd place (3:57.25)
• Boys 800 Metre Under 20 - 1st place (1:56.22)

On 28th October, the Junior School hosted their House Triathlon Carnival. We were lucky enough to have outstanding weather on the day, blue skies and sunshine. Competing in ideal conditions, all boys from Year Three to Six were involved in either an individual or team event. The carnival allowed the boys to display resilience, perseverance, determination and teamwork. It’s no easy feat competing in such a challenging event!

The boys competed with great spirit, enthusiasm and sportsmanship. Points wise, the carnival was very close all day. Quinlan House was victorious at the end of the day and claimed the trophy ahead of Redmond House.

Congratulations to the following boys and teams who were named Champions and Runners-up for their year level.

Year 3

• Individual
 Champion: Maxime Blackadder (Egan)
• Runner-up: Jordan Trueman (Redmond)
• Team
 Champion: Kaelan Flodin, Nathaniel Whiting, Aryav Lepcha Harrison D'Souza
• Runner-up: Elijah Fitzgerald, Daniel Mitton, Jamie Lim

Year 4

• Individual 
Champion: Lincoln Mathanda (Quinlan)
• Runner-up: Kirby Mincham (Egan)
• Team 
Champion: Cruz Cooke, Christian Bianchini, Frederic Argall (Egan and Clune)
• Runner-up: Isaac Wake, James Hawke, Zayd Zabaneh (Quinlan)

Year 5

• Individual 
Champion: Matthew Trueman (Redmond)
• Runner-up: Jack Delic (Quinlan)
• Team
 Champion: Tate Capararo, William Zhu, Willoughby Cacho (Egan and Quinlan)
• Runner-up: William Philip, Zane Griffiths, Rafael Ponferrada (Redmond)

Year 6

• Individual
 Champion: Eli Hickman (Egan)
• Runner-up: Christopher Chan (Redmond)
• Team
 Champion: Luke Norman, Andrew Crawford, Kha Pham (Egan)
• Runner-up: Aiden Chan, Daniel Kennett, Zac Keeley (Egan and Clune)

Final Points

• Quinlan - 196
• Redmond - 187
• Egan - 163
• Clune - 143

Thank you to all staff members, ground staff, ICT staff, Kate Spencer and the Middle School volunteers for all of your help and support on the day. Special thanks to Mr James McPherson for his efforts in preparation for the carnival as well as his efforts on the morning of the carnival in crows set up. This event would not have been possible without the support of this amazing team. Thank you to all of the parents of our competitors; the boys were prepared, organised and enthusiastic! This doesn’t happen without the behind-the-scenes work from our Aquinas College families.

The House Triathlon is a great event that isn’t seen as a conventional sports carnival but is just as important in terms of the house spirit and camaraderie that is built between the boys. The day before the event there was talk of cancelling due to prospects of stormy weather. However, on the day itself, the conditions could not have been more perfect, as the sky was clear with the sun shining. Boys have the option of taking on the daunting task of the individual race or as a team. Triathlon is an event with a swim, bike and run so the boys doing the individual had to be adept in all three to achieve success. However for boys not brave enough to take on the task of an individual they could do it in a team. It may not sound as impressive as the individual but the results of the teams make all the difference when it comes to final scores. This is what ended happening this year. Just like a cross country race where the lowest points win, competitors were given points corresponding to their placement. After the day’s events had finished Glowrey ended up with the win.

House Results

• 1^st Glowrey
• 2^nd Bryan
• 3^rd Edmund
• 4^th Treacy

Congratulations to the following boys who have been selected for the WA Water Polo State Squads in their respective age categories:

U15

Kale Arena
Charlie Backhouse
Jesse Barr
Tom Dreverman
Zac MacDonald
Baron Mincham
Harry Sheppard

U17

Xavier Bradshaw-Pini
Patrick Dart
Joshua Douglas
Harrison Grattidge

The JPSSA Athletics Carnival was held on Thursday 9th September at the W.A Athletics Stadium. The day was filled with excitement, great sportsmanship and the Aquinas students showed great character in all events. Unfortunately, poor weather led to High Jump and Hurdles for all years being cancelled – replaced by a 60m dash.

A few special mentions must be given:

Division 1

• Discus - 1^st Place James Panton
• Long Jump – 2^nd Place Troy Warner

Division 2

• 400m – 1^st Place Ceejay Feast
• Discus – 1^st Place Thomas Van Dyk
• Long Jump – 1st Place Nicholas Masiello

Division 3

• 100m & 200m – 1^st Place Lincoln Mathanda

Honourable mentions to our other top competitors on the day must go to Troy Warner and Luca Zoiti who displayed their athletic ability competing in multiple events at a high level across the day.

Congratulations and well done to all boys who represented the College and gave it their all on the day. Thank you to all the staff members and parents for your help and support. Lastly, a big thank you must go to James McPherson, the Senior School staff members and the rest of the athletics coaches at the College for giving up their time to coach the boys on Monday afternoons in preparation for the carnival.