Edition 3 - The Springfield Anglican College
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Swimming<br />
Congratulations to Megan Gianotti who represented<br />
Australia at the US Open Swimming Championships<br />
held in Indianapolis in early August. Megan won three<br />
medals – 1 gold in the 400m medley relay team and<br />
2 silver – 400m freestyle relay & 800m freestyle relay.<br />
Congratulations also to Lucy Bedford, Lefu Fonomaalii,<br />
Kyle Mason & Megan Gianotti who competed at the<br />
Queensland Short Course Championships held on the<br />
25th and 26th of August. Kyle won the silver medal in<br />
the 16 years 1500m Freestyle. Megan Gianotti won 5<br />
Gold and 4 silver medals, and broke the Queensland<br />
all comers record for the 200m butterfly.<br />
Ipswich Rangers 7s Tournament<br />
On Friday August 10, four Primary Rugby 7’s Teams<br />
participated in the Ipswich Rangers 7s Tournament at<br />
Woodend.<br />
In a very tough competition, all the teams battled<br />
hard and tried their best at the fast paced 7’s format.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Under 10A Team had a very successful day,<br />
winning all their group matches and their semi-final<br />
to qualify for the final. Unfortunately they were<br />
pipped in the final; however the way they played<br />
throughout the day was a credit to the school.<br />
Thank you to Mr Brownlow, Mr Patmore, Mr Newble<br />
and Mr Woolford for coaching the teams on the day.<br />
Brisbane Christian Schools<br />
Netball and Soccer Carnivals<br />
On Monday 20 August two netball teams represented<br />
the <strong>College</strong> in the Brisbane Christian Schools Netball<br />
Carnivals. <strong>The</strong> day was a great opportunity for our students<br />
to play in a round robin tournament against schools from<br />
all across Brisbane. Our teams were very competitive and<br />
played with great enthusiasm and good sportsmanship.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Junior Girls Netball Team finished runners up in<br />
the tournament and <strong>The</strong> Senior Girls Netball Team<br />
finished in third place. Congratulations to Cassidy<br />
Webber (junior netball team) and Micah Weslake<br />
(senior netball team) for winning the player of the<br />
tournament for their respective age groups.<br />
District Athletics<br />
<strong>The</strong> TSAC Primary Athletics Team represented the<br />
<strong>College</strong> at the Central Districts Athletics Carnival on<br />
August 13 - 14 at Limestone Park, Ipswich.<br />
<strong>The</strong> team achieved some fantastic results, finishing<br />
second in their division and fourth overall. Larana<br />
Thomas and Kalani Thomas both finished second in<br />
the age champion award for their age groups.<br />
Seven students were selected to represent Central<br />
Districts at the Met West Athletics Carnival. <strong>The</strong>y were<br />
Chloe Bradley, Tayla Behr, Paris Koutsis, Bailey Sagaidak,<br />
Jaxson Samuels, Kalani Thomas and Larana Thomas.<br />
Congratulations to all students who participated at<br />
the carnival.<br />
Pierre de Coubertin Award<br />
Congratulations to Jacob Thian who has been awarded the coveted<br />
Pierre de Coubertin Award for 2012. To celebrate Jacob’s outstanding<br />
sporting achievements and commendable sporting behaviour, Jacob<br />
and his family attended the official Awards presentation Ceremony at<br />
the Performing Arts Centre, South Brisbane on Saturday June 23. <strong>The</strong><br />
Assistant Minister for Sport along with special guest Olympians presented<br />
Jacob with his certificate and Olympic pin at the event.<br />
Congratulations to Larissa Chambers who competed as part<br />
of the Australian Athletics Team at the Oceania Championships<br />
in Cairns on June 27-29. Larissa won gold in the 200m (24.70<br />
seconds), gold in the 4 x 100m relay and silver in the 100m<br />
(where she missed gold by just 0.02 seconds). Larissa was also<br />
named the QT-City of Ipswich Junior Sportstar for June.<br />
JTAS ATHLETICS CARNIVAL<br />
<strong>The</strong> JTAS Athletics Carnival was held on Friday September 14<br />
at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (QSAC).<br />
<strong>The</strong> Primary Athletics Team achieved an amazing result at the<br />
carnival, finishing in second place in the Red Division, just 5.75<br />
points behind winners Redeemer Lutheran <strong>College</strong>. This is<br />
the school’s best ever result at any JTAS carnival.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re were a number of standout performers at the carnival,<br />
including Dakota Farrell-Thomas, Ruby May, Sam Lonsdale,<br />
Oliver Kefford, Kalani Thomas, Bannon Rogers, Tayla Behr, Eryn<br />
Hughes, Paris Koutsis, Kalib Monaei, Chloe Bradley, Larana<br />
Thomas and Hamish Boyd.<br />
Congratulations to all members in the team for this fantastic<br />
result and thank you to Mr Patmore, Mrs Prins, Mrs Jacob for<br />
their help on the day. Thank you also to Joanna Spyro for<br />
coaching the team throughout the year.<br />
FINAL STANDINGS:<br />
1 Redeemer Lutheran <strong>College</strong> ......................................................540.50<br />
2 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Springfield</strong> <strong>Anglican</strong> <strong>College</strong> ...................................534.75<br />
3 Rivermount <strong>College</strong> .........................................................................521.75<br />
3 Faith Lutheran <strong>College</strong> ...................................................................521.75<br />
5 St Paul’s School .........................................................................................441<br />
6 Cannon Hill <strong>Anglican</strong> <strong>College</strong> ...................................................407.25<br />
AGE CHAMPIONS:<br />
9 Years .......Dakota Farrell-Thomas, Chloe May & Oliver Kefford<br />
10 Years ...................................................... Tayla Behr & Bailey Sagaidak<br />
11/12 Years .............................................. Paris Koutsis & Bruno Aleixo<br />
TAS ATHLETICS CARNIVAL<br />
Congratulations to the Senior Athletics Team who finished in<br />
3rd place in the TAS Athletics Carnival. <strong>The</strong>re were some<br />
outstanding individual and team results:<br />
RESULTS:<br />
• 13 Years Girls finished in 1st place<br />
• 15 Years Boys finished in 1st place<br />
• Open Girls finished in 1st place<br />
• Boys and Girls won the Percentage trophies.<br />
• Larissa Chambers broke the TAS 100m record (12.23sec),<br />
and the 200m record (25.26 sec).<br />
Congratulations also to the following students who have<br />
qualified to compete at the State Athletics Championships<br />
in October 25-28: Aaliyah Chambers, Larissa Chambers,<br />
Tremaine Peters, Ben Wilcox and Jordan Spyro.<br />
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