BOYS SPORT
Track and Field
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he Barker College Track and Field Championship was run on the last day of Term 1. After a foggy start to the day, the cloud lifted and a great day greeted all students. Several School records were
broken, including Jack Mills in the 16yrs 800m and 1500m, Ben Nogajski equalling the 14yrs High Jump record and Morgan Little breaking the 13yrs 200m and 400m records. At lunchtime it was the staff relay, and the talk around the track was whether the Sports Department with their new recruit, Olympic silver medallist Du’aine Ladejo, would defeat the reigning champion PDHPE team. The PDHPE team were leading into the final leg of the relay, but the Sports Department was gaining quickly. Du’aine unfortunately strained his hip flexor which led to another PDHPE victory. Du’aine is part of the Track and Field coaching staff this year and staff and students alike are looking
16 Years Male 1 Benjamin Hayward 2 Jack Mills 3 Will Lloyd
16 Years Female 1 Abbey Hodge 1 Sophie Wehrmann 3 Jessica Cunningham
Winning House: Boyce House
17 Years Male 1 Josh Robins 2 Jack Brown 3 Alexander Dixon
17 Years Female 1 Julia Cormio 2 Genevieve Love 3 Natasha Salisbury
13 Years Male 1 Morgan Little 2 Jonathan Friend 3 Lucas Vass
14 Years Male 1 Ben Nogajski 2 Kyle Galloway 3 Daniel Alleyn
Open Male 1 Taylor John 2 Alex Wearne 3 Ben Jones
Open Female 1 Brianna Phillips 2 Lauren Tompkins 3 Claire Haigh
15 Years Male 1 Jamie Basheer 2 Lachie Basten 3 Ben Pears
15 Years Female 1 Sami McCormick 2 Maia Leadbetter 3 Rachel Fear
Lee Batchler Acting Sportmaster
forward to working with him. The carnival continued into the afternoon with great performances in the 100m and 400m events. The final event saw the Middle School house medley relay being won by Holt house in record time, capping off a great day. Below are the age champions from the day and the winning house.
Basketball
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arker entered the basketball season having not won the CAS title since Mr Fedeles retired in 2008. This season started well, but would depend on the last game against Knox. Led by their inspirational captain, Murray Thorpe, the boys defeated archrivals Knox in the
Barker Gym to clinch the CAS title in front of a very vocal home crowd. The team, coached by Matthew Arnot and Jared Scoines, have worked hard for several seasons to improve and this was a fantastic result given all the effort that had gone in. The team represented Barker with enthusiasm,
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passion and great sportsmanship throughout the season. For Year 12 students
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Rob Irwin, Dan Babb, Charlie Silvester and Sam Barlow to win the CAS in their last game at home was a dream come true. The side was well supported by Year 11 students Jeeven Singh, Ben Basten and sharp shooting Curtis Abagi. Younger members of the team were Benjamin Fakira and Daniel Smedley from Year 10 and Angus Henskens from Year 9. Jason Bourke MIC Basketball