SPORT
Athletics Many thanks to Tom Morehouse (BGS teacher), who has been coaching and managing our boys, as well as his squad in Sydney. Congratulations also to Tom on his appointment as national coach for the Australian track and field team heading to the Maccabiah Games in Israel in July this year. At the Australian Athletics Championships held in Sydney in March, Tristan Scheirs (Year 11) blitzed the field to become the best triple jumper in the country in the U18 category. Each athlete was allowed a total of six jumps. Tristan was the only jumper to clear 14m and in fact jumped further than this length in four of his six jumps. At 14.39m, his winning jump was a full metre further than any other competitor!
Sam Flockart (Year 8) finished second in the U13 1500m final at the 2017 Australian Little Athletics Championships in April in Sydney. Sam was just beaten in the final 80m of the race, settling for a silver medal at the Nationals, which is a terrific achievement!
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WINTER 2017
Congratulations to Aaron Leferink (Year 10), who won the U17 200m at the Nationals in February. This is in addition to 1st with the U18 4 x 100m Victorian relay team and 4th in the U17 100m (a photo-finish).