2023 TAS Track & Field Athletics Championships | Canterbury Places Second!

Last week, our large Secondary School Athletics Squad competed at the 2023 TAS Track & Field Championships over at the Queensland Sport & Athletics Centre (QSAC) in Nathan.

Our team competed with heart and distinction, winning three age groups – Year 7 Girls, Year 8 Girls and Year 9 Girls.

We also placed first in the Girls Overall and Girls Overall Percentage rankings.

There were many positional changes throughout the day amongst the competing schools, and after all the points were tallied in the Overall Aggregate Champions race, Canterbury finished in second place.

Congratulations to all our students who competed on the day.

Special mentions go to the following students:

  • Finn Watt: 2nd Place, Year 7 Boys Age Champion
  • Calise Kypr: Year 8 Girls Age Champion
  • Mia Chizzoniti: 3rd Place, Year 8 Girls Age Champion
  • Tekainga Enkera-Raveora: 2nd Place, Year 10 Girls Age Champion
  • Rubie Newman: 3rd Place, Year 10 Girls Age Champion
  • Kaylee Tamala: 2nd Place, Year 11 Girls Age Champion
  • Jack Addley: 2nd Place, Year 12 Boys Age Champion

A HUGE thank you to Mrs Brooke King, Coach Lachlan, Coach Jade, Coach Rachael, Coach Hayden, Coach Jack John and Coach Connor for the awesome work they did with our students, to prepare them for this major event.

Thank you also to Mr Glen Walker, Ms Kathy Simpson, Mrs Deanne Hamilton, Mr Afi and Mr Ben Maxfield for their help and supervision on the day.

And nice work Coach Jack John and Coach Rachael for the event photos!

For the full list of results, please visit this weblink HERE.

The full photo gallery can be found on our Facebook Page HERE.

Mr Joshua Afu
Acting Coordinator of TAS Sport