The Magazine of St Aloysius' College • 'Men for Others' • Issue XLVII ...

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winning team. Luke Jepson, who achieved fourth place in
this relay had a fantastic race and managed to bring the
boys up to finish in second place. Luke also enjoyed wins
in his Individual Medley, Freestyle and Backstroke events.
Maximilian Graham enjoyed several placings in the top
four of his Division 1 races, also a commendable result.
From this Carnival we were lucky to have four boys
selected to swim at the CIS Swimming Championships with
Maximilian Graham achieving third place in the Backstroke,
taking half a second with two personal bests.
Luke Jepson came sixth in the Freestyle finals. Lucas
Anderson came sixth in his heat in the Freestyle and just
missed out on a place in the final. Jack Spano also came
sixth in the Freestyle. Maximilian was selected to swim at the
NSW CIS Carnival where he came sixth in the finals in the
Under Eleven Age Backstroke event, achieving two personal
bests on the day. Maximilian was the fifth fastest going into
the finals but missed out on a spot in the NSW Team.
Magis Term also saw some very impressive performances
in our annual Cross Country Carnival held in very hot
conditions on our usual course across the Sydney Harbour
Bridge finishing at the Opera House. Southwell House won
the event for the first time in five years.
Congratulations to the following boys who were age
champions for the carnival.
Name
House
Open Age Champion Rory Vevers Owen
Second Place Joel Vozzo Southwell
U11 Age Champion Louis Dettre Campion
Second Place Max Worrall Southwell
U10 Age Champion Lucas Andrerson Campion
Second Place Noah Chia Owen
U9 Age Champion Luke Gorman Southwell
Second Place Vincent Hrdina Southwell
Forty of our students ran at the JSHAA Carnival in what
was for some participants their first cross country event.
The huge number of runners in each age race was quite
daunting, but the boys ran extremely well. After five weeks
of training, it was a relief for the boys to run an actual
cross country course and to have a lot of fun doing it.
Special mention must be made of James Dainton, who,
unfortunately, had a fall but came back to take thirtieth
place. Congratulations to the following boys who were
placed well in their respective age groups: Vincent Hrdina
17th, Joel Vozzo 17th, Luke Gorman 4th, Rory Vevers 10th,
Angus Whittle 24th and James Dainton 30th.
Out of these boys Joel Vozzo, Luke Gorman, Rory Vevers
and Vincent Hrdina will now run at CIS representing the
JSHAA Team later this year.
During Magis Term all classes were involved in fitness
and fitness testing as part of their curriculum. One of the
tests that they were involved in is a 1.2km run around the
Harbour Bridge support pylons in Bradfield Park. As well as
individual times given to them, each class is given a class
time which is the time of the last boy in that particular class
to cross the finish line. With an emphasis on supporting
each other along the way, as well as encouraging those at
the ‘back of the pack’, there is the main prize of having the
bragging rights in the playground of being the fastest class
in the school for the 1.2km run. Class 5.3, the last class to
run this test, was awarded a time of 7.59 minutes defeating
all other classes.
In our summer season we have started well with Michael
Bounds (Year 6) selected as a member of the JSHAA
Basketball Team who trialled at CIS but was unfortunate
not to make it. Wins over Scots College, Cranbrook
School and Knox Grammar School have assisted the team’s
development and it is great to see the large numbers of
boys who have chosen basketball as their sport, some of
them playing it for the first time.
The Prep First XI Cricketers have been the form team
of their competition, as the statistics clearly indicate. They
have consistently taken control of their games with strong
bowling and fielding. It is always difficult to determine
the exceptional players in such a great team; however,
there are no more consistent players in the team than our
Captain, James Dainton and his Vice Captain, Henry
Hesketh. They have led the team well and provided a fine
model of leadership for their troops.
Tennis is as strong as ever with wins over Newington
College, St Patrick’s College, Riverview and only one close
loss to Barker College.
More recently in our winter season so far we have
had some great results. In Rugby the 12As still continue to
be a dominant force after their successful Pre-Season Tour
to Armidale with wins over St Pius’ X College (39-0) and
Newington College (55-0) so far. The 11As are also a strong
force, having defeated St Pius’ X College and Newington
College 22-0 and 31-17, respectively. The 10As have had
two big wins: a 91-0 win over Newington College and a
45-0 win over Sydney Grammar School. Similarly, our 10Bs
have won their games 52-0 and 56-0. Congratulations to
Elliot Knox who was selected for Southern Districts (Wing/
Outside Centre) for the upcoming representative season;
Matthew and James Dainton, Nicholas and Peter Slaven for
having been selected to the Gordon side.
The success so far in the rugby season is mirrored by
our teams in the Junior School football sides who continue
to tally up convincing wins across all age groups. The 12As
have had a 5-1 win over Sydney Grammar School and a
4-1 over St Pius’ X College, with Dominic Nicotra being
selected for the JSHAA side out of 120 boys. Dominic was
our only representative to make the side in two years and
was unlucky not to make the NSW side despite trialling
very well. The 12D side have also started the season well
with a huge win over Sydney Grammar School (5-0), along
with the Under 11s and 10s age groups who have had
seven wins in total for their age groups in only two rounds.
Our 9s Football and Rugby sides have had wins in the first
two rounds; special mentions need to be made of Noah
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