Jack Ryan Underwater Hockey
Year 12 student Jack Ryan visited Malaysia over the school holidays to compete in the Australian U19 Men's Underwater Hockey World Championships.
Jack was very pleased with the experience, "The Australian
U19 Men's Underwater Hockey Team came 4th after a very close Bronze final against Türkiye. We went into overtime and then sudden death in the final. The Underwater Hockey Age
Group Championships was a fantastic experience and will be one I will never forget."
Archie swims his PBs over and over!
Archie and his family headed to the Gold Coast for the School Sports Australia National Championships last week. Archie was chosen to represent Team Victoria for the third time in swimming. He swam in a 200m individual medley, 100m backstroke, 50m backstroke, 50m butterfly, 12yo boys medley relay, 12yo mixed medley relay and 12yo boys freestyle relay. Every time Archie swam he reached his Personal Best and made the finals, which was an outstanding achievement. Milliseconds separated the top four in 50m backstroke. Archie achieved a Gold medal and National Record in 12yo mixed medley relay. A Bronze in the 12yo boys medley relay topped off an incredible three days experience of swimming.
Archie had a wonderful time catching up and swimming with friends from all over Victoria. He enjoyed racing the best swimmers in Australia and pushing himself in every race to swim faster.
A huge thank you to South Gippsland Bass Swimming Club. It truly is a wonderful and supportive club with knowledgeable and passionate coaches. Archie your passion, determination, coachability and work ethic are simply amazing. Keep chasing your dreams.
Heidi a crucial member of the Junior Strike League
During the school holidays, Year 12 student Heidi Driscoll travelled to Darwin to compete in the Female U/19’s Junior Strike League Cricket Competition. Heidi took many wickets throughout the tournament with her best bowling being, 4-15 off 4 overs.
The VIC girls won all 6 games, taking out the overall win for the competition.
Olivia Showjumping Champion
Year 8 student Olivia Curtain has just returned from three weeks in NSW and Queensland where she competed in the Showjumping Winter Shows. Olivia is not only the Champion in Queensland at the Festival Of Showjumping, Children’s Championship 1.15m on her mare Ngahiwi Lady Blu, she also won the FEI Children’s Classic Silver Tour Championship 1.10m on her other new mare Yalambi’s Luciana at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre.
Olivia will represent her school for the third year in a row at the upcoming Australian Interschool Nationals at Tamworth in late September. Olivia has quickly built a bond with her new horses which adds to the challenge.
State Cross Country
On the last weekend of the school holidays, 20 July, four brave Newhaven College students took on the biggest cross country event in Victoria. Jett Fawaz, Lukah Fawaz, Ella Lomax and Lara Smyth took on the course in miserable weather with heavy rain and icy winds. With start lines of over 170 students, the four Newhaven College students ran well with Jett being one of the youngest in the Under 14 3km event placing 90th. Lukah placed 70th in the males and Ella placed 49th in the female category both in Under 15 4km event and Lara placed 9th in Under 18 4km event qualifying her for the Australian Cross Country Championships which will be held in Tasmania at the end of August.
To add to the excitement, Year 5 student Jett Fawaz has made the Victorian Cross Country team through Athletics Victoria. He came 12th in the state in the State Schools event at Yarra Valley Racecourse on 18 July. He has been selected to compete in the National Championships in Tasmania on 31 August.
Congratulations to all four Newhaven College runners.
Victories, Mud and Sunshine for Newhaven College MTB
Newhaven College MTB showcased remarkable prowess in the Auscycling Victoria Schools Cross Country MTB series with strong performances across various age groups.
Despite winter rains and school holidays, round two saw high participation from determined competitors statewide. Newhaven College MTB secured two first-place finishes: Lucy Thompson achieved first in the Under 15 Girls category, while Hamish Dakers-Hock improved from third in Round 1 to win the Under 15 Boys race. Year 1 student Charlie McCabe also delivered a notable performance, finishing fourth in the Under 9 Boys category.
The success continued in round three at You Yangs MTB Park on Sunday, 4 August. Seven Newhaven College students competed this round with Hamish Dakers-Hock securing another first-place win in the Under 15 Boys category, and Lucy Thompson continued her streak with a first-place finish in the Under 15 Girls category.
Charlie McCabe also finished 8th in the Under 9 Boys.
The next races are scheduled for Round 4 in Castlemaine and Round 5 in Bendigo on 7 & 8 September.
