AIMS Secondary Athletics

With sweltering heat and regular lightning delays interrupting the schedule, it was a demanding event for everyone involved, but our students handled the conditions brilliantly.

There were a number of outstanding individual performances across the two days. Zac had a superb championships, winning the U15 Boys Discus with 35.42m and the U15 Boys Shot Put with 12.41m, while also adding a 3rd place finish in the U15 Boys Javelin with 27.03m. Samson was another standout performer, winning the U15 Boys 800m in 02:16.1 and the U15 Boys High Jump with a clearance of 1.50m, as well as finishing 2nd in the U15 Boys Triple Jump with 10.62m.

Dara produced an excellent all-round performance, winning both the U13 Girls 400m in 01:03.8 and the U13 Girls 200m in 28.66. She also added two 3rd place finishes in the U13 Girls Triple Jump (8.68m) and U13 Girls High Jump (1.25m). On the track, Jared impressed across the sprint events, taking 2nd place in the U15 Boys 200m (24.81), 3rd place in the 100m (12.23), and 4th in the 400m (59.88).

There were also strong performances in the middle distance events, with San finishing 3rd in the U13 Boys 1500m (05:17.2) and 4th in the 400m (01:08.0), while Tayden secured 3rd place in the U15 Boys 1500m in 04:55.6.

In the field events, Sasha had an exceptional meet in the U18 Girls category, winning both the Shot Put (11.55m) and Discus (37.48m), as well as finishing 2nd in the Javelin with 25.31m. Heidi also performed strongly, winning the U15 Girls Triple Jump with 8.47m and placing 4th in the Long Jump with 3.77m.

Additional podium finishes came from Thomas, who placed 3rd in the U13 Boys Triple Jump with 9.27m, and Asha, who secured 3rd in the U18 Girls High Jump with a jump of 1.25m. In the throws, Meagan finished 3rd in the U13 Girls Discus with 15.65m, closely followed by Hanna in 4th with 15.33m. Megan also claimed 1st place in the U15 Girls Javelin with a throw of 21.12m.

While the medals were fantastic to see, AIMS is not won purely through 1st place finishes. The competition rewards the collective effort of the entire team across every event. Effort is sometimes difficult to measure on paper, but throughout the two days our athletes showed it in abundance, supporting teammates, stepping up in challenging conditions, and giving everything in their events.

A huge well done to everyone who represented the school. The team spirit, determination and resilience on display across the championships made it a performance to be proud of.