Sarah P and Olivia F – Oz Tag 

Congratulations to both Sarah and Olivia on gaining selection in the U17s Australian Oz Tag Squad. The squad will travel to New Zealand in April to compete in an International tournament. This is a huge achievement for both girls, however for Sarah it's extra special as she is only 15 years old and has been placed into the 17s squad rather than in her own age group.

Jarian H – Weight Lifting

At the end of last year Jarian competed at the Pacific Mini Games in Port-Vila, Vanuatu along with five other Australians as part of the Australian Team. During the event, Jarian hit new Personal Bests and set multiple new Australian records in the process. From these results, Jarian is now ranked as the No.1 Youth (17/U) Female lifter in Australia. The goal is to now make the Youth Olympic Games in October however to do this, Jarian must maintain her number one rank as there are only one position in the team.  

Natalie S - NSW Netball and Campbelltown Catholic Club's Monthly Sports Hot Shot Award Winner

Congratulations to Natalie on gaining selection in the NSW U/17 netball team – the highest level possible for her age. Natalie will compete as part of the team in April, taking on some of the best rising stars in Australia. Natalie also received the Campbelltown Catholic Club monthly Sports Hot Shot award and was gifted $500 to help cover the costs associated with the event.

Jorja B - Softball

Congratulations to Jorja on her recent selection into the Australian U19 Softball squad, following her success in being selected for the NSW Open Schools team a few weeks ago. Jorja will be competing in Cairns in the Australian All-School tournament in May and in the Australian Squad in Brisbane in July. We wish her every success in both tournaments.

Tara B - NSW Futsal

Tara, along with nine other female futsal players from throughout NSW, was selected to represent NSW in the FFA National Futsal Championships as part of the U15s Girls Lightning team in Canberra from 8 - 12 January 2018. The Lightning team is made up of the strongest 14 year old girls in the State, which is part of Futsal NSW method of developing and exposing these younger players to such an elite tournament, with their aim being to continue developing these individual players hoping that these girls will then be selected into the U15s Thunder team for the FFA National Futsal Championships in 2019. This tournament allowed the girls to play at the national level against the best players from across the country representing their respective States and Territories and to test themselves against the best 15 year old Futsal players within Australia. By the end of the tournament, the NSW U15s Lightning team finished 4th overall, which was an excellent achievement considering that the Lightning team were the youngest squad in this age group at the tournament.

Congratulations girls. As always, I would ask that if anyone is aware of any students who are achieving at a high level in sport, please let me know as many of the girls are very humble and do not pass this information on. It is always a great privlege to recognise and celebrate their achievements and successes with the College community.

Scott Ashcroft - Sports and Activities Coordinator