Primary Aerobics
Last week our Aerobics teams and individuals competed in the National Super Series in Newcastle, used as a lead-in event to the NSW Championships in June. Our Girls team, “The Crazy Crew”, won the Novice Teams Competition. The pairs team of Ruby Henderson and Hannah Neppl finished with silver. In the Primary Individual Competition, Charlotte Campbell and Abigail Kidd went head to head with Charlotte just getting the slightest of wins, with Abigail second. All the best as you prepare for State Championships in June!
Mountain Biking
The Hunter Schools Mountain Biking Championships were held over 2 days last week, with Primary competing on the first day and Secondary following them.
10 talented Primary students entered the event, bringing along some serious equipment and skills to boot.
Joshua Foskett just missed the medals finishing 4th of 73 riders after a crash on his final lap proved enough to rob him of a podium finish.
Hamish Rae (12th of 73), Jadon Morris (15th of 73) and Ezra Cole (16th of 42) also finished in the top 20 of their age group events
In the Secondary event on Friday,11 students attended, with the Rae boys, Aidan and Lachlan finishing on the podium with Silver and Bronze medals respectively.
Aidan’s 2nd place from 137 riders made all the more better after suffering a flat tyre on his final lap.
Joseph Blundell (5th of 101) and Kingsley Scharfe (17th of 137) also finished in the top 20.
The rain on Friday made conditions very tricky, but our team still had a great day!
Congratulations to our riders for their excellent achievements.
| Name / Age | Rank / Total Riders |
| PRIMARY | |
| Ezra Cole – 9yr | 16 / 42 |
| Elijah Morris – 11yr | 57 / 71 |
| Joshua Foskett – 13yr | 4 / 73 |
| Hamish Rae – 13yr | 12 / 73 |
| Jadon Morris – 13yr | 15 / 73 |
| Silas Brown – 13yr | 21 / 73 |
| Joshua Haub – 13yr | 52 / 73 |
| Henry Batchelor – 13yr | 59 / 73 |
| SECONDARY | |
| Aidan Rae – 15yr | 2 / 137 |
| Kingsley Scharfe – 15yr | 16 / 137 |
| James Chesterfield – 15yr | 28 / 137 |
| Joel Micallef – 15yr | 32 / 137 |
| Ryan Morris – 15yr | 52 / 137 |
| Rowland O’Connor – 15yr | 80 / / 137 |
| Judah Croxford – 15yr | 81 / 137 |
| Samuel Goldsworthy – 15yr | 99 / 137 |
| Joseph Blundell – 17yr | 5 / 101 |
| Alex Foskett – 17yr | 38 / 101 |
| Lachlan Rae – 19yr | 3 / 9 |
Zone Cross Country
Students who finished Top 4 at our School Cross Country Carnival last term had the opportunity to compete at the Zone Carnival on Tuesday.Aged from 8yr to 16yr, our students had a great day at Gosford, with some brilliant performances. All up, 35 students qualified for the NSW CSSA Cross Country, by finishing in the Top 15. They join our 17/18yr olds who automatically qualified from the College Carnival.A big congratulations to our team. Louella Scharfe and Joshua Ellem both won their Age division, with Micah and Jay Troyer finishing in Runners up in their respective age races.The following students finished in the top 5.
| 1st | Louella Scharfe | 8/9yr Girls |
| 1st | Joshua Ellem | 12yr Boys (Secondary) |
| 2nd | Micah Troyer | 14yr Boys |
| 2nd | Jay Troyer | 16yr Boys |
| 4th | Natalie Benn | 14yr Girls |
| 4th | Zirk Lombard | 8/9yr Boys |
| 5th | Lachlan Altstadt | 8/9yr Boys |
| 5th | Hamish Rae | 12yr Boys (Primary) |
| 5th | Jorja Simolin | 15yr Girls |
Secondary Athletics Carnival
Once again, the forecast predicted rain, and once again our prayers were answered as the day went ahead in mostly dry conditions.
Students from Years 7-12 ran, jumped and threw their way through a range of events with 11 records falling on the day.
The Age Championship contests were all close, with Robinson running away in the House contest by 70 points, making the final calculation for the year very tight after Booth and Cuthbert took the Swimming and Cross Country Carnivals
| Robinson | 1424 |
| Cuthbert | 1354 |
| Booth | 1329 |
| Liddell | 1091 |
Our Zone Carnival will be held in Term 3.
Congratulations to our Age Champions, who will certainly be there to represent the College:
| 12yr | Scarlett Brunia | Raphael Gobrial |
| 13yr | Abigail Vromans | Blake Stockley |
| 14yr | Natalie Benn | Micah Troyer |
| 15yr | Jorja Simolin | Micah Knaus |
| 16yr | Emma Cashion | Tobias Maddison |
| 17yr | Taylah Cowling | Lachlan Rae |
| 18yr | Kate Langejans | Joshua Hale |
As mentioned, a massive 11 records fell on the day, demonstrating the amazing abilities of many of our students.
| NAME | EVENT | NEW MARK | OLD MARK | YEAR |
| Natalie Benn | 14yr Girls 1500m | 6.17.94 | 6.22.82 | 2018 |
| Amber Millett | 14yr Girls Discus | 19.58m | 18.20m | 2007 |
| Michellie Robins | 14yr Girls Long Jump | 4.29m | 4.24m | 2014 |
| Kidha Gray | 16yr Boys 400m | 54.16 | 56.42 | 2011 |
| Arianne Jensen | 16yr Girls Shot Put | 9.01m | 8.11m | 2009 |
| Tobias Maddison | 16yr Boys 1500m | 4.52.99 | 4.58.07 | 2020 |
| Lachlan Kendall | 17yr Boys High Jump | 1.80m | 1.74m | 2017 |
| Victoria Robinson | Open Multi Shot Put | 5.04m | 4.62m | 2020 |
| Victoria Robinson | Open Multi 200m | 48.16 | 50.47 | 2020 |
| Victoria Robinson | Open Multi Discus | 15.76m | 11.54m | 2020 |
| Cuthbert | Snr Boys Relay | 49.13 | 49.49 | 2018 |
Teacher Achievement
We are delighted to report that Mr Ben Robins has been awarded the Cricket NSW Greater Hunter School Ambassador of the Month award. We know that Mr Robins works hard to provide the sporting and health opportunities for our students. As well as stepping into the role of Secondary Sport Coordinator this term while Mr Hall is on leave is a huge job. We are blessed with such committed teachers here at BCC. Thank you Mr Robins for always going above and beyond.
