FIRST PLACE IN ALL SCHOOLS RELAYS , SECOND
IN APS FINALS
athlete . The boys also were educated around the topics of nutrition and recovery .
The final holiday meet and lead-up meet at Lakeside saw boys compete for final places in the junior and senior APS teams . With the team selected , our boys performed exceptionally on the Wednesday morning at the junior APS program . Many boys ran personal bests and had top-end placings . The relays highlighted the depth of the junior squad . On the heats day for the senior finals , Scotch qualified for 15 A finals from 21 events . This result placed us in equal third place behind Wesley and Carey , and level with St Kevin ’ s .
The APS Finals day is a high-level competition , and to be placed in the top three in this event is considered to be an exceptional performance . We had nine first placings , nine second placings and seven third placings . Impressively , after the morning session Scotch was leading the event and had eventual premiers Wesley nervous .
While we were eventually overrun , the squad enjoyed a brilliant year and showcased great talent and depth . We finished comfortably in second position , ahead of Melbourne Grammar for the first time in 18 years .
Some of the day ’ s highlights included : s Bart Leeton breaking the APS record in the under 16 1500m with a time of 4.06.99 in extremely difficult conditions . He also won the 800m event in his age group s Lachlan Gumley ( Year 9 ) breaking the APS and school record in the under 15 discus with a throw of 46.88 metres s Llywy Schoenborn ( Year 7 ) winning the under 14 shot put with a throw of 12.32 metres s Henry Curlewis winning the under 14 800m with a time of
2.18 . He also came second in the 1500 metres and was a
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