Tower has completed a hat trick, winning the Ian Gould Interhouse Athletics competition at Mount Gambier High School for the third consecutive year.
Tower (2112.8) defeated runner up Lake (1580.1) by over 500 points while Gambier (1485.3) claimed third place in front of Mount.
Following the successful return of the swimming carnival earlier this term, students were again given the opportunity to compete against their peers to claim bragging rights on the track.
Cool and overcast conditions for the majority of the carnival meant students did not face the heat of previous years when competing.
This year, the novelty events were a huge success with high participation numbers across all of the age groups and some houses were even able to fill three teams in certain events.
Year 9 student Monique Doyle was awarded the ‘Craig Elliott Perpetual Award’ for her record breaking javelin effort in the 15 Year Girls event.
The award recognises the most outstanding individual performance of the carnival.
Monique’s performances set a new record of 34.56m, beating the previous record held by Rachel Hines of 31.29m, which was set in 2013.
It was again a privilege for former Mount Gambier High School alumni Craig Elliot to personally present the award that was named in his honour, due to his outstanding sporting achievements across athletics, cricket and cycling.
A number of records fell during this year’s event including four records in the newly established 13 Year Girls age group.
Next week March Mount Gambier High School will compete in the 78th Annual South East Zone Athletics Carnival hosted by Millicent High School, where the athletics squad will again look to achieve individual and team success.
Mount Gambier High School special sports coordinator Kerran Wingard said the willingness of the students to get involved in events, do their best and in many instances achieve personal bests was brilliant.
“It was great to see the Year 7 students get involved in the carnival,” he said.
“Their enjoyment was evident in the number of smiling faces across the two days.
“Our House Captains and Vice Captains did a fantastic job by encouraging students to compete and do their very best.
“Their leadership was a highlight of the carnival.
“We are very fortunate to have willing staff who actively get involved over the two days of competition, officiate and help out wherever possible.
“Their participation in the carnival definitely helps support the students to achieve their best.”
