Sports Wrap

Mountain Bike Riding

The Australian Interschools Mountain Bike Championships were on at Thredbo - River Guthrie, Oliver and Eliza Dinwoodie competed.

Eliza came 13th in cross country out of 37 riders and 20th in flow out of 40. Her other race was cancelled due to wind. Oliver raced cross country and came 31st out of 157 riders. In All mountain Oliver came 10th out of 424 riders. River came 161. Cannonball Oliver had a crash but came 39th out of 339 riders and River came 148. Flow race Oliver came 14th and River came 236th out of 507 riders. Fantastic results.

Swimming

Our primary swimming team competed at the Archdiocesan Swimming Championships in Queanbeyan: Zali Blair, Amelia Reynolds, Jack Van Prooyen, Nixon Hazelton, Tori and Jett Purser and Tom Brabham. Lots of PB’s achieved.

Congratulations to Jack Van Prooyen who will represent Mackillop at the NSWCPS swimming at Homebush.

Congratulations to our secondary swimming team who competed at the recent Archdiocesan swimming carnival in Queanbeyan. Owen Wall, Kane Badewitz, Molly Greenwood and Jack Caldwell have qualified to represent the Canberra Goulburn Diocese at the NSWCCC Swimming at Homebush.

Well done to Owen Wall, Abby Fraser and Kane Badewitz who were all runner-up Age Champions

Netball News

Well done to our two Year 5/6 mixed netball teams who competed in the NSW Netball Schools Cup yesterday in Merimbula.

Our Lumen Red team won all of their games and Lumen Green won 3 and lost 2 close games. Great sportsmanship and fun was on display

Thank you to Mrs Larter and the secondary helpers who umpired.

RUGBY LEAGUE RESULTS

Well done to our 13’s and 15’s league teams who competed in the NRL Country Cup yesterday.

Congratulations to our 15’s team who ran out winners they now progress to the Southern NSW finals cup in Ulladulla on the 31st May.

Thank you to Mr Kennedy and Mr Crowley for coaching the teams.

National Ride2School Day - Friday 24 March 2023

Join more than 350,000 students across the nation who will ride, walk, scoot and skate to school on Friday 24 March 2023.

Lumen Christi will be participating in this day again. There will be 2 meeting points:

7.45am - Merimbula boat ramp

8.15am - Pambula Baptist Church

NB/ Primary students riding from Merimbula will need a parent with them.

PRIZES = Best decorated helmet and bike

For more information contact megan.quarmby@cg.catholic.edu.au

2023 CROSS COUNTRY - COLOUR RUN - Thursday 30 March

Our Lumen Cross Country is a colour run this year. It will begin after recess on Thursday 30 March.

Students can wear light coloured clothing so that the colour shows up better. Students can choose to bypass the colour stations.

Zooper doopers and a sausage sizzle will be sold on the day.

ANY student going home on the bus MUST have a change of clothes. You will not be allowed on the bus

• The distances are as follows:
• Kindy = 1 lap of oval
• Year 1 and 7 year olds in Year 2 = 2 laps of oval
• 8,9,10 years = 2km
• 11, 12 primary = 3km
• 12/13 boys and girls = 3km
• 14/15 boys and girls = 4km
• 16/17+ girls = 4km
• 16/17+ boys = 6km
• Please note = it is the age you HAVE turned OR ARE turning this year

Primary Rugby League

Congratulations to James Millar and Samuel Bryan who were successful yesterday at the U11's Rugby league trials in Canberra. The boys will now represent the Canberra Goulburn Diocese at the Mackillop trials in May. Mr Kennedy from Lumen is also the Coach.

Triathlon News

Jack Caldwell has success at the School Sports Australian Triathlon National Championships in Tasmania!!!!

Yesterday Jack competed in the individual triathlon event, finishing in an AMAZING 16th place (30sec behind the winner).

Today - Jack competed in the NSW teams triathlon event and they finished in 3rd position

Congratulations Jack on your fantastic results.