Sophia Mundi Steiner School’s Class 7-10 students competed with both Little Yarra Steiner School and Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School for the Inter-School Athletics Day in Ringwood on Friday 23 March, striving for their personal best and supporting each other in their physical challenges and victories during the event. The atmosphere in the Athletics Centre was spirited as students and teachers from the three schools reconnected on the warm Autumn Day.

Notable achievements went to the following SMSS athletes:
CLASS 7:
Maggie Diehm – 4th in 100m heat
Aela Maloney – 4th in 100m heat; 2nd in 400m and 4th in triple jump
Sienna Van Gaster-Peck – 4th in 200m heat
Mia Violet – 4th in 200m heat
Felix – 3rd in 100m heat
Arlo Campbell – 2nd in 1500m; 2nd in 200m heat; 3rd in 800m and 4th in triple jump
CLASS 8:
Tarquin Charlwood – 3rd in 100m heat
Samuel Hitchens – 4th in 200m heat
Yani Joannidis – 4th in 100m heat; 2nd in shot – put and 3rd in triple jump
Sofia Riquelme – 4th in 100m heat; ran in 100m final
Sheeryn Ahrari – 2nd in long jump; 4th in shot- put and 4th in 100m heat
Xavier Aitken- 4th in triple jump
Evangeline La Terra – 2nd in 400m and 4th in triple jump
Tara-Rose Kirkpatrick – 4th in 400m
Ben Nekvapil – 1st in shot – put
Emerald Bates – 4th in 200m
Elijah Zantey – 1st in 100m heat; 2nd in 100m final and 3rd in 400m
Jasper Conigrave – 4th in 200m heat and 3rd in 100m final
CLASS 9:
Madeleine Chadwick – 3rd in shot-put
Dante Lacota – 2nd in shot-put

Well done to all students who competed on the day, especially Class 9 who had just arrived  from their hiking camp. Some of the students attended extra morning training before school to develop fitness for running and be ready for the day. Many of these students took a ribbon home. Good work!

– Katherine Ellis, Physical Education Co-ordinator