Athletics

Teams

The Secondary School fields a Track and Field team in the SCISSA inter-school competition, for students who turn 13 in the year of completion to those turning 18.

Competitions

The Flinders Secondary team participates in the SCISSA Zone Carnival held in early third term. Successful athletes progress to the Regional Trials and then State Championships.

Training

Training sessions take place on the Flinders Main on Monday and Wednesday afternoons, starting early in term one and continuing until early in term four.
 
Teacher in Charge

Mr Phil Coppock is one of the College’s Mathematics teachers.  He is a passionate ex-triathlete and athletics coach who has overseen the College’s athletics and cross country program for the past eight years. He is a Level IV ATFCA coach and has been a State coach for 10 years and more recently been appointed the Australia School Sport Track and Field Coach. If you wish to know more about athletics at Flinders please email him at pcoppock@mfac.edu.au
 
Captain

Captain of Athletics for 2012: Brigitte Fischer

Recent Successes
 
2011    SCISSA Champion School
            Athletics Australia Schools Junior Girls Knockout Final 2011 - 4th

2010    SCISSA Runners up

2009   SCISSA Champion School 
 
2008   SCISSA Champion School 
           
2007   SCISSA Champion School 

Queensland / Australian Representatives
 
2011 Lilli Burdon
2010 Lucy Larsen, Ashleigh Harris, Erica Hungerford
2009 Brooke Sharplin, Jarryd Gould, Gabi Gregoriou, Lucy Larsen, Naomi Fitzpatrick
2008 Zoe Sharplin, Jasmyn Gould, Shayleigh Gould, Jordan Pearce, David Schaumberg, Josh Adcock, Ashleigh Harris, Brigitte Fischer
2007 Zoe Sharplin, Jasmyn Gould, Shayleigh Gould, Gabi Gregoriou, Ashleigh Harris
2006 Zoe Sharplin, Jasmyn Gould, Shayleigh Gould, Andrew Hodges, Ashleigh Harris
2005 Andrew Hodges, Jasmyn Gould, Mia Schaumberg, Andrew Hodges, Ashleigh Reid, Shayleigh Gould
2004  Nicky Russell-Smith, Mia Schaumberg, Andrew Hodges, Jasmyn Gould

Uniform

Students compete in a Flinders Athletics singlet and College shorts, shoes and socks.

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