2026 District Athletics Double Champions!
Matthew Flinders Anglican College's student-athletes competed with pride and determination in the 9-12 Years and 13-19 Years Independent District Track & Field Championships held over four days in August.
For the second year in a row, Flinders claimed a double victory for both age groups!
The Flinders Head of Sport, Mr Adam Ridgewell, congratulated the students for their commitment and teamwork in representing Flinders with pride.
"Every student-athlete worked hard individually but also showed their care for one another by participating as a cohesive squad," Mr Ridgewell said. "Their efforts resulted in the squad achieving multiple individual age champion titles and record-breaking performances across the board."
Highlights included:
⚡ 8 New Records: Broken across 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, long jump, high jump and discus.
🥇 10 Individual Champion Places: Showing outstanding individual dominance across the competition.
🥇 5 Division Titles: Strong squad depth securing five age group division championships.
Congratulations to every student-athlete, coach and supporter involved in the training and competition journey.
13-19 Years Highlights
- Age Champions: Tara T (14-years Girls Multi Class) and Oli F (18-years Boys) were crowned Age Champions for their outstanding overall dominance.
- Division Champions: 15-years Boys and 16-years Boys.
- Runner-Up Age Champions: Capri V (14-years Girls), who competed in a remarkable seven events, alongside Cade H (14-years Boys) and Grayor D (16-years Boys).
9-12 Years Highlights
- Age Champion: Alistair S (11-years Boys).
- Division Champions: 12 Years Girls, 11-years Boys and 9-years Boys.
- Runner-Up Age Champions: Reese J (12-years Girls), Oscar S (12-years Boys), Nicholas S (11-years Boys) and Zoe B (10-years Girls).
#ProudToBeFlinders
Record Breakers
Our athletes put on an extraordinary show in the field and on the track, setting eight new district marks:
- Spencer M (10-years Boys): Discus
- Ned H (10-years Boys): High Jump
- Oscar S (12-years Boys): Set three district records! Long Jump, 200m and 100m (he broke the 100m record twice in one day by clocking a record in his heat before setting a brand new record in the final!)
- Capri V (14-years Girls): New record for 400m and equalled record for 200m.
- Sienna C (18–19-years Girls): 800m
- Sophie R-K (18–19-years Girls): Discus
