Summer Sports Awards 2020/21 Contents Introduction

From the Head of Sport Megan Fritsch

Introduction 3 The 2020 / 2021 Summer of Sport for • 130 students participated in the 6 Radford did not disappoint. The mix of Radford Program and one team navy and maroon on sporting fields across competed in the ACT Junior Tennis Futsal 8 on our wonderful summer Pennant Competition Oztag 10 evenings and on weekends was a great sight • 35 students participated in the Radford 13 to behold. Program. 15 The College had more than 1000 students There were also many highlights across Tennis 16 participating in the following sports and the season where our students have programs: demonstrated outstanding commitment, 18 grit and determination to achieve • 14 teams played in the ACT Junior Blast Cricket Centre launch 19 competition success, with the notable Cricket Competitions and 60 students K–1 and football programs 20 performance of the Radford Rowing participated in the K–3 Cricket Blast Team who were awarded #1 Schoolboys Athletics 21 Centre. and #1 Schoolgirls (shared with Loreto Australian Representatives and National Champions 21 • 21 teams played in the North Canberra Normanhurst) teams at the 2021 Australian Futsal Competition Rowing Championships. • 22 teams played in the ACT Oztag Competition Sport helps our students explore and • 130 students competed in the Radford develop skills which are considered Radford Sports Program Rowing Program at various domestic beneficial throughout their lives. By Department Managers and interstate competitions participating in sports, children are exposed • 30 students participated in the Radford to various mental, emotional, physical and Megan Fritsch – Basketball – Junior and Secondary Athletics educational benefits. Head of Sport Brad Luhrs and Kelsey Griffin Program Sport at Radford is continually growing, Tamara Phelps – Cricket – • 60 students participated in the Radford with great enthusiasm across both the Assistant Head of Sport, Junior School Darryle Macdonald and Wally Wright K–6 Football Program Junior and Secondary student cohorts. Di Wilson – Futsal – • 60 students participated in the Radford The next 12 months is an exciting time for Sports Operations Manager Tom Crossley and Dianne Wilson K–1 Basketball Program Radford Sport! Tameka Collins – Oztag – • 40 students participated in the Radford We hope you enjoy reading through Sports Program Coordinator Megan Fritsch and Tameka Collins Golf Program at Royal Canberra Golf the 2020/21 Radford Summer of Sport Jan Legg – Rowing – Club publication. Strength and Conditioning Coach Vicky Spencer

Cover photo courtesy of Rowing / Linda Higginson — Summer Sports Awards 2020/21 3 From the Assistant Head of Sport/ Junior School Tamara Phelps

Developing fundamental sports programs young students. As a result, in Term 1 at our grassroots level creates one of the 2021, Radford introduced a Cricket Blast most important foundations contributing Centre to foster up-and-coming cricket to improving healthy lifelong habits. players. This program was aimed at younger The Radford Junior School is ensuring students with the majority being in the students have the opportunity to engage Kindergarten–Year 3 age group. in both non-competitive and competitive It is always nice to introduce new sporting programs. experiences, that not only contribute to The mid-year commencement of the new important skill development but, more sporting precinct will provide opportunities importantly, foster a positive sporting to establish pathway foundations for our culture at Radford.

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Radford had another successful year on the Grammar School for the first time in five cricket pitch, with nine teams entered in the years in the T20 competition. This is a local competition. Of the nine teams entered, fantastic achievement and something the five made it to their respective grand finals team should be proud of. st with three of those teams taking 1 place. Thank you to all the coaches and managers Having more than half of Radford’s teams who helped foster the growth of cricket this make it to the grand final is a wonderful season. A special thank you must be extended achievement within itself but taking out three to Mr Darryle Macdonald, who continued to of the finals demonstrates the program’s work tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure ability to go from strength to strength. that every cricketer has the best opportunity Improvement Contribution Excellence Age Group The First XI had another strong season, to compete. Following the completion of Samath Yakkala Patrick McNamara Alex Wheeldon U12 Div 1 progressing to the finals where they were the 2020/21 season Mr Macdonald will be Oliver Blight Benjamin Kopras William Schulha U12 Div 2 beaten by Marist College. Despite the loss, stepping down as Technical Director of the team still played exceptionally well, Cricket. On behalf of the entire Radford Steven Maglasis Avyukth Sudharsan Aminda Weerasooriya U13 Div 1 Heat and demonstrated a high standard of Sport Department, we want to thank Will Harrison Neil Grover Thomas Derix U13 Div 1 Scorchers sportsmanship. A highlight for the team Mr Macdonald for his contribution to the was claiming victory against Canberra cricket program over the years. Sebastian Bardelang Charlie Feld Theo Gould U13 Div 2 Jordan Scholfield Luke Davis Jack Ryan U14 Div 1 Shyam Bhatia Amber Smith Gibson Rhys Milthorpe U15 Div 1 Tom Brown Hamish McKee Oscar Johnson U15 Div 2 Gen Casarotto Jonty Probyn Darcy Macdonald First XI

In addition to the ICE award winners, Radford Cricket presents two prestigious Radford College Jack Walker awards: the Radford College Christopher Christopher Pollard Pollard Award and the Radford College Award Cricketer of the Year award. Radford College Darcy Macdonald • The Christopher Pollard Award is Cricketer of the Year presented to a player who displays good cricket aptitude and reliability, Finally, many Radford cricketers were as well as sportsmanship. recognised at the Cricket ACT Awards • The Radford College Cricketer of Night, with Krish Joshi (Year 9) winning the Year is presented to the most the Cricket ACT Junior Male Player of the outstanding player of the season. Year award and Steve Maglasis (Year 7) Congratulations to the recipients of winning the Cricket ACT U11–U13 these awards. Encouragement Award.

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Futsal at Radford continued to enjoy The teams competing this year again sustained numbers, with 21 teams entered demonstrated a highly competitive nature, in the North Canberra Futsal competition with five teams qualifying for semi-finals and a further 30 students competing in and one of those teams progressing on to the intra club U7s and 8s program on the grand final. Unfortunately, the U14 Div 1 Monday afternoons. team was unable to go back-to-back and went down in an exciting grand final, 6–4.

Improvement Contribution Excellence Age Group

Charles Kendall Daniel Do Isaac Waldren U11 Div 1 Open

Xavier Neves Michael Harsdorf Otis Hibberd U12 Div 1 Open

Joshua Alex Sebastian Cartwright Damian Singer U12 Div 2 Open

Jessica Boreham Olivia Grellman Joanna Beswick U12 Div 2 Girls Rodriguez

Oliver Luppi Liam Norton Daniel Barbatano U13 Div 1 Open Maroon

Nina Williamson Xandy Lulic Jeb Jeffery U13 Div 2 Open

Vinny Do Luke Kendall Callum Baran U14 Div 1 Open

Yoonie Lee Pranav Vallurupalli Max van de Loo U14 Div 2 Open Maroon

Rose Berge Diego Ruta Felix Juusela U14 Div 2 Open Blue

Lucy Prime Hannah Appaneal Emily Watson U14 Div 1 Girls

Alice Abbott Scarlett Quaedvlieg Caitie Checksfield U14 Div 2 Girls Maroon

Alannah Arthur Sohanna Stannard Lauren Dixon U14 Div 2 Girls Blue

William Abbott Eric Hood Alex Checksfield U15 Div 2 Open Maroon

Hamish McKee Michael Vincent Ramon Luo U15 Div 2 Open Blue

Callum Cheng Aaren Nikolovski James Woods U16 Div 1 Open

Tayte Wildie Jacob Miller Robin Forster U16 Div 2 Open

Amy Zheng Madison Gordon Samantha Black U16 Div 1 Girls

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Oztag has continued to see growth in development at trainings and effort during the 2020/21 season, with the number of the games. There was a significant number registered players growing to 250 and the of students who played Oztag for the first number of teams entered extending to 22. time this season, demonstrating outstanding The teams this year were made up of players effort and enthusiasm in all games. from Years 2 to 12 and were split across All teams’ and coaches’ efforts were seven boys’ teams, eight girls’ teams and rewarded, with a particular mention going seven mixed teams. Radford had the highest to the Radford Aussie Taggers (U13 mixed) number of teams registered compared to who came 3rd, Radford Roadrunners any club, so congratulations to all involved (U9 mixed) who came 2nd and the U15 girls for your effort in making this happen. Wild Cats team who placed 1st. Throughout the season, all Radford teams A big thank you to all our coaches and demonstrated their passion and commitment managers who made the season such a for Oztag through continued skill wonderful success.

Improvement Contribution Excellence Age Group Audrey Fillingham Udara Manage Chelsea Hately U12 Girls Rhinos William Bott Xavier Zerger Hayze Shepherd U13 Boys Raptors Michael Lo Pilato Micah Primrose Angelina Babic U13 Mixed Aussie Taggers Cameron Hewitson Zachary Lloyd Oliver Luppi U13 Boys Storm Genevieve Nguyen Ambrosie Brassil Hugo Hayward U14 Mixed Sharks Kahlia Athanasiou Madeleine Sadleir Anisha Judge U15 Girls Wild Cats May Flanagan Evelyn Hambly Madison Gordon U15 Girls Radtags Lily Evans Katie Ceniza-Drake Olivia Cox U15 Girls Ninjas Nikita Crabb Campbell Kruger Ben Heatley U16 Mixed Reckers Justine Hobson Amali Weerasooriya Alicia Freemantle U16 Girls Bradley Clench Tom Warren James Anderson-Bowell U17 Boys Warriors Gigi Lo Amy Cai Eri Niisato U17 Girls Droiders Lincoln Batt Helena Nutt Mathew Rogalewicz U17 Mixed Hello

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The 2020/21 season was arguably one of the Schoolboy and Schoolgirl Head of the River best for Radford Rowing in recent years, competitions. In the NSW Championships, with the program going from strength to Radford finished equal 10th in the point strength on the local and national stage. score, just below the ANU Boat Club and The summer rowing season began with the ahead of Canberra Grammar School, Australian Indoor Rowing Championships, the next-best placed ACT school. The which was hosted at Radford once again. schoolboys’ and schoolgirls’ crews both had Students from Years 7–11 contributed to win successful regattas, with the boys finishing the overall point score, school point score, 3rd on the overall point score and the senior school U14, U16 and U19 point score, and girls finishing 8th on the overall point to claim multiple prizes totalling 32 pairs of score table. Bont rowing shoes. The pinnacle of the rowing season came at The school competed in six local regattas the Australian Rowing Championships held during the season, culminating in the at Lake Barrington in Tasmania. Held over a ACT Head of the Lake and ACT Junior week, the Australian Rowing Championships Championship regattas. Radford won 11 brings the best crews from across Australia events at the Head of the Lake and backed together, all vying for the opportunity to be it up again with the same number of crowned national champions. This year, titles wins the next day at the ACT Junior Radford sent a contingent of 32 rowers to the Championship regatta. event, the largest ever taken by the school. After a successful regatta season in Heading into the event, the crews knew that Canberra, the Radford crews took to they would be up against stiff competition the NSW regattas, competing in the but carried a common goal: they wanted to NSW Rowing Championships and the race in one A final.

12 Radford College — Summer Sports Awards 2020/21 Radford College — Summer Sports Awards 2020/21 13 Most Improved Girls Crew Major Service Award (The Oar) (A.J. Wrigley) Senior Shed: Sam Roberts | Year 9B Quad: Chloe Miller, Junior Shed: Pippa Humphries Sophie Espeland, Gemma O’Rourke, Zoe Hickey, cox: Pippa Humphries Crew of the Year Girls Under 17 Schoolgirl Eight: Nikita Crabb, Most Improved Boys Crew Hannah Hardy, Josie Truswell, (A.J. Wrigley) Hannah Sampson, Zoe Macintosh, Year 10B Quad: Connor Jacopino, Siobhan Hall, Mia Kluth, Eliza Lilley Curtis Garrett, Jan Weber, Aidan Roberts, cox: Pippa Humphries Crew of the Year Boys School Boy A Quad: Will Gregory, Coxswain of the Year Award Sam Roberts, Angus Walker, Ethan Toscan, Ben Heatley cox: Ben Heatley

This goal was completely blown out of the and Schoolgirl point scores, meaning water, with Radford taking out four national the squad was crowned the Australian titles: U17 Boys Double Scull, Schoolgirl Championship School. Quad Sprint, U17 Schoolgirl Eight, and the The achievements of all our rowers, Schoolboy Coxed Quad. On top of the four coaches and managers should be impressive gold-medal finishes, the crew applauded, as the club achieved some also took away two silver medals: U17 Girls exceptional results. A big thank you to Coxed Quad Scull and the U19 Boys Quad, Vicky Spencer, Rowing Technical Director, Golf and a bronze medal in the U17 Quad. To whose commitment over the last four years top off the group’s incredible achievements, has seen the program go from strength Golf is offered at Radford during the summer Radford Rowing won the overall Schoolboy to strength. season and sees students from Years 2–12 invited to attend Royal Canberra Golf Club Age group Improvement Contribution Excellence (RCGC) and receive expert tuition from a RCGC golf professional. In 2020/21, the golf Senior Female Hannah Hardy Ellen Mihaljevic Nikita Crabb program grew to include 21 Junior School Senior Male Angus Walker Ethan Toscan Ben Heatley students and 18 Secondary School students. Year 10 Female Sophia Teschendorf Zoe Macintosh Hannah Sampson The golf program at Radford College has helped support the development of junior Year 10 Male Jake Schemen-Rogers Connor Jacopino Hamish Roberts golfers within the Radford community, Year 9 Female Chloe Miller Siobhan Hall Mia Kluth providing them the opportunity to excel in competitions throughout the year. The golf Year 9 Male Noah Vosen Will Pak Poy Stuart Ward program is open to all students and provides Year 8 Female Thea Reinhardt Tahlia Hunt Audrey Potter useful skills that can be carried on later in life. There are no ICE awards presented for Year 8 Male Jeffrey Pei Rowan Harris Hamish Whithear this program.

14 Radford College — Summer Sports Awards 2020/21 Radford College — Summer Sports Awards 2020/21 15 Tennis Division Opponent 1 Opponent 2 Junior Boys Singles Ravi Vadher def. Peter Gordiev In early December 2020, the inaugural the first School Tennis Championship, we Junior Boys Green Ball Singles Ethan Whittaker def. Ankith Atluri Radford School Tennis Championships intend for the event to be run again in 2021. Junior Boys Doubles Peter Gordiev | Avyukth Sudharsan | were held, which saw several of Radford’s The competition is a perfect opportunity Isaac Waldren def. Aarav Kochhar budding tennis players take to the for students who have been completing the court to see who would be crowned the year-long summer tennis program to put Junior Boys Green Ball Doubles Ethan Whittaker | Hamilton Ryan | overall champion. their newfound skills to the test. Ankith Atluri def. Charlie Moss

The event was contested across a number A sincere thank you to the Tennis Program Senior Boys Singles Aaron Liu def. Ryan Duan of divisions and saw many competitive Manager, Annabel Ellwood, and her team games over three days. After the success of of coaches. Senior Boys Green Ball Singles Luke Davis def. Neelarn Niranjane Senior Boys Doubles Aaron Liu | Ryan Duan def. Xavier Pauza | Diego Ruta Junior Girls Singles Ashley Ward def. Lexi Ruta Girls Doubles Kiera Daley | Sarah Zhang | Chelsea Allen def. Tiffany Chue Kee Cheung

In 2020, Radford College entered the ACT League Competition. The inclusion of a Junior Tennis Pennant Div 1 Competition Junior Pennant side is a fantastic reflection for the first time. The team performed of the growth of the tennis program at strongly, securing a position in the State Radford over the last couple of years.

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It was an exciting start to 2021 with the importantly, experienced a whole new It was with great excitement that Radford The Radford Blast Centre was co-ordinated introduction of a new sport in the Junior level of fun! Our students were incredibly Sport introduced a Cricket Blast program at by Grace Kuchlmayr (collegian, Year School, water polo. The development of this fortunate to be coached by our College the College in Term 1 2021. This proved to of 2020) and supported by Tom Phelps team was made even more significant with Captain and Vice-Captain Olivia Wilson be a popular program for our Junior School (collegian, Year of 2020). Several Radford an introduction to a new interschool format. and Kate Daley, both experienced water students, with 60 students registering to be Cricket students volunteered their time Sixteen teams from a range of independent, polo players. This competition will be back part of the program. to mentor and coach our up-and-coming Catholic and public schools participated on up and running in Term 4 2021. Friday afternoons came alive as a sea of colour cricketers. We encouraged parent support a Friday evening at CISAC Aquatic Centre. With the water polo vibe in the air, our was splashed over the JA Mackinnon Oval. As and saw many giving up their time to help All our Radford students were new to the Secondary School students also had the a part of the program, Cricket Australia gifted in the afternoons. Nothing more Australian sport, which created much excitement opportunity to participate in several gala all our participates a personalised t-shirt, hat than finishing off with a BBQ sausage sizzle and anticipation of how the season would days as an introduction to the sport. This and bat from their favourite BBL team. After to end a big week of school and an afternoon develop. It was a wonderful experience for was very well received and popular, with the busy summer of cricket in Canberra, of cricket! our students, who developed new levels of the inclusion of teams in the Girls and Boys students were super excited to learn and A Catching, Striking & Throwing program fitness, games skills, challenges and, most Years 7–10 and Senior competitions. develop fundamental skills in cricket. will be held in Term 4.

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Athletics continued over Term 4 2020 The Athletics co-curricular program ensures and Term 1 2021, with our Junior and participants learn appropriate warm-up Secondary School students afforded the processes, the correct technique for each opportunity to learn and extend their event, and experience competitive situations. skill development in the various track and Faye Robertson (former elite athletics field domains. athlete) and Andrew Sullivan delivered the 2020/21 program.

K–1 basketball and football programs Australian Representatives

Over the 2020/21 Summer Series, Radford The Fundamental Movement Skills Program Sport ran two programs for our junior has been developed to introduce to students and National Champions students to assist in further developing the basic building blocks of physical activity. their fundamental skills in both basketball The skills and activities delivered in the FMS The following students have recently been selected to compete at various events or have and football. The programs were led by have been designed to ensure children can recently won National Championships. experienced members of the Radford confidently participate in physical activity Name Year Sport/Team Coaching cohort and enabled students later in life. These skills aim to improve to learn all the basics required to go on a child’s locomotor (travelling), stability Ben Heatley 11 Coxswain, U19 Australian Rowing Team that and compete in their chosen sports at a (balance) and manipulative (object control) competed at the 2021 World Rowing Cup 3 later stage. skills. The program is delivered in three- Cameron Terry 9 U14 National Futsal Champions with all being The K–1 programs have now evolved week blocks before new skills are added Callum Baran selected in the U15 Australian Team to tour in 2022 into the Winter Season Fundamental and children are challenged to build on the Sacha Kelleher-Cole Movement Skills (FMS) Program, which skills they have previously learned. The FMS will enable students to learn foundational Program is being piloted in Terms 2 & 3, with Owen Toyne 8 U17 National 5km Race Walk Champion movement skills across a number of sports. two sessions on offer per week. One session The FMS Program will provide a strong per week will focus on court-based sports foundation for students to progress and and the skills required to participate, while engage in a variety of sports or physical the second session will focus on the football activity later in life. codes, developing proficiency in soccer, rugby and AFL-style skills.

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