ATHLETICS NEWS

Congratulations to Perth College on winning the 2023 IGSSA Athletics Competition. They have now secured their second win in the 61 year history of IGSSA Athletics, with their previous win 12 years ago. They also won the Champion Track School and were second place as the Champion Field School in 2023 (Field Champions were St Hilda's). Last years winners, Iona, finished in 2nd place with St Hilda's close behind to round out the top 3.

There were 8 Records broken in 2023, details of which can be found below. Year group pennant results and overall results can be seen on this page, but due to the privacy act, individual results cannot be published on this site. If you wish to find out the results from any individual events, please contact your school.

The 2024 event will be held on Tuesday the 10th of September and will be hosted by St Hilda's. Events will begin at 8:30am and the presentations are to be held at 1:40pm. The track events will be live streamed and member schools will  share the link to their community prior to the event.

Public spectators are very welcome. There is a seating area in the Shirley Strickland Grandstand at the Northern end of the track (finishing end). Entry is free. There will be limited number of the printed program available, but all spectators will be provided with a QR code to download the most up to date copy of the program to their smart phone on arrival. Please see below if you would like to view the current detailed program.

Please click on the links to view a parking map and details for student drop offs and pick ups should you be driving students to the carnival.

 

ATHLETICS PROGRAM

This competition involves competitors from Year 7-12 in a variety of Track and Field Events.

Program of Events shows all of the events that schools participate in and the approximate times of each event.

2024 Program to be uploaded evening prior to the event

ATHLETICS RESULTS

Overall Results for 2023

  Track Field Total
  1 PC  723 445 1168
  2 Iona 701 435 1136
  3 St Hilda's 621 482 1103
  4 St Mary's 645 430 1075
  5 MLC 618 404.5 1022.5
  6 Santa Maria 618 342 960
  7 PLC   502 356.5 858.5
  8 Penrhos   392 265 657

2023 Year Group Pennant, Track and Field Pennant Results

2022 Year Group Pennant, Track and Field Pennant Results

2021 Year Group Pennant, Track and Field Pennant Results

2020 Year Group Pennant, Track and Field Pennant Results

2019 Year Group Pennant, Track and Field Pennant Results

2018 Year Group Pennant, Track and Field Pennant Results

2017 Year Group Pennant, Track and Field Pennant Results

2016 Year Group Pennant Results

2015 Year Group Pennant Results

For information on individual event winners, please contact your relevant school Head of Sport.

ATHLETICS RECORDS

For a full list of all Records please click on the link:

Current IGSSA Athletics Field Records

Current IGSSA Athletics Track Records

ATHLETICS RULES

Track Events
  • Each competitor must be permitted to compete in a sprint, hurdles or relay event as well as a field event so long as they report OUT and IN to the person in charge and move swiftly between events. The Track Events will run on schedule and this may mean an athlete competing out of order and/or their Year Group for a Field Event.
  • In 1500m events, Year 7 and 8 athletes run together with Year 7's wearing numbers and Year 8's wearing letters and the Year 9's and 10 athletes run together with Year 9's wearing numbers and Year 10's wearing letters.
  • Coaching is only permitted during competition if the coach is behind the fence that surrounds the track arena.
Field Events
  • Each competitor must be permitted to compete in a sprint, hurdles or relay event as well as a field event so long as they report OUT and IN to the person in charge and move swiftly between events.
  • A competitor can throw or jump out of order or with another Year Group if necessary to speed up the collation of results.
  • For the duration of a particular throwing event please place the red paddle marker in the ground at the record distance for the event.
  • Measurements for throwing events are to be taken after each throw and the event indicator board adjusted to show the measurement of the last measured throw. School flags to indicate distances should be left in for one round (ie. maximum of eight flags) and then all removed for the commencement of the next round of throws. If an athlete is throwing out of their year group the same procedure described above applies except their school flag will not stay in the ground after their throw has been measured.
  • Competitors can use their own equipment as long as it complies with the Athletics Association rules and can be used by other competitors.
  • Coaching is only permitted during competition if the coach is behind the fence that surrounds the track arena.

ATHLETICS GUIDELINES

Field Implement Weights (adjusted in 2012) will be as follows:

  Javelin     Year 7 and 8     400gms  
     Year 9,10,11/12     500gms  
  Discus     Year 7     750gm  
     Year 8-12     1kg (fibreglass or wood)  
  Shot Put     Year 7     2kg  
     Year 8-12     3kg