Middle School Triathlon Success

Last Thursday and Friday, our budding Middle School Triathletes once again competed at the SSWA School Triathlon Championships. Having completed a trial run on the Saturday beforehand, the boys felt confident heading into the individual event on Thursday. Racing the 200m swim, 12km bike and 2km run, is no easy feat let alone competing against a field of Year 8 athletes. However, some impressive performances by Rupert Currie (8th) and Oscar Grant (9th) place them in contention for selection in the WA team. Other notable performances came from Harry Gilchrist, Benji Steinberg, Jack Jagger and Charlie Castleden who all placed in the top 15.

The team then had to back their individual performances and take on the team event on Friday. Scotch aimed to defend their third title and knew there was a tough level of competition from Hale School and Sorrento Primary School. After a slow swim start by the boys, the teams were well positioned following the ride leg. A battle in the run legs saw the team consisting of Oscar Grant, Rupert Currie and Harry Imison place first, whilst Joshua Kerrich, Jamie Coulson and Luca Fry's team placed second. Our accumulated time from the 18 boys in Division A, was enough for the team to hold their defending School Champion title. This is a wonderful result and many thanks must be extended to the parents who made the trip out to Champion Lakes and supported the boys. Triathlon continues to flourish in Middle School!

Mr Lawrence Felgate

Middle School Triathlon Coach