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Updated Mon Aug 09, 2010 (9:07 am) by Tanya Sikirich

This competition is held in Week 9 of Term 2 on a Tuesday at the WA Athletics Stadium.

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

This year the event is on Tuesday 14th September and is hosted by Perth Collegel. Events begin at 8.30am and the presentations should occur at 1.44pm.

Congratulations to Penrhos College, the winners of the Dunklings Trophy for the School gaining the highest overall points at the 2009 IGSSA Athletics Carnival. Penrhos also won the Laurie Packham Torphy for Track Champions. Santa Maria College won the Elizabeth Davenport Trophy for Field Champions. See results below.

Athletics Programme

In 2010 Year 7's are to be included in the overall points for Athletics. They also participate in all events now including - Javelin, Hurdles and 1500m.

2010 Programme of Events shows all of the events that schools participate in and the approxiamate times of each event.

Athletics Results

Overall Results for 2009 - excluding Year 7 points

   Track Field Total 
 1 PENRHOS  579  354.5  933.5
 2 PLC  539.5  338  877.5
 3 SANTA MARIA  490  358  848
 4 ST MARY'S  485.5  345  830.5
 5 IONA  525  275.5  800.5
 6 PERTH COLLEGE  447  324  771
 7 ST HILDA'S  448  248  696
 8 MLC  341  282   623

Click the link for Pennant results - 2009 Overall and Pennant Results

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

Athletics Records

Track and Field Records set in 2009

  • Yr 7 Long Jump Santa Maria  4.48m
  • Yr 9 200m  Santa Maria  24.92 seconds
  • Yr 9 100m Santa Maria 12.07

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'ss wearing letters.
  • Coaching is only permitted during competition if the coach is behind the fence that surrounds the track arena. Please immediately report any breaches of this rule to the IGSSA Executive Officer Tanya Sikirich.

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. Please immediately report any breaches of this rule to the IGSSA  Executive Officer Tanya Sikirich.