Sports Representation Pathways
At Scots All Saints College students have the opportunity to participate at a higher level of representation in a number of sports, including hockey, cross country, rugby, swimming, athletics and triathlon.Â
In recent weeks some of our students have competed at NSW Combined Independent Schools (CIS) competitions, with great results.Â
The pathway for students to reach CIS level and beyond is challenging and rewarding.
- College to AICES, ISA, HICES – Athletes must first represent the College at either Association of Independent Co-Educational Schools (AICES)Â or Independent Schools Association (ISA) competitions for Senior students or Heads of Independent Co-Educational Schools (HICES) for Junior students.
- AICES, ISA, HICES to NSWCIS – If selected to progress further in their sport, athletes then represent AICES, ISA or HICES at the NSW Combined Independent Schools (CIS) carnivals.
- CIS to All Schools – Students who perform to a high level at the CIS carnivals may be selected to represent NSWCIS at a NSW All Schools carnival.Â
- All Schools to SSA – From All Schools some sports then go on to select athletes to represent NSW All Schools (ie NSW State) at a School Sport Australia carnival, where each state and territory may be present.Â
Recent Representative Achievements
NSW All Schools Cross Country Carnival
Miller Rivett and Angus Argent-Smith represented NSWCIS at the NSW All Schools Cross Country Carnival at the end of week 1 (Term 3), having been progressed to compete at the carnival via the AICES pathway.
Miller and Angus both ran a race distance of 6 kilometres, with Miller finishing 6th in 17yrs with a time of 20mins and 30secs, and Angus finishing 21st in 16yrs age group with a time of 21mins and 57secs.
We await to see if Miller is selected in the NSW All Schools team to compete at School Sports Australia, Nationals competition.Â
Congratulations also to Patrick Lenehan from Junior School who represented NSWCIS for Cross Country (via HICES pathway) and came 32nd out of 78 boys in the Primary 8/9yrs age group, with a cracking pace seeing him finish his 2km race in 8mins 13 secs.Â
We applaud these impressive results from Miller, Angus and Patrick and we acknowledge the dedication and training they have undertaken to get this far. Well done!Â
Mr Sam Groom, Acting Sports AdministratorÂ
NSW All Schools Hockey Carnival
Fantastic news from our hockey teams, with Lily Kable in Year 11 playing for NSWCIS Hockey at the NSW All Schools Hockey Carnival where the team came 2nd and Lily was selected in the NSW All Schools Merit Team. Lily progressed to NSWCIS via selection in the ISA team.Â
From Junior School, Max Banning was selected as the goalkeeper for the NSWCIS Hockey’s Primary Boys Hockey Team which competed in the NSW Primary Schools Sports Association (PSSA) carnival in Tamworth in May 2023. Max’s team finished 6th in the carnival and he was awarded the Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the NSWCIS team.Â
Congratulations Lily and Max.Â
Other representative and squad selection news for hockey:
Emily Tallentire and Lydia Allcorn were both selected in the U16 NSW training squad for 2024.
Zoe Banning was selected as a shadow player for U15 ACT squad for 2023.
Grace Yeo has been selected in the NSW squad for her age group, with trials for the state team to be held on 5th and 6th of August.Â
Congratulations to all our hardworking hockey players.
Stacey Tomlinson, Head Hockey Coach, PDHPE Teacher
NSW All Schools Rugby Carnivals
Our girls’ rugby athletes have had incredible success recently, with three of our Senior girls representing NSWCIS at the NSW All Schools Rugby Carnival in June, and also progressing with representation through Club based pathways.
Annie Craig was selected and played in NSWCIS Rugby 7s 1st Team, NSW City U18s XVs Team and NSW U18 Rugby 7s II Team.
Amelie Johnson was selected and played in NSWCIS Rugby 7s 2nd Team and NSW City U18s XVs Team.
Charlotte Roberts was selected and played in NSWCIS Rugby 7s 2nd Team and Central West U18s XVs Team.
Our congratulations to Annie, Amelia and Charlotte on their strong performances.
In boys’ rugby, Hugh Argent-Smith was selected as the starting front rower for the NSW U18 Country side which played Sydney City in Maitland on 24th July. This game was the culmination of four games that Hugh played for Country which included games against Combined High Schools (CHS), GPS and AICES teams.
Western Region Academy of Sport
On Saturday 22nd July, the Western Region Academy of Sport hosted its annual presentation evening, with over 300 athletes, coaches, families and friends coming together to celebrate the achievements of WRAS athletes from a diverse range of sports. Athletes in WRAS basketball, cycling, golf, hockey, netball and triathlon squads and individual athletes from a number of other sports were recognised for their participation in the WRAS development program and NSW Academy Games.
We congratulate the following Scots All Saints College students for their WRAS achievements:
Kade O’Connell, Tahlia O’Connell, Annie Craig, Milla Nelson, Ella Kilby, Pip Webb, Angus Argent-Smith, Sophia Burke and Sian Campbell.
Kay Nelson – PDHPE Teacher
