1997 School Magazine

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There were many outstanding perform- ances by Morgan Grainger (13 years O'Connor), Sara Kendall (14 years Eng- land), GeorgieMewing (15 years Gibson), Hannah Murray (15 years Woolcock), Alison O'Dwyer (16 years England), Nartarshia Soo (17 years O'Connor) and Sharon Wouda (1 7 years Gibson), each of them winning their re- spective age champion- ship. Morgan Grainger and Sara Kendall were the overall champions for the day.

successful day finishing with two first placings and a second each. Only four records fell in the hot windy conditions, with one to BGGS being HannahMurray's 12.16 metre 15 Yrs Shot Put. Memorable among the days many gutsy performances was the winning of the Division B800 metre race by 13 years reserve EmilyBaker. Thrown into the race at ten minutes notice , Emily took her instant coaching instructions of "go out fast and try to stay in the front pack" to heart. She surged at the start of the race, surged again at the halfway mark, and kicked to the finish . From reserve to thrilled first-place-getter, Emily epitomises the per- sonal challenge, and _shared team success that all competitors experienced. The highlight for most in the season was the wild, noisy, elated bus ride home after our successful day at QGSSSA. With Melissa Hickey on the trumpet and Sarah Estwick leading the cheers, this was everything team Track and Field is about! Two senior and junior teams were also entered into the Queensland School Knockout Competition. Both a senior and junior team were successful in qualifying for the state finals of this competition held on October 26th. A record number of BGGS Athletes competed at regionals held at ANZ Stadium on the 18th and 19th September. Each athlete gave an outstanding performance with Morgan Grainger, SidneyCubasch, StephanieBoughen, ErinLambert,Jessica Moles, Kim Tan, Sarah Splatt, Katharine Barram, Georgina Mewing, Sarah Estwick, Sarah Bitomsky, Laura Cameron, Carrie Lester, Rachelle Wu, Annie Davies and Sharon Wouda qualifying for the State Championships held on the 23rd, 24th and 25th October.

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After the Interhouse Competition, the season looked to be both exciting and challenging. It progressed rapidly with a lot of hard work at training, and enthusiasm at many of the lead up competitions. Dedicated athletes dragged themselves out of bed early Sundaymorning on 31stAugust to travel to Toowoomba for the every wind swept Glennie Meet. The Moreton Bay College Invitational, held on 16th September, was a helpful indicated as to how the team was progressing, and showcased the talents some of our athletes have at rescuing drowning sports bags from aggressive sprinklers. In the scorching heat of October 17th, the BGGS athletes fiercely battled to emerge victors at the QGSSSA Track and Field Championships for the third consecutive year. Winning thirty- two of the eighty-six events, BGGS improved six points on last year's overall tally. The relays were a spectacular highlight of the day as we won six of the possible ten. Both the 15 years and 16 years won their age groups convincingly. The 14 years, 13 years and 17 years placed second, third and fifth respectively.Eve1yone performed strongly, with Sarah Bitomsky and Georgina Mewing deserving spe- cial commendation for winning all three of their events. Laura Cameron, Sarah Estwick and Morgan Grainger also had a

Another sport to experience a change of date this year was RHYTIIMIC SPORTIVE GYMNASTICS, but the lnterhouse Rhythmic competition was once again held in conjunction with the Artistic Gymnastics in June. Similar to the Interschool competition, the lnterhouse RSG had a new format. 1997 saw the introduction of an Individual Champion in order to illustrate to the school the talent which is evident in the RSG squad. As always, there were many amazing performances from all Houses with fantastic support given to all of the non- gymnasts who performed. Griffith House were the champions this year. The day was filled with lots of laughter, fun costumes, innovative 'gym' moves and a supportive audience. 1998 will surely follow the tradition.

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