Alumni Performances We 01/05/22

Once again our Alumni here at Maribyrnong Sports Academy have put in some amazing performances here at home and in other parts of the world.  Here is how they went

A-League

Having signed a 2 year extension with the Newcastle Jets, Arthur Pappas coached his team to a victory over Macarther 3-0. 

Connor Metcalfe has been playing with Melbourne City in their AFC Champions League Group stages which saw City win 3 and draw 3 matches.

AFL

Luke Ryan gathered 20 possessions in Fremantle’s win over Geelong at GMHBA Stadium.

Joel Smith was subbed off at 3 quarter time in Melbourne’s win over Hawthorn. 

Zak Butters had 23 possessions including 5 clearances and 5 inside 50’s in a return to form for the Power who beat St Kilda.

Paul Curtis continues to impress for the Kangaroos and had 12 disposals including 1 goal 1, while Kane Turner had 17 touches also for North Melbourne in their loss to Carlton.

Gold Coast captain Touk Miller had 36 touches 6 tackles and 10 clearances in the Suns loss to Collingwood at the MCG.

Peter Wright also had a great day with 4 of Essendon’s 9 Goals in their loss to the Western Bulldogs

Cam Rainer kicked 3 goals in Brisbane’s victory over the Sydney

Meanwhile Buku Khamis continues to press for senior selection with another 4 goals for the Bulldogs in their VFL side.

Athletics

Celeste Mucci has been named in the Australian team for the Oceania Championships in June.  Celeste is currently competing in Japan where she won both the Oda memorial 100m hurdles in Hiroshima and the Kinami Memorial 100m hurdles in Osaka in the space of 3 days.

Badminton

Gronya Sommerville won the mixed doubles at the Oceania Championships played here in Melbourne.  Meanwhile Jacob Schuller lost in the quarter finals of the men’s singles at the same tournament.  We wish Jacob and Gronya the best of luck in the Commonwealth Games selections.

Cycling

Lucas Plapp finish 18th overall and 1 min 56 from the leader in the Tour de Romandie.  While Lucas won’t be riding for Ineos Grenadiers in the Giro De Italia it is hoped his next ride will be with the team in the Tour De France.

MSA Performances WE 24/04/2022

Over the school holidays our MSA Alumni once again had some amazing performances including AFL Debuts and Badminton Gold medals.  Here are their results

Badminton:

Congratulations to 2020 Olympian Gronya Somerville who won the Gold medal in the Women’s and Mixed doubles at the Australian Championships.  Also congratulations go to Jacob Schuler after he was crowned Australian Champion winning Gold in the Men’s Singles.  A great effort by both athletes and we hope to see them both at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham later this year

Golf:

2015 graduate Stephine Bunque played in the Australian Women’s classic at Bonville country club in Coffs Harbour and finished 9 shots off the lead at 1 under for the tournament

AFL:

Peter Wright played in his second Anzac Day game for Essendon against Collingwood kicking one goal in Essendon’s 11 point loss

Jordan Boyd continues to get game time for Carlton and has now played 3 games for the Blues this year

We also congratulate 2020 MSA Graduate Paul Curtis who made his debut for North Melbourne on the weekend.  The Roos lost to Geelong in Hobart

Football (Soccer):

Melbourne Victory MSA Alumni Burkan Kidar came on to the park on the weekend and helped the victory take a 1-1 draw in their game against the Brisbane Roar

And congratulations to Naomi Chinnama who played for Australia with the Young Matildas in a friendly series against New Zealand.  The Young Matildas winning the game 5-1

Cycling:

Keep an eye out for Lucas Plapp this week as he rides for Ineos Grenadiers in the Tour De Romandie which is a traditional lead up race to the Giro d’Italia and the Tour De France.

MSA pride at the National Track and Field Championships

18 current and 6 former Maribyrnong Sports Academy Athlete’s made the trek up to Sydney for the Australian Track and Field National Championships for 2022, and once again our current and past students have had some amazing results at the meet held at Sydney’s Olympic Park.

Here is a summary of their performances:

Gold Medals

Year 8 Student Athlete Zulq Haider won 4 Gold medals during the Nationals, claiming the 100m in 11.71, 200m in 23.76, 400m in 53.76 and was also part of the 4 x 100m winning team.  Congratulations Zulq on this amazing medal haul.  Lilly Bella Hilli won gold in the 200m Hurdles in a personal best time of 28.99 while Sukhnoor Rangi also set a personal best in the U16 Pole Vault with a height of 3.40 meters.

Silver Medals

7 silver medals were awarded to MSA Students including Mackenzie Leith in the Discuss throwing 49.54m.  Arden Stevens claimed silver in the Triple Jump with a PB of 13.73.  Brandon Cvetanovski  was second in his Triple Jump event with a jump of 11.77m while Kushnoor Rangi jumped a Personal Best in the U16 Pole Vault taking the silver with a 3.20m jump.  On the track Josh Djatschenko ran a 23.15pb in the 200m for 2nd while Max Busuttil was 2nd in the 100m and 4 x 100m relay.

Bronze Medals

Josh Djatchenko claimed a bronze medal in the 4x100m relay while Devesh Sri Deenathayalan was also 3rd in the Triple Jump with a 14.46m jump

Plenty of other MSA Student Athletes finished in the top 8 performances in Australia, including:

·      Andreas Weickhardt, 5th in the 100m Hurdles with a PB of 14.39

·      Brandon Cvetanovski was 8th in the Long Jump with a 4.96m jump and 8th in the Javelin with a throw of 32.74

·      Josh Djatschenko was 4th in the 100m running a time of 11.63

·      Emily Mifsud ran a PB of 10.21.34 to finish 8th in the 3000m

·      Sukhnoor Rangi finished 4th in the U18 Pole Vault with a jump of 3.30m and 6th in the Javelin with a throw of 36.18m.

·      Kushnoor Rangi was 5th in th U16 Pole Vault jumping 3.15m

·      Max Busuttil was 6th in the 200m running 22.79

MSA Alumni

There were also some great results for our alumni including a silver to Celeste Mucci in the 100m hurdles and a world u20 qualifier for Abigail Thomas 

Summary of Alumni results 

Jessie Andrew made the semi final of the 100m and finished 7th in the final of the 200m
Celeste Mucci ran a Personal best time in the final of the 100m Hurdles finishing with a time of 12.96.  This time is the 6th fastest Australian time in history.
Cameron Searle unfortunately withdrew from the 400m semi finals due to injury.
Aliyah Canepa finished 6th in the hammer throw and 17th in the

Abigail Thomas ran a World U20 Qualifier time to finish 3rd in the 3000m steeple While Janae Mackrell competed in the 1500m heats