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Another big week for our current and past students in the sporting world. Here are their results:
Another big week for our current and past students in the sporting world. Here are their results:
JUDO
Akos Kelly was selected with the Cadet (under 18) Australian National Team to compete in European Cups in Teplice and Berlin (over 600 judoka participated in the first event and 700 in the second). It was Akos' first international experience in that age group and even though he didn’t win his fights, it is still a significant achievement and great learning opportunity.
While Akos was in Europe, the rest of the MSA Judo crew was fighting in the Melbourne International Open with great success:
Elizabeth Drew Finn won a gold medal in the Senior Girls <57kg category.
Gabriel Talledo won gold in the Cadet Men <50kg category.
Yonatan Anshtein won a silver medal in the Junior Men and took out 5th place in the Senior Men <60kg categories - his first competition in almost a year since coming back from injury.
Mia Sazdov won gold in the Junior Women and silver in Senior Women <78kg categories – her first competition after ACL reconstruction.
MSA Alumni Danny Vojnikovich won the gold medal in the Senior Men <90 kg competition while Ruby Gojevic won the bronze medal in Junior Women and Silver in Senior women <63kg category.
All up, MSA athletes took home one bronze, three silver and a whopping four gold medals!
BASKETBALL
Congratulations to our U17 boys for winning the schools 3XCup State final.
AFL
St Kilda v Bulldogs – The Bulldogs won this game by 60 points at Marvel Stadium. For the Bulldogs, Buku Khamis had 11 disposals and 9 marks while teammate Rhylee West had 15 disposals, 8 marks and 2 tackles.
Collingwood v Port Adelaide – The Pies has a 42-point victory over the Power at the MCG. For Port Adelaide Zak Butters impressed with 31 disposals, 5 marks, 5 tackles and 3 clearances for 574 metres gained.
Carlton v GWS Giants – The Blues won by 19 points at Marvel Stadium with Jordan Boyd having 12 disposals in defence for Carlton.
Brisbane v Geelong – The Lions lost to the Cats at the Gabba by 26 points. For the Lions Cam Rayner had 14 disposals, 1 mark and 4 tackles.
West Coast v Fremantle – The Eagles defeated Fremantle by 37 points at Optus Stadium. Luke Ryan had 16 disposals and 6 marks for the Dockers.
Sydney Swans v Gold Coast – Sydney defeated the Suns by 53 points at the SCG. Touk Miller had 23 disposals, 3 marks, 7 tackles and 4 clearances for the Suns.
North Melbourne v Hawthorn – The Hawks defeated the Kangaroos by 45 points at Marvel Stadium. Paul Curtis had 15 disposals, 6 marks and 2 tackles for the North while Massimo D’Ambrosio had 9 disposals and 3 marks for the Hawks.
Vic Metro v Young Guns
Congratulations to the following past and present student-athletes who were selected to play in the Vic Metro v Young Guns game at Avalon Airport oval in Werribee last weekend:
Mass Raso
Jayden Nguyen
West Barker
Lucca Grego
Xavier Kardhaci
Lucas Impey (alumni)
Tom Sims (alumni)
FOOTBALL
Western United’s Matthew Grimaldi scored the first goal of the match at the 4-minute mark of the game between Perth Glory and United played in Perth. United won the game 4-3 with Seb Pasquali coming into the game at the 57th minute.
In the first leg of the A-League Women’s semi-finals, MelindaJ Barbieri was subbed out for the Newcastle Jets in the 57th minute in their loss to Melbourne City 3-0. Meanwhile Annabel Martin started for Central Coast Mariners in their first leg loss to Sydney FC 1-0.
Connor Metcalfe played a full game for FC St Pauli in their 2-1 Bundesliga 2 win over Hannover 96. FC St Pauli are currently second on the table, one point behind Holstein Kiel.
2024 Athletics Nationals
7 medals including 2 Gold and 5 Silver were won by MSA Students and Alumni at the recent Australian National Athletics Championships in Adelaide.
The 2024 Athletics Australia National Championships have been held in Adelaide and it was fantastic to see so many current and past MSA Student Athletes compete for National honours.
Congratulations to our medal winners and to all our Athletes for competing at such a high level.
Here are their results for our current Student/Athletes:
Sukhnoor Rangi Women’s U20 Pole Vault 3.70m 2nd Place
Women’s U18 Pole Vault 3.75m(PB) 1st Place
Khushnoor Rangi Women’s U18 Pole Vault 3.65m(PB) 2nd Place
Amelia Ashton Women’s U20 Hammer 44.66m(PB) 11th Place
Alejandra Ortega Women’s Open Hammer 38.11m(PB) 23rd Place
Women’s U20 Hammer 40.93m(PB) 13th Place
Women’s U20 Discuss 27.80m 19th Place
Emma White Girls U15 90m Hurdles 14.84 11th Place
Armani Mauriohooho Girls U16 90m Hurdles 13.66 10th Place
Girls U16 High Jump 1.54m 11th Place
Girls U16 Heptathlon 4,283 Points(PB) 5th Place
Girls 90m Hurdles 13.53(PB)
Javelin 39.45(PB)
800m 2.33.03(PB)
Ella Leith GU16 Javelin 38.15m 6th Place
Girls U16 Heptathlon. 4,942 Points (PB) 2nd Place
90m Hurdles 13.87(PB)
Javelin 39.45m(PB)
800m 2.26.43(PB)
Thushana Sri Deenathayalan Girls U18 Discuss 37.50m 9th Place
Raveen Alwis Boys U18 Long Jump 6.98m(PB) 2nd Place
Lucas Harris Boys U16 2000m Steeple 6.29.46 12th Place
Sam Meehan Boys U16 800m 2.04.89 14th Place
Grayson Lafaiali’i Boys U18 200m 22.9 23rd Place
Sebastian Weickhardt Men’s U20 Triple Jump 13.35m 12th Place
Here is how our MSA Alumni went at the Championships:
Kevin Healy Men’s U20 Hammer Throw 56.41m 1st Place
Men’s Open Hammer Throw 56.90m(PB)(MSA Rec) 6th Place
Aliyah Canepa Women’s Hammer Throw 55.04m(PB)(MSA Rec) 2nd Place
Devesh Sri Deenathayalan Men’s U20 Triple Jump 14.12m 7th Place
Angus Wood Open Triple Jump 14.31m 14th Place
Bianca Puglisi Open 5000m 16.30.60 17th Place
Cameron Searle Open 400m 47.59 – Semi Final 5th Place
Celeste Mucci Open 100m Hurdles 13.45 DNS Final
Congratulations to all our competitors.
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Once again, some great results in the past couple of weeks from our current and past MSA students. Here is how they went.
Once again, some great results in the past couple of weeks from our current and past MSA students. Here is how they went.
AFL
Melbourne v Brisbane: Brisbane won the game by 22 points at the MCG with Cam Rayner having 25 disposals, 5 marks, 4 tackles, 9 clearances and 412 metres gained.
Western Bulldogs v Essendon: The Bombers won the game by 29 points at Marvel Stadium. For the Bulldogs Buku Khamis was solid in defence with 13 disposals and 5 marks, while teammate Rhylee West had 12 disposals, 2 marks and 4 tackles.
Carlton v Adelaide: The Crows just held onto win by 2 points in a thriller at Marvel Stadium. Jordan Boyd had 17 disposals, 8 marks and 2 tackles for the Blues.
Gold Coast v Hawthorn: The Suns were too good for the Hawks winning by 53 points. For the Suns Touk Miller had 28 disposals, 8 marks and 5 clearances. While for Hawthorn Massimo D’Ambrosio had 18 disposals, 2 marks and 2 tackles.
Port Adelaide v Fremantle: The Power held on to win by 3 points at Adelaide Oval, with both MSA Alumni having strong games. Zak Butters had 24 disposals, 4 marks, 9 tackles and 512 metres gained for the Power. Luke Ryan had 24 disposals, 11 marks and 645 metres gained for the Dockers.
Geelong v North Melbourne: The Cats had a strong 75-point victory over the Kangaroos. Paul Curtis had 10 disposals, 3 marks, 4 tackles and a goal.
Football
A-League
Western United v Adelaide: United had a 3-3 draw with Adelaide at AAMI Park. Seb Pasquali and Matthew Grimaldi both started for Western United with Grimaldi scoring a goal in the 19th minute.
https://aleagues.com.au/videos/id/goal-matthew-grimaldi-19/6351022422112/
A-League Women Finals
Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners: The Elimination Final went into penalties after a scoreless draw from the first 120 minutes. Central Coast won the match 4-2 on penilties. Annabel Martin started for the Melbourne Victory.
Western United v Newcastle Jets: The Jets claimed victory 4-2 in this Elimination Final with MelindaJ Barbieri starting for Newcastle.
Overseas, Crystal Palace had a 1-0 win over Birmingham City in the FA Women’s League div 2 with Polly Doran starting on the bench on her return from injury. FC St Pauli lost to SV Elversberg 4-3 in the Bundesliga 2 on the weekend. Connor Metcalfe started for FC St Pauli.
Volleyball
One current and two former MSA students have received the great news that they have been included in the squad for the 22nd Asian Women’s U20 Champs held in Jiangmen, China.
At just 17 years of age, the selection of current MSA student Sakura Nakadai is a significant achievement. Alumni Gemma McNamara and Cat Smith - both currently attending the Australian Volleyball Academy in Canberra – were also selected.
https://asianvolleyball.net/new/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/AUS-PHI-20.jpg-1160x745.webp
In news over the holidays
Basketballers Sonny Maxwell, Sa Pilimai & Sam Haslett won bronze at the National Champs in the U/18 Vic Country Team coached by MSA Head Coach Brenton O’Brien.
Dylan Brasher & Farzan Chowna both made the Premier Cricket Team of the Year.
Judo athlete Mia Sazdov competed in her first tournament post ACL injury, The Melbourne International, and won the junior women’s section!
Gab Pezzimenti received best on ground awards at the Hockey National Champs in 2 of her 6 games with the Vics finishing 5th. Gab is a bottom age player.
Nye Roberts and Sam Lowndes were selected in the U21 Australian Hockey squad.
George Eaves received his first start in a Premier League game for Essendon Hockey Club last weekend.