42nd Inter-House Athletics Programme 2024

42 nd INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

Junior School, Year 3 to 6: Tuesday 16 July, 12noon to 3.20pm Senior School, Year 7 to 12: Wednesday 17 July, 8.40 to 3.20pm Combined, Year 3 to 12: Thursday 18 July, 8.40 to 4pm

WELCOME Welcome to the 42 nd Annual Somerset College Inter-House Athletics Carnival. Thank you for supporting our Spartans during this important sporting event. We hope that you will be impressed by the standard of performance and positive attitude displayed by our students. We will have over 1,500 Spartans competing in approximately 350 races over the whole carnival and approximately 112 field events, therefore around 14,000 throws and jumps. For 3 days each year, we expect our teachers to become Track and Field “e xperts”, so please be empathetic of their efforts in dealing with such an enormous volume of events and students. We hope the focus is on participation and House spirit. We want to thank Mr Craig Bassingthwaighte in his last year as Headmaster at the College for his continued encouragement and support for Sport at Somerset College – Thank you!

PROGRAM OF EVENTS Junior School, Year 3 to 6: Tuesday 16 July, 12 to 3.20pm 12.00noon: Event Staff to meet at Fini s h Line for Officials Meeting

TIME

YEAR 3

9 YEARS

10 YEARS

11 YEARS

12 YEARS

12.00pm

Meet in House areas for War Crys

12.15 - 1.15

400m

Discus

Long Jump

High Jump

Shot Put

1.15 - 2.15

High Jump

800m

800m

Shot Put

Discus

2.15 - 3.15

Discus

High Jump

Shot Put

800m

800m

400m/800m: A Division only with 4 competitors per House

PROGRAM OF EVENTS Senior School, Year 7 to 12: Wednesday 17 July, 8.40 to 3.20pm 8.40am: Event Staff to meet at Fini sh Line for Officials Meeting

TIME

12 YEARS

13 YEARS

14 YEARS

15 YEARS

16 YEARS

17+ YEARS

8.40am

Meet in House areas for roll marking and War Crys

Discus

Long Jump

High Jump Triple Jump

Javelin

Shot Put

9.15 - 10.45

-

Hurdles +

Hurdles +

Hurdles +

Hurdles +

Hurdles +

High Jump

Javelin

Shot Put

Discus

Triple Jump Long Jump

10.45 - 12.15

1500m (JS 10-12yrs)

1500m

1500m

1500m

1500m

1500m

-

Shot Put

Long Jump

High Jump

Discus

Javelin

12.15 - 1.45

200m

200m

200m

200m

200m

200m

Shot Put

High Jump

Discus

Javelin

Long Jump Triple Jump

1.45 - 3.15

400m

400m

400m

400m

400m

400m

+ Hurdles race order as per below table All girls’ races before boys (except Hurdles) A Division races first Approximately 15 minutes per age group for a track event

HURDLES RACE ORDER

AGE

GENDER

DISTANCE

HEIGHT 91.4cm 91.4cm

NUMBER 10 Hurdles 10 Hurdles 10 Hurdles 10 Hurdles 10 Hurdles 10 Hurdles 9 Hurdles 9 Hurdles 9 Hurdles 9 Hurdles

COLOUR

17+ Years 16 Years 15 Years 14 Years 17+ Years 16 Years 15 Years 14 Years 13 Years 13 Years

Boys Boys Boys Boys Girls Girls Girls Girls Boys Girls

110m 110m 100m 100m 100m 100m

Red Red

84cm 84cm

Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow White White White Black

76.2cm 76.2cm 76.2cm 76.2cm 76.2cm 76.2cm

90m 90m 90m 80m

PROGRAM OF EVENTS Combined, Year 3 to 12: Thursday 18 July, 8.40-4pm 8.40am: Event Staff to meet at Fini s h Line for Officials Meeting

TIME

YEAR 3

9 YEARS

10 YEARS

11 YEARS

JS 12 YEARS

8.40

Meet in House areas inside the Track for roll marking

9.00 - 10.15

100m

100m

100m

100m

100m

10.15 - 11.30

Shot Put

Long Jump

High Jump

Discus

Long Jump

11.30 - 11.45

Staff Brohier Cup

11.45 - 1.00

200m

200m

200m

200m

200m

1.00 - 2.15

Long Jump

Shot Put

Discus

Long Jump

High Jump

2.15 - 3.30

4 x 100m

4 x 100m

4 x 100m

4 x 100m

4 x 100m

3.30–4.00

Presentations

8.40am: Event Staff to meet at Fini s h Line for Officials Meeting

SS 12 YEARS

TIME

13 YEARS

14 YEARS

15 YEARS

16 YEARS 17+ YEARS

8.40

Meet in House areas outside the Track for roll marking

9.00 - 10.15

-

Discus

Triple Jump Long Jump

Shot Put

High Jump

10.15 - 11.30

100m

100m

100m

100m

100m

100m

11.30 - 11.45

Staff Brohier Cup

11.45 - 1.00

Long Jump Triple Jump

Javelin

Shot Put

High Jump

Discus

1.00 - 2.15

800m

800m

800m

800m

800m

800m

2.15- 3.30

4 x 100m

4 x 100m

4 x100m

4 x 100m

4 x 100m

3.30 - 4.00

Presentations

MAP

SPORT CAPTAINS JUNIOR SCHOOL

SENIOR SCHOOL

Luella Zerbst

Edward Hassett

Aspen Anderson

Aidan Mackie

HOUSE INFORMATION

JUNIOR SCHOOL

SENIOR SCHOOL

HOUSE CONVENOR

HEAD OF HOUSE

CAPTAINS

CAPTAINS

Isla Booth

Avie Rounsley

Nicola Boone

Jasmine Dall’Acqua

Benedict Thompson

Will Warwick

Lulu Hobart

Ava Stephens

Jacinta Hyman

Kate Grigg

Andrew Blatchford

Luke Tanke

Lily Cardone

Mikaela Mulheran

Shane Cowling

Jordan Gasmier

Edouard Staelen

Nick Cogo

Aadhya Jasthi

Sienna Briggs

Andrew Halloran

Mel Green

Hugo Hasselle

Bowen Mansell

Piper Millar

Anna Thomas

Kayla McNaught

Sam Whish Wilson

Arthur Chou

Ben Arnold

AGE CHAMPIONS 2023 AGE

GIRLS

BOYS

9 Years 10 Years 11 Years

Gretel Dirckze

Sam Thompson Finn Barton Gordon Chen Henry Georgeson Tiago Basile Cohen Tarrant Aaron McQuaid Jack Mewing Aidan Mackie Brooklyn Sabine

Olivia Ray

Willow Truscott

12 Years (JS) 12 Years (SS)

Alba Ward

Cara McQuaid Jorja Grocott Maxine Stewart Maddi McLaughlin

13 Years 14 Years 15 Years 16 Years 17+ Year

Rio Burns

Shemeah Poloai

HOUSE AGGREGATE HISTORY YEAR JUNIOR SCHOOL

SENIOR SCHOOL

BASSINGTHWAIGHTE CUP

1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Starkey Andrews Starkey Veivers Andrews Laver

Veivers Starkey Starkey Starkey Veivers Franklin Veivers Veivers Veivers Veivers Veivers Veivers Andrews Franklin Franklin Andrews Andrews Andrews Andrews Andrews Veivers Starkey Starkey Starkey Andrews Andrews Starkey Andrews Veivers Veivers Veivers Veivers Starkey Veivers Laver Laver Laver

Veivers

Laver

Veivers Veivers Veivers Veivers Veivers Veivers Laver Laver Laver Laver Laver Laver Laver Veivers Veivers

Franklin Andrews Andrews Andrews Andrews Andrews Starkey Veivers Franklin Franklin Franklin Franklin Starkey Franklin Starkey Andrews Andrews Andrews

Starkey Starkey Starkey Veivers Veivers Andrews Andrews

Veivers

AGE DIVISIONS Age is determined by age turned/turning with that calendar year Year 3 13 Years

Born 2011 Born 2010 Born 2009 Born 2008

9 Years 10 Years 11 Years 12 Years

Born 2015 Born 2014 Born 2013 Born 2012

14 Years 15 Years 16 Years 17+ Years

Born 2007 or before

LANES Andrews

3 and 8 4 and 9 5 and 10 1 and 6 2 and 7

Franklin

Laver

Starkey Veivers

POINTS SYSTEM 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, Hurdles A and B Division:

50, 48, 46, 44, 42, 40, 38, 36, 34, 32, 30, 28, 26, 24, 22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12

C Division:

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 3, 3, 2, 1

D+ Division:

1 point per competitor

Relays:

50, 40, 30, 20, 10

Field Events:

50 down to 12 (2-point gap for top 20 and 1 point thereafter)

All events DQ/ No show: 0 points Age Championship (no Year 3): points allocated as above (not including relays) with the following conditions to apply: Competitors 2 best track events + 2 best field events + next best 2 events = 6 events.

RECORDS - TRACK

HURDLES

Age

Name

House Veivers

Time 13.81 15.53 14.81 16.80 16.00 14.37 15.38 14.53 14.45 14.76

Year 2016 2010 2022 2012 2017 1997 2020 2015 2016 2016 Year 2007 1992 2021 2000 2020 1994 1985 2019 2020 2019 2022 2014 1998 2019 1998 2017 2013 2006 1999 2016 2020

13 Girls 14 Girls 15 Girls 16 Girls 17+ Girls 13 Boys 14 Boys 15 Boys 16 Boys 17+ Boys

G Degarnham

K Baker

Laver

A Stephens

Franklin

K Baker

Laver

E Crough-Heaton

Franklin

M Llewellyn

Laver

J Iles

Starkey Veivers Veivers Veivers

P Degarnham P Degarnham C Degarnham

100M

Age

Name

House Starkey

Time 15.96 15.03 14.48 13.30 14.27 13.91 13.91 12.61 12.30 12.81 12.30 15.39 14.09 14.06 13.47 13.75 12.84 11.68 11.64 11.16 10.95

9 Girls 10 Girls 11 Girls

C Bawden

T Bowie

Laver

S Colahan

Andrews

12 Girls (Yr 6) 12 Girls (Yr 7)

G Scantlebury S Aguinaldo

Laver

Veivers Frankin Laver

M Greasley Z Gillan

13 Girls 14 Girls 15 Girls 16 Girls 17+ Girls 9 Boys 10 Boys 11 Boys 13 Boys 14 Boys 15 Boys 16 Boys 17+ Boys

B Ingr B Ingr

Laver Laver

D Henry

Franklin

B Ingr

Laver

K Reynoldson

Starkey

B Clark

Laver

E Grocott R Hainaut

Veivers Starkey Starkey Veivers Andrews Franklin Veivers

12 Boys (Yr 6) 12 Boys (Yr 7)

K Reynoldson

H Boyd

N Seaton

C Lau

P Degarnham

P Nwoko

Laver

200M

Age

Name

House

Time 33.07 31.20 30.03 28.40 29.32 28.30 25.94 25.17 25.80 25.58 31.54 29.69 28.75 27.62 27.89 26.50 24.94 23.54 22.39 21.98

Year 2003 1992 2021 2000 2018 2020 2019 2020 2019 2022 1992 1984 2023 1998 2017 2007 2017 2007 2016 2019 Year 1995 2016 2020 2020 2022 1986 2017 2022 2016 2016

9 Girls 10 Girls 11 Girls

S Cerutti T Bowie S Colahan O Mougrabi M Richards D Henry L Twigg L O’Bryan S Liddell E Hassett R Hainaut K Reynoldson G Scantlebury B Ingr B Ingr

Laver Laver

Andrews

12 Girls (Yr 6) 12 Girls (Yr 7)

Laver

Starkey

13 Girls 14 Girls 15 Girls 16 Girls 17+ Girls 9 Boys 10 Boys 11 Boys 13 Boys 14 Boys 15 Boys 16 Boys 17+ Boys 13 Girls 14 Girls 15 Girls 16 Girls 13 Boys 14 Boys 15 Boys 16 Boys Age

Laver Laver Laver

Franklin Andrews Starkey Starkey Starkey Starkey Starkey Andrews Andrews Andrews Veivers Veivers

12 Boys (Yr 6) 12 Boys (Yr 7)

S Rankin

F Jackson-King

A Beck

P Degarnham

S Reeve

400M

Name K Linde H Singh S Scott L Twigg J Purcell B Ingr

House Veivers

Time

1:07.19 1:04.78 1:01.74 1:01.86

Andrews

Laver Laver

Senior Girls

Andrews Starkey Andrews Franklin Veivers Veivers

59.86

1:00.90

F Jackson-King

56.39 53.68 51.07 50.77

R Hisco

P Degarnham C Degarnham

Senior Boys

800M

Age

Name

House

Time

Year 2015 2022 2022 1999 2018 2020 2015 2021 2020 2022 2017 2018 2023 1993 2023 2020 2020 2022 2016 2022 Year 2021 2009 2021 2022 2022 2019 2020 2022 2022 2022

9 Girls 10 Girls 11 Girls

K Marjanovic

Andrews

3:10.33 2:47.30 2:47.15 2:40.57 2:41.44 2:39.27 2:35.29 2:26.33 2:19.11 2:14.02 2:46.00 2:38.03 2:28.97 2:34.62 2:32.16 2:23.47 2:14.38 2:05.11 2:06.00 2:01.72 5:34.01 5:21.90 4:50.74 4:47.68 4:58.02 4:50.89 4:31.93 4:25.40 4:23.70 4:19.90 Time

L Zerbst K Pitura J Tandy

Laver

Starkey Veivers Starkey Veivers

12 Girls (Yr 6) 12 Girls (Yr 7)

A Halloran E Shepherd T Chapman A Anderson M Warneke D Halloran D Halloran E Hassett N Thompson S Scott

13 Girls 14 Girls 15 Girls 16 Girls 17+ Girls 9 Boys 10 Boys 11 Boys 13 Boys 14 Boys 15 Boys 16 Boys 17+ Boys 13 Girls 14 Girls 15 Girls 16 Girls 17+ Girls 13 Boys 14 Boys 15 Boys 16 Boys 17+ Boys Age

Laver

Veivers

Laver

Veivers Starkey Starkey Starkey Andrews Andrews Veivers Franklin Andrews Starkey 1500M House Laver Veivers Starkey Veivers Veivers Laver

12 Boys (Yr 6) 12 Boys (Yr 7)

T Basile

E Hill

J Giltrap-Good

C Scott

M Blauberg T Hornsey

Name

G Zerbst S Walker O Lucas

A Anderson A Anderson

S Scott

Laver

J Giltrap-Good J Giltrap-Good

Franklin Franklin

C Scott K Ming

Laver Laver

T Hornsey

Starkey

RELAY- 4X100M

Age

House

Time

Year 2023 2017 2018 2019 2019 2016 2020 2018 2019 2017 2017 2018 2019 2013 2004 2022 2017 2018

9 Girls 10 Girls 11 Girls

Laver

1:12.58 1:07.17 1:04.40 1:03.56

Andrews

Laver

12 Girls (Yr 6)

Andrews Starkey Andrews Andrews Franklin Starkey Veivers Veivers Laver

12/13 Girls (Yr 7)

58.71 54.58 57.02 55.62 54.20

14 Girls 15 Girls 16 Girls 17+ Girls 9 Boys 10 Boys 11 Boys 14 Boys 15 Boys 16 Boys 17+ Boys

1:07.24 1:04.10 1:00.49 1:01.32

12 Boys (Yr 6)

Veivers Veivers

12/13 Boys (Yr 7)

54.97 52.22 49.21 48.74 46.97

Laver

Andrews Veivers

Laver

RECORDS – FIELD

JAVELIN House

Age

Name

Distance

Year 2016 2015 2015 2013 2014 2022 2014 2015 2022 2016 Year 2019 2023 2017 2000 2023 2014 2002 2012 2013 2014 2016 2019 2020 2021 2021 2002 2003 1995 2019 1991

13 Girls 14 Girls 15 Girls 16 Girls 17+ Girls 13 Boys 14 Boys 15 Boys 16 Boys 17+ Boys

E Lekich M Wilkins

Laver Laver

22.06m 26.25m 29.46m 34.00m 36.86m 34.83m 40.60m 42.90m 46.90m 51.40m 16.63m 18.22m 20.55m 29.23m 27.90m 22.44m 29.31m 45.41m 45.64m 48.31m 19.30m 27.63m 33.83m 38.44m 31.34m 31.30m 39.94m 41.50m 42.10m 37.80m

J Baker

Starkey Franklin Franklin

K Williams K Williams A McQuaid

Laver

H Boyd H Boyd L Shirley

Veivers Veivers

Laver

J Campbell

Starkey

DISCUS House Veivers Franklin Veivers

Age

Name

Distance

9 Girls 10 Girls 11 Girls

A Dawson M Rigoni R Dawson C McQuaid M Wilkens G Scantlebury G Scantlebury R Kennedy A Webber A Webber A Webber A McQuaid J Rayment J Rayment D Hembrow K Williams K Williams K Willias

12 Girls (Yr 6) 12 Girls (Yr 7)

Laver Laver Laver Laver

13 Girls 14 Girls 15 Girls 16 Girls 17+ Girls 9 Boys 10 Boys 11 Boys 13 Boys 14 Boys 15 Boys 16 Boys 17+ Boys

Franklin Franklin Franklin Franklin Veivers Veivers Veivers

12 Boys (Yr 6) 12 Boys (Yr 7)

Laver

Veivers Veivers

Laver Laver

S Capel

D McKenzie

Starkey

SHOT PUT

Age

Name

House

Distance

Year 2005 2005 2018 2009 2020 1986 2015 2012 2013 2014 1990 1994 2020 1992 2015 2002 2003 2000 1995 1988 Year 2015 2019 2018 2021 2018 2018 2017 2018 2016 2020

9 Girls 10 Girls 11 Girls

L Ioannou M Gordon

Andrews Andrews Andrews Veivers Andrews Franklin Franklin Franklin Laver Laver

6.55m 7.34m 8.27m 9.21m 9.50m 10.23m 10.99m 12.47m 12.77m 13.90m 10.09m 9.67m 13.36m 13.15m 9.15m 12.41m 13.48m 14.29m 13.51m 13.90m 9.52m 10.90m 10.94m 11.33m 11.53m 10.55m 12.11m 12.60m 12.89m 14.20m

K Patel M Stols

12 Girls (Yr 6) 12 Girls (Yr 7)

S Aguinaldo L Nissen M Wilkins K Williams K Williams K Williams J Hudson C Hembrow D Hembrow J Sherrington A Webber

13 Girls 14 Girls 15 Girls 16 Girls 17+ Girls 9 Boys 10 Boys 11 Boys 13 Boys 14 Boys 15 Boys 16 Boys 17+ Boys 13 Girls 14 Girls 15 Girls 16 Girls 17+ Girls 13 Boys 14 Boys 15 Boys 16 Boys 17+ Boys Age

Laver Laver

Veivers

12 Boys (Yr 6) 12 Boys (Yr 7)

Laver

Franklin Veivers Veivers Veivers Veivers

J Rayment J Rayment P Adams

A Harrington

J Mills

Laver

TRIPLE JUMP

Name

House Andrews Franklin Andrews Franklin Starkey Andrews Andrews Veivers Andrews Laver

Distance

R Burns

B Ingr

D Henry

S Clements

E Crough-Heaton K Reynoldson F Jackson-King F Jackson-King P Degarnham F Jackson-King

HIGH JUMP

Age

Name

House Starkey

Distance

Year 2018 2013 2023 2010 2015 2016 2018 2016 2017 2013 2002 2023 1995 2017 2015 2018 2017 2018 1992 2020 Year 1991 1991 1991 2000 2017 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022 1990 1991 1999 2016 2017 2013 2017 2018 2016 1998

9 Girls 10 Girls 11 Girls

A Thake E Lekich

1.11m 1.27m 1.35m 1.37m 1.50m 1.52m 1.55m 1.61m 1.63m 1.62m 1.16m 1.24m 1.43m 1.48m 1.38m 1.60m 1.77m 1.91m 1.83m 1.96m 3.55m 3.96m 4.01m 4.39m 4.04m 4.49m 5.47m 5.27m 5.53m 5.35m 4.09m 4.20m 4.65m 4.77m 4.71m 5.11m 6.10m 6.28m 6.71m 6.92m

Laver

W Truscott

Andrews Andrews

12 Girls (Yr 6) 12 Girls (Yr 7)

I Leary

E Lekich E Lekich T Nguyen

Laver Laver

13 Girls 14 Girls 15 Girls 16 Girls 17+ Girls 9 Boys 10 Boys 11 Boys 13 Boys 14 Boys 15 Boys 16 Boys 17+ Boys

Andrews Franklin Franklin Veivers Andrews Franklin Starkey Franklin Starkey Andrews Andrews Laver

H MacDonald H MacDonald I Wright-Smith

J Scott A Aston

M Llewellyn K Reynoldson J Sherrington K Reynoldson F Jackson-King F Jackson-King D Stevenson F Jackson-King

12 Boys (Yr 6) 12 Boys (Yr 7)

Laver

Andrews

LONG JUMP

Age

Name

House

Distance

9 Girls 10 Girls 11 Girls

T Bowie

Laver

H Tarr

Starkey Veivers

S Tandy

12 Girls (Yr 6) 12 Girls (Yr 7)

G Scantlebury

Laver

P Ross

Andrews Andrews

13 Girls 14 Girls 15 Girls 16 Girls 17+ Girls 9 Boys 10 Boys 11 Boys 13 Boys 14 Boys 15 Boys 16 Boys 17+ Boys

T Nguyen

B Ingr B Ingr B Ingr

Laver Laver Laver

S Clements N Thompson C Messinbird A Freeman B Gallagher K Reynoldson F Jackson-King F Jackson-King P Degarnham H Boyd

Andrews Andrews Starkey

Laver Laver

12 Boys (Yr 6) 12 Boys (Yr 7)

Starkey Veivers Andrews Andrews Veivers Starkey

T Grant

EVENT SPECIFICATIONS HIGH JUMP - STARTING HEIGHTS AGE BOYS GIRLS Year 3 .85m .85m 9 years .85m .85m 10 years .90m .90m 11 years 1.00m 1.00m 12 years 1.10m 1.00m 13 years 1.20m 1.05m 14 years 1.25m 1.10m 15 years 1.30m 1.15m 16 years 1.35m 1.15m 17+ years 1.40m 1.20m

JAVELIN

AGE

BOYS 600g 700g 700g 700g 700g

GIRLS

13 years 14 years 15 years 16 years 17+ years

400g 500g 500g 500g 500g

DISCUS

SHOT PUT

AGE

BOYS 500g 500g 500g 750 g 750 g 1.0 kg 1.0 kg 1.0 kg 1.5 kg 1.5 kg

GIRLS 500g 500g 500g 750 g 750 g 1.0 kg 1.0 kg 1.0 kg 1.0 kg 1.0 kg

BOYS

GIRLS

Year 3 9 years 10 years 11 years 12 years 13 years 14 years 15 years 16 years 17+ years

1kg (blue)

1kg (blue)

2kg (orange) 2kg (orange) 2kg (orange) 3kg (white) 3kg (white)

2kg (orange) 2kg (orange) 2kg (orange) 3kg (white) 3kg (white) 3kg (white) 3kg (white) 3kg (white) 3kg (white)

4kg (red) 4kg (red)

5kg (green) 5kg (green)

COMPEITION CONDITIONS 1. Spartans may only compete in their specified age group. 2. Year 3 events are participation only, there will be no recording of results/records/age champions to promote learning and skill development. 3. Spartans are to report to the marshalling area (track) or at their event location as soon as their event is called. 4. If a clash occurs between a track event and a field event, it is the responsibility of the competitor to report personally first to the field event to have their name registered with the official. After the completion of their track event commitment, the a thlete must return immediately to their field event at which time they will be entitled to their full quota of attempts. Students must return to and complete their field event within the allocated time frame for that event as per the Carnival Program. N.B. High Jump competitors will join the event at the current height set. 5. In all track sprint events, a competitor can choose to start by standing, crouch or block start. 6. Competitors are permitted to wear spikes in laned events. 7. Disqualifications for Track Events: a. For 10+ Years the following will apply: 1 warning per race, thereafter the competitor will be disqualified. The competitor will still be permitted to run but will be given 1 point for attempting the event. APS TEAM SELECTION POLICY The Somerset House Athletics Carnival is not an APS selection trial. In each event, the top 2 placegetters may qualify for the Somerset APS Athletics Team. Please note that we ask all parents to remember and respect the fact that Somerset College Athletics coaches select the APS team based on many factors, choosing a team based on what is fair and in the best interest of all students. Selections are based performance on the day, history of performance, recent form in class and practices. Absent students with legitimate excuses will not be disadvantaged in selection. Educational research shows that it is best for children’s sporting, emotional, and personal development if parents/caregivers accept and support coaches in these selections. Children respond better to any selection disappointment when parent/caregivers encourage them to enjoy their chosen sport, relish being part of a team environment and do their best.