State Athletics Champions

We have on record 38 instances of students triumphing and winning Gold at the State Track & Field Championships. A total of 14 different students have achieved individual Gold, while another 10 have won a Relay Gold.

Jack Boulton is our most recent State Champion, winning Gold in both the 200m and 400m as a Year 12. He was our first Gold Medalist since Kieran Boal in 2006.

Daniel Boyle sits atop our All Time Gold Medal tally as our greatest ever – 6 individual Gold in the 100m and 200m sprints, 3 Silver, plus 2 Relay Gold to make it 8 total Gold. He recalls his major rival each year who managed to pip him at the line a couple of times – future AFL star Patrick Dangerfield. “Boyley” himself was drafted to AFL club Port Adelaide.

Debbie McLaughlin sits second all time, matching Boyle‘s 6 Gold, to go with a Silver and 2 Relay medals. McLaughlin won theLong Jump 4 years in a row, and her jump of 5.96m in 1992 incredibly is “still” the all time State record, 32 years later. It’s our only State record still standing.

Bree Spasojevic, still a 9-time (most ever) record holder at our school Athletics Carnival, has 5 Gold, 9 Silver, and 2 Bronze in her collection  – her 16 individual medals make her clearly our greatest ever in terms of total medals. Boyle is next with 9.

Gayle Parrott (4), Luke Brabazon (3), Kieran Boal (2), Sherwin Sapiendente (2), Michael Bertalli (2) and Jack Boulton (2) are our others with multiple individual State Gold.

Jack Boulton of course won other Gold Medals prior to coming to us. He has an extraordinary 15 Gold Medals – and that was despite missing his Year 10 and 11 years due to Lockdowns. He would otherwise likely have 20+. He won 5 Gold in Year 7 (100m, 200m, 400m, Long & Triple). At Year 8, he not only won 4, but also set 4 Records in the one day, which all still stand. His current tallies of 7 State records (2x 100m, 2x 200m, 2x 400m, 1x Long Jump) and 15 State Gold Medals, are both the most of any athlete in history, Victoria-wide. 

State Gold Medalists – Track & Field

ATHLETE

YEAR

EVENT

AGE

TIME

Jack Boulton
2022
400m
18
Jack Boulton
2022
200m
18
Keiran Boal
2006
800m
16
Luke Brabazon
2006
Discus
14
Daniel Boyle, Tyson Hartwig, Liam Harrigton, Luke Morgan
2006
4×100 Relay
18
Daniel Boyle
2005
100m
17
11.58
Keiran Boal
2005
800m
15
 2:01.55
Luke Brabazon
2005
Discus
13
44.14m
Luke Brabazon
2005
Shot Put
13
14.49m
Daniel Boyle, Liam Harrigton, Luke Morgan, Sam Findlay
2005
4×100 Relay
17
45.31
Daniel Boyle
2004
100m
16
Daniel Boyle
2004
200m
16
Daniel Boyle
2003
200m
15
Matt Graham
2002
Discus
15
Daniel Boyle
2002
100m
14
Daniel Boyle
2002
200m
14
Michael Bertalli
2000
Steeplechase
18
Michael Bertalli
1998
2000m Steeplechase
18
16yo
Michelle Kneebone
1996
Triple Jump
16
Bree Spasojevic
1995
Hurdles 90m
16
Bree Spasojevic
1994
200m
15
27. 00
Bree Spasojevic
1994
90m Hurdles
15
Record 13. 90 
Deanne Smitheram
1994
Triple Jump
13
Bree Spasojevic
1993
200m
14
27. 40
Debbie McLaughlin
1992
Long Jump
18
Record – +26cm
Debbie McLaughlin
1992
100m
18
Bree Spasojevic
1992
Long Jump
13
Record. 5.10m
Debbie McLaughlin
1991
Long Jump
17
Debbie McLaughlin
1990
Long Jump
16
Sherwin Sapiendente
1990
Long Jump
15
Sherwin Sapiendente
1990
Triple Jump
15
Gayle Parrott, Kim Parkes, Corrie Goodwin, Leesa Murray
1990
4×100 Relay
17
Debbie McLaughlin
1989
Long Jump
15
Kate Jenkinson
1989
Javelin
14
22m
Gayle Parrot
1989
100m
16
Gayle Parrott
1989
200m
16
Record – 12.00
Debbie McLaughlin
1989
Long Jump
15
5.00m
Gayle Parrott
1988
100m
15
Gayle Parrott
1988
200m
15
Record
Heather Clarke
1986
Discus
18
Shawn Dennis
1983
400m
18

Silver Medalists –

State Track & Field

ATHLETE

YEAR

EVENT

AGE

TIME

Merlin Tzaros
2024
3000m
16
Merlin Tzaros
2022
3000m Cross Country
14
Daniel Maples
2013
Long Jump
14
Daniel Maples
2013
Triple Jump
14
1cm off Gold
Xanthea Dewez
2013
3000m Cross Country
18
Xanthea Dewez
2012
1500m
16
Liam Patrick
2012
Triple Jump
15
Xanthea Dewez
2012
800m
16
Tom Hulley
2011
Triple Jump
18
Kate Jenkin
2010
Shot Put
14
Kate Jenkin
2009
Shot Put
13
Rachel Enders
2008
Long Jump
13
Kate Jenkin
2008
Shot Put
13
Daniel Boyle
2007
100m
21
Luke Brabazon
2006
Shot Put
14
23.46
Daniel Boyle
2005
200m
17
1.75m
Nick Boyd
2005
High Jump
15
Daniel Steele
2003
Hurdles 90m
18
Samantha Daws
2003
High Jump
17
Daniel Boyle
2002
100m
14
Matt Graham
2001
Discus
14
Samantha Daws
1999
High Jump
13
Michael Bertalli
1999
2000m Steeplechase
18
Michael Bertalli
1998
1500m
16
Jason Scanlan
1998
100m
16
Jason Scanlan
1997
100m
15
ATHLETE
YEAR
EVENT
AGE
TIME
Bree Spasojevic
1997
Long Jump
21
Michael Bertalli
1997
1500m
15
Kathryn Stokes
1997
High Jump
18
Bree Spasojevic
1996
400m
16
Deanna Smitheram
1996
Triple Jump
16
Deanna Smitheram
1995
Triple Jump
15
Bree Spasojevic
1995
100m
16
Bree Spasojevic
1995
200m
16
Bree Spasojevic
1995
400m
16
Bree Spasojevic
1994
400m
15
Michelle Kneebone
1994
Triple Jump
14
Rebecca Naish, Deanne Smitheram, Kirsty Brew, Kate Dorsett
1994
4×100 Relay
13
 1:00.80
Bree Spasojevic
1993
400m
14
 1:00.70
Bree Spasojevic
1993
Long Jump
14
5. 16m
Bree Spasojevic
1992
400m
13
 1:02.90
Bree Spasojevic, Michelle Ashton, Mandy Chilcott, Anna Stansbury
1992
4×100 Relay
13
Debbie McLaughlin, Cathy Fenn, Narelle Lavis, Janelle Kipping
1992
4×100 Relay
18
Paul Cavicchiolo
1991
Javelin
13
Chris Gould
1991
800m
18
Cathy Collins
1991
Triple Jump
16
12. 70
Cathy Collins
1990
Triple Jump
16
Gayle Parrott, Corrie Goodwin, Lisa Murray, Kim Parkes
1989
4×100 Relay
16
Debbie McLaughlin
1989
100m
15
Darren Brown
1983
800m
14
Darren Brown
1983
1500m
14

Bronze Medalists –

State Track & Field

ATHLETE

YEAR

EVENT

AGE

TIME

James Chisholm
2024
Discus
15
Tristian Fletcher-Blake
2018
Javelin
13
35.83m
Tristian Fletcher-Blake
2018
Triple Jump
13
11.39
Alice Townsend
2017
High Jump
16
Emily Conroy
2015
800m
16
Matt Munday
2012
100m
14
Matt Munday
2011
100m
13
Liam Patrick
2011
Triple Jump
14
Kate Jenkin
2011
Shot Put
15
Simone Coote
2007
Javelin
17
Luke Morgan
2006
800m
18
Nick Boyd, Jono Dwyer, Keiran Boal, Patrick Lockyer
2006
4×100 Relay
16
Luke Brabazon
2006
Javelin
14
Dale Martin
2005
400m
13
59.84
Luke Morgan
2005
800m
18
Luke Brabazon
2005
Javelin
14
Deanna Murray
2005
High Jump
21
1.45m
Deanne Murray
2004
High Jump
17
Nick Boyd
2003
High Jump
13
Daniel Steele
2003
Triple Jump
21
Sam Findlay
2003
800m
15
Daniel Boyle, Sam Findlay, Luke Morgan, Thomas Sorroghan
2003
4×100 Relay
15
Samantha Daws
2002
High Jump
16
Rowena Thompson
1999
Hurdles
17
Travis Sloan
1997
800m
13
Travis Sloan
1997
400m
13
Deanne Smitheram
1997
Triple Jump
16
Jason Scanlon
1997
200m
15
Deanne Smitheram
1996
Shot Put
15
Bree Spasojevic
1996
100m
16
Bree Spasojevic
1996
Hurdles 100m
16
Bree Spasojevic
1994
Long Jump
15
5. 12m
Michelle Kneebone
1994
100m
14
Cameron Knox
1994
Long Jump
17
1993
4×100 Relay
14
Michelle Kneebone
1993
Triple Jump
13
Kate Jenkinson
1993
Long Jump
21
Sherwin Sapiendente
1992
Triple Jump
17
Matt Smith
1992
Triple Jump
13
Paul Cavicchiolo
1992
Javelin
14
Debbie McLaughlin
1991
200m
17
Samantha Russell
1991
800m
16
Sarah Vescio
1991
Long Jump
13
Debbie McLaughlin
1990
100m
16
Teresa Parish
1990
Discus
16
Alan Wise
1990
Javelin
13
1990
4×100 Relay
16
Scott Jenkins
1989
Javelin
17
48m
Tanya Holland
1989
High Jump
17
1.45m
Jason Dowling
1985
High Jump
14
Paul Jenkin
1985
Shot Put
17
1985
4×100 Relay
14
Darren Brown
1982
Cross Country
13

State Track & Field

Medal Tally

ATHLETE

I

NDIVIDUAL MEDALS

RELAY

OVERALL

MEDALS

GOLD

SILVER

BRONZE

TOTAL

Daniel Boyle
6
3
9
Gold, Gold. Bronze
12
Debbie McLaughlin
6
1
7
Silver, Bronze
9
Bree Spasojevic
5
9
2
16
Silver, Bronze
18
Gayle Parrott
4
4
Gold
5
Luke Brabazon
3
1
2
6
6
Kieran Boal
2
2
Gold, Bronze
4
Michael Bertalli
2
3
5
5
Sherwin Sapiendente
2
1
3
3
Jack Boulton
2
2
2
Deanne Smitheram
1
2
2
5
Bronze
6
Michelle Kneebone
1
1
1
3
3
Matt Graham
1
1
2
2
Kate Jenkinson
1
1
2
2
Heather Clarke
1
1
1
Shawn Dennis
1
1
1
Xanthea Dewez
3
3
3
Kate Jenkin
2
1
3
3
Jason Scanlan
2
1
3
3
Samantha Daws
2
1
3
3
Darren Brown
2
1
3
3
Cathy Collins
2
2
Bronze
3
Merlin Tzaros
2
2
2
Daniel Maples
2
2
2
Nick Boyd
1
1
2
Bronze
3
Daniel Steele
1
1
2
2
Paul Cavicchiolo
1
1
2
2
Kathryn Stokes
1
1
Bronze
2
Luke Morgan
2
2
Gold, Gold, Bronze
5
Tristian Fletcher-Blake
2
2
2
Matt Munday
2
2
2
Travis Sloan
2
2
2
Deanne Murray
2
2
2
Travis Sloan
2
2
2
Jason Dowling
1
1
Bronze
2
Sam Findlay
1
1
Bronze
2
Liam Harrington
Gold, Gold
2
Kim Parkes
Gold, Silver
2
Lisa Murray
Gold, Silver
2
Corrie Goodwin
Gold, Silver
2
Anna Stansbury
Silver, Bronze
2
Michelle Ashton
Silver, Bronze
2