Sports Report: 1 June 2022

Mid-year Holiday Program

Belconnen & ASC Cross Country

Over 100 students represented Radford at the Belconnen (Junior School) and ASC (Secondary School) Cross Country Carnivals at Stromlo last week. Congratulations to the following students who finished in the top 3:

  • Mae Smith – 2nd –11 Years Girls
  • Oscar Eyers – 2nd – 9 Years Boys
  • Patrick Maundrell – 2nd – 10 Years Boys
  • Isla Murphy – 3rd – 12 Years Girls
  • Kaiya Barsby – 2nd – 13 Years Girls
  • Astrid Evans – 3rd – 14 Years Girls
  • Katherine Maundrell – 2nd – 15 Years Girls
  • Owen Toyne – 1st – 15 Years Boys
Kaiya Barsby (Belconnen XC) and Rohan Steven (ASC XC)
Kaiya Barsby (Belconnen XC) and Rohan Steven (ASC XC)


2021/22 Radford Rowing Awards

On Friday 27 May, over 150 Radford rowers, coxswains, coaches, family members, and special guests, including Mrs Godfrey and Olympic Bronze Medallist Jack Cleary, celebrated another successful rowing season.

It was a lovely and entertaining evening co-hosted by our 2022 Rowing Captains Ellen Mihaljevic and Ben Heatley. The Improvement, Contribution and Excellence Awards for each squad were presented, along with the Radford Rowing major awards. The audience also had the pleasure of hearing from Jack Cleary, a current Rowing Australia team member, about his journey from school-based rowing to a USA student-athlete scholarship, to standing on the Olympic podium at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

This excellent video, produced by Year 12 student and rower Oli Bailey in the lead up to Nationals in Nagambie, Victoria, in April, celebrated the dedication of Radford's rowers and coaches.

The evening was also an opportunity to farewell Craig Muller, the Acting Sports Program Manager for Rowing. Craig stepped in and stepped up when the program needed him, and his contribution was greatly appreciated. The announcement of our new Radford Head of Rowing is not far away.

Events such as this also provide a great platform to thank those who have helped bring the season and the Awards Night to fruition.

  • Radford College Board, Executive, Staff, and the broader Radford community
  • All rowers, coxswains and their families
  • 20+ coaches
  • Friends of Radford Rowing (FORR)
  • Radford Sports Department
Rowing Captains and oar winners 2022
Rowing Captains and oar winners 2022


Key achievements

  • Competed in five ACT-based regattas, including the ACT Head of the Lake and ACT Junior Championships where Radford won the following prestigious cups:
  • Senior Boys Coxed Eight – Winners of the Head of the Lake Fraser Cup
  • Senior Boys Single – Winner of the Canberra Grammar School Principal’s Cup
  • Senior Boys Coxed Quad Div 1 – Winners of the Mason Family Cup
  • Year 10 Boys Coxed Quad – Winners of the Marist College Principal’s Cup
  • Year 9 Girls Coxed Quad – Winners of the Daramalan College Principal’s Cup
  • Competed in the NSW State Championships and the Kings/PLC regatta
  • 38 rowers and coxes were selected to row at the 2022 National Championships in Nagambie, Victoria. Radford took home one Silver and three Bronze medals.
  • Silver – Schoolgirls Coxed Quad 500m Sprint – Ellen Mihaljevic, Bridget Kelleher-Cole, Nikita Crabb, Hannah Hardy, Cox: Stuart Ward.
  • Bronze - Schoolboys Coxed Quad 500m Sprint – Connor Jacopino, Campbell Kruger, Hunter Jolly, Ollie Fox, Cox: Izzy Faris
  • Bronze – U19 Men's Coxed Quad – Chris Bush, Jake Schemen-Rogers, Hamish Roberts, Will Gregory, Cox: Ben Heatley
  • Bronze – U19 Men’s Coxless Quad – Chris Bush, Jake Schemen-Rogers, Hamish Roberts, Will Gregory
  • Radford Rowing was named as one of four finalists in the 2021 Hancock Prospecting Rower of the Year Participation Awards. On this occasion, Radford did not bring home the prize, however, this amazing achievement is the culmination of many years of growth and development for the Radford Rowing Program.

Major Award Winners

Crew of the Year Boys – Senior Boys A Coxed Quad

  • Will Gregory, Hamish Roberts, Chris Bush, Jake Schemen-Rogers and Ben Heatley (c)

Crew of the Year Girls - Senior Girls Coxed Four

  • Nikita Crabb, Hannah Hardy, Bridget Kelleher-Cole, Ellen Mihaljevic and Stuart Ward (c)

Coxswain of the Year

  • Ben Heatley

Most Improved Girls Crew – Senior Girls Coxed Quad

  • Olivia Hickey, Zoe Macintosh, Claudia Kendall, Hannah Sampson and Jude Barlin (c)

Most Improved Boys Crew Senior Boys C Quad Crew

  • Curtis Garrett, Aidan Roberts, Matt Wang, Oli Bailey, Callum Durnell and Charlie Stuart

Major Service Awards

  • Senior shed – Ellen Mihaljevic
  • Junior shed – Jude Barlin

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