SPORTS
OVERVIEW
Sport plays an integral part of College life for students.
The sporting programme at the College offers all students the chance to participate in a wide variety of sports, catering for the elite student athlete in addition to those students participating purely for fun and enjoyment.
Our students are prepared by a collection of expert internal and external Coaching and High Performance staff with programs designed to maximise student skill development, individual and team performance and overall enjoyment.
Fifteen different sports are available to all students at the College, ranging from Football through to Esports. Each sport’s program has dedicated Coaching staff with designated pre and post school training commitments across the school year.
The College competes in intercollegiate Athletics, Australian Rules Football, Badminton, Basketball, Chess, Cricket, Cross Country Running, Football, Futsal, Golf, Hockey, Netball, Swimming, Tennis and Volleyball. In addition, the College is investing time and resource into developing sports, with co-curricular Clubs for Esports, Drone flying and recreational running.
The College competes in competitions coordinated by the Sports Association of Catholic Co-educational Secondary Schools (SACCSS). SACCSS includes fifteen Catholic Colleges competing in regular Premier Leagues across all year levels, major carnivals (Athletics, Swimming and Cross-Country) and Gala day tournaments (Golf, Tennis, Badminton, Hockey and Futsal). Students also have the opportunity to compete in higher representative sport under the SACCSS banner whilst also competing across regional and state level All-schools competitions.
Simon Colosimo
Former Socceroo (26 appearances) and Perth Glory (Captain), Sydney FC and Melbourne Heart (inaugural Captain) player.
Jayden Short
Richmond Football Club dual Premiership player, 2020 Richmond FC Best & Fairest winner drafted at No.11 in the 2015 AFL Rookie draft.
Reno Piscopo
2020 Tokyo Olympics Olyroos representative, Former Young Socceroo, Junior Italy representative (U15-17), Inter Milan Youth system player, Wellington Phoenix and current Newcastle Jets A-League contracted player.
Alex Sexton
Gold Coast Football Club player, drafter at No. 88 in the 2011 AFL Draft.
Tyla-Jay Vlajnic
Current Western United A-League player, Serbian National Team representative and former Seattle Sounders Women in the United States Women’s National Premier Soccer League. Former Melbourne City A-League player from 2015-2022.
Alana Jancevski
Former Junior Matilda and Perth Glory A-League player. She currently plays for Adelaide United in the A-League.
Thomas Bitmatta
World Champion Drone Pilot, 2017 RIOT-Multi GP International Open.
Matthew Theodore
Former Melbourne Victory Youth Captain and Young Socceroo.
Robert Stambolziev
Former Young Socceroo, former professional player for Bristol City, Panathinaikos and Sydney FC.
Frank Brisevac
Former National level Triple Jump athlete, 2010 National and Victorian U18 Triple Jump Champion, 2011 Silver Medallist Australian Junior Athletics Championships.
Rachel Alonso
Former A-League forward for Melbourne Victory & Adelaide United
Enza Barilla
Former A-League midfielder for Melbourne Victory (65 appearances and 7 goals).
Jude Georgievski
Former U18 Long Jump National Champion, three time All Schools Victorian Long Jump Champion and former Australian All Schools Gold and Bronze medallist.
Stephanie Dimovska
Multiple National and Victorian State Champion, Karate Australia, Australian representative, Junior World Karate Federation Junior World Championships
The College has created a High Performance Sport Pathway for elite student athletes.
The Athlete Development Program (ADP) is available for students across most year levels. This is a competitive entry program for sub elite and elite level student athletes to assist in their preparation for high-level sporting competition.
As a component of the High Performance Pathway, the College currently runs six sport Academy programs, namely:
Each of these Academy programs provide for elite development opportunities for talented student athletes whilst connecting in with professional, state and community sporting clubs and tertiary education providers.
For more information on the College’s High Performance Sport Pathway and its associated programs, click here.
