Team Vic Students Proudly Represented Victoria at Pacific School Games
600 student athletes arrived in South Australia with hopeful expectation to proudly represent Team Vic in their respective sport. A number of sports in multiple age groups competed tirelessly at the Pacific School Games. The performance of the athletes on the field and the behavior of the athletes outside of competition was nothing less than exemplary. It was great to witness strong competition, and intense levels of play as the week unfolded. Some of the notable mentions are teams such as the Team Vic 12 Years and Under Basketball Team who won gold for the third year in a row, and have an impeccable record of being undefeated in the last 28 games at the School Sport Australia Basketball Championships. Justin Brown is a great coach and understands what it takes to get the best out of his team. Other notable performances were the 17 Years and Under Girls Golf team and the 15 Years and Under Netball team which were undefeated for the entire championships.
The results for the rest of the sports are as follows:
Basketball 12 Years and Under (Girls) – Silver
Basketball 12 Years and Under (Boys) – Gold
Diving 10-19 Years – 10 Gold, 14 Silver and 23 Bronze, Total of 47 medals! This is not including the team events.
Football 12 Years and Under (Girls) – Gold
Football 12 Years and Under (Boys) – Silver
Football 18 Years and Under (Girls) – Silver
Football 16 Years and Under (Boys) – 4th
Golf 12 Years and Under – Bronze
Golf 17 Years and Under – Gold
Hockey 12 Years and Under (Boys) – Silver
Hockey 12 Years and Under (Girls) – 5th
Hockey 16 Years and Under (Boys) – 4th
Hockey 16 Years and Under (Girls) – 4th
Netball 12Years and Under (Girls) – Silver
Netball 15Years and Under (Girls) – Gold
Softball 12 Years and Under (Girls) – Bronze
Softball 12 Years and Under (Boys) – Bronze
Softball 17 Years and Under (Girls) – 4th
Softball 17 Years and Under (Boys) – 4th
Swimming 10 – 19 years – 24 Gold, 25 Silver and 30 Bronze, Total of 79 medals!
Touch Football 12 Years and Under (Girls) – 6th
Touch Football 12 Years and Under (Boys) – 4th
Touch Football 15 Years and Under (Girls) – 5th
Touch Football 15 Years and Under (Boys) – 7th
Track & Field 10 - 12 Years - 16 Gold, 19 Silver, 31 Bronze for a total of 66 medals. Download or view a full list of medal recipients. The amount of personal best's mentioned was astounding. It shows that the individuals gave it their all.
The total medal count for the Team Vic teams competing at Pacific School Games was 350 medals, which was simply outstanding.
As you can see the performance of the athletes was exceptional. They performed with pride. If you would like to see the 670 plus photos, please visit the SSV Facebook page.
You can see the interview of Justin Brown the 12 Years and Under Basketball Coach as he talks about what he attributes his success to, and what he looks for in selecting the team.
