Eighteen gold medals marked another outstanding year for Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD) schools at the 2026 NSW All Schools Athletics Championships, with students building on the Diocese’s strong tradition of success against the state’s best athletes.
Catherine McAuley Westmead’s Annisha Reader stole the spotlight with triple gold in the Girls 16 Years javelin, discus and hammer throw. It was another impressive step forward for Annisha, who won hammer gold, discus silver and javelin bronze at last year’s championships.
Harkeerat Singh from St Andrews College Marayong also celebrated three gold medals, taking top honours in the Boys 15–16 Years wheelchair 100m, discus and shot put.
James Schofield from St Agnes Catholic High School Rooty Hill added to the gold rush with victories in the Boys 19 Years discus and shot put.
St Columba’s Catholic College Springwood enjoyed a golden double. Keeden Harrison won the Boys 17 Years 1500m, and at just 12 years old, Year 7 student Amelie Andrews was among the youngest CSPD athletes to top the podium after winning a thrilling Girls 12 Years 80m hurdles final in 13.16 seconds, just two-hundredths of a second ahead of the runner-up.
Penola Catholic College Emu Plains student Kai Cullens shone on the track, winning the Boys 17 Years 800m in an impressive 1:51.95 and collecting silver in both the 200m and 400m.
Parramatta Marist High School celebrated two champions, with Alex Spadaro winning the Boys 19 Years 110m hurdles and Aaron Chevalier claiming the Boys 16 Years javelin, an event he also won last year.
Kalisi Aualiitia and Taine Katalinic brought further success for Patrician Brothers’ College Blacktown, winning the Boys 16 Years hammer throw and Boys 15 Years high jump respectively.
Christopher Nilon from St Patrick’s Marist College Dundas backed up last year’s success with another gold in the 5000m race walk, this time in the Boys 17 Years division.
Isaac Portelli from Marian Catholic College Kenthurst secured the Boys 14 Years javelin title, while Hunter Stewart from Bede Polding College South Windsor claimed victory in the Boys 12 Years javelin. Hunter’s gold was a standout achievement in the championships’ youngest age group.
Simply qualifying to compete at this level is a significant achievement, and all participating students deserve congratulations for representing their schools.
2026 NSW All Schools Athletics Championships
GOLD
- Annisha Reader (Catherine McAuley Westmead) Girls 16 Years javelin - 34.43m
- Annisha Reader (Catherine McAuley Westmead) Girls 16 Years discus - 43.35m
- Annisha Reader (Catherine McAuley Westmead) Girls 16 Years hammer throw - 50.56m
- Harkeerat Singh (St Andrews College Marayong) Boys 15–16 Years wheelchair 100m (T54/F55) - 32.18 seconds
- Harkeerat Singh (St Andrews College Marayong) Boys 15–16 Years wheelchair discus (T54/F55) - 11.66m
- Harkeerat Singh (St Andrews College Marayong) Boys 15–16 Years wheelchair shot put (T54/F55) - 5.50m
- James Schofield (St Agnes Catholic High School Rooty Hill) Boys 19 Years discus - 46.07m
- James Schofield (St Agnes Catholic High School Rooty Hill) Boys 19 Years shot put - 15.72m
- Kai Cullens (Penola Catholic College Emu Plains) Boys 17 Years 800m - 1:51.95
- Alex Spadaro (Parramatta Marist High School) Boys 19 Years 110m hurdles - 15.27 seconds
- Aaron Chevalier (Parramatta Marist High School) Boys 16 Years javelin - 54.20m
- Kalisi Aualiitia (Patrician Brothers’ College Blacktown) Boys 16 Years hammer throw - 59.73m
- Taine Katalinic (Patrician Brothers’ College Blacktown) Boys 15 Years high jump - 1.92m
- Amelie Andrews (St Columba’s Catholic College Springwood) Girls 12 Years 80m hurdles - 13.16 seconds
- Keeden Harrison (St Columba’s Catholic College Springwood) Boys 17 Years 1500m - 4:00.50
- Christopher Nilon (St Patrick’s Marist College Dundas) Boys 17 Years 5000m race walk - 24:33.10
- Isaac Portelli (Marian Catholic College Kenthurst) Boys 14 Years javelin - 45.01mHunter Stewart (Bede Polding College South Windsor) Boys 12 Years javelin - 32.00m
SILVER
- Marlee Gill (Bede Polding College South Windsor) Girls 17 Years javelin - 44.55m
- Mia Tannous (Catherine McAuley Westmead) Girls 12 Years shot put - 10.29m
- Beau Adams (Marian Catholic College Kenthurst) Boys 15 Years 1500m - 4:04.18
- Beau Adams (Marian Catholic College Kenthurst) Boys 15 Years 3000m - 9:05.83
- Xavier Zahra (Patrician Brothers’ College Blacktown) Boys 15 Years 2000m steeplechase - 6:25.62
- Sarah Galea (Xavier College Llandilo) Girls 15 Years javelin - 37.69m
- Sarah Galea (Xavier College Llandilo) Girls 15 Years shot put - 12.40m
- Kael Brown (St Columba’s Catholic College Springwood) Boys 17 Years 400m hurdles - 56.34 seconds
- Alton Freeman (St Columba’s Catholic College Springwood) Boys 17 Years 3000m - 8:56.42
- Douglas Pentecost (St Columba’s Catholic College Springwood) Boys 15 Years shot put - 15.87m
- Jenna Rhodes (St Columba’s Catholic College Springwood) Girls 14 Years triple jump - 10.92m
- Bronte Parkin (St John Paul II Catholic College Schofields) Girls 16 Years high jump - 1.55m
- Ruby Kernaghan (Gilroy Catholic College Castle Hill) Girls 16 Years 400m - 57.78 seconds
- Caitlyn Martin (Gilroy Catholic College Castle Hill) Girls 17 Years high jump - 1.66m
- Kai Cullens (Penola Catholic College Emu Plains) Boys 17 Years 200m - 22.07 seconds
- Kai Cullens (Penola Catholic College Emu Plains) Boys 17 Years 400m - 47.76 seconds
- Lincoln Moore (Penola Catholic College Emu Plains) Boys 14 Years 3000m race walk - 15:30.64
BRONZE
- Keira Gill (Bede Polding College South Windsor) Girls 13 Years javelin - 37.80m
- Isaac Portelli (Marian Catholic College Kenthurst) Boys 14 Years discus - 46.42m
- Xavier Zahra (Patrician Brothers’ College Blacktown) Boys 15 Years 1500m - 4:05.54
- Alexander Simpson (St Columba’s Catholic College Springwood) Boys 13 Years triple jump - 11.12m
- Emme Avellino-Laidlaw (St John XXIII Catholic College Stanhope Gardens) Girls 13 Years shot put - 11.15m
- Sienna Jackson (St John XXIII Catholic College Stanhope Gardens) Girls 15 Years triple jump - 11.09m
- Alexander Nguyen (St Pauls Catholic College Greystanes) Boys 14 Years triple jump - 12.39m
- Kushal Mariguddi (St Andrews College Marayong) Boys 19 Years triple jump - 13.05m
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