Rowers take a sweep of awards

Fantastic results for our senior rowers at the Tasmanian Club Rowing Championships, winning nine Club Championship events and a number of non-championship events.
The highlights from the weekend included the Senior Boys squad winning the U23 Men’s Eight and Senior Girls squad winning the U19, U21 and Open Women’s Eight Championships; the first time a school crew had won the Open Women’s event since 1999.

Overall our wins included the State Championship in U19 Women’s Pair, U21 Women’s Pair, U19 Women’s Coxless Four, U19 Women’s Coxed Four, U21 Women’s Coxless Four, U19 Women’s Eight, U21 Women’s Eight, Open Women’s Eight and the U23 Men’s Eight.

An epic achievment!

Brendon Long
Director of Rowing

Equestrian

 

Five Scotch Oakburn riders and seven horses have travelled to Hobart to compete in the Southern Eventing Championships in the Interschools classes.

It was a big weekend of riding, teamwork, and learning, and everyone represented the College with pride. Our riders and their events were:

• Aggie Lyne (Year 10) – competed on two horses in the 1* and 95cm eventing.
• Abbi Lloyd Bostock (Year 12) – rode in the 95cm combined training.
• Lucy Johnston (Year 12) – competed on two horses in the 80cm combined training, placing 1st.
• Evie Young (Year 8) – rode in the 80cm combined training.
• Marnie Lyne (Year 7) – competed in both 80cm eventing and combined training, placing 2nd, just behind Lucy.
• Meg Kilby (Year 12) was entered but unfortunately had to scratch.

The team camped together the night before, which made the weekend even more enjoyable. Early the next morning, everyone worked together to plait, organise gear, and make sure each horse was ready and in the right place at the right time. It was a warm, full day of riding, but all riders gained valuable experience and appreciated being part of such a supportive and welcoming team environment. The team are now looking forward to representing Scotch Oakburn College again at the upcoming Interschools Show Jumping event in Longford at the end of March.

We also wish Meg, Marnie, and Aggie the very best of luck as they compete at the 2026 Trials event over the March long weekend.

Lucy Johnston
Year 12