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Billie (Year 4)
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3rd Alpine GS
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Division 5F
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Jemima (Year 7)
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2nd Snowboard GS
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Division 3F
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2nd Snowboard Cross
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Division 3F
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Darcy (Year 10)
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2nd Ski Cross
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Division 2M
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3rd Alpine GS
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Division 2M
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Amber (Year 12), Charlie (Year 11), Emily (Year 12) and Audrey (Year 12)
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Team 2nd Alpine GS
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Division 1F
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Charlie (Year 11), Emily (Year 12) and Audrey (Year 12)
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Team 3rd Ski Cross
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Division 1F
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Charlie (Year 11) and Aanya (Year 11)
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Team 3rd Snowboard GS team
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Division 1F
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Year 11 Radford College student Isobel Egan at the 2025 World Rowing Under 23 Championships. Photo: Detlev Seyb/MyRowingPhoto.com
Radford College sports wrap
Isobel Egan rowing on the world stage
Year 11 student Isobel Egan made history on Saturday, becoming the first – and youngest – Australian female to compete in the PR3 (para rowing) Women’s Single Sculls at the 2025 World Rowing Under 23 Championships.
In a remarkable debut, Isobel closed the gap from three seconds behind at the 1500-metre mark to just 1.22 seconds at the finish – missing out on gold by just a fraction. Held in Poznan, Poland, the U23 Championships brought together nearly 1,000 of the world’s best young rowers at Lake Malta, one of the most advanced regatta courses in the world.
Isobel represented Australia with strength, composure and determination on the global stage. This in itself is an incredible achievement, especially considering this was just her second major regatta.
Her debut at the U23 Championships comes only four months after she won three gold medals at the 2025 Australian Rowing Championships.
Radford College’s Head of Rowing, Mr Gordon Marcks, said Isobel left a strong impression in her first international competition. "It was stunning to see Izzy perform so well. She is a great ambassador for both the sport and the College – on and off the water."
Congratulations, Isobel – your performance marks a proud and historic moment for Australian rowing!
ACT & Southern NSW Interschools Championships
By Ms Megan Fritsch, Director of Sport
The Radford snowsports team had so much fun racing at the ACT & Southern NSW Interschools Championships at Perisher across four days of high-speed action on snowboards and skis from 22–25 July. We maintained our proud reputation as the ‘disruptors’ of the mass teams from local Jindabyne-based schools and one of the most consistently high-performing among ACT-based school teams. This year's championships attracted athletes from 143 schools, generating a total of 2,456 event entries.
Weather conditions can have a significant impact on events like these, and this year was no exception. No events were cancelled; however, challenging wet conditions, low visibility and strong gusty winds prevailed mid-week before more favourable clear-to-cloudy conditions towards the end of the week. Our seasoned team members know that any conditions are possible at Perisher in mid-July, and we train accordingly in all weather throughout the season, which includes the Sunday training program. Skills and safety learned from training and racing in challenging weather make for a resilient athlete, capable of good judgement and high performance despite harsh conditions.
Our team was well-prepared and executed each race day confidently. This was evident from the personal-best performances, with multiple outstanding individual and team achievements earning well-deserved podium-time and medallions at the presentation ceremonies.
Congratulations to every one of our athletes for laying it all on the race line and leaving nothing in reserve!
Thank you to Mr Alex Timms for once again coordinating a highly successful pairing of Performance and Interschools residential Camps in 2025 and for making sure everyone was where they needed to be on time and fully prepped – setting us all up for success each day on the mountain.
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Randall (Year 2)
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4th Alpine GS
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Division 6M
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Joshua (Year 12), Jude (Year 11), Connor (Year 11) and Lachlan (Year 12)
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Team 4th Alpine GS
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Division 1M
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Amelia (Year 10), Amelie (Year 9), Laila (Year 9) and Milly (Year 10)
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4th Alpine GS
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Division 2F
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National Schoolboys Rugby Championships
Baxter (Year 12) represented the ACT at the Australian Schoolboys Rugby Championships in the Sunshine Coast during the July holidays. This is a wonderful achievement and a fitting reward for Baxter’s talent, perseverance and commitment to continuous improvement as a rugby player.
Being chosen to wear the ACT jersey is not only a personal milestone but also a proud moment for Radford College and our rugby community.
Sports achievements
Congratulations to the following students who have been selected in a School Sport ACT representative team to compete at the School Sport Australia National Championships later in the year:
- Lingwen (Year 10) – 19&U Swimming
- Micah (Year 11) – 19&U Swimming
- Xavi (Year 10) – 19&U Swimming
- Isabelle (Year 8) – 19&U Swimming
- Isaac (Year 10) – 18&U Football (Boys) Team
Upcoming School Sport ACT Team Trials (SSACT)
12&U Netball (Boys)
- Tuesday, 29 July and Thursday, 7 August from 4.00–5.45 pm
- ACT Netball Centre, Lyneham
- For all information about the trials and how to register, please visit SSACT Netball.
12&U Netball (Girls)
- Monday, 4 August (surnames A–L), Friday, 8 August (surnames M–Z), Monday, 11 August (combined trial) and Tuesday, 12 August (invitational trial).
- 3.45–5.45 pm at the ACT Netball Centre, Lyneham.
- For all information about the trials and how to register, please visit SSACT Netball.
Please note that School Sport ACT has a new website: https://www.revolutionise.com.au/ssact
The process to register for SSACT selection trials has also changed. For details, visit: https://www.revolutionise.com.au/ssact/events.