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Isobel named as finalist for 2025 CBR Sport Awards
Radford College is immensely proud to celebrate Isobel (Year 11), who has been named as a finalist for the 2025 CBR Sport Awards in the Rising Star category.
The CBR Sport Awards recognise excellence, resilience and innovation across all levels of sport, celebrating the extraordinary achievements of athletes who represent the strength and diversity of the Canberra sporting community.
Isobel’s nomination follows an exceptional year on the water. She claimed three gold medals at the 2025 Australian Rowing Championships in Tasmania, earned her first national cap with the Rowing Australia U23 Team, and went on to win silver in the PR3 Single at the 2025 U23 World Rowing Championships in Poland.
Being named alongside such high-calibre athletes is a remarkable achievement and a testament to Isobel’s dedication, perseverance and passion for rowing.
The 2025 CBR Sport Awards will be held on Thursday, 20 November, where the Canberra community will come together to honour its outstanding athletes and sporting leaders.
Congratulations, Isobel – the entire Radford community is incredibly proud of you!
Golden Oar Regatta
This past weekend Radford was proudly represented at the inaugural Golden Oar Regatta – an international event hosted by the Radford rowing shed's close neighbours at The Red Shed. The weekend featured a variety of activities and attracted international competitors from Croatia, New Zealand and Uganda, along with many of Australia’s top rowers and current national team athletes.
Isobel (Year 11) competed in the PR3 Double Scull entered by Rowing Australia, racing with her national team teammate from the U23 World Championships. The pair achieved an outstanding 2nd place finish in the Para Rowing Double Scull event.
Radford also entered 2 crews in the U19 Coxed Quad – a highly competitive category featuring crews from various academy and state institutes and schools across the country. The quads competed in a 1,500 m regatta on Saturday, followed by a 3,000 m time trial on Sunday morning, and wrapped up with a 450 m sprint on Sunday afternoon.
Both Radford crews finished the regatta with a B Final 4th and 6th place – strong results in a high-calibre field.
Off the water, Rowing Australia hosted an Indoor Rowing Relay, pairing National Training Centre athletes with ACT school students. This high-energy event was a fantastic opportunity for our students to connect with some of the nation’s best rowers.
Golden Oar representatives
U19 Mixed Quad #1
Hanna (Year 11)
Freya (Year 11)
Ciaran (Year 10)
William F (Year 10)
William H (Year 10) (coxswain)
U19 Mixed Quad #2
Lucy (Year 11)
Lilly (Year 11)
Benjamin (Year 11)
Alexander (Year 10)
Jackson (Year 11) (coxswain)
Indoor rowing relay
Female team
Catherine (Year 10)
Kate (Year 11)
Eliza (Year 10)
Lilly (Year 11)
Freya (Year 11)
Male team
Darcy (Year 10)
Benjamin (Year 11)
Ciaran (Year 10)
William F (Year 10)
Lincoln (Year 11)
2025 School Sport Australia Multi-Sport Games
The 2025 School Sport Australia Multi-Sport Games were held last week in Ballarat, Victoria, bringing together over 1,300 student-athletes and officials from across the nation for a week of exciting competition and camaraderie.
This prestigious event – hosted in partnership with the City of Ballarat – celebrates athletic excellence, teamwork and school pride, and provides representative students with an unforgettable sporting experience.
Radford College was proudly represented by a talented group of students across several ACT teams, showcasing determination, skill and sportsmanship throughout the week:
12&U girls' netball – Beatrice (Year 7), Emma (Year 6)
12&U girls' cricket – Tahlia (Year 6), Akshara (Year 5) and Zoey (Year 5)
12&U boys' cricket – Joseph (Year 7), Shubh (Year 7)
12&U girls' football – Millie (Year 6)
10–12 years swimming – Hunter (Year 6)
Congratulations to all our athletes for representing the ACT and Radford with pride – an outstanding achievement and a true reflection of our College spirit!
2025 Australasian Champion of Champions Futsal Tournament
We wish our Radford Year 4 boys' futsal team all the best as they compete in the 2025 Australasian Champion of Champions this weekend – the top-tier national school futsal tournament run by the Australian Futsal Association (AFA).
After winning the ACT AFA Tournament earlier this year, the team secured their place among the top 8 schools in Australia to represent the ACT and Radford College. This prestigious event brings together the best futsal schools from across the country to battle it out for the national title.
