Mrs SALLY QUINNELL (Camden)—I would like to acknowledge St Paul's Catholic Primary School student, Mitchell Jarvis. Mitchell first picked up a shot put 9 months ago during his primary school athletics carnival. After a stellar performance he was selected to represent his school at the Wollongong Zone carnival. Mitchell then placed first for under 10 Boys and went on to represent the Wollongong Zone at the Mackillop selection trials where he finished 2nd. Mitchell successfully qualified to represent NSW Catholic schools at the NSW PSSA Championships at Sydney Olympic Park back in October last year. Mitchell competed against 40 other athletes from Public, Catholic, and independent schools across NSW and despite the nerves received a bronze medal. He then qualified to represent NSW at the School Sports Australia Track & Field Championships held in Launceston in November. He qualified for the finals and placed 5th overall in Australia. Considering he had no prior shotput experience this is an exceptional result. This year, Mitchell has started training with a throwing coach in all throwing disciplines. Congratulations Mitchell on your fantastic achievements. We are excited to see how far you can go in 2024.