{"id":2647,"date":"2022-08-16T09:33:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T23:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncas.org.au\/?p=2647"},"modified":"2022-08-16T09:36:01","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T23:36:01","slug":"ras-strike-gold-in-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncas.org.au\/ras-strike-gold-in-birmingham\/","title":{"rendered":"RAS Strike Gold in Birmingham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2648\" src=\"https:\/\/ncas.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/775828070_1411877921_Swimming___Commonwealth_Games-300x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncas.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/775828070_1411877921_Swimming___Commonwealth_Games-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ncas.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/775828070_1411877921_Swimming___Commonwealth_Games-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/ncas.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/775828070_1411877921_Swimming___Commonwealth_Games-100x100.webp 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Image: Emma McKeon, via Birmingham2022.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Regional Academies of Sport (RAS) alumni have won 16 medals at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, including ten gold, four silver and two bronze.<\/p>\n<p>The 20 RAS graduates competed across seven sports, with 60% of these athletes returning home from the Games with a medal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emma McKeon<\/strong>, past Illawarra Academy of Sport (IAS) athlete, continued with her phenomenal form in the pool claiming a staggering six gold medals, one silver and one bronze in Birmingham. McKeon\u2019s medal tally broke records for most career gold medals (14) and most career medals (20) at the Commonwealth Games. Her eight overall medals in Birmingham also equalled the record for most medals at a single Games, and her six gold medals equalled the record for most gold medals at a single Games.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow IAS graduate and Dolphins teammate,\u00a0<strong>Jasmine Greenwood<\/strong>\u00a0won gold in women\u2019s 200m individual medley SM10.<\/p>\n<p>The Kookaburras proved their dominance on the hockey pitch as they continued their record of never losing a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games when the Australian Men\u2019s Hockey team, featuring\u00a0<strong>Matthew Dawson<\/strong>\u00a0(CCAS\/HAS),\u00a0<strong>Blake Govers<\/strong>\u00a0(IAS) and\u00a0<strong>Flynn Ogilvie<\/strong>\u00a0(IAS), blitzed India 7-0 in the final.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jesse Southwell<\/strong>\u00a0(HAS) and the Australian Women\u2019s Sevens side claimed gold with a 22-12 win over Fiji, becoming the first team to lose a pool game and win gold.<\/p>\n<p>RAS alumni,\u00a0<strong>Paige Hadley<\/strong>\u00a0(WSAS) and\u00a0<strong>Ashleigh Brazill<\/strong>\u00a0(SWSAS) won gold with the Diamonds in a thrilling 55-51 victory over Jamaica in the netball final, creating history in winning Australia\u2019s 1000<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Commonwealth Games gold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith RAS sitting in 8<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0position if we were a country, we are incredibly proud to see our network graduates produce outstanding performances, contributing to 15% of Australia\u2019s gold and 9% of Australia\u2019s total medal count. It is a fantastic reward to represent Australia on the world stage following years of hard work, determination and persistence,\u201d Chair of RAS, Brett O\u2019Farrell said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese athletes inspire our current cohort mainly aged between 14 and 17 years of age, and we look forward to seeing them follow in their footsteps as we lead towards the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games, and Brisbane 2032 Olympics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>RAS was proud to be represented in the Green and Gold by:<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Central Coast Academy of Sport (CCAS):<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Matt Dawson \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Gold Men\u2019s Hockey<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bradley Woodward\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\n<ul>\n<li>Silver Men\u2019s 200m backstroke<\/li>\n<li>Silver Men\u2019s 4x 100m Medley Relay<\/li>\n<li>Bronze Men\u2019s 100m Backstroke<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nicola\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Olyslagers<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Athletics (High Jump)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Hunter Academy of Sport (HAS):<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Matt Dawson\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Gold Men\u2019s Hockey<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mariah Williams<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Silver Women\u2019s Hockey<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jesse Southwell<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Gold Women\u2019s Rugby Sevens<\/li>\n<li><strong>Natasha Van Eldik\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Lawn Bowls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Illawarra Academy of Sport (IAS):<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Emma McKeon<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\n<ul>\n<li>Gold Women\u2019s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay<\/li>\n<li>Gold Women\u2019s 4 x 100m Medley Relay<\/li>\n<li>Gold 50m Freestyle<\/li>\n<li>Gold 50m Butterfly<\/li>\n<li>Gold 4 x 100m Mixed Freestyle Relay<\/li>\n<li>Gold 4 x 100m Mixed Medley Relay<\/li>\n<li>Silver 100m Butterfly<\/li>\n<li>Bronze 100m Freestyle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jasmine Greenwood<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Gold Women\u2019s 200m IM SM10<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blake Govers<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Gold Men\u2019s Hockey<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flynn Ogilvie<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Gold Men\u2019s Hockey<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grace Stewart<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Silver Women\u2019s Hockey<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sarah Carli<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Athletics (400m Hurdles)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Caleb Ewan<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Cycling (Road Race) \u2013 withdrew due to injury<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>North Coast Academy of Sport (NCAS):<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cameron Pilley<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Squash<\/li>\n<li><strong>Donna Lobban<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Squash<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ryan Cuskelly<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Squash<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Southern Sports Academy (SSA):<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jocelyn Bartram<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Silver Women\u2019s Hockey<\/li>\n<li><strong>Corey Toole<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Men\u2019s Rugby Sevens<\/li>\n<li><strong>Indiana Cooper\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Women\u2019s T37\/T38 100m<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>South West Sydney Academy of Sport (SWSAS):<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ashleigh Brazill\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Gold Netball<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Western Sydney Academy of Sport (WSAS):<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Paige Hadley<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Gold Netball<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2649\" src=\"https:\/\/ncas.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/29694728_161572314553629_3526588936877255510_n-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncas.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/29694728_161572314553629_3526588936877255510_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncas.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/29694728_161572314553629_3526588936877255510_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ncas.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/29694728_161572314553629_3526588936877255510_n-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Image: Cameron Pilley, via Squash Australia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Emma McKeon, via Birmingham2022.com &nbsp; The Regional Academies of Sport (RAS) alumni have won 16 medals at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, including ten gold, four silver and two bronze. The 20 RAS graduates competed across seven sports, with 60% of these athletes returning home from the Games with a medal. 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