During the third week of the holidays a team of 26 boys from all three Newington campuses travelled down to the Sydney Interschools Snowsports Championships at Thredbo.

The boys competed in several disciplines across both Snowboarding and Skiing including downhill racing, moguls and downhill cross racing. Despite the fact that the College’s team was relatively small compared to many of the other representatives on the mountain, the boys competed with pride, vigour and enthusiasm which did themselves and the College proud.

In terms of results, our Secondary Snowboarders finished 4th overall, our Secondary Skiers finished 9th whilst our Primary Skiers finished 6th. Particular mention must go to Flynn Gannon (4/HO) who took home two gold medals in his Snowboarding events and Jonathan Sharpe (7/JN) who achieved a bronze.

The following boys in the team also finished in the top ten of their events and therefore have qualified for the State Championships, to be held at Perisher in late August: Victor Magiros (10/ME), Cameron Kirk (9/KL), Eden Bradford (8/LE), Jonathan Sharpe (7/JN), Sam Martin (5/WI), Alex Woolley (6/KI), Josh Billingham (5) , Tom Billingham (4/WI) and Flynn Gannon (4/HO).

A big thank you must go out to Mr James Norman for his support,as well as all the parents involved for their enthusiasm and keen involvement in the program.

Mr Justin Verco
Master-in-charge Snowsports