Primary Cross Country Carnival- Wednesday 27 March 2013

An unseasonably warm morning greeted the masses as they descended upon the pristine Stanmore grounds for the annual Cross Country. The big brother school was putting on a show for all, with the expertly manicured grounds and beautiful old buildings the perfect setting for the future stars of distance running to take the fore.

It commenced with a whirlwind start as the Juniors flew through the first 100m, skittling and cartwheeling boys in their wake. The early leader James Whiteing was showing his true class as he stepped up the rate and rhythm of the race.

Young Eddie Timpson showed again why he is a runner to be feared as he pushed hard at the older leaders. The eventual winner Billy Robertson from Wyvern was spectacular, as he ran with consummate ease and seemed to glide across the turf. Whiteing was close behind in second with Timpson third overall.

For the 8 year olds it was youngster Ryoma Suzuki coming through in third and showing all that soccer training comes in handy for endurance training. Zach Steinwede also finished in the top 5 for the 9 years to book a place at IPSHA for the first time.

In the 10 years event it was a Wyvern stampede as Gaelen Dorigo also showed the benefit of copious amounts of soccer training on running endurance finishing first. Young Ethan Wyatt-Smith was the best placed Lindfieldian, finishing 7th with a very impressive run.

The 11 years event saw the emergence of another soccer superstar in Oscar Moody blitz the field and finish first. Junior champion from 2012 James Moore was strong again as he finished 4th overall. Julian Burrows and Callum Sharp also booked their place at IPSHA with two impressive runs finishing 8th and 9th respectively.

The 12 years saw Joshua MacDessi from Wyvern narrowly hold out rising running star Haydon Ashley. With a little more training on pacing his race, young Ashley will no doubt be pushing the envelope come the IPSHA carnival next weekend. Harry Quinn also booked his place in the 12 years event finishing 10th overall.

What a day, what a turn-out and what a carnival!!! With the beautiful Kings ground awaiting us on Saturday, I for one cannot wait to see what these brilliant runners will produce next. Well done to all and see you at Kings!!

Mr Mark Caulfield
Sports Co-ordinator

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