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Cross country
Back Row:
3rd Row:
2nd Row:
Front Row:
Absent:
Lorcan Rabbitte, Sam Bird, Lily Stephens, Toby Evans
Karsen Vesty, Max Buller, Adam Engelke, Cameron Potts, Libby Charlton, Cole Fletcher, Blake Campbell
Bruno McDonald, Alex van Oeveren, Jenna Tidswell, Will Tidswell, Kane Elms, Thomas Culham, Josh Beecroft, Mr G Morrison (Coach)
Sophia McKeefry, Poppy Kelly, Amy Culham, Rani Williams, Jessica Tucker, Elle Lovatt, Rosemary Yorke
Reuben Crossland, Evie Kennedy, Phoebe Till, Helen Heitlinger, Myla Groombridge, Kate Norris, Sarah Tong
Cross Country
It was a long time since the last boy from the school had won
an East Coast NISS cross country title, 2006 in fact. But not
only did they win one, they won two of the three on offer!
Toby Evans ran away with the Year 9 race in Gisborne,
leading his team to victory in the three man event, and no
sooner had the euphoria of that victory worn off than Kane
Elms emulated the feat in the senior race. Cameron Potts in
the junior race nearly made it a triple, just missing the win,
finishing second.
A trip to Whanganui for the Virginia Lake relay against the
schools from the lower North Island saw them very close to
the podium. The Year 9 team and junior boys teams were
both 4th, while the senior boys finished 5th.
The round Lake Rotorua relay, the ‘Ekiden’, saw two school
six person teams compete, with the mixed team finished 2nd
out of 200 teams. This team were Blake Campbell, Cameron
Potts, Will Tidswell, Kane Elms, Rosemary Yorke and
Katarina Topp-Sandvik. The boys team came a creditable
12th.
Kane Elms continued his top form at the NZSS champs in
Taupo, finishing 9th in the senior boys race. Toby Evans ran
well for 27th in the Year 9 race, while Cameron Potts was
best of the juniors, finishing 35th. After that performance,
Kane was chosen in the NZSS team to compete against
Australia on the Gold Coast. He ended up picking up a medal
in the relay with his U20 NZ team mates. More success was
achieved at the NZ club cross country champs held in boggy
conditions in Wellington, where he finished third.
It was a terrific year for cross country, thanks to coach,
Richard Potts, who put together many training sessions for
the team.
Mr G Morrison
Coach
Earlier in the year, the ECNISS relays were held at Anderson
Park, with four teams making the podium. The Year 9 team
were run down in the last 150m to finish 2nd, as did the
junior boys. Both senior boys team and girls team finished
third. Kane Elms did fastest leg of the day.
While Kane was in Australia, the ECNISS road race was
being held at Frimley Park. This time it was Karsen Vesty’s
turn to win in the Year 9 race, also leading the team to the
three man road race victory. Poppy Kelly was best of the
others, finishing second in the junior race, with her team
missing out on the team win on a countback.
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