In This Issue The Weekly Magazine of Cranbrook School

Cross Country
CIS Report
Last Thursday 17 June, 15
members of the Cranbrook
Cross Country Squad
represented CAS to compete
in the Annual Combined
Independent Schools Cross
Country Championships held
at the Eastern Creek Raceway.
The CIS consists of every
Independent School in the State
and there is fierce competition
between all the associations.
During our weekly competitions
against GPS, runners get to
know athletes of similar ability.
At this stage the friendly rivalries
are ignited past boiling point
as an extra kick of adrenalin
brings out the very best in every
athlete.
The opens event comprised
two laps of a traditional 4km
course. After an early morning
shower, proceedings began with
a field of over 90 competitive
athletes representing their
associations. Cranbrook was
represented by Matthew and
Thomas Whitaker who both ran
admirably against very strong
opposition. Matthew finished
in a remarkable 13th position,
one shy of a reserve spot in the
CIS team. Tom finished well
notching up 18th place in a
fantastic performance all round.
The Whitaker brothers should
be highly commended for their
great results.
Thomas Hilburn was
Cranbrook’s sole representative
in the 17s event which consisted
of two laps of a demanding
3km course. Tom ran with great
intent and achieved 61st position
in a field of nearly 100 athletes.
In the 16s Championship the
Red, White and Blue of Nathan
Derriman, Mark Kriedemann,
Nicholas Pether and Edward
Pierce represented the CAS
team in the 6km event. The gun
sounded and after a composed
start, Nathan Derriman and
Mark Kriedemann set forth to
challenge the leading pack of
runners. Derriman began his
surge midway through the
second lap into the top three
while Kriedemann followed
suit closely behind. In a
thrilling finish for the line,
Nathan came away with
the Bronze medal, while
Mark secured a solid 5th
place. Competing in their
first CIS championships
Nicholas and Edward
both represented
Cranbrook with great
spirit as they finished
in 48th and 74th
respectively.
The 15s event consisted
of one lap of the 4km
course in very good
conditions. A field
of over 90 athletes
from across the State
competed in this championship.
After a rough start the field
began to stretch out with James
King, Liam Apter and Alex
Capelli set in the leading pack
of runners. Chris Byrnes and
Thomas Wendt began at good
pace and worked together well
to tackle the course. Following
the first hill of the course an
agonising ankle injury once
again got the better of Capelli
and he had to pull out. After
charging up the last incline the
finish was within sight and the
pace increased immensely. James
King finished well coming in
in 2nd place while Liam Apter
secured 11th position after
a desperate sprint in the last
100m. Chris Byrnes placed 62nd
with fellow team mate Tom
Wendt just behind in 64th.
In the 13s event, Hamish
McGregor enjoyed his first
CIS Championship with a
commendable 79th position.
Hamish is improving every
week, and with a lighting finish
he is set for a successful athletics
season later in the year.
The 12s event capped off
the secondary carnival
with Cranbrook and CAS
represented by Kurt Fryer and
Kim Gallagher. Kurt set out to
Ronald Tong
contest a podium finish from
the very start with strategic
positioning after the first
kilometre. In a remarkable
performance Kurt finished
with the Bronze medal after
a tight finish. Kim ran very
well finishing mid pack in 31st
position.
Congratulations to all
Cranbrook athletes who
represented CAS in the CIS
Championships. Kurt Fryer,
Nathan Derriman, Mark
Kriedemann and James King
have now been selected to
represent CIS in the NSW All
Schools Cross Country event
held in July. Liam Apter has
been selected as first reserve for
this event. Well done to all for
very successful results.
Page 29 - Cranbrook Chronicle
James King,
Captain of Cross Country
Trinity Relay and
Nowra Report
Saturday 19 June found the
Cranbrook Cross Country
Squad at Ewan Park bright and
early to take part in the annual
Trinity Relay. This event is a
lot of fun, with the first of the
4 runners in all age groups,
from U14 to old boys and staff
teams, all setting off on the 2.6
km course together.
Although seemingly
chaotic, the event is
raced with serious
purpose and on
Saturday two of the
course records were
broken. Cranbrook
entered four teams,
narrowly missing out
on a fifth due to a
shortage of one team
member. The U14s
ran strongly, finishing
8thout of 25 teams, the
first Open team finished
12th out of 33 teams
and the second Open
team came in at 23rd out
of 33 teams. However,
it was once again our
U16 team that ran away
with the honours, coming
2nd out of 19 teams. Even more
impressive was that it was not
our usual top three runners, who
were away at a qualifying race
for the Nationals at Nowra. So
it was the team of Liam Apter,
Harry Anderson, Nicholas
Pether and Alex Capelli who
brought home the silver for
Cranbrook. It is a real testament
to the depth in the team that the
top three runners could be away
and yet we still came second!
At Nowra Nathan Derriman
and Mark Kreidemann finished
6th and 9th respectively,
running up an age group in
the U18s and James King
finished 4th in the U16 age
group – outstanding results and
congratulations all round.
Mrs Goldstein, MiC Cross Country