KWS MAGAZINE May - Kinross Wolaroi School

WAS and HICES CrossCountryFrom our School Cross Country event, we sent a teamof 42 runners to compete at the WAS and HICESCross Country Carnivals. These were held at AllSaints College, Bathurst in May. Our athletes had anadvantage of running and knowing the course for theHICES competition. The students competed brilliantlywith courage and determination.KWS came third overall in Division One and we wonthe point score.Out of our team of 38 students, 15 qualified for theCIS Competition to represent HICES (this is the top tenfinishers per age group).The students whose results put them in the team torepresent KWS at CIS were: Jemima McCalman, AliceLitchfield, Arabella McLeay, Nathanael Vazouras,Emma Holman, Jessica Amos, Hannah Solari, EmmaHazelton, Hamish Mac Smith, Will Cheney, OllieSteele-Park, Phoebe Litchfield, Haidee Watson, JackPengilly, Max Bylsma.There was a minimum of 65 athletes per agegroup competing in each race at HICES. A massiveundertaking!CIS Cross CountryThe track was muddy and slow due to all the Sydneyrainfall for the 15 KWS athletes who competed atthe CIS Cross Country at Eastern Creek. The placesand results do not do justice to the students’ levelof determination. At CIS, each race had 85 to 97competitors.With their outstanding results, three students gained aplace in the team to go on to compete at the NSW AllSchools Cross Country (State): Jemima McCalman 3rd,Ollie Steele-Park 3rd, Phoebe Litchfield 2nd.NSWPSSA Schools CrossCountryPhoebe, Ollie and Jemima all ran exceptionally wellin sodden conditions at the NSW PSSA & All SchoolsCross Country Championships at Eastern Creek. Withover 80 competitors in each race, Phoebe placed 28th,Ollie 14th and Jemima 36th overall.Pictures: Top - Cheering McLachlan supporters at the Athletics Carnival; Middle L- Ollie Steele-Park;Middle R - Jemima McCalman; Bottom - Phoebe Litchfield receives her medal for 2nd place20