Level Lives - Cannon School

Golden OpportunityThe Olympic spirit came to CannonSchool last September when two-time goldmedalist Mark Gangloff visited campus.He received a gold medal in last summer’sBeijing Olympic Games for his role inqualifying the men’s 4x100m freestyle relayteam for the team finals and in the 2004Athens games for qualifying the men’s400m medley relay team. The swimmer,who lives in Huntersville while training atthe Mecklenburg Aquatic Club, shared hisexperiences at last summer’s games duringa special school assembly in September.Gangloff showed Middle School studentsbehind the scenes photos of the OlympicVillage and even let some lucky studentstouch his 2008 gold medal!Andrew PowellSets Cannon CrossCountry RecordBy: Russ Campbell, CrossCountry CoachAndrew Powell set the school crosscountry course record this season with atime of 17:55 – shattering the record of18:33 set in 2004 by Will Bertram ’05.As a sophomore Andrew has quicklyseparated himself as one of the eliterunners in the CISAA Conference,earning All-Conference honors atthe conference championship meet.Andrew also holds the fastest time by aCannon runner on every course the teamcompeted on this season.CannonStudents Punt,Pass and KickCannon Lower and Middle School studentstraveled to Catawba College in Octoberto participate in a sectional competition ofthe National Football League’s Pepsi Punt,Pass and Kick Program – a national skillscompetition for boys and girls ages eightthrough fifteen. The girls and boys competedagainst each other in four separate agedivisions. Fourth-grader Paige Brenner andsixth-grader Taylor Marks finished secondin their divisions while eighth-grader AlexChandler finished fourth.The following students won earliercompetitions during Cannon’s physicaleducation classes: Paige Brenner andMichael Baker (8-9 year olds); Taylor Marksand David Ratté (10-11 year olds); AnnaEstep and Alex Chandler (12-13 year olds);and Katherine Ambrose and Blake Brewer(14-15 year olds).Going the Extra MileCannon School’s new track and field wasthe starting point for the 10th AnnualCannon Cross Country Invitational, heldin September. More than 500 runnersfrom 27 schools competed in middleschool, junior varsity, and varsity levelraces. Cannon’s girls’ team placed secondoverall in the Division I race, paced byEden Sipperly’s sixth-place finish. LucieRandall finished eleventh while Eden’ssister Savannah placed twelfth. AndrewPowell led the boys’ Division I team to aseventh place finish.CANNON MAGAZINE17