Tasmanian Secondary Cross Country Team Named


18 Jul 2013

Athletics Tasmania has today announced its initial team for the Australian All-Schools Cross Country Championships in Tasmanian next month.

To be held on August 31st and September 1st of this year, the initial team was selected based on their performances at the recent Tasmanian All-Schools Championships held at Symmons Plains Raceway, the same venue in which the nationals will be hosted.

“More athletes will be added to the team at conclusion of this month, but with very strong age groups, the Tasmanian team are looking at using the home ground advantage to try and snare many individual and team medals,” Athletics Tasmania Chairman of Selectors Aaron Humphrey said.

“This is a very strong team, including previous national medallists Getasew Ferguson, Tedros Gebrehiwot, Kale Adams, Hugh Nicklason, Biniyam Hagos, Julia Minucci, Tessa Johns and Claudia Nicklason, with many more in with a chance for national medals,” Humphrey added.

The Open and further under 20 selections will be made at the conclusion of the State Cross Country Championships, held at Pontville Recreation Grounds, on Sunday the 28th of July. This selection will also include the selection of underage athletes whom were exempt from Symmons Plains and also athletes who are away on holidays at the moment of this announcement.

Tasmanian All-Schools Cross Country Team 2013

Under 14 Males:

Oliver Marshall (Scotch Oakburn College), Tom Roberts (Devonport High School), Jackson Hayat-Khasif (St Therese’s Primary School), Clayton Purton (Leighland Christian School), Nicholas Baker (New Town High School), Noah Johnson (Dominic College), Declan Smith (Marist Regional College),
Harvey Chilcott (The Hutchins School);                        

Under 14 Females:

Ebony Webb (Calvin Christian College), Skye Baker (St Patricks College), Inighion Quinn (St Brendan Shaw College), Emma St John (Marist Regional College), Ruby Smee (Taroona High School), Frances Lyall (Devonport High School), Eve Bell (Latrobe High School), Lillian Lyall (Devonport High School), Bonnie Davies (Calvin Christian College);

Under 16 Males:

Jimmy Lyall (Devonport High School), Getasew Ferguson (Star of the Sea School), Tedros Gebrehiwot (Dominic College), Jed Morgan (St Virgils College), Alex Placogiannakis (St Aloysius College), Owen Law (The Hutchins School), Casey Brown (St Patricks College), Jack Fairhurst (St Virgils College), James Baker (St Patricks College);               

Under 16 Females:

Hannah Richardson (Clarence High School), Hannah Steele (Sacred Heart High School), Tamsyn Ayres (St Aloysius College), Madeleine Fasnacht (Mt Carmel College), Meriem Daoui (Ogilvie High School), Frances Roberts (Devonport High School), Lilli Sage (Marist Regional College), Sophie Scott (Mt Carmel College), Tahlia Hunt (St Mary’s College);          

Under 18 Males:

Kale Adams (Don College), Hugh Nicklason (Elizabeth College), Biniyam Hagos (St Virgils College), Ryan Powell (St Brendans Shaw College), Fraser Lyon (Don College);                                                     

Under 18 Females:

Julia Minucci (Guilford Young College), Tessa Johns (Fahan College), Claudia Nicklason (Taroona High School), Christina Auckland (Scotch Oakburn College), Courtney Stanley (Riverside High School), Kelsey Leveridge (Ogilvie High School), Lisa McConnon (Guildford Young College), Samantha Phillips (Burnie High School), Nikki Burton (St Brendans Shaw College), Zoe Moss (Elizabeth College);                                  

Under 20 Males:

Thomas Gardiner (Launceston Church Grammar)

Under 20 Females:

Grace Rowe-Smith (The Friends School), Sarah Leon (St Michaels Collegiate College), Isabelle Warner (The Friends School).