<28.07.06> - State Secondary Cross Country Team Named For National Titles At Pontville

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06 Aug 2006

Athletics Tasmania today announced the composition of the Tasmanian Team
to contest the School Sport Australia and Telstra Australian Cross Country
Championships to be held at the Pontville Sports Complex and Equestrian Park
at Brighton in Tasmania from 25 to 27 August.

The 60 strong squad complements the primary schools team announced
yesterday. The Tasmanian senior team will be announced over the weekend.
The team will compete in the national individual and team championships
which will be conducted on Saturday 26 August and then a relay and time trial
competition on the following day.

The team includes Launceston College’s Geoff Cassidy who was a member of
the Tasmanian team which won the under 20 teams bronze medal in 2005;
reigning national under 17 3000 metres track champion Karinna Fyfe (Scotch
Oakburn) and national youth distance squad member, Josh Harris (Brooks
High).

Two athletes with international experience are also included – Ryan Foster
(Hutchins) who competed in the 2005 World Youth Championships and Libby
Clarke (Scotch Oakburn) who was a member of the 2006 Australian Schools
Cross Country Team, selected from last year’s Championships.
Launceston’s Scotch Oakburn College is the biggest contributor to the team
with seven members, followed by Launceston Grammar and The Friends
School, both with six.

A total of 28 Tasmanian schools are represented in the secondary section of the
team.

The championships are part of a huge weekend of athletics at the end of
August, which also incorporates the Telstra Australian open cross country
championships and the SSA Primary Schools Exchange at Brighton, and the
Australian Road Walking Championships in the grounds of the Derwent
Entertainment Centre.

The secondary team comprises:

Under 20 (18/19 years) Boys: Nick Andrewartha* (Hutchins); Geoff Cassidy*
(Launceston College); Sam Crosswell* (Hutchins); Ryan Foster* (Hutchins); Jock
Gunn* (Launceston Church Grammar); James Tunbridge* (Friends School)

Under 20 Girls (18/19 years): Jessica Appleby* (Elizabeth College); Kim
Dutkowski* (Elizabeth College); Kristen LeGrand* (Launceston College); Emily
Wallace* (Launceston Church Grammar)

Under 18 (16/17 years) Boys: Tom Beard* (Guilford Young College); Marcus
Clarke (Scotch Oakburn); David Fletcher (Scotch Oakburn); Josh Harris* (Brooks
High); Peter Kleywegt* (Calvin Christian School); Nathan Morey* (St Virgils);
Daniel Reeves* (Hellyer College); Alex Spinks* (Sacred Heart College)

Under 18 (16/17 years) Girls: Ella Bouchier (Friends School); Libby Clarke*
(Scotch Oakburn); Jayne Engwerda (Marist College); Karinna Fyfe* (Scotch
Oakburn); Sophie Ireland* (Mackillop College); Elyse Jenkins* (Guilford Young
College); Chelsea Muir* (Friends School); Isabella Thompson* (Friends School)

Under 16 (14/15 years) Boys:
Luke Geelan* (Scotch Oakburn); Matthew Guy (Prospect High School); Phillip
McConnon* (Dominic); Oscar Phillips* (Launceston Church Grammar); Andrew
Reid* (Sacred Heart College); Oliver Stanesby* (Queechy High School); Matt Styles
(Kingston High School); Ben Tilyard* (Mackillop College)

Under 16 (14/15 years) Girls: Anthea Bennett* (Friends School); Allie Britton
(Mackillop College); Annabel Gibson* (Launceston Church Grammar); Hannah
Ling* (Riverside High School); Meg Lyall (Launceston Church Grammar); Jessica
Morey* (Mt Carmel College); Ingrid Nielson* (Friends School); Katherine Parish*
(St Patrick’s College); Heather Richards (St Patrick’s College); Leah Walhauser
(Marist College); Siobhan Williams (St Brendan-Shaw)

U/14 (13 years) Boys: Thomas Bilson* (Taroona High School); Tom Goddard*
(Scotch Oakburn); Jayden Hey (Dominic College); Brodie Knee (Scotch Oakburn);
Jake Morrison* (Newtown High School); Aaron Parker* (Mackillop College); Clive
Reekie* (Kingston High School); Sam Rice* (Burnie High School)

U/14 (13 years) Girls: Sophi Burke* (St Mary’s District); Ella Fox* (Marist
College); Jillian Lyall* (Launceston Church Grammar); Zoe Palmer* (Oatlands);
Deni Saunders (Star of the Sea George Town); Lilly Stanesby* (Queechy High
School); Annelise Towns* (Riverside High School)

* Those marked with an asterisk are the designated athletes for the School Sport
Australia teams scoring competition conducted within the individual championship.
Those selected for the relay competition on day two will be determined after the
individual and team competitions.

Launceston – 28 July 2006
Further information: Brian Roe 0438 604 571