Australian Interschools Competition 2024

In an exhilarating competition last week, Cranbrook’s Snowsports legends achieved some outstanding results. Cranbrook students represented the School with 26 athletes on snow in the National competition held at Perisher. Skiing and Snowboarding against a very competitive field of over 1500 athletes from almost 300 primary & secondary schools across Australia, our representatives competed in 16 events across 6 days. Teams and individuals battled it out, bringing home 6 Team medals, one individual podium and an array of personal bests spanning the field. In a spectacular result across the divisions, the Junior School team even nabbed 3rd place in the Overall Primary Point Score!

From Day 1 on the mountain, facing challenging weather with strong winds and above-zero temperatures, every division gave it their all, making Cranbrook proud.

In our upper divisions, special congratulations go out to our Senior cross country teams who achieved podium finishes in:

Division 1 Cross Country Classic – Team SILVER (Dash Bouvier 6^th, Charles Mann 7^th, Jai Rastogi 10^th)

Division 1 Cross Country Relay – Team SILVER (Charles Mann, Jai Rastogi, Dash Bouvier)

In our lower divisions, our Junior teams also achieved podium finishes in:

Division 4 Cross Country Classic – Team BRONZE (Charlie Roberts 4^th, Hugo Croft 22^nd, Sam Spry 13^th)

Division 4 Cross Country Relay – Team BRONZE (Charlie Roberts, Sam Spry, Hugo Croft)

Division 5 Ski Cross – Team GOLD (Hunter Whittle 2^nd, Sebastian Salter 7^th, Xavier Fern 39^th)

Division 5 Ski Cross – Individual SILVER (Hunter Whittle)

Throughout the event, we witnessed many standout performances. In addition to those above, other individual top 20 results included:

Division 1 XC Classic – Thomas Southwell-Keely – 13^th , Chester Mobbs – 18^th, Sam O’Neil – 20^th

Division 2 Moguls – Oscar Parsons – 9^th

Division 2 XC Classic – Sach Edwards – 6^th

Division 2 Snowboard GS – Ziggy Edwards – 15^th

Division 2 Snowboard Cross – Ziggy Edwards – 19^th

Division 3 XC Classic – Oliver Southwell-Keely – 20^th

Division 4 Alpine – Charlie Roberts – 16^th

Division 5 Alpine – Hunter Whittle – 12^th, Sebastian Salter 14^th

Division 5 Moguls – Sebastian Salter – 16^th, Hunter Whittle – 19^th

Division 5 Ski Cross – Wynn Au – 18^th

Division 5 XC Classic – Imanol Plante – 7^th, Hunter Whittle – 12^th, Xavier Fern – 15^th

Although the snow conditions were less than optimal, in typical Cranbrook fashion, the athletes persevered and rose to the challenge. Though the season has now concluded, the focus remains on our collective achievements and growth. We have navigated challenges, celebrated victories and solidified our place as a competitive team. Please join us in congratulating all of our Snowsports athletes on a spectacular season.

Snowsports Captains: Jude Middleditch and Chester Mobbs

Snowsports Staff: Genet Erickson Adam, Tara Schmidtke, Cristie Whitten, David Scardino