Interschools NSW State Championships Snowsports
Last week, 35 students from Kindergarten to Year 12 travelled to Perisher to compete in the Interschools NSW State Championships Snowsports. The snow conditions were holding up, considering the very warm temperatures. For the first time, we had two teams competing in Division 1 Alpine and Division 2 Ski Cross which demonstrates the increased depth that the team enjoys after years of dedication.
On Tuesday, Team Bronze for our Division 1 Slopestyle Snowboard team of Noah Shepherd, George Lane and Neo Pressley was a perfect way to start the week, with Noah ranked 4th individual. In Division 6 Ski Cross, Lachlan Barnes and Justin Yang placed 10th, Lachlan placing 7th as an individual. In Division 5 Moguls, Callum Saurajen placed 17th, in Division 2 Slopestyle Ski, Charlie Kovacs placed 28th. In Division 2 Slopestyle Snowboard, Asher Shepherd and Samuel Defina placed 6th; in Division 1 Slopestyle Ski, Ari Ganassin placed 13th.
Wednesday saw Lachlan Barnes, Justin Yang and David Chan placed 12th in Division 6 Alpine. In Division 5 Ski Cross, Callum Saurajen and Leroy Wang placed 10th with Leroy getting 20th on the individual standings. In Division 4 Moguls, Theodore Karedis placed 37th. In Division 3 Snowboard Cross Cyan Couch and Joshua Kingsmill placed 16th and in Division 3 Slopestyle Ski, William Thompson, Lachlan Jansen and Benjamin Rose placed 13th.
Thursday was a Cross Country (XC) tournament with some snowboarding and moguls in the afternoon. Division 1 XC Classic, Alexander Yu placed 16th; Division 2, Angus Motteram, Charlie Kovacs and Lachlan Boys placed 4th; Division 3, Jackson Sprott, Lachlan Jansen and Jake Mears placed 5th with Jackson coming 4th individual; In Division 4, Theodore Karedis, bouncing back from flu, placed 37th; In Division 5, William Sprott, Callum Saurajen and Leroy Wang placed Second for TEAM SILVER.
In the XC Relay, our Division 2 boys Angus, Charlie and Lachlan placed 6th; Division 3 Jackson, Lachlan and Jake also 6th; In Division 5, William, Callum and Leroy placed 5th.
Later that day in Division 3 Snowboard GS, Cyan Couch placed 55th; In Division 2 SB GS, Asher Shepherd and Lachlan Boys came 12th.
And in Division 1 Moguls, Harry Dubenec and Ari Ganassin placed 4th with Harry taking home INDIVIDUAL BRONZE.
On Thursday, the weather closed in, and while much that fell from the sky could be considered snow, it was too warm for it to settle on the ground. In Division 3 Ski Cross, William Thompson, Benjamin Rose and Lachlan Jansen placed 11th; In Division 3 Moguls, William Thompson and Lachlan Jansen placed 13th, with Ben Rose placing 32nd as an individual; In Division 2 Snowboard Cross, Asher Shepherd placed 25th; In Division 2 Alpine, Charlie Kovacs, Jack Steiger-Thorpe, Nicholas Yates and Taj Robertson took home TEAM SILVER.
In Division 1 Snowboard GS, George Lane, Noah Shepherd and Neo Pressley placed 6th and in Snowboard Cross these guys took home the TEAM BRONZE.
Friday was the last day of a long week of racing. The boys lifted and competed with outstanding determination. Our Division 3 Alpine team of William Thompson, Benjamin Rose, Lachlan Jansen and Jake Mears placed a strong 4th, only 13/100ths of a second behind 3rd!
In Division 2 Moguls, Charlie Kovacs placed a solid 14th.
The Division 2 Ski Cross A Team, Jack Steiger-Thorpe, Charlie Kovacs and Nicholas Yates cranked out the TEAM GOLD, Jack clinching INDIVIDUAL BRONZE and the B Team of Angus Motteram, Luca Ewen and Taj Robertson placed a strong 9th.
In Division 1 Alpine, our A Team of Duncan Cowan, Calvin Shortus, Lewis Kingdom and Max Papadopoulos placed 3rd for TEAM BRONZE with Duncan coming 4th individual; The B Team of Ari Ganassin, Alex Yu, Miles Kingdom and James Thompson placed 9th.
Later in Division 1 Ski Cross, Duncan, Calvin and Lewis came 2nd for TEAM SILVER with Duncan reaching out and snatching INDIVIDUAL GOLD – The NSW STATE CHAMPION for Ski Cross. Well done Duncan, superb effort.
Considering the time that we have on snow, our boys have demonstrated terrific success throughout the week. Many thanks to all the parents who served as Course Volunteers and Team Managers, we couldn’t do it without you. Special thanks to Mr Massey, out bright and early every day handing out bibs and getting around to the courses to support the boys. Nationals next week… GO SHORE!!!!!!
Photography by Mr Warwick Payne.
Mr Warwick Payne
MIC Snowsports