Snowsports Report
2022 NSW/ACT/QLD State Interschools Snowsports Championships
Twenty-eight boys from the Senior School travelled to Perisher last week to compete in the 2022 NSW/ACT/QLD State Interschools Snowsports Championships. Fifty schools competed across Skiing and Snowboarding events including Ski and Snowboard Alpine GS, Slopestyle and Cross, Moguls and Cross Country Skiing.
Shore ranked 2nd in NSW in the Downhill Skiing events and 3rd in Snowboard and Cross Country to receive an over-all placing of 3rd in the State in the Secondary Male Overall Championships.
All boys competed with the utmost rigour and enthusiasm, with outstanding School and Team Spirit. Notable and outstanding achievements include:
Division 1 (Years 11 and 12)
The Alpine Team of James Hopkins, Daniel Kovacs, Adam Watson and Marcel Ewen were awarded the Bronze Team Medal on the extremely challenging Hypertrail course.
In Skier X, James Hopkins, Daniel Kovacs and Marcel Ewen won Team Silver, with James flying into second overall for Individual Silver.
In Moguls, Roo Taylor and Adam Watson won Team Silver.
In Cross Country, Caleb Atkinson, Adam Watson and Marcel Ewen qualified for Nationals in both XC Classic and Relay.
Division 2 (Years 9 and 10)
In Snowboard Slopestyle, Noah Shepherd and Lachlan Defina won Team Silver.
Noah Shepherd and Duncan Cowan qualified for Nationals Snowboard GS and Cross, respectively.
The Division 2 Alpine Team of Duncan Cowan, Calvin Shortus, Henry Conick and Lewis Kingdom also won Silver Team and Duncan Cowan claimed the Individual Gold Medal.
The SkierX Team of Duncan Cowan, Calvin Shortus and Henry Conick won Team Gold by daylight, with Duncan and Calvin winning Individual Gold and Silver respectively.
Harry Dubenec placed an outstanding 9th in Division 2 Moguls in an elite field of athletes.
In Cross Country, Jordan Elliott, Hugh Gluskie and Calvin Shortus qualified for Nationals in both XC Classic and Relay.
Division 3
In Division 3 Alpine, the A Team of Charlie Kovacs, Jack Steiger-Thorpe, Nick Yates and Lachlan McIntosh won Team Gold, with Charlie Kovacs getting Individual Gold, Nick Yates placing 4th and Jack Steiger-Thorpe 6th.
The Alpine B Team of Luca Ewen, Julian Harrison, Byron Kendrigan and Lachlan Boys placed a solid 10th.
In Division 3 SkierX, Jack Steiger-Thorpe, Nicholas Yates and Charlie Kovacs were awarded the Team Silver Medal.
Asher Shepherd qualified for Nationals in Slopestyle.
In Cross Country, Lachlan Boys, Byron Kendrigan and Jack Steiger-Thorpe qualified for Nationals.
Many thanks to the parents for their tireless help on and around the mountain, to Mr Massey for assistance with organising and administration and to Mr Leeds for his support with Senior boys’ Academic Leave. It was a wonderful week of racing!
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