The National Cross Country Championships were held at Ballarat on 22nd August, on what proved to be a very muddy and challenging course. Congratulations to all of our athletes who definitely had to go outside of their comfort zone to get out there and compete in a high quality competition. Wonderful efforts from everyone!
The Ashgrove Rangers athletes who competed were:
U11 Boys 2k – Fraser Lake
U11 Girls 2k – Lilli Chu
U12 Boys 3k – Henry Dale
U12 Girls 3k – Frankie Hewett
U13 Boys 3k – Finn Jackson
U13 Girls 3k – Eva Hurley, Jo-Jo Little, Aria Nixon
U14 Boys 3k -Jayden Patten
U15 Boys 4k – Dylan Reid
U16 Girls 4k – Emilia Schulze
U17 Girls 6k – Scarlett Maccormick, Ava Thompson
U17 Boys 6k – Cam Cox, Nick Kenos, Axle Pratten
U20 Women 6k – Kristina Kersten, Lara Wannenburgh
U20 Men 6k -Zach Rogers
U23 Men – Xavier Wallace
U23 Women – Daisy Carter
Masters 4k – Anthony Wallace, Dick Dunstan
Lilli Chu will also represent in the Road Walk Championships on Sunday.
A special congratulations to the following athletes who medalled in the individual events: Anthony Wallace won bronze in the Masters 55 Plus event, and Dick Dunstan won silver in the Masters 75 Plus event. Cam Cox and Aria Nixon (also with Toowong Harriers) won medals as part of the state teams competition.
Check out the club’s posts on Facebook for more information about the weekend.