SPORT NEWS: CROSS COUNTRY

SMR CROSS COUNTRY

On Tuesday 25 June, 39 McKinnon students represented McKinnon at Ballam Park as part of the SMR Cross Country event.

There were some exceptional performances on the day and we are pleased to announce the following students who have qualified for the State Finals:

Students Qualified for State

Terry Tsakiridis, Year 12 (7th) in 17-20 Boys
Luka Sideridis, Year 10 (1st) and Benjamin Knox, Year 10 (12th) in 16 Boys
Hannah Foran, Year 12 (7th) in 17-20 Girls
Lucinda Ledger, Year 10 (12th) in 16 Girls
Olin Buisman, Year 10 (6th) and Matilda Kelleher, Year 9 (12th) in 15 Girls
Natalya Kabanova, Year 8 (12th) in 14 Girls
The 12-13 Boys Team of Archie Sideridis, Year 7 (1st), Zavier Madden, Year 7 (7th), Luca Sirianni, Year 7 (13th) and Matvey Roche, Year 7 (18th)
The 12-13 Girls Team of Sophie Arbaitman, Year 7 (1st), Micaela Kelleher, Year 7 (10th), Alyssa Thimm, Year 7 (15th) and Emma Baldwin, Year 7 (18th)

These students will be running against the best runners in the state on Thursday 18 July at Yarra Valley Racing Track.

Full list of results:

17-20 Boys

Terry Tsakiridis, Year 12 - 7th

Tim Roche, Year 11 - 13th

Jonathan Kui, Year 12 - 57th

17-20 Girls

Hannah Foran, Year 12 - 7th

Lily Baldwin, Year 12 - 18th

Ori Landau, Year 12 - 28th

16 Boys

Luka Sideridis,Year 10 - 1st

Benjamin Knox, Year 10 - 12th

16 Girls- 2nd place

Lucinda Ledger, Year 10 - 12th

Freya Hunnisett, Year 10 - 15th

Emily Ellis, Year 10 - 17th

Tori Sam, Year 10 - 22nd

15 Boys

Loukas Kollias, Year 9 - 38th

15 Girls- 2nd place

Olin Buisman, Year 10 - 6th

Matilda Kelleher, Year 9 - 12th

Mia Lacey, Year 9 - 14th

Evie Haywood, Year 9 - 22nd

Kelis Simons, Year 9 - 32nd

Riva Guliya, Year 9 - 33rd

14 Boys

Frankie Hillier, Year 8 - 34th

Adrian Fernandez, Year 9 - 37th

Xavier Khreish, Year 8- 47th

14 Girls

Natalya Kabanova, Year 8 - 12th

Jasmine Chilco-Burns, Year 8 - 18th

Sasha Korn, Year 8 - 31st

Clementine Wilson, Year 8 - 46th

Rosette Ding, Year 8 - 57th

12-13 Boys- 1st place

Archie Sideridis, Year 7 - 1st

Zavier Madden, Year 7 - 7th

Luca Sirianni, Year 7 - 13th

Matvey Roche, Year 7 - 18th

Veer Sidhu, Year 7 - 21st

Aiden Knox, Year 7 - 23rd

12-13 Girls- 1st place

Sophie Arbaitman, Year 7 - 1st

Micaela Kelleher, Year 7 - 10th

Alyssa Thimm, Year 7 - 15th

Emma Baldwin, Year 7 - 18th

Miranda Sacks, Year 7 - 35th

Lucy Ford, Year 7 - 39th

Alice Breidahl

Cross Country Coordinator

STATE CROSS COUNTRY

McKinnon’s finest thirteen runners headed out to beautiful Yarra Glen on Thursday 18 July to compete in the State Cross Country Championships. The gruelling Yarra Glen racecourse track and surrounds were the scene for the 3km and 5km races that our students competed in.

There were some exceptional performances on the day and we are pleased to announce the following students who have won medals:

Archie Sideridis of Year 7 won the Gold medal coming 1st in the Boys 12-13 individual event;
The 12-13 Boys team of Archie Sideridis (Year 7, Luca Sirianni (Year 7), Zavier Madden (Year 7) and Matvey Roche (Year 7) won the Gold medal in the team event.

We congratulate all the runners who competed on the day at the State Finals. To qualify to this level is an outstanding achievement in its own and we are proud of your efforts this year.