Cross Country

Flinders runaway winners at Independent championships

Teams

The College selects a boys and girls team of 60 athletes, 6 from each age group from ages 13 to 19.

Competitions

The team represents the College at both the SCISSA Cross Country in early second term and also at the Regional Championship held in the last weeks of second term.

Training

Training sessions take place on the MFAC Main on Monday and Wednesday afternoons, starting early in term one, for all athletes.

Teacher in Charge

Mr Phil Coppock is one of the College’s Mathematics teachers.  He is a passionate ex-triathlete and athletics coach who has overseen the College’s athletics and cross country program for the past 6 years. He is a Level IV ATFCA coach and has been a State coach for seven years and more recently been the Australia School Sport Coach. If you wish to know more about cross country at MFAC please email him at pcoppock@mfac.edu.au

Captain

Captain of Cross Country for 2010: Annelise Jefferies

Recent Successes

2009   SCISSA Champion School (read story)
           Regional Champions (Boys and Girls)

2008   SCISSA Champion School
           Regional Champions

2007   SCISSA Champion School      
           Regional Champions

Queensland / Australian Representatives

2008     Annelise Jefferies, Courtney Martin, Danielle Allen, Kate Smith
2007     Danielle Allen
2004     Nicky Russell-Smith
 
Uniform

MFAC Athletics singlet and College shorts, shoes and socks.

2009 Cross Country results

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