Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Junior TEAM BERG 2009 Win Jnr Thredbo Interclubs 20Jul09



Junior Team Berg 2009 created Junior Thredbo Interclub history on the 20th July 2009 by wrestling the coveted Junior Thredbo Interclub Trophy from the Ski Club of Australia who had retained the trophy since the inception of this event for the past 25 years. The win was akin to winning the "America's Cup" for club ski racing in Australia, with Junior Team Berg 2009 convincingly accumulating 24 points, a massive 13 points clear of their nearest rivals with 9 points. There were 11 Thredbo clubs in this years competition with a total of 171 runners.

Junior Team Berg enetered a record number of 21 junior club racers this year, with one quarter of the entrants never having raced down a race course before. This year's team also comprised a number of TOPGUNS from the junior ranks of Berghutte Ski Club, including the Payne brothers, Sam, Nick and Dan, together with cousins Harry Price and Alex McFadyen to create the backbone of the formidable team from Berg.

Junior Team Berg 2009 comprised:
Bradley 10, Brook 8 and Mitchell 12 Hiscock, Allegra Parker 11, Archie 11, Charlie 9 and George 12 Davis, Saskia 6 and William 8 Ferster, Max 8 and Hugh 13 Lillyman, Georgia 9 and Ben 12 Reader, Sophie 9 and Holly 14 Shuttleworth, Sam 12, Nick 16 and Dan 17 Payne, Jason Brooks 17, Harry Price 13 and Alex McFadyen 16.

The team took out all the major categories:


The Berghutte Trophy for the Fastest Team 11 and Under - Allegra Parker, Bradley Hiscock and Archie Davis;


The Silver Brumby Trophy for the Fastest Team 12 to 14 - Sam Payne, Harry Price and Ben Reader;


The Christiania Cup for the Fastest Team 15 to 18 - Alex McFadyen, Nick and Dan Payne.

Some notable performances from individuals were:
Allegra 2nd and Brook 4th in the Fastest Girl 11 and Under, Bradley 4th and Archie 6th in the Fastest Boy 11 and Under, Holly 10th in the Fastest Girl 12 to 14, Sam 3rd, harry 4th, Ben 9th and Hugh 10th in the Fastest Boy 12 to 14, Alex 2nd, Nick 3rd and Dan 8th in the Fastest Boy 15 to 18. Out of the 171 entrants, Junior Team Berg had 6 in the top 30 results with Alex 2nd, Nick 3rd, Sam 11th, Harry 12th, Dan 17th and Ben 27th, with Hugh just on the fringe at 31st place overall.

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