12th Annual SMGS Cross-Country Carnival
The SMGS Cross-Country Carnival is to be run at The Station Resort on Wednesday 10th April, 2024 from 9:15am to 12:30pm.
Principal: Dr Andrew Bell
Deputy Principal: Mrs Danielle Goucher
Head of Middle and Senior School: Mr Tim Bland
Head of Junior School: Ms Heidi Shvetsoff
Captains of Sport: Jesse P and Charlotte M
Convenor: Director of Sport, Mrs Sally Bourke
Start Marshall: Mr Dylan Hughes
Starter: Mr Scott Frize
Finisher: Mrs Sarah Degnan
Colour: Green
Head of House: Mrs Krista Mower
House Captain: Garrett B
Colour: White
Head of House: Miss Mariah Dhar
House Captain: Mia A
Colour: Light Blue
Head of House: Mrs Catherine Batson
House Captain: Emily W
Colour: Red
Head of House: Mrs Ashleigh Pratt
House Captain: Jessica H
General Information
The SMGS Cross-Country Carnival is planned to be a fun day, full of enthusiasm and house camaraderie. As much as possible, all students are encouraged to ‘have a go’. The emphasis is on earning points for students’ houses, rather than only on winning.
• The event will be held on Wednesday, 10th April, 2024 at the Station Resort. This is an outdoor event.
• The Cross-Country Carnival is a compulsory school event. The carnival is a significant school event that contributes to house and school spirit. All students are expected to participate by either competing or supporting their peers.
• Parents are welcome to attend and support the event. However, there is no specific spectator seating. All students will be required to remain in their house areas when not competing. House areas will be confirmed on the day, based on specific weather conditions, to provide the most shade for spectators.
• Races will be run concurrently on the course by using split starts.
• Marshalling will be ten minutes before each race and will include a race briefing. A formal warm-up will be done before the start of the race.
2024 Program of Events
Students are to arrive at school at the regular time. All students will be transported from school to The Station by bus.
At the completion of the carnival at approximately 12:30pm, all students are expected to meet in year group areas. Once rolls have been marked, students will progress to the relevant bus and return to school for afternoon classes or Wednesday sport for Years 5-11.
Transport
All students are expected to travel on the school buses provided for the carnival (9:00am departure Years 3-12; 11:00am departure for K-2) and return to school on the bus at the end of the carnival (12:30pm).
Please Note: If a student misses the bus, it is an expectation and the responsibility of the parent to drive the student to the venue. There will be no provisions for students to remain at school. Students are not permitted to drive themselves or other students to or from the venue.
*Age is taken at the 31st December, 2024
Event Start Time Age* Boys/Girls Distance Course 1 9:35am 11, 12, 13 Boys & Girls 3km Start loop & 1 full loop 2 10:00 am 16, 17, 18 Girls 4km 2 full loops 3 10:25am 14, 15 Boys & Girls 4km 2 full loops 4 10:50am 16, 17, 18 Boys 6km 3 full loops 5 11:15am 8, 9, 10 Boys & Girls 2km 1 full loop 6 11:40am K-2 Boys & Girls 800m Around V and dam
Race Information
• The aim of this event is to maximise participation. All students are encouraged to participate in the 2km, 3km, 4km and 6km races.
• All students are expected to try their best and respect the environment. If a student is disrupting the carnival by not making a serious attempt during an event (e.g. walking the whole way or not listening to instructions from Marshalls) they will be removed from the event. There will be other school consequences as deemed appropriate.
• Each competitor must walk the course upon arrival and speak to staff if any part of the course appears unclear. No special consideration for the carnival point score will be given to students who run the wrong course.
• What age group do I compete in?
• The age group you compete in is the age you will be on 31st December, 2024
• For example, if you turn 14 this year (before 31.12.24), you run in the U14 race
• No student may run up or down an age group.
• When not racing, students are to sit in house areas as marked.
• All students are to compete in their regulation school house PE uniform. Students should wear their sports uniform, house shirt and hat, and bring a water bottle, sunscreen and supportive running shoes. All students will need to take their water bottles with them.
• Students must have appropriate footwear to run in to be able to compete in any of the applicable races. No student will be permitted to run without shoes. No spikes are to be worn.
• No iPods or similar are to be used during the event.
• Competitors MUST run in house colours:
• Cascades = green
• Kiandra = white
• Mowamba = light blue
• Twynam = red
• Students will not be permitted to leave the grounds during the day. Please bring food and drink.
Cross-Country Carnival Rules
Start Line Management
The starting positions are rotated for each age group and each year of competition. The announcer will call events as per the program.
Finish Line Management
There will be staff at the finish line who officially record the position of the athletes as they pass over the finish line. Their time will not be recorded. Athletes are to leave the finish area as soon as possible after they have finished the race to keep the finish area free.
Medals and Ribbons
Medals will be presented on the day to 1st place Age champions. 2nd and 3rd places will receive school ribbons.
Medical Information
There will be first aid staff on course throughout the event. Students must bring their required medication with them to the carnival, e.g. EpiPen, asthma medication, etc. Please note there will be no strapping facilities available at the carnival. Parents/carers, please ensure that your son’s/daughter’s medical information is up to date prior to them attending the carnival. Please also notify the school via Operoo if there are any current concerns about illness or injury.
House Points
In all competitive events, i.e. the 2km, 3km, 4km and 6km events, the top ten finishers for each race will receive points outlined below. Finishers outside the top ten will receive one point. All competitors receive one point for running.
House Shield
The ranking of competitors per age group is used to calculate the house point score. The house with the highest point score will be awarded the House CrossCountry Shield for 2024.
HICES / ISA Representative Cross-Country Carnivals
Teams will be selected based on the carnival times to represent at the ISA Carnival (Senior School) and HICES (Junior School). These are prestigious carnivals and we are looking forward to competitive teams being selected. More information will follow for representative runners.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2
2012 Mowamba 2013 Cascades 2014 Cascades 2015 Mowamba 2016 Mowamba 2017 Mowamba 2018 Mowamba 2019 Kiandra 2020 Did not run 2021 Cascades 2022 Cascades 2023 Mowamba
House Championship Cross-Country Shield Winners 2023 Results 1st 2nd 3rd Age 8-9 Boy Harrison K Noah D Riley T Girl Sofia W Natalya H Heidi C Age 10 Boy Archie V Elliott T Banjo B Girl Naomi C Indigo B Amelia R (K) Age 11 Boy Sergio C Sebastian C Jack P Girl Cailynn M Cleo B Lucia W Age 12 Boy Tor P William H Eli M Girl Madeline L Olivia C Amber S-C Age 13 Boy Archie C Axel L Jem C Girl Ayla M Scarlett C Lily S Age 14 Boy Kai P-W Kai S Koby W Girl Lacey W Tessa P Eliza P Age 15 Boy Axel P Cian T Jack L Girl Helena S Lucille B Stella S Age 16 Boy Blake B Joshua M Nicholas O Girl Cora W Tulli O Marli D Age 17 Boy Spedding P Samuel M Sebastian F Girl Tippi W Georgia H Charlotte W-B Age 18 Boy William H Connor M Beau C-G Girl Abbey E Mabel B Jessica D X
Past Cross-Country Carnival Results Past
Fastest Boy and Fastest Girl
The Thredbo Cup is a tradition at Snowy Mountains Grammar School and has been occurring since the start of SMGS back in 1996. It was initially started as a challenging run around the many hills of Thredbo. Over the years the run has been moved to many different locations due to weather and poor track conditions, however, the overall purpose of the day has not changed. The two Silver trophy bowls to be awarded to the victors are among the oldest trophies in our display cupboards. The Overall Male Winner and the Overall Female Winner will have their names engraved onto these highly prized Thredbo Cup trophies.
2023 Fastest Boy: Spedding P |
2023 Fastest Girl: Tippi W
