Young Orange runner Kaitlyn Hinrichsen is off to the national titles after finishing third for Combined High Schools at the All Schools Cross Country Carnival in Sydney last week.
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Hinrichsen, 12, from Orange High School, was part of a 32-strong contingent from Orange and district schools who competed at Eastern Creek.
She completed the three kilometre course in 12 minutes and six seconds.
It qualified her for next month’s nationals in Hobart.
It will be a busy month as she will also compete in the state short course swimming titles at Homebush and in six events at the Western NSW athletics titles in Dubbo.
And she will be celebrating her 13th birthday.
Hinrichsen said swimming was her favourite sport.
“Backstroke is probably my favourite, it’s my best stroke.”
Her family moved to Orange from Canada this year.
Her mum, Alanna, represented Canada at athletics at the highest level, winning a 4X400 metre relay bronze medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
Orange’s cross country runners
- Orange Public School: Francesca Chitukudza, Francis Chitukudza, Sam Hill, Luke Hinrichsen, Tiyanah Murphy, Xanthe Staniforth, Daniel Vaotangi.
- Bletchington Public School: Hanna Gross, Will McKeown.
- Clergate Public School: Freya Keegan, Eva Keegan
- Cudal Public School: Tom Frankham.
- Millthorpe Public School: Isabella Hopping, Annika Jamieson.
- Molong Central School: Taylah Hobbs, Maggie Kirby, Emily Pearson.
- Orange High School: Matthew Blanch, Caitlyn Broadfoot, Felicity Chitukudza, Mitchell Cooper, Kaitlyn Hinrichsen, Lauren Kerwick, Lily Logan, Anna Macpherson, Eliza Owens, Emelia Riley, Caleb Trefry, Breanna Vigers.
- Canobolas RTHS: Erin Naden, Callam Naden, Brad Patrick.
