A contingent of some 140 students from school across Orange showed how triathlon-mad the city is this week heading down to Penrith for the All Schools triathlon.
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The events pitted the Combined Catholic Colleges and Combined Independent Schools in the same events, with the top six from each event progressing to nationals.
Both Abby and Jessie Dean qualified in the latter's final year in the school system, achieving the goal they set out last month.
The pair finished first and second at that meeting, and carried the form into the All Schools senior solo competition, with 16-year-old Abby finishing in second and 17-year-old Jessie in fifth.
Piranhas teammate Tom Tudor was third in the men's senior solo, while Kaitlyn Hinrichsen finished second by eight seconds.
Sheahan's junior relay side finished third in their event, and their intermediate teammates finished in second place, with Sheahan only two seconds behind TSC, while Kinross Wolaroi School's girls came in third.
Orange High School's Hinrichsen, Georgia Cornish and Cennedi Dally finished sixth overall in intermediate and first in CHS category
Molly Dean finished with a CCC medal, while Eva Keegan also qualified as a reserve for nationals after finishing ninth.
Orange Piranhas' and Orange High School's Tristan Harrison said it was a fantastic effort from all the students.
"It was a great couple of days for the Orange athletes, all did great things," he said.
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