A team consisting of then Form II, III and V athletes faced the task of simply ‘doing their best’ to uphold the School’s profile at the national schools’ championship. They faced a big challenge, especially after the bronze medals won by both 2022 teams in the Year 12 and Year 11 divisions. With minimal preparation time, Jeremy Cheung (captain), Kai Clement, Jackson Mather, Cian Stoermer, Luke Thurgood, Lucas Woo (all Form VI), Hinata Morishita-Lee, Lachlan Nam, Dexter Staley, Aden Tay (all Form IV) and Connor Stoermer (Form III) competed in the Year 11 division, displaying grit and determination, exemplifying what it meant to ‘show up’ for your team.
Over the course of the weeklong competition, with highly experienced coaches giving Grammar the competitive edge, Mr Martin Reader and Mr Ben Abbott guided the athletes in a routine of early morning well-being sessions and match day preparations, followed by day and evening matches. Grammar dominated the competition early in the 16-school division, winning their first pool round undefeated, and then, finishing second in the championship pool behind Lake Ginninderra. This school from Canberra proved to be the only hurdle for Grammar, and once again, our athletes found themselves facing Lake Ginninderra, but this time, in the gold medal match!
