Sam Woolford, one of three brothers in our NSW Schools Team, had a weekend to remember at the Qld NOL round at Stanthorpe.
Sam won the M14 Queensland Middle Distance Champs on Saturday, then stepped up to M16 on Sunday - and won by 1 second in a sprint finish!
Older brother Oscar was second in M16 on Saturday and third on Sunday, while their mum Helen O'Callaghan (W45A) came third on both days. It was well worth the four-hour journey from Coffs Harbour.
NSW had no runners in the small NOL fields, but a handful of intrepids made the trek for some of the most awesome granite maps anywhere.
On Saturday, Northern Tablelands' Eric Baker won M65A, while Garingal's Ross Barr was third.
Ross reported he ran less than 9 minutes per km - almost 'warp' speed - over 4.6km on Sunday in finishing second in M70A.
NTOC added three wins on Sunday, via Don Barker (M60A), Alec Watt (M65A) and Jane Watt (W55AS).
