Carnival atmosphere

ATHLETICS

By LSPT Greg Probyn

The Basic PT Course 2/2003 and physical trainers from HMAS Cerberus combined to run the HMAS Cerberus Athletics Carnival.

Four teams entered with a new team being the Command element, which combined with the Engineering Faculty (EF), Supply and Health Faculty (SHF) and Gunnery, Comms and Seamanship School (GCSS).

The event began with a shaky rendition of Advance Australia Fair before excitement filled the track, with EF thinking it had the day in the bag ...little did they know.

The 1500m and high jump events got proceedings under way before the start of the tug-of-wars for the CO’s trophy, with the crowd erupting with anticipation to see how the competition pulled.

GCSS won hands down, with the team’s combined weight coming close to the tonne mark.

Other winners on the day were:
Harry Ross Cup (4x400 relay) to EF;
the Journal Cup (winning male team) to Command;
Patterson Cup (winning female team) to Command;
Chaplain John Were Cup (champion veteran) to Mrs Deborah Shand;
Ekert Athletics Trophy (champion female) SMN Seabourne;
Sports Perpetual Cup (champion male) SMN Zessin, while the overall winning team for the day was the Command team.

It is good to see a carnival that began in 1926 is still kept alive today and we can’t wait for 2026 for the centenary.

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