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Michael Rueger crosses the line, winning the event in 18:59.
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As
the current New Entry Officer Course of the Royal Australian Naval
College nears its end, trainees have faced yet another hurdle
- the RANC Cross Country race.
Entry is compulsory, so 108 trainees of the NEOC faced the starter,
CPOPT Darren Dyball, to tackle the 5.2 kilometre course.
They were joined by 44 staff members, from Creswell and Albatross,
which sent several enthusiastic runners across for the afternoon.
The event was won by MIDN Michael Rueger in 18 minutes 59 seconds
- close to a record.
The first female home was LS Adele Shimmings from Albatross with
a time of 25 minutes 31 seconds and the first female trainee across
the line was MIDN Ainsley Slattery, in 26 minutes 42 seconds.
Other categories saw LEUT Jeffrey Rayner of Albatross triumph
in the Veterans’ Over 35 section with a time of 20 minutes 15
seconds, while the Walkers’ section was dominated by CPO Kevin
Bryson from the same establishment.
