Byron High School year-12 student Wyana de Pietramale-Sewell has had a stellar season and has qualified for Athletics Australia’s National Cross Country Championships later this month in Tasmania.
In recent months, she has kicked into form with a bronze medal finish in the public school section of All Schools NSW Cross Country Championships, held in Sydney in late July.
The achievement was a ‘real credit to her dedication to training and perseverance this year,’ Byron High’s sports coordinator, Kelley Coayonan told The Echo.
‘Throughout her entire secondary school journey, Wyana has dedicated herself to competing, culminating in a remarkable achievement in her final year’.
Taking into account all schools, including independent and religious, Mayana came ninth, and missed out on qualifying for the All Schools Nationals.
But she had a better performance in the Queensland state finals, which she qualified for as a member of an Athletics Queensland sanctioned club – the Queensland Victory. Myana finished fifth in this event and did earn a chance to take on Australia’s best in Tasmania.
‘I’m really happy, its great,’ she said of the result and qualification. ‘I raced a few days before the Queensland event and was happy to finish the race feeling good’.
Wyana will compete against a national field in the 6km U/20 race in just a few weeks’ time. This makes it a busy juggle for the student who is also grappling with HSC trials. ‘I’m really busy but I just have to stick to my training schedule and try and stay consistent with it,’ she said.
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