Cross Country
2026 Ben Venue PS Cross Country Championships
The Ben Venue Cross Country Championship was our second major sporting event for the year. The course proved challenging for many runners, but some very impressive overall results were posted on the day.
From this carnival, the top 6 runners have been selected to represent our school at the 2026 Armidale Zone Cross Country Championship to be held on Friday 15 May at Consett Davis Playing Fields UNE. From there a squad of Zone representatives will compete at the North West Cross Country Championships. A permission and information note has been sent out via School Bytes, including a timetable of events.
Individual Champions
Congratulations to:
| Place | 8/9 Years Girls 2km | Place | 8/9 Years Boys 2km |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kapowai M - Time: 11.08.84 | 1st | Thomas D - Time: 8.41.22 |
| 2nd | Dakota A | 2nd | Darcy C |
| 3rd | Marguerite G | 3rd | Archie C |
| 4th | Isabelle S | 4th | Loki C |
| 5th | Milly A | 5th | Louis C-G |
| 6th | Isla M | 6th | Oliver Ince |
| Place | 10 Years Girls 2km | Place | 10 Years Boys 2km |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Natasha G - Time: 10.58.11 | 1st | Angus F - Time: 9.22.67 |
| 2nd | Celeste R | 2nd | Harry S |
| 3rd | Connie F | 3nd | Lucca B A |
| 4th | Alice L | 4rd | Oscar M |
| 5th | Eliza C | 5th | James F |
| 6th | Ava B | 6th | Morgan P |
| Place | 11 Years Girls 3km | Place | 11 Years Boys 3km |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Stella P - Time: 15.57.72 | 1st | Benjamin C - Time: 13.22.19 |
| 2nd | Lily H | 2nd | Cooper K |
| 3rd | Lynzi B | 3rd | Thomas G |
| 4th | Annamika H | 4th | Jack H |
| 5th | Lila P | 5th | Archie D |
| 6th | Anjali C | 6th | Alex J |
| Place | 12/13 Year Girls 3km | Place | 12/13 Years Boys 3km |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Blythe S - Time: 14.24.19 | 1st | Nate A - Time: 12.49.62 |
| 2nd | Sydnee S | 2nd | Riley L |
| 3rd | Elina G | 3rd | Tom H |
| 4th | Audrey G | 4th | Evan H |
| 5th | Phoebe N | 5th | Dieumerci I |
| 6th | Kinley G | 6th | Harvey G |
Team Champions
2026 House Points Scoresheet
| House Results | 8/9 Girls | 8/9 Boys | 10 Girls | 10 Boys | 11 Girls | 11 Boys | 12/13 Girls | 12/13 Boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Team | Sturt | Cunningham | Sturt | Sturt | Sturt + Oxley | Sturt | Blaxland | Cunningham |
POINT SCORE
WINNER: STURT: 255 points (Lowest score wins)
2ND: OXLEY: 281
3RD: BLAXLAND: 301
4TH: CUNNINGHAM: 387
Congratulations to all who participated in our school carnival and a special thank you to the teachers and school leaders who assisted at the finish line with recording, judging or time-keeping on the day.
An extra special thank you to those who assisted with the carnival’s setup and pack up; your time was greatly appreciated.
Rebecca O’Hara
Cross Country Coordinator