2026 Armidale Zone Primary Schools Cross Country Championships

On Friday May 15, Consett Davis Playing Fields at the University of New England hosted the 2026 Armidale Zone Primary Schools Cross Country Championships.

With students representing all the primary schools from across the Zone, the times were fast and an excellent team has been selected to represent the Armidale Zone at the North West Regional Championships in June.

Special thanks to Sport UNE for allowing the Primary Schools Zone Sporting Association to host this event on Consett Davis and the surrounding fields. A massive thank you also goes to Hockey New England for allowing us to use their facilities.

Congratulations to the Age Champions and those in the top 6 places selected to compete at the North West Region Championships on Thursday June 11:

Girls 8/9 Years -

2km

Boys 8/9 Years -

2km

Girls 10 Years –

2km

Boys 10 Years –

2km

Girls 11 Years -

3km

Boys 11 Years –

3km

Girls 12 Years –

3km

Boys 12 Years -

3km

Multi-Class

2km

1st:

Armidale City PS

1st:

Thomas Donaldson

Ben Venue PS

1st:

Armidale City PS

1st:

Armidale City PS

1st:

Armidale City PS

1st:

Armidale City PS

1st:

Sydnee Schneider Ben Venue PS

1st:

Armidale City PS

8/9yrs Girls

1st:

Rocky River PS

2nd:

Bald Blair

2nd:

Darcy Collett

Ben Venue PS

2nd:

Drummond Memorial PS

2nd:

Armidale City PS

2nd:

Martins Gully PS

2nd:

Guyra CS

2nd:

Blythe Schneider

Ben Venue PS

2nd:

Martins Gully PS

10yrs Girls

1st: Sinhar Mirza

Ben Venue PS

3rd:

Walcha Central

3rd:

Oliver Ince

Ben Venue PS

3rd:

Kentucky PS

3rd:

Uralla CS

3rd:

Uralla CS

3rd:

Armidale City PS

3rd:

Armidale City PS

3rd:

Nate Archibald

Ben Venue PS

12/13yrs

Girls

1st: Basima Mirza

Ben Venue PS

5th:

Loki Clark

Ben Venue PS

4th:

Natasha Green

Ben Venue PS

4th:

Riley Lord

Ben Venue PS

Congratulations to the Team Champions:

Girls 8/9 Years	Boys 8/9 Years	Girls 10 Years	Boys 10 Years	Girls 11 Years	Boys 11 Years	Girls 12 Years	Boys 12 Years
1st: Armidale City PS	1st: Ben Venue PS	1st: Armidale City PS	1st: Armidale City PS	1st: Sandon PS	1st: Armidale City PS	1st: Ben Venue PS	1st: Armidale City PS

Congratulations to the All-Around Team Champions: Lowest score wins

Overall Winners

Large Schools Competition

Small Schools Competition

1st: Armidale City PS 285 points

2nd: Ben Venue PS 322 points

3rd: Martins Gully PS 559 Points

1st: Kentucky PS 1053 points

2nd: Bald Blair PS 1080 points

3rd: Rocky River PS 1224 points

Results report by R. O’Hara – Armidale Zone Primary School Cross Country Coordinator