CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS 

PRIMARY CROSS COUNTRY 

BY SIMON BROECKER (PRIMARY SPORTS CO-ORDINATOR) 

On Thursday 16th of May we held our Primary Cross Country event down at Birdsland Reserve. It was a cold early morning but once the sun broke through it turned into a beautiful day, a sunny 19 degrees without a breath of wind, perfect conditions for running.

This year we included all the primary students with the Prep - 2 students running in 'Fun Run' events. Prep and grade 1 students ran 1km and the grade 2s over a 1.5km course. Our grade 3 and 4 students ran over 2km and our senior primary student years 5 and 6 over 3km. Students were bused down in stages in time for their races.

We had been training hard at school over the past month in PE classes doing a combination of longer running and shorter interval like training. When the day came around the students were very excited to be finally racing. We had some very close races with a couple of races coming down to the final strides. Our grade 3 - 6 races were also used for CSEN selection, which made for some amazing running and determined efforts. CSEN team invites will come out shortly and those students will have the opportunity to represent our school at Bundoora Park on the 25th July.

A big thank you to all the teachers who helped out on the day and to our year 10s and House Captains whom many ran in multiple events supporting and helping our primary students as they ran. I would also like to thank the many parents who attended to cheer on the kids. A great day was had by all.

SECONDARY CROSS COUNTRY

BY BRONWYN MAIDMENT (SECONDARY SPORTS CO-ORDINATOR) 

The 2024 Secondary BHCS House Cross Country was held on a mild and drizzly day on Friday 17th May, but the participating students brought the energy and life! 

What an incredible team of staff we have here at BHCS. This was a whole team effort, from bus drivers and administration, to teachers and learning assistants alike. Everyone joined in and rose to the challenge of fulfilling an array of different roles while maintaining student well-being and safety. We loved seeing so many supportive parents on the day, which created such a positive atmosphere for the students to participate in. Thank you all, for being a part of the day.

Some incredible race times were achieved! Well done to these students, but also to all students who participated in the event, showed resilience, and made it over the finish line. See below the top 10 results for each year level.

OVERALL RESULTS

1st- Wattle (548 points)

2nd- Marunari (370 points)

3rd- Sherbrooke (320 points)

4th- Yarra (294 points)