Burnside High School competed in the Canterbury and NZ Secondary Schools' Cross Country Championships this term.

Another great sporting event at the Canterbury Secondary Schools' Cross Country Championships. There were some awesome performances. Sue Petrie 12SCSS was 5th in a super strong field in the Senior Girls. Theo Walker 13ABJ was once again in the Top 5. Our Junior Boys team blew the opposition away with three finishers in the Top 8 and the fourth finisher not far behind. Team results below were amazing (listed in finishing order) and Year 9 girls were a close 4th.

Junior Boys 1st Place 

Jack Buttle 10WZHY 

 Joe Sugrue 10SGLS 

 Hugo Feng 10SHPC

 Ryan Yoon 10SGLS 

Junior Girls 3rd Place

Katie Horton 10WMNS 

Ruby Ford 10WTNH 

Priya Bartlett 10SWGJ 

Margarita Konstantinova 10SWGJ

Year 9 Boys   3rd Place
Eliot Ramousse 9SOSC 

Daniel Fullerton 9WDNK 

Daniel Malthus 9SCRF 

Tamim Alawi 9WDNK

Senior Boys 3rd Place 

Theo Walker 13ABJ 

Beck Faloon- Cavandar 11SKNG 

Noah Clark 11NWLC 

Dustin Marshall 11SBDW

A team of 10 athletes then headed off to Nelson to compete in the NZ Secondary Schools' Cross Country Championships.

A very muddy course even by Cross Country standards. No individual podium finishes but the goal was for all the team to accomplish their personal goals and the big smiles of satisfaction showed they all did that. The students in this group all love to run and their enthusiasm and fun is contagious.

Theo Walker 13ABJ gained a Bronze medal in the Canterbury Senior Boys A team in the Regional event.