On Tuesday 2 April, Columba College held their annual school Cross Country. Despite challenging conditions, participation was high and the overall spirit of the day was outstanding.

The afternoon kicked off with our much anticipated chant off, and as expected this primed the students for a great afternoon of competition. Year 7 and 8 began the races, followed by Year 9 and 10 combined and lastly senior students from Year 11 - 13. Results are listed below.

Intermediate:
Year 7
1st place - Lila Rhodes, 7.17min
2nd place - Charli Sinclair, 7.42min
3rd place - Sophia Body, 8.13min

Year 8
1st place - Anya Rhodes, 6.52min
2nd place - Caitlin Butson, 7.00min
3rd place - Bianca Van der Haegen, 7.54min

Junior:

Year 9
1st place - Catherine Lund, 8.40min
2nd place - Louisa Kotkamp, 9.54min
3rd place - Hannah Cormack, 10.11min

Year 10
1st place - Jaime Reid, 8.46min
2nd place - Jo O'Halloran, 9.47min
3rd place - Riley Piebenga, 9.53min

Senior:

Year 11
1st place - Rachael Turner, 9.31min
2nd place - Emily Prout, 9.58min
3rd place - Charlotte Hayes, 10.17min

Year 12
1st place - Maia Joseph, 9.28min
2nd place - Rebecca Kinney, 10.48min
3rd place - Honor Bercinskas-Gauld, 10.58min

Year 13
1st place - Meg Sycamore, 9.33min
2nd place - Liv Preston, 9.55min
3rd place - Ella McCall, 10.09min

Overall House Points:

Iona - 853 points

Braemar - 994 points

Girton -1136 points

Solway - 1563 points

Overall Participation Points:

Iona - 75 points

Braemar - 73 points

Girton - 71 points

Solway - 78 points