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Well done to our 2021 cross country winners!
 
Photo by Gretchen Beardmore

Cross Country Triumph

Mrs G Beardmore —

It was an amazing day at Bishopscourt on Wednesday as Columba College held its annual cross country. Students across Years 4 -13 made the most of the warm sunny conditions, dressed in their vibrant house colours, and competed against their peers on the running track.

After a number of years running in sub-zero conditions, the sun finally came out for the 2021 Columba Cross Country, making for a fabulous day of friendly house competition. The Junior School arrived very excited about the challenge ahead, and quickly got into the spirit of competition, proudly displaying their house colours and uniting as teams behind their house flags. The Year 4 girl and boy races got away first with wonderful sideline support from parents, teachers, and classmates.

The Year 5 & 6 races were next, and after a short lunch break a colourful sea of senior school students arrived en masse at Bishopscourt, loudly singing their house chants and trying their best to stir up the inter-house competitive vibe. Some great races followed during the afternoon.

We are extremely proud of all our students who participated yesterday, clearly giving all they could out on the field. In particular, we would like to extend a big congratulations to the following students who achieved top 3 placings in their age group races:

Year 4 Girls:

1st = Matilda Brown; 2nd = Meabh Russell; 3rd = Harriet Murdoch

Year 4 Boys:

1st = Jesse McIlroy; 2nd = Henry Pratley; 3rd = Archie Sinclair

Year 5 Girls:

1st = Poppy Hussey; 2nd = Ruby Tilyard; 3rd = Emily North

Year 5 Boys:

1st = Ethan Zhou; 2nd = Max Smith; 3rd = William Henderson

Year 6 Girls:

1st = Ruby McIlroy; 2nd = Isabella van Aart ; 3rd = Anna Riley

Year 6 Boys:

1st = Connor Sinclair; 2nd = Bobby Song; 3rd = Bilal Ahmad

Year 7 Girls:

1st = Harlow La Hood; 2nd = Charli Smith; 3rd = Ruby Nicolson

Year 8 Girls:

1st = Delilah Brown; 2nd = Alice Hurst; 3rd = Rahwa Steel

Year 9 Girls:

1st = Charli Sinclair; 2nd = Melanie Button; 3rd = Ida Kjaergaard

Year 10 Girls:

1st = Anya Rhodes; 2nd = Bianca Van der Haegen ; 3rd = Mary Mengel

Year 11 Girls:

1st = Faith Courtney; 2nd = Louisa Kotkamp; 3rd = Millie Scott

Year 12 Girls:

1st = Jaime Reid; 2nd = Anika Itadani; 3rd = Isabel Gallagher

Year 13 Girls:

1st = Rachael Turner; 2nd = Bella MacGregor; 3rd = Caitlin O'Brien

The winner of the spirit stick for cross country 2021 was SOLWAY!

The overall winner for the Junior school house points was BRAEMAR. In the senior school, the overall house points winner was IONA. Congratulations everyone.

Thank you to all the teaching and support staff for your assistance in helping to make the day run smoothly. A big thank you again to the parents, and friends of Columba who came out to support all of our runners from the sideline. Your attendance and encouragement shown to every student out on the running track did not go unnoticed! What a great day. We are looking forward to next year's cross country already!