St Catherine’s Cross Country Team Sit Atop the Summit

St Catherine’s Cross Country Team Sit Atop the Summit

Congratulations to the students who participated in the 2018 Subaru Victorian Interschools Cross Country Championships and contributed towards St Catherine’s overall school win in the Girls’ Secondary School Division Championship. Our students displayed outstanding effort and teamwork as they raced a challenging time trial course.

St Catherine’s had a number of outstanding individual performances in the Classic Race, topped by the Division 3 girls. Six of our students placed in the top 10 within this division. Madeleine Hooker (Year 8), Julia Kent (Year 7), Sarah Marriott (Year 8) and Arabella Hall (Year 8) finished 4th, 5th, 7th and 10th respectively. Podium finishes were achieved by Zara Bongiorno (Year 8), who finished 3rd overall, and Matisse Stafford (Year 7), who in her first Interschools Cross Country Championships, finished 1st overall in the Division.

As always, the key to St Catherine’s success was the strong support of team racing. This was evident through the outstanding team performances achieved by all St Catherine’s teams. All divisions medalled at the Championships, with the Division 3 teams leading the way, finishing in 1st, 2ndand 3rd position on the podium in the Skate Relay.

A big congratulations and thank you must be given to our Year 12 representatives, Claudia Richardson (c), Sophie McAllister (c), Willow Burrell, Sarah Steven, Ella Lansell and Annabel Joubert. These girls continued to represent their school with pride, giving it their all and encouraging a new generation of cross country skiers to do their best for St Catherine’s.

Overall the St Catherine’s Senior School team finished on 56 points, ahead of MLC on 52 points and Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School on 33 points.

With such strong performances, many of our St Catherine’s team members shall qualify through to the Australian Championships in September. Thank you to all the parents and staff, particularly Mr Tom Crebbin, for all their support and wisdom on the mountain. The girls are excited by the challenges that lie ahead at the nationals.

Mr Lloyd Knight, Head of Sport and Head of Athletics