Scotch College

Cross-Country team wins

Cross-Country team wins for 6th time in eight years

Darcy Long (Captain) and Alec Dick (Vice-Captain) with the Premiership Cup

Xavier were the early Cross Country favourites with St Kevin’s but by mid-season Scotch were well in the mix.

In the penultimate round of the competition, the Scotch team faced off against St Kevin’s and Carey. After the first lap the St Kevin’s team seemed to have the upper hand. But our athletes were running to a plan devised by master tacticians, coaches Beechey and Slade, and each competitor had clear individual goals in mind. In an exciting display of group running, the Scotch team challenged their opposition in the latter stages of the race and won by eight points.

The final race matched the strong Xavier team against Scotch, to determine the outcome of the overall competition. In a similar race to the week before, the Scotch runners ran strongly as a team to win by seven points and win the premiership outright.

CHRIS COMMONS