NIJSSA CROSS COUNTRY
Held under beautiful blue skies at Windsor Park, the NIJSSA Cross Country provided an excellent setting for some outstanding performances.
Our students gave it their all, with many achieving personal bests and showing fantastic effort and determination throughout the races. The supportive team spirit and positive attitude displayed by all made it a memorable day of competition. Scotch Oakburn College finished 2nd overall in a close finish with Sacred Heart.
Top 10 finishers:
| Year | Boys | Girls |
| 3 | Leo Payne 8th | Xuran Zhao 2nd Maggie Green 3rd |
| 4 | Reuben Derbyshire 6th Nixon Purton 8th Charlie Wood 2nd |
Katie Horsman 1st Violet Krapf 2nd Molly Kershaw 6th Violet Harvey 9th |
| 5 | Charlie Green 6th Archi Page 9th |
Katie Hyde 1st Annabelle Heckendorf 3rd Jasmine Liu 6th |
PRIMARY SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS
In stark contrast, the All Schools Championships at Symmons Plains tested our students in cold, rainy, and muddy conditions. With over 250 competitors in each race, the event posed a significant challenge. Despite the tough weather and slippery terrain, our runners demonstrated incredible resilience and perseverance, pushing through to complete their races with grit and pride.
We congratulate all participants for their exceptional efforts and thank families and staff who supported our students on the day. These events highlight not just athletic ability, but the strength of character within our College community.
Top 50 finishers:
| Year | Boys | Girls |
| 3 | Leo Payne 33rd | Maggie Green 11th Xuran Zhao 33rd |
| 4 | Charlie Wood 2nd | Katie Horsman 15th Violet Krapf 16th |
| 5 | Charlie Green 46th | Katie Hyde 1st Annabelle Heckendorf 11th |
SECONDARY ALL SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY
This year saw another huge team of 82 students taking part in the Tasmanian All Schools Cross Country Championships at Symmons Plains.Continuing the trend from last year, Scotch Oakburn had the largest team competing out of the 60 secondary schools from around Tasmania. Congratulations to all our students that competed on the day and gave your all for the College.With our strong participation across all age groups, created some excellent team event results along with the many sensational individual performances. The highlights being Zahli Wescombe (Year 10) placing first in the U17 Womens event and Sophie Marshall (Year 12) finishing first in the U20 Womens event. Other top 10 places were:
Individual Results:
| U20 Men | U20 Women | U18 Men | U18 Women | U17 Women | U16 Men | U16 Women | U15 Men | U15 Women |
| 5th – Jobie Wescombe | 1st – Sophie Marshall | 7th – William Nicholls | 6th – Chaeli Barron | 1st – Zahli Wescombe | 8th – Flynn McLoughlin | 10th – Olive Kwan | 5th – Joshua Mau | 9th – Sarah Horsman |
| 7th – Quinn Elliott | 5th – Izzy Wing | 9th – Tariku Brammall | 4th – Chloe Horsman | 7th – Jakai Wescombe | ||||
| 9th – John Skipper | 7th – Rose Talbot | 10th – Archie Martin |
Team results
In the team results, Scotch Oakburn won five out of 12 events; U20 Boys first, U20 Women first, U18 Women first, U17 Women first, U15 Boys first and also placed third in the U18 Boys competition. NSATIS results are still being calculated, with signs that Scotch Oakburn is going to feature strongly in the Shields competitions. A presentation for both All Schools and NSATIS will happen early in Term 3 where medallions and certificates will be presented to the students in assembly.Congratulations to all students on showing excellent sportsmanship, effort, and support throughout the day, upholding the College’s Values. I would like to extend my thanks to Ms Kim Badcock, Mr Andrew Nichols, Mr Brendan Long and Mr Tim Reese for their words of encouragement and support to the students as they ran the course.A full list of results for the event can be found HERE.
