The Otago secondary school cross-country championships, held at Kaikorai Valley College, attracted 161 entrants across eight grades.
It was the last of four events on the Otago Secondary School Sports Association’s cross-country series calendar.
Mount Aspiring College’s Janus Staufenberg won the senior boys race, while Drew Cairney, of King’s High School, won the boys under-16 race. George Bates, of King’s, won the under-15 race and Josh Hou, of John McGlashan College, won the under-14 race.
Sammy Burke, of Mount Aspiring College, won the senior girls race and Eila Chirnside, of Kavanagh College, won the girls under-16 race. The girls under-15 race was won by Rebekah Hill, of Otago Girls’ High School, and Zoe Smith, of Mount Aspiring College, won the under-14 girls race.
The boys under-14 and girls under-14, 15 and 16 races all followed a 3km course.
A 4km course was used for the boys under-15 and 16 races, as well as the girls senior (under-19) race, while a 6km course was used for the senior boys event.
