OTAGO CHAMPS CROSS COUNTRY

By Kelsey Brocklebank | Posted: Wednesday September 19, 2018

Joe Parkinson continues to dominate long distance running in Otago.

Last year we had rain, cold and wind. This year we had sunshine and warmth. Tahuna took 29 runners to the championships with the following top 20 finishes.

YEAR 7 GIRLS: 10th Taylor McLean, 14th Charlotte Robinson.

YEAR 7 BOYS: 9th Hugh Jack, 11th Patrick Tyrell, 17th Eric Bracey.

YEAR 8 GIRLS: 17th Genevieve Russell .

YEAR 8 BOYS: 1st Joe Parkinson, 5th Noah McDowall, 18th Zepher Shobayashi-Pryde.

Awesome work to everyone involved. A huge congratulations to Joe for claiming back to back Year 7 and 8 championships and Noah who has had 2 consecutive top 5 finishes. We will definitely be keeping an eye out on your future successes.

A big thanks to Jeff from Kelly Sports who trained this group of students for the term leading up to the race. It was a fantastic opportunity.