LSSSA Cross Country Carnival
Last Friday morning, 40 of Norwood Primary School’s best distance runners made their way to Waverley Primary School for the LSSSA Division B Cross Country. The Grade 3-6 athletes were greeted with cold temperatures but blue skies. After completing a warm up and course familiarisation run with Mr Humphrey the anticipation of racing increased.
Racing started with Grade 3 girls with plenty of excitement. Ella B started our great individual performances off with an excellent run and 2nd place, with Claire R (4th) and Lily D (6th) not far behind. A great start for Norwood! Top 5 finishes would be a regular occurrence throughout the day with Charlie B (1st), Ava E (3rd), Holly D (5th), Tom M (3rd), Casey N (4th), Brad W (5th) and Riley H (1st – by 50m) all completing strong runs. All runners were supported throughout the day with team spirit high with plenty of ‘Let’s go Norwood’ chants being heard around the Waverley area. The support from a large number of parents and family members was also very appreciated by all.
Excellent team performances from all of our runners ensured that we collected 5 of the 8 available team shields. Special congratulations to our grade 3 boys, grade 4 girls, grade 5 boys, grade 6 girls and boys for winning their team events. While individual performances help, the excellent team work and resilience from all of our runners made this achievement possible. This all added up to Norwood winning the Division B Carnival on 271 points, almost 50 points ahead of the next best school! Well done Norwood!
Ben Humphrey
