2026 Zone Cross Country Carnival Convenor: 

• Matt So - Roselea PS 

Date: Thursday 21st May 2026, 2nd Back-Up Date 28th May 2026
Venue: Fagan Park, Galston
Time: Arrival from 9am, course orientation 10:00am, first event at 10:45am
Cost:  $10 entry fee per competitor collected by schools.
Attire: School sport uniform, no spikes.

Entry to Zone Cross Country:

• 5 boys and 5 girls per school in each age group from Member School Cross Country Carnivals

Zone Cross Country Program: Please note the order of events has changed since 2024

• 10:00am: Walk the Course Orientation, 2 groupings 8/9/10s & 11/12/13s

• 10:45am: 12/13 Years Boys then Girls

• 11:15am:  11 Years Boys then Girls

• 11:45pm:  10 Years Boys then Girls

• 12:30pm:  8/9 Years Boys then Girls

Presentations of banners & ribbons will happen sporadically during the event as they are written and announced.

Zone Cross Country Distance:

• 11 years and 12/13 years - approx 3km

• 8/9 years and 10 years - approx 2km

NEW Zone Cross Country Course from 2024:

• The Cross Country Course underwent significant changes in 2024.

  • The new course is more streamline and simpler for competitors to remember and follow

  • Is more safe by the removal of many narrow and historically slippery surfaces, as well as steps which that have eroded over the years.

    • Once the new map is finalised it will be posted here and communicated to all schools.

    • In saying this, the map may still change without notice on the morning of the carnival for safety reasons. 

    • This is why it is vitally important for all students to be present to walk the course at 10:00am

• The planned course map is shown below 

How the Champion School/Champion School Based on Enrolment and Team Point Score is calculated:

• Each competitor receives a place card when they finish their race, this is the points their school receives.

  • Points are given to a maximum of 5 competitors, with a maximum of 105 points

  • Students who gain qualification to the Carnival as a Special Entry do not receive points for their school.

  • If a school has fewer then 5 competitors or fewer than 5 finish they receive 105 points for those places.

• Champion School is awarded to the school with the highest total points overall from the carnival.

• Champion School Based on Enrolment is calculated on total points overall multiplied by the school's  3-6 Enrolment Numbers, lowest score overall is the Champion School Based on Enrolment.

• Team Point Score is an team award for each race - 8 of these banners are awarded:

  • Each school's lowest 4 scores are added together to determine the team score.

  • Schools who do not have 4 runners entered or finish the race will be awarded maximum points for each position: 105 points

  • The Champion Team Point Score is the lowest combined individual 4 scores from all schools per event.

2026 Zone Cross Country Results:

• Champion School: Oakhill Drive PS

• Runner-Up School: Cherrybrook PS

• 3rd Place School: Pennant Hills PS

• Points Percentage Champion School: Hillside PS

• Runner-Up Points Percentage Champion School: Arcadia PS 

• 3rd Place Points Percentage Champion School: Galston PS

Team Point Score Results:

• 8/9 Girls: West Pennant Hills PS

• 8/9 Boys: Normanhurst PS

• 10 Girls: Cherrybrook PS

• 10 Boys: Thornleigh West PS

• 11 Girls: Normanhurst West PS

• 11 Boys: Thornleigh West PS

• 12/13 Girls: Oakhill Drive PS

• 12/13 Boys: Galston PS

Students selected in the Zone Team:

8/9 Years Boys
Leo Vali-Khojeini - Roselea PS
James Bell - Cherrybrook PS
Nathan Badenhorst - Cherrybrook PS
Harrison Welling - Normanhurst West PS
Sam Mitiku - Normanhurst PS
Bradley Parish - Normanhurst PS

8/9 Years Girls
Abbey Keevy - Normanhurst West PS
Ella Chen - Epping North PS
Lucy Jordan - West Pennant Hills PS
Ivy Lam - West Pennant Hills PS
Lydia Cole - Pennant Hills PS
Scarlett Lau - West Pennant Hills PS

10 Years Boys
Jai Prados Valerio - Thornleigh West PS
Senuka Wijesekara - Cherrybrook PS
Nox Entwisle - Arcadia PS
Kristian Hill - Pennant Hills PS
Harlee Hannon - Glenorie PS
Josh Ekers - Epping North PS

10 Years Girls
Kelsey Chen - Cherrybrook PS
Lauren Bennett - Epping North PS
Lucilla Cribbin - Cherrybrook PS
Nyssa Foti - Pennant Hills PS
Maddison Johansen - Glenorie PS
Grace Dyson - Pennant Hills PS

11 Years Boys
Bobby Keane - Thornleigh West PS
Mason Lahoud - Thornleigh West PS
Tyler Tabrett - West Pennant Hills PS
Jireh Vun - Oakhill Drive PS
STUDENT STUDENT - Normanhurst PS
Eli Devenish - Oakhill Drive PS

11 Years Girls
Adele Taylor - Dural PS
Audrey Steele - Beecroft PS
Mia van der Merwe - Glenorie PS
Mia du Toit - West Pennant Hills PS
Juliet Allan - Normanhurst West PS
Amelia Pompeii - Cherrybrook PS

12/13 Years Boys
Stephen Lau - West Pennant Hills PS
Jonathan Hawke - Thornleigh West PS
Anton Rogozhin - John Purchase PS
Zach Matthews - Oakhill Drive PS
Harry Margules - Galston PS
Flynn Bell - Cherrybrook PS

12/13 Years Girls
Emma Camilleri - Glenorie PS
Liberty Gates - Beecroft PS
Ruby Haskins - Oakhill Drive PS
Isla Aliberti - Pennant Hills PS
Myra Sabherwal - Epping West PS
Jude Alkhateeb - Roselea PS

Multi-Class Champions
Montgomery Gluyas - Glenorie PS
Elias Murdocca - Glenorie PS

Students Selected in the Sydney North Team:

Students Selected in the NSW Team: