The Interhouse Cross Country Competition took place on 24 March.
The day started off with pleasant weather to the delight of all the 3km runners who started the day’s running. This distance is run by 11 & 12 boys and 11, 12, 13 girls.There were 25 entries.
Boys 11
1 Ronnie Du Toit (11:55,7), 2 Emmanual Meyer, 3 Malibongwe Hlongwa
Boys 12
1 Dawid Coetzee (12:54,6), 2 Hanàneël Hanekom, 3 Ayanda Dlamini
Girls 11
1 Sthandiwe Memela (13:15,7), 2 Megan Engelbrecht, 3 Adelle van der Walt
Girls 12
1 Amy van Tonder (13:04,6), 2 Nokulunga Mhlongo, 3 Susan Graf
Girls 13
1 Liezl Green (11:09,1), 2 Renee Green, 3 Nokulunga Memela
In the following race, 7 runners took part in 8km and simultaneously we had the one 13 year old and six 14 boys running the 4km stretch. The results for the 4km race were as follows:
Boys 13
1 Khulekani Mzolo (18:20,7)
Boys 14
1 Mawandumusa Shandu (18:31,1), 2 Andre van der Walt, 3 Ayabonga Gumede
After the gruelling 8km, the runners came in as follows:
Men Junior (18 – 19yrs)
1 Luke Allen (34:05,6), 2 Vuyani Ngcobo, 3 Matthias Heckel
Race 3 was a very exciting event as all the little children aged 6 – 8 years take part in the 1km mob race. The results however were split into the different ages. This mob of very nervous enthusiasts consisted of 31 runners. The results were as follows:
Boys 6
1 Enoch Nhlabathi (5:05,1), 2 Jens Engelbrecht 3 Ntandoyenkosi Khomo
Boys 7
1 Sven Duvel (4:14,1), 2 Andy Duvel, 3 Luca Combrink
Boys 8
1 Kai Vermaak (3:30,0), 2 Sphelele Memela, 3 Lwandile Bhengu
Girls 6
1 Iris Meyer (5:12,5), 2 Reagan Stuart-Steer
Girls 7
1 Ella Bosman (4:55,9), 2 Elena Stegen, 3 Thobeka Sokhela
Girls 8
1 Tanya Gideon (3:58,8), 2 Christie van Straten, 3 Kim Stegen
The fourth race 4 Junior women took on the 6km stretch while there were 9 Youth women daring the 4km. Their results:
Junior Women (18 – 19yrs)
1 Rita Joosten (40:25,7), 2 Pretty Gingqi, 3 Nokukhanya Majozi
Youth Women (16 – 17yrs)
1 Lisa Haux (19:47,2), 2 Melanie Engelbrecht, 3 Stefanie Wunderlich
Race 5 saw the 16 girls aged 14 and 15 years running the 4km race while at the same time the 9 and 10 year old girls ran their 2km race.
Girls 9
1 Mawande Mpungose (10:09,2)
Girls 10
1 Maria Coetzee (9:15,5), 2 Almarie Hanekom, 3 Victoria Matveyuk
Girls 14
1 Elsi Haux (17:51,1), 2 Nadine Engelbrecht, 3 Zandile Mabaso
Girls 15
1 Jessica Mgijima (21:53,3), 2 Nozuko Magqabi, 3 Nokwanda Ndlovu
The weather then rapidly started changing and a decision was made to combine the 6th and 7th races. This meant that 7 boys aged 9 and 10 years would run the 2km race; 9 boys aged 15 years were to run 4km and another 10 Youth Men runners would run the 6km. This was the outcome:
Boys 9
1 Gideon van der Walt (8:09,0), 2 Herman Meyer, 3 Cole Duvel
Boys 10
1 Alexander Gideon (7:38,8), 2 Caleb Schmunk, 3 Aaron Vermaak
Boys 15
1 Ayanda Bhengu (15:41,0), 2 Mark Haux, 3 Martin Graf
Youth Men (Aged 16 – 17yrs)
1 Nkazimulo Ngubane (19:06,7), 2 Jacob Allen, 3 Andiswa Ngcobo
To top off the day in a bit of fun, there were 2 fun mob races of distance 1km. The races are pre-entered by runners of any house and any age. All runners making it over the finish line within the pre-set time limit; which for girls is 6 minutes and for the boys 5 minutes; will contribute points towards their house overall score.
Murray won the day with 281 points. Morris followed with 262 points.
This brought us to the conclusion of a wonderful day of cheering, running and just having fun.
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