Cross Country
2023
- Events are held on a Wednesday and begin at 4.30 pm.
- Shield Season includes 6-point scoring events & Mercedes Relays across Term 2.
- 3 additional events in Term 3 will conclude the Cross-Country season.
- The school with the most points at the end of the 6 race meets wins the age Category Shield
| SAAS Shield – Senior Boys (Yrs. 10-11-12) | SAAS Shield – Senior Girls (Yrs. 10-11-12) |
| SAAS Shield – Middle Boys (Yrs. 7-8-9) | SAAS Shield – Middle Girls (Yrs. 7-8-9) |
| SAAS Shield – Primary Boys (Yrs. 4-5-6) | SAAS Shield – Primary Girls (Yrs. 4-5-6) |
Each participating school will be responsible for having their competitors wear on either side of their competition top, an adhesive label displaying the following details in the order presented –
- Race Category (Primary Years 4/5/6), Middle (Years 7/8/9) or Senior (Years 10/11/12)
- Gender
- School Name
- Runners Christian name followed by Surname.
PLEASE NOTE – It is the responsibility of each participating school to supply their runner with the adhesive label and to have runners accompanied by at least one ‘Official’.
As runners cross the finish line, labels will then be collected and adhered to a surface in finishing order representing an accurate finishing order which can then be separated into race categories and gender groups. In the case of someone losing their label on the run, that person will then enter their details as outlined above.
A Host School will be responsible for recording all runners in finishing order on the supplied Excel spreadsheet before submitting it to SAAS leo.panzarino@saas.asn.au.
Schools and/or individual runners will be responsible for recording times. Host Schools will not record times.
The point-scoring system is outlined in the table below. These points will be tallied, the school with the most points at the conclusion of the 6 race meets is the winner of the SAAS Shield in that age category. ‘Mercedes Relays’ is a stand-alone event to conclude the Shield Season – 4 Runners are required for each team. Further details to come.
| SAAS Shield Point System – If there is a dead heat in any race, both runners will receive full points: |
| 1st Place = 20 Pts |
| 2nd Place = 18 Pts |
| 3rd Place = 16 Pts |
| 4th Place = 14 Pts |
| 5th Place = 13 Pts |
| 6th Place = 12 Pts |
| 7th Place =11 Pts |
| 8th Place = 10 Pts |
| 9th Place = 9 Pts |
| 10th Place = 8 Pts |
| 11th Place = 7 Pts |
| 12th Place = 6 Pts |
| 13th Place = 5 Pts |
| 14th Place = 4 Pts |
| 15th Place = 3 Pts |
| All Event Runners Score a Point for their School = 1 Pts |
- Only a team’s top 4 runners can score bonus points with other competing team members scoring the 1 participation point.
- It adds a tactical element to the race day with runners who finish out of the top 4 placings but in the top 15 positions able to ‘block’ opposition runners from points by finishing in front of them and hence denying them that placings points.
2023 Race Meet Program
DATES |
RACES |
HOST SCHOOL |
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May 10/5 (Term 2)
|
Race Meet 1 SAAS Shield Round 1 |
St Peter’s Boys |
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May 17/5 (Term 2)
|
Race Meet 2 SAAS Shield Round 2 |
Pulteney Grammar |
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May 24/5 (Term 2)
|
Race Meet 3 SAAS Shield Round 3 |
Concordia |
| May 31/5 (Term 2) |
Race Meet 4 SAAS Shield Round 4 |
Immanuel – North Parklands |
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June 7/6 (Term 2)
|
No Wed Race due to Thurs 8/6 SSSSA Oakbank State Championships |
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June 14/6 (Term 2)
|
Race Meet 5 SAAS Shield Round 5 |
Mercedes |
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June 21/6 (Term 2)
|
Race Meet 6 SAAS Shield Round 6 |
Immanuel School |
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June 28/6 (Term 2)
|
Race Meet 7 – Relay (Separate Event) |
Mercedes |
Term 2 Holiday Break |
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| July 26/7 (Term 3) |
Race Meet 8 (Time Handicap)
|
St Peter’s Boys |
| Aug 2/8 (Term 3) |
Race Meet 9 (Estimate Your Time Event)
|
Immanuel |
| Aug 9/8 (Term 3) |
Race Meet 10 (Individual Event)
|
St Peter’s Boys |
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Aug 16/8 (Term 3) |
No Wednesday Race
|
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Aug Fri 25-Mon 28 (Term 3) |
School Sport Aust. National Cross-Country Championships
|
Stromlo Forest Park Canberra |