Cross Country
When it is run
The Cross Country competition is conducted in Term 2 and Term 3 on Wednesday afternoons. Various venues are utilised which are hosted by competing schools.
SAAS Cross Country
Events are held on a Wednesday and begin at 4.30 pm
5 Race meets across Term 2
The school with the most points at the end of the 5 race meets wins the age Category Shield
| SAAS Shield – Senior Boys / Senior Girls |
| SAAS Shield – Middle Boys / Middle Girls |
| SAAS Shield – Primary Boys / Primary Girls |
The runners will still need to be timed and these scores submitted to SAAS with points awarded to the top 15 runners in each category.
These points will be tallied, the school with the most points at the conclusion of the 5 race meets is the winner of the SAAS Shield in that age category.
The host team is responsible to record and forward the results to SAAS leo.panzarino@saas.asn.au
Recommended Teams of 4 Runners with Unrestricted Numbers, all finishing participates score a point for their school.
| Point System (Top 15 places awarded points in each Category) |
| 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 who finish 16th and above Score a Point for their School = 1 Pts |
If there is a dead heat in any race, both runners will receive full points.
Relay is a Stand Alone Event to Conclude the Competition
Events will run Concurrently for
SENIOR (Yrs 10, 11 and 12) MIDDLE (Yrs 7, 8 and 9) Primary (Years 4-5-6)
2022 Program
| DATES | Races | Host Schools |
| May 11/5 (Term 2) | Race Meet 1 | Pulteney |
| May 18/5 (Term 2) | Race Meet 2 | St Peters |
| May 25/5 (Term 2) | Race Meet 3 | Concordia |
| June1/6 (Term 2) | Race Meet 3 | Immanuel |
| June 8/6 (Term 2) | No Race due to State Championships | |
| June 15/6 (Term 2) | Race Meet 5 | CBC |
| June 22/6 (Term 2) | Relay (Separate Event) | Mercedes |
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July 27/6 (Term 3) |
Extra Race Events-Preparation for National Champs | Venue to be confirmed |
| Aug 3/8 (Term 3) | Extra Race Events-Preparation for National Champs | Venue to be confirmed |