Event Information

UPDATED INFORMATION AS OF MONDAY 19th MAY 

Diocesan X Country is postponed due to weather. The event is rescheduled for Tuesday 27^th May with a back up date of the 30^th May. All arrangements remain the same except the showground parking is unavailable. We encourage 12 yr olds to arrive after 11am where possible to assist with parking. Any enquiries regarding this event should go through your school sport coordinator.

Date                                                                                  Backup Date
Wednesday 14th May 2025    Postponed                                Tuesday 20th May 2025 Postponed

Time                 
9.00 am Arrival Time - Teachers will not be on duty until this time 
9.45 am Opening followed by the start of 8/9 race. There will be no walking of the track prior to races. 
1.30 pm approx finish time. Students may leave following their event after they have signed out with the school team manager. When leaving be careful not to cut across the running track. 

Venue
Maitland Touch Fields, Maitland Park. See attached map of track below. 

Arrival/Departure –Due to the showground not being available for our back up date for parking. We ask that the 12/13yr old students do not arrive at the event where possible until 11am. 

Criteria to Nominate
Entries are on a School basis only. Each school is entitled up to 3 entries per event.

Multi class runners:  All athletes in a Multi-Class event are to have completed paperwork with Classification and sent to Bernadette Duggan 1 week PRIOR to the Diocesan carnival (Multiclass application).  They must be on the National Master Classification List. As all multi class athletes run 2km, primary 8, 9, and 10 year multi class athletes will compete in their age and gender race. Primary 11, 12 and 13 year old multi class will compete in the 10 years race with their respective genders.

Cost

$15 per student to be paid to your school via the schools payment system 1 week prior to the diocesan event 

Please contact your school sport coordinator for any questions & further information.

There will be a bbq selling sausage sandwiches, bacon and eggs rolls, chicken burgers etc and drinks at the event for students to purchase. 

MAP OF TRACK

ORDER OF EVENTS

Polding Cross Country
The fastest 8 runners will represent the Diocese at Polding held at Sydney Equestrian Centre on the 11th June. Paperwork for Polding will be given out at the finish line and parents will need to register on the csnsw.sport website within 3 days of the Dio event.

Below is a list of full results and times from the 2025 Diocesan Cross Country:

The Top 8 Students from each age division will represent Maitland Newcastle at Polding Cross Country

Congratulations to the following students who placed at Polding Selections and are now in the Polding Cross Country Team to compete at NSWPSSA Cross Country Championships: