Event Information

Date                                                                                  Backup Date
Wednesday 10th May 2023                                                   Wednesday 17th May 2023

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 –All parents are to park at the Maitland Showground Carpark. Please DO NOT enter Maitland Park as it will gridlock and be a safety hazard to our student pedestrians. The Showground will have the Lions Club there for parking - $2 per car. Entry is to be via Anzac St and Exit via Louth Park Road. 

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 SWD paperwork with Classification and sent to Bernadette Duggan 1 week PRIOR to the Diocesan carnival.  They must be on the National Master Classification List.

Cost

 $10 per student to be paid to your school admin 1 week prior to the diocesan trial. 

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. 

Polding Cross Country
The fastest 8 runners will represent the Diocese at Polding held at Sydney Equestrian Centre on the 13th 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. 

MAP OF TRACK

ORDER OF EVENTS

Below is a list of full results and times from the 2023 Diocesan Cross Country:

  2km Results

  3km Results

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: