In 2008, Oakhill students had the opportunity to compete for the Br Alf Zoanetti Cross Country Shield. Br Alf was a member of staff at Oakhill from 2001-2007 and was very keen on sport. Whilst on staff he coached a number of basketball and rugby teams and was often heard telling students of his feats as an athlete in his younger days. Br Alf is now teaching at St Bede's in Mentone and is missed by all who knew him at Oakhill.

To win the Br Alf Cross Country Shield, each house nominates up to 6 runners per age group to complete the College cross country course. The top three runners per house received points based on here they finished. Therefore, the house with the lowest total was declared the winner. House points and age champions can be viewed on the link below.

2008 Champion House and Age Champions

From the College Cross Country, a team was selected to compete at the ISA Cross Country Championships in Bowral. Similar to the College Championships, 10 runners per School per age group were selected to run, with the top 4 placings added to determine the winning school. I am very pleased to report that Oakhill finished 2nd in the Junior and Senior Divisions, and second overall. In the Junior Division, Oakhill finished on 53 points, 5 points behind winners St Pat's Strathfield. Well done to all runners on their performances. Our senior girls team were also second in their Division, finishing 20 points behind Chevalier College. Overall there were some excellent results, including:

Under 18's - James Preston - 3rd and Michael Waldron 13th

Under 18 Girls - Kate Rose - 2nd

Under 17 Boys - Pat McNamara 8th and Christian Millgate 10th

Under 17 Girls  - Kath Thew 5th, Jennifer Goonan 9th, Jess Glover 10th and Anna Pike 12th

Under 16 Boys - Henry Jones 1st, Kurt Herzog 6th and Daniel Marcel 8th

Under 14's - Daniel Terranova 6th and Luke Youngman 12th

Under 13's  - Josh Shepherd 7th and Jordy Seabrook 8th

Under 12's - Luke Pignone 1st, Mark McLeay 6th and Jayden Russell 12th

The next level for Oakhill cross Country runners was the CIS Carnival, which unfortunately fell on Founders Day, resulting in a number of Oakhill students having to withdraw due to Founders Day commitments.  For a full list of the CIS results, click on the link below. In summary, Kath Thew finished 38th, Luke Pignone 8th and Mark McLeay 12th, Jordy Seabrook 40th, Daniel Terranova 16th, Henry Jones 5th, Daniel Marcel 20th, James Preston 21st and Christian Millgate 27th.

CIS results