| Name | Role | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | The school and interschool events incur no financial cost, just an investment in regular training. | ||
Structure
As well as our annual Cross Country Champs, Whanganui High School students compete and train through the school. We have a year-round programme with emphasis on Cross Country and Conditioning during winter and Athletics in summer. The Cross Country programme caters for winter sports players.
Competitions
The WHS School Cross Country takes place on Wednesday 10 May at Whanganui High School.
Year 9 and Year 10 students will be preparing for this in PE classes.
From the school event, teams will be selected for the Whanganui Secondary School’s competition, which takes place on Tuesday 16 May - Relay Race & Tuesday 23 May - Individual Race.
Our most successful runners will then be invited to represent Whanganui High School at the National Secondary Schools' Cross Country event held in Palmerston North on 8-10 December 2023.
Training Days: Generally, Tuesday and Thursday at school from 3:15pm, with some Saturday morning trainings close to competitions.
Coaches: Greg Fromont & Elaine Baker
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Last Reviewed: November 17, 2023
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Whanganui medals at Australian Cross Country Champs
Rebecca won Gold with her NZSS Relay team in Sydney
Rebecca was the 2nd NZ runner home at Cross Country in Sydney