SISAC Cross Country | British International School, HCMC - app-compete-at-sisac-cross-country
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BIS HCMC
28 February, 2017

APP Compete at SISAC Cross Country

SISAC Cross Country | British International School, HCMC - app-compete-at-sisac-cross-country
APP Compete at SISAC Cross Country

29 girls and boys across Mile Posts 2 & 3 represented the school in this epic event of child versus nature! Sand bunkers, cultivated grass, water drains, palm trees, and rickety bridges, all posed obstacles for our young athletes to combat as they ran the 1.1km (U9s) and 2.2 km (U11s) distances.

APP Compete at SISAC Cross Country 29 girls and boys across Mile Posts 2 & 3 represented the school in this epic event of child versus nature!

29 girls and boys across Mile Posts 2 & 3 represented the school in this epic event of child versus nature! Sand bunkers, cultivated grass, water drains, palm trees, and rickety bridges, all posed obstacles for our young athletes to combat as they ran the 1.1km (U9s) and 2.2 km (U11s) distances.

The rules were different to anything our children had come across before. It wasn’t just about the individual finishing first, but the whole team finishing as high up as they could in a race of 60+ runners, and collect enough points to win as a team unit.

After our arrival at the Saigon South Golf Club in D7, we went over the details of the course, formed our race strategies, and stretched out our muscles. Tension and nerves were high at the start line, but a bit of banter between our team mates quickly brought smiles.

The races, as always, collectively start fast, but within 500m the runners were spread thinly out. Our team knew how important every point was to the school, and persevered through the race, even finding strength in their sprint finishes to overtake others and gain valuable points for the team.

As the results show, their efforts were truly amazing:

U9 BOYS       -           1st Place

U9 GIRLS      -           3rd Place

U11 BOYS    -           2nd Place

U11 GIRLS    -           3rd Place

So a massive “WELL DONE” to our runners and a great show of BIS determination and perseverence.

BIS HCMC Cross Country Teams

 

U9     U11
   
Emma Green Jessica Hwang
Amelie Audier Marina Bretones
Lotta Heens Min Young Kim
Thao Vy Nguyen Taylor Fugazzi    
Caitlin Chua Chae Won Lim    
Su Yi Tan Jane Ryu 
  Ida Maya Rothaug
Rens Evers Jake Lee
Nam Yoon Kang Kuniharu Kume
Toga Yoshida Louis De Geer
Yuta Yasumoto Tais O’Donnell
Subin Le Theophile Oubrier
Zander McKenzie Harry Park
Isaiah Ng Tijmen Evers
Nhat Minh Nguyen  

Simon Grimshaw, PE Leader