This Wednesday saw over 500 students and staff members take part in Concord’s annual House Cross Country event – one of Concord’s largest inter-house competitions. With mass participation and excitement once again, the four ‘houses’ strived for victory in a vigorous and somewhat muddy cross-country course, for valuable points towards winning the coveted House Trophy. Around the campus and surrounding local area, Lower School students had to run, jog or walk a course of 2.89 km, whilst the Sixth Form course extended to 4.50 km. After a week of heavy rain, the sun shone through, and students performed ‘admirably’ according to Concord’s Sports Manager, Mr John Canney. Well done to the 502 students who took part, and the many others who supported their house teammates. 496 were recorded finishers of the race. Said Mr Canney: “It was great to see so many students taking part on what was a testing cross-country course, to gain valuable points for their respective house or simply challenge themselves against the course. “A great level of respect and camaraderie was shown between the students who enjoyed celebrating each other’s success.” Congratulations to Gandhi House for retaining the House Cross Country Trophy for a second year, including an overall win in the Upper School boys and Upper School girls races. The final standings were as follows: 1^st – Gandhi (6278 points: 16 House points) 2^nd – Teresa (7454 points: 12 House points) 3^rd – Pankhurst (7583 points: 8 House points) 4^th – Mandela (8181 points: 4 House points) A huge congratulations to all of Concord’s individual prize winners too, for their outstanding performances, as follows:  

	LS Girls	Year	House	Time
1st	Wing Hin	F5	Mandela	14:31
2nd	Jennifer	F5	Mandela	14:37
3rd	Myrtle	F5	Teresa	15:22
	LS Boys	Year	House
1st	Leo	F5	Pankhurst	11:58
2nd	Sushant	F5	Teresa	12:00
3rd	Ben	F3	Teresa	12:51
	US Girls	Year	House
1st	Anna	6.2	Pankhurst	26:22
2nd	Hannah	6.1	Teresa	26:50
3rd	Liza	6.1	Mandela	27:57
	US Boys	Year	House
1st	Reuben	6.2	Gandhi	20:00
2nd	Benjamin	6.2	Mandela	20:18
3rd	Yehia	6.1	Gandhi	20:39

Click here to view the House Cross Country 2019 photo gallery.