3 September, 2025

Year 7 runner breaks BIS cross-country record

New benchmark…Tom Congdon (right) set a school record winning the Year 7 boys cross-country, beating Frank (left) and Harry Cockayne, who finished third and second respectively. Principal Nick Hill is at rear.

Tom Congdon broke a Belmont Intermediate School record in winning the Year 7 boys cross-country race.
He won in 11.17 minutes,bettering by five minutes the record set by Brodie Robinson in 2023.
Results from the school’s annual cross-country champs –
Year 7 girls: 1. Jura Fletcher-McGrevy, 2. Bonnie Robinson, 3. Cass Thorne. Year 7 boys: 1. Tom Congdon, 2. Harry Cockayne, 3. Frank Cockayne. Year 8 girls: 1. Milla Holland, 2. Juliette McCaw, 3. Charlotte Avery. Year 8 boys: 1. Jake Tuck, 2. Phoenix McQuoid, 3. Erik Havranek.
• The top BIS netball team finished a strong season as runners-up in the Netball North Habour Year 8 competition this month. The Year 7 team placed fourth, also playing in the competition’s top grade for their year group.
• At a recent Totara Springs Sports Camp BIS students took part in 46 events, reaching 15 semi-finals and winning nine events.

Top talent… Members of the Belmont Intermediate School team who attended a recent sports camp at Matamata