BENDIGO students were kept busy in the bush at Mandurang on Friday, as they contested the Bendigo Primary Schools Orienteering Championships.
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About 250 youngsters from grades four, five and six navigated around courses between 1.8km and 4km long in pairs or as individuals.
Schools represented included Eaglehawk North, Girton Grammar, Malmsbury Primary, Maiden Gully and Big Hill.
Eaglehawk North Primary won the trophy for the best performed school overall.
Boys results – Grade 6A, 4km: Jack Wigney (MGPS) 35:29, Jackson Fitzgerald (ENPS) 71:22, Daniel Keane (GG) 83:25.
Grade 6 pairs, 3.2km: Hayden Trew-Jeremy Abel (ENPS) 36:40, Will Beever-Flynn Edwards (GG) 39:50, Thomas St Clair-Caydn Thompson (GG) 41:52.
Grade 5A, 3.2km: Solomon Cameron (BHPS) 27:54, Lachlan Woodward (GG) 70:21, Timothy Johnston (GG) 135:46.
Grade 5 pairs 3km: Zak Macdonald-Todd Kenworthy (ENPS) 57:12, Bailey Soderman-Ebony Penrose (ENPS) 62:51, Harry Downey-Xavier Dole (GG) 65:18.
Grade 4A, 2.5km: Adam Lumsdon-Hill (ENPS) 50:50, Dylan McGregor (ENPS) 51:40, Zac VanOeveran (ENPS) 96:41.
Grade 4 pairs, 1.8km: Mason Bennett-Rain Forbes (ENPS) 37:14, Jordy Holland-Kobi Hall (ENPS) 37:33, Leo Filcock/Alida Fitzgerald (ENPS) 51:07.
Girls results – Grade 6A, 4km: Olivia Russell (GG) 107:27, Zoe Hilson (GG) 109:35, Lauren Cox (GG) 114:45.
Grade 6 pairs, 3km: Jemma Boromeo-Drew Fitzsimmon (GG) 37:48, Amber Holmberg-Meg Bramley (ENPS) 51:44, Gemma Saari-Kayleigh Bennett (ENPS) 53:52.
Grade 5A, 3.2km: Serryn Eenjes (GG) 30:10, Morgan O’Meara (GG) 51:33, Imogen O’Neill (ENPS) 53:26.
Grade 5 pairs, 2.5km: Sophia Ginis-Eliza O Sullivan (GG) 39:07, Emma Sin-April Thurrowgood (GG) 54:24, Millie Lourie-Kate Edwards (GG) 55:40.
Grade 4A 2.5km: Kim Godfrey (ENPS) 43:08.
Grade 4 pairs, 1.8km: Peira Jackson/Natalie Rankin (ENPS) 43:50, 2. Jae Coates-Moore/Charlotte La (ENPS) 62:31, 3. Gemma Pearce/Mollie Hopgood (ENPS) 65:05.
