​Westlake win Seven out of the Nine Auckland Titles

Murdoch McIntyre winner of the Intermediate Boys Race

The Westlake Cross Country Team had a very successful day at the Auckland Secondary School Cross Country Champs on Thursday 9 June in Pukekohe.
 
The team of 55 boys won seven of the nine Auckland Titles on offer over a tough hilly course in windy conditions.
 
In the Junior grade the team won both the three and six person team titles with six runners finishing in the top thirteen. Judy Darby finished runner-up over the 4km course with Blair Hill 4th and JJ Weston in 6th place. They were well supported by Matt Gould 9th, Ben Lewis 10th and Arsh Kazi in 13th.
 
In the Intermediate grade over 4km Murdoch McIntyre finished first leading the team to a three and six person team victory. With 115 runners in the race the Westlake team had six runners in the top 16. Murdoch was well supported by David Moore 3rd, Jesper Bengtsson 9th, Josh Spraggon 12th, Nikola Sovljanski 14th and Daniel Robertson 16th.
 
Racing against the very best in Auckland the Senior Boys won the three person title. Dan Hoy won the Senior grade 6km race with teammate Joseph Clark runner-up and Bradley Hall in 5th. Strong performances from Euan Grigor 16th, Oliver Heal 19th and Oscar England 23rd led to a second place finish for the six person team.
 
The team look forward to continue their success in the upcoming New Zealand Cross Country Championships in Rotorua on the 18th June.

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