Griffith was well represented at the recent NSWPSSA (NSW Public School Sporting Association), and NSWCHSSA (NSW Combined High Schools Sports Association) Cross Country Championships held last month.
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There were seven kids representing the town, and the Riverina as a whole across the two levels, both held at Eastern Creek.
In the NSWPSSA saw, four kids represent the Riverina and BISSA teams.
Griffith East's Nate Mingay finished in a strong 38th position out of 70 runners with a time of 12:20.6 in the 3km run for 11-year-old boys, while Griffith Public School's Matisse Berry came home 48th out of 76 with a time of 13:32.0 in the 3km run for 11-year-old girls.
Griffith North's Milly Aitken had a strong performance to finish 48th out of 76 in the 12/13 year old girls 3km run with a time of 13.38.0, while St Mary's Yoogali's William Johnstone rounded out the primary school runners to come home 28th out of 43 in the Primary multiclass with a time of 13:44.0.
Meanwhile, there were three talented runners representing at the high school level.
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Representing Marian Catholic College, Mary Dal Broi put together an amazing run to finish 40th of 206 runners in the 12/13-year-old girls finishing the 3km run with a time of 12:31.0.
It was a tight contest between Murrumbidgee Regional High School's Ella Gaske and Reese Vidler in the 14/15-year-old girls' 4km run.
Vidler finished in 184th with a time of 21:34.6, just ahead of Gaske, who came home in 198th with a time of 22:47.0 out of 209 runners.
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