Congratulations to all of our amazing Kokoda Challenge participants who conquered the 30km, 48km & 96km event’s this past weekend! We couldn’t be prouder of our Vikings, featuring over 60 students & staff members across our college!
Despite exhaustion, our teams pushed through with valiant effort, crossing the finish line from anywhere between 7:00pm Saturday to 2:00pm on Sunday Afternoon! Congratulations Vikings, your perseverance & resilience are truly inspiring, and we’re extremely proud of your determination and hard work; it truly paid off!
Distance Winners:
Team Blackbeard (30km) finished in 6 hours 43 minutes
Team Deeley’s (48km) team broke the Varsity College record, completing 48km in 9 hours 10 minutes
Team Itzstein’s (96km) finished Sunday afternoon after hiking non-stop for 30 hours 32 minutes
Full team results:
30KM:
Team Blackbeard – 6 hours 43 min
Team Conway – 8 hours 22 minutes
Team Vanger – 9 hours 30 minutes
Primary Campus Team – 8 hours 10 minutes
48KM
Team Deeley – 9 hours 10 min
Team Knox – 13 hours 24 min
Team Sochanik – 13 hours 41 min
Team Van Elst – 14 hours 30 min
Team Kellmann – 14 hours 39 min
96KM
Team Itzstein – 30 hours 32 min
