This week, 23 daring students completed the second leg of the Ondaatje Challenge: a 15km bike ride in the cool, rainy weather. As Mr. Harris said, “It was a cold day for a time trial!” Athletes had to work harder than usual to warm up their muscles and gain speed to meet the Ondaatje Challenge standards.
The time standards for the Ondaatje Medal require students to finish each event within 10 percent of the average winning time from the last 10 years.
This year, the standards were:
15km Road Bike Female 33:29
15km Hybrid Bike Female 36:51
15km Mountain Bike Female 35:51
15km Road Bike Male 29:48
15km Hybrid Bike Male 32:22
15km Mountain Bike Male 33:49
Congratulations to all who participated:
26:40 Gabriel Roti ’25 (Road Bike)*
31:41 Morgan Harris-Stoertz ’24 (Road Bike)*
32:16 Devon Hansen ’23 (Hybrid Bike)*
32:20 Gabi Brown ’24 (Road Bike)*
32:32 Will Peach ’24 (Road Bike)
34:28 Nate Andras ’24 (Mountain Bike)
34:38 Charley Sun ’23 (Road Bike)
34:50 Charlie ’23 (Road Bike)
35:11 Paula Hellweg ’24 (Mountain Bike)*
35:31 Mazal Zhou ’23 (Mountain Bike)
35:50 Julius Degen ’23 (Mountain Bike)
38:51 Greta Seehausen ’24 (Mountain Bike)
38:54 Ashley Hansen ’24 (Mountain Bike)
38:59 Fiona Pazari ’24 (Hybrid Bike)
39:26 Kiho Okazawa ’24 (Hybrid Bike)
39:45 Katelyn Hansen ’24 (Mountain Bike)
40:13 Jane White ’25 (Mountain Bike)
40:53 Louisa Dalglish ’25 (Mountain Bike)
41:56 Caspar von Hardenberg ’25 (Mountain Bike)
42:44 Willow Roberts ’24 (Mountain Bike)
45:53 Isabella Daura ’26 (Mountain Bike)
46:09 Katie Pamanes ’24 (Mountain Bike)
46:59 Ananya MacDonald ’23 (Mountain Bike)
* Achieved the Ondaatje Standard for the bike ride
Congratulations, everyone!