Sport
28 May, 2025
Bible wins at 40th Great Court Race
Former Moreton Bay College student, Emma Bible, has claimed her third straight victory in the University of Queensland’s prestigious Great Court Race, held on Wednesday, May 21.
Now in its 40th year, the annual 636m sprint around UQ’s heritage-listed sandstone cloisters is a highlight on the university’s sporting calendar.
Bible, an Education student, has dominated the event since 2022 and says she may return in 2026. “I have two more years to go with my Education degree at UQ, so I’ll take each year as it comes, because it gets more competitive with new people trialling each year,” she told UQ Sport.
Bible described the race as uniquely challenging to prepare for. “It’s hard to train for 90-degree turns in a 636m race, you have to go wide for turns, not elbow your competitors and try not to run into any glass windows,” she said.
Ahead of this year’s event, Bible told The Sentinel that a third victory on the 40th anniversary would be particularly meaningful. “It would mean so much to join the list of names of previous winners for the third time,” she said. “The race is steeped in so much history and it would be amazing to take the win on its 40th anniversary. I love the unique concept of the race, it makes for a really fun event and there’s always a great turnout every year.”
Bible clocked 1:48.52 this year, adding to her previous times of 1:44.90 (2023) and 1:42.28 (2022).
