Ashburton College was very proud to have two shooters selected, Madi Tourle (Yr11) & Charlotte Mckenzie (Yr12)

• The National Championships (known among shooters as the North South, because you have to be selected into an Island team to compete). Host body: Target Shooting NZ
• Charlotte was selected in both the South Island Junior and Women’s teams, and Madi was selected in the South Island Junior team. 
• The format of the weekend was reduced (due to Covid), with practice on Friday night, Island matches all day Saturday, and International matches on Sunday. 
• The South Island Juniors blazed a fantastic score to take a much coveted win over the North (and in fact, the only win the South Island had all day) 3891.169 to 3888.176. Both girls can be really proud of being in a winning side.
• Charlotte then returned to the mound for the South Island Women’s team. Again, the course of fire was a single, a double and a single. The South Island Women succumbed to the North by a margin of 30 points.
• New Zealand teams were announced at the conclusion of the matches. These teams are presented for an international match with Great Britain. Charlotte was very proud to be named in the New Zealand U21 (Junior) team.
• This experience was wonderful for both girls, who now turn their focus to the start of the season and the first sanctioned open championship weekend, run by their own association, Mid Canterbury, and Madi’s home club Phoenix, to begin their campaign for selection to this match in August this year, to be held in Palmerston North.
• Positions at this match are highly coveted, and selection regularly comes down to less than a point. Ashburton College will have a number of capable students nominating for selection.