All our rowers and coach Christina Blackford, in her first season with the squad, had an amazing week at Lake Karapiro. The squad finished 12th overall out of 123 schools nationwide. They also are currently ranked 5th on the sculling boat points nationwide.
All our rowers and coach Christina Blackford, in her first season with the squad, had an amazing week at Lake Karapiro. The squad finished 12th overall out of 123 schools nationwide. They also are currently ranked 5th on the sculling boat points nationwide.
The squad won 3 medals - 2 gold, the first golds in 23 years for Burnside High School, and the first medals of any kind in 10 years:
Gold - Sam Rankin and Kate Ryall, U15 Girls Double Sculls
Gold - Sam Rankin, Kate Ryall, Katy Mitchell, Poppy Knight and Abbie Maye (cox), U15 Girls Coxed Quad Sculls
Silver - Sam Rankin, Kate Ryall, Olivia Dawson, Emily Ryall and Abbie Maye (cox), U16 Girls Coxed Quad Sculls
The South Island Secondary Schools (SISS) Regatta was cancelled due to the Covid Alert Level change earlier in March. As a result of the cancellation the decision was made to award the SISS Champions Medals based on the rowers' results from Maadi Cup. This means that the crews are also SISS Champions in the following events:
Gold - Bryah Moriarty, U17 Girls Single Sculls
Gold - Sam Rankin and Kate Rankin, U15 Girls Double Sculls
Gold - Sam Rankin, Kate Rankin, Katy Mitchell, Poppy Knight and Abbie Maye (cox), U15 Girls Coxed Quad Sculls
Gold - Sam Rankin, Kate Ryall, Olivia Dawson, Emily Ryall and Abbie Maye (cox), U16 Girls Coxed Quad Sculls
The videos of the finals and medal ceremonies are still available to view on https://maadi.co.nz/livestream. Viewing Times:
U15 Girls Coxed Quad Sculls - Friday, their race starts 1 hr and 8 mins into the coverage (9.10am on the event clock). The medal ceremony starts 1 hr and 33 mins (9.36am on the event clock).
U16 Girls Coxed Quad Sculls - Saturday, their race starts 21.37 mins into the coverage (8.10am on the event clock). The medal ceremony starts 51.32 mins into the coverage (8.39am on the event clock).
U15 Girls Double Sculls - Saturday, their race starts 1 hr and 42 mins into the coverage (9.30am on the event clock). The medal ceremony starts 2 hrs and 10 mins into the coverage (9.58am on the event clock).