Last weekend our Sport Aerobics superstars competed at the NZCAF Otago Regional Competition held at Trinity Catholic College. Columba College had many athletes competing and we achieved some exceptional results, with many also qualifying for the National Championships being held in Wellington next month!

Our first competitors of the day were Heidi and Maisie competing in the Intermediate Pre-Choreographed Teams category. This was their first-ever competition and they did very well, qualifying for finals and then achieving fourth place overall.

Next, we had our two pairs competing in Intermediate Sport Aerobics Teams. Holly and Charlotte performed their routine with excellent technique making everything look clean and precise earning them first place overall in this category! Olivia M and Sophie followed them with an energetic and entertaining routine, which rewarded them with third place overall. Both of these teams were excellent to watch and both also qualified for Nationals next month!

The last of our pairs to compete were Olivia W and Rahwa in Secondary Open Teams. These girls placed 7th overall in an extremely talented and competitive section against many girls much older than them! Great work girls!

First up for our individuals we have Olivia M and Kate competing in the Intermediate Individual Category. Both of these girls performed amazing routines that were to a very high standard which earned Olivia a sixth-place finish and Kate a fifth-place finish! This awesome result for Kate meant she qualified for Nationals!

Olivia B was next up for the first of our Secondary Individuals competing in Secondary Novice. Olivia held her own in this category placing fourth overall out of twelve competitors and also qualifying for Nationals! This was a huge achievement for Olivia as she is only year nine!

Our last individual competitor of the day was Dani competing in Junior Open Novice. Dani performed an excellent routine earning her fourth place overall! It was very exciting when she found out she had qualified for Nationals for the first time as an individual!

This extremely talented group of athletes are all coached by former Columba student Emma (along with the help of student coaches Josie, Lucy & Ellery), who spent hours making sure all of the girls were ready to compete at Regionals. All of their excellent results proved this and it is also very exciting to have nine of these athletes qualify for the NZCAF National Aerobics Championships being held in Wellington in just a month! Well done Emma on all the hard work you put into these talented athletes. We wish you all the best of luck as you prepare for the National Championships!

We also had other Columba athletes competing. Sisters, Cameryn and Charlee teamed up to compete in the Pre-Choreographed Secondary Teams where they placed third overall. Cameryn then also competed as an individual and came fourth overall in Pre-Choreographed Secondary Individual. Jeila competed in the Pre-Choreographed Intermediate Individual category where she was fifth overall. Harriet came seventh overall in heats in the Pre-Choreographed Primary Individual category. Lucy came fourth overall in an extremely talented Senior Secondary Open Individual category and finally Lucy and Ellery competed in the Junior Grande Aerobic Team section and came second overall! Camryn, Charlee, Jeila, Lucy, and Ellery also qualified for the NZCAF National Sports Aerobics Championships!