House Athletics….was the winner on the day

Last Friday was our first major house event, Athletics! It was great to see the turnout of students all dressed in their house colours and a high level of participation from our juniors. With various championship and non-championship events, everyone got involved and enjoyed the day. It was great seeing the competitive spirit from both students and teachers during events like house relays - with everyone surrounding the finish line cheering on their house. A huge congratulations to those who excelled in their chosen events. We can’t wait to see your further accomplishments when heading to Tasmans later this term.

Here are some of our highlights….

“This year was a great last athletics for me seeing everyone having fun and many meeting their goals. Some highlights for me were the 3k run and the house relays. Running 3k isn’t just a walk in the park for many but seeing friends encouraging each other to take part and finish the run was very cool to still see smiles at the finish line” - Georgia Marfell

“I really enjoyed my final year of athletics at MGC, the highlights for me are the same as they have been each year: Having fun with friends, dressing up in house colours, and giving my best shot to all of my 12 events I competed in throughout the day, which kept me very busy and entertained! I absolutely love the atmosphere that everyone brings, Encouraging their houses and one another ” - Ella Sowman

House competition:

1st Wairau 814

2nd Ōpaoa 676

3rd Awatere 578

4th Kaituna 571

Round up of results from Athletics day

Age Group Champions:

U14

1st McKenzie Haronga (Ōpaoa) 2nd Sophie Campbell (Awatere) 3rd Ella Russell (Kaituna)

U15

1st= Emma Morley (Wairau) and Jaye Wiapo (Wairau ) 3rd= Nicola Lovell (Awatere) and Jah’bree MacDonald (Wairau)

U16

1st Isla Tilbury (Wairau) 2nd Sam Marfell (Awatere) 3rd Jemima O’Donnell (Ōpaoa)

U19

1st Lily Smith (Wairau) 2nd= Ella Barnes (Wairau) and Mila van Rensburg (Ōpaoa)

Records: No records