Here are current and upcoming sports notices and events.

COMING UP THIS WEEK:

• Good luck to the 68 Years 7 and 8 students who are competing in the Central Otago Primary School Triathlon Championships in Queenstown next week.

Sports Calendar:  Term 4, 2023

The term calendar is an overview of the sports events that are happening this term. If you have any questions about any upcoming events, please come and see Ignacio and Claire at the Sports Hub or email us at sports@mtaspiring.school.nz

22 November - Central Otago Primary Schools Triathlon Champs - Queenstown

29 November - Queenstown Central Otago Primary Schools Orienteering Championships

1 December - Entries close for the 2024 Intermediate Schools Challenge Wānaka Triathlon - see entry information below in the newsletter.

1 December - Smash 5 Junior Girls Cricket tournament - Cromwell

8-10 December - NZSS Athletic Champs - Christchurch

Extra Info: The following websites / pages have detailed information regarding sport and competition the latest updates regarding school sport:

http://www.osssa.org.nz/ (Otago Secondary Schools Sports Association Inc.)

https://www.schoolsportnz.org.nz/ (School Sport New Zealand)

https://sportnz.org.nz/ (Sport New Zealand)

SPORTS NOTICES

CHALLENGE WĀNAKA INTERMEDIATE TRIATHLON

Please see the information below from Challenge Wānaka about their Intermediate Triathlon Event (for Year 7/8 students in 2024) to be held February 2024. We would LOVE to see as many of our students as possible involved in this amazing local event. The students can participate either as an individual or as a team. If students are needing help to find some team mates, please let us know and we will try to help with the process. Please note that they have made a change to the registration process for this event. In the past, entries have been open until one week before the event. THIS YEAR the entries will close on the 1 December.

It has come to that time of the year again to start thinking about Intermediate Challenge Wānaka! We are excited to be returning to Glendhu Bay and look forward to welcoming you all to the event.

Entries for local students already attending or enrolled for 2024 open on Wednesday 1 November and close on Friday 1 December 2023.

We have decided to go for an early registration this year to assist with planning due to the high demand for the event. It also allows the children to prepare over the summer months for the race if they are keen to train. Any new enrolments to the area will need to speak with your school for further information about how to register for the event after the closing date.

Please click here for race information and to register for the event

It is important that you read all the ‘Event Information’ which includes Race Information, Race-Day Briefing, Race Rules and the latest start times, these can all be found on the Intermediate Page of the Challenge Wanaka website.

CHALLENGE WĀNAKA SECONDARY SCHOOL TRIATHLON

The Challenge Wānaka Secondary School Triathlon is taking place in February next year.

When: Thursday 15 February 2024

Where: Glendhu Bay

COST: $12

The Course:

For U14, U16: the course will be made up of a 300m swim, 10km bike and 3.5km run

For U19: the course will be made up of a 400m swim, 20km bike, 4km run

Entries: All MAC entries are completed by the school. To enter, please use this link and complete the registration form: Challenge Wanaka Entry Form . DO NOT enter via the Challenge Wānaka website.

Event information: 2024 Event Information

SPORTS RESULTS

Congratulations to MAC students Baxter Pollard, Lulu Pettit and Nico Pettit who have been selected to represent New Zealand at the upcoming International Biathlon Union (IBU) and International Olympic Committee (IOC) winter camp in Slovenia later this month.

The camp brings together the best youth biathlon (cross-country skiing and shooting) athletes from around the world for a week of practical and theoretical knowledge and training. The athletes then continue on to take part in their first international races in December.

Congratulations Baxter, Lulu and Nico on this incredible achievement and we wish you all the best for the upcoming camp in Slovenia.

GOLF

Zac McIntyre, Raphael Anderson, Lucas Nichol and Jordy Cameron competed in the Otago Intermediate Schools Golf Championship Final at Lawrence Golf Club on Friday, the 10th of November. Each school earned their spot in the final via their district qualifying earlier in the year. 38 teams played in the regional qualifying all over Otago, with nine teams making it into the final.

The first teams to qualify came out of South Otago. Blue Mountain College showed its strength as they claimed first and second place in the South Otago qualifying, held at Balclutha Golf Club.

In the metro qualifying, a strong Balmacewen team took first place, shooting 38 over nine holes at Twelve Oaks Golf Club, proving they were a serious contender for the final. Both teams from Taieri College tied for second place with scores of 43, each earning a spot in the final.

At Dunstan Golf Club, Mount Aspiring prevailed to take first place, followed by Roxburgh Golf Club. Remarkables and Arrowtown secured their spots via qualifying at Frankton Golf Club.

The nine teams that secured a spot in the final battled it out on a sunny day at Lawrence Golf Club. Mount Aspiring came into the final in good form and produced the goods winning the whole tournament! In a rolling ambrose format, the team posted a score of 43 for nine holes, winning by 12 shots over Roxburgh School in 2nd place and Taieri College in third place.

TENNIS

Last Friday four of our Years 7 and 8 tennis players competed in the Southern Primary and Intermediate Schools playoffs. Laia Mactaggart, Holly Radford, Poppy Jackson and Matthew Jurczyluk all competed against the strongest intermediate school players from Southland and Otago. Our students played some fantastic tennis against tough opponents and had a great time.

They all carried on over the weekend to represent Southern Lakes in the Southern Junior Teams event, competing against Southland, Otago and South Canterbury.

Special congratulations must go to Laia Mactaggat who after a successful weekend of tennis in Dunedin, has qualified for the South Island finals later this month in Timaru and also the Nationals U14 tournament in Christchurch in December. Well done Laia!

SWIMMING

Last weekend four MAC students travelled to Timaru to represent the Wānaka Swim Club at the Apollo Projects Junior Makos Swim Festival. It is a South Island wide swimming competition that is the pinnacle event of the year for these swimmers.

They all had some amazing performances, with many top 3 placings achieved and even some Otago records broken.

Here are their outstanding results:

Sophia McClintock (Year 7)

50m Butterfly - 1st

200m Breaststroke - 3rd

50m Freestyle - 3rd

Hana Carnie (Year 7)

Despite only just turning 12, Hana Carnie set another Otago record (she now has 12 records) in backstroke in the 12 year old category. She is also less than a second away from breaking the same record set by Erika Fairweather in the 200m backstroke.

200m Individual Medley - 1st

100m Butterfly - 1st

50m Backstroke - 1st (new Otago record)

100m Backstroke - 1st

200m Backstroke - 1st

50m Butterfly - 2nd

50m Freestyle - 2nd

200m Freestyle Relay - 2nd

200m Medley relay - 3rd

100m Freestyle - 3rd

100m Individual Medley - 3rd

Stella Harper (Year 8)

50m Breaststroke - 2nd

100m Breaststroke - 2nd

200m Breaststroke - 2nd

100m Individual Medley - 2nd

100m Freestyle - 2nd

200m Freestyle - 2nd

200m Freestyle relay - 2nd

50m Backstroke - 2nd

200m Medley relay - 3rd

200m Individual relay - 3rd

Vinnie Lamb (Year 8)

50m Backstroke - 2nd

100m Backstroke - 2nd (he also set his first Otago record in Backstroke in this event)

200m Backstroke - 2nd

200m Breaststroke - 2nd

200m Freestyle Relay - 2nd

200m Medley Relay - 3rd

200m Individual Medley - 3rd

William Schurink (Year 11) was an assistant coach for the team over the weekend. He was praised by Wānaka Swim Club Coach Belinda Donaldson, as being an outstanding role model for the junior swimmers. Great work WIlliam!

COMMUNITY SPORTS NOTICES

These activities are all run externally (not through MAC), but they are aimed at our students, so we don’t want you to miss out. If you have any questions about the activities listed below, please contact the appropriate club/organiser and they will be able to help you.

LUGING

Hunter Burke is a former MAC student who is representing New Zealand in the luge at the 2024 Junior World Championships. These will take place in February 2024 in Lillehammer, Norway on the luge track used for the 1994 Olympic Winter Games. A quiz night is being run to fundraise to help get him there. See the flyer below for more details.