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ENTRIES DUE

5 Feb - Intermediate Challenge Wanaka

TRIATHLON 

The Puzzling World Intermediate Challenge will be held in Wanaka on Thursday 13th of February.

Year 7 and 8 students can compete either as individuals or in a team in the 200m swim, 6 km bike ride and 3 km run. Entry fee is $5 per competitor and each competitor will receive a race pack before the event which will be handed out at school. Footwear is compulsory, tops (covering torsos) need to be worn at all times and only mountain bikes are allowed in the race (no aero bars).

Entries will open on 1st of December.

To enter please sign up at the Sportshub either in person or via email as only the school can enter MAC students.

Entry due date is Wednesday 5 February. No late entries will be accepted. 

VOLLEYBALL

Two weeks ago the MAC Year 10 Girls Volleyball team travelled to Dunedin to compete against other Otago schools in the Otago junior volleyball champs. The team did incredibly well, only losing one pool game and winning all the other games during the two day tournament including the final despite having no subs. Congratulations to Kiara Bercelli, Samara Goodall, Eliza Hardaker, Amelia Holmes, Olivia Jones and Jamie Kerr for your amazing team effort and a big thank you to coach Jason Dickson and manager Georgie Roberts for the time and effort you put into the team.

The MAC Year 10 volleyball team went down to Dunedin to play in the Otago Secondary Schools competition. Coming eleventh last year and having no subs we had no idea how we were going to match with the competition. But with the help of our coach and supporters we started the tournament off beating Columba A. This gave us great confidence to go into the next game and we came out of our pool on top. We won both our next two games which put us into the semi finals against Otago Girls 10A. We were nervous but we knew if we worked well together we could come out on top and we did! When the finals began we tried to start with lots of hyped energy and I believe this really helped. The end score of the final was 2-0 and I know for a fact that all the girls were super stoked. It was an amazing adventure and we are all super happy with how we went.

Amelia Holmes (captain)

JUNIOR TOUCH 

MAC junior touch team had a great experience in Dunedin last Thursday winning three of the four games played. We learnt a lot on the trip and improved each game. We are looking forward to returning next year and doing even better.

Bryce Voyce

FOOTBALL

Kiara Bercelli has been selected for the New Zealand Secondary School Girls U16 Representative Team 2020. The NZSSGF (NZ Secondary School Girls Football) U16 team was selected by Alana Gunn (NZSSGF Head Coach and NZF U20 Development Coach FIFA World Cup 2016) from all school girl players from throughout NZ. The players selected have been identified by playing in an age group provincial team, NZ National Talent Centre program or attended NZF Age Group camps. They are all exceptionally talented athletes who have worked extremely hard to achieve at age group level. Kiara will travel with the NZSSGF team to the USA in April 2020 to play against a selection of teams from the Californian USA Olympic Academy Programme. Congratulations Kiara!!

ATHLETICS

The Otago Primary School athletics champs were held last week in Dunedin with two MAC students travelling down to compete.

Millie East placed second in the 13 and Over 100 m race. Millie placed fourth and Amaya sixth in the Year 7 and 8 800m run. Well done girls. 

2019 CALENDAR

Term 4

6- 8 Dec NZSS athletics champs (Wellington)

8 Dec Gore Pony Club interschools show jumping (Gore)

2020 CALENDAR

Term 1

5 Feb MAC swimming

13 Feb Central Otago senior volleyball comp starts (Queenstown)

13 Feb Upper Clutha Primary Schools triathlon (Wanaka)

14 Feb Otago Secondary Schools triathlon (Wanaka)

16 Feb NZ Secondary Schools triathlon (Wanaka)

17 Feb Super smash cricket (first XI)- postponement day 19 Feb

21 Feb MAC Athletics

26 Feb MAC Athletics finals

1 Mar South Island SS triathlon/ duathlon (Oamaru)

13- 14 Mar Otago SS athletics (Dunedin)

13- 15 Mar South Island SS rowing (Twizel)

14 Mar South Island SS adventure race (Cromwell)

24 Mar Upper Clutha PS athletics (Wanaka)

27-29 Mar South Island Schools MTB champs (Methven)

30- 31 Mar NZSS girls futsal champs (Wellington)

1- 3 Apr NZSS boys futsal champs (Wellington)

1 Apr COPSSA athletics (Alexandra)

4- 5 Apr South Island SS athletics (Christchurch)

4- 8 Apr NZSS kayaki champs (Tuai)

8 Apr MAC mountain bike champs (Deans Bank)

20- 24 Apr Hillary Challenge finals (Tongariro)

20- 26 Apr NZ teams sailing (Ashburton)

TRIWANAKA

TriWanaka are really excited to be offering our Swim/Run Series again this summer. TriWanaka Swim Run Series - join in the fun, there's something for everyone.
All levels, all ages, individuals or teams.

When Fridays 6th, 13th December 2019

Fridays 10th, 17th, 31st January and 7th February 2020
Fridays 21st and 28th February 2020

Where

At Stoney Creek Car Park near the Wanaka Watersports Facility

Events

100m swim / 500m run for U7's
200m swim/1K run for U12’s
400m swim/ 2K run
800m swim / 3k run

Or you can choose do just do the swim only.

For more information on the events - https://triwanaka.co.nz/swim-run-series/