Congratulations to Year 13 student Josh Moody on being selected to represent New Zealand at the Oceania Junior Triathlon Championships!

Term 1 is a busy term with lots of fun sports events on, so make sure you keep up to date with all of the information through the school newsletter and the daily notices. Our Mount Aspiring College Sports Hub Facebook page is also a great place to keep an eye on upcoming sporting events and opportunities. If you ever have any questions come and see Ignacio (Head of Sport) and Claire (Sports Coordinator) in the Sports Hub (at the entrance to the gym) anytime. You can also contact us via email at sport@mtaspiring.school.nz

COMING UP THIS WEEK:

• Good luck to Josh Moody (Year 13) who has been selected to represent New Zealand at the Oceania Junior Triathlon Championships in Napier on 24 February
• MAC Athletics Sports day is next Wednesday (28 February)

Sports Calendar:  Term 1, 2024

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

Term 1:

25 February - Otago/Southland Water Ski Champs

28 February - MAC Athletics Sports

1-3 March - South Island Secondary School Rowing Championships

2 March - Otago Secondary School Touch Championships

3 March - South Island Secondary School Triathlon Championships

5 March - Central Otago Secondary School Futsal tournament

7 March - Upper Clutha Primary School Athletics Championships

8-10 March - Otago Secondary Schools Athletic Championships

9-10 March - Otago Secondary School Senior Volleyball Championships

13-14 March - QUAD Tournament

15 March - MAC Swimming Sports

16-17 March - South Island Secondary School Touch Tournament

18-23 March - MAADI - NZSS Rowing Championships

21-22 March - New Zealand Secondary School Triathlon Championships

21-23 March - South Island Secondary School Mountain Bike Championships

27 March - Central Otago Primary School Athletics Championships

3 April - Top Bike

5-7 April - South Island Secondary School Athletics Championships

7 April - Otago Primary School Swimming Championships

10 April - MAC Enduro Mountain Biking Champs

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

Our Sports Notices section has important information about upcoming events, including links to entry forms. 

MOUNTAIN BIKING

The 2024 South Island School MTB Championships will be held at Coronet Peak from 21-23 March, hosted by Queenstown MTB Club. The event will include enduro, downhill, cross country and cross-country relay events.

Please read through the information and complete the registration form by Sunday 25 February if your child would like to enter the event: Information and Registration form

Schedule:

Thursday 21 March: cross country individual and relay

Friday 22 March: downhill official practice and race day

Saturday 23 March: enduro race

Sunday 24 March: weather contingency day

NETBALL

Netball registrations have now closed and the trials and grading sessions are underway.

Years 7/8:

Thursday 22 February and Tuesday 27 February

3:30pm - 5pm on the MAC school courts

Please wear PE uniform.

Years 9/10:

Wednesday 28 February - 3:30 - 6pm - Wānaka Rec Centre

Sunday 10 March - 3:30 - 6pm - Aspiring Central (Old Mitre 10 Building)

Wednesday 13 March - 3:30 - 6pm - Wānaka Rec Centre

Please wear PE uniform.

Years 11/13:

Wednesday 28 February - 6-9pm - Wānaka Rec Centre

Sunday 10 March - 6-8pm - Aspiring Central (Old Mitre 10 Building)

Wednesday 13 March - 6-8pm - Wānaka Rec Centre

Please wear PE uniform.

If you have any netball related questions, please contact mtaspiringnc@gmail.com.

SPORTS RESULTS

We love to hear what our MAC students have been up to in the sporting arena. Please keep us up to date with any news at sports@mtaspiring.school.nz.

TOUCH RUGBY

The senior Touch Rugby team has been training hard for tournaments at the end of summer. Last Friday night they took part in a Central Otago tournament as a warm up for the Otago Secondary schools competition next weekend. Despite the high temperature in Cromwell, the MAC team used the tournament as a great training run to put set plays into practice and try out different combinations. Although some brilliant tries were scored the opposition picked a few holes in the defence, giving the team a few things to work on ahead of the next competition.

Report written by Lana Whipp

TRIATHLON

Last week, more than 220 Mount Aspiring College students competed in Challenge Wānaka Triathlon events. On Thursday morning, a large contingent of Years 7 and 8 students tackled the intermediate course, consisting of a 200m swim, a 6km bike and 3km run. These students competed either as individuals or teams and it was fantastic to see so many smiling faces out on the course.

Years 7/8 Results:

Year 7 Individual Boys 3rd - Willis McCarroll

Year 7 Individual Girls 3rd - Emily Boswell

Year 8 Individual Boys 3rd - Theo Taylor

Year 8 Individual Girls:

1st - Hana Carnie

2nd - Paige Boomsma

Year 7 Boys Teams

2nd - The BBS Boys - Quinn Bretherton, Arthur Searle, Josh Bolger

Year 7 Girls Teams

3rd - The Iron Girls - Charlotte Whincop, Millie Campbell, Brodie Radford

Year 8 Boys Teams

2nd - Tri Warriors - Iz Letcher, Charlie Whipp, Harper Norman

Year 8 Girls Teams

3rd - Triple Threats - Sophia McClintock, Zara Jennings, Ella Smalley

Year 8 Mixed Teams

1st - The Bobble Heads - Elliot Lovelock, Owen Bugg Harris

Full Intermediate Results: Intermediate Event Results

Once the Years 7 and 8s were finished, the Adaptive Challenge event took place. Three of our students were involved in this and they had a great time out on the course. Congratulations to Lachlan Davison, Reuben Beston and Eli La Rose.

In the afternoon, 70 senior students hit the course competing in the U14, U16 and U19 categories. This triathlon encompasses two events in one race, with students competing in both the Challenge Wānaka Triathlon and also, for the students from Otago, the Otago Secondary School Triathlon Championships. Our students’ attitude and sportspersonship were outstanding, both on and off the course. A huge effort from all of our students led to many podium finishes and MAC retained its crown as the ‘Top Performing School at the Challenge Wānaka Secondary School Event’ winning the Bill Godsall Trophy for the second year running.

Year 9-13 Challenge Wānaka Results

U14 Boys Teams

2nd - MAC #1 - Vinnie Lamb, Duncan Turner, Lauchlan Roy

U14 Mixed Teams

3rd - MAC ATTACKS - Stella Harper, Charlie Lovelock, Levi Eastwood

U16 Individual Boys

2nd - Jack Sides

U16 Individual Girls

2nd - Fleur Jansen

U16 Mixed Teams

1st - MAC Triple Threat - Lucy Radford, Sam WIlson, Catty David

U19 Individual Boys

1st - Josh Moody

Y19 Individual Girls

3rd - Katie Lawrence

Full Secondary School Challenge Wānaka Results: Secondary School Results

Year 9-13 Otago Secondary School Triathlon Championship Results

U14 Boys Teams

2nd - MAC #1 - Vinnie Lamb, Duncan Turner, Lauchlan Roy

U14 Mixed Teams

2nd - MAC ATTACKS - Stella Harper, Charlie Lovelock, Levi Eastwood

U16 Individual Boys

1st - Jack Sides

3rd - Tarn Currie

U16 Individual Girls

1st - Fleur Jansen

2nd - Ebony Howes

U16 Mixed Teams

1st - MAC Triple Threat - Lucy Radford, Sam WIlson, Catty David

3rd - MAC-ARONIS - Emily Heathorn, Jordan Joachim, Winifred McAllister Brown

U19 Individual Boys

1st - Josh Moody

3rd - Hugo Sinclair

U19 Individual Girls

3rd - Katie Lawrence

U19 Mixed Teams

3rd - MAC FourThreeTwo - Harry Hope, Annika Massey, Lola Ritchie

Full U14 OSS Results: U14 results

Full U16 OSS Results: U16 results

Full U19 OSS Results: U19 results

On Saturday, a team of four Year 13 students took part in the Integrity Homes Challenge Wānaka Half Ironman. The event was a 1.9km swim (Josh Moody), a 90km bike (Tom Sides and Hugo Sinclair) and 21.1km run (Zavier Taylor and Josh Moody). They each put in a strong performance and took out the ‘school team’ category in a time of 4 hours and 40 minutes. They also finished a very impressive fifth place overall, out of 115 teams.

Special mention goes to Josh Moody whose swim and run were exceptional. He completed the swim in 25:05 minutes and was the second team swimmer out of the water (his time would have put him in 8th place in the pro race). For his run at the end of the team event, Josh ran an impressive sub 40 minute 10km, with Josh and Zavier together completing the third fastest run of all teams.

Congratulations everyone on an awesome effort from all of our students involved in this fantastic local event.

GOLF

On Monday, 18 students headed to Cromwell to compete in the inaugural Central Otago Secondary Schools Golf Tournament. They completed the course in teams of three, with three of our Year 9 students competing in the 18-hole competitive competition, while the rest competed in the 9-hole ambrose competition. The students had a great day out on the course and they really enjoyed this new event. Many thanks to Tiffany Kemp, Ignacio Sande and Alison Wright for accompanying the teams to the tournament.

Results:

Junior Competitive

1st - MAC Black - Raphael Anderson, Luke Evans, Lucas Simpson

Competitive Individuals

1st - Raphael Anderson

Senior Ambrose

1st - MAC Blue - William Noble-Kirkbride, James Muir, Ryan Keenan

2nd - MAC Gold - Hugo Corin, Jack Sisson, Hunter Webb

3rd - MAC Red - Tom Sides, Zavier Taylor, Daniel Wright

Junior Ambrose

3rd - MAC Green - Jordy Cameron, Daniel Muir, Rossco Rowley

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.

NETBALL

Thinking about playing netball this year and wanting to get a bit fitter, stronger and better prepared for the season ahead?

Keen to get some ideas about what you can do at home and at the gym to reduce your injury risk and play your best netball this season?

Come along to FREE preseason netball training with physiotherapist Paula Shortall, NetballSmart Activator.

MAC outdoor courts Thursday 29 February and 7 March 6-7pm.

JUNIOR RUGBY

SQUASH

HOCKEY

Upper Clutha Hockey Club 2024 Season Information

If you are considering playing hockey this season you can join the Upper Clutha Hockey Club, our local club, which belongs to the Central Otago Hockey Association.

We have a half sized turf in Wānaka located beside the Wānaka Recreation Centre (41 Sir Tim Wallis Drive) where practices will be held.

Registration:  Open in March; keep an eye out for the registration link on our Facebook Page, website or in the school newsletter (https://uppercluthahockey.club /Facebook: Upper Clutha Hockey Club)

Season:  Club: May - August (term 2 and 3)

Rep hockey: July ( National U18s men/ U18s women tournaments take place during the winter holidays); you are eligible to play for the Central Otago Hockey Association if you sign up with a club in Central Otago;

School: Winter Tournament Week ( Term 3, week 8) - there will be a separate trial held to be selected for the school tournament team.

Games:  Games are played on the full sized turf in Cromwell and some games in Queenstown during weekdays.

The Division 1 or Senior Reserve A teams are co-ed teams and play on a Friday afternoon/evening - UCHC will have one 1st XI mixed gender team entering this grade

The division 2/ Senior Reserve B grade is a single sex competition with girls teams (Y9-13) playing on a Thursday and the boys teams (Y9-13) playing on a Mondayl; Upper Clutha Hockey club hopes to enter a girls and a boys team into this grade;

In the High School grades 3 games are usually played each afternoon (@4.30pm or 4.45pm @5.45pm or 5.50pm @7pm or 7.10pm)

Trials:  Trials for the 1st XI mixed hockey team will be held after registrations have closed at the end of March (date to be announced; you will need to register for trials should you wish to play in the 1st XI team)

Transport:  Transport for hostel students to the games will be sorted by the managers of the teams

OP Classes:  There is often a clash with OP classes on the afternoon hockey is on; If you have OP you most likely won’t make the first game played in the afternoon; if you are an experienced hockey player who thinks they most likely will make the 1st XI team and your OP class in on a Friday, you may want to discuss a change of OP class with your teacher.

Coaching/Umpiring:  If you are keen to coach a team or want to umpire, let us know! Coaching hours count towards the student in the community (SIC) hours and will reduce your subscription. We pay our umpires

You may also play up a grade for the men or women's team in the Senior Central Otago competition for no extra fees (game day is on Saturdays)

Contact:  If you have any further questions, please contact Chrissi Pettit via email (secretary@uppercluthahockey.club) or phone (021795919)

2023 UCHC 1st XI mixed team (winner of the Div 1 grade)

FOOTBALL

Wānaka AFC - 2024 Registrations Now Open!

We’re excited to let you all know that registrations are NOW OPEN for the 2024 Wānaka AFC club season!

Registrations are open for the following:

• 2024 Wānaka AFC Club Season: Juniors, Youth and Seniors
• Come & Try: 4 weeks of free, non-committal 'have a go' sessions
• Soccer Sisters Come & Try: 4 weeks of free, non-committal 'have a go' Girls Only sessions
• Pre-Academy: Players U7-U12
• The Academy: Invitation Only
• School Holiday Programme: U7-U12, January 2024

You can find everything you need to know on the Wānaka AFC website, including information about age groups, training dates and times, season dates, fees, payment, how to register and more.

VISIT HERE to read more and register.

Make sure you check us out on Facebook and Instagram where we post regular updates, too!

Please feel free to get in touch with us directly if you have any questions or concerns, we are more than happy to help. You can reach us at info@wanakafootball.nz or academy@wanakafootball.nz