Here are current and upcoming sports notices and events.

COMING UP THIS WEEK:

• Good luck to the Years 9-10 mixed touch team who have the ‘finals week’ of the Central Otago Schools Competition on Tuesday.

• Good luck to our three Years 9-10 girls cricket teams who are heading to Cromwell next week for the Central Otago Girls Smash-5 competition.

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

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 Wānaka Entry Form . DO NOT enter via the Challenge Wānaka website.

Event information: 2024 Event Information

SPORTS RESULTS

SNOW SPORTS

Congratulations to Lucia Georgalli (Year 12), Cam Melville Ives (Year 12), Fin Melville Ives (Year 12) and Luke Harrold (Year 10) who have all been named in the New Zealand team to compete in the World Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea from January 19 to February 1 2024. What an amazing achievement! These students are all currently away overseas training. We wish them all the best and we can't wait to watch them in action at the World Youth Olympics!

TRIATHLON

On Wednesday, 66 Years 7-8 students competed in the Central Otago Primary School Triathlon Championships in Queenstown. We had 21 students competing as individuals and 15 teams. The weather was perfect and the students had a great time. There was fierce competition with the students from around the district, with some very closely fought races taking place. Our students stepped up to the challenge and we came away with some fantastic results. Special thanks to our parent drivers and also to Lana Whipp and Nicola Cameron-Small for their help at the event - you are all amazing!

Top 10 Results

Year 7 - Individual Boys

1st - Theo Taylor

2nd - Sam Taylor

5th - Blake Lindner

7th - Max McClean

9th - Blake Dickens

Year 7 - Individual Girls

3rd - Paige Boomsma

5th - Ally Gray

7th - Sophia McClintock

8th - Fern Goodwin

Year 7 - Boys Teams

4th - MAC Speedy Spurs - Charlie Whipp, Iz Letcher, Harper Norman

5th - MAC Speed Demons - Toby Hartnell, Sebastian Persson, Finn Butland

Year 7 - Girls Teams

1st - MAC Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Janey Mavor, Hana Carnie, Naiah Beazley

6th - MAC BHJ - Honor Jones, Betsy Rowden, Jordi Bright

Year 7 - Mixed Teams

3rd - Mason Wootton, Georgie Kitto, Zeska Rich

Year 8 - Individual Boys

1st - Vinnie Lamb

10th - Shannon Tisch-Wickes

Year 8 - Individual Girls

4th - Eva Small

5th - Mackenzie Smith

9th - Holly Radford

10th - Jaime Taylor

Year 8 - Boys Teams

3rd - MAC Sprinters - Zac McIntyre, Jack Dobson, George Murray

7th - MAC Legends - Ollie Henton, Zack Wilson, Lauchlan Roy

Year 8 - Girls Teams

1st - MAC Racers - Zoe Fahy, Eve Pfahlert, Stella Harper

3rd - MAC V.I.S - Sienna Clark, Vienna Harley, Ila Duncan

5th - MAC Headless Chickens - Olivia Smith, Bonnie Raynes, Scarlet Henshall

Year 8 - Mixed Teams

3rd - Laia Mactaggart, Fergus MacRae, Olive Woolley

TRAMPOLINING

Mount Aspiring College students Caoimhe Heath, Zoe Waddington, Vienna Harley, Madison Millar and Mackenzie Williams travelled to Te Anau last weekend to compete in the Southern Trampoline and Tumble Championships. Categories of competition were Trampoline, Double Mini Trampoline (DMT) and Tumbling. Great results in the last competition of the year with all athletes on the podium and Vienna returning as the newly crowned 'Southern Champion' in Tumbling.

Caoimhe Heath – 15-16 A - 2nd Tramp, 2nd DMT, 2nd Tumbling

Zoe Waddington –13-14 B – 1st Tramp, 1st Tumble, 3rd DMT

Vienna Harley – 11-12 A - Southern Champion in Tumbling-1st , 2nd DMT, 4th Tramp

Madison Millar – 11-12 B- 1st Tramp, Tumble, DMT

Mackenzie Williams – 11-12 A – 3rd Tramp, 5th DMT 11-12 B – 4th Tumbling

Congratulations to you all!