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MAC MTB champs - 9 April

SPORTS RESULTS

ROWING

Eleven students competed over six days at the Maadi National Rowing Championships last week at Lake Karapiro, Cambridge. With over 2500 athletes, the competition was fierce.

Tao Hawkey-Hight got into the repechage of the U17 single.

Aaron Maxwell made the semifinal of the U18 single.

Emma Stead and Bella Sarginson made B and C finals in their single boats.

Four crews made the A finals:

Emma Stead and Emily Findlay came 8th in the U18 double.

Emma Stead, Samara Goodall, Lyla Chamberlain, Ruby Boyd and Thomas Mitchell came 7th in the U18 quad.

Emily Findlay and Pipi Horan came 4th in the U17 double.

BEST RESULT OF ALL: Pipi Horan, Emily Findlay, Neve Faed, Bella Sarginson, and Thomas Mitchell came 1st in the U17 quad!

Huge congratulations to all!

Thanks to the wonderful coaches of Dave Ayres and Matt Rickard, manager Sandra Findlay and the parent helpers and supporters!

CYCLING
Last Wednesday MAC students Carter Guichard, Hugo Sinclair, Tom Sides and Zavier Taylor competed in the Otago/Southland Secondary Schools road cycling championships held at the Teretonga Park race track in Invercargill.

All competitors completed a TT (time trial) and a longer road race, and enjoyed racing against a strong field of riders in the U17 boys age group.

Carter Guichard placed 3rd in the U17 boys time trial and 4th in the road race and gained 3rd place overall in his age group. Congratulations Carter!

After the event, the U17 boys TT team were able to use the racetrack to do a TT training, which was a superb bonus ahead of secondary school nationals later this year.

NZSS TRIATHLON
Over the weekend MAC student Hannah Prosser competed at the New Zealand Secondary School Triathlon held up in New Plymouth at Ngāmotu Beach. Hannah did extremely well earning herself 2nd place in the U19 girls race. Well done Hannah!

CENTRAL OTAGO PRIMARY SCHOOL ATHLETICS

On Monday a group of Year 7/8 students attended the Central Otago athletics in Alexandra. It was a great day with some awesome results. Well done to all the students, especially the following place-getters:

800m: Year 7 Boys: 1st - Otis Oxley; Year 8 Girls: 1st - Phoebe Laker

Sprints: Year 8 Boys: 1st - Jimmy Knight, 3rd - Kade Lawrie; Year 8 Girls: 1st - Phoebe Laker, 3rd - Belinda Hope

High Jump: Year 7 Boys: 2nd - Otis Oxley; Year 8 Boys: 1st - Jimmy Knight

Shot Put: Year 8 Boys: 1st - Jimmy Knight; Year 8 Girls: 1st - Saige Maraki, 3rd - Tasmin Murphy

Long Jump: Year 7 Boys: 1st - Rex Pickett; Year 8 Boys: 1st - Jimmy Knight; Year 8 Girls: 2nd - Sophie Fountain

Discus: Year 8 Girls: 3rd - Saige Maraki

Relays: Year 7 Boys: 2nd - Rex Pickett, Tommy Connolly, Otis Oxley and Johnny Latchford; Year 8 Girls: 2nd - Belinda Hope, Phoebe Laker, Sophie Fountain and Chantel Rudhall

SPORTS NOTICES

Mount Aspiring College Mountain Bike Champs 2021

When: Wednesday 14 April 2021

Where: Deans Bank MTB track

Format: 12km circuit in age groups

This fun event is open to Year 7 - 13 students and has an emphasis on participation for house points and competition for those who want to test themselves for the championship.

Riders will start in age groups and complete the conventional Deans Bank circuit with a flying lap around the camping ground at the start and finish.

Please register at the Sportshub by Friday 9 April

Any parents who would be keen to help by being a marshal on the track or at the start/finish area, please email: sports@mtaspiring.school.nz

Student Coach Workshops

Come and join the interactive workshops for students and teachers who coach and are interested in coaching.

Gain expertise from guest speakers. Topics covered include: planning the season and a session, coaching a skill, athlete-centred coaching, ACC, sport-specific coaching.

When: Thursday 15 April 9.00am - 3.00pm

Where: Cromwell College

Cost: $10 per student

Please wear sportswear and bring a pen and a notebook. You can sign up at the SportsHub.

Grass Bowls

The Physical Education Department has gone to great lengths this year to offer a group of Level 2 physical education students an opportunity to try something new. They have been looking at alternative and exciting sporting activities such as Grass Bowls. This term students have been learning and developing their skills and understanding to gain success for their NCEA practical assessment for 2.4: Perform a Physical Activity in an applied setting.

We have been very fortunate to have two wonderful instructors from the Wanaka Bowls Club, Peter Herbert and Ewan Miller who have given up their time to work with our students. Community engagement and working with clubs in the community has opened up opportunities to develop positive working relationships and utilising local facilities. Breaking through the preconceptions and stereotyping around the sport and offering the students diverse opportunities to succeed.

The students have been really focused and will be completing their practical assessment over the next few weeks. 

Sports Calendar: Term 1 2021

9-10 April     SISS Athletics (Christchurch) *New Date*

12 April        Top Bike (Alexandra)

14 April        MAC MTB champs (Deans Bank)

15 April        Student Coach Workshop for Secondary Students (Cromwell) 

COVID ALERT LEVELS

The following websites / pages have detailed information regarding sport and competition at different alert levels and have the latest updates regarding school sport:

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

http://www.nzsssc.org.nz/ (School Sport New Zealand)