SPORTS

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 our 22 MAC rowers who are heading to Twizel on Saturday, to compete at MAADI (the New Zealand Secondary School Rowing Championships). Being selected to compete at the week long MAADI regatta is an outstanding achievement for these rowers, and they can’t wait for their chance to compete against the top school age rowers from around New Zealand. Good luck team!
• Good luck to the Senior Mixed Touch team who are heading to Christchurch this weekend to compete in the South Island Secondary School Touch Championships.
• Good luck to our MAC sailing team who are away in Nelson this week competing at the Top of the South Regionals.
• Good luck to our 24 MAC students who are competing in the South Island School Mountain Bike Champs at Coronet Peak next week.
• Good luck to Josh Moody who is competing at the New Zealand Secondary School Triathlon Championships in Tauranga next week.

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:

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. 

BASKETBALL

The Years 11-13 Central Otago Schools Senior Basketball competition will be played in Term 2. Please read the information below and complete the registration form by Friday 22 March if you are wanting to play.

What: Central Otago Schools Senior Basketball Competition

When: Monday 6 May - Monday 1 July

Time: Games are held between 5-8pm

Where: School Gyms across Central Otago

Teams involved: MAC, Wakatipu, Dunstan, Cromwell and Roxburgh

Transport: School vans and parent cars

Basketball Registration Form:  Year 11-13 Basketball registration form

TOPBIKE: YEARS 7/8

The annual Top Bike Competition is coming up and we’re wondering if YOU want to be involved?

Event information:

Where: Alexandra - Molyneux Netball Centre

When: Wednesday 3 April

What: Teams of 6 riders - 3 boys and 3 girls

The competition consists of three disciplines:

- Skills course

- Grass track races

- Mountain bike team time trial

This is an awesome opportunity for you to have a great day out with friends, to participate in a fun sporting competition, to get outdoors and to meet students from other schools across our region.

Please note that you will need to bring your own bike and helmet to participate in this event.

If you want to participate, please complete this registration form by Tuesday 19 March: Top Bike Registration Form

RUGBY

MAC rugby registrations are now due for all Years 9-13 players. Please visit https://www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/256690 to register.

MAC rugby U14/U15/Colts training will commence next Tuesday 19 March 3.45pm and thereafter, Tuesday and Thursdays 3.45pm on the MAC rugby field. Aaron, Luke, Julian and Luke look forward to seeing you there. Please bring boots and mouth guards.

MAC rugby 1st XV training continues Tuesday and Thursdays on the MAC rugby field at 4:30pm with Jason & Wayne.

MAC girls rugby training will start Monday 3.30pm on the MAC rugby field. Belinda, Luke & Roy look forward to seeing you there. Please bring boots and mouth guards.

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.

ATHLETICS

Last weekend fourteen Years 9-13 students headed to Dunedin to compete in the Otago Secondary Schools Athletics Championships. They had a great weekend and came away with some outstanding results.

Here are our podium finishers (Top 3 in Otago):

Ryan Enoka: 

1st - Senior Boys Hammer

1st - Senior Boys Discus

2nd - Senior Boys Shot Put

Matthew Botting:

1st - Senior Boys Triple Jump

1st - Senior Boys Long Jump

3rd - Senior Boys 100m Sprint

3rd - Senior Boys 200m Sprint

Cameron Armstrong:

1st - Senior Boys High Jump

2nd - Senior Boys Long Jump

Axel Worthington:

2nd - U14 Boys High Jump

Cody Armstrong

2nd - Senior Boys 100m Sprint

2nd - Senior Boys 200m Sprint

Deacon Gwilliam Browne:

3rd - U14 Boys 400m Run

Millie East:

1st - Senior Girls 400m Run

Amaya East:

1st - U16 Girls 800m Run

Chantell Thurston:

2nd - Senior Girls 800m Run

Relays

1st - Senior Boys 4 x 100m Relay: Ryan Enoka, Matthew Botting, Cameron Armstrong, Cody Armstrong

1st - Senior Girls 4 x 400m Relay: Chantel Thurston, Amaya East, Eve Pfahlert, Millie East

2nd - Senior Girls 4 x 100m Relay: Eve Pfahlert, Chantel Thurston, Amaya East, Millie East

Here are the full event results: Otago SS Athletics Champs Full Results

Also a huge thank you to Kaz Armstrong, for managing the team last weekend - you were awesome and we really appreciate your help.

UPPER CLUTHA PRIMARY SCHOOL ATHLETICS

Last Friday, 115 Years 7 and 8 students competed at the Upper Clutha Primary School Athletics Champs. The weather was fantastic and the students had a great day with some outstanding results! Thank you very much to our parent helpers Rod Grant and Jenny Boda, and also to our teacher helpers for the day: Lydia McRae, Suzie Cochrane and Caroline Heathorn.

Podium positions were awarded to:

Sprints

Year 7 Boys:

1st - Vince Pickett

2nd - Raf Snelling

3rd - Jared Enoka

Year 7 Girls:

1st - Aoife O’Regan

2nd - Harriet Grant

3rd - Isabella Dye

Year 8 Boys:

1st - John Quirke

3rd - Dean Coll

Year 8 Girls:

1st - Bianca Soares

2nd - Naiah Beazley

3rd - Lily Lake

Hurdles

Year 7 Boys:

1st - Jared Enoka

2nd - Vince Pickett

3rd - Arthur Searle

Year 7 Girls:

1st - Charlotte Whincop

2nd - Stella Kearns

3rd - Sami Reid

Year 8 Boys:

1st - Troy Brett

2nd - Josh Fielding

3rd - Alex Waivure

Year 8 Girls:

1st - Lily Lake

2nd - Bianca Soares

3rd - Sofia Davidson

800m

Year 7 Boys:

1st - Willis McCarroll

3rd - Oliver Simpson

Year 7 Girls:

1st - Jesse Steel

2nd - Harriet Grant

Year 8 Boys:

1st - Harper Norman

2nd - Finn Butland

3rd = Dean Coll & Blake Lindner

Year 8 Girls:

1st - Hana Carnie

2nd - Jordi Bright

3rd - Lily Lake

Long Jump

Year 7 Boys:

1st - Ollie Wright

2nd - Jared Enoka & Hugo Dale

Year 7 Girls:

1st - Aoife O’Regan

2nd - Isabella Dye

3rd - Stella Kearns

Year 8 Boys:

1st - Josh Fielding

2nd - Alex Waivure

3rd - Dean Coll

Year 8 Girls:

1st - Ruby Swamy

2nd - Bianca Soares

3rd - Hana Carnie

High Jump

Year 7 Boys:

1st - Vince Pickett

2nd - Jared Enoka

3rd - Ollie Wright

Year 7 Girls:

1st - Lacey Bristow

2nd - Isabella Dye

3rd - Harriet Grant

Year 8 Boys:

1st - Blake Dickens

2nd - Dean Coll

3rd - Tibor Boda

Year 8 Girls:

1st - Violet Laughton

2nd - Paige Lunny

3rd - Lily Lake

Shot Put

Year 7 Boys:

1st - Jared Enoka

2nd - PJ Foxley

3rd - Arthur Searle

Year 7 Girls:

1st - Brodie Radford

2nd - Emily Boswell

3rd - Edie Yandall

Year 8 Boys:

1st - Jacob Veasey

3rd - Harry Dickson

Year 8 Girls:

1st - Sophia McClintock

3rd - Hana Carnie

Discus

Year 7 Boys:

1st - Jared Enoka

2nd - Joe Harper

3rd - Luke Pullar

Year 7 Girls:

1st - Aoife O’Regan

2nd - Harriet Grant

3rd - Ashley Drake

Year 8 Discus:

2nd - Mason Wiseby

3rd - Tibor Boda

Year 8 Discus:

1st - Sophia McClintock

2nd - Georgie Kitto

3rd - Mackenzie Williams

PHOEBE LAKER

MAC Year 11 student and Aspiring Athletes Club sprinter Phoebe Laker (15), broke three age group records at the Otago/Southland interclub athletics championships two weeks ago. She broke her own woman's 15/16 years and 17 years event records for the 400m in a new time of 57.40s, and she also set a big personal best winning the 200m in 25.92s.

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.

JUNIOR RUGBY

HOCKEY

The UC Hockey Club 2024 season registrations are now open! (until Monday 25 March)

To register go to:

https://www.playhq.com/hockey-new-zealand/org/upper-clutha-hockey/face3c86/register

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

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