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Students’ Success

Maadi Cup

What a journey it has been for our rowers. The preparation was done and it paid dividends. Ella Edwards and Billie Askerud gained a fourth place in their Pair, B Final at Maadi Cup, resulting in them being ranked 12th in New Zealand. Ella also finished 3rd in her Under 18 Single C Final in an exciting, close finish. Meeting some of their rowing heroes, bracelet making, and manicures occupied some time off the water! Dave Hanan, Coach, cannot be thanked enough for all the time and energy he has given to the Queen's Rowing Programme.

3 Peaks Mountain Race and Football

Neve Darlington competed in a 26 kilometre endurance race in Dunedin in late March. The 3 Peaks Mountain Race makes its way through Ross Creek, up to Craigieburn, the Pineapple Track to Flagstaff Summit. The terrain has plenty of steep, muddy sections with equally difficult declines with the last summit up Mount Cargill and down into Bethune’s Gully. Some of these peaks reach as high as 700+ metres. Neve had an outstanding race and placed second in the Under 20 Age Group with a time of 3:30:27.

Neve also attended a Māori Football Camp in Auckland earlier this year, where she played in the Under 18 South Team against the Under 18 North team. The South was victorious against the North. An Under 18 Māori New Zealand Team was selected to play the Indigenous Hawaiians in Auckland in late July. We congratulate Neve on her selection into this team.

South Island Athletics Championships

Our athletes competed admirably at the South Island Athletics Championships held in Invercargill last weekend. There were many outstanding results and personal best performances.  A special mention to Jorja, who won two South Island titles.

- Jorja Gibbons; 1st Senior 100 metres, 1st Senior Long Jump, 2nd Senior 200 metres (pb), 

- Malia Corson; 7th Under 16 200 metres (pb).

- Mila Tarasiewicz; 4th Under 15 400 metres (pb).

- Kotomiyo Cowell: 7th Under 14 Triple Jump (pb).

- Eve Kelleher: 2nd Under 14 300 metres (pb), 7th Under 14 1500 metres (pb).

- Under 19 4 x 100 metre relay (Kotomiyo, Malia, Mila, Jorja) 3rd.

New Zealand Secondary Schools Triathlon Championship

The New Zealand Secondary Schools Triathlon Championship was held on Thursday at Glendhu Bay, Wanaka. After a frosty and cold start to the day, the sun came out, creating perfect conditions. Over 75 secondary schools from across the country had students competing, ensuring competitive fields. Eve Kelleher represented Queen’s High School in the Under 14 event, comprising a 300 metre swim, 11 kilometre bike, and a 2.5 kilometre run. Eve powered through the course, finishing third to gain herself a place on the podium. Huge congratulations, Eve.

South Island Secondary Schools Softball Tournament

Sophie Robertson, Kadince Robinson, and Ambah Robinson, had an amazing week in Christchurch recently at the South Island Secondary Schools Softball Tournament. Students from Dunedin secondary schools combined to win all six games played. Congratulations to Ambah, who was awarded Most Valuable Player of the Team. An awesome experience, made possible by Ms Stanley-Brown. Thank you to her and everyone else involved.

Otago Under 19 Volleyball Team

Well done to Mili Tudreu who has been named in the Otago Under 19 Volleyball Team to compete in the Inter-Provincial Championship in Napier, 3-5 June 2023. Stephanie Finau was also named as a non-travelling reserve.

Te Waipounamu Māori Netball Representatives

All the best to Molly Stumbles, Nadia Te Kanawa, Effie King, and Kiana Tatana who are competing for Te Waipounamu Age Group Teams at the Aotearoa Māori Netball Oranga Healthy Lifestyles tournament in New Plymouth this weekend.

Summer Sports Wrap Up

It has been another successful term of Summer Sports. We had multiple teams involved in the local secondary school weekly competition, competing in Futsal, Handball, Tennis, Touch, Volleyball, and Water Polo. A special mention to the following teams: Senior A Futsal team, which won their Division 1 final and the Senior B Volleyball Team, which won the Division 2 final. Other teams made finals, only to lose by close margins.

To all the coaches and staff who have been courtside, field-side, and poolside during the term supporting Queen’s students – THANK YOU SO MUCH. Our girls would not get the opportunities they do without you!

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