Photo by Dio Communications

Sports at Dio

Director of Sports — August 21st, 2023

Celebrating Sports at Dio.

Get2Go - Torpedo 7 Regionals

Three Dio Teams (one all-girls and two mixed teams) participated in the Get2Go Regionals hosted at Lake Karapiro.

Our Waikato Dio/St. Paul's Collegiate team was named the top-scoring team. The team will represent the Waikato Region in the December 5-day Get2Go Nationals at Tongariro.

Well done for showing great sportsmanship at Regionals Dio, and all the best for Nationals.

Equestrian

St Peter's Inter-school Dressage

Dio had two teams of two riders, each competing at the inter-school competition.

Dio's Hint of Mint team - 3rd place in the open championships

Dio's Lilac Haze team - 7th in the development championships.

Individual placings

Zoe Garland- riding Galaxy Game Changer - 3rd Prelim 1A Horse, 3rd Prelim 1B Horse
Felicity Jones - riding Zabu - 4th Prelim 1A Horse
Zara Cowen - riding Astro Max - 3rd Novice 2A Horse, 3rd Elementary 3A Horse
Madison Tierney - riding Goldenwillow Valentino - 2nd Prelim 1D Pony, 3rd Novice 2A Pony

St Peters Inter-school Show Jumping

11 Riders competed at St Peter's Interschool Show Jumping. Well done to Libby Street for winning her 1.00 - 1.05 cm pony.

Some placings at the event included

Millie Cocurullo - 5th in both of her 1.00-1.05cm hack
Zoe Garland - 6th in the hack speed
Fleur Street - 7th in the 80-90cm pony speed
Emma Brooks - 7th in the 60-70cm pony speed
Holly Inness - 8th in the 60-70cm hack
Ocean O'Bryne - 9th in the 80-90cm pony and 6th in the 1.00-1.05cm pony speed
Holly Inness - 8th in the 60-70cm hack
Isla McGregor-Sarty -10th in the pony 60-70cm speed.

Football

1st XI Football

Dio 1st XI are the Premier Girls' Competition winners, remaining unbeaten this season. They also hold the Waikato Secondary Schools' Girls Football Challenge Shield.

Congratulations on the excellent results and season.

Netball

Selected Dio Netball teams competed in two tournaments recently and did their school proud!

Auckland Combined Tournament

It was a great day with more than 110 schools competing and with all three Dio teams coming up against some tough competition and great games.

Results

9 A team - played four games; they lost two games and came back strong to win the last two games.
Junior Prem - played four games with three wins and one loss and placed 2nd overall in their pool.
Premier Team - played five games, with two wins and three losses.

WBOP Secondary Schools' Zone Tournament

Dio Premier and Dio Invitation Team competed in the tournament, with our Premier Team finishing the tournament as the runner-up, losing by just one goal to Trident High School in the final.

The Dio Invitation Team played their first tournament as a unit. They bonded well and placed 3rd overall in their grade.

It was a great tournament, with excellent team building overall. To top the event off, Amy Thomas was selected as Premier A MVP in the final game. Well done Netballers!

Rugby 7’s - NZ U15 Condors

Addison Carruthers has been selected as an NZ Nationals U15 Condor 7’s Team member. The team will be competing in the Herriage Cup in France.

Well done, Addy; your determination is an inspiration to others!

Gymnastics

Over the July school holidays, Dio had seven talented gymnasts compete at the New Zealand Gymnastics Championships: Harriet Vellenoweth and Cate Young (Step 9 Women’s Artistic Gymnastics), Poppy Hancock, Eva Conlon and Ella Blomfield (Step 7 WAG), Taylor McCarthy (Step 5 WAG, Trampoline and Double-mini trampoline) and Sophia Chaney (Trampoline and Double-mini trampoline). Qualifying for this event is a fantastic feat in itself. Every one of them performed with passion, energy and determination.

Outstanding results were achieved by Step 9 gymnasts from the Waikato. They took out the top three places with Cate Young - National All-Round Champion, and silver medal to Harriet Vellenoweth. Dio athletes did well for apparatus medals with Harriet (Gold, vault) and Cate (silver, vault; silver, beam; bronze, bar).

Sophia Chaney and Taylor McCarthy achieved top ten finishes in the 13 & 14-year-old girls trampoline. Sophia obtained 6th in trampoline, 6th in double mini trampoline and 7th in synchronised trampoline and Taylor secured 10th in trampoline and 8th in synchronised trampoline.

Other results included WAG Step 7 Overs Eva 38th and Ella 47th and WAG Step 5 Overs Taylor 20th.

Cate on the Beam — Image by: Dio Communications

Harriet on the Bars — Image by: Dio Communications

Poppy on the Beam — Image by: Dio Communications

Sophia on the Synchronised Trampoline — Image by: Dio Communications

Swimming

Short Course Swimming Championships

Three Dio students competed at the NZ Short Course Swimming Championships in Hawke’s Bay.

Individual Results:

Sophie Hays - 16 Years - 800 m Freestyle - 1st, 200m/400m/1500m - 2nd
Ariella Riley - 15 Years - 400m Individual Medley - 2nd, 1500 Freestyle - 3rd
Paige Stringer - 14 Years - 50m/100m Backstroke - 2nd

Director of Rowing - Alice Denyer

We celebrate our Dio Director of Rowing, Alice Denyer, who represented NZ as a coach for the first time as part of the Trans-Tasman U21 Regatta. Alice coached the men’s sweep. Great work, Alice!

Winter Tournament Week

We wish all our athletes, managers, coaches and supporters all the best as they head off to various national competitions around the country next week.

Hockey - NZSS Federation Cup - 28 Aug - 2 Sept - Christchurch
Football - NZSS Premier Girls Football Tournament - 28 Aug - 1 Sept -Crown Park, Taupo
Netball - UNISS - 28 Aug - 1 Sept - Hamilton City Netball Centre - Hamilton
Sport Climbing- NZSS Climbing Cup - 28-29 August - Rocktopia, Mount Maunganui
Weightlifting - NZSSC- 2-3 Sept - Auckland, Kolmar Centre, Papatoetoe
Cycling Northern Tour (not nationals) - 2-3 Sept, Auckland.

Upcoming Sports Events@Dio

Netball Premier Team - Open Indoor Netball League
Dio 1st XI will be playing in the final of the Knockout Cup, 1st XI Football Girls Competition, on 9 September. We look forward to your support!