Students Clear at SEZ Athletics!
Last week, we had a group of young athletes compete in the South Eastern Zone Athletics competition, with some astounding results:
Jordan Viljoen, Junior Girls
1st – High Jump
1st – Long Jump
1st – 70m Hurdles
Amelia McKenzie, Intermediate Girls
2nd – Long Jump
Veronique Koole, Intermediate Girls
1st – Javelin
Anneke Van Heerden, Senior Girls
1st – Shot Put
1st – Discus
1st – Javelin
Leah Marais, Junior Girls
2nd – 800m
1st – 1,500m
1st – 3,000m
Margot Schmidt, Senior Girls
1st – 1,500m
1st – 3,000m
Austin Lin, Junior Boys
1st – 1,500m
4x100m Relay, Intermediate Girls
1st – Ashley Simango, Amelia McKenzie, Veronique Koole, Giselle Campbell
Maeve Makes Waves at Open Water Champs
Year 9 Nīkau Whānau student, Maeve McDonnell, recently competed in the NZ Secondary Schools Harlequins Open Water Championships, swum as part of the Banana Boat Open Water Series Harbour Crossing event.
Maeve came 1st in the Girls 12 and 13 Long Course (2.6km) event in both competitions. She also placed as the 3rd female overall for the Harbour Crossing event and 2nd female overall for the NZSS Harlequins competition. Congratulations Maeve!
Next weekend she will be swimming at the national NZ Secondary Schools Open Water Championships at Blue Lake, Rotorua. Best of luck to you Maeve!
Leah Breaks Auckland Record at Mt Smart
Year 9 Pōhutukawa student, Leah Marais, ran in the Junior Auckland Championship Mile (1600m) race on 2 March at Mt Smart Stadium and set a new Auckland resident record in the Girls’ 13 grade with a time of 5 minutes and 10.14 seconds! She smashed the previous record of 5 minutes and 27.97 seconds, set in 2014! Congratulations Leah, here’s to many more records broken!
Success at TAG
What a Friday! Our Boys’ and Girls’ Tag teams gave it their all at the College Sport Senior Tag South Eastern Zone One Day Tournament on February 23. The girls secured 3rd place in their division, while the boys finished with 8th place in the middle of their division rankings. Thank you to our amazing coaches, Emma and Matthew Diamond, both Pakuranga College alumni!
