Sports round up

Ben Collerton (middle) on the winner’s podium.

New Zealand Secondary Schools National Athletics Championships 2015

St Andrew’s athletes performed impressively to win four gold, two silver medals and two bronze medals at the National Secondary Schools Athletics Championships held in Timaru from 4−6 December 2015. The level of competition was extremely high and there were a lot of personal best performances from St Andrew’s athletes.

• Christina Shepherd (Y11) excelled to win a gold in both discus and shot put. She also won a silver medal in the 100m; • Ben Collerton (Y13) who is a

New Zealand representative won the Senior Boys 110m hurdles emphatically by 0.6 of a second, and finished fourth in the high jump and fifth in the long jump; • Callum Stewart (Y10) placed second in the Junior Boys triple jump with an incredible leap of 12.50 metres; • Eva Pringle (Y9) won gold in the

Girls road race; • Mitchell Small (Y12) won silver in the Senior Boys 3000m, beating his personal best by 10 seconds; • Mya Graham (Y10) won bronze in the Junior Girls 2000m steeplechase; • The Junior Girls 4×400m relay team comprising Pieta

Hansen (Y10), Mya Graham (Y10), Victoria Spratt (Y9), and

Isabella Ambrosius (Y9) won bronze.

Overall the College had 22 top 10 finishes at the event with 27 athletes competing.

Sports round up

Aquathlon Quinton Hurley (Year 11) competed at the National Aquathlon Championships in Tauranga late last year where he won the U16 race, consisting of a 500m open water swim and a 2.5km run.

Athletics Canterbury Athletic Championships An incredible 18 individual titles and 58 top five placings (up from 42 last year) were won by St Andrew’s athletes at the Canterbury Athletic Championships. Individual Titles:

• Johnnie Clay (Y13): Senior Boys high jump • Pieta Hansen (Y11): Junior Girls 400m and 200m • Samuel Jenkins (Y9): Boys U14 shot put and 4×100 relay • Angus Kelliher (Y9): Boys U14 javelin • Holly Matson (Y12): Girls Intermediate high jump • Thomas McKay (Y10): Junior Boys shot put • Hugh Montgomery (Y9): Boys U14 long jump, 100m and 4×100 relay • Eva Pringle (Y10): Junior Girls 1500m and 1500m steeplechase • Ayrton Shadbolt (Y10): Junior Boys 1500m • Christina Shepherd (Y12): AWD Senior

Girls 100m, shot put and discus • Mitchell Small (Y13): Senior Boys 1500m • Victoria Spratt (Y10): Junior Girls 800m • Callum Stewart (Y11): Intermediate

Boys triple jump • Benjamin Blyth (Y9): Boys U14 4×100 relay • James Carr (Y9): Boys U14 4×100 relay South Island Secondary Schools Athletics Championships The fantastic form of our athletes continued at the South Island Secondary Schools Athletics Championships in April, where StAC picked up an outstanding 16 individual titles. Mitchell Small (Year 13) broke two South Island records at this event for the 1500m and 3000m and was one of six boys and six girls selected to compete in the World Secondary Schools Cross Country race in Budapest, Hungary. Mitchell has also been selected for the New Zealand Pathway to Podium programme in athletics, which ensures he receives further support to compete at an elite level. Following is a list of athletes who achieved a top-three placing: Boys U14 • Samuel Jenkins (Y9): Third – shot put 4.00kg (Personal Best) • Hugh Montgomery (Y9): First – long jump (Personal Best); First – 100m • Benjamin Blyth (Y9), James Carr (Y9), Samuel Jenkins (Y9) and Hugh

Montgomery (Y9): Second – 4×100m

Relay Boys U15 • Samuel Wilson (Y11): Third – high jump Girls U15 • Mya Graham (Y11): Second – 1500m and 800m • Pieta Hansen (Y11): First – 200m;

First – 400m (Record and Personal

Best); Second Photo Finish – 100m • Victoria Spratt (Y10): Third – 800m

Boys U16 • Luke Murray (Y11): First – high jump • Jack Rose (Y11): Second – shot put 5.00kg • Callum Stewart (Y11): Third – triple jump Girls U16 • Olivia Tutty (Y12): First – high jump;

Second – 400m

Boys U19 • Johnnie Clay (Y13): Second –high jump • Mitchell Small (Y13): First – 1500m (Record); First – 3000m (Record) • Matthew Walsh (Y13): First – triple jump (Personal Best); Second –long jump Girls U19 • Ari Graham (Y13): First – 1500m and 800m

Girls U22 • Christina Shepherd (Y12): First –100m (Personal Best); First – shot put; First – discus (Personal Best),

First – javelin (Personal Best) Boys Open • Ayrton Shadbolt (Y10): Second – 2000m steeplechase (Personal

Best); Third – 1500m (Personal

Best)

Girls Open • Eva Pringle (Y10): First – open 2000m steeplechase; Third – 1500m National Club Athletics Championships A number of students excelled at this event.

• Ari Graham (Y13): First – Girls

U18 800m and 1500m • Pieta Hansen (Y11): Second –

Girls U18 400m • Mitchell Small (Y13): Second –

Boys U18 3000m • Matthew Walsh (Y13): Second –

Boys U18 long jump; Third – Boys

U20 triple jump • Callum Stewart (Y11): Sixth –

Boys U20 triple jump and Boys U18 long jump BMX Nicholas Daniels (Year 9) competed at the 2016 Oceania BMX Championships and was third in the 14-year-old Boys’ category. Canoe Racing Tilly Pritchard and Olivia Brett (both Year 10) competed at the Canoe Racing New Zealand (CRNZ) National Sprint Championships at Lake Karapiro and produced outstanding results. Tilly won six gold and two silver medals, while Olivia won one gold, two silver and two bronze medals. They have both been selected into the Canoe Racing New Zealand Foundation Athlete Programme.

Cricket

Success for StAC Cricketers College cricket has had a very successful term 1. The First XI and Second XI both made the final of the two-day competition. The junior boys’ team won the local cup competition to qualify for the National Secondary –Schools junior tournament in Palmerston North in April, where they came second.

Governor-General’s Youth XI Samuel Gilbert (Year 13), Will Hamilton (Year 12) and Liam McBreen-Smith (Year 12), all members of our First XI cricket team were selected to play in the Governor-General’s Youth XI in an annual fixture at The Willows Cricket Club. This was a great honour for the three boys. Canterbury Representatives Samuel Gilbert, William Hamilton and George McBreen-Smith represented the Canterbury U17 cricket team over the Christmas holiday period.

Profile: Scott Janett

Preparatory School Cricket Captain All-rounder Scott Janett (Year 8) has emerged as a strong young leader in Preparatory School cricket this year, taking on the dual roles of First XI captain, and school cricket captain. Scott says being selected as captain of cricket is a ‘great honour’. “I love cricket and have played since I could hold a bat. Being positive, encouraging players, leading by example, and playing for the team are all very important to me.”

He has had a particularly successful year with the bat, scoring 360 runs for StAC in Term 1, with an average of 51.4 runs. His best batting includes a 72 not out (off 75 balls) against Sumner, and 83 not out (off 49 balls) in a T20 match against Halswell. He is also a handy leg spin bowler. Scott’s impressive form saw him selected for the Canterbury Junior Cricket Association’s Development and Invitation team this season.

Preparatory School Head of Sport Alex Kelley says Scott is a ‘level-headed, proactive’ captain, who reads the game well, and confidently sets and moves his field to accommodate different conditions and bowlers. “Scott has a very nice temperament and is well-respected amongst his peers.” Along with Arthur Inkson, Jackson Rhodes, Jack Harding and Adam Supyk, Scott gained a coaching qualification through Canterbury Cricket at the start of the year, and helps to coach other young Preparatory School cricketers at the St Andrew’s College Cricket Centre. “The Cricket Centre has been a superb new idea. Helping players improve their skills, gain confidence and have fun on the pitch has been a highlight,” says Scott.

Lachlan McIntosh hard at work during the Coast to Coast.

They are the youngest two athletes to be selected and the only two who will still be in the U16 age group at the next nationals. They now attend several training camps throughout the year alongside the Paddle to Podium athletes.

Cheerleading Mae Nicol (Year 13) has qualified as a member of her competitive cheerleading team, All Star Pride Lynx, to represent New Zealand at the Global Dance and Cheer Games in Hawaii in June this year. Her team will compete against teams from ten other countries at the event.

Climbing Congratulations to Judith Jewell (Year 11) who has been invited onto Climbing New Zealand’s World Youth team that will compete at the IFSC World Youth Climbing Championships in China, after winning first place in bouldering and second place in lead climbing at round one of this year’s National Cup Series. Coast to Coast Lachlan McIntosh (Year 12) his brother Fergus and father Rob won the family three person, two day team section at the Coast to Coast. Congratulations on this awesome family achievement.

Free dental care* Football Congratulations to First XI goalkeeper Blair Currie, who has been selected for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Girls’ U15 Football team to play in Australia in July. Lily Bray (Year 11) has been selected in the wider training squad for the New Zealand U17 Women’s team, which is preparing for the Women’s Football World Cup in Jordan later this year. Futsal At the Mainland Futsal Championships, our Senior A Boys’ and Senior A Girls’ teams were both runners-up. Hockey Congratulations to Isabella Ambrosius (Year 10) who was selected for the New Zealand Māori Senior Women’s Hockey team, which finished third in the 2016 National Affiliates Tournament held in April. Ice Hockey Alex Egan (Year 13) and George Hopkins (Year 13) were selected for the New Zealand U18 Ice Hockey team, and won gold in their division at the World Championships in Cape Town in February. Daisy Hopkins (Year 12) has been selected for the New Zealand team to compete at the World Ice Hockey Championships in Jaca, Spain.

Motocross Taylor Graham (Year 11) was crowned 2015 Motocross Champion in November in the 250cc Junior Class after competing in a seven race programme over two days. The event is the pinnacle of ATV racing in New Zealand. Taylor ended the year as the most successful ATV rider of 2015 on entries to wins across New Zealand which is an amazing achievement.

Isabella Ambrosius in action for the New Zealand Māori Senior Women’s hockey team.

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Taylor Graham on his way to being crowned 2015 Motocross Champion.

Orienteering New Zealand Nationals (Nelson and Nelson Lakes, Easter 2016) Oliver Egan (Year 12), Isaac Egan (Year 11), Alice Egan (Year 8), Robbie Shepherd (Year 12), Dougal Shepherd (Year 11) and Rupert Shepherd (Year 8) competed in the New Zealand Orienteering Championships around Lake Rotoiti in the Nelson Lakes area over four days at Easter. Outstanding results included Isaac Egan winning the M16A Sprint Distance and Alice Egan winning the M12A Middle Distance. Other great runs saw Dougal Shepherd (M16A long), Isaac Egan (M16A Middle and Long relay) and Alice Egan (W12A Long), miss podium finishes by just seconds. Show Jumping Ben Rowley (Year 9) competed at the Interschool’s Show Jumping event and came second in the 95cm Show Hunter class.

Surf Lifesaving Southern Regional Surf Lifesaving Championships • Flynn McGuiness (Year 9) won two gold medals • Katie McBride (Year 9) won a gold and silver • Reuben Creighton (Year 10) won two silver medals

South Island Surf Life Saving Championships • Harry Fergus (Year 11) won one gold, two silver and two bronze medals • Flynn McGuinness (Year 9) won three gold medals Canterbury Surf Life Saving Competition • Flynn McGuinness (Year 9) won three gold medals, two silvers and a bronze • Reuben Creighton (Year 10) won three gold medals Swimming Canterbury West Coast Junior Swimming Championships Congratulations to the students who competed and all achieved personal best times. The following students received medals: Connor Barr (Year 8) silver and bronze, Daniel Bridgman (Year 6) nine gold, Holly Bridgman (Year 8) three bronze, Lachlan McBride (Year 8) silver, Leila Rhodes (Year 8) three gold, two silver, four bronze, Brooke Mathewson (Year 9) bronze.

Canterbury Swimming Championships Bryn Rumble (Year 10) won five gold and three silver medals. He was the only boy in his age group to win a medal in every stroke and was the top 14-year-old performer. New Zealand Junior Swimming Nationals Daniel Bridgman (Year 6), Holly Bridgman (Year 8) and Leila Rhodes (Year 8) swam for Canterbury against the best junior swimmers in the country. Daniel Bridgman won two gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals at the event.

New Zealand Swimming Zonal Championships Quinton Hurley, Matt Harford and Ben Smith (all Year 11) competed in this event in Auckland, representing the South Island Makos.

National Swimming Championships Charlotte Johns (Year 9) competed in Division Two, winning a gold and two silver medals, with personal best times in each of her races.

‘Christchurch Crown’ Ocean Swim Angus Syme (Year 12) won the Male 16−19 division and was third overall in the open age group in this 3.3km ocean swim. Angus Kelliher (Year 9) was second in the 1km race, and second in the open age group. Canterbury Para Championships George Adam (Year 11) won gold in the 100m freestyle, silver in 50m butterfly, 100m backstroke and 200m freestyle and bronze in the 50m backstroke. He has been selected for the New Zealand Para-Swimming National Development Squad after consistently performing at national level.

Tennis Congratulations to Edward Batt (Year 12) who was runner-up in the singles at the 16 and Under National Tennis Championships. This follows his singles and doubles titles in the 16–18’s age group at the Canterbury Christmas Tournament and finishing runner-up in the Open Boys’ singles and doubles (with Nic Jenkins) at the Canterbury Secondary Schools Senior Championships. Several other students excelled at this tournament including Lily Bray, winner of the Year 11 Girls’ singles; Stephanie Jeffs (Year 13) who was third in the Open Girls’ singles; and Nic Jenkins (Year 13) who was third in the Open Boys’ singles. The College mixed tennis team won the mixed tennis title at the South Island Secondary Schools Championships without dropping a set. Touch Hugh Montgomery (Year 9) has been selected to represent New Zealand in the U15 Mixed Touch team, which will tour Queensland in October. This is outstanding recognition for a talented young athlete. Trampolining Late in 2015 Lizzie Stevenson (Year 12) competed at the World Age Group Trampoline Championships in Odense, Denmark where she was pleased to finish ninth in the Women’s 15–16 age group in doublemini, ninth in synchronized, and 23rd in individual trampoline. Triathlon Secondary Schools Triathlon Championships Saxon Morgan (Year 11) did incredibly well to finish first in his age group and take first place overall for the entire event. Quinton Hurley (Year 11) was third in the same age group. Ari Graham (Year 13) was first for her age group and Mya Graham (Year 11) finished second. The St Andrew’s triathlon team, comprising Angus Syme, Lizzie Stevenson and Thomas McDonald (all Year 12) won the teams’ section in a highly creditable performance. South Island Secondary Schools Triathlon and Duathlon Championships Mya Graham (Year 11) placed second in the Girls’ U15 race and Saxon Morgan (Year 11) placed second in the Boys’ U16 race.

Volleyball The Senior Boys’ A team finished third in Division Two of the South Island Volleyball Tournament.