Waihi District Primary Schools' Cross Country Six primary schools from the Waihi/Waihi Beach District took part in the annual Waihi District Primary Schools' Cross Country event on Friday 7th June at Morgan Park in Waihi. Competitors from year one to six raced in their gender and year group categories. The races were held in the afternoon in calm warm conditions with a largely dry running track. Ideal running conditions and enthusiastic support of families, fellow students and teachers assisted the runners as they gave their all in their events. The courses ranged in distance from 400 metres for year one and two students up to 2.2 kilometers in the year six category. All runners gaining a top seven placing in their category were given a certificate, the year four to six runners in the top seven of their race category are eligible to go further and compete at the Northern Cluster Cross Country. The Northern Cluster event (which includes schools from the northern side of Tauranga all the way up to Waihi) is to be held at Whakamarama School on Tuesday 18th June. The Waihi Districts Cross Country Team will be managed by Waihi East Primary School teacher Phil Gurnick at the Northern Cluster event. Special thanks go to Steven Clarke (Hauraki District Council) for helping us with access and resources at Morgan Park, to Newmont Waihi Gold for assistance with using the Waihi Walkway at the base of Union Hill. Thank you also to the Waihi Soccer Club for allowing us to use their club house for a power source for our sound system and to all of our parent helpers who directed the runners around their courses. Waihi District Primary Schools' Cross Country Results 2013 (Fri 7th June Morgan Park, Waihi)
Year 1 and 2's course = 400 metres. Yr 1 Girls – 1st - Tiare Parker (East), 2nd - Victoria Evetts-Jones (East), 3rd - Harmony OrchardRoyal (East), 4th - Olivia Malone (St Josephs), 5th - Nevaeh Davis (Central), 6th- Bella KubaisiGallagher (Beach), 7th - Brooke Kelly (East). Yr 1 Boys – 1st – Dane Rae (Beach), 2nd – Demo Takimoana (St Josephs), 3rd – Keith Ainsley (Central), 4th – Johnston Coll (Central), 5th – Lukas Chapman (Central), 6th – Zenith Gresley (Central), 7th – Will Baker (Beach). Yr 2 Girls – 1st – Kataraina Ainsley (Central), 2nd – Maya Dodd (St Josephs), 3rd – Peyton Te Huia (Central), 4th – Emily Davison (St Josephs), 5th – Alyssa Alexander (East), 6th – Violet FeaseyKeane (Central), 7th – Ashlelin Foster (East).
Yr 2 Boys – 1st – Callum McKain (Beach), 2nd – Matais Vaughan (East), 3rd – Bryan HamptonSnowden (Central), 4th - Samson Penjueli (East), 5th - Josh McGinty ( Beach), 6th – Ace Crowe (Waikino), 7th – Karlym Flay (East). Year 3 and 4's course = 800 metres. Yr 3 Girls – 1st – Summer Ahomiro (Central), 2nd – Monika Vaughan (East), 3rd – Kya Arthur (East), 4th - Indee Mackay (Beach), 5th – Amy Gerrand (St Josephs), 6th – Keira Taylor (Beach), 7th – Nina Courtney (Central). Yr 3 Boys – 1st – Max Baker (Beach), 2nd – Cadyn Langeveld (Beach) 3rd – Oli Mathis (St Josephs), 4th – Matt Schuler (St Josephs), 5th – Noah Harries (Beach), 6th – Paddy Rawiri (Beach), 7th – Jacob Anderson (St Josephs). Yr 4 Girls – 1st – Aylish Dunlop (Beach), 2nd – Jadah Mackay (Beach), 3rd – Mikaela Salmon (Beach), 4th – Aria Waite (Central), 5th – Nina Robins (Central), 6th – Zeta Schuler (St Josephs), 7th – Leilani Ormsby (Beach). Yr 4 Boys – 1st – Aidon McKain (Beach), 2nd – Jakob McKain (Beach), 3rd – Tai Davis (Central), 4th – Thomas Swain (Beach), 5th –Roman Sharma (Central), 6th – Flynn Van der Zwan (Beach), 7th – Liam Callesen (Beach). Year 5's course = 1.8 kilometres. Yr 5 Girls – 1st – Mia Morgan (Beach), 2nd – Charlotte Hutchins (Beach), 3rd - Kyla Walker (East), 4th - Annabelle Growden (Waikino), 5th – Lily Chapman (Central), 6th – Payton Takimoana (St Josephs), 7th – Kazhmillow Aplaten (St Josephs). Yr 5 Boys – 1st – Taine Atger (Waimata), 2nd – Ben Hennessy (East), 3rd – Ashton Owen-West (Central), 4th – Hamish Brown (East), 5th – Jamie Grey (East), 6th – Bruno Taylor (St Josephs), 7th – Kobe Taylor (Beach). Year 6's course = 2.2 kilometres. Yr 6 Girls – 1st – Tasmin Skinner (Beach), 2nd – Paizley Gray (Central), 3rd – Jaylene TumataLane (East), 4th – Sally Carter (Beach), 5th – Zara Roberts (Waikino), 6th – Michaela Malone (St Josephs), 7th – Dana Salmon (Beach). Yr 6 Boys – 1st – John Madsen (Waimata), 2nd – Mason Sas (St Josephs), 3rd - Jay Culton-Mayor (Beach), 4th – Ethan Sharpe (Central), 5th – Ethan Purcell (Central), 6th – Nathan Pawson (East), 7th – Lesen Huiarangi (East).