Winter Tournament Week

From netball to cycling, our girls represented the College across a number of codes.

Netball

Our premier netball team competed at a high standard against other teams from the upper North Island. For 12 of the players, it was their first time competing in a tournament of this calibre, and they certainly put their best foot forward. The competition was fierce, with 113 teams competing across the four grades. The girls played incredibly well and finished fifth, securing their place as an A Grade team for another year.

Fencing

Our fantastic fencing girls put on a wonderful display at the Secondary Schools event during Tournament Week. Jessie Yan won first place in the individual event. Maia Smith, Nicole Zhou, Sylvia Xue and Jessie Yan, finished second in the Women’s Epee team event.

Hockey

The Federation Cup was held in Napier this year, where our 1st XI girls found themselves in a hard pool and were delighted to make the top 8. The quarterfinal saw the girls up against Rangi Ruru, in an extremely close game which our team won on shoot outs. The semi-final was against another top Christchurch school, St Margaret’s College. The game was an incredible display of talent in a very close match, with our team falling short by just one goal! Our girls picked themselves back up for the bronze medal match and beat Wanganui 4–0 to claim 3rd place in the country.

Meanwhile, the 2nd XI were in Taupo for the week, where the girls finished 2nd in their pool. The girls put in a huge effort, learning lots along the way as for many, this was their first tournament within the Senior School. Overall, the team finished 7th, which is a great result!

Equestrian

We had 3 equestrian riders representing St Cuthbert’s at the North Island Secondary School Championships held at the National Events Centre in Taupo.

Xanthe Hanning debuted in the Show Hunter competition and the Trail Ride finishing in the top third of this class. Xanthe then rode three dressage tests, achieving a personal best of 74 percent.

Jaimie Botha returned to competition after a long injury break and competed in the Show jumping and Show Hunter events for two credible 13th placings.

Isobel Hawkins had the bonus of having both a pony and a horse at these champs, and secured a 6th place in her Pony Show Jumping class, plus a 4th and 5th placing in her Horse Show Jumping division.

Our riders’ results reflect their hard work and dedication plus the efforts of their very supportive families! Thank you to coach Jacque McKinley, for her expertise and encouragement to our team who did us proud in this new calendar addition to the Winter Tournament week.

Football

Our keen footballers put in a great effort at the tournament. Facing fierce opposition from the start, our girls placed 23rd overall which was a great result. Coach Sander Waterland was proud of the girls’ efforts and we all look forward to working on what was achieved this year.

Cycling

The Cycling NZ Schools ŠKODA Northern Tour was held over two days comprising an Individual Time Trial, a challenging hill climb up Mt Wellington and a fast and furious Criterium, racing around a small 1km course.

The cycling team, in particular our two Zaras, put in a sterling performance that saw some encouraging results.

General Classification 10th Zara Blackie 19th Zara Scott