Friday, 1 April 2016

Cromwell: Schools flock to triathlon

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    Year 6 teams rush off the mark outside the Cromwell Swim Centre as athletes from 37 Otago schools...
    Year 6 teams rush off the mark outside the Cromwell Swim Centre as athletes from 37 Otago schools took part in the first Otago Primary and Intermediate Schools Triathlon Championships in Cromwell yesterday. Photos by Jono Edwards.
    St Gerard’s School, Alexandra, pupils, from left, Mayce Williams (10), Hannah O’Connor (9) and...
    St Gerard’s School, Alexandra, pupils, from left, Mayce Williams (10), Hannah O’Connor (9) and Amelia Smith (10), outside the Cromwell Swim Centre after completing the triathlon.
    Liam O’Riordan-Lawlor (9), of Warepa School, skips through Anderson Park.
    Liam O’Riordan-Lawlor (9), of Warepa School, skips through Anderson Park.
    Archie Body (12), left, and Jock Davies (12), both of Blue Mountain College, stretch before...
    Archie Body (12), left, and Jock Davies (12), both of Blue Mountain College, stretch before their race.
    Zoe McElrea (10), of Milton Primary School, finishes the swim.
    Zoe McElrea (10), of Milton Primary School, finishes the swim.

    About 300 triathletes from 37 Otago schools took part in the first Otago Primary and Intermediate Schools Triathlon Championships in Cromwell yesterday.

    Competitors, competing in both in teams and as individuals, began their run outside the Cromwell Swim Centre, before jumping on their bikes and then finishing with an indoor swim in the Cromwell Swim Centre complex.

    Sport Central regional co-ordinator Bill Godsall said the sports body pushed hard to create the event.

    "It's excellent. We've got a good showing from South Otago, too.''

    Results. -

    Year 5: Boys. - Zaviah Taylor (Wanaka Primary), 27:57, 1; Xavier Small (Remarkables Primary), 28:11, 2; Harry Seeto, (Remarkables Primary), 28:25, 3.

    Girls. - Abby Fookes, (Queenstown Primary), 28:51, 1; Rosie Falcous (East Taieri), 30:16, 2; Renee Tiplady (Cromwell Primary), 30:44, 3.

    Boys' team. - Fairfield School, 27:43, 1; Lawrence Area School, 28:49, 2; East Taieri School, 29:15, 3.

    Girls' team. - Columba College, 28:07, 1; Fairfield School, 30:28, 2; Andersons Bay Primary School, 30:34, 3.

    Year 6:Boys. - Logan Campbell (Remarkables Primary), 26:17, 1; Corey Reid (Fairfield), 26:38, 2; Casey Brown (Goldfields Primary), 27:04, 3.

    Girls. - Samantha Fookes (Queenstown Primary), 27:19, 1; Demi McAlwee (Outram), 27:42, 2; Emilie Nicholson (Wanaka Primary), 28:25, 3.

    Boys team. - Remarkables Primary, 26:05, 1; Andersons Bay Primary, 26:09, 2; Arrowtown Primary, 26:22, 3.

    Girls team. - St Gerard's Primary, 28:33, 1; Warrington, 30:43, 2; Remarkables Primary, 30:51, 3.

    Year 7: Boys. - Sam Davis (Alexandra Primary), 36:15, 1; Ryley Park, (Alexandra Primary), 36:18, 2; Thomas O'Connor (St Gerard's), 37:06, 3.

    Girls. - Scarlett Norman (Mt Aspiring College), 37:11, 1; Tessa Milton, (Fairfield Primary), 38:21, 2; Bronte Crowe (Holy Family, Wanaka), 39:22, 3.

    Boys team. - Fairfield Primary, 36:24, 1; Mt Aspiring, 36:43, 2; Mt Aspiring, 37:44, 3.

    Girls team. - Fairfield Primary, 38:19, 1; Warepa Primary, 47:26, 2; Lawrence Area, 47:40, 3

    Year 8: Boys. - Hayden Thompson (Remarkables Primary), 34:11, 1; Zach Smith (Mt Aspiring), 34:22, 2; Grayson Westgate (John McGlashan), 35:21, 3Girls. - Zoe Smith ( Mt Aspiring), 35:30, 1Gabriella Kakahi (Outram), 37:45, 2; Caitlin O'Brien (Columba), 37:51, 3.

    Boys' team. - Remarkables Primary, 34:55, 1; John McGlashan, 36:05, 2; Remarkables Primary, 36:42, 3.

    Girls' team. - St Hilda's Collegiate, 36:39, 1; Columba, 36:05, 2; Taieri College, 38:18, 3.

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