What a start to the year it has been for sport at Woodford House. We have had many students achieving both regionally and nationally in their chosen sport. Here is a snapshot of what our students have been up to in Term 1.
Swimming Sports
Woodford House Swimming Sports
On Friday 15 February we held another successful Woodford House Swimming Sports final evening. Well done to Wallingford for taking out the house competition.
Year 7/8
Champion – Evie Skidmore
Runner up – Esther Dear
Year 9
Champion – Kyla Evans
Runner up – Molly Kinnear
Year 10
Champion – Martine Sandberg
Runner up – Amelia Barrett
Year 11
Champion – Harriet Park
Runner up – Emma Dixon
Intermediate
Champion – Harriet Park
Senior
Champion – Ruby Chadd
Runner up – Alia Wentz
Hawke’s Bay Secondary School Swimming Championship
On March 7 our swim team competed in the HBSS Swimming Championship. This brings together the top secondary school swimmers in Hawke’s Bay and the girls can be extremely proud of how they all swam. Highlights from the evening include:
Molly Kinnear
3rd Girls 13 and Under 25m Backstroke
3rd Girls 13 and Under 25m Freestyle
Harriet Park
1st Girls 14-15years 50m Freestyle
2nd Girls 100m Open Individual Medley
1st Girls 14-15years 50m Backstroke
1st Girls 14-15years 50m Butterfly
Athletics
East Coast Secondary Schools Athletics Championships (ECNISS)
Our Woodford House athletes had a great day at the ECNISS Athletics Champs at the Hawke’s Bay Regional Sports Park on 13 March. Congratulations to all girls who competed, with many girls placing in the top 3 of their event finals, results below:
JUNIOR
Zoe Coyle
100m – 4th
200m – 7th
High jump – 2nd
Zoe Elliott
800m – 3rd
3000m – 1st
70m Hurdles – 1st
High jump – 1st
Molly Kinnear
High jump – 3rd
Nicole Mnyanyi
70m Hurdles – 3rd
Charlotte Treadwell
Long jump – 3rd
Triple jump – 1st
Emma de Lautour
Javelin – 5th
70m Hurdles – 4th
Bella Ladbrook
70m Hurdles – 2nd
INTERMEDIATE
Jemima Christie
80m Hurdles – 5th
Long jump – 5th
Harriet Coyle
High jump – 3rd
Amanat Kumar
80m Hurdles – 6th
Harriet Park
100m – 3rd
200m – 2nd
400m – 4th
80m Hurdles – 2nd
Mia Reeves
Shot put – 3rd
SENIOR
Olivia Eames
Shot put – 5th
Teani Feleu
Long jump – 5th
Shot put – 2nd
Javelin – 3rd
Woodford House Athletics Finals
On 29 March we held our annual Athletics Day at the Hawke’s Bay Regional Sports Park. It was another great day with girls giving their all in the various events.
Year 7/8
Champion – Libby Lowry
Runner up – Greta Apatu
Junior
Champion – Zoe Coyle
Runner up – Zoe Elliott
Year 10
Champion – Charlotte Treadwell
Runner up – Annabel Kerr
Year 11
Champion – Harriet Park
Runner up – Harriet Coyle
Overall Intermediate
Champion – Harriet Park
Senior
Champion – Teani Feleu
Runner up – Tessa Burns
Triathlon
HBSS Team
On 6 March two Woodford House teams competed in the Hawke’s Bay Secondary Schools Team Triathlon Championships. Both teams can be extremely proud of their achievements in very strong fields. The Junior team finished 4th and the senior team finished 5th. Congratulations to the following students and a special mention to Zoe Elliott who recorded the 3rd fastest run leg for all senior girls teams which is a huge achievement.
Junior Team – Martine Sandberg (Swim), Annabel Kerr (Cycle) and Lily Mathers (Run)
Senior Team – Harriet Park (swim), Olivia Eames (Cycle) and Zoe Elliott (Run)
HBSS Individual
Congratulations to Alia Wentz, Year 12 who took second place in the Senior Girls category at the HBSS Individual Triathlon Championships on 24 March.
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Rowing
Georgia Niblett had great success representing Hawke’s Bay at the 2019 NZ Rowing Championship where she received a bronze medal in the woman’s novice coxed eight.
Equestrian
St Matthews Collegiate Equestrian Event
On Wednesday 20 February, Anna Wilson (Year 8) and Jessica McCann (Year 9) attended the St Matthew’s Interschool Equestrian Event. The girls gave a strong performance, fending off some very good combinations to win a class each and other placings, taking home an overall ribbon. Along with Dannevirke High School, they also achieved an overall 2nd and 3rd in the teams competition.
Dannevirke Equestrian Event
Great results for Giorgia Hickey, Jessica McCann, Milly Waldin and Anna Wilson who competed at the Dannevirke Interschool Equestrian Competition. All four students won an individual event, multiple placings and the mixed team were named overall Champions.
Takapoto Estate Show Jumping
There was more success for our equestrian team members with Zara Waldin, Year 12 winning the Junior Tour Final on 2 March at the Takapoto Estate Show Jumping event aboard U Can Dance NZPH.
Read more >> Takapoto Estate News – Zara Dances to Victory in Junior
HOY
Congratulations to Olivia Apatu on her outstanding achievement at the Horse of the Year Show. Olivia and her pony – Alasaan Arzu, won the Farmlands Pony of the Year crown for a second straight year.
Read more >> NZ Herald – Havelock North teenager Olivia Apatu claims back-to-back pony honours
Orienteering
Orienteering HBSS Sprint
It was a very successful day for our orienteering team at the Hawke’s Bay Sprint Championships, with Woodford House students winning three of the girls categories.
1st: Lydia Burns (9.43) Year 7/8
6th: Lucy Simmons (12.37) Year 7/8
1st: Zoë Elliott (10.06) Junior
4th: Sophie Ward (13.14) Junior
1st: Tessa Burns 14.19 Senior
Tennis
Christie Cup
Over the summer holidays sisters Samantha and Alex Cave were part of the Hawke’s Bay senior tennis team who won the Christie Cup. This is an incredible achievement as the cup has been going since 1926 and Hawke’s Bay have only held it twice in the last 36 years.
Annual Quadrangular Tennis Tournament
Congratulations to Year 9 students, Tamzin Buck, Alex Cave and Sophie Ward who were part of the Under 14 Tennis Eastern Team who won the annual quadrangular tournament against Bay of Plenty, Waikato and Western Bay of Plenty on Sunday 24 February for the first time ever in 37 years.
Netball
Hawke’s Bay Netball Representatives
Congratulations to the following students who have been named in Hawke’s Bay Netball Representative teams for 2019
Zoe Elliott – Under 15 Black
Mia Reeves – Under 15 Black
Chanel McKeefry – Under 17 White
Maggie Grimshaw was also recently awarded her Centre Badge for Umpiring. Well done Maggie.