Student Sport Achievements

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Karate

Otago/Southland karate champs were on Sunday the 25th. Riley Hall won silver in boys 13/14 premier kata and silver in boys 13 premier kumite. Keegan Hall competed in the premier division for the first time ever and won gold in under 13 boys premier kumite. 

Mountain Biking, SISS

Bailey rode very well in the South Island Secondary School Championships getting 4th in the cross country after a bad start following a crash in front of him that held him up. He also got 4th in the downhill missing out on third by 1.3 of a second! His first time ever riding downhill. Bailey also achieved a 3rd place in the Under-14 age group in the SI Secondary Schools Mountain Bike overall champion.

Cricket

Anjas Bhogal, Jordan Gain, Angus Simmers and Ryan Whelan have all been selected into the Under-17 Otago Cricket squad.

Touch

Four John McGlashan Boys have been selected into Otago Touch teams. Jimmy Sinclair (U17), Hunter Cleland (U17), Dom Morrison (U15), Oscar Sycamore (U13). Jimmy Sinclair also achieved the Trial MVP. 

Swimming

Courtland Ellis recently competed in the Otago short course and the South Island swimming championships. At the Otago championships he achieved:

• Gold in 50 Breast and 200 Breast
  
• Silver in 100IM, 200IM, 100 breaststroke and 50 freestyle
  
• Bronze in 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle and 400IM
  

He also set new records in the 14-15yrs 50m freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200m freestyle and 100m IM.

At the South Island Championships Courtland achieved 3 Gold medals and a silver:

• Gold: 100m IM, 400m IM, 50m Fly
  
• Silver: 100m Breatstroke
  

His winning time of 59.25 in the 100m IM was also a new record.

Fencing

Louis Jennings travelled to Wellington to compete in the Open Senior Men's Epee event at the Aust/NZ open championship. Louis came 6th overall and was the  3rd New Zealander. A commendable performance especially considering this was an open event and he was fencing against some competitors who had 30+ years experience.

Rugby League

Congratulations to Jack East and Nico Bowering for making the Central Otago Rugby League Tournament. They played against rep teams from Auckland, Waikato, Wellington and Canterbury.