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Student Life

Whole School Sports Events

Whaka maua kia tina –
Pursue excellence so that it becomes permanent.

Athletics Day

Another very successful Athletics day was held on Friday 21 February 2025 at Athletic Park. It was great to see the turnout of students all dressed in their house colours and a high level of participation from our juniors. With various championship and non-championship events, everyone got involved and enjoyed the day. It was great seeing the competitive spirit from both students and teachers during events like house relays – with everyone surrounding the finish line cheering on their house. A huge congratulations to those who excelled in their chosen events.

Age Group Champions

  • U14 – Chloe Cook (Ōpaoa)

  • U15 – Brooke Goodsir (Ōpaoa)

  • U16 – Ryleigh Gale (Wairau)

  • U19 – Lily Smith (Wairau)

Records Broken

U19 Shot Put Birgitta Prescott (Wairau) 11.50m.

Old record held by Mya Wiapo (Wairau) 11.03m

House Points

The winning House for 2025 Athletics was Wairau on 690 points. Congratulations Wairau!

Swimming

Another successful MGC Swimming Sports day was held on Friday, 9 August 2024.

Age Group Champions

  • Under 19

  • 1st Jessica Lovell (Kaituna) 46 points

  • 2nd Sophie Kole (Kaituna) 24 points

  • 3rd Kyla Thorstensen (Wairau) 20 points

  • Under 16

  • 1st Charlotte Rose (Awatere)  30 points

  • 2nd Hayley McCormick (Kaituna) 24 points

  • 3rd Eliza Glover (Kaituna) 10 points

  • Under 15

  • 1st Nicola Lovell (Awatere)  48 points

  • 2nd Koko Wong (Kaituna) 26 points

  • 3rd Carys McNabb (Wairau) 16 points

  • Under 14

  • 1st Claudia Harris (Awatere)  34 points

  • 2nd Anna Love (Wairau)  20 points

  • 3rd= India Nathan (Kaituna) and Hannah Kole (Kaituna)  8 points

House Points

Congratulations to Kaituna who took the competition out scoring 542 points on the day, followed by Wairau with 440 points, Awatere with 337 points and Ōpaoa with 274 points. 

Records Broken

U15 100m Freestyle   Nicola Lovell 1.02.47
U15 50m Freestyle  Nicola Lovell 29.21
U15 100 Backstroke  Nicola Lovell  1.11.96
U15 50m Backstroke  Nicola Lovell 33.81

U19 100m Backstroke  Jessica Lovell  1.13.26

Cross Country

Unusually, it was a cloudy and cool day for the annual “Great Race” on Friday 2 May 2025 as students and staff took to the hills to run (or walk!) the 3 km course at the Wither Hills Farm Park. Every participant approached the course with gusto, their spirits supported by the encouraging cheers of peers, teachers and parents.

Age Group Champions

  • Under 14

  • Lena Bailey (Kaituna)

  • Under 15

  • Maisie Shenfield (Wairau)

  • Under 16

  • Evie Deane (Awatere)

  • Under 19

  • Fenella Cooney (Kaituna)

House Points

In the highly contested House competition, students and staff earn points by competing in the run or walk. Each House also receives points for the top 3 finishers and top 6 finishers in each age group, as well as house spirit and tidiness of areas.

Coming out on top was Kaituna with 389 points. Placing second was Wairau with 359 points. They were followed by Awatere with 349 points and Ōpaoa with 325 points.

Congratulations to all our competitors and thanks to everybody else who participated and supported our rangatahi on the day.