Nor'West News: March 27, 2018

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Tuesday March 27 2018 11
National titles for Rangi triathletes
SPORTS
PACE: Lily (middle) running with her bike at the start of the the cycling stage of the event. (Right) – Milly Gallagher during the running stage of the under-12 team
event. (Below) – The combined team from Rangi Ruru and Medbury receive their medals.
CHRIST’S COLLEGE has had
its name etched onto the Maadi
Cup for the 11th time.
Hamilton Boys’ High School
led the boys under-18 eight race
from the 500m mark at the
New Zealand secondary schools
rowing regatta on Twizel’s Lake
Ruataniwha from last week.
But Christ’s Alex Todhunter,
Jamie Batchelor, Will Chaffey,
Zac Cran, Fletcher Anderson,
Guy Chaffey, Jack Elvy, Lachie
Hazlett and Max Marsh pulled
away at 1750m clocking a winning
time of 6min 1.90sec.
While Hamilton Boys finished
in the silver spot on 6min
3.82sec, Christchurch Boys
came third for the second year
in a row on 6min 9.49sec.
Christ’s College took home
another four golds and one
silver medal for the under-15
coxed octuple sculls, under-16
coxed eight, under-16 coxed
four, under-17 coxed eight and
the under-18 novice coxed eight.
TWO YEAR 8 Rangi Ruru
Girls’ School pupils have taken
out national titles in the New
Zealand schools triathlon
championships.
Lily Greenwood won the
under-12 girls age-group and
then she and Milly Gallagher
combined with two pupils from
Medbury to win the 2018 NZS
under-12 tag team triathlon.
The championships took
place on Rabbit Island, Nelson,
last Monday and Tuesday, with
hundreds of competitors from
around the country taking part.
The tag team event saw each
member complete a shortened
individual triathlon, before
tagging the next member to
complete their section. Tagging
means passing a timing chip on.
Rangi Ruru head of sport Jo
Fogarty said the Rangi/Medbury
combined team was incredibly
strong, winning the under-12s
section by more than 6min.
“The girls have credited Rangi
coach Mark Cotham’s wind
training sessions with helping
CBHS racked up another
three golds and five silvers in the
under-15 double sculls, under-15
coxed quad sculls, under-17
coxed four, under-18 coxless
pair oars, under-16 coxed quad
sculls, under-17 coxed eight,
under-18 coxed four and the
under-15 coxed octuple sculls.
But last year’s Maadi Cup
winner, St Andrew’s College did
not claim a single medal during
the regatta.
Rangi Ruru Girls’ School retained
their title as the top girls’
school in rowing for the third
time running.
It was close as Rangi beat
Waikato Diocesan Girls’ School
by just one point.
Overall Rangi won three golds
in the under-18 novice coxed
eight, under-16 coxed eight and
the under-18 novice coxed four,
three silvers in the under-18
coxed four, under-16 coxed four
and the under-18 coxed eight
and a bronze in the under-15
their competitiveness in this section,”
she said.
Lily’s mum Liz Greenwood
said her daughter loves the sport
as it provides variety with the
three disciplines.
“You need to be good at a mix
of sports, which Lily is. Her goal
is to be able to join the Canterbury
Tri Academy (open to
14-years-plus) and then compete
for New Zealand in age group
events later in high school. Andrea
Hewitt is her idol who she
often sees training at Jellie Park.”
Christ’s College take out Maadi Cup for 11th time
coxed four.
St Bede’s College won gold in
the under-18 novice coxed four,
silver for the under-16 coxed
eight and bronze in the under-16
coxed four.
Christchurch Girls’ High
School won silver in the under-15
coxed four and bronze for
the under-16 coxed four.
While St Margaret’s College
got two bronze medals in the
under-18 novice coxed eight and
the under-16 coxed eight.
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