2014 HNHS School Magazine | Page 58

SPORTS Adventure Racing The programme started in December last year with a junior team representing Hawkes Bay at the Get2Go competition at the Outdoor Pursuits Centre on Great Barrier Island. The team was very well lead by Dylan Kirk. The team raced over five days of challenges. They improved a position each day through the competition to finish seventh! They did very well to win two challenges outright. Get 2 Go Team Back Row: Hope-Eloise Every, Angus Southcombe, Annah McPherson, Mr J. Kitchin (Coach) Front Row: Ella Knobloch, Benjamin McCallum, Dylan Kirk, Blake Williams, Madison Chu During 2014 students have competed in the Triple Peaks Challenge, The Hilary Challenge and the regional Get2Go competition. HNHS hadn’t competed in Hilary Challenge for some years and so we competed to gain knowledge of the event and to gain skills to do well in the future. We had three teams enter Get2Go and I was pleased to see two teams make the top five. I enjoyed working with all the students involved in the events and thank them and their parents for their commitment to the sport. J Kitchin Triple Peaks Challenge Back Row: Jessica Ford, Olivia Broadhurst, Claudia Young, Julia Evans Front Row: Hamish Legarth, Flo Mills, Thomas Culham