NZSS Champs
A small team made the trip, featuring the winners of the
school cross country went to Palmerston North. Best
placing for the school was in the Year 9 girls’ race, where
Jenna Tidswell finished 42nd. Joel Engelke finished 63rd
in a junior field of 186 after not being able to train due to
knee problems during the week, Daniel Way’s run was
outstanding in the senior race, despite coming 114th, and
Charlie Hartridge, taking part in his first nationals, competed in the Year 9 race, ending up 87th. The course was
testing, and included a very muddy area.
Tawa Exchange
The exchange got off to a great start when the van full of
runners took on their opponents on a hill circuit at Whitby.
Crosscountry East Coast Champs
Back Row: Devin Mangakahia, Jessica Ford, Sean Morrison, Hamish Legarth, Hayden
The HNHS runners dominated to take the points based
Hughes, Ben Waddington, Ryan Morton
competition by 668-642. Jarrod Lobb looked very strong,
2nd Row: Charlie Hartridge, Joel Engelke, Robert Curtis, Daniel Way, Hamish Jackson,
cruising to victory on the 4km circuit by 5 seconds from
Jasper Blokker, Callum Wilkie
Front Row: Aishlin McIntyre, Georgia Shannon, Jenna Tidswell, Julia Evans, Grace Jones,
two Tawa runners. Callum Wilkie, Joel Engelke and Sean
Olivia Wolland, Maddie Rogers
Morrison finished 4th, 5th and 6th to round out a solid effort.
But while Jarrod’s win was good, Jenna Tidswell’s win was
emphatic. She ran away from her opponents, her nearest
challenger was team-mate Aishlin McIntyre. 1st and 2nd,
not bad for a pair of Year 9’s in an open race.