Orienteering MAGS team at World Championships The New Zealand Orienteering team won the Fair Play Award at the World Schools Orienteering Championships in Italy after MAGS member Adam Bateman and a competitor from Napier Boys High School helped an English girl who was hurt on the course. Adam was part of MAGS Junior Boys team selected to represent New Zealand in that category at the World Champs in Sicily – the Junior Boys team came 6th overall and another team member, Mitchell Cooper, came 6th in the Middle Distance event. The other MAGS team members were Daniel Carroll, Aidan Skinner and Thomas Brendolise. Their coach was Albertian Mr Kieran Woods. More than 140 teams from 27 countries competed across of programme of middle distance, long distance and relay events.
Albertian Orienteer and Coach Mr Kieran Woods accompanied the Junior Boys team to Italy, from left, Daniel Carroll, Aidan Skinner, Mitchell Cooper and Thomas Brendolise. Absent is Adam Bateman (right).
Auckland Regional Representatives
Liam Thompson, Mitchell Cooper, Theane van Zyl, Adam Bateman, Aidan Skinner and Thomas Brendolise were selected for the Auckland team to compete for the Regional Challenge Trophy in Canterbury over Queen’s Birthday Weekend.
Top placings at NISS Championships
Coach receives national prize MAGS’ Orienteering coach Ms Lyn Stanton has been named 2016 Coach of the Year by New Zealand Orienteering. Ms Stanton, mother of 2016 Girl Dux Theresa Boyd, was instrumental in re-establishing Orienteering at MAGS about five years ago and built the squad to regional and national standing. This year the school’s Junior Boys team represented New Zealand at the World Championships in Italy. Ms Stanton also coaches at club level. MAGS congratulates her and thanks her for her years of dedication to the sport at the school. 46
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MAGS competed in our most successful ever North Island Secondary School’s Orienteering Championships in Taupo from May 19-21, winning the overall award for Top Boys’ Team. This is the first time the trophy has been won by our school and the first time it has been out of the Hawkes Bay for over 10 years. The team of 32 (24 boys and 8 girls) had a number of top 10 results, with the standout performance being 1st place in the Junior boys’ relay run by Angus Edwards, Luke Clements, and a stunning last leg by Aidan Price. In the Individual Championship grade, Aidan Price placed 4th in Junior boys,
Adam Bateman 9th in Intermediate, and Liam Thompson 10th in the Senior grade. Theane van Zyl placed 1st in the Intermediate Girls Standard Grade. In the sprints, top 10 spots went to Mitchell Cooper and Thomas Brendolise in Intermediate boys, who came 5th and 10th respectively, and Angus Edwards, who came 10th in Junior boys. When all results were collated, the MAGS’ Boys team came top of all the Boys’ teams competing. Thanks to coaches Lyn Stanton and Kieran Woods, and to all the parents who came to help and support the team.
The winning NISS Boys’ team, with Theane van Zyl who won the Intermediate Girls Standard Grade.