On Tuesday 20th February the 2024 College Sport Auckland Triathlon Championships were held at Maraetai Beach in partnership with Auckland Tri Club and Frankly Done Events. 92 individuals and 20 teams lined up on the start line and tackled a swim, bike and run of various distances before proudly crossing the finish line. It was great to see the competition and comradery amongst schools. A huge congratulations to all our competitors for getting stuck in and taking part in this awesome event. A massive thank you also to all our…
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Duathlon Championships
A new venue at Ambury Park welcomed over 140 students from 24 Schools to compete in the Duathlon Championships. This year thirty-four teams and eighty individuals competed in their respective age groups of Juniors, Intermediates and Seniors. A special thanks to Lynley Twyman the Event Manager and her team of volunteers, Auckland City Tri Club, Event Medic and Safety and all the marshals that made this event possible. Click here to view a full list of results.
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A sunny day welcomed over 220 students from 23 Schools to Saint Kentigern College for the Aquathon Championships. Athletes competed in their respective age groups of Juniors Intermediates and Seniors as individuals or part of a team. This year saw sixty-two compete. Jodie Nash from Takapuna Grammar School won the Senior Girls title in a time of 34:25. Joshua Gordon-Glassford from Saint Kentigern College won the Senior Boys title in a time of 29:42. A full list of results can be found here https://my.raceresult.com/237421/ A special thanks to Saint Kentigern…
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The College Sport Auckland Duathlon Championships were held at Pukekohe Park on Wednesday 9 June. The event saw over 200 athletes competing from 22 schools. The event was held in wet overcast conditions where competitors ran and cycled in their respective grade distances as individuals or as part of a team. Special thanks to Pukekohe Motor Sport for the venue and event manager Lynley Twyman from Frankly Done and her team for organising the event. Click here to view the full list of results.
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A stunning day welcomed over 250 students from 25 schools to Point England on Tuesday 16 March. Athletes relished the swim in near perfect conditions of calm waters off the beach, before heading out for multiple laps along Riverside/Dunkirk Road on the bike, and finally making the most of the scenery along the gorgeous shared paths that hug the coast (although for most – they were moving too fast to notice). Crowds of spectators and volunteers greeted the finishers as they ran across the finish line, most exhausted and satisfied…
Read MoreCollege Sport Auckland Triathlon Championships Results
This year’s College Sport Auckland Triathlon Championships saw a field of over 200 participants compete in their respective teams and individual events. The event was held at Point England Reserve for the second consecutive year with students competing in the U19, U16, U14 age groups in pleasant conditions for the swim, bike and run. The Senior Boys age group saw Callum Hockey from Rangitoto College take out the title for the second year in a row, with an overall time of 53:32. It was a close battle between the top…
Read MoreCody Dalton & Terri Warner win Senior Aquathon Championships
This year’s College Sport Auckland Aquathon Championships saw the largest individual field since 2015, with 145 participants competing on the swim and run course at Saint Kentigern College. 51 teams also competed and for the first time, were running a new run course along the waterfront. The Junior section was the first event of the day, with students swimming 400m followed by a 4km run. The Intermediates had a 500m swim and a 4km run and the Seniors concluded the day with a 750m swim followed by a 6km run.…
Read MorePursuing all-round excellence – Jaden Movold
Channel Magazine: AIMES Winner Q & A: Jaden Movold In 2015 Jaden Movold won the AIMES Junior Excellence Award for Services to the Community. As part of [Channel’s] feature looking at what has happened to a number of past winners, Christine Young caught up with Jaden and what he’s achieved over the past few years – as well as what his ambitions are for the future. Christine Young: What excites you about the many activities it is you are involved in and in particular those where you contribute in some…
Read MoreTriathlete crowned junior sportsman of the year twice
Eastern Courier: Success is coming thick and fast for a East Auckland triathlete. In September, 17-year-old Daniel Whitburn won his under-19 division at the ITU World Triathlon Age Group Championships in the Netherlands. The Farm Cove local has now been crowned Young Sportsman of the Year at the College Sports Auckland Awards, and only days later he received the Counties Manukau Junior Sportsman of the Year prize. The Saint Kentigern College student is also NZ under-19 national champion over a standard distance, Erin Baker Cup champion, the Auckland secondary schools under-19 and Auckland Triathlon Club champion. Whitburn says…
Read MoreThe further I go, the better I get
College Sport Media: Daniel Whitburn loves putting his body through the wringer. The College Sport Auckland Young Sportsman of the Year is an International Triathlon champion and intends taking up Ironman in the near future. Whitburn recalls the time when the appetite for such punishment was non-existent. “When I was in year six, I got last in the school cross country. My parents weren’t impressed so they entered me into triathlon. It wasn’t until Year 10, I realised I actually enjoyed it. I discovered the further I go, the better…
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