TAURIKO SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY 2013

"On your marks get set go!" Tauriko School's cross country for 2013 was under way!

Maddie and Jack took a strong lead in the Year 1s race.  Then the second race was up and going before you could say 'Tauriko racers'.  The races continued throughout the morning, the kids looking like leopards racing across Waipuna Park.  Everyone tried hard and raced well.

Here are some people's comments on the day:
Cumorah, year 5 said, "I was so nervous at the end I felt like I was dying."
Meila, year 5 said, "I was nervous at the start but I was happy at the end because I finished".
Max, year 6 said, "I wanted to come in the top twenty and I did"

Here are the results for the day:
The year 1's were like prancing baby lambs.
Girls
1st: Madison Bourke
2nd: Zoe Davy
3rd: Acacia Smith
Boys
1st: Jack Bishop
2nd: Luke Cumming
3rd: AJ Galvin

The years 2's were as fast as cheetahs.
Girls
1st: Georgia Barnett
2nd: Laura James
3rd: Imogen Aulding
Boys
1st: Taylor Groves
2nd: Tom Dyer
3rd: Darcy Gilbert

The year 3's zoomed around the track like racing cars.
Girls
1st: Peta Eilliot
2nd: Kayla Adlington
3rd: Emma Neutroski
Boys
1st: Benjamin Charman-Moore
2nd: Jack Fitzpatrick
3rd: Kyle Mills

The year year 4's and up go through to West Cluster to represent our school.  The top 6 runners in each category will race again at Waipuna Park in week 7.
Year 4
Girls
1st: Casey Rendall
2nd: Jenny Mackinnon
3rd: Sarah Fitzpatrick
Boys
1st: Sam Dyer
2nd: Troy Barnett
3rd: Ethan Finn

Year 5
Girls
1st: Lisa Evans
2nd: Paige Aulding
3rd: Libby Coster
Boys
1st: Sean Galdeman
2nd: Josh Manners
3rd: Luke McLelland

Year 6
Girls
1st: Ellie Richardson
2nd: Holly Bodgers
3rd: Lucy Jensen
Boys
1st: Jacob Van Oosterhout
2nd: Lewis Groos
3rd: Riefe Loveland

Year 7 and 8
Girls
1st: Ashlee Toma
2nd: Charlotte Mackinnon
3rd: Leah Mackinnon
Boys
1st: Toby Hayward

Well done to everyone that competed and good luck to the students that are going throught to the  West Cluster.

We would also like to thank all the teachers and parents that helped out on the day, especially the organisers Mrs Rose, Mrs van Dijk and Miss O’Reilly.

By Lucy and Tess
Photos and more results to follow soon