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Issue 55 – February 2016 – QUEEN MARGARET CALLING
Q ueen Margaret College was awarded pennants for Tennis,
Triathlon and Floorball after its top teams won the Premier
Divisions.
Triathlete Emma Stewart was thrilled the College Triathlon team
had won first overall.
“The College has never really won at Triathlon before but we had
some amazing results last year,” Emma explains.
At the College Sport Wellington Triathlon Championships,
Prajna Baskar was on top form, placing first in the U14 Girls
Individual Division followed closely by Molly Newton Smith, who
placed second. Sophia Hitchins and Tallulah Nemet-Sargent placed
second and third respectively in the Year 7 and 8 Girls, Lucy Newton
Smith placed fifth in U16 Girls, while seasoned triathlete Emma
Stewart placed a commendable fifth in U19. The combined efforts
of the eight girls who competed resulted in Queen Margaret College
being ranked first by a wide margin.
Emma also qualified for the ITU Age Group World
Championships for the second year in a row.
Tennis has been a consistently popular sport at Queen Margaret
College, but 2015 was a particularly excellent season for Tennis
players Charlotte van Boheemen, Grace McLean, Ivy McLean,
Jourdan Craig and Kate Bolton.
In addition to winning the College Sport Wellington Premier
Grade, Charlotte, Grace and Ivy won the Pryde Cup.
Three sports teams were recognised last year for their 2015
successes at the College Sport Wellington Awards.
Sports Teams Celebrated
Charlotte says
sisters Grace and
Ivy proved to be
a tough combo to
beat also winning
the doubles title in
the open division
of the College
Sport Wellington
Championships.
The Tennis
team narrowly missed out on qualifying for the National Secondary
Schools Championships, after convincingly beating teams in the
early qualifying rounds, but losing in the final play-off.
The Senior Floorball team showed skill and teamwork on the
court throughout 2015. Team members Estelle Macadre, Zara
van der Wilt, Orianne Macadre, Ashley Chandra, Mia Uluilelata,
Matisse Uluilelata, Shweta Iyer, Grace Beedell and Emily Register
played exceptionally well not only winning the Premier Division
but also placing second at the Secondary School National Floorball
Championships last September.
One of our dedicated coaches, Gail Donaldson was also
acknowledged at the awards as a finalist for the College Sport
Wellington Coach of the Year.
Sights on Nationals
Jessica recently competed at the Eastern Regional Surf Life
Saving Championships in Mt Maunganui and came home with
three medals.
She won a gold medal in the U19 Womens Ski Relay, a silver
medal in the U19 Womens Board Relay and a silver medal in the
U19 Womens Taplin (swim, board, ski).
In all three events, Jessica represented Lyall Bay Surf Club with
two team mates.
“Surf Life Saving is mostly individual but team work is very
important,” she says.
Jessica has been competing throughout the summer season, but
is now preparing to join almost 1400 athletes in March for four days
of competition at the 2016 Nationals in Whakatane.
This talented athlete is no stranger to competitions, competing
in Surf Life Saving since she was ten years old.
“Surf Life Saving involves four disciplines: running, swimming,
board and ski,” Jessica explains.
“My favourite is Ironmanbecause it combines all four disciplines.”
Seasoned athlete Jessica Moore is gearing up to compete in the 2016 National Surf Life Saving
Championships after a successful summer season.
Jessica was
named most
promising athlete of
Lyall Bay Surf Club
in 2015 after a year of
successes, including
winning the U16
Ski Race at the 2015
Eastern Regional
Championships.
She also plays
Netball but Surf Life
Saving is her main priority, even training throughout the winter
months before the summer competition season.
Training for ten months of the year can take its toll but Jessica is
extremely passionate about Surf Life Saving.
“I enjoy the training, the opportunity to travel, and the people,”
she comments.
Estelle Macadre, Emma Stewart, Grace McLean.