Our rowing squad had a successful weekend competing at the North Island Secondary School Championships at Lake Karapiro. In what was anticipated to be a tough and exciting race, the team took out the premier girls’ event winning the U18 8 for the third year in a row. Finishing ahead by nearly a length, the team came away with gold ahead of Epsom Girls in second and St Pauls Collegiate of Hamilton in third. The squad made a total of 24 finals, 17 of which were A finals and came away with five medals. Gold and bronze medals were gained in the girls U18 pair as well as silver in the U15 4 and bronze in the U15 8. There were also a number of tight 4th place finishes demonstrating the high level of competition at the regatta.

Congratulations to the whole squad!

Gold, U18 8 – Lauren Furley (cox) Bella Morcom, Phoebe Archibald, Kezia Deavoll, Kate Haines, Rosie Ireland, Luci Trethewey, Georgia Gibson and Kate Poole

Gold, U18 Pair – Kate Haines and Rosie Ireland

Bronze, U18 Pair – Kate Poole and Georgia Gibson

Silver, U15 4 – Sadie Sumich (cox) Zoe Mercer, Prudence Fowler, Brooke Vincent and Isabella Carter

Bronze, U15 8 – Sadie Sumich (cox) Zoe Mercer, Lucy Church, Brooke Vincent, Prudence Fowler, Holly Schiele, Kate Baddeley, Sienna Cook and Isabella Carter