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Silva New Zealand Secondary Schools Orienteering Championships

Friday 17 July 2009, 11:33PM

By Orienteering New Zealand

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Spoils were shared evenly across the country, with six winners from six schools at the Silva 2009 New Zealand Secondary Schools Orienteering Championships at Pukepuke Beach near Foxton.

Angela Simpson (Rotorua Lakes High) had a clean mistake-free run in the forested sand-dune terrain to win six minutes ahead of Laura Roberston (Chilton Saint James) who was heading for a hat-trick of titles at Junior, Intermediate and Senior level.

Simpson, like many School Champions before her, returned from the Junior World Championships fired up and in dominating form.

"After experiencing the consequences of mistakes at the Worlds a week ago, I took extra care on the tricky legs and minimised my mistakes" she said, after her victory.

And, after the Dolomites mountains in Italy - "it was flat!" she remarked - "lots of fun".

Also picking up his first Secondary Schools title was Mathew Ogden of Massey High School, ahead of team-mate Gene Beveridge, in Senior Boys.

Cosette Saville (Pukekohe High School) was the victor in Intermediate Girls, only 30 seconds ahead of Lauren Turner (Samuel Marsden College).

Speedster Tim Roberston (Hutt International Boys School) was back in top form (after missing the National Champs while overseas representing HIBS in Beijing at hockey) and won the Intermediate Boys Championship by28 seconds, ahead of Edward Lawley (New Plymouth Boys).

Winners of the Junior Championship were Kieran Woods (Mt Albert Grammar) in Boys, and Holly Edmonds (Napier Girls High).

Attention turns to the relays on July 18. also at Pukepuke Beach, where the top school Relay and Overall titles will be determined.

Results. Silva New Zealand Secondary Schools Orienteering Championships.
Senior Girls Champs
1 Angela Simpson ROTL Rotorua Lakes Hig 45:08;
2 Laura Robertson CHIL Chilton Saint Jam 51:10;
3 Jaime Goodwin HAVE Havelock North Hi 51:32;
4 Erin Paterson NPLG New Plymouth Girl 54:12;
5 Sarah Anderson NAPG Napier Girls High 58:38;
6 Sara Bailey HAVE Havelock North Hi 59:04;
7 Selena Metherell UNLM Unlimited Paenga 1:06:19;
8 Kate Smirnova EGGS Epsom Girls Gramm 1:07:53;
9 Emily Dinsdale ONSL Onslow College 1:10:17;
10 Jenni Anderson BIRK Birkenhead Colleg 1:12:32.

Senior Boys Champs
1 Mathew Ogden MASS Massey High Schoo 47:01;
2 Gene Beveridge MASS Massey High Schoo 48:47;
3 Cameron Massie NAPB Napier Boys High 54:47;
4 Ryan Cambridge KHSD Kings High School 58:52;
5 Duncan Morrison NAPB Napier Boys High 1:03:06;
6 Alistair Richardson RSCH Rudolf Steiner 1:05:03;
7 Luis Slyfield HAVE Havelock North Hi 1:05:51;
8 Chris McDonald KRMU Karamu High Schoo 1:07:13;
9 Tyler Casey MASS Massey High Schoo 1:16:10;
10 Nick Mead TAKA Takapuna Grammer 1:19:10.

Intermediate Girls Champs .
1 Cosette Saville PUKC Pukekohe High Sch 45:03;
2 Lauren Turner SAMU Samuel Marsden Co 45:35;
3 Hannah Sampson SAMU Samuel Marsden Co 47:26;
3 Paige Heavey HAVE Havelock North Hi 47:26;
5 Rebecca Gray STCU St.Cuthbert's Col 48:00;
6 Katie Eames WOOD Woodford House 50:27;
7 Kate Jordan NTDS* Nga Tawa Diocesa 50:30;
8 Lydia Scott GLDW Glendowie College 50:58;
9 Taryn Kramer TEPU Te Puke High Scho 51:36;
10 Renee Beveridge MASS Massey High Schoo 52:32.

Intermediate Boys Champs
1 Tim Robertson HTIB Hutt International Boys 32:53;
2 Edward Lawley NPLB New Plymouth Boys 33:21;
3 Benjamin Reynolds WTLB Westlake Boys Hig 35:02;
4 Nick Hann ONSL Onslow College 37:18;
5 Liam Paterson NPLB New Plymouth Boys 37:55;
6 Eugene Campbell SHIR Shirley Boys High 38:10;
7 Pearson Williams NAPB Napier Boys High 42:11;
8 James McCaughan NAPB Napier Boys High 46:09;
9 Billy Rodenburg NPLB New Plymouth Boys 51:20;
10 Liam Ward NAPB Napier Boys High 54:20.

Junior Girls Champs
1 Holly Edmonds NAPG Napier Girls High 30:03;
2 Kelsi Heath BIRK Birkenhead Colleg 31:53;
3 Nicola Mulvay HAVE Havelock North Hi 35:06;
4 Helena Barnes DIOC Diocesan School f 37:00;
5 Brianna Massie NAPG Napier Girls High 38:07;
6 Amber Helliwell NAPG Napier Girls High 40:27;
7 Hannah Jones HASG Hastings Girls Hi 41:19;
8 Sharne Ralston CHIL Chilton Saint Jam 42:58;
9 Becky Pennell PUKC Pukekohe High Sch 43:19;
10 Moira Dickson RGTT Rangitoto College 44:01.

Junior Boys Champs
1 Kieran Woods MTAL Mt Albert Grammer 23:35;
2 Kieran Mertherell CBHS Christchurch Boys 26:48;
3 Tane Moore MASS Massey High Schoo 29:27;
4 Zane Tomalin NAPB Napier Boys High 30:37;
5 Jacob Lapworth MDGA Middleton Grange 30:54;
6 Stuart Engleback ONSL Onslow College 31:49;
7 Thomas Hensman HAVE Havelock North Hi 32:28;
8 Angus Fuhrer HAVE Havelock North Hi 32:35;
9 Jacob Rennie ROSM Rosmini College 32:50;
10 Nathan Saluni BIRK Birkenhead Colleg 34:34.