2011 Otago/Southland Secondary Schools Championships

2011 Results and Report

Above: The Age Category medalists from the 2011 Southland Secondary Schools Road Championships, held at Teretonga Raceway on Sunday.

19/06/2011 - Southland Girls High School broke James Hargest College’s recent strangle-hold on the School Trophy at the Southland Secondary Schools Road Cycling Championships at Teretonga Raceway on Sunday.

Southland Girls’ cyclists collected 41 points across the Individual Time Trial and Road Races to claim the overall title from James Hargest (28 points) and Southland Boys High School (23 points.) Dunstan
High School finished four points clear of Taieri College to claim the Visiting School Trophy.

Individual Category Winners included Abby Rose-Evans (Taieri) and Josh Carpenter (Southland Boys) in the Under 14s, Ffion Muhl (James Hargest) and Lachie McGregor (Otago Boys High) in the Under 15s, Laura Heywood (Southland Girls) and Josh Haggerty (Southland Boys) in the Under 17s and Julia Gorinski (Taieri) and Tom Vessey (Dunstan) in the Under 19s.

McGregor’s victory was mightily impressive as the powerful Otago rider won the Time Trial by more than a minute while Carpenter doubled up for two wins. Heywood anchored the Southland Girls High victory, holding school-mate Libby Bayne at bay to win both events while Josh Haggerty was another to claim wins in both events, out-sprinting Nick Kergozou to the line in a good battle to end the seven-lap road race. Perhaps the most impressive individual performance was left until the last race of the day when Tom Vessey broke away from the Under 19 field midway through the race and stayed away to claim the solo win.

The South Island Championships will be held in Christchurch at Ruapuna Raceway on July 2nd and 3rd.

CATEGORY RESULTS:

Under 14 Girls
1. Abby Rose Evans – Taieri College
2. Caitlyn Turner-Scott – Taieri College

Under 14 Boys
1. Josh Carpenter – Southland Boys
2. Hayden Strong – Southland Boys
3. Hamish Beadle – James Hargest

Under 15 Girls
1. Ffion Muhl – James Hargest
2. Mikayla Smith – Southland Girls
3. Grace Buckingham – Southland Girls

Under 15 Boys
1. Lachie McGregor – Otago Boys
2. Liam Haggerty – James Hargest
3. Todd Gorinski – Taieri

Under 17 Girls
1. Laura Heywood – Southland Girls
2. Libby Bayne – Southland Girls
3. Jen Muhl – James Hargest

Under 17 Boys
1. Josh Haggerty – Southland Boys
2. George Blackie – Dunstan
3. Nick Kergozou – Southland Boys

Under 19 Girls
1. Julia Gorinski – Taieri
2. Georgia Timpany – Southland Girls
3. Sarah Tomlinson – James Hargest

Under 19 Boys
1. Tom Vessey – Dunstan
2. Tom Beadle – James Hargest
3. Paddy Daly – James Hargest

Visiting School Trophy – Dunstan High School

Southland Secondary School Trophy – Southland Girls High School

Time Trial Results

Road Race Results