Orienteering Rogaine Championships 2023

Four hundred students took part in the Auckland Secondary Schools Rogaine Championships at Humphries Farm, near Waimauku recently.  The map, named Stoneybrook, is a very hilly course with many spur gully complexities that highly rewarded the students that meticulously planned their routes to avoid unnecessary climbing.  The event was extremely waterlogged and the overnight rain proved it to be a challenging affair with many mud-strewn children returning.

The Rogaine event is where students have 90 minutes to collect as many controls as they can and return back on time to avoid any time penalties.  They can compete as Individuals or in 2-person teams. Many thanks to Auckland Orienteering Club for hosting the event and Ian Humphries the land-owner for allowing it on his property.

The winners of the events were:

Individual Senior Girls - Kate Borton (St Cuthberts College)

Individual Senior Boys - Felix Schollum (Mt Albert Grammar School)

Individual Intermediate Girls - Harriet Johnston (Baradene College)

Individual Intermediate Boys - Blake McKinnon (Saint Kentigern College)

Individual Junior Girls - Zara Bint (Mt Albert Grammar School)

Individual Junior Boys - Tahi Harris (Mt Albert Grammar School)

Individual Year 7/8 Girls - Alex Gribble (St Cuthberts College)

Individual Year 7/8 Boys - Joel Simpson (Rosmini College)

Team Senior Girls - Ella Edwards, Eve Thompson (Mt Albert Grammar School)

Team Senior Boys - Sam Carryer, Luka Johnson (Mt Albert Grammar School)

Team Intermediate Girls - Bella Gibson, Ivy Roodt (Pinehurst School)

Team Intermediate Boys - Solomon Randerson, Caleb Wagener (Auckland Grammar School)

Team Junior Girls - Chloe Gribble, Sophie Herde (St Cuthberts College)

Team Junior Boys - Ethan Mora, Isaac Stewart (Auckland Grammar School)

Team Year 7/8 Girls - Emily reeves, Zoe Sekula (Baradene College)

Team Year 7/8 Boys - Xavier Turner, Warren van Staden (Northcross)

All the other results can be found here:

https://orienteeringauckland.org.nz/assets/AKSS-Rogaine-2023-Individuals-Results.html

https://orienteeringauckland.org.nz/assets/AKSS-Rogaine-2023-Teams-results.html

Article from 23 May 2023