Congratulations to the following students who represented Sancta Maria College at the following events:

College Sport Auckland Aquathon Event 2
Held at Point England Reserve, our students achieved the following podium placings:

• Sophia Neems: 1^st Under 16 Girls Individual
• Ava Neems and Jason Raad: 2^nd Under 19 Mixed Team

Auckland Championships Senior Volleyball tournament
Our Senior Volleyball teams’ season culminated at the Auckland Championships tournament at Pulman Arena. Held over three days, our teams achieved the following results:

• Senior Girls: 13^th Division 2
• Senior Boys: 13^th Division 3

College Sport Auckland Athletics Championships
Held at Mount Smart Stadium, our Top Performers from our school Athletics Day went on to compete against the best athletes from around Auckland. Congratulations to the following students who achieved Top 10 placings in their events:

• Arnika Lam (Senior Girls): 8^th Shot Put
• Emjay Romero (Junior Boys): 7^th 100m, 10^th 200m
• Cesar Garcia Soto (Intermediate Boys): 3^rd 400m, 7^th 200m, 9^th 800m

Orienteering Sprint Series Championship finalists:
Over several weeks, a large group of Sancta Maria College students competed in the Eastern Region Orienteering Sprint Series. Accumulating points across the series, the following students placed in the Top 10 for their age group, and qualified for the Auckland Championships event on Sunday 6 April:

• Marcus Ely Apostol
• Kazia Coster
• Laura Jackson-Potter
• Nicholas Jackson-Potter
• Joanna Ma
• Anthony Xu

Y7/8 Interschool Swimming
After their outstanding performances at our Year 7/8 Swimming Sports, a handful of students went on to compete at the South Eastern Zone Swimming Championships. Congratulations to the following students who achieved podium placings:

• Ariana Neems (Year 8): 3^rd 50m Breaststroke
• Tiffany Chen (Year 7): 1^st 50m Breaststroke, 2^nd 50m Freestyle, 2^nd 50m Backstroke, 3^rd 100m Freestyle
• Tiffany also competed at the Auckland Championships Swimming event and finished 7^th in the 50m Freestyle Final.

Charlotte McKell,
Director of Sport