Over 180 Northcross athletes headed to Tauranga last week for the annual AIMS Games, ready to give their all against schools from all over the country.
It was an amazing week for all our athletes as they showed outstanding determination and commitment, competing their hearts out in the hope that they could secure a win. The skill, agility, stamina and talent shown by all, was incredibly impressive and while there were some nerve wracking, and at times heartbreaking moments, our students showed outstanding character and resilience, making NX very, very proud. The NX team also displayed incredible sportsmanship throughout the week – they were all excellent ambassadors for NX.
This year we achieved, overall, some excellent results with 7 of our Team Codes and many of our Individual Code athletes finishing in the top 10 of their respective competition. This in itself is a massive achievement. Below are the final placings for our Team Codes and podium results from our Individual Codes:
Football Girls 1st place overall – Gold medalists
Basketball Boys 3rd place overall – Bronze medalists
Football Boys 3rd place overall – Bronze medalists
Hockey Boys 7th place overall
Hockey Girls 8th place overall
Rugby 7’s 9th place overall
Basketball Girls 9th place overall
Futsal, Waterpolo and Netball also competed admirably in the tournament.
Cross Country: Tyler Poland – 9th place in Year 8 Boys
Orienteering: Adam Huang – 2nd in Sprint & 2nd in Rogaine;
Eva Scott – 3rd Sprint & 4th in rogaine.
Naia Carson Neufeld, Wota Li, Tyler Poland, Ollie Simpson and Danil Taran – 2nd in Rogaine in their specific divisions.
Gymnastics: Rada Pazniak – 1st Open Senior Trampoline; 1st DMT Open Senior Trampoline; Lara Addis – 5th Artistic Step 7
Taylor Christie – 2nd Aerobics Twisters, 3rd Trampoline Flyers;
Cole Arthur – 2nd Overall Mens Level 3 (1st Floor, 1st Rings, 2nd Parallel Bars, Vault, High Bar)
RockClimbing: Stig Zhuo – 1st Overall
Keigo Stenton, Stig Zhuo, Flynn Becker, Ollie Patmore, Rico Hayden, Dylan Eade – Top Speed Team Overall
Squash: Beau Townsend-Dench – 4th Overall
Swimming: Junghee Park – 3rd 200 IM; 4th 100 Free;
Tennis: Hunter Pang – 2nd Singles Div 1; Max Horrocks & Hunter Pang – 2nd Doubles Div 1
Blair Yan & Robin Zhu – 1st Doubles Div 3; Sean Lee – 2nd Singles Div 2
Table Tennis: Nina Ye & Quincy Chen – 2nd Doubles Mixed Team & 3rd Doubles Team
NX students also represented exceptionally well in the following sporting codes: Cross Country, Orienteering, Badminton, Rock Climbing, Tennis, Table Tennis, Mountain Biking, Squash, Swimming, Gymnastics, Cross Country and Golf.
A HUGE THANKS to our special team of Teachers, Coaches, Managers and Support Staff who went above and beyond to organise, support and inspire the NX AIMS team this year. The support, effort and commitment they gave to their team, both during the lead up and throughout the actual week, was second to none! Thank you!
Also a BIG thanks to all those who traveled to Tauranga to support from the sidelines – your encouraging words, positivity and enthusiasm was amazing – we really appreciated it! Thank you!
Shannon Hale
Director of Sport
