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School Champs prove popular

The growth of triathlon and duathlon in recent times was best illustrated by the strong turnout in the Contact Schools Nationals categories, with athletes from as far a field as Whangarei in the North and Christchurch in the South making the journey.

Contact National Schools Championship
Year 7 Boys
2.5km Run (1 lap) / 10km Cycle (2 short laps) / 1.5km Run (Out & Back) 
1 Leo Roper, 32:45 
2 Jack Davies, 34:11 
3 Alexander Morreau, 34:42

Year 7 Girls
2.5km Run (1 lap) / 10km Cycle (2 short laps) / 1.5km Run (Out & Back)
1 Jaimee Leader, 35:17 
2 Lili Crombie, 36:48 
3 Elizabeth Stannard, 37:06

Year 8 Boys
2.5km Run (1 lap) / 10km Cycle (2 short laps) / 1.5km Run (Out & Back) 
1 Mitchell Rutter, 31:59 
2 Tayler Reid, 32:34 
3 Jacob Priddey, 33:24

Year 8 Girls
2.5km Run (1 lap) / 10km Cycle (2 short laps) / 1.5km Run (Out & Back) 
1 Alana Lythe, 34:12 
2 Stephanie Johnson, 36:39 
3 Katie Smith, 36:50

Under 14 Boys
2.5km Run (1 lap) / 10km Cycle (2 short laps) / 2.5km Run (1 lap)
1 Kieran Coates, Trident High School, 32:30
2 Jonty Morreau, Auckland Grammar, 32:53
3 Jay Wallwork, Pakuranga School, 33:13

Under 14 Girls
2.5km Run (1 lap) / 10km Cycle (2 short laps) / 2.5km Run (1 lap)
1 Susannah Lynch, St Mary's College Wellington, 35:53
2 Alice McFall, Aquarius College, 36:42
3 Anneka Herdson, 37:01

Under 16 Boys
4km Run / 13.3km Cycle (1 long lap) / 2.5km Run (1 lap)
1 Sam Morreau, Auckland Grammar, 42:43
2 Andrew Ranford, Takapuna Grammar, 43:17
3 Joshua Kenyon, Taupo Nui a Tia, 43:31

Under 16 Girls
4km Run / 13.3km Cycle (1 long lap) / 2.5km Run (1 lap)
1 Mikayla Nielsen, Correspondence, 50:09
2 Rebecca Burridge, Diocesan School Auckland, 51:24
3 Phillipa Brown, Rangitoto College, 51:54

Under 19 Boys
5km Run (2 laps) / 20km Cycle (4 short laps) / 2.5km Run (1 lap)
1 Daniel Smith, Auckland Grammar, 55:30
2John Glanville, Taupo Nui a Tia, 55:37
3 Owen Miller, Mount Maunganui College, 55:51

Under 19 Girls
5km Run (2 laps) / 20km Cycle (4 short laps) / 2.5km Run (1 lap)
1 Josie Wilcox, Nelson Girls, 1:04:22
2 Amelia Watkinson, Diocesan School Auckland, 1:05:10
3 Ruebyn Mary Jane Bisschops, Oamaru College, 1:05:56
Full results are posted at www.triathlon.org.nz