Bay of Plenty MTB Champs – We Crushed It!
On Friday 16 & Saturday 17 May, our Ōtūmoetai College mountain bikers tore up the trails at the Bay of Plenty Secondary Schools MTB Champs held at the stunning Summerhill Mountainbike Park in Pāpāmoa!
Massive shoutout to everyone who represented the school with grit and determination – and a huge congrats to our podium legends!
Technical Testing
🏆 U16 Rijandre – 1st
🏆 U17 Zandru – 1st
🥉 U15 Carter – 3rd
🏆 U16 Emily – 1st
🥈 U16 Sam – 2nd
Cross Country
🏆 U16 Sam – 1st, 🥈 Emily – 2nd
🥈 U16 Austin – 2nd
🥈 U20 Zach – 2nd
Enduro
🥉 U15 Jessie – 3rd
🥉 U16 Austin – 3rd
🏆 U16 Sam – 1st, 🥈 Emily – 2nd
🏆 U20 Abby – 1st
So proud of our riders repping the green and blue on the podium! 💚💙
Wildwater Junior and U23 World Championships
Paige has been selected to represent New Zealand at the Wildwater junior and u23 world championships in Slovenia in July. Paige will compete k1 in both the sprint and classic race divisions. Good luck Paige!
New Zealand U17 Football
Tauranga Netball Reps
Congratulations to the following students who have been selected for the TNC Rep Teams –
Millie Hathaway – U14A
Azaylea Mareroa – U14B
Cassidy Wright – U14B
Chelsea Williamson – U16A
Georgia Bailey – U16B
Milla Scholes – U16B
Kaia Burney – U16B
Georgie Miller – U18
Lize Terblanche – U18
And also to the following students for making Training Partners –
Jorja Donaldson U14
Izzy Llewellyn-Evans U14
Leah Maaloga U16
Nathaniel Young U20 Mixed
NZ Junior Flag Football
Congratulations Levi Shepherd for making the NZ Junior Flag Football travelling squad to compete at the USA Football Junior International Cup in L.A. next month.
Tauranga City Tridents American Football Club
Levi Shepherd, who was the youngest member of our 2022 national championship youth team rounds out the Tridents contingent. In his fourth season with the club, he is comfortably our most capped youth athlete, with 41 games already played for the Tridents. This experience has really stood out this year, as a tall and reliable receiver, we’re unsurprised he caught the eye of the national selectors.
BOPSS Squash Championships – Registration
BOPSS are running the 2025 Squash Championships at Devoy Squash Club.
BOPSS Rock Climbing Championships – Registration
Are you a rock climber that is keen to compete at the BOPSS Rock Climbing Champs?
This is open to all students – no qualification necessary –
Register now: https://forms.gle/uXaeXTkRarEmNaPu8
BOPSS Indoor Bowls (Pairs) – Registration
Do you play indoor bowls and would like to compete at the BOPSS Indoor Bowls Champs held in Mt. Maunganui on the 24th June 2025?
Find a partner and register via the form below!
https://forms.gle/LdHoa6Qw4PNCv8DK8
NISS Cyclocross Champs – Registration
NISS Cyclocross Champs are on in Hamilton on Sunday 13th July 2025.
If you are keen to enter please register now
https://forms.gle/bxtN2sqPJE3tGYv99
Coaches and Managers Needed
This is a callout to the Ōtūmoetai community…
ŌTC Winter Sports NEED You!
If you are interested in coaching or managing a school sports team please get in touch by emailing the Sports Department.
sport@otc.school.nz
Ōtūmoetai College Athletes: Unleash Your Potential with Strength & Conditioning (S&C)!
Here at Ōtūmoetai College, we’re dedicated to helping you become the best athlete you can be. While honing skills and training hard are essential, a strong foundation is crucial for success. That’s where S&C comes in!
S&C isn’t just about lifting weights. It’s a tailored program designed to build your strength, power, endurance, and agility – all the physical tools you need to dominate your sport. It can help you:
* Reduce injury risk: By strengthening your muscles and improving your movement mechanics, S&C helps you avoid setbacks.
* Boost performance: Increased strength and power translates to an increase in performance regardless of the sports or position; Stronger, Faster, more Powerful.
* Enhance recovery: S&C improves your body’s ability to bounce back from intense training sessions, keeping you at peak performance.
Ready to take your game to the next level? Make sure you attend our S&C program here at Ōtūmoetai College!
See the Term 2 timetable with the new addition of Sports Specific sessions for various teams/players.
Ōtūmoetai College Alumni
We are looking to start an alumni of any previous students of Ōtūmoetai College – if you would like to be included, please click on the link below.
