NZ Secondary Schools Squash Nationals
🥉 BRONZE FOR OUR GIRLS! 🥳
ŌTC Girls Squash team is back from the NZ Secondary Schools Nationals in Wellington — and they’re bringing home a bronze medal! 💪
🔥 The squad dominated their final match, crushing Macleans College 5-0 to secure 3rd place in the country!
👏 Special shoutout to Erin Wyllie, who led the team like a champ and has been selected to represent New Zealand vs Australia later this year 🇳🇿🇦🇺!
💫 And how good is this — Year 10 star Abby Devoy was named as a non-travelling reserve for the NZSS team!
🙌 Big ups to the full squad: Erin, Abby, Claudia Westrupp, Kaida Logan, and Ruby Thompson — you’ve made us proud! 💚💙
Waikato Bay of Plenty Secondary Schools Cross Country Champs
🏃♀️🔥 Cross Country Success! 🔥🏃♂️
On Thursday 7th August our distance runners hit Waipuna Park for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Secondary Schools Cross Country Champs – and they absolutely delivered! 💪💚
🌟 Year 9 Girls 3000m
🏅 Daisy dominated the field with a powerful run to take 1st place (11:23), with Mackenzie not far behind claiming 2nd (11:30) – a 1-2 punch for ŌTC! 🥇🥈
🌟 Junior Girls 3000m
👏 Kate stormed home to a 2nd place podium finish (11:58), with Ava showing serious grit to secure 4th (12.41).
🌟 Senior Girls 4000m
⚡ A lightning-fast race saw Sophie finish strong in 4th (16:51), closely followed by Maia in 5th (16:55) – a fierce effort from both girls!
🌟 Junior Boys 4000m
🙌 Huge kudos to Hugo, taking on the biggest age group and finishing in 37th (18:04) – a solid run in a stacked field!
🌟 Senior Boys 6000m
🔥 Charlie dug deep and improved on his Bay Champs placing to finish 25th (25:28) over a tough 6km course – awesome progress!
Proud of every single runner who repped the ŌTC colours on Thursday!
Daisy and Mackenzie
Kate and Ava
Sophie and Maia
Hugo and Charlie
Bay of Plenty Secondary Schools Junior Badminton Champs
🎉 BOP Junior Badminton Champs Recap! 🏸🔥
What an epic day at QEYC on Wednesday for our ŌTC Junior Badminton crews! We had 6 teams qualify for the Bay of Plenty Junior Champs — and they did us proud 💚💥
🏅 3 teams came away with medals, with our Division 3 Boys having to battle it out against… the other OTC Division 3 Boys team for 3rd and 4th! Talk about internal rivalry 😅💪
Huge props to our Division One teams who faced intense matches against top-tier opponents – nothing but respect for the grind 🙏💪
🥇 Division One Girls – CHAMPIONS!
🙌 Olivia Shefferd
🙌 Tina Kim
🙌 Kare Codlin
🙌 Tiku Siku Codlin
🥈 Division Two Girls – SILVER MEDALISTS!
✨ Daniella Pugh
✨ Keisha Macapagel
✨ Devaani Adhikari
✨ Leni Russell
🥉 Division Three Boys #2 – BRONZE MEDALISTS!
🔥 Eric Huang
🔥 Mauricio Juliani
🔥 Yoojun Shin
🔥 Matthew Collyns
📊 Other results:
💥 Junior Boys Div 1 – 5th
💥 Junior Boys Div 3 #1 – 4th
💥 Junior Girls Div 3 – 4th
Proud of every single player who stepped up on the court – you represented ŌTC with heart, hustle and sportsmanship. 💚🏸
Get2Go Challenge
Our Year 9 & 10 teams smashed it at the Get2Go Challenge in Rotorua on Monday 4th August! 🙌
Braving the chilly weather, eight Year 9 students and eight Year 10 students took on orienteering, mountain biking, kayaking (including the chaos of fitting three people in an inflatable kayak 😅) and rock climbing – and absolutely crushed it!
Results:
Year 10s – 4th place!
Year 9s – 8th place!
Huge effort from everyone – you made us proud! 💪
BOPSS Junior Basketball Champs
🔥🏀 JUNIOR BALLERS ON SHOW! 🏀🔥
On Friday 1st August, ŌTC hit the courts at the BOPSS Junior Basketball Champs at Mercury Baypark with 2 Junior Boys teams and a Junior Girls team!
💥 Fast plays, fierce defense, and epic team spirit were on full display as our players faced schools from all across the Bay!
🏆 HUGE shoutout to our Junior Boys B team who went UNDEFEATED and took out the Division 3 title! Let’s gooo!
💪 Our Junior A boys had some nail-biters—grinding out a win against Papamoa, but going down in tight games to Taupo and Rotorua.
🙌 And how good was it to have our Junior Girls team flying the ŌTC flag! Despite some tough results, they showed courage and potential all day. With Coach Henry at the helm, the future is bright for these rising stars.
NZSS Rhythmic Gymnastics
Wishing our rhythmic stars — Andrejka Bennett, Elisa Edwards, Mila Edwards, and Adelle King — the best of luck as they leap, spin, and compete at the Margaret Woolf Memorial and NZSS Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition!
FUNDRAISER ALERT
Ōtūmoetai whānau – it’s time to rally behind our badminton stars! 🏸🔥
Sven and Ryan are heading to Badminton Nationals during Winter Tournament Week this August, and they’ve come up with an epic way to help fund their journey…
🎉 Introducing their custom-made 3D Mini Shuttle Keychains – the perfect way to show your support and rep the sport! 💥🔑
Want one? Flick an email to svery3d@gmail.com to grab yours and back the boys on their nationals mission!
Big news for one of our biggest supporters!
Mark Francis has been a loyal friend of Barbarians Rugby for years, always backing our boys and girls on and off the field. Now, with Tremains Tauranga stepping into an exciting new chapter as Bower_ Real Estate, we’re stoked to celebrate this fresh identity!
🏉 Thank you Mark for your continued support — here’s to new beginnings and even bigger wins, both in real estate and rugby! 💙💚
Volleyball Skills Development
🔥 Calling All Volleyballers! 🔥
Summer is coming… and that means it’s time to sharpen those volleyball skills! 🏐💥
Our Skills Development Sessions are now LIVE. Whether you’re new to the game or looking to level up, these sessions are your chance to get a head start before the season kicks off!
⚠️ Reminder: Your winter sport trainings and games still come first – but if you’re free, we’d love to see you on court!
📅 SESSION TIMES:
BOYS
👦 Y9 – Thursday, lunchtime @ Old Gym
👨🎓 Y10–12 – Monday, 6:45am–8am @ Action Centre
GIRLS
👧 Y9 – Friday, lunchtime @ Action Centre
👩 Y10 – Friday, 3:30pm–5pm @ Action Centre
👑 Seniors – Wednesday, 3:30pm–5pm @ Old Gym
Bring your energy, bring your mates, and let’s spike into summer! 🏐🔥
Wrestling at ŌTC
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 3 timetable (Weeks 1 -6).
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.
