Hillary Challenge
 darren
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Posted: 15 May 2010, 12:24 PM
The 10th Anniversary Genesis Energy Secondary Schools Hillary Challenge is on next week. The 5 day Challenge runs Monday to Friday with 6 time winners New Plymouth Boys and Girls high schools lining up as the hot favourites. This team will have top junior orienteers Erin Patterson and Edward Lawley at the helm of the 18 hour (over two days) rogaine on days 3 and 4 of the event. Other orienteering stars taking part are Nick Hann and Emily Dinsdale from Onslow College and most of the Wentworth College and St Cuthberts/Auckland Grammar teams who are regularly attending Auckland area events.
Coverage of the event will be via www.twitter.com/opcevents and on www.opc.org.nz
Also, check out the coverage of last years event on Sportsvibes - http://www.sportzhub.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9806&Itemid=1
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darren
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Posted: 23 May 2010, 2:09 AM
Middleton Grange from Christchurch have won the 10th Anniversary Genesis Energy Hillary Challenge beating 7 time champions New Plymouth Boys and Girls High (containing top juniors Erin Paterson and Edward Lawley) after 5 tough days of competition. Middleton Grange were easily the strongest in the 2-day rogaine component of the event that crossed the Tongariro National Park, with 82 checkpoints scattered across the Waihouhounu saddle between the Desert Rd and Whakapapa Village. Another top junior orienteer, Nick Hann impressively lead his Onslow College team (their 1st time in the event) to a strong rogaine result, lifting the team into 5th place overall and grabbing the final automatic qualifying spot for 2011.
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Michael
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Posted: 23 May 2010, 10:33 AM
Nice one. Wonder if (world champion) Tim Farrant did some work with his old school, or is there something in the water at Riccarton?
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Mike
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Posted: 6 June 2010, 7:10 AM
What a great outdoor experience for NZ secondary school teenagers. Showing this sportshub coverage at all school assemblies would I'm sure be great PR for the event, with some spin off for orienteering. With OPC's experience and marketing behind it, I can visualize this event in the future becoming a prestige sporting event on the nations secondary schools calendar.
Well done OPC.
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