In the Boys Under 16 Coxed Quadruple Sculls, crews were racing for the final two A Final positions. St Bede\u2019s College led repechage one, with Christ\u2019s College edging out Timaru Boys\u2019 High School in a close finish to also progress. In the second repechage, St Peter\u2019s College and Cashmere High School secured the remaining A Final berths.<\/p>\n
The first eights race of the day, the Girls Under 16 Coxed Eight, delivered a milestone moment for St Margaret\u2019s College. Their No 2 crew, coached by Ian Smallman, produced a strong performance to join their No 1 crew in the A Final \u2013 marking the first time the school has placed two Under 16 Eights into an A Final. Also qualifying for the A final were Queen Margaret College, Marlborough Girls\u2019 College, and St Peter\u2019s School.<\/p>\n
As the day unfolded and the crowds at Lake Ruataniwha grew, so too did the atmosphere, with every race carrying weight and consequence.<\/p>\n
In the Girls Under 17 Single Sculls, Ashburton College\u2019s Isla Moffat delivered a standout performance, alongside St Cuthbert\u2019s College\u2019s Zara Blackie. The pair went stroke for stroke down the course, recording the fastest times in their repechage and setting up an exciting next stage of racing.<\/p>\n
The race for the Springbok Shield intensified in the Boys Under 18 Coxed Four, with Auckland Grammar, Christchurch Boys\u2019 High School, Hamilton Boys\u2019 High School No 2, Christ\u2019s College, King\u2019s College, and St John\u2019s College securing their A Final places through the repechages. They join earlier qualifiers Westlake Boys\u2019 High School and Hamilton Boys\u2019 High School No 1 in what promises to be a highly competitive final.<\/p>\n
In the Girls Under 18 Coxed Four repechages, with just one A Final place available in each race, Marlborough Girls\u2019 College and Epsom Girls Grammar delivered when it mattered most to secure their spots. With the Dawn Cup on the line, this event is shaping into a standout contest.<\/p>\n
There was no shortage of intensity in the Boys Under 17 Coxed Four repechages. The crew from St Andrew\u2019s College, coached by Liam Parker and Timmy Heritage, led from the start and held off an impressive challenge from Westlake Boys\u2019 High School to secure their A Final place. In the second repechage, St Kentigern College showed composure under pressure to edge out St Peter\u2019s College and book their spot.<\/p>\n
The repechage racing in the Girls and Boys Under 18 Coxed Eights delivered all the emotion of a final. For some crews, it was heartbreak \u2013 missing out on the coveted A Final spot they had been building towards all season \u2013 while for others, it was pure elation as their hopes of the big dance stayed alive.<\/p>\n
In stacked repechages for the girls\u2019 event, South Island champions Rangi Ruru led from start to finish in a commanding performance. Whanganui Collegiate secured second, while a late surge from Waikato Diocesan\u2019s No 2 crew saw them join their No 1 crew in Saturday\u2019s Levin Jubilee Cup final.<\/p>\n
The second repechage produced a clear top three, with Christchurch Girls\u2019 High School, Auckland Diocesan School for Girls, and Epsom Girls Grammar all qualifying through to the A Final.<\/p>\n
The boys\u2019 repechages for the Maadi Cup were equally gripping. In the first, Christ\u2019s College, Hamilton Boys\u2019 High School, and Christchurch Boys\u2019 High School secured their progression to the A Final.<\/p>\n
The second repechage saw South Island champions St Bede\u2019s College lead from start to finish in a commanding display. Behind them, a fierce battle for the remaining qualifying spots had spectators on the edge of their seats. In a gutsy performance, King\u2019s College No 2, coxed by Charles Lewis, edged out Westlake Boys\u2019 High School in the closing stages to secure their A Final berth, with St Peter\u2019s College (Auckland) also qualifying.<\/p>\n
Small boats semi-finals rounded out the remainder of the day\u2019s racing. With most finals fields now largely decided, the regatta moves into its most anticipated phase. The stage is set for an exciting run home, where every stroke will count.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the Boys Under 16 Coxed Quadruple Sculls, crews were racing for the final two A Final positions.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":347460,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[74,36671,184737,23364,5972,49640,184738,679,79940,50284,302,56057,15220,172418,5829,13631,111,139,69,1118,1319,7798,3512,41140,5500,16487,213,1120,1361,1529,1680,102,108562],"class_list":["post-347459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-after","tag-always","tag-berths","tag-crews","tag-day","tag-finals","tag-finalslevel","tag-forced","tag-highstakes","tag-intensity","tag-its","tag-knowing","tag-line","tag-maadi","tag-many","tag-never","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-of","tag-picture","tag-race","tag-racing","tag-regatta","tag-semifinal","tag-shape","tag-sports","tag-takes","tag-that","tag-three","tag-wednesday","tag-with","tag-wrap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=347459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347459\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/347460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=347459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=347459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=347459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}