Cross Country
On Monday 30 March,听we hosted our annual听Cross Country听day听held on the school grounds. The听weather听was a little bit to be desired, but听we managed to get听through听the races before the听worst of it.听All students were running for points for their wh膩nau and there were some great performances on the day,听with perseverance and determination kicking in on the last laps.
Our champs on the day were:听
Year 9 Girls: Olivia Stone 9K12
Year 9 Boys: Toby Morrow 9D9
Year 10 Girls:听Soyo Yamagami 10J17
Year 10 Boys: Tyler Lau 10J5
Senior Girls: Leah Yang 13K6
Senior Boys: Kade McLoughlan 11D9
奥丑腻苍补耻 Placings:
Congratulations to our overall wh膩nau winner, Blake,听and all our Champs!
Athletics
One of our Year 9听students is taking the听Athletics听track听by storm.听
Olivia Stone 9K12听is currently ranked听in the following positions in听New Zealand:
3谤诲听–听3000尘听(鲍14听骋颈谤濒蝉)
8th听– 3000m听(U16听Girls
10th听–听2000m Steeplechase听(U19听Girls)
Top 15 – 1500m听(U15听girls)
She was 1st听and set an Auckland Champs record in the 2000m Steeplechase (U14 Girls)听and also听delivered an outstanding performance听in the 2000m Steeplechase (U16听Girls), securing 2nd place by a margin of only 0.2 seconds and achieving a new personal best! Her dedication, resilience, and competitive spirit were on full display, and we are incredibly proud of what she has achieved at this level!听Huge听congratulations Olivia!
Alumnus Noah Retford (graduated 2024)听is just finishing his听freshman听year at Northwood University in Michigan, USA, on a track and field scholarship for hurdles. He is studying a business degree with a major in automotive aftermarket and management. Given that his two passions are athletics/hurdles and cars, Noah has an amazing opportunity to be in one of the best college hurdles teams in the USA and study what he loves.听He also survived his first bitterly cold Michigan winter with temperatures dropping as low as -27 degrees some days!
In his first indoor track season, Noah broke the Auckland听Men’s听60m hurdles record and has the lead time in New Zealand for 2026. He entered the Northwood University record books with top ten fastest times for both 60m hurdles and 400m hurdles in his听freshman听year.
It is great to see our past students excelling in their passion.
Swimming听
Congratulations to听Kiri Yamagami 12J5听in her听selection听for听the听New Zealand听Swimming听Team听to compete at the听Oceania Championships, being held in Suva, Fiji听from 9-12 May.听The Oceania Swimming Championships is a key regional event, bringing together swimmers from across the Pacific. As the regional championships for World Aquatics, the competition is open to 15 member federations and provides developing听swimmers with the opportunity to gain international racing exposure, refine their skills, and compete for medals in a multi-nation environment.
A fantastic achievement听and we wish Kiri all the听very best!
Football
Six听BDSC听Football players听have been听selected in the听Auckland FC听Women鈥檚听Development Centre听(WTDC)听Squad.听Training and playing in听preparation for the 2027/2028听season.听Huge congratulations to all.
Taylah听Byers 13B1, Eden听Chaytor听13B7,听Micaela Besley 13S4,听Mila Clark听11D9,听Grace Eng (Alumna),听Ka鈥檌ulani听Scott听(Alumna).听
Sponsorship Opportunities
BDSC Sport听would like to create a mutually beneficial partnership within our school community and alumni family. If you听are in a position to听discuss听a sponsorship partnership.听We have听various听ways听to promote your business. From large digital billboard on Chapel Road,听Social听Media, branding on non-playing uniform, Botany Bulletin etc.听We can negotiate a package that is right for you, while听adding funding to the programme or a specific code.
Please听make contact with听Director of Sport,听Karl McLennan, to discuss further听[email protected]
Thank You Bayleys Howick
Thank You Bayleys Howick for your continued support. It was a pleasure to show the Bayleys team around our school site and get a detailed tour from our lead students. Bayleys Howick have donated $1000.00 to the sports programme. The money will be set aside to support students who may miss out on sporting opportunities due to financial hardship. The challenging times we are in does mean some BDSC students may need a hand with sporting equipment. Shoes, Boots etc鈥�
This is the second time Bayleys Howick have supported us in this way. We are very grateful for the continued support.