Top three placings achieved at Auckland Schools Rogaine Championships

Thankfully there was some respite from the weather. Between thunderstorms students had a 90 minute window of running time that allowed them to navigate through a map full of controls to attain the highest possible score. The students raced hard despite the wet conditions and came away with a range of high placings:

• Lily West (Upham House) and Millie Thompson (Batten) - second in the senior girls division
• Christian Lianto (Snell) and Eden Wu (Hillary) – second in the junior boys division
• Cody Tang (Hillary) and Lucas Kato (Mansfield) – third in the junior boys division

Rogaine is a form of cross-country navigation, or orienteering, in which individuals or teams visit as many checkpoints/controls as possible within a given time limit. Participants travel on foot, navigating using a map and compass. Each control is allocated at a different point on the map which in turn directs the competitor to the location of the next control.