Otago Academy of Sport

Athlete News !!!!

Big achievement from three of our athletes who have all gained selection into the NZ Future Blackstick squads. This has come off the back of each of these athletes representing Otago at the U18 tournament where all three players stood out. Super proud of each of you and can’t wait to continue working with you all.

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Athlete News !!!!

Massive congrats to Ella Southby who has been selected as part of the NZ U21 Netball squad. This has come off the back of a fantastic year working hard on areas off the court and then putting in the performances on the court. We are super proud to be helping you on your journey Ella.

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Athlete News !!!!

Well done to year 1 athlete Aria Bannister for winning the U17 Girls South Island Squash Champs. Aria is now heading away to compete in the North Island champs. Wishing you the best if luck, keep up the amazing work.

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Athlete News !!!!

Well done to year 1 athlete Elise Carline who recently participated in the FIBA woman’s Asia cup U18 Basketball tournament. The team managed to secure 5th place with a great final game where Elise had stats of
12 points 8 rebounds 1 block and 1 steal and 8 of those points in the 4th quarter. Outstanding work Elsie a super talent we enjoy guiding and coaching off the court.

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Athlete News !!!!

Well done to year 1 athlete Olivia Russell
who was part of the winning mixed curling team at the NZ Championships. She has now qualified to compete in the worlds in Scotland in October. Amazing work Olivia, we can’t wait to keep working with you, and supporting you on this journey.

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All the best Cam Moffitt from everyone at the Otago Academy of Sport.
Update: Cam was 4th overall in the Decathlon and PB’d on pole vault. He’s also through to the final of the 400M hurdles tomorrow. Let’s go Cam 💪🏼👏🏽

A reminder that to follow all the action at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships in Suva, Fiji go to the Oceania Athletics YouTube channel -> https://www.youtube.com/c/oceaniaathleticsassociation

World Athletics Inside Track will also be providing livestreaming of all individual senior finals between 3pm-6pm from 4-7 June - > https://worldathletics.org/inside-track


Oceania Athletics Championships Suva-Fiji

Congrats .southby, this is a very well deserved achievement. Everyone at the Otago Academy are super proud of you. 👏🏽💪🏼

Congrats to all the U20 athletes selected and a big shout out to our Otago Academy athletes; Noah, Laura, Elise and Alexa. Have a fantastic tournament. All the very best!!

It has been a pleasure working with these talented athletes and watching them succeed in their motorsport journey. Wishing them all the very best with their future development and racing, as we prepare for the next intake of motorsport athletes into the elite motorsport camp in Dunedin in July. .ac.nz/sopeses

News !!!!
On Sunday we ran a development day for your Year 1 athletes. The day started with an informative and challenging Barre class, we want to thank owner Rosa Anderson for taking our athletes through this experience.

Athletes then had a series of workshops starting with Mental skills with Liz Murdoch focusing on strategies for Optimal performance. Foundations of sports nutrition was run by Fi Simpson, finished with Helen Littleworth discussing the importance of functional movement and mobility, specifically around managing trauma and loading injuries.

A massive thank you to the providers and Rosa for giving our athletes an amazing day of growth and knowledge to chance them as people and athletes.

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Outstanding lads

Wishing OAS athlete Aria the best of luck as she heads to the NZ Junior Squash open this weekend. Give it everything 🤙

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OAS athlete Elise Carline has been selected for an incredible opportunity, she has been selected as part of the Steven’s Adam’s USA Basketball Tour in LA. Elise is currently over there now and we hope you are having an incredible time and learning as much as you can.

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OAS athlete Jorja Gibbons in action recently at the NZ Track and Field champs as well as a stint in Australia for the Sydney Track Classic and the Australian National Champs competing for a NZ age group team. This has been a demanding time and we are super proud of your achievements, we can’t wait to continue working with you to help guide you through more of these busy competitive times.

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Results

NZ track and field champs
3rd U20 100m 🥉
3rd U20 4x100m 🥉

Australian Champs
NZ U20 4x100m Relay 2nd 🥈

Wishing Jonathan all the best with the rest of his tour of Australian with the NZ secondary schools football team. Fantastic to have you part of the academy this year, can’t wait to get stuck in helping support you off the pitch.

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Well done to Cam Moffitt after a fantastic athletics season he has gained selection onto the NZ athletics team to compete in the Oceania Champs in Fiji in June. This is a great reward for your amazing hard work and dedication to your craft. We have really enjoyed working with you in the academy on all the supporting areas around your sport.

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Wishing OAS athlete Aria the best of luck as she competes in the U17 Girls Semi finals of the Australian Junior Squash Open today at 4pm. We are all behind you cheering you on.

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Wishing our amazing swimmers the best of luck over the next week. Can’t wait to cheer you all on. 💛💙

OAS athlete Matt at the Maadi cup rowing nationals. Matt has already been working hard on his mental side through the academy and with his recent success he has seen the value in developing other areas along with his rowing. We are super excited to continue working with you Matt.

Results:
Single Sculls 3rd Place 🥉
Double Sculls 1st Place 🥇

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OAS athlete Alexa at the National Track and Field Champs. We are super excited to have Alexa in the program this year a super athlete balancing two sports as well as a busy life. Can’t wait to continue working with you as you continue to strive for success.

Results:
U20 Javelin 1st 🥇
Open Woman’s Javelin 3rd 🥉

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OAS athlete Cam in action at the NZ Track and Field Champs recently. Unreal efforts Cam especially in the senior grade now, we continue to really enjoy supporting you find balance with sport and life while always competing with a smile.

Results: Senior Men’s

400m Hurdles 1st 🥇
110 Hurdles 7th
Shotput 9th
4x100m 3rd 🥉
4x400m 1st 🥇
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OAS athlete Sophie in action at Surf Life Saving Nationals last week. Sophie’s attitude is one to admire, all her hard work and efforts in the academy to better herself as a person and athlete really shows.

Results: Under 19 Female

Iron 2nd 🥈
Board Rescue 5th
Run/Swim 9th
Ski Relay 1st 🥇
Board Relay 3rd 🥉
Taplin Relay 1st 🥇
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OAS athlete Luke in action at the NZ Track and Field Champs. Luke has put a massive amount of work into becoming a well rounded athlete. We have really enjoyed working with you Luke. We are so proud of all your efforts and the performance you put in at Nationals was outstanding.
Results: Under 20 mens

Long jump 1st 6.85 pb. 🥇
Triple jump 3rd 13.83 pb. 🥉
400m hurdles 56.10 pb 2nd. 🥈
Pole vault 3.91pb 2nd 🥈
4x100 2nd 🥈
4x400 3rd 🥉

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OAS athlete Noah tearing it up for the Otago Nuggets in their pre season games. Super excited for the opportunities to come for you Noah, keep up the amazing work .
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Big congratulations to OAS Year 1 athlete Aria who as been selected as part of the NZ Trans-Tasman Junior Squash team in the U17 category. Aria will play in the Oceania Junior champs as well as a test series all in April. This is a massive achievement and we are super excited to get stuck in working with you to help you prepare and deal with the life as an athlete.
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Big congratulations to OAS Year 1 athlete Aria who as been selected as part of the NZ Trans-Tasman Junior Squash team in the U17 age group. Aria will play in the Oceania Junior champs as well as a test series all in April. This is a massive achievement and we are super excited to get stuck in working with you to help you prepare and deal with the life as an athlete.
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Best wishes to our two OAS rowers, Matt and Roland who are heading away to Maadi Cup rowing nationals this weekend. We can’t wait for you both to go and give it everything on the water and to cheer you on. Go and send it lads.
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Wishing all our OAS athletics athletes the best of luck for NZ track and Field Champs in Welly later this week and through the weekend. Go and put all your hard work into your event and enjoy your moment. We are all behind you.
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