Thursday 20 March 2025
King's College has been crowned the North Island Rowing Secondary School Champions! The team secured the prestigious Derbyshire Shield with outstanding overall performances across all age groups and events at NISSC Regatta held from 7-9 March at Lake Karapiro. This remarkable achievement was last achieved by the College way back in 2001 and it is a testament to the dedication, skill, and teamwork of all of our rowers.
A notable achievement was the impressive big boat performances winning four out of five of the age-group 8 races with wins in the U15, U16, U17 and U18N categories alongside a 5th place in the B U18.
Podium Finishes:
Gold 🏆
Boys U17 Coxed Eight – 1st place (6:10.77)
- Marcus Macleod (Year 12, Selwyn),
- Jack Reid (Year 12, School),
- Charlie Field (Year 12, St John’s)
- Sammy Taylor (Year 12, Major)
- Josh Haskell (Year 12, School)
- Oliver Poppelwell (Year 12, Parnell)
- Henry Mahon (Year 12, Major)
- Elijah Nakhle (Year 12, School)
- Ayden Miller (Year 12, School)
Boys U18 Novice Coxed Eight – 1st place (6:21.76)
- Benson Edwards (Year 10, Selwyn)
- Lucas Crawford (Year 10, Selwyn)
- Conor Irwin (Year 12, Marsden)
- Will Iversen (Year 12, Major)
- Patrick Sandlant (Year 10, School)
- James Yeoman (Year 10, St John’s)
- Zavier Linstrom (Year 12, Greenbank)
- William McKellar (Year 12, Major)
- Charlie Lewis (Year 12, Parnell)
Girls U17 Single Sculls – 1st place (8:08.24)
- Ione Eadie (Year 13, Middlemore)
Boys U15 Coxed Eight – 1st place (6:17.11)
- Benson Edwards
- Lucas Crawford (Year 10, Selwyn)
- Patrick Sandlant
- James Yeoman
- Oscar Eriksen (Year 10, School)
- Jack Pitkin (Year 10, Peart)
- Hamish Edmonds (Year 11, Averill)
- Jack Morris (Year 10, St John’s)
- Sammie Richardson (Year 10, St John’s)
Boys U18 Novice Coxed Four – 1st place (7:03.24)
- Zavier Linstrom
- Will Iversen
- Taylor Kijowski (Year 10, School)
- William McKellar
- Hugo Gimeno-Wood (Year 10, Selwyn))
Boys U16 Coxed Eight – 1st place (6:04.51)
- Jake Peacocke (Year 11, Selwyn)
- Henry Warren (Year 11, Major)
- Conor Irwin
- Jack Reid
- Joseph Richwhite (Year 12, St John’s)
- Finn Thompson (Year 11, School)
- Harry Blundell (Year 11, St John’s)
- Harvey Kitt-Reeve (Year 11, St John’s)
- Beau Zonneveld (Year 12, Averill)
Boys U15 Coxed Four – 1st place (6:56.22)
- Benson Edwards
- James Yeoman
- Patrick Sandlant
- Lucas Crawford
- Hugo Gimeno-Wood
Silver 🥈
Girls U18 Double Sculls – 2nd place (7:49.80)
- Ione Eadie
- Bella Firman (Year 13, Taylor)
Boys U18 Novice Coxed Quad Sculls – 2nd place (7:00.18)
- Zavier Linstrom
- Will Iversen
- Conor Irwin
- William McKellar
- Charlie Lewis
Final School Standings:
1st – King's College (41 points)
2nd – St Paul's Collegiate School (40 points)
3rd – Waikato Diocesan School (35 points)
A huge congratulations to all our rowers, coaches, and supporters on this outstanding achievement. We now look ahead to continuing this success in the upcoming Maadi Cup Regatta next week from 24 - 29 March – we would love your support!
