RECENT SUCCESSES

The College achieves outstanding results in many fields at Regional, National and International levels.
Results over the last seven years include

Sport

Adventure Racing

- Speights' Coast to Coast 3rd in College event (2007)

-  Gold Rush, Central Otago  2nd (2007)

Athletics

- NZ SSAC – Bronze in Senior Boys 6km 2004

Basketball

- Josh Bloxham NZ U16 Korus Basketball team to Australia (2005)

Cricket    

- First XI Gillette Cup –South Island finalists (2003, 2004)

- Indoor Cricket Senior team South Island Champs (2007)

- Mitchell Croft and Ben Wheeler, NZ reps to World Indoor Cricket Champs, Australia, 2009

- Ben Wheeler, NZ U19 Cricket team, 2009

- Mitchell Croft, Willows Cricket Tour to Sri Lanka and Singapore, 2009

Cycling   

 - Calvin Wilson, Sam Reed reps to NZSS Individual Champs (2003).

 - Calvin Wilson NZU19 Road Race Champion (2003)

 -  Team Time Trial 1st South Island Champs (2007)

 -  Conal Sloan 2nd Time Trial South Island Champs (2007)

-    Callum Saunders, SISS Chamiponships, Gold in U15 Time Trial, and Gold U15 Road race  (2009)

Duathlon

- 3rd in N.Z. in team event, National Duathlon Championships (2004)

Football  

- Michael O’Keeffe NZ U15 team to Hong Kong and Canada (2005), U16 team to US (2006)

- Michael O’Keeffe NZ U17 World Cup team (2007) Captained team in 1-0 loss to Korea

Golf

- MBC Team 6th at Nationals (2001), 5th in NZ (2003), 8th in N.Z. (2005)

- Luke Jackson 4th in Individual competition NZSS Golf Championships (2007)  

Hockey   

- 1st XI Coaches Cup Winner (2003)

- Runners Up Johnson Cup (2007)

- Runners Up India Shield (2008)

-  11th in Rankin Cup (top SS grade) (2009)

Javelin   

- Karl Fitzpatrick, 3rd in age group in NZ (2002), SISS Champion (2004)

Lawn Bowls

- Matt Gallop N.Z. U18 Team (2004).

Moto Cross

- Bradley Wadsworth NZ team at Oceania Champs (2004)

Mountain Biking

- Calvin Wilson 3rd, Sam McCloy 5th, Sam Reed 6th (2003)

- Sam Reed 3rd SISS Road Championships.

- Richard Anderson, 1st NZSS  Senior X Country (2009)

- Richard Anderson, NZ U19 Rep at World Championships (2009)

- Richard Anderson, SISS Senior Champion (2009)

Road Cycling

- Elijah May NZ U17 team to Australia and New Caledonia (2004)

Rowing

- Maadi Cup (2007) one silver and three bronzes in A finals

-SISS Champs: Gold in U18 Eight, U18 Four, U18 Pairs, U17 Double (2009)

Rugby

- Jeremy Manning, Todd Nicholas, Aaron Bancroft SISS team (2003).

- 1st XV Crusaders Regional Rugby competition, 4th(2002), 6th (2004), 4th (2005), 2nd (2006), 2nd (2008), 5th (2009)

- Hamish Cochrane, Maia King, Adam Goldsworthy, Quentin MacDonald, Fo'ou Tiueti, SISS team (2006)

- Jonny Tiueti, Tyrone Elkington SSIS reps (2009)

- Hamish Cochrane, Quentin MacDonald, Adam Goldsworthy (non-travelling reserve) NZSS team that beat Australia (2006)

Softball

- South Island Div 2 Champion 2006, 2007 

- Nik Hayes NZ U19 team (2007)

Small Bore Rifle Shooting

- 2nd in NZ Secondary School Championships (2003), 1st N.Z. Winchester Postal Shoot 2004, 3rd (2006)

-Willy Roundhill NZSS team (2006)

- Alex Pecchenino NZSS team against England (2007)

- Winners of Masefield Challenge Shield for Fullbore competition (2007)

- Top of the South Small-bore Champions (2007)

Special Olympics

- Dale Smit: 4 Gold medals (5000m, 800m, 1500m and relay) at Westport, (2003).

Taekwondo

- Jason Scorer won silver and bronze in Australia in his grade.

Touch Rugby

- MBC team South Island Champion (2002), qualified Nationals 2004, 2009

 Team Sailing

- Scott Fyfe 4th in World Splash finals, Split, Croatia (2007), 5th in World Splash finals, Portugal (2008)

- Declan Burn World Champion Splash Class, Wales, 2009

- Taylor Burn NZ rep Optimist Worlds, Brazil, 2009

- Tasman Regional Winners, 7th in NZ, 2009

Cultural

Debating

- Winner of inaugural Nelson/Marlborough Debating Tournament (2004)

- Jonno Kenyon and James Hurndell in Nelson Marlborough Regional Debating team (2007)

Music

- Barbershop Quartet - Winner Canterbury Schools Barbershop competition (2004)

- MBC Jazz Band participation in Southern Jam Jazz Festival (2008, 2009)

Food Technology

- Chris Mosley, winner of national final N.Z. Beef and Lamb Marketing Board (2004), Josh Young winner (2006)

- Josh Young silver at NZ Culinary Fair, silver in team at CPIT Salon Culinaire competition, silver in Katrina Gordon Trade Show, (2007)

Future Problem Solving team

- winner of NZ finals (2007), and representatives in USA (2008)

Combined Colleges Productions

- Fame (2003), South Pacific (2004), Paris (2005), Hair (2006), Buddy Holly (2007), Beauty and the Beast (2008), West Side Story (2009)

Nelson Marlborough Regional Rockquest

– Wayne Waghorn, Best Original Composition (2005)

Brass

- David Moseley, National Youth Band (2005, 2006)

- David Moseley, Neil Hampton, Matt Patchett, NZSS Brass Band (2005)

- Stephen Moseley, Jim Evans, National Youth Brass Band Tour of Japan, 2009

Drama

- Kurt Ward, Young Shakespeare Company 2007 to Stratford-upon-Avon

- Jacob Beullens,  Young Shakespeare Company 2010 to Stratford-upon-Avon

- Otago University/Sheilah Winn festival finals: Best 15 minute student directed performance, Best StageCombat, Most Elizabethan

Young Enterprise Scheme

- Refresh Corporation National Finalists 2007