Rotorua riders impress at BMX champs

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Rotorua was well represented on the podium at the North island BMX Championships held in Cambridge over the weekend.

Dave Mohi, a multi New Zealand and world championship medallist, won the 40 years plus division.

The annual Mighty 11s trans-Tasman clash against Australia saw the New Zealand female team, featuring Rotorua's Caitlin Flavell, retain the trophy 113-83. The New Zealand female team won the first day 67-50 and were dominant on the second day 46-32.

Te Awamutu's Rebecca Petch and junior world champion Maynard Peel from Pukekohe upset senior rivals to claim the North Island BMX elite titles in Cambridge.

Results:

Male:

5 and under (mixed): Nixon Banks (Hamilton ) 1, Max Hei Hei (Sunset Coast) 2, Hunter Wilkinson (New Plymouth) 3.

6 years: Oscar Newnham (East City) 1, Quinn Hookway (Sunset Coast) 2, Connor Hooper (Rotorua) 3.

7 years: Fraser Vaughan (AUS) 1, Matthew McFarlane (Nth Harbour) 2, Deacon Connor (Nth Harbour) 3.

8 years: Luke Brooke-Smith (Whangarei) 1, Blaise Boyle (Nth Harbour) 2, Trey Khamphan (Kapiti) 3.

9 years: Sam Cannon (East City) 1, Cooper Richardson (Nth Harbour) 2, Noah Walker (Cambridge) 3.

10 years: Harry Dormer (North Harbour) 1, Ben James (Alexandra) 2, Saxon Morgan (southland) 3.

11 years: Jake Earnest (Mountain Raiders) 1, Maddox Smythe (Cambridge) 2, Sam Hargraves (Wainuiomata) 3.

12 years: Karepa Heke-Kaiawha (Tauranga) 1, Logan Hall (Cambridge) 22, Daniel Butterworth (Rotorua) 3.

13 years: Bennett Greenough (Cambridge) 1, Cooper Merito (Te Awamutu) 2, Rico Bearman (Waitakere) 3.

14 years: Tasan Wakelin (North Canterbury) 1, Jono Sargison (Taupo) 2, Mason James (Te Awamutu) 3.

15 years: Cailen Calkin (Hamilton) 1, Jack Lupton (Te Awamutu) 2, Rico D'Anvers (Cambridge) 3.

16 years: Logan Hurst (Taupo) 1, Mark Harland-Croft (Taupo) 2, Ryan Jordan (Hamilton) 3.

17-29 years: Jarrod Browning (Cambridge) 1, Cohen Moore (Wainuiomata) 2, Daniel Bowers-Wilson (North Avon) 3.

30-39 years: Jason Waite (Hawkes Bay) 1, Kurt Bagby(East City) 2, Dave Waistell (Hutt Valley) 3.

40 plus: Dave Mohi (Rotorua) 1, Craig McIntosh (Taupo) 2, Kevin Brinsden (Hamilton) 3.

Elite: Maynard Peel (Sunset Coast) 1, Michael Bias(North Harbour) 2, Liam Perry(Kapiti) 3.

Females:

6 years: Meg Cannon (East City) 1, Kerah Leaf-Morrell (Kapiti) 2, Beth Walker (Cambridge) 3.

7 years: Kyamee Young (AUS) 1, Stephanie Alexander (AUS) 2, Tamai Riwhi (Alexandra) 3.

8 years: Molly Inia (Te Awamutu) 1, Willow Bourke (Tauranga) 2, Palton Taylor (sunset Coast) 3.

9 years: Lily Greenough (Cambridge) 1, Bellah Birchall (Rotorua) 2, Kellee Cryer (Cambridge) 3.

10 years: Greer Hall (Cambridge) 1, Tia Douglas (Cambridge) 2, Amy Davidson (Te Awamutu) 3.

11 years: Brooke Keown (Chch City) 1, Sophie Riddick (New Plymouth) 2, Ruby-Anne Smith (Gisborne) 3.

12 years: Megan Williams (Rotorua) 1, Jenna Hastings (Rotorua) 2, Abbey Simcock (Tauranga) 3.

13 years: Ruby Laidlaw (Southland) 1, Emma Pugh (Nth Harbour) 2. Tia Hastings-Thurgood (Cambridge) 3.

14 years: Charlie Lester-Rosson (Cambridge) 1, Phoebe Wallen (AUS0 2, Ella Hansen (Nth Canterbury 3.

15 years: Stevie-Lee Reuben (Hawkes Bay) 1, Baylee Luttrell (Hamilton) 2, Tenniele Botfield (AUS) 3.

16 years: Edan Whitlock (AUS) 1, Mackenzie Roberts-Craig (Sunset Coast) 2, Paris Dixon (Nth Harbour) 3.

17 plus: Toni James (Waitakere) 1, Caitlin Georgantas (Hutt Valley) 2, Chelsea Watton (Hamilton) 3.

Elite: Rebecca Petch(Te Awamutu) 1, 2nd Hannah Sarten(Te Awamutu) 2, Zoe Fleming(Papakura) 3.

Note: Cruiser class results on www.ezeventing.com.au