Results of the Otago Shearing and Woolhandling Championships

MEDIA RELEASE - RESULTS

On behalf of Shearing Sports New Zealand

Results of the Otago Shearing and Woolhandling Championships at Balclutha on Friday and Saturday, February 8-9, 2013:

Shearing:

Open final (20 sheep): Nathan Stratford (Invercargill) 17min 47.69sec, 61.835pts, 1; Cam Ferguson (Waipawa) 17min 16.06sec, 63.903pts, 2; John Kirkpatrick (Napier) 17min 51.78sec, 63.939pts, 3; David Fagan (Te Kuiti) 18min 10.5sec, 65.875pts, 4; Darin Forde (Lornville) 18min 2.75sec, 66.738pts, 5.

Senior final (12 sheep): Brett Roberts (Mataura) 14min 2.56sec, 55.128pts, 1; Cory Palmer (Dipton) 16min 30.11sec, 58.34pts, 2; Brooke Todd (Dipton) 13min 32.95sec, 58.565pts, 3; Rob Mainland (Invercargill) 13min 27.89sec, 58.978pts, 4; Jack Fagan (Te Kuiti) 14min 13.89sec, 59.278pts, 5.

Intermediate final (6 sheep): David Gordon (Masterton) 8min 29.98sec, 33.099pts,1; Andrew Leith (Dipton) 7min 9.89sec, 39.695pts, 2; Alex Smith (Gisborne) 8min 55.5sec, 41.375pts, 3; Ethan Pankhurst (Masterton) 8min 42.83sec, 42.742pts, 4; David Jackson (Rolleston) 7min 35..91sec, 49.596pts, 5.

Junior final (4 sheep): Kahn Culshaw (Ashburton) 7min 35.66sec, 39.033pts, 1; Corey Smith (Rakaia) 8min 19.41sec, 41.971pts, 2; Pagan Rimene (Alexandra) 8min 19.7sec, 42.485pts, 3; Jan Hartman (Germany) 9min 13.25sec, 43.163pts, 4; Dylan Jones (Wales) 8min 37.98sec, 45.649pts, 5.

Woolhandling:

NZ Woolhandler of the Year:

Open final: Pagan Rimene (Masterton) 131.874pts, 1; Joel Henare (Gisborne) 138.5pts, 2; Tia Potae (Milton) 140.894pts, 3; Taiwha Nelson (Alexandra) 273.85pts, 4.

Senior final: Anne-Maree Kahukura (Omakau) 176.244pts, 1; Stevie Mason-Smallman (Taihape) 177.22pts, 2; Ataneta Puna (Napier) 222.618pts, 3; Juliette Lyon (Alexandra) 234.72pts, 4

Junior final: Emma Kate Rabbidge (Wyndham) 117.75pts, 1; Daine Rehe (Te Teko) 131.626pts, 2; Rhiann Jones (Wales) 135.1pts, 3; Waimarama Manukau (Gore) 204.876pts, 4.

South Island Woolhandling Circuit:

Open final: Pagan Rimene (Alexandra) 163.27pts, 1; Joel Henare (Gisborne) 165.938pts, 2; Keryn Herbert (Te Awamutu) 173.09pts, 3; Tina Rimene (Masterton) 193.2pts, 4; Amy Ruki (Invercargill) 235pts, 5; Taiwha Nelson (Alexandra) 253.47pts, 6.

Senior final: Anne-Maree Kahukura (Omakau) 112.44pts, 1; Cherie Peterson (Milton) 127.89pts, 2; Stevie Mason-Smallman (Taihape) 129.99pts, 3; Juliette Lyon (Alexandra) 175.74pts, 4.

Junior final: Daine Rehe (Te Teko) 98.74pts, 1; Sarah Higginson (Marlborough) 130.87pts, 2; Val Weatherburn (Gore) 150.99pts, 3.

Wool pressing:

Final: Gordon family 67.011pts, 1; Ken Payne (Balclutha) and Bruce Walker (Owaka) 92.131pts, 2.

ENDS

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