For the third year in a row, the MAGS team has won the Auckland Xterra Series.
The last of the six trail runs in the series was at Riverhead Forest and MAGS came in leading the teams event.
The race was through forested and recently deforested areas of Riverhead, and included a huge amount of slippery clay slopes and muddy trails. The MAGS runners all put in a strong performance and their combined race placings contributed to the overall first place for the team. Two runners, Harry Thurman and Oliver Bulman, also won their respective distance divisions.
Individual Placings from Race 6: 1st Oliver Bulman (Mid course), 2nd Liam Grozev (Mid course), 5th Jack Cavanagh (Mid course), 1st Hannah Houghton (Mid course), 2nd Holly Bannister (Short course), 3rd Sonali Mistry (Short course), 4th Ella Mitchell (Short course), 4th John Stirling (Short course).
Overall Placings from Series (combined six races): 1st Harry Thurman (Long course), 2nd Liam Thompson (Long course), 1st Oliver Bulman (Mid course), 2nd Liam Grozev (Mid course), 3rd Jonty De Pledge (Mid course), 2nd Holly Bannister (Short course), 3rd Ella Mitchell (Short course).