Novice Shearing Heats
Golden Shears 2026
Top 12 competitors have qualified for the next round.
| Place | Competitor | Location | Time | Board | Pen | Total | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ★ | Maia BuickQualified | Masterton | 14.232 | 0 | 2 | 16.232 [Q] | 4:44.650 |
| 2 ★ | Tsenden-Ish JargalsaikhanQualified | Sukhbaatar | 8.845 | 3 | 6 | 17.845 +1.61 [Q] | 2:56.903 |
| 3 ★ | Lexi YoungQualified | Gisborne | 10.961 | 7 | 3 | 20.961 +4.73 [Q] | 3:39.211 |
| 4 ★ | Ngahuia SalmondQualified | Te Kuiti | 8.683 | 1 | 12 | 21.683 +5.45 [Q] | 2:53.656 |
| 5 ★ | Samuel LawsonQualified | Napier Boys High School | 11.219 | 5 | 6 | 22.219 +5.99 [Q] | 3:44.378 |
| 6 ★ | Oliver SelbyQualified | Pukemiro Cadetship | 17.452 | 3 | 2 | 22.452 +6.22 [Q] | 5:49.047 |
| 7 ★ | Paris Maraki-HarrisonQualified | Gisborne | 7.477 | 8 | 7 | 22.477 +6.25 [Q] | 2:29.535 |
| 8 ★ | Justine EerdenQualified | Houten | 12.597 | 3 | 7 | 22.597 +6.37 [Q] | 4:11.946 |
| 9 ★ | Oliver BambryQualified | Pahiatua | 13.756 | 4 | 7 | 24.756 +8.52 [Q] | 4:35.125 |
| 10 ★ | Charlie WhitesideQualified | Napier Boys High School | 11.412 | 11 | 4 | 26.412 +10.18 [Q] | 3:48.230 |
| 11 ★ | Sam WhitesideQualified | Napier Boys High School | 10.972 | 13 | 3 | 26.972 +10.74 [Q] | 3:39.450 |
| 12 ★ | Riley PriestQualified | Pukemiro Cadetship | 13.305 | 12 | 2 | 27.305 +11.07 [Q] | 4:26.101 |
| 13 | Cleveland Pue | Raetihi | 14.358 | 11 | 2 | 27.358 +11.13 | 4:47.163 |
| 14 | Rikihana Salmond | Te Kuiti | 11.667 | 7 | 10 | 28.667 +12.44 | 3:53.343 |
| 15 | Campbell Ellingham | Lindisfarne College - Hawkes Bay | 12.937 | 9 | 7 | 28.937 +12.71 | 4:18.735 |
| 16 | Rob Merridrew | Napier Boys High School | 12.54 | 13 | 5 | 30.54 +14.31 | 4:10.810 |
| 17 | Travis Wilson | Napier Boys High School | 12.732 | 11 | 7 | 30.732 +14.50 | 4:14.649 |
| 18 | Sophie White | Smedley | 11.279 | 6 | 14 | 31.279 +15.05 | 3:45.588 |
| 19 | Luke Smillie | Pukemiro Cadetship | 16.731 | 10 | 5 | 31.731 +15.50 | 5:34.610 |
| 20 | Sophie Chandler | Pukemiro Cadetship | 17.898 | 4 | 10 | 31.898 +15.67 | 5:57.963 |
| 21 | Connor Rose | Napier Boys High School | 12.324 | 14 | 6 | 32.324 +16.09 | 4:06.490 |
| 22 | Sophie Storrar | Napier | 12.429 | 12 | 9 | 33.429 +17.20 | 4:08.586 |
| 23 | Jack Aitken-Cade | Smedley | 11.007 | 18 | 5 | 34.007 +17.78 | 3:40.144 |
| 24 | William Foster | Lindisfarne College | 11.502 | 14 | 9 | 34.502 +18.27 | 3:50.047 |
| 25 | Harry Carlsen | Masterton | 11.796 | 13 | 10 | 34.796 +18.56 | 3:55.924 |
| 26 | Abbey Curnow | Bendigo | 8.142 | 20 | 7 | 35.142 +18.91 | 2:42.846 |
| 27 | Lachie Butler | Lindisfarne College - Hawkes Bay | 14.206 | 15 | 6 | 35.206 +18.97 | 4:44.124 |
| 28 | Cooper Ellingham | Lindisfarne College - Hawkes Bay | 16.724 | 14 | 5 | 35.724 +19.49 | 5:34.482 |
| 29 | Ben Clouston | Napier Boys High School | 11.772 | 17 | 7 | 35.772 +19.54 | 3:55.440 |
| 30 | Jack Stableford | Napier Boys High School | 8.85 | 14 | 13 | 35.85 +19.62 | 2:56.991 |
| 31 | Baljinnyam Ganbaatar | Ulaanbaatar | 14.082 | 15 | 9 | 38.082 +21.85 | 4:41.645 |
| 32 | Fletcher Kopua | Smedley | 7.369 | 12 | 19 | 38.369 +22.14 | 2:27.375 |
| 33 | Fergus Roe | Dannevirke | 13.694 | 13 | 13 | 39.694 +23.46 | 4:33.883 |
| 34 | Robbie Evans | Smedley | 10.722 | 24 | 5 | 39.722 +23.49 | 3:34.447 |
| 35 | Maddie Butler | Iona College - Hawkes Bay | 17.324 | 11 | 12 | 40.324 +24.09 | 5:46.488 |
| 36 | Chris Weber | Pukemiro Cadetship | 13.492 | 21 | 6 | 40.492 +24.26 | 4:29.831 |
| 37 | Sophie Orchard | Smedley | 21.357 | 7 | 15 | 43.357 +27.13 | 7:07.132 |
| 38 | Wilbur Kittow | Napier Boys High School | 11.418 | 14 | 18 | 43.418 +27.19 | 3:48.369 |
| 39 | James Butt | Lindisfarne College - Hawkes Bay | 11.486 | 22 | 11 | 44.486 +28.25 | 3:49.727 |
| 40 | Will Long | Smedley | 7.794 | 27 | 13 | 47.794 +31.56 | 2:35.874 |
| 41 | Bailey Morris | Masterton | 13.453 | 22 | 13 | 48.453 +32.22 | 4:29.061 |
| 42 | Harry McGlade | Smedley | 13.092 | 27 | 9 | 49.092 +32.86 | 4:21.844 |
| 43 | Brent Dickson | Eketahuna | 13.79 | 21 | 15 | 49.79 +33.56 | 4:35.794 |
| 44 | Skye Elkink | Woodford House - Hawkes Bay | 12.966 | 21 | 17 | 50.966 +34.73 | 4:19.329 |
| 45 | Spencer Newman | Smedley | 10.044 | 29 | 12 | 51.044 +34.81 | 3:20.883 |
| 46 | Jimmy Thomas | Smedley | 7.989 | 25 | 20 | 52.989 +36.76 | 2:39.782 |
| 47 | Tom Robinson | Pukemiro Cadetship | 13.397 | 34 | 9 | 56.397 +40.17 | 4:27.940 |
| 48 | Jalen Salomen | Te Anau | 8.364 | 35 | 15 | 58.364 +42.13 | 2:47.284 |
| 49 | Abby shaw | Iona College | 10.98 | 33 | 25 | 68.98 +52.75 | 3:39.609 |
| 50 | Seth Mellis-Glynn | Smedley | 12.225 | 50 | 16 | 78.225 +61.99 | 4:04.509 |