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25/4/2016

​New Zealand runners perform well at World Cross Country Championships

PictureNZ Cross Country team - Photo Credit https://www.facebook.com/sacredathletics/?fref=nf
New Zealand athletes and teams ran with distinction at the World School Cross Championships in Budapest, Hungary over the weekend.

The New Zealand boys’ and girls’ NZASSAA teams and school teams representing Sacred Heart College, Auckland (boys) and St Cuthbert’s College (girls) represented New Zealand at the championships, featuring over 700 runners from 26 countries.

Of the individual performances, Sacred Heart College, New Plymouth, runner Hannah O’Connor finished 6th overall in the international girls’ race, just behind a pair of Australians who took first and second, two Moroccans in third and fourth, and a Turkish runner in fifth.

In the school teams event, Sacred Heart College, Auckland finished second in the boys’ team race  - behind winners Turkey, and beating France in third and another 18 other countries further back.

Of note, Hannah was the youngest runner amongst the top 10 finishers, three years younger than one of the Australians and both Moroccans that finished ahead of her.

In a field of 70 starters, Bridie Edwards (Waimea College) was the second New Zealander home in the individual girls’ race, finishing 21st. Emmerson Deverell (King’s College, Auckland) was 28th, Isabella Kelly (New Plynouth Girls’ HS) was 33rd, Jane Lennox (Wanganui Collegiate) 34th and Georgia Clode (Baradene College) 38th.

Mitchell Small (St Andrew’s College) was the first New Zealand runner home in the international boys’ race, finishing 12th, behind a pair of Spaniards who clinched first and second. Isaiah Priddey (Hamilton BHS) was 16th, Nick Moulai (St Bede’s College) 22nd, Angus White (New Plymouth BHS) 26th, Joseph Clark (Westlake BHS) 28th and Christian Condor (Wanganui Collegiate) 38th. There were 69 starters.
The New Zealand girls team finished fifth in the 12-team national race.  The New Zealand boys’ team finished sixth of 12 teams, behind team winner Morocco. The top four runners' times counted for the final team points tally.

In a field of 139 athletes representing schools from throughout the world, the St Cuthbert’s team finished a credible eighth out of 24 teams in the 3600m girls school teams race, behind the winning Australian team.

Individually, Issie Robinson was their first runner home in 22nd place, a minute behind the Australian winner and with the Turkish runner second. Emily Pain was next home for St Cuthbert’s in 43rd place. The rest of the team all finished inside the top half of the field.

The Sacred Heart College boys’ team was next up in the 5400m boys school teams race, with all six runners finishing inside the top 25 in a starting field of 125 runners.

James Uhlenberg came home in fifth, just 25 seconds behind the winner from Turkey. Jacob Holmes was five seconds back from James in seventh; Jono Ansley finished 13th, Sean Paget 17th, Liam Miller 20th and James Matthews 24th.

In the school teams event, Sacred Heart College won the silver medal – New Zealand’s best ever finish at this event.
 
 


15/4/2016

Big athletics team for U20 world championships

PictureJames Preston
Athletics New Zealand has named a big team for the 2016 World Under 20 Track & Field Championships to be held in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz.
 
Sixteen athletes (nine women and seven men) have been selected for the July event with sprinters and relays teams dominating the team.
 
Twelve members of the team make up the men’s and women’s 4x100m relay squads and various 100m and 200m events, while two 800m runners, a shot putter and a hammer thrower complete the team.
 
Such is the current strength of junior women’s sprinting in New Zealand, three athletes have qualified for the 100m and four for the 200m. Each country can name up to three athletes for each event and two can run at the championships. 
 
Lucy Sheat, the fastest over 200m, setting New Zealand U18 and U17 records in March this year, has decided to concentrate on the 100m and relay.
 
Sprinters Zoe Hobbs and Georgia Hulls and shot putter Madison-Lee Wesche have all represented New Zealand at IAAF World Under 18 championships, while the other 13 members of the team will all make their world championship debuts.
 
New Zealand has won three golds at previous World Under 20 championships, all in shot put, to Valerie Adams and Jacko Gill (2), while there have been five other medallists over the 16 editions of the championships since 1986.
 
The most recent medallist is pole vaulter Eliza McCartney (bronze in 2014) who recently finished fifth at the World Indoor Championships and has high hopes for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
 
The team will be led by Athletics New Zealand High Performance Development Leader Tim Driesen.
 
Men
200m                    Hamish Gill
800m                    James Preston
4x100m Relay     Jordan Bolland, Hamish Gill, Jarvis Hansen, Ethan Holman, Jake Hurley, Jacob Matson
 
Women
100m                    Zoe Hobbs, Georgia Hulls, Lucy Sheat
200m                    Zoe Hobbs, Georgia Hulls, Olivia Eaton
800m                    Alison Andrews-Paul
4x100m Relay     Olivia Eaton, Georgia Hulls, Zoe Hobbs, Lucy Sheat, Brooke Somerfield, Briana Stephenson
Shot Put               Maddison-Lee Wesche
Hammer              Lauren Bruce
 
World Under 20 Championships
Bydgoszcz, Poland 
19 – 24 July 2016
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12/4/2016 Comments

Athletics Nationals - Just the winners

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100m             
Junior Girls     Genna Maples             Wanganui Collegiate
Junior Boys    Mogammad Smith      Kings College
Senior Girls    Lucy Sheat                   Marlborough Girls College
Senior Boys    Nick Smith                   Hutt Valley High School
                       
200m             
Junior Girls     Maia Broughton        Lincoln High School
Junior Boys    Dominic Overend      Auckland Grammar
Senior Girls    Lucy Sheat                  Marlborough Girls College
Senior Boys    Nick Smith                  Hutt Valley High School
                       
400m             
Junior Girls     Tyla Brunger              Wanganui Collegiate
Junior Boys    Mikael Starzynski      Wairarapa College
Senior Girls    Jess Hood                   St Pauls College
Senior Boys    Oliver Miller               St Peters College
                       
800m             
Junior Girls     Brianna Lee               Napier Girls High School
Junior Boys    Ryan Sutherland       Burnside High School
Senior Girls    Lily Trotter                 Christchurch Girls High School
Senior Boys    Tom Moulai               St Bedes College
                       
1500m                      
Junior Girls     Hannah O'Connor    Sacred Heart Girls College - New Plymouth
Junior Boys    Stuart Hofmeyr         Westlake Boys High School
Senior Girls    Ari Graham                St Andrews College
Senior Boys    Matthew Manning    St Kentigern College
                       
3000m                      
Junior Girls     Hannah O'Connor     Sacred Heart Girls College - New Plymouth
Junior Boys    Benjamin Wall            Palmerston North Boys High School
Senior Girls    Katherine Badham    Takapuna Grammar
Senior Boys    Nick Moulai                St Bedes College
                       
Hurdles                     
Junior Girls     Kayla Goodwin           Sacred Heart Girls College
Junior Boys    Roderick Solo              Scots College
Senior Girls    Cara Lonergan           Rangitoto College
Senior Boys    Tom Gill                      St Bedes College
                       
Long Hurdles            
Junior Girls     Olivia Burnham         Villia Maria College
Junior Boys    Mattheus Pio              Hamilton Boys High
Senior Girls    Tegan Duffy                Villia Maria College
Senior Boys    Oliver Miller               St Peters College
                       
Steeplechase             
Junior Girls     Charli Miller               St Peters Schol
Junior Boys    Murdoch McIntyre    Westlake Boys High School
Senior Girls    Tessa Webb               Fielding High School
Senior Boys    Joseph Clark             Westlake Boys High School
                       
4x100 Relay             
Junior Girls                 Wanganui Collegiate
Junior Boys                Sacred Heart College Auckland
Senior Girls                St Hildas Collegiate
Senior Boys                Wanganui Collegiate
                       
4x400 Relay             
Junior Girls                 Wanganui Collegiate
Junior Boys                Palmerston North Boys High School
Senior Girls                Vallia Maria College
Senior Boys                Kings High School
                       
High Jump                 
Junior Girls     Maddie Wilson          St Margarets College
Junior Boys    Tom Moloney             Auckland Grammar
Senior Girls    Alex Hyland                Onehunga High School
Senior Boys    Isaac Miller-Jose        Wellington College
                       
Pole Vault                  
Junior Girls     Jess Sheldon              Rangitoto College
Junior Boys    Francisco Claro          Wanganui Collegiate
Senior Girls    Olivia McTaggart       Kristin School
Senior Boys    James Steyn               Rangitoto College
                       
Long Jump                
Junior Girls     Kayla Goodwin          Sacred Heart Girls College - Waikato
Junior Boys    Roderick Solo             Scots College
Senior Girls    Ashleigh Bennett       Hawera High School
Senior Boys    Thomas Rawstrom    Tauranga Boys College
                       
Triple Jump              
Junior Girls     Kayla Goodwin                      Sacred Heart Girls College - Waikato
Junior Boys    Callum Stewart                       St Andrews College
Senior Girls    Atipa Mabonga                       Central Southland High School
Senior Boys    Christopher Goodwin           Hamilton Boys High School
                       
Shot Put                    
Junior Girls     Jaidyn Busch              Christchurch Girls College
Junior Boys    Connor Bell                 Long Bay College
Senior Girls    Maddison Wesche     Lynfield College
Senior Boys    Ryan Ballantyne        St Pauls Collegiate
                       
Discus            
Junior Girls     Kaia Tupu-South       Westlake Girls High School
Junior Boys    Connor Bell                Long Bay College
Senior Girls    Tatiana Kaumoana   Te Aroha College
Senior Boys    Gerard Ahnau            St Patricks College, Wellington
                       
Hammer                    
Junior Girls     Aimee Leigh Scott      Whangarei Girls High School
Junior Boys    Jordyn Hetaraka        Whangarei Boys High School
Senior Girls    Mellata Tatola            St Marys College
Senior Boys    Scott Gregory            Whangarei Boys High School
                       
Javelin                       
Junior Girls     Tanya Murray           Santa Maria College
Junior Boys    Ethan Walker            Tokomairiro
Senior Girls    Caitlin Bonne            St Margarets College
Senior Boys    Anton Schroeder     Otago Boys High School
                       
Race Walk                 
Open Girls      Alice Ritchie               Craighead Dio
Open Boys      Michael McElwee      Sacred Heart College Auckland
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8/4/2016

Finn Seeds – The Seeds Of Success

PictureFinn Seeds - HIBS
Finn Seeds from Hutt International Boys’ School has been untouchable in junior athletics this season. The Year 9 hasn’t suffered defeat in either the 800m or 1500m and in fact became so restless by his dominance he was grateful for the stern resistance he faced at the North Island Championships in Auckland over the weekend.

“I improved my PB in the 800m by two seconds. I was forced to by Jude Darby from North Harbour. He is a really tough competitor and pushed me all the way, Seeds says.

Finn's winning time was 2:05.06s. In the 1500m he defeated Derby by four seconds finishing with a time of 4:19.57s.

Improving times has been a major focus for Seeds this season. He says dropping under 2:10s for the 800m and 4:30s for the 1500m have been major milestones.

“My favourite victories this season were probably at the Hutt Zone’s where I dropped under those times and won by quite a lot.”

In the 800m he enjoyed a 13-second advantage over his nearest rival while in the 1500m he smashed the field by 21 seconds and broke the previous event record by 11 seconds.

At the Wellington Championships he ran ever quicker. He won the 800/1500m double in record times. In the 800m he ran 2:07.78s beating the previous record set by Max Press (St. Pats Silverstream) of 2:07:88s in 2013. In the 1500m he ran 4:20.18s, eclipsing Nic Pointon’s (Scots College) mark of 4:29:28s in 2010. Seeds beat teammate George Harrington by 24 seconds.

Seeds started running in Year 7 and running competitively in June last year. He previously played cricket, football and swimming. Running runs deep in the family. Seeds' father was a regional champion in the North West of England.

Seeds trains at the Trentham Harriers and Upper Hutt Athletics Clubs. He is coached by Wellington stalwarts Darryl Robinson and Don Dalgleish.
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“I would like to thank my coaches and parents for their support. It’s been a great season. I will be working hard over the winter and hope to do well at the Nationals in December,” Seeds concludes.

7/4/2016

Joseph Clark – Hungary For Running

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Joseph Clark was a keen footballer at Westlake Boys’ High School until he was noticed running by Thenus Strydom, the schools’ distance running teacher. Strydom convinced Clark he should take running seriously and the results have been spectacular.


Clark is the Auckland Secondary Schools intermediate Cross Country Champion and has been involved in Westlake’s successful three and six man teams that have captured national honours.
Additionally he is the open Auckland and North Island 2000m steeplechase champion. Clark has only competed in the event twice and on both occasions cleaned up. On Saturday he improved his personal best by 13 seconds in claiming North Island honours.

Next week Clark will represent New Zealand in Budapest, Hungary in the teams’ event at the World Secondary Schools’ Cross Country Championships. Clark’s achievements are a real reflection of his discipline.

“When I started running my attitude was pretty casual. I would just turn up, but when results started to go my way I decided to work harder and the sacrifices I have made have helped me reach some of my goals,” Clark admits.
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Clark suffered a violent flu before the National Cross Country Championships in Dunedin last year and faded badly to finish a disappointing 18th place. As the Auckland Champion he was given a lifeline by the New Zealand selectors and took up steeplechase running to improve his endurance and speed.
 ”Steeplechase requires more strength than cross country because of the hurdles. Building up strength in my legs has helped improve my speed. I have enjoyed the new challenge,” Clark says.
Hungary will present a formidable challenge. Clark concedes it’s a venture into the unknown.
“I don’t really know a lot about Hungary, the course we are going to run or the competition we are going to face, but I know it will be tough. We have raised a lot of money to get there so we are determined to do our best.”
The six-man Sacred Heart College team will also compete at the Championships.


New Zealand Cross Country TeamChristian Conder (Captain) – Wanganui Collegiate School
Joseph Clark – Westlake Boys’ High School
Nick Moulai – St Bede’s College
Isaiah Priddey – Hamilton Boys’ High School
Mitchell Small – St Andrew’s College

6/4/2016

Records tumble at NISS Athletics...

PictureNick Smith (100m SB Champion 10.80s) - Photo Credit, Jo Murray
The athletics season culminated over the weekend with the North and South Island Secondary Schools championships. The North Island version was held in Auckland and there were several outstanding performances.
 
Girls
Hastings Georgia Hulls was undoubtedly the star performer of the entire meeting. She was the only quadruple winner capturing the senior 100, 200 and 400m titles as well as a relay gold. The National 100m champion didn't break any records, but her times were tidy. In the 400m she ran 57.03s. In the 200m she ran 24.65s and completed victory in the 100m with a time 12.18s which wasn't the fastest of the weekend. In the heat's of the intermediate 100m Gabriella Hayton ran a record 12 seconds flat. In the final she beat Kristen Clausen with a time of 12.22s. The finishing order was the same in the 200m decider.

In the Junior sprints Genna Maples completed the 100/200m double and was a member of the winning Wanganui relay team.

Other multiple winners were:
Charli Miller - Junior 1500 & 3000m.
Isabella Phanivong - Junior triple & long jump.
Kaia Tupu-South - Junior shot put & discus.
Tatiana Kaumoana - Intermediate shot put & discus.
Hannah O'Connor - Intermediate 1500 & 3000m.
Ashleigh Bennett - Senior long & triple jump.
Lisa Putt - Intermediate long jump, triple jump and 4x100.
 
The Records broken and not previously mentioned were:
Charli Miller - Junior 3000m, 10:06.59s (Previous Record: Hannah O’Connor, 10:10.64s, 2015)
Hannah O'Connor - Intermediate 3000m, 9:36.92s (Previous Record: O Jesson 9:59.35s, 1996)
Tanya Murray - Intermediate Javelin, 42.41m (Previous Record: Emma Fulbrook, 41.56m, 2013)
Maddison Wesche - Senior Shot Put, 15.66m (Previous Record: Diana Oloapu, 14.90m, 2015)
Mellata Tatola - Intermediate Hammer Throw, 52.77m (Previous Record: Emma Kruszona, 48.30m, 2013)
Libby Leikis - PARA 100m, 16.31s
 
Boys
In the boys event perhaps the performance of the weekend was that of Oliver Miller in the senior 400m. The St. Peter's College sprinter ran 48.55s to break the 36 year old record of Waikato's R. Aldridge.
Finn Seeds from Hutt International Boys' School capped his impressive season by winning the 800/1500m double while Nicholas Smith from Hutt Valley High School was another athletic to flourish from the capital. Smith won the 100/200m senior double.

Dominic Overend from Auckland and Jack Lewer from Manawatu were the only athletes to break two records each. Overend won the 80m hurdles in 11.03s and the long jump by leaping 6.40m. Lewer set new landmarks in the AWD shot put and discus. Ryan Ballantyne from St. Paul's Collegiate was in record breaking form. He threw 19.61m in the senior shot put becoming the first individual to pass the 19m barrier at the event.

Isaiah Priddey was fiercely challenged by Theo Quax (Son of Dick) in the senior 1500m, but cruised to a 12 second triumph in the 3000m.
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Multiple winners included:
Zion Trigger-Faitele - Junior Shot Put & Discus
James Guthrie-Croft - Intermediate 100 & 200m
Max Spencer - Intermediate 800 & 1500m

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