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14/12/2015
Nick Willis Praises Priddey Isaiah Priddey from Hamilton Boys’ High School was the most dominant track athlete at the National Secondary Schools’ Track and Field championships in Timaru.
He won the junior 3000m and later broke Daniel Hoy’s 2013 record in the 1500m. Priddey ran 3:57.19 which was 10 seconds faster than his nearest rival Max Spencer from Rathkeale College and eight seconds quicker than the senior winner, Guy Kilmister from Auckland Grammar School. Earlier in the year Priddey won the national junior cross country title. His rapid times have caught the attention of Nick Willis who has a message for Priddey. “It’s great to see you running so well at such a young age mate. Hope you enjoy all the sport has to offer and don’t put too much pressure on yourself too soon. I’m still improving at age 32, and still having fun!” On January 20, 2001, Willis ran the mile in a schoolboy record time of 4 minutes 1.33 seconds. That time is potentially reachable for Priddey when he is a Year 13 in two years time if he follows the progression of Wills and gets faster. Despite such a commanding victory Priddey ran with the strain of a headache and backed up from the 3000m a day earlier. “I was unsure how the 1500m would go because of the 3000m the day before. I was happy my training partners Sam Montgomerie and Connor Tristram both made the 1500m final because I could work off them,” Priddey concedes. Priddey had a simple strategy. “My strategy was to get out in front and push hard. I started a lot faster than usual. I think the hype of the event sort of impairs judgement. I wanted to start quickly, but I went out a bit too hard. It’s lucky I still had some petrol left in the tank,” Priddey reflects. Priddey previously ran under four minutes at an Auckland club night, but there wasn’t any indication he would repeat that effort leading into Nationals. Since winning the National Cross Country title in June times have been tough for Priddey. “There weren’t too many highlights after Cross Country Nationals. At the National Club Cross Country champs in Christchurch I ran a disappointing race and the same thing happened at the Australian Junior champs,” Priddey admits. The 3000m was a grueling race. Nick Moulai from St. Bede’s College had run a time of 8:40 and was a major threat for the title. Priddey describes the North Island versus South Island tussle. “My strategy was to sit on him for as long as I could and with the improved speed I have been working on, try to come home faster than him. It was a slow, hard race, but I passed Nick with about 450 metres to go so I had a long way to sprint which took its toll after the race,” he says. For the remainder of the season Priddey hopes to run faster times, all working towards the ISF World Cross Country Championships in April. Note: Daniel Hoy from Westlake BHS won a silver medal at the Junior Olympics in the triathlon last year. Just for a bit of fun, we have compared the school medal counts against the 2012 Olympics ... How did your school rank? Certainly this is a lot closer than the actual olympics... Perhaps this should be included for next years champs... Make Nationals a team event to get more of the top athletes along... thoughts?
13/12/2015
Jumping For FreedomThe Vaha’akolo family named their son Freedom to symbolise their desire of raising a boy who expressed himself and took opportunities those less fortunate don’t receive.
Until recently the sentiment behind the name was being abused Freedom confesses. “I had some rough patches. I did some things I shouldn’t have done and moved schools. This year was my first regular year of full sport in high school, ” he says. Freedom was a member of the Auckland Grammar School First XV rugby team and later earned selection for the New Zealand Barbarians. In athletics he won his first National senior Secondary Schools triple jump title to go with the five Auckland and two North Island gold medals he had previously won. Freedom was the overwhelming favourite to win the triple jump and duly delivered leaping 13.95m which was well ahead of William Swan from James Hargest High School who jumped 13.81m. Freedom only took two of the available six jumps. “I went as hard as I could on the first jump and took the lead. A lot of jumpers like to take all six jumps in the hope of improving on their previous score. I like to save energy and jump only when I have to,” he says. Keen on athletics Freedom has been contacted to the Auckland Rugby Academy next year and will concentrate mostly on that sport. “I really like athletics because there is a special bond between the competitors. Training is lonely and we all understand that so when we get together it’s quite social. However it’s hard to balance both athletics and rugby and rugby is a big opportunity,” Freedom explains. Freedom in his first season of First XV rugby made the most of his chances. His quick feet and illusive running caught the attention of national selectors. His stunning try on Land Rover First XV rugby in the Grammar v King’s game was especially noteworthy. “I knew some of the history, but I didn’t realise how big the game was until I actually played in it. My first touch of the ball was a mistake so I was determined to make amends. I saw a hole and just went for it,” he says. Despite the 40-meter solo Grammar found themselves down 13-10 heading into the last minute. Against the head halfback Melino Fineanganofo dramatically stole the ball from the scrum and scored a try. Did Freedom honestly expect such an ending? “I always back our team to win as long as the clock is ticking, but that was a great play by Melino,” he says. Grammar lost twice to St. Kentigern College by three and two points respectfully to surrender the 1A title. “I wouldn’t have done anything differently. Those were close games between two good teams. They could have gone either way, but I guess that’s sport. I honestly thought my best game was the final,” Freedom stresses. Freedom was in fine form for the New Zealand Barbarians. He scored a try in the narrow defeat to the New Zealand Schools where the Barbarians made a strong point. “A couple of small mistakes cost us, but I honestly think we had a more united team and surprised New Zealand. For three days we were put in a camp with no cell phone reception. I think this brought us together because it forced us to socialise and show how much we wanted it,. You have to stay humble and alert all the time,” Freedom concludes.  Lucy Sheat - Photo Credit Jo Murray The girls’ sprints at last weekend’s NZSS Athletics Championships lived up to their billing as some of the most hotly contested events of the Timaru meet.
Leah Belfield from Te Awamatu College did the Junior Girls’ 100m-200m double. The Senior Girls’ 100m was won by New Plymouth Girls’ High School’s Zoe Hobbs, defending her title, with Havelock North High School’s Georgia Hulls second and Tauranga Girls’ College’s Brooke Somerfield third. Marlborough Girls’ College’s Lucy Sheat took out the Senior Girls’ 200m final, in a strong field that also included Georgia, New Plymouth pair Zoe and defending champion Olivia Eaton and St Hilda’s Collegiate flyer Caitlyn George. Lucy was rapt with her win, in a new personal best time of 24.38 seconds. “It was great to win and I wasn’t expecting it,” she told College Sport Media this week. “You never know how it’s going to go, there are so many other athletes running very similar times and it just comes down to the day.” Also a 100m runner, Lucy explained her reasons to just concentrate on the 200m at Timaru. “I just thought to lighten my load up a bit. I didn’t have the best build-up, including getting the flu. So I thought it would be best to focus on the 200m and it paid off.” Lucy had three races. “I had a heat on Saturday and a semi-final and a final on Sunday. I won my heat and got second in my semi-final to 100m winner Zoe.” In the final she lined up in lane 4. “Zoe was on the inside of me in lane 3, Olivia was in lane 5 and Georgia in lane 6, so it was a good lane to be in with the others all around me.” Lucy has just finished Year 11, so she still has two years to go in the senior secondary school ranks. She’s got a busy summer of racing to look forward to now. “Coming up I have the Classic Series of meets, which is quite nice as I’ll be teaming up with Zoe, Georgia and Olivia in the New Zealand Junior Relay team. So that will be really nice to focus on that and try and qualify for the Junior 2016 Worlds [supposed to be in Russia]. It will be cool to run with my rivals in a team.” Earlier this year, Lucy travelled to Australia to the Junior Australian Championships in Sydney and got a pair of silvers in the 100m and 200m events – with Georgia claiming gold in both events. She then went to Samoa with the New Zealand team for the Youth Commonwealth Games and got fourth in both the 100m and 200m finals. In the 200m she dipped under the 24 second mark (23.99) for the first time, although this was wind assisted and didn’t count as a personal best. Lucy said she got into athletics through family. “My brother and sister used to do athletics and I went along with them and enjoyed it and discovered I could run fast.” Lucy was Marlborough Girls’ College’s Sportsperson of the Year for 2015. She also enjoys hockey, but this year had to put that on hold to concentrate on her running commitments. In the classroom, she had just finished NCEA Level 1 where her favoured subjects include chemistry and maths. She said her short-term goals are to train hard for the sprints and to see where the future takes her.  Phoebe Edwards - 3x medals. Photo Credit: Jo Murray Girls 3k Road Race Year 9
1 Eva Pringle St Andrews Colle 10:35.80 2 Caitlyn Alabaster Wanganui Collegi 10:39.44 3 Bailey Peterson Burnside High Sc 10:51.72 Boys 3k Road Race Year 9 1 Benjamin Wall Palmerston North 9:10.80 2 Murdoch McIntyre Westlake Boys Hi 9:16.00 3 Jaxon Taylor Southland Boys H 9:20.35 Boys 4k Road Race Junior 1 Alexander Hull Kerikeri High Sc 12:14.80 2 Connor Tristram Hamilton Boys Hi 12:26.34 3 Matthew Clough Ashburton Colle 12:35.01 Girls 4k Road Race Junior 1 Amelia Persson Christchurch Gir 13:53.66 2 Arleah Tippins Tauranga Girls' 14:19.24 3 Louise Daly Marian College 14:21.17 Boys 6k Road Race Senior 1 Oliver Chignell John McGlashan C 18:21.40 2 Joey Dwyer Cashmere High Sc 18:49.70 3 Bradley Hall Westlake Boys Hi 18:54.70 Girls 4k Road Race Senior 1 Hanna English St Kentigern Col 13:56.66 2 Siana Worthington Christchurch Gir 14:18.25 3 Jane Lennox Wanganui Collegi 14:23.70 Boys 2000 Meter Road Race Para Junior 1 Christian Murphy Halswell Res 9:30.45 2 Finn Pollock Papanui High Sc 9:32.37 3 Guy Harrison Napier Boys High 9:36.77 Girls 2000 Meter Road Race Para Junior 1 April Haig Rangiora High Sc 15:45.41 Boys Javelin Throw 700 Junior 1 Jermaine Malaga The Manurewa 51.23m 2 Dean Andrews Roncalli College 46.28m 3 Bob Martin East Otago High 45.18m Girls Javelin Throw 500 Junior 1 Tanya Murray Sancta Maria Col 40.60m 2 Jessica Senior Southland Girls 38.93m 3 Caitlin Bonne St Margaret's Co 36.79m Boys Javelin Throw 700 Senior 1 Aidan Smith Palmerston North 56.74m 2 Opetini Dryden Wanganui Collegi 55.28m 3 Josh Morgan-Ranui Wellington Colle 53.57m Girls Javelin Throw 500 Senior 1 Melkorka Leggett-H John Paul Colleg 38.79m 2 Eliza Harris Motueka High Sch 37.09m 3 Ruby Harper Roncalli College 36.13m Boys Shot Put 5kg Junior 1 Andrew Viane De La Salle Coll 15.31m 2 Nick Palmer Karamu High Scho 15.25m 3 Benet Kumeroa Auckland Grammar 13.54m Girls Shot Put 3kg Junior 1 Mellata Tatola St Mary's Colleg 14.94m 2 Tatiana Kaumoana Te Aroha College 13.05m 3 Seluvaia Aukafolau Southern Cross C 12.41m Boys Shot Put 5kg Senior 1 Ryan Ballantyne St Paul's Colleg 19.53m 2 Ben Power Hutt Internation 18.83m 3 Scott Gregory Whangarei Boys H 18.35m Girls Shot Put 3kg Senior 1 Maddison Wesche Lynfield College 15.37m 2 Palu Fia Palmerston North 13.55m 3 Ofa Hakeai Auckland Girls G 13.29m Boys Hammer Throw 4kg Junior 1 Anthony Barmes Westlake Boys Hi 52.65m 2 Nick Palmer Karamu High Scho 51.07m 3 Caleb Moore Edgecumbe Colleg 50.87m Girls Hammer Throw 3kg Junior 1 Mackenzie O'Neill Carmel College 52.34m 2 Mellata Tatola St Mary's Colleg 51.31m 3 Aimee-Leigh Scott Whangarei Girls 47.50m Boys Hammer Throw 5kg Senior 1 Scott Gregory Whangarei Boys H 64.13m 2 Anthony Nobilo Westlake Boys Hi 58.23m 3 Nicholas Hailes Pinehurst School 53.78m Girls Hammer Throw 3kg Senior 1 Emma Kruszona Wairarapa Colleg 50.15m 2 Amber-Lee Brown Te Wharekura 49.63m 3 Emma Ryan James Hargest HS 45.32m Boys Discus Throw 1.25kg Junior 1 Connor Bell Long Bay College 48.75m 2 Hamish Mears Taieri College 44.88m 3 Jack Nesdale Palmerston North 42.93m Girls Discus Throw 1.00kg Junior 1 Tatiana Kaumoana Te Aroha College 41.38m 2 Caitlin Bonne St Margaret's Co 39.14m 3 Mellata Tatola St Mary's Colleg 37.69m Boys Discus Throw 1.50kg Senior 1 Nathaniel Sulupo St Patricks Coll 56.74m 2 Scott Gregory Whangarei Boys H 54.80m 3 Ben Power Hutt Internation 53.62m Girls Discus Throw 1.00kg Senior 1 Christina Ryan Roncalli College 38.29m 2 Ofa Hakeai Auckland Girls G 38.08m 3 Larissa McKewen Cashmere High Sc 36.07m Boys Triple Jump Junior 1 Andrew Allan Gore High School 12.56m -1.0 2 Callum Stewart St Andrews Colle 12.50m 2.5 3 Jackson Stewart James Hargest HS 12.43m 1.2 Girls Triple Jump Junior 1 Lisa Putt St Kentigern Col 11.32m 3.2 2 Paige Witehira Mt Albert Gramma 10.64m 1.7 3 Imogen Ayris Takapuna Grammar 10.61m 1.3 Boys Triple Jump Senior 1 Freedom Vaha'akolo Auckland Grammar 13.95m 0.2 2 William Swan James Hargest HS 13.81m 1.8 3 David Van Den Boga Pukekohe High Sc 13.78m -0.4 Girls Triple Jump Senior 1 Atipa Mabonga Central Southlan 11.91m 1.5 2 Adriana Mawhinney Dunstan High Sch 11.45m 1.7 3 Katie Thompson Waimea College 11.35m 0.9 Boys Long Jump Junior 1 James Guthrie-Crof St Peter's Colle 6.36m -2.0 2 Edward Travers The Manurewa 6.33m -0.6 3 Cody House Christ's College 6.16m 0.4 Girls Long Jump Junior 1 Tegan Duffy Villa Maria Coll 5.23m 0.5 2 Kayla Goodwin Sacred Heart Gir 5.22m 0.6 3 Gloria Agnew Middleton Grange 5.18m 0.7 Boys Long Jump Senior 1 Felix McDonald Kings High Schoo 6.90m 0.7 2 Christopher Goodwin Hamilton Boys Hi 6.86m 0.7 3 Thomas Rawstrom Tauranga Boys Co 6.86m 0.7 Girls Long Jump Senior 1 Briana Stephenson Napier Girls Hig 5.92m 1.5 2 Pheobe Edwards Wellington E 5.77m 1.4 3 Florence De Bievre Iona College 5.60m 0.1 Boys High Jump Junior 1 Tyler Wood Hamilton Boys Hi 1.83m 2 Andrew Allan Gore High School 1.80m 3 Edward Travers The Manurewa 1.80m Girls High Jump Junior 1 Imogen Skelton Samuel Marsden C 1.67m 2 Cara Lonergan Rangitoto Colleg 1.64m 3 Lea Muetzel Freyberg High Sc 1.61m Boys High Jump Senior 1 Dean Van der Busse Shirley Boys Hig 1.99m 2 Liam Speer Massey High Scho 1.96m 3 Christopher Goodwi Hamilton Boys Hi 1.93m Girls High Jump Senior 1 Briana Stephenson Napier Girls Hig 1.69m 2 Alex Hyland Onehunga High Sc 1.66m 3 Pheobe Edwards Wellington E 1.63m Boys 100 Meter Junior Finals Wind: 1.0 1 James Guthrie-Crof St Peter's Colle 11.09 2 TJ Paea Liston College 11.48 3 Marcel Connal Auckland Grammar 11.49 Girls 100 Meter Junior Finals Wind: -0.9 1 Leah Belfield Te Awamutu Colle 12.68 2 Gabriella Hayton Baradene College 12.74 3 Kristen Clausen Rangitoto Colleg 12.83 Boys 100 Meter Senior Finals Wind: 1.0 1 Jordan Bolland Northcote Colleg 10.92 2 Nicholas Smith St Patricks Coll 10.93 3 Yuta Matsuo St Thomas of Can 11.04 Girls 100 Meter Senior Finals Wind: -0.1 1 Zoe Hobbs New Plymouth Gir 11.91 2 Georgia Hulls Havelock North H 11.97 3 Brooke Somerfield Tauranga Girls' 12.07 Boys 100 Meter Junior PA II Wind: 1.0 1 Jason Smith Papanui High Sc 13.02 2 Christian Murphy Halswell Res 13.74 3 Wiremu Manahi Allenvale School 13.88 Boys 100 Meter Senior PA II Wind: 1.7 1 Luke Hewitt Western Heig 12.27R 2 Bradley Garner Allenvale School 12.57 3 Te Huia Apaapa Waihi College 12.95 Wind: 0.2 1 Hayden Wilson Awatapu College 13.28 2 Braden Kendall Awatapu College 13.75 3 Korban McCallum Halswell Res 15.72 Girls 100 Meter Junior PA II Wind: -0.5 1 April Haig Rangiora High Sc 25.85 Girls 100 Meter Senior PA II 1 Caitlin Benson Timaru Girls' Hi 17.53 2 Brittany Sherriff Rangiora High Sc 18.72 3 Amy Sorrenson Awatapu College 19.05 Boys 100 Meter Senior PA CP Wind: 1.0 1 William Stedman Middleton Grange 13.09R Girls 100 Meter Senior PA CP Wind: -0.5 1 Libby Leikis Wellington Girls 16.52R 2 Christina Shepherd St Andrews Colle 23.15 Boys 1500 Meter Junior 1 Isaiah Priddey Hamilton Boys Hi 3:57.19R Record 2 Max Spencer Rathkeale Colleg 4:07.55 3 Nathan Hill Otago Boys High 4:07.70 Girls 1500 Meter Junior 1 Hannah O'Connor Sacred Heart Gir 4:42.08 2 Akeira Worthington Christchurch Gir 4:42.46 3 Tessa Hunt Wellington E 4:46.04 Boys 1500 Meter Senior 1 Guy Kilmister Auckland Grammar 4:05.05 2 Harry Ewing St Peter's Schoo 4:05.47 3 James Uhlenberg Sacred Heart Col 4:06.03 Girls 1500 Meter Senior 1 Charlotte Blair Burnside High Sc 4:32.69 2 Hannah Miller Southland Girls 4:34.73 3 Maiya Christini St Mary's Colleg 4:40.28 Boys 200 Meter Junior Finals Wind: 0.5 1 James Guthrie-Crof St Peter's Colle 22.57 2 Marcel Connal Auckland Grammar 23.34 3 Sam King Christ's College 23.36 Girls 200 Meter Junior Finals Wind: -0.1 1 Leah Belfield Te Awamutu Colle 26.02 2 Kristen Clausen Rangitoto Colleg 26.37 3 Teloni Nkhalamba St Cuthbert's Co 26.51 Boys 200 Meter Senior Finals Wind: -2.7 1 Jordan Bolland Northcote Colleg 22.57 2 Rory O'Neill Kings High Schoo 22.84 3 Jonty Morison Rathkeale Colleg 22.93 Girls 200 Meter Senior Finals Wind: -0.3 1 Lucy Sheat Marlborough Girl 24.38 2 Georgia Hulls Havelock North H 24.61 3 Zoe Hobbs New Plymouth Gir 24.98 Boys 200 Meter Junior PA II Wind: -0.9 1 Jason Smith Papanui High Sc 28.06 2 Wiremu Manahi Allenvale School 28.58 3 Christian Murphy Halswell Res 29.26 Boys 200 Meter Senior PA II Wind: -1.9 1 Luke Hewitt Western Heig 25.17R 2 Bradley Garner Allenvale School 26.61 3 Te Huia Apaapa Waihi College 27.13 Wind: -0.7 1 Hayden Wilson Awatapu College 27.10 2 Braden Kendall Awatapu College 29.59 3 Bret Genet-Rentoul Rangiora High Sc 35.14 Girls 200 Meter Junior PA II Wind: 0.4 1 April Haig Rangiora High Sc 58.19 Girls 200 Meter Senior PA II 1 Brittany Sherriff Rangiora High Sc 40.63 2 Amy Sorrenson Awatapu College 46.24 Boys 200 Meter Senior PA CP Wind: -0.9 1 William Stedman Middleton Grange 26.41R 2 Kieran Lane Auckland Grammar 28.06R Girls 200 Meter Senior PA CP Wind: 0.4 1 Libby Leikis Wellington Girls 35.32R Boys 3000 Meter Junior 1 Isaiah Priddey Hamilton Boys Hi 8:46.36 2 Nick Moulai St Bede's Colleg 8:52.59 3 Kalani Sheridan Nayland College 8:57.73 Girls 3000 Meter Junior 1 Hannah O'Connor Sacred Heart Gir 9:47.89 2 Liliana Braun Cashmere High Sc 9:51.61 3 Tessa Webb Fielding High Sc 10:14.71 Boys 3000 Meter Senior 1 James Uhlenberg Sacred Heart Col 8:31.99 2 Mitchell Small St Andrews Colle 8:35.02 3 Cameron Avery Cashmere High Sc 8:36.54 Girls 3000 Meter Senior 1 Sophie Rees St Cuthbert's Co 10:06.03 2 Samantha Burke Mt Aspiring Coll 10:12.77 3 Emerson Deverell Kings College 10:19.33 Boys 400 Meter Junior 1 Mikael Starzynski Wairarapa Colleg 51.91 2 Sam Gouverneur Kings High Schoo 51.94 3 Matthew Palmer Sacred Heart Col 52.35 Girls 400 Meter Junior 1 Izzy Neal Motueka High Sch 55.84 2 Anna Hayward Craighead Dioces 57.13 3 Deigna Khamal Cambridge High S 58.63 Boys 400 Meter Senior 1 Alex Haye St Patricks Coll 48.02 2 Oliver Miller St Peter's Colle 48.03 3 Harry Symes Wanganui Collegi 49.18 Girls 400 Meter Senior 1 Jess Hood St Paul's Colleg 55.57 2 Shannon Gearey Napier Girls Hig 56.04 3 Alison Andrews-Pau Wairarapa Colleg 56.94 Boys 400 Meter Junior PA II 1 Christian Murphy Halswell Res 67.18 2 Finn Pollock Papanui High Sc 72.10 Boys 400 Meter Senior PA II 1 Luke Hewitt Western Heig 57.25R 2 Te Huia Apaapa Waihi College 61.02 3 Keelan Ward Wairarapa Colleg 62.47 Girls 400 Meter Junior PA II 1 April Haig Rangiora High Sc 2:05.05 Girls 400 Meter Senior PA II 1 Brittany Sherriff Rangiora High Sc 1:50.03 Boys 400 Meter Junior PA CP 1 Guy Harrison Napier Boys High 1:20.39 68.71% Boys 400 Meter Senior PA CP 1 William Stedman Middleton Grange 57.66R 92.46% Boys Javelin Throw Junior PA A/O 1 David O'Connor Auckland Grammar 26.67m 42.91% Boys Javelin Throw Senior PA A/O 1 Harry Crawford Kings College 24.19mR 40.44% Boys Shot Put Senior PA A/O 1 Harry Crawford Kings College 10.88mR 59.19% Boys Shot Put Junior PA II 1 Wiremu Manahi Allenvale School 7.26m 2 Connor Dawson Allenvale School 4.35m Boys Shot Put Senior PA II 1 Jack Lewer Fielding High Sc 10.18mR 2 Bradley Garner Allenvale School 9.53m 3 Henry Matson Allenvale School 7.04m Girls Shot Put Senior PA II 1 Brand Collins Bishop Viard Col 10.31mR 2 Caitlin Benson Timaru Girls' Hi 6.35mR 3 Amy Sorrenson Awatapu College 6.07mR Boys Shot Put Senior PA CP 1 William Stedman Middleton Grange 7.33m 45.19% Girls Shot Put Junior PA CP 1 Christina Shepherd St Andrews Colle 5.10m 37.61% Boys Discus Throw Senior PA A/O 1 Harry Crawford Kings College 32.88mR 51.81% Boys Discus Throw Junior PA II 1 Christian Murphy Halswell Res 21.87m 2 Jason Smith Papanui High Sc 18.61m 3 Finn Pollock Papanui High Sc 16.68m Boys Discus Throw Senior PA II 1 Jack Lewer Fielding High Sc 31.23mR 2 Bradley Garner Allenvale School 26.34m 3 Bret Genet-Rentoul Rangiora High Sc 14.91m Girls Discus Throw Senior PA II 1 Brand Collins Bishop Viard Col 25.26m 2 Caitlin Benson Timaru Girls' Hi 17.91m 3 Taiyana Taylor Allenvale School 14.12m Girls Discus Throw Junior PA CP 1 Christina Shepherd St Andrews Colle 13.22mR 37.40% Boys Long Jump Junior PA II 1 Jason Smith Papanui High Sc 4.68m 2.6 2 Wiremu Manahi Allenvale School 4.38m 0.7 3 Connor Dawson Allenvale School 2.37m -0.2 Boys Long Jump Senior PA II Flight 1 1 Luke Hewitt Western Heig 5.59m 3.0 2 Hayden Wilson Awatapu College 4.46m 3.9 3 Luke McDonald Allenvale School 4.22m -0.1 Flight 2 1 Bradley Garner Allenvale School 5.45mR 0.7 2 Bret Genet-Rentoul Rangiora High Sc 3.10m 1.9 Girls Long Jump Senior PA II 1 Caitlin Benson Timaru Girls' Hi 2.73m 0.8 2 Taiyana Taylor Allenvale School 2.48m 2.2 Boys Long Jump Senior PA CP 1 William Stedman Middleton Grange 4.69mR 0.3 80.72% Boys 2000 Meter Steeplechase 914 Open 1 Jack Beaumont Central Southlan 5:58.96 2 Blair Pennell Hamilton Boys Hi 6:13.55 3 Christian Conder Wanganui Collegi 6:16.63 Girls 2000 Meter Steeplechase 762 Open 1 Eva Goodisson Woodford House 7:04.29 2 Harriet Bush St Margaret's Co 7:21.25 3 Mya Graham St Andrews Colle 7:21.37 Boys 3000 Meter Race Walk Open 1 Jamie Shaw Nelson College 13:23.77 2 Michael McElwee Sacred Heart Col 16:30.47 3 Alex Brown Kings High Schoo 16:30.58 Girls 2000 Meter Race Walk Open 1 Laura Langley Taradale High Sc 8:55.87R 2 Estelle Schuler Te Aroha College 11:10.17 3 Jenna Rae McIntyre Timaru Girls' Hi 12:08.60 Boys Pole Vault Open 1 James Steyn Rangitoto Colleg 4.40m 2 Alex Mander Mariehau High Sc 4.20m 3 Ben Kennedy Kristin School 4.10m Girls Pole Vault Open 1 Olivia McTaggart Kristin School 3.70m 2 Imogen Ayris Takapuna Grammar 3.50m 3 Hannah Philpot Tauranga Girls' 3.30m Boys 100 Meter Hurdles 840 Junior Finals Wind: -0.6 1 Josiah Lesa Kings High Schoo 13.89 2 Joshua Shih Auckland Grammar 13.92 3 Nic Forster Lincoln High Sch 14.11 Girls 80 Meter Hurdles 762 Junior Finals Wind: 0.1 1 Montessa Tairakena Tu Toa - Tai Wan 11.96 2 Tegan Duffy Villa Maria Coll 12.29 3 Cara Lonergan Rangitoto Colleg 12.49 Boys 110 Meter Hurdles 914 Senior Finals Wind: 0.5 1 Ben Collerton St Andrews Colle 14.37 2 Felix McDonald Kings High Schoo 14.72 3 Ben Kennedy Kristin School 14.84 Girls 100 Meter Hurdles 762 Senior Finals Wind: 0.4 1 Christina Ashton Queen's High Sch 14.25 2 Pheobe Edwards Wellington E 14.41 3 Anna Percy St Margaret's Co 14.57 Boys 300 Meter Hurdles 840 Open 1 Oliver Miller St Peter's Colle 37.80 2 Felix McDonald Kings High Schoo 38.65 3 Alex Mander Mariehau High Sc 39.16 Girls 300 Meter Hurdles 762 Open 1 Anna Percy St Margaret's Co 43.27 2 Maddy Spence Columba College 44.48 3 Ruby Hansen Woodford House 45.07 Boys 800 Meter Junior 1 Harrison Porritt Palmerston North 1:59.24 2 Oliver O'Leary Wanganui Collegi 2:02.13 3 Benjamin Prince St Peter's Schoo 2:02.40 Girls 800 Meter Junior 1 Lily Trotter Christchurch Gir 2:15.04 2 Tessa Hunt Wellington E 2:16.79 3 Julia Giurgiu Takapuna Grammar 2:17.78 Boys 800 Meter Senior 1 James Preston Scots College 1:53.12 2 Harry Ewing St Peter's Schoo 1:55.65 3 Daniel Hintz Tauranga Boys Co 1:55.70 Girls 800 Meter Senior 1 Lucy Jacobs Takapuna Grammar 2:12.78 2 Isobel Hegan Wellington Girls 2:14.83 3 Arianna Lord St Peter's Schoo 2:17.74 Boys 4x100 Meter Relay Junior Section 1 1 Auckland Grammar School 'A' 45.14 1) 58 Dominic Overend 2) 23 Marcel Connal 3) 66 Joshua Shih 4) 60 Olly Parkinson 2 Sacred Heart College Auck 'A' 45.95 1) 748 Josh Ka 2) 757 Matthew Palmer 3) 750 Tawanda Marowa 4) 755 Lemeki Namoa 3 The Manurewa High School 'A' 45.95 1) 1082 Edward Travers 2) 1079 Jermaine Malaga 3) 1078 Kemara Kemara 4) 1083 Isaac Tuala Girls 4x100 Meter Relay Junior Section 1 1 Wanganui Collegiate 'A' 50.86 1) 1186 Olivia Seymour 2) 1169 Jordan Hume 3) 1188 Kate Tylee 4) 1166 Grace Godfrey 2 St Margaret's College 'A' 51.77 1) 912 Anoushka Chiswell 2) 923 Victoria Wells 3) 916 Tara Keenan 4) 908 Jordyn Blake 3 Havelock North High School 'A' 51.78 1) 331 Monique Thomson 2) 333 Emily Young 3) 332 Jenna Tidswell 4) 330 Georgia Rathbone Boys 4x100 Meter Relay Senior 1 Kings High School 'A' 43.06 1) 420 Jacob Granger 2) 426 Rory O'Neill 3) 425 Felix McDonald 4) 422 Ben Kiore 2 St Paul's Collegiate Ham 'A' 43.74 1) 968 Jack Gordon 2) 971 Sal M'Boge 3) 979 Tom Yarrall 4) 977 James Wilkins 3 Wanganui Collegiate 'A' 43.93 1) 1178 Tom Matthews 2) 1160 James Davis 3) 1181 Sam Merson 4) 1187 Harry Symes Girls 4x100 Meter Relay Senior 1 St Paul's Collegiate Ham 'A' 49.01 1) 965 Emanae Ferguson 2) 969 Jade Henley-Smith 3) 970 Jess Hood 4) 976 Maddy Tims 1 St Hilda's Collegiate 'A' 49.34 1) 879 Danica Davies 2) 883 Joccoaa Palmer 3) 884 Leonie Palmer 4) 880 Caitlyn George 2 Columba College 'A' 49.76 1) 222 Maddy Spence 2) 218 Lily Cunningham 3) 217 Ruby Coers 4) 219 Ellie Duncan Boys 4x400 Meter Relay Junior 1 Sacred Heart College Auck 'A' 3:37.56 1) 744 Michael Graham 2) 750 Tawanda Marowa 3) 755 Lemeki Namoa 4) 757 Matthew Palmer 2 Auckland Grammar School 'A' 3:42.00 1) 24 Lachlan Dickson 2) 75 Joseph Watts 3) 66 Joshua Shih 4) 60 Olly Parkinson 3 Rathkeale College/Trinity Sen 'A' 3:43.37 1) 716 Mitchell Cockburn 2) 725 Nathan Whiteman 3) 723 Max Spencer 4) 720 Gerard Hickey Girls 4x400 Meter Relay Junior 1 Motueka High School 'A' 4:04.79R 1) 1283 Holly Spark 2) 517 Camryn Smart 3) 1284 Chevy Walker 4) 513 Izzy Neal 2 Villa Maria College 'A' 4:16.02 1) 1116 Tegan Duffy 2) 1124 Georgia Stroud 3) 1119 Molly Mackay-Stewart 4) 1115 Olivia Burnham 3 St Andrews College 'A' 4:18.20 1) 828 Pieta Hansen 2) 825 Mya Graham 3) 840 Victoria Spratt 4) 816 Bella Ambrosius Boys 4x400 Meter Relay Senior 1 Kings High School 'A' 3:26.56 1) 425 Felix McDonald 2) 422 Ben Kiore 3) 420 Jacob Granger 4) 426 Rory O'Neill 2 Wanganui Collegiate 'A' 3:30.04 1) 1181 Sam Merson 2) 1189 Charles Waddy 3) 1179 Connor McErlich 4) 1187 Harry Symes 3 St Peter's School Camb 'A' 3:32.65 1) 998 Conor McGiven 2) 1001 Benjamin Prince 3) 1006 Matt Van Dalen 4) 994 Harry Ewing Girls 4x400 Meter Relay Senior 1 Columba College 'A' 3:58.69 1) 219 Ellie Duncan 2) 217 Ruby Coers 3) 218 Lily Cunningham 4) 222 Maddy Spence 2 St Paul's Collegiate Ham 'A' 4:00.10 1) 965 Emanae Ferguson 2) 969 Jade Henley-Smith 3) 976 Maddy Tims 4) 970 Jess Hood 3 Tauranga Girls' College 'A' 4:06.46 1) 1050 Brooke Somerfield 2) 1044 Jessica Bitcheno 3) 1048 Kaylee Mudgway 4) 1045 Samantha Bitcheno  Photo Credit - Jo Murray At the conclusion of the Schools Athletics meet, NZSSAA announce their athletes for the meeting and a NZ track and Field team. Some amazing athletes have made the team and will continue to shine into the future.
NZSSAA Athletes of the Meet Senior Jordan Bolland Northcote College Maddison Wesche Lynfield College Jack Beaumont Central Southland College Laura Langley Taradale High School Junior Isiah Priddey Hamilton Boys’ High School Hannah O’Connor Sacred Heart College(NP) Para Athlete William Stedman Middleton Grange School Road Race Hannah English St Kentigern College Oliver Chignell John McGlashan College NZSSAA Track and Field Team Girls Olivia McTaggart Kristen School Mackenzie O’Neill Carmel College Mellata Tatola St Mary’s College (Akld) Briana Stephenson Napier Girls’ High School Phoebe Edwards Wellington East Girls’ College Atipa Mabonga Central Southland College Hannah O’Connor Sacred Heart College(NP) Liliana Braun Cashmere High School Christina Ashton Queen’s High School Lucy Jacobs Takapuna Grammar School Isobel Hegan Wellington Girls’ College Christina Ryan Roncalli College Ofa Hakeai Auckland Girls’ Grammar School Tatiana Kaumoana Te Aroha College Adriana Macwhinney Dunstan High School Sophie Rees St Cuthbert’s College Zoe Hobbs New Plymouth Girls High School Georgia Hulls Havelock North High School Alex Hyland Onehunga High School Lucy Sheat Marlborough Girls’ College Charlotte Blair Burnside High School Hannah Miller Southland Girls High School Anna Percy St Margarets College Maddy Spence Columba College Izzy Neal Motueka High School Jess Hood St Paul’s Collegiate Laura Langley Taradale High School Imogen Skelton Samuel Marsden College Eva Goodisson Woodford House Maddison Wesche Lynfield College Boys Scott Gregory Whangarei Boys’ High School Anthony Nobilo Westlake Boys’ High School Felix McDonald King’s High School James Steyn Rangitoto College Dean Van der Busse Shirley Boys’ High School Ryan Ballantyne St Paul’s Collegiate Ben Power Hutt International Boys’ School James Uhlenberg Sacred Heart College(Akld) Ben Collerton St Andrew’s College Aiden Smith Palmerston North Boys’ High School Opetini Dryden Wanganui Collegiate School James Preston Scots College Mitchell Small St Andrew’s College Liam Speer Massey High School Jamie Shaw Nelson College Jordan Bolland Northcote College Nicholas Smith St Patrick’s College Silverstream Harry Ewing St Peter’s School Rory O’Neill King’s High School Guy Kilmister Auckland Grammar School Oliver Miller St Peter’s College Alex Mander Mairehau High School Freedom Vaha’akolo Auckland Grammar School William Swan James Hargest High School Alex Haye St Patrick’s College Kilbirnie Jack Beaumont Central Southland College Nathaniel Sulupo St Patrick’s College Kilbirnie Thomas Rawstrom Tauranga Boys’ College NZSSAA Road Race Teams Girls Hannah English St Kentigern College Siana Worthington Christchurch Girls’ High School Jane Lennox Wanganui Collegiate School Kaylee Mudgeway Tauranga Girls’ College Imogen Hull Kerikeri High School Alyssa Bullot Glendowie College Boys Oliver Chignell John McGlashan College Joey Dwyer Cashmere High school Bradley Hall Westlake Boys’ High School Tommy Hayes Auckland Grammar School Joseph Clarke Westlake Boys’ High School |
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