Term 1 has been a busy term for Athletics. We had a fantastic school event which was followed by a large team of students competing at the Canterbury Athletics Championships and the South Island Secondary Schools Championships in Timaru.

Burnside High School Athletics Championships

One of our athletes, Ari Keshariya 11SCTH, broke two long standing records in the Triple Jump and Long Jump. Ari broke the Triple Jump with a jump of 13.48m, beating Malcolm Fletcher's record (13.09m) set in 1980 by a whopping 39 centimetres. He broke the Long Jump record by jumping 6.50m, 31 centimetres further than the previous record (6.19m set by Sam Dix in 1982).

This year's Burnside High School age group champions are:

Over 16 Boys Track Champion - Daniel Lough 13SRT

Over 16 Boys Field Champion - Hakurangi Kumagai 13BTC

Over 16 Girls Track Champion - Stacey Morgan 13OGK

Over 16 Girls Field Champion - Karoraina Karatau-Keightley 13OGK

Under 16 Boys Track Champion - Eliot Ramousse 11SCTH  

Under 16 Boys Field Champion - Ari Keshariya 11SCTH
Under 16 Girls Track Champion - Trelise Forster 11WWTA Under 16 Girls Field Champion - Trelise Forster 11WWTA
Under 15 Boys Champion - Hosea Wood 10WPPK  

Under 15 Girls Champion - Valerie Ekekwe 11WCRA

Under 14 Boys Champion - Jack Straker 9SKNG

Under 14 Girls Champion - Chloe Donald 9WPEC

Canterbury Athletics Championships

Our Canterbury Champions are

Chloe Donald 9WPEC 

Under 14 Girls 800m 1st 

Under 14 Girls 400m 2nd

Annabell Keith 10WCRB 

Under 14 Girls Triple Jump 1st 

Under 14 Girls Javelin 2nd

Miriam Lemon 10SCSS

Under 15 Girls Triple Jump 1st

Lukas De Wit 10NHLC

Under 15 Boys 80m Hurdles 1st

Daniel Lough 13SRT

Open Steeplechase 1st 

Under 19 Boys 1500m 2nd

Eliot Ramousse 11SCTH 

Under 16 Boys 1500m 1st 

Under 16 Boys 800m 3rd

Ari Kehariya 11SCTH 

Under 16 Boys High Jump 1st

Under 16 Boys Triple Jump 1st 

Under 16 Boys Long Jump 2nd

Other placings 

Trelise Forster 11WWTA

Under 16 Girls 100m 2nd 

Under 16 Girls 200m 3rd 

Under 16 Girls Long Jump 3rd

Milla Boulton 9NGRK 

Under 14 Girls 3000m 2nd

Ben Lough 10SCSS

Under 14 Boys 3000m 2nd

Daniel Grounds 11WDNK 

Under 16 Pole Vault 3rd

South Island Secondary Schools Athletics Championships

Another top weekend of Athletics at the South Island Athletic Championships in Timaru. The students were super and were 100% supportive of each other and us. They were ably led by our two Year 13 leaders Yvonne Tobeck 13ABJ and Daniel Lough 13SRT.

Burnside High School now has 5 South Island Champions and 2 South Island Records which is amazing. 

There were also many other top performances.

Ari Keshariya 11SCTH 

South Island Title -Under 16 Boys Triple Jump -South Island Record 13 m 42cm 

South Island Title - Under 16 Boys High Jump 

Third Under 16 Boys Long Jump

Daniel Grounds 11WDNK

South Island Title -Under 16 Boys Pole Vault - South Island Record 3 m 45cm

Daniel Lough 13SRT 

South Island Title -Open Boys Steeplechase

Chloe Donald 9WPEC

South Island Title- Under 14 Girls 800m 

Second Under 14 Girls 400m

Eliot Ramousse 11SCTH

Second Under 16 Boys 1500m 

Third Under 16 Boys 800m

Ben Lough 10SCSS 

Second Under 14 Boys 3000m 

Third Under 14 Boys 1500m

Trelise Forster 11WWTA

 Third Under 16 Girls 200m

 Third Under 16 Girls 100m 

Third Under 16 Girls Long Jump

Annabell Keith 10WCRB 

Third Under 14 Girls Javelin Throw

Under 16 Boys 4 x 100 Relay were also Third

The team was 

Daniel Grounds 11WDNK 

Ari Keshariya 11SCTH 

Eliot Ramousse 11SCTH 

Dylan Williams 11WWIC

It has been a great season for Athletics. We are looking forward to the National Secondary Schools Event in December 2024.