Kia ora. Christchurch Girls' High School/Te Kura o Hine Waiora athletes enjoyed some outstanding results over the past three days at Nga Puna Wai stadium.

This was a modified event that was moved from the beginning of the year due to Covid restrictions. It was great to finally meet new students in Year 9 with passion and talent for athletics, and I hope we can build upon that talent to form a large squad in future. Our seniors enjoyed some exceptional results, and no doubt it was a welcome break from studying for the upcoming NCEA examinations. A special mention to Paris Carroll, Niah Williams and Ella Pearson who are school leavers this year. We will miss having you as part of our Christchurch Girls' High School/Te Kura o Hine Waiora athletics community. Thank you for your commitment to the sport, and we wish you all the best for your future endeavours.  Some of the top performances from the event are listed below.

1st place

•  Kate Currie - U16 Girls 3000m (10.43.94)
• Kate Currie - U16 Girls 1500m (4.53.46)
• Isabella Donald - U16 Girls 200m (26.52)
• Niah Williams - U19 Girls Pole Vault (2.80m)
• U14 Girls 4x100m relay (Ruby Simon, Holly Donohoe, Zoffya Pettengell-Brand, Samara Taurima).

2nd place

• Paris Carroll - U19 Girls 800m (2.22.22)
• Paris Carroll - U19 Girls 1500m (4.57.65)
• Izzi Leifi - U19 Girls Discus - (33.67m)
• Izzi Leifi - U19 Girls SP - (11.67m)
• Ruby Simon - U14 Girls 80m hurdles (13.88)

3rd place

•  Zara de Vere - U14 Girls HJ – (1.45m)
• Ruby Simon - U14 Girls Discus – (23.93m)

Other notable performances

•  Zoffya Pettengell-Brand -U14 Girls TJ - 4th
• Piper Everson - U19 Girls TJ - 4th
• Ella Pearson - U19 Girls 800m - 4th
• Zoffya Pettengell-Brand -U14 Girls LJ - 4th
• Ruby Simon - 300m open hurdles - 4th
• Samara Taurima - U14 Girls LJ - 5th
• Katelin Parnell - U19 Girls Discus - 5th
• Ella Pearson - U19 Girls 400m - 5th
• Samara Taurima - U14 Girls Discus - 5th

I wish the athletes that are travelling to the National Secondary School’s Track, Field, and Road Race Championships in Inglewood next month the best of luck.