On Friday 18 November 66 students represented Christ the King School at the North West Zone Athletic Championship held at Nga Puna Wai. The children completed many training sessions before the event and this resulted in many successes on the day.

Year 5 Girls Relay - Chaelsa Leuta, Charlotte Methven, Stephanie Gao, Sophie Johnston - 2nd 

Year 5 Girls 1000m - Charlotte Dunne -  3rd 

Year 5 Girls Discus -  Charlotte Dunne-  3rd 

Year 5 Girls 60m Sprint - Sophie Johnston - 2nd 

 Year 5 Boys Discus - Levi Thompson-    3rd 

 Year 5 Boys High Jump - Isaac McKendry -   3rd 

 Year 5 Boys Shot put - Mason Manawatu - 3rd 

 Year 6 Girls Relay - Nysa Bhutani, Abby Flemmer, Ellie Martin, Madi McKeown 2nd 

Year 6 Girls 60m Sprint - Madi McKeown -   3rd  

Year 6 Girls High Jump - Lucy Hannan - 3rd 

 Year 6 Girls Long Jump -   Ellie Martin - 2nd 

 Year 6 Girls Shot put - Ellie Martin   2nd 

 Year 6 Boys 60m Sprint - Cillian McCracken - 2nd 

 Year 7 Girls Relay - Sophie Snell, Lily Dunne, Rhiannon Win, Keshali Maddumarachchi - 1st 

Year 7 Girls 60m Sprint - Sophie Snell - 3rd 

Year 7 Girls Long Jump Sophie Snell - 3rd 

Year 7 Girls 100m Sprint - Lily Dunne - 1st 

Year 7 Girls Long Jump - Lily Dunne - 2nd 

Year 7 Boys Discus - Mako Downs -   1st 

 Year 8 Girls Relay - Sophie Cleave, Madison Sillifant, Lily McIntyre, Nova Jong-Smit -1st 

Year 8 Girls 60m Sprint - Madison Sillifant  -1st 

Year 8 Girls Long Jump - Madison Sillifant - 1st 

Year 8 Girls High Jump - Madison Sillifant 2nd 

 Year 8 Girls 100m Sprint - Sophie Cleave  - 1st 

 Year 8 Girls Long Jump - Sophie Cleave - 3rd 

 Year 8 Girls High Jump -  Sophie Cleave - 3rd 

 Year 8 Girls Discus  -Jessica Radka  - 3rd

As a result, 19 students will now compete on the 30 November at Nga Puna Wai Stadium for the Canterbury Athletics Championship.

A massive thanks to Catherine Abbott, Patrick Shea, Jared Hopkins, Mike Bonish and Andrea McInnes for their assistance with our training sessions and to Beth Sillifiant, Jacq Lawler, Steve Cleave, Olivia Mills, Isabel Lu and Andrea McInnes for their help on the day.

Ryan McInnes