On Friday evening the 8th and Saturday 9th of March, 23 athletes from Otago Girls’ High School competed at the Otago Secondary Schools Athletics Championships held at the Caledonian Ground.

Julia Hodgson (Year 9) and Jessie McGrouther (Year 13) started the championships with a bang on Friday evening. Julia ran an outstanding 3000m, finishing 3rd in the U14 Girls race. Jessie threw an impressive 41.19m (a new personal best) in Senior Girls Hammer to take the title.

The winning ways continued on Saturday. The big highlight of the day was Emelia Adamson winning the U16 girls High Jump setting a new record with a jump of 1.66m.

A full list of medalists is below

U14 

Lailah Robson 2nd 100m, 2nd 200m

Chloe Mason 2nd Long Jump

Julia Hodgson 3rd 3000m, 2nd 1500m

4 x 100m relay 2nd (Lailah Robson, Sophia Oats, Chloe Mason and Agatha Austin)

U15

Isabella Miller 1st 400m, 3rd 800m

U16

Sienna Nicolson 2nd 100m, 2nd 200m

Janet Cikamatana 3rd 200m

Chihiro Graham 1st 1500m

Emelia Adamson 1st Long jump, 1st High jump

Senior 

Lisa Lokman 1st High jump, 1st Triple Jump, 2nd Long Jump

Rosie Falcous 3rd 100m, 2nd 200m

Jade Wilson 1st 100m, 1st 100m Hurdles (both with Personal best times)

4 x 100m relay 1st (Rosie Falcous, Sienna Nicolson, Emelia Adamson, Jade Wilson)