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Otago Athletic Championships

V Millar —

We had 21 athletes competing across all age groups and 16 have qualified for South Island Champs (Top 3 placing) in Nelson in 2 weeks time.

Under 14

100m 2nd Keira McNeill
3rd Evaluna Sander
400m 2nd Ella Hou
3rd Darcie Evans-Tobata
80m hurdles 2nd Keira McNeill
High jump 2nd Keira McNeill
Shot Put 2nd Te Atawhai Campbell
4 x 100m relay (EvaLuna Sander, Keira McNeill, Ella Hou, Darcie Evans-Tobata) 1st

Under 15

400m 1st (record) Jordan Evans-Tobata
2nd Jesika Sebelin
800m 1st Jordan Evans-Tobata
1500m 1st Becky de la Harpe

Under 16

200m 1st Emma McKay
2nd Isabella Henderson
400m 1st Isabella Henderson
80m Hurdles 1st Katie Wong
High Jump 1st Isabella Henderson
Long Jump 1st Emma Mckay
Triple Jump 1st Emma McKay
2nd Isabella Henderson
Shot Put 1st Emma McKay
Hammer 1st Katie Wong
4 x 100m relay (Isabella Henderson, Emma McKay, Jesika Sebelin, Jordan Evans-Tobata) 1st
4 x 400m relay 1st (Ella Hou, Becky de la Harpe, Darcie Evans-Tobata, EvaLuna Sander)

Senior

100m Caitlin O'Donnell 2nd
200m Caitlin O'Donnell 3rd
400m Sophie Miller 2nd
1500m Rebekah Hill 1st
3000m Rebekah Hill 1st
Long Jump Sophie Miller 1st
Discus Tahlia Roome 2nd
4 x 100m Relay 2nd (Katie Wong, Caitlin O'Donnell, Sophie Miller, Emily Hall)
4 x 400m Relay 1st (Caitlin O'Donnell, Jesika Sebelin, Sophie Miller, Jordan Evans-Tobata)

Open Events

2000m steeplechase 3rd Ella Hou
300m Hurdles 2nd Emily Hall

To put into perspective what a massive day Saturday was, Ella Hou (Year 9) worked out she had run a total of 4.1km over the day with heats, finals and relays! I'm sure all the girls slept well last night.