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Otago Secondary Schools' Athletics Championships

Isabella Henderson, Williams House Prefect —

On Saturday the Otago Secondary Schools' Athletics Champs were held at the Caledonian Ground. We had 18 athletes competing in a variety of events and we hope to see more in the years to come. It was a beautiful day down at the track with the sun shining all day long and the program running to schedule. The girls had major success with nine first places and a total of 34 placings throughout the day. Special congratulations goes to Year 9 Emelia Adamson who broke the U14 High Jump record with a clearance of 1.59m, 2cm higher than the existing record.

A big thanks goes out to all of the officials, helpers and coaches who made this day possible and a major shoutout to the many teachers and students who came down to support. Especially Mrs Millar and Mr Curtis who organised the team and were there all day long to make sure everything ran smoothly.

All of the athletes listed below have qualified to compete at the South Island Athletics Championships April 9-10.

Isabella Henderson 1st Senior High Jump, 1st Senior Triple Jump, 3rd Senior 400m

Becky de la Harpe 3rd Senior 3000m

Jordan Evans-Tobata 1st Senior 400m, 3rd Senior 200m

Keira McNeill 1st U16 High Jump, 1st U16 Long Jump, 2nd U16 100m

Ella Hou 3rd U16 400m, 3rd U16 800m

Catherine Lund 2nd 3000m, 2nd 1500m, 2nd 2000m Steeplechase

Caitlin Butson 2nd U15 Javelin, 2nd U15 High Jump, 2nd U15 400m

Rosie Falcous 2nd U15 200m,

Lisa Lokman 1st U14 200m, 2nd U14 High Jump

Jacinta Herrera Rojas 3rd U15 Long Jump

Jessie McGrouther 3rd U14 Discus, 2nd U14 Long Jump

Emelia Adamson 1st U14 High Jump (record), 3rd U14 long Jump, 3rd U14 80m Hurdles

Anabelle Batchelor 1st U14 80m Hurdles, 2nd U14 100m, 2nd U14 200m,

U14 4 x 100m relay (Emelia Adamson, Giselle Hagan, Jessie McGrouther, Anabelle Batchelor) 1st

U15 4 x 100m relay (Caitlin Butson, Lisa Lokman, Jacinta Herrera Rojas, Rosie Falcous) 2nd

U16 4 x 100m relay (Catherine Lund, Ella Hou, Praise Hola, Keira McNeill) 2nd

U16 4 x 400m relay (Anabelle Batchelor, Tayla Twemlow, Lisa Lokman, Rosie Falcous) 2nd

U19 4 x 400m relay (Ella Hou, Jordan Evans-Tobata, Izzy Henderson, Catherine Lund) 2nd