by Pip Deans

Athletics Year 7 and 8 2023 Championships

Last Friday we had over 200 year 7 and 8 students taking part in the Darfield High School Athletics Championships.

7 records broken this year and some other great results.

Year 7 Boys 

Champion 2023 Daniel Mead

Runner Up Ethan Roets

RECORDSLong Jump Daniel Mead 4.85m/Old Record 4.47m Dylan Butler 2017

Shot Put Ethan Roets 9.28m/Old Record 9.21m Jack Buist Brown 2016

Discus Ethan Roets 28.76m/Old Record 25.11 Daniel Morten 1982

Year 7 Girls 

Champion Lulu Maley

Runner Up Addi Gardiner

RECORDS 1200m Lulu Maley 4.27m/Old Record Lucia Tully 4.43m 2019

Shot Put Indy Paterson 9.76m/Old Record Kirsty McCarthy Dempsey 9.74m 2017

Year 8 BoysChampions for 2023 Joint - Manny Perkins and Leon Tymons

Year 8 Girls

Champion 2023 Lilyana Cullen

Runner Up Isla Swords

RECORDS Long Jump Lilyana Cullen 4.80m/Old Record S Mitchell 4.59m 2003

100m Lilyana Cullen 13.62s/Old Record K McGrath 14.05 1983

Good luck to the students who qualified for the Canterbury Primary Schools Athletics on the 29th Nov

Year 7 Girls

Lulu Maley - 1200m, HJ and Relay

Addi Gardiner - 60m, Discus and Relay

Faye Williams - 100m and LJ and Relay

Indy Paterson - Shot Put and Relay

Year 7 Boys

Daniel Mead - 100m, LJ and Relay

Benson McCorkindale - 60m and Relay

Jacob Morris - 1200 and Relay

Reece Taljaard - HJ and Relay

Ethan Roets - Shot Put and Discus

Year 8 Girls

Lilyana Cullen - 100m, LJ and Relay

Abbi Moore - 60m and Relay

Rubie Leech - 1200m

Isla Swords - HJ and Relay

Maggie - Shot Put, Discus and Relay

Year 8 Boys

Eurie Jansheanne Caditan - 60m and Relay

Manny Perkins - 100m, HK and Relay

Leon Tymons - 1200m, LJ and Relay

Lukas Lamborn - Shot Put and Relay

Sam England - Discus