by Pip Deans

Athletics Champion 2024

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Darfield High, alongside Ellesmere College, Rolleston College and Lincoln High School, organised by the Selwyn Sports Trust, recently held a combined athletics day at Nag Puna Wai.

There was a good number of athletes attending our athletics day, with some amazing results.  Congratulations to everyone who partcipated. 

An outstanding 6 records were broken - congrats Jody new Long Jump Record for Senior Girls - a record set in 1973.

2024 Champions

U14 Girls

Champion - Lilyana Cullen

Runner Up - Isla Swords

U14 Boys

Champion - Finn Jennings

Runner Up - Sonny Bill McAndrew

U15 Girls

Champion - Syke Paterson

Runner Up - Gloria Wyatt

U15 Boys

Champion - Aiden Wilshire

Runner Up - Zac Mason

U16 Girls

Champion - Bridget Moir

Runner Up - Wakaba Kuroda

U16 Boys

Champion - Alfie Pask

O16 Girls

Champion - Jody McCarthy Dempsey

O16 Boys

Champion - Oscar Stevenson

Runner Up - Lucas Tapa Wither


RECORDS Broken

U14 Girls

High Jump

Lisa van der Plas 1994 1.45 meters

Stefanie McKenzie 2016 1.45 meters

Isla Swords 2024 1.45 meters

Long Jump

Anna McKenzie 2018 4.44 meters

Lilyana Cullen 2024 4.73 meters

Senior Girls (016)

High Jump

Georgia Lovelady 2010 1.47 meters

Jody McCarthy Dempsey 2024 1.57 meters

Long Jump

Gail Schroeder 1973 4.935 meters

Jody McCarthy Dempsey 2024 5.20 meters

400 meters

Zoe Spinks 2019 62.19 sec

Jody McCarthy Dempsey 2024 61.97 sec

Senior Boys (O16)

Discus

Mathew MacKenzie 1996 35.48 meters

Oscar Stevenson 2024 36.30 meters

Good luck to our Athletes who are competing next week  in the Canterbury Secondary Schools Athletics.  Prelims start 9am Tuesday and Finals from 1-8pm on Thursday afternoon.