29 Mar 2016

Tuesday 29 March 2016

Congratulations to the students who competed at the Auckland Athletics Championships held on Wednesday, 23 March at Mount Smart Stadium in wet and windy conditions.

Highlights of the day included three first titles awarded to Natasha Eady in the Senior Girls' 100m, Johannes Leituala in the Senior Boys' triple jump and George Cory-Wright in the Intermediate Boys' 800m, as well as three perfect changeovers to give the Junior Boys a second place in the 4 x 100m relay.

The full list of results is as follows:

Junior Boys

Piki Mihinui: 2nd in relay, 4th in 100m, 7th in 200m

Sebastion Wharton: 4th in 3000m

James Robertson: 4th in 800m

Jayke Kirakou: 7th in hurdles

Michael Sheed: 4th in triple jump

Israel Otunuku: 5th in discus

Benjamin Stephenson: 2nd in relay

Mitchell Irwin: 2nd in relay

Aiden Fraser: 2nd in relay

Intermediate Boys

Mogammad Smith: 2nd in 200m, 3rd in 100m

George Cory-Wright: 1st in 800m

James Wharton: 5th in 200m steeplechase

Charlie Knox: 5th in 3000m

Weropuna Witika: 7th in hurdles

Isaako Enosa: 3rd in javelin

Senior Boys

George Fitzsimons: 5th in 400m

Harrison Zhang: 2nd in hurdles, 4th in long jump

Luke Meadowcroft: 8th in 1500m

Benjamin Taylor: 7th in high jump

Johannes Leituala: 1st in triple jump

AJay Mua StJ: 2nd in shot put

Takaji Young Yen: Result TBC

Liam Baker-Smith: 4th in javelin

Callum Douglas: 7th in triple jump

Max Kwan: 4th in 2000m steeplechase

Intermediate Girls

Claire Johnston: Finalist

Izabella Ingram: 6th in 800m

Isobella Ng: 8th in triple jump

Senior Girls

Natasha Eady: 1st in 100m, 2nd in 200m, 2nd in long jump, 6th in javelin

Alana Sherman: 3rd in 3000m, 4th in 1500m