James’ outstanding time of 2.05.86 beat the 1989 record held by Old Collegian Jonno Roberts (Selwyn, 1988-1992).
This great result completes a clean sweep for the season, where Zane Powell (Year 9, Peart), Sebastian Wharton (Year 10, Marsden)and James Harding have broken all 12 middle-distance records in one season.
These students will shortly join seven other boys from the middle-distance squad to compete at the New Zealand Track and Road Championships to be held in Napier at the beginning of December.
The new records now stand at:
| 800m | Championship record | Zane Powell | February 2017 | 2.10.36 |
| School record | James Harding | November 2017 | 2.05.86 | |
| Open record | James Harding | November 2017 |
2.05.86 |
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| 1500m | Championship record | Zane Powell | February 2017 | 4.32.52 |
| School record | Zane Powell | April 2017 | 4.22.17 | |
| Open record | Zane Powell | April 2017 | 4.22.17 | |
| 3000m | Championship record | Zane Powell | February 2017 | 9.47.60 |
| School record | Zane Powell | April 2017 | 9.29.53 | |
| Open record | Zane Powell | April 2017 | 9.29.53 | |
| 1000m steeples | Championship record | Sebastian Wharton | February 2017 | 3.17.15 |
| School record | Sebastian Wharton | February 2017 | 3.17.15 | |
| Open record | Sebastian Wharton | February 2017 | 3.17.15 |
