Wednesday 1 April 2026
Last week on Tuesday 17 and Thursday 19 March, 29 King's College athletes represented our school at the AKSS Athletics Championships held at Mount Smart's Go Media Stadium. Our athletes gave some fantastic performances and many set new Personal Best times and distances on the day.
There were also medals won by the following students:
Gold:
- Gemma Smith (Year 13, Taylor) - Senior Girls 300m Hurdles and Senior Girls High Jump
- Jonny Ford (Year 11, Selwyn) - Intermediate Boys 100m and 200m
- Samuel Rickerby (Year 13, Peart) - Senior Boys 2000m Steeplechase
- Braxton Fletcher (Year 9, Greenbank) - Junior Boys Javelin
- Jack Burns (Year 12, Peart) - Senior Boys Discus
- Ruan Tahi (Year 11, St John's), Jonny Ford (Year 11, Selwyn), Karter Harris (Year 11, Peart), Jarel Samasoni (Year 12, Averill) - Intermediate Boys 4x100m relay
- Josiah Lea’aetalafo’ou (Year 10, Averill), William Schofield (Year 9, Major), Harley O’Brien (Year 9, Peart), Sairus Harawene (Year 9, Averill)
Silver:
- Jetta McKenzie (Year 13, Marion Bruce) - Senior Girls 100m Hurdles and Long Jump
- Braxton Fletcher (Year 9, Greenbank) - Junior Boys Discus
- Jarel Samasoni (Year 12, Averill) - Intermediate Boys Triple Jump
Bronze:
- Sairus Harawene (Year 9, Averill) - Junior Boys 80m Hurdles
- Mila Fong (Year 11, Marion Bruce) - Intermediate Girls 1500m (PB)
- Leo Kirkland (Year 13, Selwyn) - Senior Boys Javelin
- Isla Cotterill (Year 12, Taylor), Gemma Smith (Year 13, Taylor), Jetta McKenzie (Year 13, Marion Bruce), Micah Fuller (Year 11, Middlemore) - Senior Girls 4x100m Relay
