Athletics Day 2023

March 3, 2023

The sun came out to help us celebrate our first Athletics Day in a couple of years on Thursday 2 March.

Congratulations to our winners on the day but a particular thank you to everybody who participated. There was a lot of colour, fun and laughter on the field, as well as some serious competition.

Athletics Day 2023 — Image by: Mackenzie Goodall, Y12 student photographer

And great work Ōpaoa! House winners on the day with a strong representation in the age group champions as well. See below for the main event results.

See below for a small sample of some photos from the day – thank you to MacKenzie Goodall, Y12 Student Photographer. There are more photos in our Facebook album.

Age Group Champions

Under 14

1st – Hannah Harper (Ōpaoa)
2nd – Jaye Wiapo (Wairau)
3rd – Maisie Cornelius (Kaituna)

Under 15

1st – Neve McKenzie (Awatere)
2nd – Katie Pugh (Ōpaoa)
3rd – Makayla Bothwell (Awatere)

Under 16

1st – Brooke Harper (Ōpaoa)
2nd – Lily Smith (Wairau)
3rd Equal – Mila van Rensburg (Ōpaoa) and Amber Bendell (Awatere)

Under 19

1st Equal – May Smith (Wairau) and Paihe O’Brien (Awatere)
3rd – Erin Green (Ōpaoa)

Records

3000m Open Neve McKenzie 11.00.75
- Record previously held by Kate Parsons 11.04.6, 2005
1500m U15 Neve McKenzie 5.14.25
- Record previously held by Lucy Harman 5.21.91, 2018