ATHLETICS The Christ’s College athletics club has had another successful season, with many athletes performing at regional, South Island and national school and club events. At the end of 2016, a group of 16 College athletes travelled to Auckland for the NZSS Athletics championships. It was a very successful weekend, with a number of athletes achieving personal bests and nine boys making a national final. College athletes took home five medals. Hugh Finlay won the 3km road race and received a silver in the 400m, and bronze medals were won by Jo Wilkinson in the pole vault, Dion Houston in the junior road race and Cody House in the junior long jump. Each Saturday in Term 1, the club competes at Rawhiti Domain and many College athletes achieved notable results, as well as gaining valuable competition experience. After another successful College Athletics Day, a large number of students were selected to represent the school at the CSS championship. Unfortunately, both the heats and finals were affected by rain and the championships could not go ahead.
Jack Tyler – 1st in U16 400m
Only the pole vault and hurdles were held, with Cody House winning the U16 hurdles and Edward Hsing the U16 pole vault. Boys were then nominated for spots at the South Island championships, to which College took 26 boys. The team travelled to Dunedin for the final meet of the season, achieving nine South Island titles, six seconds and five thirds. Edward Hsing – 1st in U16 pole vault, with a new South Island record. Cody House – 1st in U16 long jump and 100m hurdles
Matthew Tod – 1st in U16 hammer
Jack Tyler, Sam Averill, Sam King and Harry Hartstone – 1st in 4 x 400m relay. Three College athletes travelled to the National Provincial Athletic Championships as part of the Canterbury Athletics team. Harry Hartstone ran a personal best in the U18 400m and received a silver medal as part of the Canterbury U18 4 x 400m relay team. Sam King was fifth in the U18 200m, third in the 400m and won two silver medals as a member of the 4 x 400m and 4 x 100m relay teams. Cody House came second in the U18 long jump, with a personal best of 6.66 metres. He also achieved a silver medal as part of the 4 x 100m relay team.
Sam King – 1st in U19 200m
Hugh Finlay – 1st in U19 para 200m and 400m
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