By OBHS | Posted: Monday March 15, 2021
The Otago Secondary Schools Athletic Championships were held at the Caledonian Grounds on Friday and Saturday.
With a team of 54 eager young men some outstanding performances were recorded.
We started on Friday afternoon where Cole Gibbons broke the Otago Pole Vault record for U19 and Luke Moffitt equalled Cole's U16 record.
From there the wins and placings kept rolling in.
Of particular note is the performance of Hamish Moore who had no time for training due to his involvement in other sports and took the 100m and 200m senior sprint crowns - the most sought after of titles. He then worked together with Hadlee Edmunds, Cole Gibbons and Liam Kerr to win the coveted 4x1 relay title.
Top sprinters from the day were: Hamish Moore, Liam Kerr, Hadlee Edmunds, Will Ryan, Noah McDowall, Manaia Lesa and Levi Heffernan.
Notable field performances came from Jamin Millar (Hammer, Javelin, Discus, Shot Put); Clay Dawson (U15 High Jump); Luke Moffitt (U16 Triple Jump, 110m Hurdles, Pole Vault); Noah McDowall (100m sprint, Long Jump and High Jump); Scott Alexander (Senior High Jump and Long Jump), Semisi Taeiloa (Shot Put); Charlie Ottrey(U14 Javelin); Lochlan Still (U16 Javelin);
We now look forward to heading to Christchurch for the South Island event on April 8-10.
Results:
Under 16 Pole Vault
1st Luke Moffitt – equaling record set in 2020 by Cole Gibbons
Under 19 Pole Vault
1st Cole Gibbons– setting a new record
Under 14 Javelin
1st Charlie Ottrey
4th Judd Flannery
Under 16 Javelin
1st Lochlan Still
2nd Ted McFadgen
Senior Javelin
2nd Jamin Millar
Under 14 Shot Put
8th Tamati Taylor
Under 15 Shot Put
3rd Ruban MacGregor
4th Tom Dunn
Under 16 Shot Put
2nd Phoenix Tapatu
4th Taitelea Tasi-Cordt
Senior Shot Put
1st Semisi Taeiloa
2nd Jamin Millar
Senior Hammer Throw
2nd Jamin Millar
Under 14 Discus
1st Manaia Lesa
7th Charlie Ottrey
Under 15 Discus
2nd Tom Dunn
5th Ruban MacGregor
Under 16 Discus
2nd Phoenix Tapatu
Senior Discus
1st Jamin Millar
11th Petelo Amato
Under 14 Triple Jump
2nd Jackson Boyd
Under 15 Triple Jump
2nd Jensen Hemmingsen
Under 16 Triple Jump
1st Luke Moffitt
2nd Louis Stevenson
Under 14 Long Jump
4th Cameron Naaroa
Under 15 Long Jump
5th Clay Dawson
9th Jacob Robinson
Under 16 Long Jump
2nd Noah McDowall
Senior Long Jump
3rd Scott Alexander
Under 14 High Jump
2nd Levi Heffernan
3rd Jackson Boyd
Under 15 High Jump
1st Clay Dawson
Under 16 High Jump
3rd Noah McDowall
4th Jack Henderson
5th Bryant van Kessel
7th Louis Stevenson
Senior High Jump
1st Scott Alexander
3rd Ronan Dynes
Under 14 100 Metre Sprint
1st Manaia Lesa
2nd Levi Heffernan
5th Alex Corbett
Under 16 100 Metre Sprint
1st William Ryan
2nd Noah McDowall
Senior 100 Metre Sprint
1st Hamish Moore
3rd Liam Kerr
4th Hadlee Edmunds
5th Yun Chang
Under 14 200 Metre Sprint
1st Manaia Lesa
2nd Levi Heffernan
4th Alex Corbett
Under 16 200 Metre Sprint
3rd William Ryan
Senior 200 Metre Sprint
1st Hamish Moore
3rd Hadlee Edmunds
4th Liam Kerr
Under 14 400 Metre Run
2nd Toby Orchiston
7th Jack Boyd
Under 15 400 Metre Run
4th Mason Lime-Hindle
6th Jacob Robinson
7th Brock Stewart
Senior 400 Metre Run
5th Ronan Dynes
6th Joshua Sammut
7th Symon Maguire
Under 14 800 Metre Run
3rd Roman McNeill
Under 15 800 Metre Run
5th Riley Jamieson
6th Mason Lome-Hindle
Under 16 800 Metre Run
2nd Joe Parkinson
Senior 800 Metre Run
3rd Joshua Sammut
6th Ashton Booth
Under 14 1500 Metre Run
3rd Roman McNeill
9th Adam Mainvil-Baxter
Under 16 1500 Metre Run
2nd Joe Parkinson
4th Matthew Bolter
Senior 1500 Metre Run
4th Luke Geddes
Under 16 3000 Metre Run
2nd Matthew Bolter
Senior 3000 Metre Run
2nd Jacob Willmott
Under 14 80 Metre Hurdles
3rd Joe Parkinson
Under 16 100 Metre Hurdles
1st Luke Moffitt
Senior 110 Metre Hurdles
2nd Cole Gibbons
Open 2000 Metre Steeplechase
2nd Luke Geddes
Under 15 4x100 Metre Relay
3rd Alex Corbett, Ruban MacGregor, Jackson Boyd and Levi Heffernan
Under 16 4x100 Metre Relay
1st Byrant van Kessel, William Ryan, Luke Moffitt and Noah McDowall
Senior 4x100 Metre Relay
1st Hadlee Edmunds, Liam Kerr, Cole Gibbons and Hamish Moore
Under 19 4x400 Metre Relay
2nd Joe Parkinson, Joshua Sammut, Ashton Booth and Symon Maguire