Event results

Congratulations to the Grade 12/13 Wellington athletics team who won the Interprovincials in Hastings over the Easter weekend. It’s the third year in a row that Wellington has won. This year the team scored 120,821 points which is the most ever for Wellington, and the most points by any team since 2001. Wellington has a large group of talented young athletes and a very committed group of coaches who give up so much of their time to help them achieve their goals.



A big thanks to all the coaches and managers who have been involved this season, from the IP Training Squad through to the coaches and managers who travelled away with the team for the big event.



Willy Szeto, Rod Plimmer, Amanda Goldsmith, Nga Holmes, Mark Harris, Andrea Lambert, Mike Ritchie, Juan McDonald, Shaka Sola, John Quinn and David Lewis all contributed to the success with their support of the IP Training Squad. And then there were many other coaches who continue to work week in and week out with their club athletes and peaked them all brilliantly for the interprovincials. Thanks to all of you!



Thanks to our awesome athletes who made the weekend away such a highlight for all the coaches and managers.



And finally a huge thanks to the coaching/management team of Nga Holmes, Amanda Goldsmith, Charlie Nairne, Rama Smith, Andrew Cooper, Simon England and Juan McDonald. And thanks also to Vaughan Oates and Willy Szeto who travelled to Hastings as officials for the event. We all worked well together so here’s hoping everyone’s back again next year.



The Wellington team were:



Grade 13 Boys:

Ben Murdoch (Olympic) (Captain), Callum Brooker (Olympic), Harry Cook, Ben Cusin, Arama Dalton-Davis, Gerard Hickey (Olympic), Islam Khaled-Abbas (Olympic), Mason Lucas (Olympic), Michael Poa, Nathan Whiteman



Grade 13 Girls:

Jenna McKenzie (Captain), Tamara Anderson (Olympic), Olivia Aunoa (Olympic), Kristen Clausen, Cheyne Copeland, Tessa Hunt, McKenzie Jacques, Melie Kerr (Olympic), Ainsleyana Puleiata, Imogen Skelton, Emerson Yee (Olympic)



Grade 12 Boys:

Nathan Stirling (Captain), Lokei Afu, Fereti Anae-Brown, Marino Doyle, Reuben Goldingham-Newsom, Jack Howat, Louis Northcott, Setefano Paese, Roderick Solo, Michael Starzynski, Jared Taylor



Grade 12 Girls:

Grace Ohlsson (Olympic) (Captain), Sophie Atkinson (Olympic), Marama Butler (Olympic), Sara Cooper, Maria Cramp, Lucy England, Nova Hammett (Olympic), Ashleigh Jones (Olympic), Georgia Nairne (Olympic), Monique Sears, Kushla Smith (Olympic)



Olympic results summary:



Grade 13 Boys:

• Ben Murdoch (Captain), 2nd 200m (24.23s), 1st 4x100m relay (leg 2), 2nd high jump (1.71m), 1st long jump (5.52m), 1st overall points for B13
• Callum Brooker, 400m (61.62s), 800m (2:21.22), 1500m (4:41.35), long jump (4.63), 2nd mixed 4x100m
• Gerard Hickey, 400m (58.12s), 800m (2:13.18), 3rd 1500m (4:34.76), 1st team distance medley, high jump (1.62m)
• Islam Khaled-Abbas, 3rd 100m (11.91s), 200m (24.51s), 400m (55.02s), 1st 4x100m relay, 1st long jump (5.72), 2nd overall points for B13
• Mason Lucas, 200m (26.59s), 400m (60.04s), 3rd 80mH (12.18s), high jump (1.65m)

Grade 13 Girls:

• Tamara Anderson, 100m (13.12s), 3rd 200m (26.92s), 2nd 400m (59.26s), 3rd team distance medley, long jump (4.78m)
• Olivia Aunoa, 200m (28.79s), 400m (62.92s), 800m (2:30.88), shot put (8.90m)
• Melie Kerr, 800m (2:43.89), 1500m (5:39.02), 3rd team distance medley, shot put (7.03m), discus (23.22m)
• Emerson Yee, 100m (13.28s), 200m (27.66s), 1st 4x100m relay, high jump (1.47m), 1st long jump (4.92m)

Grade 12 Girls:

• Grace Ohlsson (Captain), 100m (13.45s), 200m (27.98s), 400m (64.09), 4x100m relay, shot put (6.89m)
• Sophie Atkinson, 400mm (66.81s), 800m (2:37.76), 1500m (5:35.11), long jump (3.92m), 2nd 4x100m relay
• Marama Butler, 1st 100m (13.17s), 3rd 200m (27.64s), 3rd 400m (63.24s), 4x100m relay, long jump (4.32m)
• Nova Hammett, 200m (28.86s), 400m (65.30s), 4x100m relay, 2nd long jump (4.71m), shot put (6.91m)
• Ashleigh Jones, 200m (29.64s), 400m (66.94), 800m (2:43.87), 4x100m relay, long jump (3.89m)
• Georgia Nairne, 100m (67.64), 800m (2:38.95), 2nd team distance medley, shot put (6.95m), discus (24.97)
• Kushla Smith, 200m (28.19s), 1st 400m (61.72), 3rd 800m (2:28.84), 2nd team distance medley, 2nd shot put (8.90m), 2nd overall points for G12