Athletics
Local athletes also shine on trackWairarapa achieved several top three placings at the North Island secondary schools track and field championships held at the Pugh Sports Bowl in Masterton last weekend.
Provisional results were released yesterday after being delayed because of electronic timing hassles and they showed while Wairarapa's best success came in field events they also made an impact on the track.
Wairarapa shone in the hammer throw where Emma Kruszona won the intermediate girls title, Tom Quinn was runner-up for the senior boys crown and Josephine Surridge was third in the senior girls section. A third placing was recorded by Katie Smith in the senior girls shot put.
Wairarapa athlete Kate Plimmer showed her versatility with a second in the senior girls long jump and third in the 100m hurdles while Keelan Ward had a second in the AWD (athletes with disabilities) 100m and and a third in the 200m events.
Sprinters Finn Yeats (intermediate boys) and Sian Chapman (senior girls) excelled in their 100m finals, both finishing fourth, and after winning his heat of the senior boys 400m, Edward Hewitt too was fourth in the final. There was also strong performances from Alison Andrews-Paul and Tessa Laven over the middle distances, Andrews-Paul being fourth in the final of the intermediate girls 800m and Laven fifth in the senior girls 800m.
Wairarapa results were:
TRACK EVENTS
100m junior boys, Heat one: Liam Montgomery 12.56s 4. Heat two: Brock Loader 13.32s 7.
100m intermediate boys, Heat two: Finn Yeats 11.64 3. Heat three: Jonty Morison 12.29 5. Final: Yeats 11.53 4.
100m senior boys, Heat one: Alex Howden 11.74 6. Heat two: Elliott Mason 11.88 7.
100m junior girls, Heat two: Maia Ratahi 14.62 7. Heat three: Sara-Jane Raleigh 14.30 6.
100m intermediate girls, Heat one: Toyah Churton 13.27 4. Heat two: Tyler Griffiths 12.95 4.
100m senior girls, Heat two: Sian Chapman 12.94 3. Final: Chapman 12.84 4-equal.
100m Athletes With Disabilities (AWD), Heat two: Keelan Ward 14.29 2.
200m junior boys, Heat one: Liam Montgomery 25.42 4.
200m intermediate boys, Heat two: Jonty Morison 25.04 6. Heat three; Finn Yeats 23.49 3.
200m senior boys, Heat one: Elliott Mason 24.46 6. Heat two: Alex Howden 24.59 7.
200m junior girls, Heat three: Brittany Wildman 29.94 7.
200m senior girls, Heat two: Sian Chapman 26.24 2. Final: Chapman 27.09 5.
200m AWD, Heat two: Keelan Ward 30.14 2. Final: Keelan Ward 30.19 3.
300m junior girls, Heat two: Stephanie Andrews-Paul 48.00 6.
400m senior boys, Heat two: Dylan Lord Bune 55.53 6. Heat three; Edward Hewitt 51.39 1. Final: Hewitt 51.80 4.
400m senior girls, Heat one: Tessa Laven 1min 1.40s 3.
400m AWD, Final: Keelan Ward 1.7.29 4.
800m junior boys, Heat one: Ben Renton 2.29.91s 10. Heat two: Tom Renton 2.25.49s 9.
800m junior girls, Heat one: Jessica Graham 2.40.82 7.
800m intermediate girls, Heat one: Ella Sims 2.45.93 9. Heat two: Alison Andrews-Paul 2.23.04 2. Final: Andrews-Paul 2.17.96 4.
800m senior girls, Final: Tess Laven 2.21.72s 5.
1500m intermediate girls, Final: Alison Andrews-Paul 5.5.74 13, Ella Sims 5.23.39 16.
3000m intermediate boys, Final: Jack Gordon 11.53.78 12.
3000m senior boys, Final: Michael Hammond 9.57.99 9.
4 by 100m relay intermediate boys, Final: Wairarapa 48.55 6.
4 by 100m relay senior boys, Final: Wairarapa 46.61 5.
4 by 100m relay junior girls, Final: Wairarapa 54.69 6.
4 by 100m relay intermediate girls, Final: Wairarapa 55.89 8.
4 by 100m relay senior girls: Wairarapa 3 (no time confirmed).
4 by 400m relay open girls, Final: Wairarapa 4.12.75 5.
100m hurdles senior girls, Heat one: Kate Plimmer 15.45 2. Final: Plimmer 15.48 3.
2000m track walk: Jessica Duthie 14.23.19 5.
FIELD EVENTS
Long jump junior boys: Brock Loader 4.90m 12.
Long jump junior girls: Maia Ratahi 3.43m 17.
Long jump intermediate girls: Toyah Churton 4.58m 12, Latesha Smith 4.19m 18.
Long jump senior girls: Kate Plimmer 5.46m 2, Aleshia Ingram 3.99m 16.
AWD long jump: Keelan Ward 3.25m 5.
High jump junior girls: Ava Bradley-Less 1.25m 15.
Triple jump junior boys: Brock Loader 10.53m 6.
Triple jump junior girls: Ashleigh Gill 8.39m 12.
Triple jump intermediate girls: Toyah Churton 9.64m 8.
Triple jump senior girls: Kate Plimmer 10.65m 5.
Shot put junior boys: Raeha Langdon 9.03m 10.
Shot put senior boys: Tom Quinn 13.16m 10.
Shot put jun girls: Sinead Barrell 8.28m 15.
Shot put sen girls: Katie Smith 11.73m 3.
Discus junior boys: Hone-Hohua Graham 28.08m 12, Nathan Whiteman 19.54m 15.
Discus intermediate boys: Levi Harmon 29.56m 13, Jackson Hunter 27.92m 14.
Discus senior boys: Tom Quinn 37.10m 10.
Discus intermediate girls: Emma Kruszona 29.45m 4.
Discus senior girls: Katie Smith 30.80m 5, Caitlyn Stallard 24.31m 8.
Javelin junior boys: Quincy Stevens 25.93m 13.
Javelin senior boys: Tom Quinn 41.34m 12, Connor Doyle 40.30m 13.
Javelin senior girls: Lalina Smythe 23.18m 7.
Hammer throw senior boys: Tom Quinn 50.15m 2.
Hammer throw intermediate girls: Emma Kruszona 48.30m 1, Grace Quinn 33.65m 5.
Hammer throw senior girls: Josephine Surridge 22.16m 3, Caitlyn Stallard 22.06m 4.