A total of 25 Wairarapa athletes will be involved at the national secondary schools track and field championships to be held in Hastings this weekend, with several of them being strong medal winning prospects.
Alex Fafeita could be the best hope for gold in the field events as he will gointo the senior boys hammer throw as favourite and should be prominent in the shot put and discus.
On the track, big things will be expected from Stevie Paine in the junior girls 800m and from Gropge Hewitt in all three of his races - 100, 200m and 400m - for athletes with a disability.
Wairarapa entries are:-
Wairarapa College: Sian Chapman, junior girls 200m and 100m; Molly Creagh, senior girls 200m and 400m; Alex Fafeita, senior boys shot put, hammer throw and discus; Courtnay Fafeita, senior girls hammer throw and discus; Joel Farley, senior boys 800m; Zane Hancox, junior boys 400m and long jump; Crystelle Hart, junior girls 200m and 100m; Travis Hart, senior girls 100m and 200m; Samantha Hodgins, junior girls 400m; Laura McKenna, junior girls 100m and 200m; Stevie Paine, junior girls 800m; Dennis Peseta, senior boys shot put and discus; Jerry Peseta, senior boys shot put;
Katie Smith, junior girls shot put and discus; Maria Taylor, junior girls shot put, hammer throw and discus; Mary Williams, senior girls 100m.
St Matthew's Collegiate: Tessa Laven, junior girls 400m; Mikayla Pearson, junior girls 400m.
Rathkeale College: Bevan Brown, junior boys 400m and 200m; Tim Girling-McLean, junior boys shot put and discus; Edward Hewitt, junior boys 400m; George Hewitt, AWD 100m, 200m and 400m; Tom Quinn, junior boys 800m; Dhruv Raman, junior boys 200m and 400m.
Solway College: Caroline Cooper-Marsh, senior girls javelin.
