Otago Primary Athletics Championships

By Lauren Roney | Posted: Monday November 27, 2017
The Otago Primary Athletics Champs were held at the Caledonian Ground on Tuesday 21st November. Balmacewen had 92 students competing and there were some fantastic results.

A special congratulations to Nirvana Hepi-Breen who had an outstanding day, winning the Girls U13 Shot Put and the U13 Discus, and set two new records in these events.

Other placings were:

Girls U12 Discus:  2nd - Beth O'Connor

Girls U13 Long Jump: 3rd - Eva-Luna Sander

Girls U13 High Jump: 3rd - Olivia Ellis

Girls O13 High Jump: 3rd - Lavinia Penese

Boys 13 and Over Shot Put: 1st - Eric Peita

Boys 13 and Over Discus:  Jamin Millar

Boys U12 Long Jump:  3rd - Alexander Batchelor

Boys U12 High Jump:  2nd - Samuel Kelly

Girls U13 75m:  1st - Eva-Luna Sander

Girls U13 70m Hurdles:  2nd - Olivia Ellis, 3rd - Sam Grey

Girls 13 and Over 70m Hurdles: 3rd - Lavinia Penese

Girls Y7 & 8 800m:  1st - Jordan Evans-Tobata, 3rd - Gemma Rowcroft

Boys U12 75m:  1st - Alexander Batchelor, 2nd - Hwi Seong Chang

Boys U12 70m Hurdles:  2nd - Samuel Kelly

Boys U13 70m Hurdles:  3rd - Will Ryan

Boys Y7 & 8 800m:  1st - Hamish Faulks

U12 Girls Blue Relay (2nd) - Anya Clark, Nika Macut, Darcie Evans-Tobata, Olivia Bonner.

U13 Girls Blue Relay (2nd) - Eva Luna Sander, Elizabeth Olusina, Olivia Ellis, Sam Grey.

O13 Girls Blue Relay (2nd) - Jordan Evans-Tobata, Sam Bixley, Gemma Rowcroft, Lavinia Penese.

U12 Boys Green Relay (2nd) - Marama Nicholas, Luke Rooney, Paddy Smythe, Kiijahna Homes-Haweturi.

U13 Boys Blue Relay (3rd) - Will Ryan, Oliver Sabiston, Liam Grellet, Jake Fowler.

O13 Boys Blue Relay (3rd) - Harry Devereux, Liam Walsh, Hamish Faulks, James Monson.


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