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Chris Jager Rory Hofmans Rory Hofmans Jamie Henshiwood Levi Kendall Levi Kendall Davis Sutcliffe Rory Hofmans Justin Boag Tyler Macleod Cody Rei Brad Bennett Kyle Manu Kyle Manu Philip Young Hayden Ballantyne Matt Snowden Blair Campbell Jacob Fleming
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A pleasing feature of the day was the fact that our 3 relay teams won their respective races. The Senior race was particularly memorable. Kyle Manu , Gareth Goodin, Phil Young and Jacob Fleming all ran under 12 seconds in the I OOm final to take the first 4 places. They then combined to run 44.02 in the 4 x I OOm Relay to break the Taranaki record which had stood since 1974. The, other standout track race was the Intermediate 3000m where 4 runners went under the Taranaki record. David Morton was 4th in this race and took 20 seconds of the school record (set last year by Matt Snowden), running 9.25.58.
North Island Athletics Championships 14 athletes from NPBHS travelled with the Taranaki Secondary Schools Athletics team to contest the North Island Championships in Hastings over the weekend of April 2-3. The competition is of an extremely high standard as all athletes must pre-qualify to make it in to an event. The school had some exceptional results and a summary of these follows. Shaun Thompson continued his impressive form by winning the Open Boys 3000m Walk.
Blair Campbell qualified for the final and ran 7th in the Senior I I Om Hurdles. Blair also qualified for the Open 300m Hurdles final and finished 6th in this race.
Jamie Henshilwood ran his Junior IOOm heat in 12.63. His 300m heat time of 40.24 was fast for this unusual distance and he qualified for the final where he finished 8th. Codey Rei, Chris Jager, Justin Boag, James Rei and Cameron Rowlands also were in the team, but failed to make the top 8 in their respective events.
Kyle Manu was 2nd in the Senior Boys I OOm, running I 1.22 into the wind . He qualified in 11.12. Kyle also ran 4th in the Senior Boys 200m lowering his own school record time to 22.41 .
Also worth noting was that the Taranaki Senior 4 x I OOm Relay team was 3'd and this team included 3 of our runners (Philip, Jacob and Kyle).
Jacob Fleming ran 11.73 in his I OOm heat and was 6th in the Long Jump with an impressive 6.08m. Brad Bennett claimed 8th in the Intermediate Javelin throwing 40.62m.
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David Morton ran below his best to be 14th in the Intermediate 3000m, but ran an excellent Open 2000m Steeplechase to finish 6th in 6.43.02 and to claim a new school record.
Philip Young was 2nd in the Senior Boys 400m. His time was a new school record of 50.43 taking I second off his own record .
Rory Hofmans ran 12.24 in his Junior I OOm heat, but failed to advance to the final. He qualified for the Junior 200m final however and ran 24.94 to finish 6th in this race to eclipse Brad Bennett's school record from 2003. Rory also placed 4th in the Junior Long Jump with a best leap of 5.64m.
Kyle's performances were the standout achievements of what was a very successful year for Athletics. As this magazine goes to print the school's top athletes are preparing for the National Secondary Schools Athletics Championships. These are to be held in Auckland in December and the school is optimistic of some excellent performances. Congratulations to all who represented the school this year and to Kyle , Hayden and Gareth for earning Tiger Jackets.
Taranaki Secondary Sc~ools Duathlon Championships Five competitors from NPBHSentered this years Taranaki Secondary Schools Duathlon Champs held on June 8th at the Hurworth Road I Carrington Road junction. The event comprised a 2 km road run, a I 0 km cycle and a 2 k~ road run and there were Junior and Senior Divisions.
World Athletics Championships Among many strong performances, the above results chronicle the progress of Kyle Manu as a sprinter. Kyle broke I I seconds for the I OOm in winning the National Club 17 and Under I OOm title in March and in doing so was selected for the New Zealand Youth Team for the World Junior Championships in Marakesh, Morocco in July. Kyle performed with distinction at this event in winning his heat in I 0.82 (another school record). He was one of the best performed New Zealanders at the World Championships and can claim a World ranking in the I OOm of 20th.
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Michael Torckler was our most successful athlete, being a clear winner in the Senior Boys (U-19) event and showing his superior running ability to win the title. Our four Juniors (U-15) competed with credit to all place in the first I 0 with Dex Newland (2nd) and Nick Tipling (4th) our best performers. Athletics Champions justin Boag (Intermediate Champion), Hayden Ballantyne (Senior Champion), Mark Atkins Uunior Champion)
Mr Kevin Gledhill Manager
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