Selwyn Times: March 06, 2019

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Rolleston runs away with Challenge Shield
SPORT
LEAP: Ben Michael in the under-15 long jump.
PHOTOS: DEAN MOWER
• By Jacob Page
ROLLESTON College took
out the Challenge Shield at the
inaugural Selwyn secondary
schools’ athletics day at Nga Puna
Wai last week.
Rolleston won the most
4 x 100m age-group relays to cap
off a stellar event.
More than 300 athletes from
Rolleston, Lincoln High School,
Ellesmere College and Darfield
High School competed in track
and field events.
Rolleston won the under-16
boys, under-14 boys, and
under-16 girls sprint relays to
take home the big prize of the
day.
There were also a number of
top individual efforts.
Lincoln’s Dominick Wilson
won the under-19 100m, 200m
and 400m titles.
Ellesmere’s Scott Harper
won the under-16 boys 100m
and 200m double, as did
Lincoln’s Alizjah Campbell in
the under-15 boys and Darfield’s
Casey Taylor in the under-14 boys
age-groups.
Casey also won the long jump
title in his age-group.
Ellesmere’s Nina Tucker won
the under-19 girls 100m and
400m titles and finished second
in the 200m. She also won the
discus and triple jump titles in
the field events.
Lincoln’s Caroline Richards
won the 100m and 200m double
in the under-16 girls event. She
also won the high jump and
long jump titles in the same agegroup.
Darfield’s Emily Waters
claimed victory in the 400m and
1500m events in the same agegroup.
In the field events; 16-year-old
Theo Gilbert from Ellesmere
College won the under-19 high
SPEED: Ellesmere College’s Jacob Greenwood leads
schoolmate Elijah McIlraith in the 1500m.
jump and long jump. He was the
only competitor to clear 1.55m in
the high jump, while also taking
victory in the long jump by 6cm
with a leap of 5.35m.
Rolleston’s Avelima Loua won
the under-16 boys shot put and
javelin crowns. He managed
33.17m in the javelin to win by
more than 3m and threw 11.03m
to win the shot put by more than
1m.
Ellesmere’s Jared Poole won
the under-15 boys shot put and
discus competitions. He threw
the discus 24.20m to win by more
than 2m and backed up in the
shot put to throw a distance of
8.63m to win by 17cm.
Lincoln’s John Mottus won the
under-15 boys long jump and
high jump. His leap of 5.71m was
enough for the long jump title,
while he also cleared 1.70m in the
high jump.
Darfield’s Alex Gerritsen won
the under-16 girls javelin and
discus and finished second in the
shot put.
Darfield’s Emma Watson won
the under-15 girls shot put, discus
and javelin titles.
Lincoln’s Aaliyah Metcalf won
both the high jump and long
jump in the same age-group.
Darfield’s Kirsty McCarthy-
Dempsey claimed victory in the
under-14 girls shot put, discus
and javelin.
Event organiser Chris
O’Connell said he hoped the
event will grow in numbers next
year as more athletes found out
about it.