2013 was a great year for athletics in the school. The
arrival of a talented bunch of Year 9 girls, spearheaded
by Georgia Hulls saw the school win many titles.
NZSS Championships 2012
Held in Dunedin, a small team headed south including
a couple of road race teams. Most successful were
the Year 9 girls who finished sixth in the 3 person teams
race. Abbey Cullen, Libby Ford and Hope-Eloise
Every were team members. The junior boys’ team also
acquitted themselves well with a creditable eighth in
a large field in the teams event. Sean Morrison, Daniel
Way and Callum Wilkie were team members. Best in
the stadium were Savannah Dalzell (senior triple jump)
and Emily Gallagher (Intermediate high jump) who both
finished eleventh. On the track, there were notable
performances from Olivia Wilkey who made the semifinal of the junior 800m and Libby Ford, who shaved 20
seconds off her personal best in the junior 1500m.
HBSS Year 9/10 Relays
HNHS dominated the girls’ events at the year 9/10
relays in February by winning all six events on the
schedule. Georgia Hulls, Georgia Rathbone and
Monique Thomson teamed up to form winning teams
with Libby Ford in the 4x800m, Abbey Cullen (4x400m)
and Annah McPherson (4x100m). The two Georgias
and Annah combined to win the 3xlong jump as well.
Meanwhile, Lauren Hartridge, Ella Knobloch and
Oakleigh Duncan combined to win both shot put and
discus.
The boys won the shot put and discus. Israel Carlton,
Issac Waihi and Hayden Nuku-Stone were the victorious
combination.
HNHS School Sports
The school athletic sports were held in pleasant
warm weather. The star of the day was undoubtedly
Georgia Hulls. In the junior girls’ grade, she broke
records in the 100m, 200m, 400m and high jump. On
top of that, she also won the 800m and long jump,
and was in the Tainui House team that won their
4x100m relay. Spare a thought for her competition.
In any other year, they would be seen as outstanding. Monique Thomson won the 1500m and was 2nd
in the 100m and 200m, and 3rd in the 800m and
high jump. Georgia Rathbone was 2nd in the 400m,
800m, high jump and long jump and 3rd in the 100m
and 200m. Oakleigh Duncan won the shot put/discus double.
Issac Waihi also set a new record in the junior javelin
and won the discus as well. Richard Russell won
the 200m/400m double and Quyntin Jones won the
high/long jump double in junior boys’ grade.
In the intermediate grade, the girls were dominated
by Annah McPherson who won 100m, 200m, 400m,
and high jump. Hope Every won the 800m/1500m
double. In the boys’, Callum Wilkie won 100m,
400m and shot put, while Sean Morrison won the
800m/1500m double.
The senior girls’ grade had Jessica Ford dominating,
winning 400m, 800m, 1500m and high jump while
Holly Macdonald had a javelin/discus double. The
boys’ contest was closer, Tim Keip winning 100m,
200m and 400m while James Cruickshank did the
800m/1500m double.
Champions were Georgia Hulls, Issac Waihi, Annah
McPherson, Callum Wilkie, Jess Ford and Tim Keip.
Fluctuating fortunes in the relays saw Rata just get up
to defeat Kauri in the inter house competition.