NZ SECONDARY SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS 5th-7th DEC 25 HASTINGS
Hi everyone
This must have been one of the best throw group result at these NZL school championships in Hastings ...and perhaps the best ever. Not only when considering the titles and the medals but also the quality of the performances, some of them leading the national age group rankings but also, sometimes achieving spots in the yearly 2025 world ranking by age group.
Cherry on the cake was also another national title won in Australia by Fernanda TIRADO in the U17 hammer 3kg. But she was only given 4 attempts and could not keep improving over 60m
In fact, EVERYBODY WON AT LEAST A MEDAL !!! and most of the time with one or several PBs
Senior girls: Karmen MARITZ was not really challenged and won easily her yearly two gold medals in the shot and discus. The good news was that she also had a PB in the shot put, something which had not happened since 2 years,
Junior girls: A great day for Sacha FU OUGHTON who broke her hammer PB 3 times and the symbolic 50m line twice, very close to the club and Auckland records
Senior boys Adam LEECE and Oliver CHUNG were the stars of this age group winning 2 titles and 2 silver medal. it started with Adam breaking his PB in the shot at 17.88m for a silver, then it went on with a remarkable double in the hammer, Oliver winning with a new great PB at 58.09m from Adam securing aother silver with 55.12m
Then, after Oliver was a good finalist near PB in the javelin, we had one of the best discus competitions with 4 throwers over 56m. Adam took the first lead with a good opening throw at 55.36m but was progressively overtaken and found himself only 4th when going into the last round. There he had the guts and the fighting spirit to deliver the expected big one in the winning throw with a new PB 57.97m! World class throw
Seniors Para: Brian WLSON was everywhere and collected 3 medals with a gold in the shot put and silver in discus and javelin
Junior boys: Multi talented Elikai MANUEL was certainly one of the best overall athletes of these championships, breaking PB after PB in all the events he participated.
At the end he collected 2 gold medals (Javelin and long jump, of course with PBs) , then was finalist in the shot (5th PB), in the discus (6th PB and in the high jump 6th PB)
So great felicitations to our athletes who will be remembered for this ‘’Très grand cru’’ (It means a ‘’Very great year'' in the wine industry) and to all the supporters, parents, volunteers, officials who have their part and can be proud of the great collective success with the Millennium training group being back as the best throw group of the country!
DP
Note : The Walter GILL Takapuna throwers group did also very well, especially Sina Malia SU’A winning the shot put 3kg U16 with a PB 15.79m (6th in the world U16 and 44th in the U16) and a ‘’huge’’ 49.43m PB i the discus (New NZL schools record) (1st in the world U16 and 12th in the u18 !!!). Alex HALLIE 13.00m PB in the U16 5kg shot, 48.10m PB 4th in the discus
Other visiting athletes in our throws series did also quite well: Jack BURNS 53,33m 5th Discus U18 PB - Othis NEELY Javelin U18 54.49m PB 3rd Bronze medal
NEW ZEALAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS HASTINGS 5-7 December 2025
Seniors Girls
Discus 1kg :1st Karmen MARITZ 45.65m NZL Secondary schools champion (51th place in the world U18 rankings
Javelin 700g : 7th Karmen MARITZ 36.50m
Shot put 3kg : 1st Karmen MARITZ 15.09m PB NZL Secondary schools champion (76th place in the U18 world rankings),
Juniors Girls
Javelin 500g: 13th Sacha FU OUGHTON 16.04m
Discus 1kg: 14th Sacha FU OUGHTON 26.52m
Hammer 3kg: 1st Sacha FU OUGHTON 50.67m PB NZL Secondary schools champion (52th place in the U16 world rankigs
Seniors Boys
Shot put 5kg: 2nd Adam LEECE 17.88m PB NZL Secondary schools vice champion - Best NZL U18 performance 2025 - (76th place in the world U18 rankings)
Shot put para: 1st Brian WILSON 8.12m NZL Secondary schools champion
Discus para 1.75kg: 2nd Brian WILSON 18.38m NZL Secondary schools vice champion
Javelin para 700g: 2nd Brian WILSON 8.84m PB NZL Secondary schools vice champion
Hammer 5kg: 1st Oliver CHUNG 58.09m PB NZL Secondary schools champion - Best NZL U18 performance 2025 - (166th place in U18 2025 world rankings)
2nd Adam LEECE 55.12m NZL Secondary schools vice champion - (236e place in the U18 2025 world rankings)
Javelin 700g: 7th Oliver CHUNG 48.98m
Discus 1.5kg: 1st Adam LEECE 57.97m PB NZL Secondary school champion - Best NZL U18 performance 2025 - (25th place in the U18 2025 world rankings)
15th Oliver CHUNG 27.35m
Juniors Boys
Javelin 700g: 1st Elikai MANUEL 54.15m PB NZL Secondary schools champion (374th place in the world rankings)
Discus 1.25kg: 6th Elikai MANUEL 44.79m PB
Shot put 5kg: 5th Elikai MANUEL 13.15m PB
Long jump: 1st Elikai MANUEL 6.20m PB NZL Secondary schools champion
High jump: 5th Elikai MANUEL 1.80m PB
AUSTRALIA SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS 04-12 Melbourne
Hammer U17 girls 3kg : 1st Fernanda TIRADO 59.89m AUS Secondary schools champion - Championship U17 record - (51th place in the world U18 rankings)
DP
SUMMER SERIES 4, AUT MILLENNIUM 29Th NOV 2025
Results
Hi everyone
This was our last competition before the NZL school championships this coming week in Hastings
Great weather conditions, good participation (some 20 throwers !) and many PB’s and great performances
Especially :
Battle in the Boys U18 hammer with Oliver CHUNG 56.91m (PB) and Adam LEECE 56,52m (5m PB !)
Battle between Sina Malia SU’A (47.95m) and Karmen MARITZ (47.69m) both close to their PBs
Battle in the Boys U18 Discus between Jack BURNS (51.15m PB) and Adam LEECE 49.30m with 1.5 but 47.43m PB with the 1.75kg U20
and good performances Anthony NOBILO 66.59m Hammer SM - Alex HALLIE 44.22m Discus U16 Boys - Briana STEPHENSON 40.13m Sen W Javelin PB - Otis NEELY 52.28m Javelin U18 Boys
More results of the weekend
Sydney 29-11 Caitlin SHEPPERSON Ham Sen W 54.35m 1st
Auckland Mc Kinnon (Full results not available): Adam LEECE Shot 5kg Men U18 16.75m 1st Discus Men U18 1,5kg 51.95m 1st
Connor BRADY Shot 5kg Men U18 16.71m 2nd
Karmen MARITZ Shot 3kg Women U18 14.24m 1st - Discus 1kg U18 43.63m 1st
Sacha FU OUGHTON Discus Women U16 1kg 33.43m PB
DP
SUMMER SERIES 3, AUT MILLENNIUM 22ND NOV 2025
Results
Hi everyone
This was a great weekend for our group of NHB throwers and Takapuna group . We had 3 competitions running
1-Summer throws series 3 at Millenium (Shot - Discus)
2-Masters throws pentathlon at Mt Smart (results not available so far)
3-Mc Kinnon series at Mt smart (Javelin - Hammer)
The weather was excellent and so were the performances
among these good performances
Adam LEECE 55.91m discus 1.5kg 17.26m shot 5kg
Connor BRADY 17.59m 5kg shot PB U18 (Best NZL 2025 performance)
Sina Malia SU’A 15.75m PB 3kg shot U16 (Best NZL 2025 performance) 45.98m discus 1kg (Best NZL U16 performance)
Oliver CHUNG 56.37m PB 5kg hammer (Best NZL 2025 performance)
Sacha FU OUGHTON 48.81m PB 3kg hammer (Best NZL U16 performance)
Karmen MARITZ 45.31m discus U18
and a number of other PBs
Well done and big thank you to the officials and parents volunteers helpers
DP
SUMMER SERIES 4, AUT MILLENNIUM 29Th NOV 2025
Results
Hi everyone
This was our last competition before the NZL school championships this coming week in Hastings
Great weather conditions, good participation (some 20 throwers !) and many PB’s and great performances
Especially :
Battle in the Boys U18 hammer with Oliver CHUNG 56.91m (PB) and Adam LEECE 56,52m (5m PB !)
Battle between Sina Malia SU’A (47.95m) and Karmen MARITZ (47.69m) both close to their PBs
Battle in the Boys U18 Discus between Jack BURNS (51.15m PB) and Adam LEECE 49.30m with 1.5 but 47.43m PB with the 1.75kg U20
and good performances Anthony NOBILO 66.59m Hammer SM - Alex HALLIE 44.22m Discus U16 Boys - Briana STEPHENSON 40.13m Sen W Javelin PB - Otis NEELY 52.28m Javelin U18 Boys
More results of the weekend
Sydney 29-11 Caitlin SHEPPERSON Ham Sen W 54.35m 1st
Auckland Mc Kinnon (Full results not available): Adam LEECE Shot 5kg Men U18 16.75m 1st Discus Men U18 1,5kg 51.95m 1st
Connor BRADY Shot 5kg Men U18 16.71m 2nd
Karmen MARITZ Shot 3kg Women U18 14.24m 1st - Discus 1kg U18 43.63m 1st
Sacha FU OUGHTON Discus Women U16 1kg 33.43m PB
DP
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