South Canterbury Amateur Athletics Club

Under 16 competitors led the local charge at the Canterbury interclub athletics meeting at the all-weather track in Timaru on Saturday.

Lauren Nicol won the 100m in a slick 12.91sec and later won the 400m. Leanne McKenzie won the high jump (1.60m) and Lucinda Shaw was impressive in winning the 3000m track walk (16:28.83).

Tyler Collings won the boys’ 100m in a personal best of 11.56sec and Brett Clifford impressed in taking out the 1500m (4:30.60).

In the under-19 grade Daniel Lord won the 3000m track walk (12:49.45) and the javelin (41.75m).

Nicola Mackle won the high jump (1.55m) and Simon Small took out the men’s event (1.80m).

Other winners were Rebecca Hodgson in the women’s 16 hammer (40.71m), Michael Dewar the men’s 16 hammer (29.88m) and Wayne Doyle the masters men’s hammer, discus and pole vault. Herald correspondent

Other results:

Women’s 16: R Rolleston, 80m hurdles (15.48sec) 2; L Hefford, shot put (8.99m) 2; R Hodgson, shot put (8.10m) 3, discus (23.71m) 3; L McKenzie 100m hurdles (18.51sec) 3.

Men’s 16: J Lord, 3000m walk (18:19.58) 3; T Collings, 400m (55.97sec) 2.

Men’s 19: S Small, 110m hurdles (15.84s) 3; J Finikin, 100m (11.51sec) 3, 200m (24.30sec) 3; K Robinson, high jump (1.75m) 2.

South Canterbury athletes set one record and two personal bests at the Athletic Canterbury track and field meeting at QEII stadium in Christchurch.

Rebecca Hodgson set the Canterbury record when winning the women’s 16 hammer with a throw of 43.25m.

She also finished fourth in the discus with a throw of 23.63m.

The personal bests were in the walking events where Daniel Lord won the men’s 19, 2000m track walk, in 8m 29.74s and Lucinda Shaw finished third in the women’s 19, 2000m track walk, in 10m 10.59s, 8.5s better than her previous best.

Daniel Laws won both the senior men’s 110m hurdles in 18.29s and 400m hurdles 63.06s.

Jay Finikin took out the men’s 19 long jump with a leap of 5.50m.

In the sprints, Tyler Collings took out the men’s 16, 100m in 12.26s and the 400m in 54.12s.

Lauren Nicol won the double with the women’s 16 100m and 200m.

Other results:

Senior men’s 800m, Brett Clifford 6, 2m 06.99s; men’s 16 400m, 3, 56.63s; men’s 19 javelin, D Lord 2, 29.75m; 100m J Finikin 3, 11.99s; women’s 16 100m hurdles, L McKenzie 2, 17.76s; high jump, 2, 1.55m.