South Canterbury Amateur Athletics Club

*****Please note that there is NO athletics on this Saturday due to NZ masters. We will be having our competition on Sunday at 1.30pm******

We did not contest the Mackay & Drake cups that were in programme for tonight so we will do them on Sunday. It is for 16years and under and you must do 100m, 400m, long jump  and discus (M7W 16 weight) to be eligible. As discus is not on the programme we will be doing it for those who are contesting the cups. So if you wish to contest one of these cups can you please register before 1pm on Sunday. An email is fine but I won’t be checking them after 11am on Sunday.

I have done parent roster for the remainder of the season and will send it out tomorrow or Friday

South Canterbury hammer-thrower Rebecca Hodgson broke a Canterbury record as the Aorangi Park all-weather athletics track hosted an Athletics Canterbury inter-club meeting at the weekend.

It was the last major event for many athletes before they compete at next month’s New Zealand secondary schools’ track and field championships in Wellington and South Canterbury athletes were keen to make a statement.

Hodgson broke the Canterbury record in the women’s 20 category with a throw of 49.09 metres.

She had thrown 50.31m at a South Canterbury Amateur Athletics Club (SCAAC) meeting earlier this month, but yesterday, under official conditions, she still had enough to beat the previous mark.

South Canterbury’s Leanna Ryan won the women’s 16 100m in a time of 13.39sec and finished first with a personal best in the long jump of 5.13m.

James Sandilands won the men’s 16 100m hurdles in a personal best time of 14.16sec.

Tyler Collings ran a season’s best time in the men’s 19 400m of 49.08sec to finish second.

Tom Walsh managed 19.29m in the men’s 19 shot put.

Tom Charteris knocked 10 seconds off his personal best in the men’s 2000m steeplechase, after he finished in 6min 37.85sec.

Sam Small threw 47.63m in men’s 16 javelin and finished second in the high jump with an effort of 1.85m.

Tom Cooper managed 45.39m in the javelin and 42.45m in the discus.

Hamish Dewar threw a personal best in the discus of 41.16m.

Lee-Ann McKenzie in the women’s 19 javelin managed 29.34m and a best in the high jump of 1.65m.

Rachel Rolleston threw 19.90m in the women’s 19 and managed 2.10m in the pole vault.

Caitlin Henderson secured 28.64m in the women’s 16 javelin.

There were several top three performances for South Canterbury athletes in junior section events.

Sam Borman finished third in the year 8 boys’ discus (13.48m).

Alice Ritchie was victorious in the eight-year-old girls’ shot put (4.71m), and second in the 200m.

Jackson Hicks-Sandri won the nine-year-old boys 60m in 9.55sec and was second in the 100m.

Bryleigh Collins was first in the 10-year-old girls’ shot put thanks to a 6.93m put and was also third in the high jump.

Sam Ritchie was second in the 10-year-old boys’ 400m.

William Woodall was third in the boys’ 10-year-old discus.

Jenna-Rae McIntyre won the 11-year-old girls’ shot put with an effort of 8.14m.

Anna Hayward came second in the 11-year-old girls’ 60m, and second in the 200m.

Elizabeth Hampton won the 12-year-old girls’ 60m in a time of 8.96sec, finished second in the 200m and third in the high jump.

Christina Ryan was third in the 13-year-old girls’ 200m, and second in the 60m and 80m hurdles.

Mac Basford finished first equal in the 13-year-old boys’ 80m hurdles in a time of 15.19sec.

Liam Cooper was second in the boys’ 14-year-old discus with a throw of 30.58m.

Phoebe Dewar placed first in the girls 14-year-old shot put with an effort of 7.33m.

Jacob Matson finished first in the boys’ 14-year-old 100m in a time of 11.93sec.

Tom Walsh was the standout athlete at last Saturdays South Canterbury Amateur Athletics Club meet breaking two senior men’s club performances.  Walsh put the shot put 19.20m then at discus beat the previous 49.18m record in all four of his measured throws with his last throw a massive 51.20m.

Lauren Bruce set a new standard in the girls 14 years shot put 10.24m and Christina Ryan was impressive in the girls 13 years 80m hurdles knocking .5sec off clocking in at 13.3sec.

Other athletes to shine, Tom Cooper with a 41.77m throw in the men’s 16 discus, Fifteen year old James Sandilands had a good day running his third consecutive sub 14sec 100m hurdle race and jumped 1.75m in high jump just touching the bar at 1.80m.

In the senior men’s 800m race Roger Tackney crossed the line in 2.22.5 just ahead of Paul Lynch, while local athlete Brett Clifford competing for Canterbury University in the men’s 19 years finished first in 1.58.5.  Jessica Adams ran well in the women’s 16 years 800m 2.33.2.

Jenna Rae McIntyre hit the 20 metre mark in the girls 11 years discus which gains her a Colgate 5 star award in this discipline. Many junior athletes are all striving towards the five star award programme and achieving personal bests over all events.

In Dunedin, South Canterbury club members also performed well. 14 year old Jacob Matson ran personal best times while competing in the men’s 19 grade in the 100m (11.5sec) and 200m (23.48sec), a class above any other under 16 athlete competing down there.

Tyler Collings finished second in the men’s 19 400m, 49.96secs in blustery conditions towards the end of the meet.  Tom Charteris won the men’s 19 1500m, 4.21.90 in a controlled performance.  In the women’s 16, Ruby Cochrane finished second in javelin, 29.35m and Hayley Davidson finished third in the 1500m, 5.47.98.

This Saturday Athletics Canterbury are holding their interclub meet in Timaru, juniors morning and seniors in the afternoon.

This will be the last major event for our local senior class athletes to compete with Canterbury and Otago athletes before many of them head to the National Secondary Schools Athletics and Road Race Championships in Wellington early December.

Please refer to programmes -

Season Programme

Canterbury Programmes in Timaru

Junior athletes set four records and equalled three at the South Canterbury club meeting.

Warm weather and a strong wind behind was used to good advantage in the 100m sprints.

Ben Sewell, 10, knocked 0.4sec off the record, stopping the clock at 13.9sec, while Anna Hayward ran 13.8sec to beat the 11-year-olds’ record by 0.5sec. Elizabeth Hampton, 12, equalled the 14.1sec record, while sisters Christina Ryan (13) and Leanna Ryan (16) did the same in their age groups, with 13.2sec and 12.8sec, respectively.

In the field, Sewell smashed the high jump record with a 1.35m effort, 7cm better than the old mark. Leeanne McKenzie jumped 1.65m in the women’s 19 years high jump, also setting a club record by 5cm.

The highlight of the day was Rebecca Hodgson breaking the Canterbury women’s 19 years hammer record, with a massive throw of 50.31m on her third attempt, 2.3m past the old mark.

Good performances were also recorded in Dunedin by South Canterbury athletes. Henry Chamberlain recorded personal best times in both the men’s 19 years 100m (11.86sec) and 200m (24sec) to finish fourth and third.

Tom Charteris won the men’s 19 years 2000m steeplechase in 6min 47.79sec, a personal best.

Brett Clifford finished second in men’s 19 years 800m in 1min 58.71sec.

Ruby Cochrane won the women’s 16 years discus with a throw of 33.22m.

Caitlin Henderson finished third in the women’s 16 years 200m in 29.27sec and Adam Chamberlain finished second in the boys’ 14 years 3000m in a personal-best time of 10min 48.76sec.

More than 100 athletes have registered to compete with the South Canterbury Amateur Athletics Club.

The season started last Saturday with a number of new and existing members turning up to compete in a variety of disciplines.

There were good numbers over most of the age-groups, with full fields in both the eight and 10-year-old girls and in the eight and 12-year-old boys.

Saturday’s club programme attracted senior athletes from Christchurch, Dunedin and Geraldine.

A 300m hurdles event was run to accommodate out-of-town athletes preparing for coming national competitions.

Walk events and a 3000m run were also added to the programme.

Local athlete Jonathan Lord made an appearance after winning a national title last week in the men’s 10km race at the New Zealand long distance race walk championships held in Palmerston North.

Three club records were broken in the discus and high jump.

Lauren Bruce threw the discus 29.46m in the girls’ 14 grade, beating the previous record of 25.34m in all three throws.

Ruby Cochrane threw a creditable 34.83m in the women’s discus and Sam Small jumped 1.85m in the men’s 16 years high jump, beating the record by 4cm.

Out-of-town athletes gave the locals a run for their money, assisting South Canterbury in achieving impressive results.

Tyler Collings ran 11.4sec in the men’s 19 years 100m and 22.9sec in the 200m.

Bradley Lang ran 12.5sec in the men’s 16 years 100m, followed by James Sandilands with a time of 12.8sec.

Fifteen-year-old Brittany Cannell produced impressive results competing against older athletes to achieve times of 13.3sec in the 100m and 27.2sec in the 200m.

New junior club members started the season well.

Seven-year-old Clarabelle Strauss won the 60m, 200m, long jump and shot put.

Lily Rae achieved first placings in the nine-year-olds’ 60m and shot put, was second in the long jump and third in the discus.

Sam Borman won the 60m, 200m, long jump and shot put in the eight-year-old boys’ grade.

Adam Alexander won the 60m, 200m, long jump and gained a second place in the shot put in the seven-year-old boys.

Jackson Hicks-Sandri won the nine-year-old boys’ 60m, 200m and long jump.

Ten-year-old Ben Sewell won the 100m, 200m and discus and placed second by 6cm to clubmate William Woodall in the long jump.

William Valentine won the 11-year-old boys’ 100m, 200m, and long jump.

Eleven-year-old Anna Hayward was very close to the best club performances in both the 100m and 200m and used her speed to good advantage to win the long jump.

South Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club walker Jonathon Lord capped off a fine start to the season securing his second national title.

Lord won the men’s 16 years 10km race at the New Zealand long distance race walk championships in Palmerston North. He finished almost six minutes and more than a kilometre ahead of his nearest rival, in a personal best time.

His first gold was on the road over 5km in Wellington in August.

The 15-year-old is now focused on the New Zealand secondary school athletic championships in Wellington next month.

There he will face the defending walking champion Mathew Holcroft of Waikato in what is likely to be a great battle over the shorter 3km distance.

Lord has been walking for five years and is following in his brother Daniel footsteps.

The older Lord is also an accomplished walker, having represented New Zealand in age-group teams.