The South Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club were in medal-winning form at the South Island Colgate Games in Nelson.
With 24 athletes competing at the Saxton Oval in Stoke, the club brought home four gold, eight silver and two bronze medals.
Anna Hayward, 11, competing in the 10 to 14-year-olds, won gold in the 200m (29.3sec) and silver in the 400m (66.19sec) and 100m (14.32sec).
In the same age group, Lauren Bruce won gold in the discus (29.85m) and proved her versatility with a silver in the high jump (1.54m).
Jacob Matson also impressed with a gold in 200m (23.97sec) and silver in the 100m (11.85sec). Elizabeth Hampton also grabbed two medals with a silver in the 400m (63.8sec) and bronze in the 200m (28.44sec).
Mac Basford did likewise, with the 13-year-old winning silver in the 1600m track walk (10min 24.55sec) and bronze in the 80m hurdles (13.51sec).
Christina Ryan was also a golden girl in the 80m hurdles (12.97sec) while 11-year-old Jenna-Rae McIntyre struck silver in the 1200m track walk (8min 56.14sec).
Hampton, Hayward and Ryan joined Kelly Clifford to finish second in the girls’ 13-years 4 x 100m relay.
In the 7 to 9-year-old age group, 13 pennants were awarded to the athletes who finished on the podium. Nine-year-old Jackson Hicks-Sandri led the charge with four gold pennants, in the 60m, 100m, long jump and discus. Sam Borman, 8, won three pennants, with gold in the 60m and bronze in the 100m and discus.
Brandon Lockyer won gold in the discus and long jump while Caitlin Alexander won bronze in the shot put and 200m. Alice Ritchie took bronze in the 200m.
Hicks-Sandri, Borman, Lockyer and Alexander combined to win bronze in the 9-year-old boys, 4 x 100m relay.
