Successes across the Grades on Day 1 for Wellington Team
Wellington athletes claimed ten medals on Day 1 at the Athletics NZ Jennian Homes National Track & Field Championships at the Caledonian Ground in Logan Park, Dunedin.
The day was mostly a day of qualifying and some age group finals with the main Senior final being the 5000 metres event where Toby Gualter claimed silver behind local favourite Ollie Chignell. Beth Garland was the best of the Wellington senior women finishing in 6th place in her best Performance over 5000m
Medals were claimed over a range of age groups and Asher Robertson had a very busy day claiming three medals and placed 8th in the 100m final. Wellington Golds went to Nationals schools medallist Luke Jarvis who keeps building his strong result profile over sprints and Mia Thomson over 3000m in U16 grade with Olivia Clay- McDowell in a very close second and Wellington’s Lucy Mabin 4th in the same race.
The medallist were
Toby Gualter Men’s 5000m 2nd 14.04.49
Luke Jarvis MU18 100m 1st Final 10.94 +2.8
Asher Robertson MU18 300mH Final 2nd 39.85
Asher Robertson MU18 Long 2nd 6.60m +1.8
Asher Robertson MU18 High Jump 2nd 1.81m
Maddison McLean WU18 Steeples 3rd 7.06.21
Mia Thomson WU16 3000m 1st 9.56.68
Olivia Clay-McDowell WU16 3000m 2nd 9.57.75
Meletonga Makisi WU16 Hammer 2nd 35.38m
Monty Fairbrother MU16 Triple 2nd 12.01m -0.4
Photos courtesy Zac Milne
