Young Manawatū athletes earn impressive medal haul at Colgate Games
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Manawatū athletes came back from the North Island Colgate Games laden with medals (file photo).
ATHLETICS: Manawatū athletes excelled at this year's North Island Colgate Games in Hamilton.
Palmerston North Athletic and Harrier Club members collected 10 first-placing pennants, five second-place pennants and four third-place pennants awarded athletes in the 7-to-9 age groups last weekend.
The medal haul for the older athletes was equally impressive – six gold medals, seven silvers and six bronzes. To cap this off, Sophie Williams received one of the Nick Willis Scholarships awarded to the best athletes of the meeting.
In the 7-year-old events, Josh Murdoch received first-placing pennants in the 100 metres and shot put, second-place pennants for the 200m and long jump, and competed his collection with a third-place pennant in the discus.
Kobe Dorn also earned a full collection, winning a first-place pennant in the long jump, a second-place pennant in the 100m and a third-place pennant in the 60m.
Beau Kennedy was another to get a complete collection in the boys' 8 events – a first-place pennant in the 200m, a second-place pennant from the long jump and the third-place pennant in the 60m.
Ashton Dorn was one of the team's big winners, with four first-place pennants in the boys' 9 grade for winning the 60m, 100m, 200m and long jump.
Caleb Murdoch won a first-place pennant in the shot put and a third-place pennant in the 100m.
The club also picked up second-place pennants in the boys' 9 4x100m relay. This was a top effort by 7-year-old Josh Murdoch, 8-year-old Beau Kennedy, Dorn and Caleb Murdoch.
Brian Wilson competed in the athletes with disabilities boys' 10 and came home with first-place pennants from the 100m, 200m, shot put and discus.
Ten-year-old medal winners included Tayler Trow, who won silver in the girls' 10 high jump, and Tayla Cornwall, bronze in the 1500m.
The 4x100m girls' relay team of Trow, Cornwall, Samantha Greenwood and Juliet McKinlay were silver medalists .
Hayley Cornwall had a good meeting, winning gold medals in the girls' 11 high jump and 1500m, and silver medals in the 800m and 400m. She was also part of the club mixed medley relay team that claimed the gold medal. The other members of this team were Ben Murdoch, Hunter Kennedy, Juliet McKinlay and Ciaran Mace. Kennedy also collected bronze in the boys' 11 200m.
We gained bronze medals in both the boys' and girls' 1200m walks for 12 year olds – Amber Trow in the girls' race and Alex Willis in the boys' event.
Forbes Kennedy was a gold medallist in the boys' 13 long jump, then he stepped up a grade and was part of the club's mixed medley relay team that finished second in the grade-14 event. Other members of this team were Harvey Meyer, Monique Gorrie, Lucas Martin and Sophie Williams.
The club girls' 14 4x100m relay also claimed silver, with Briana Gorrie, Jayde Rolfe, Monique Gorrie and Williams storming home.
Olivia Pickford won bronze in the girls' 14 shot put and Lucas Martin silver in the boys' 2000m walk.
Williams was the team's star. She was a class above all the other sprinters, winning gold in both the 100m and 200m sprints. Her 100m time of 12.11 seconds was faster than the best time recorded by an under-18 athlete last year.
Congratulations must also be extended to Shaun Popow and Vanessa Story for the wonderful job they did in managing this team.
One of traditions of the games is to have a colourful group of volunteers, usually teenagers who have competed at previous games, carrying out important tasks to make the life of officials easier. It was great to hear Courtney Trow, Sam Mackinder and Bradyn Popow were part of this year's group.
Feilding Athletic had success, with Reuben Duker winning gold medals in both the boys' 12 800m and 1500m.
Sophie Addenbrooke won second-place pennants in the girls' 8 60m, 100m and long jump, and third-place pennants in the shot put and 200m. Her sister Sarah competed in the girls' 9 races and received third-place pennants in the 200m and shot put.
Ashhurst also had success, with Ari Bennett winning the boys' 11 walk. Janae Laing was second in the girls' 12 discus.
Sophie Thirkell received a pennant collection – a first for the girls' 7 discus, second in the shot put and third in the 100m. Her sister Kately, competing in the 9-year-old events, won a second-place pennant in the shot put and third in the long jump.
❑ There will not be a clubnight for the Palmerston North Athletic and Harrier club this Tuesday as key officials and senior athletes will be in action at the Cooks Classic in Whanganui .
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