Ten PNBHS students were selected in the Manawatu team to compete in Tauranga over the weekend and took advantage of ideal conditions to record a number of personal best performances.
Guy Petersen continued his outstanding season by winning the intermediate Javelin to go with the national title he won in Dunedin in late 2018. Showing composure and good technique Guy’s wining throw of 48.91m was a personal best.
Angus Lyver confirmed his all-round skill set, finishing second in the intermediate Long Jump with a jump of 10.35m, a personal best by 80cm. In the 200m he finished fourth in a close race in a time of 23.24 seconds, a personal best time by a second. In the High Jump Angus finished eighth on a countback, jumping 1.75m. He also ran in the 4x100m relay and the 4x400m relay. This was an outstanding meeting for Angus and he will compete in the same age grade next season.
Liam Wall continued his improvement finishing 9th in the intermediate 800m in a personal best time of 2 minutes 4 seconds. In the 1500m Liam passed ten competitors in the final lap to finish sixth in 4 minutes 15.23 seconds, another personal best time.
Aden Porritt was 13th in the intermediate 400m and a finalist in the 300m Hurdles.
Forbes Kennedy, competing in the junior age group, was sixth in the 300m Hurdles in a personal best time of 39.86 seconds and was 11th in the Long Jump with a jump of 5.29m.
Seth Smith was 13th in the 200m.
Reuben Duker was 15th in the 800m in a time of 2 minutes 26.83 seconds and 12th in the 1500m in a time of 4 minutes 36 seconds, a personal best time by eight seconds.
A number of PNBHS students were selected in the regional relay teams.
The U16 Boys 4x100m Relay team included Forbes Kennedy, Seth Smith and Angus Lyver and finished third in their heat and seventh overall.
The Open Boys (U20) 4x400m team featured Angus Lyver, Forbes Kennedy and Aden Porritt and finished seventh overall.
Overall this was a top effort from all athletes and will be good preparation for the National Secondary Schools Championships in Wellington in December.
