It was a busy night at Track and Field on Wednesday 21st October, with plenty of participants turning up and showing great enthusiasm across all events!
In the field, Braxton Naylor achieved a new javelin record with a big throw of 22.50m, bettering his previous mark of 21.36m in the 10-11 years group. Ken Stubbs threw 20.96m and Andrew Heffill 20.17m. The senior women’s competition was strong led by Kadance Naylor with a huge throw of 36.00m. Lauren Naylor speared 24.39m, Emily Mclaren 23.76m, Heidi Saviane 21.14m and Anne Boatswain 20.86m.
In the 3kg shot put Braxton Naylor demonstrated great form with a throw of 9.02m. Brodie Lord achieved 8.10m and Jensen Lord 7.47m. In the girls event Piper Browne threw 4.36m and Chelsea Corbridge 4.32m.
In the 1kg event, Ari Cisneros threw 5.60m, Henry Guimelli 4.99m and Lenny Tunks 4.30m. Lani Parmenter put in a great mark of 4.13m. Hazel Saviane achieved 3.24m and Grace Parmeter 3.16m.
On the track, the night kicked off with the 400m, and it was fantastic to see so much enthusiasm and determination from everyone, particularly our youngest athletes, including Sophie Giumelli, Hazel Saviane, Grace Parmenter and Olive Sturgiss.
Bow Mills recorded the fastest time of the night over this distance, in 1:08.79, followed closely by Wayne Schnoor in 1:12.14 and Matus Kundrat in 1:14.93.
Declan Bennett led the charge in the 3000m, taking the win in 12:04.83 ahead of William Heffill in 12:05.22. Wayne Schnoor had a solid run to claim third place in 12:47.14. They were followed by Amarlie Ward, Brodie Lord, Piper Browne, Andrew Heffill and Paige Connolly-Davies.
The junior 1000m saw Ari Cisneros take the win in 4:32.39, with Kippa Tunks finishing second in 4:34.27 and Reni Oliver third in 4:55.61. Benjamin Emmerton pushed hard to finish fourth in 4:56.33, followed by Lani Parmenter in 5:01.58. Isla Saviane, Lenny Tunks, Hamish Bennett, Jenson Lord and Noah Kundrat rounded out the top ten, while Grace Parmenter and Huxley Tunks completed the field.
There was plenty of speed on show in the 100m sprint, with Hugh Bullock producing a great run in the junior heats to record 14.94 seconds. In the senior races, Matus Kundrat clocked 13.64 seconds, closely followed by Bow Mills in 13.78 seconds. Patrick Giumelli (14.57) and Emily McLaren (14.59) also put in strong performances.
Edith Kundrat, Alani Galea, Kayleigh Kingdom, Yasmin Schnoor and Koda Oliver all crossed the finish line with big smiles – and that’s what it’s all about! Having fun and giving it your best!
The junior athletes also enjoyed long jump. There were some great efforts, exceeding the 3m mark including Amarlie Ward (3.67), Brodie Lord (3.34), Henry Guimelli (3.28), Braxton Naylor (3.27), Hugh Bullock (3.23), Chelsea Corbridge (3.23), Piper Browne (3.09) and Jensen Lord (3.06).