Students brighten up Athletic Park

Peter Jones

The house relays provided plenty of colour and enthusiasm. Photos Peter Jones

Colour, competition and college spirit marked the recent Marlborough Girls’ College athletics day.

Hundreds of MGC students, most dressed in house colours, packed Athletic Park on Wednesday, February 23, to take part in a range of events, catering for both serious and not-so-serious athletes.

Lily Smith was the under-19 champion.

Lily Smith, representing Wairau house, took out the under-19 age group championship, with Ella Barnes (Wairau) and Mila van Rensburg (Ōpaoa) second equal.

The under-16 grade was won by Isla Tilbury (Wairau), with Sam Marfell (Awatere) second and Jemimah O’Donnell (Ōpaoa) third.

Zoe de Costa won the under-19 javelin. 

Wairau duo Emma Morley and Jaye Wiapo shared the under-15 title, NIcola Lovell (Awatere) and Jah’bree MacDonald (Wairau) equal third.

In the under-14 group, McKenzie Haronga (Ōpaoa) was first, followed by Sophie Campbell (Awatere) and Ella Russell (Kaituna).

From left, Josephine Walkenhorst, Arabella Hyndman, Giulietta Doig and Orla Graham. 

No records were broken this year.

House competition: 1st Wairau 814, 2nd Ōpaoa 676, 3rd Awatere 578, 4th Kaituna  571.

Emma Morley launches the shot put.
Emma Straker prepares to put the shot.
Maddie Thomas heads for the finish line.
Kiera Arbuckle competes in the under-19 high jump. 
Georgie Fissenden prepares for launch off in the long jump.
Kaituna house competitors with 'shark' mascot Bess Cuddon-Corlet.
Awatere house supporters.

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