John McGlashan College was strongly represented at the Otago Secondary School Athletics held on the 11th and 12th March.
Fifty-two John McGlashan College boys entered these championships and success was achieved across a range of track and field events. Overall, John McGlashan College came away with nine wins, nine second place finishes, and 13 third place finishes. Twenty-four athletes who finished in the top eight in their event went on to compete at the Otago/Southland Championships (see the article in this Newsletter to learn how these 24 boys got on at this event).
First place finishers
Nathan Harrison (U14): High Jump and 800m
Sam Knight (U14): Discus
Johnny Baker (U15): 400m
Nico Bowering (U15): 100m and 200m
Rhaidhri Brosnan (U15): 3000m
Dom Brosnan (Senior): 1500m
U15 Relay: Jack McLaughlin, Nico Bowering, Oli Bachop, Johnny Baker
Second place finishers
Sam Knight (U14): Javelin
Leroy Ferguson (U15): Shot put and Discus
Jak Jessop (U16): Long Jump
Johnny Baker (U15): 100m
Josh Stoddard (U16): 800m
Ben Mitchell (U16): 3000m
Ben Carr (Senior): 3000m
U14 Relay: Nathan Harrison, Dominic Morrison, Ben Lund, Andrew McKenzie
Third place finishers
Andrew McKenzie (U14): 100m
Harry McKenzie (U14): 1500m
Nathan Harrison (U14): Hurdles
Alex Dodson (U15): Javelin and Discus
Cade McRae (U15): 1500m
Josh Stoddard (U16): 1500m
Taylor Mechen (Senior): Triple Jump, Long Jump and High Jump
Luke Jarvie (Senior): 200m
Lochie Chittock (Senior): 3000m
Senior Relay: Charlie Baker, Luke Jarvie, Jimmy Sinclair, Rory Ferguson
Please see the attached file for the full results from the weekend.
Finally, thank-you to all our volunteers who helped out during the event.