NZSS Athletics

Tuesday, 9th December 2025 at 8:20am

NZSS Athletics Champs - plenty of PBs:

Lauren Barrett-Hamilton, Aidan Barrett-Hamilton, and Riley Kannegieter set the pace, representing GBHS at the recent New Zealand Secondary Schools' Athletic Champs, held in Hastings.

• Riley competed in the Jnr Boys' Long Jump, 100m and 200m heats.
• Aidan competed in the 200m and 400m, Discus, and Sprints.
• Lauren competed in the 100m Hurdles, High Jump, and Long Jump.

Riley and Aidan entered purely for the experience, but they both made it through to the second round of 32 for the 200m where Aidan finished 25th, and Riley 30th - from a field of 50 - both winning PBs. Aidan also came 12th in the semi of the 400m - shaving over a second off his PB! Riley got a PB in the 100m. Lauren made top 8 in Long Jump with a PB and was 4th in the Hurdles final - with only 0.14sec between her time and gold, so it was a super close race!