The middle distance running of Rebecca Greene and Brad Mathas and the sprinting of Kodi Harman 
and Andrew Whyte highlighted a very successful New Zealand Secondary Schools Track & Field 
Championships in Wellington over the weekend. 

A total of eight records were set at the championships. 

Greene broke two long standing records of Sonia Barry in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres leading 
all the way in both races.  Brad Mathas won the long awaited battle with Julian Oakley over 800 metres in a new record, while Oakley won the 1500 metres just 75 minutes later. 

Kodi Harman ran a superb 200 metres in a new record , having earlier won the 100 metres in a 
personal best. Andrew Whyte took almost a second off the 400 metres record. Other record breaking performances came from Nicholas Southgate in the Pole Vault, Julia Ratcliffe in the Hammer, and Matthew Bloxham in the Junior Hammer. 

Phil Sims and MacKenzie Keenan took out impressive hurdles doubles while Megan McPhail and 
Greer Alsop had double victories in the senior girls grade. Zoe Hobbs and Amy Robinson each won 
two events in the junior girls section. 

Outstanding performances
New Records and World Champs Qualifiers 
Andrew Whyte               400m                Senior Boys                  46.91    World Junior Champs A qualifier 
Julia Ratcliffe                Hammer           Senior Girls                  57.67    World Junior Champs A qualifier 
Rebekah Greene         3000m              Senior Girls                  9.23.42 World Junior Champs A qualifier 
Rebekah Greene         1500m              Senior Girls                  4.21.39 World Junior Champs A qualifier 
Brad Mathas                 800m                Senior Boys                  1.50.24 World Junior Champs B qualifier 
Kodi Harman                200m                Senior Boys                  21.39m World Junior Champs B qualifier 
Nicholas Southgate     Pole Vault        Open Boys                   4.90 
Matthew Bloxham         Hammer           Junior Boys                 59.20 

Double Event Winners
Kodi Harman                 SB 100 / 200 
Phil Simms                    SB 110H / OB 300H 
MacKenzie Keenan      SG 110H / OG 300H 
Megan McPhail             SG 100 / 200
Rebekah Greene         SG 1500 / 3000 
Greer Alsop                   SG Long / Triple 
Zoe Hobbs                    JG 200 / Triple 
Amy Robinson             JG 100 / Long
Liam Carr                      JB Long / Triple jump

From NZSSAA website