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THROWS End of Season Meeting AUT Millennium 19th April 2025

Hi everyone

We were VERY lucky with the weather and we had a great end of season competition with many PB’s and even a world best ever performance in the discus U14 girls for Sina Malia SU’A at 48.86m , great throws by Karmen MARITZ and Oliver CHUNG

We shall start our winter comp series next month

WHAT A WEEK END !!!

And a glorious way to finish the season ....

Well done everybody

Cheers DP

NZI North Island Seconday School Champs Saturday - April 5th 2025

Hammer Boys ‘’seniors’’ 5kg : 1-CHUNG Oliver 51.33m PB GOLD medal. Oliver won in the 1st round with a 1m PB and got 2 throws over 50m and his former PB

Discus boys ‘’juniors’’ 1kg : 1-FORD Declan 44.53m GOLD medal. Declan had a rather erratic competition with 4 fouls but secured the win in the 2nd round by 1.5m

Discus para ‘’seniors’’ : 1-WILSON Brian 18.99m GOLD medal. Brian had to fight and secured the win only in the 4th round before extending it in the 6th attempt

Shot put girls ‘’seniors’’ 3kg : 1-MARITZ Karmen 14.56m GOLD meda. Karmen was the 1st NZL but was beaten by more than 1m by a Fidjian visitor at 15.92m

Hammer girls ‘’juniors’’ 3kg : 1-FU OUGHTON Sacha GOLD medal. Sacha had a difficult start and was in 2nd position after 4 round and a best of 44.98m . She managed to get her good technique back in the 5th with a close to PB throw of 48.24m which is a championships record

Discus girls ‘’seniors’’ 1kg : 1-MARITZ Karmen 47.03m GOLD medal. After 2 fouls , Karmen saved her ‘’skin’’ and the title in the 3rd round with a close to PB performance ...and finished with 3 more fouls !

Sunday April 6th

Javelin boys ‘’seniors’’ 700g : 4-CHUNG Oliver 45.24m Good competition for Oliver who was still in a medal position after 4 rounds

Shot put ‘boys ‘’juniors’’ 4kg : 1-FORD Declan 14.94m PB GOLD medal. Declan wanted obviously to redeem himself after his discus and started with a PB 14.36m , then 14.46m and finished with a huge 14.94m , nearly a 1m PB throw , more than 3m ahead of the 2nd placer

Discus girls ‘’Juniors’’ 1kg : 6-FU OUGHTON Sacha 29.20m Sacha managed a spot in the top 8 not too far from the top 3

Summer Throws Series 2 - 8th February 2025

Results

Hi everyone

Here are the full results of this competition probably the best we have had since a while with more than 20 participants and many PBs and season best performances - unfortunately I forgot my phone and cannot provide pictures (If you have done some videos, you can send them to me, it will help for the feed back of the athletes .

Noticeable performances

Hammer: Anthony NOBILO won his 3rd match against Anthony BARMES with a season best 68.76m vs 66.27m

season best for Arno VAN Derv WESTHUIZEN and Oliver CHUNG

4m PB for Jean Louis Potgieter in U20 at 46.74m with 6kg

Shot put: Pbs for Sina Malia SUA 13.41m with 4kg , Leyon CAFFERY U16 14.18m with 5kg

Discus: Season best for french visitor Tom REUX at 59.79m , PB for Leyon CAFFERY 56.85m with 1.25kg . season best for Savannah SCHEEN at 48.95m .

Javelin: season best for Savannah SCHEEN and Bree ACKLAND

and many more ...

BIG Thank you to all the helpers who are a big part of the success of the competitions.

Next competition will be Porritt classic Saturday 15 in Hamilton

Last minute new : Etienne ROUSSEAU got a new PB in the discus with a throw of 57.18m . Etienne will come to NZL again on the 16th to train with Tom REUX in Auckland and compete at the Christchurch international meet .

Summer Throws Series 1 - 1st February 2025

Results

Hi every one

Here are the results of this competition

Many PBs with Declan FORD and Oliver CHUNG doing especially well !

Next summer series 2, coming Saturday 8 February

Cheers DP

Natasha FU OUGHTON PB in the U10 discus

Declan FORD 1,5m PB in the shot put , only 3cm from Matt Bloxham 13.50m club record

Declan FORD PB in the discus very close to the 40m with 1kg - Oliver CHUNG 4m PB in the U20 6kg hammer

Sacha FU OUGHTON PB with the 4kg hammer

Anne DELEIROS PB in the masters 75 javelin

Oliver CHUNG PB close to 40m in the U18 javelin 700g

Hamilton Open Meet Saturday 30th November 24

Hammer U 16 G 3kg 2. TIRADO Fernanda 57.39m (Less that 2m from the NZL U17 record - she fouled 2 throws which were probably better.

Discus U 16 G 1kg 1. TIRADO Fernanda 33.94m

Hammer U 14 G 3kg 1. FU OUGHTON Sacha 39.60m (Her 3rd best performance)

Discus U14 1kg 4. FU OUGHTON Sacha 25.46m

Hammer U18 B 5kg 1. CHUNG Oliver 49.80m PB (still looking for breaking the 50m line)

Discus U14 1.25kg 1. FORD Declan 37.42m PB (Broke 4 times his previous PB)

Shot put U14 5kg 1. FORD Declan 10.55m PB (Competition was stopped after 3 rounds because of rain)

Auckland Mc Kinnon Shield 30th November 24

Discus U 18 1kg : 1-MARITZ Karmen 43.70m

Shot put 3kg : ---2 MARITZ Karmen 13.89m

Whangarei North Island Masters Champs 29 Nov - 1 Dec 24

Anne DELEIROS 75+ Women : Discus 750g 17.05m Silver medal

Hammer 2kg : 22.65m Silver medal

Weight hammer 4kg : 9.60m Gold medal

Shot 2kg : 7.69m Silver medal

Javelin 400g : 9.65m Bronze medal

Anne GOULTER 60+ Women : Hammer 3kg 33.07m Silver medal N Isl record

Discus 1kg : 20.68m Bronze medal

Weight hammer 5kg 1.48m Bronze medal

Shot 3kg 8.12m PB club record

Javelin 500g : 15.61m Bronze medal

This week end are the NZ school champs in Timaru from Friday to Sunday

A good opportunity for more good performances for all the young athletes of the squad

Cheers DP

Murray Mckinnon Shield 4 - 23rd November 2024

Hi everyone

Some really good results this week end

Fernanda TIRADO did certainly the best performance this Saturday when improving her hammer PB by more than 1.5m to a new 57.94m club U16 record . This performance put her now in 60th position in the under 18 world rankings 2024 ..and in the 5th position for the 15 years old !!!. She will have now to break the 60m line to go for the NZL under 17 record !

Auckland Mc Kinnon 4

Hammer U18 boys 5kg : 1-CHUNG Oliver 48.41m

Javelin U18 boys 700g : 2-CHUNG Oliver 39.85m PB

Hammer U14 3kg : 1-FU OUGHTON Sacha 38.82m

Hammer U16 3kg : 2-TIRADO Fernanda 57.94m PB New NHB Club U16 record -Former record 56.41m by herself since 2024-11-16 Hamilton

Javelin Senior women : 1-ACKLAND Bree 34.41m

Hammer senior men : 1-VAN DER WESTHUIZEN Arno 50.03m

Hammer masters women 75 : 1-DELEIROS Anne 21.93m

Perth Big 6 competition

Shot put sen Men : 1-ROUSSEAU Etienne 16.33m

COMPETITIONS TO COME

Friday 29 to Sunday 01 Whangarei North Island Masters champs - See special programme

Saturday 30 Auckland Mc Kinnon 5 10h Shot put - Discus M and W (entries on web before Wednesday 23.59)

Saturday 30 Hamilton Open meet 15.00 hammer MW 15.30 Discus MW 16.30 Shot MW (entries on web before Thursday 23.59)

Sam Johnson throws meet Hamilton 17th November 2024

Hammer U 14 girls 3kg : 1-FU OUGHTON Sacha 40.19m

Discus U14 girls 1kg : 3-FU OUGHTON Sacha 26.73m

Hammer U16 girls 3kg : ...2-TIRADO Fernanda (NHB) 56.43m New NHB U16 club record . Former records 55.65m by herself same day and 55.49m by Mellata TATOLA since 22 dec 2015 Auckland. Fernanda moves into 91th spot in the World U18 year rankings (she was 121th) . She is top 10 in the U16 rankings

Competition was won by Paige Fletcher with 60.35m . A new NZL U16 and U17 record

Discus U16 girls 1kg : ...3-TIRADO Fernanda 29.46m

Hammer U18 boys 5kg : 1-CHUNG Oliver 48.35m

Javelin U18 boys 700g : 2-CHUNG Oliver 36.64m

Discus 1.5kg Para Boys U16 : 1-WILSON Brian 20.00m

Shot put 5kg Para boys U16 : 1-WILSON Brian 8.22m

COMPETITION THIS COMING WEEK END

We will be back to Mt Smart . This is the previsional programme (Subject to change)

14.15 Javelin M and W

15.45 Hammer M and W

14.45 weight hammer Masters M and W

ENTR|ES ON LINE before Wednesday 23.59 !!!

Spring Throws Series 3 - 26th October 2024

Results

Hi everyone

Here are the full results of this competition and a few pictures

Some interesting and promising performances at the very beginning of the season

We shall be looking now for some Summer series competition to fit inside the general Auckland centre calendar

Cheers DP

Spring Throw Series 2 - 5th October 2024

Results

Hi everyone

Here the full results of this competition

Good weather - Good conditions - Good spirit and good performances

Next competition (Spring series 3 ) is scheduled on Saturday October 26th

Spring Throw Series 1 - 14th September 2024

Results

Hi everyone

Here is the full results of this competition

We had to deal with the unavailability of the stadium.

Best performance of the day is to credit to Anne DELEIROS breaking the Auckland record with the W75 4kg weight hammer and a throw of 10.22m. The old record was 9.59m

Next competition, Spring series 2 is scheduled for Saturday October 5th at Millennium starting at 9.30. Programme and confirmation will be posted one week before

Cheers DP

Winter Throws Series 5 - 17th August 2024

Results

Hi everyone

The rain was the main participant of the competition but nevertheless there were some courageous athletes achieving good performances.

Most unexpected was the 37.16m javelin PB by Bree ACKLAND coming back after 2 years break and another step toward the 50m line in the hammer for Oliver CHUNG with a new PB at 49.07m.

A new calendar of throws trials for Sept to December will be published soon.

Winter Throws Series 4 - 27th July 2024

Results

Hi everyone

Here are the full results of this competition. Excellent weather conditions - Good participation - Many good performances.

The best athlete of the day medal, if there was one, could be given to Sionann MURPHY who broke 3 times her New Zealand record of U20 Para athletes discus throw, also breaking for the first time not only the 25m line but the 26m !!!~

Another significant PB was achieved by U20 Susannah KENNELLY in the discus with a throw of 51.35m

Winter Throw Series 3 and Olympic Trial - 29th June 2024

Results

Hi everyone

This was a really good competition . The conditions were good out of some rain before the shot put . We even had visitors from Australia ans Swiss.

Special thanks to the Auckland centre officials who managed this competition perfectly.

The main attention was on the men’s shot with Olympian Jacko GILL testing his form after several physical problems . He was quite satisfied with his 20.83m best throw .The Australian discus thrower Taryn GOLLLSCHEWSKY was not so much after throwing only 56.55m but there was no help from the wind.

Great performances were achieved by our younger throwers . The best of them was certainly 16y Fernanda TIRADO who improved her Hammer 4kg PB by 4m with a best of 49.44m which is just the best in the world for a girl born in 2009 and top 50 in the older Under 18 age group. In the process she also made a huge 600 places jump in the world senior list (from place 1704 to 1111) . To complete he day she also broke 3 times the weight hammer NHB club record improving by more than 1 metre.

The young 16y Swiss visitor Moana SCHOENBERGER was also very happy to conclude her stay in NZL with a 3m PB in the javelin at 37.37m , earning her qualification for the national champs.

Oliver CHUNG got a PB with every implement he threw and a best performance at 47.07m in the hammer and 16.03m in the weight throw.

Sina Malia SU’A had a good discus over 40m , close to her PB and her club mate Kate HALLIE at 41.47m . Both girls were a bit struggling in the shot put and not as far as usual.

Sionann MURPHY threw close to her PB in the shot and discus para Women and M45 Arno VAN der WESTHUIZEN had a good hammer performance over 51m.

Cheers DP

Winter Throws Series 2 - 9th June 2024

Results

Hi everyone

We did not have the best conditions for this winter competition: wet , slippery and light rain and this certainly discouraged a few people to come and participate. So we did not have the quantity but we certainly had the quality with some REALLY GREAT performances. The best of them was without doubt the new WORLD age group record in the girls U13 shot put 4kg by Sina Malia with 12.87m WITH THE 4kg ! Adding one more line to her world age group palmares this performance at 13y make her enter the Senior women 2024 world ranking at the 1351 th position , the 194th position in the U20 ranking that she shares with her club mate Kate HALLIE and, they also both shared the 34th position in the U18 world ranking with this implement.

The other great performer was Fernanda TIRADO in the hammer throw with a 3m PB with the senior 4kg implement at 45.21m. This is not only a new NHB club record for Under 16, but she also enters now the world 2024 ranking in 68th position for the U18 girls, 300th position for the under 20 - and even 1599th position in the seniors ranks. Fernanda also added another club record to her collection, improving her 9kg weight hammer by over one metre !

Next winter throws series is scheduled for Saturday June 29th starting at 13.00 at Millenium

Winter Throws Series 1 - 25th May 2024

Results

Hi everyone

Here are the results of this competition

Some really good performances and PBs.

13.55m in the shot put by Laini INIVALE could have been a NZL M55 record but there were a few grammes missing at the 6kg shot .

TAKE CARE : The next winter competition is scheduled for SUNDAY (Not Saturday as usual) 9th June. It will start at 13.00 at Millennium

Previsional programme

13.00 Javelin M and W

13.45 Hammer M and W

14.30 Shot put M and W + Weight hammer (If required)

15.15 Discus M and W

Reminder and confirmation of programme will be sent a few days before the comp.

Regards DP

Winter throws Series 2024

Hi everyone

Like every year, we are going to organise some throws winter competitions - we have so far selected the following dates:

Saturday May 25th

Saturday June 8th

Saturday June 29th

Saturday July 20th

Saturday August 18th

These dates are subject to change depending on requests, field availability, eventual postponements,

All competitions will happen at the Millennium North Shore Stadium either on the main field or on the lower throws field,

The North Harbour bays club is patron of the series.

Competitions are open to all ages groups and categories. The usual conditions will be in force:-

Entry on the day of competition prior to the event - Day fee $ 5.00

Personal implements checking prior to the event- 3 + 3 (top 8) attempts - Competitions will start at 10.00 unless advised otherwise. A previsional detailed programme will be published several days before the competition day- All throwing events can be organised depending on requests (Shot put -Discus - Javelin - Hammer - Weight hammer) - Day time schedule will be flexible depending on the number of participants and the weather conditions-In case of bad weather, cancellation postponement will be published before 09.00 - Officials and helpers are more than welcome.

Regards D.Poppé

Sharing some (VERY GOOD) results with you about our throwers.

Centaine NOOM DUCKWORTH 60.37m PB in the hammer

Centaine has made it to the 60m line . She is the 6th NZL girl ever to do so .A real achievement which could be expected after her winter weight hammer performances over 19m .And in the US , the season is just starting , so , probably more to come from our new 60m club member !

James THOMAS Australian Masters Multi champion

James did win all the events he took part in the Hobart Australian masters champs . And he won in style with PB and new records !!!

Shot 12.10m 1st PB Discus 41.45m 1st SB Hammer 40.34m 1st Javelin 38.19m Club record Weight pentathlon 3847 pts

Autumn Throws Series 1 - 30th March 2024

Results

Season best for Arno Van D WESTHUIZEN 51.74m Hammer, 50.64m in the discus for Savannah SCHEEN have been the best performances