HBHS Athletes run away with medals at Central Zones

On Tuesday 4 March, HBHS sent a seventy-strong team down to Porritt Stadium in Hamilton for the Central Zones Athletics Competition, to compete against other secondary schools in the Waikato area.  The team came away with 47 medals, 21 of which were gold, along with 13 silver medals and 13 bronze medals.  Two athletes set records on the day, Sam Montgomerie, who beat the Junior Boys 3000m time by 7 seconds, and Christopher Goodwin, who set a new record in the Intermediate Boys High Jump by 1cm.  HBHS rounded off the day by emphatically winning all three of the 4 x 100m relay events, coming in at least 50 metres ahead of their nearest rivals.  Congratulations to all of these athletes on their fine results and we will follow them as the season progresses.  Thanks also to the Teachers in Charge of Athletics, Mr Paul Ardern and Mrs Tonia Heeps, for their support of HBHS Athletics.