The end of Cyclone Dovi also marked the end of the Athletics Auckland Track & Field Champs this year. Conditions were accordingly wild for the last of four days of competition - which always makes for extra drama, with some competitors navigating downed trees or a closed Harbour Bridge to get to the meet.
Kudos to the organisers and officials for making the event happen in the wild weather and the restrictions of the red setting.
12 athletes represented Owairaka across the 4 days, aged U14 to Masters 50, from 80m hurdles to 3000m. It's great to see a such a range of ages and events, and it's always exciting to see the Owai singlet out on the track - well done to all our athletes. Here are the full results:
Kate Danaher, U17 Para
1st 100m, 200m
Peggy Taylor, U14
2nd 200m, 400m, 4th long jump, 6th 100m
Nina Chalmers, U16
5th long jump (with a PB of 4.46), 9th 80m hurdles
Bella Earl, U18
2nd 3000m, 5th 1500m
Sophia Urlich, U18
3rd long jump
Selena Gee, Senior
2nd 100m, 4th 200m
Ben Winder, Senior
4th 1500m, 7th 800m
Ivan Evangelista, Senior
5th 100m
Simon Mace, Masters 40
1st 800m, 1500m, 3000m (with a PB of 8:58)
Nick Moore, Masters 45
1st 3000m
Tim Morrison, Masters 50
2nd 3000m, 3rd 1500m
Adrian Earl, Masters 50
3rd 3000m, 4th 1500m