WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2015 THE DOMINION POST dompost.co.nz B11 with Tim Barton email: [email protected] COLLEGE SPORT (04) 474 0123 BRIEFS From Colombia to Canterbury FOOTBALL AND HOCKEY Mixed return Wellington College’s football first XI came out of a busy week with a win, CROSS-COUNTRY Quarry. But there will be no short- a loss and a draw. Wellington scored age of competition this weekend, ‘The whole trip was a decisive and important premier one CALI one week, Christchurch the with eight of the top 10 from the amazing and heaps of win when beating Scots College 4-0, next. secondary schools championships, lost 3-1 against Palmerston North Kelsey Forman is likely to no- including Graham, lining up. fun. It was also good Boys’ and drew an entertaining but tice the drop in temperature and Auckland’s Isabella Richards, scoreless match against New class when she competes at the who won the secondary schools experience and I think I Plymouth Boys’ on Monday. The New Zealand cross-country cham- title in Dunedin, is not running learnt a lot.’ hockey first XI had a similar schedule, pionships in Christchurch on but Forman expects leading drawing 1-1 with Palmerston North, Saturday. triathlete Kat Badham, who Kelsey Forman scoring a vital 1-0 win over Wairarapa The national club champion- missed the secondary schools College in premier one and beating ships have meant that Forman meeting, to be a tough rival on New Plymouth 3-1. will have no chance to take a Saturday. break, after returning from the Forman was beaten by seven RUGBY world youth championships in seconds in Dunedin and might Cali, Colombia, only last have been unlucky, after having finishing sixth, in a field of 36, in U16 squads Thursday. problems with a shoe. ‘‘It came off the long jump, with a PB of 7.59. The Wellington squads for the In addition, she will be at the heel half-way through the However, her next event, the Hurricanes under-16 tournament, preparing for the Australian race and it was quite uncomfort- javelin, proved to be her weakest starting on September 28 are: national cross-country champion- able and slippery and I threw it off and though she produced a PB in U16 A: Werdna Maligi (Aotea), Tai Neli ships in Melbourne on August 29. near the end.’’ the 800m – the final event – she (Aotea), Adam Tone (Bishop Viard), Tama Forman was the runner-up in Other Wellington athletes still finished well down the field Kapene (Heretaunga), William Rua (Hutt Valley), Matiu Samuels (Rongotai), Daniel the senior girls’ at the national entered for the girls’ under-18 on and slipped to 23rd overall. Brown (Scots), Connor Garden-Bachop secondary schools cross-country Saturday include Tessa Hunt ‘‘I had been on track for a PB (Scots), Malo Manuao (Scots), Tommy championships last month but is (East), Imogen Skelton (Marsden), score till the javelin.’’ Edwards Prescott (Scots), Todd Svenson uncertain about her prospects in Phoebe van Boheemen (Queen threw 25.41m in the javelin, com- (Silverstream), Jack Wright (Silverstream), Meinrad Fitzemanu the under-18 division this week, Margaret) and Michaela Walker pared with her PB of 32.5m. ‘‘Even (Town), Andre Hart (Town), Ethan after competing in the 2000m (Kapiti). Van Boheemen was 19th If I had thrown 30m, I probably McQuinlan (Town), Billy Proctor (Town), steeplechase in Cali. in the senior girls’ at the would have finished in the top 20. Jasper Stone (Town), Oria Andrews She was away for a month with secondary schools champs and ‘‘I was ranked about 26th (Taita), Kainoa Wimutu (Tawa), Michael Martin (Wainuiomata), Joshua Onekawa the world youth squad, leaving Hunt was third in the junior div- Wellington East schoolmates Phoebe Edwards, left, and Kelsey Forman relished their experience at the world youth coming into the championships (Wainuiomata), Naitoa Ah Kuoi almost immediately after the ision. championships in Colombia. Photo: MAARTEN HOLL/FAIRFAX NZ but had been kind of hoping for (Wellington College), Bronson Aiono secondary schools championships, Stefan Przychodzko (Parapara- top 20. (Wellington College), Adrian and her training has not been umu), who finished 10th at the under-20 race. Kenyan runners filled the first Edwards also qualified for the ‘‘If I had had a decent javelin, I Seumanufagai (Wellington College). U16 development: Tisi Finau (Bishop ideal for a 4km cross-country com- secondary schools champs and Forman failed to make the two placings in the steeplechase high jump but had to make a would have got a PB and broken Viard), Denzel Leota (Bishop Viard), petition. won the Wellington under-18 title steeplechase final in Cali, after final, with the winner recording choice between her two events, as the New Zealand under-18 record Darius Patau (Bishop Viard), Tom Lynn ‘‘I have mostly been doing this month, is likely to head the finishing 12th in her heat. 6min 17.15s, compared to Forman’s there would have been a clash had again. (HIBS), Mitchell Stringer (Hutt Valley), speed work on the track and I had Wellington challenge in the boys’ ‘‘I didn’t have a very good run. personal best and New Zealand she qualified for the high jump fi- ‘‘But I’ve only being throwing Tobias Makisi (Rongotai), Ngatama Marurai (Rongotai), Isalei Pouvalu a week off [after competing on the under-18. I felt good for the first couple of under-17 record of 6:52.70. nal. the javelin for 18 months and we (Rongotai), DJ Taoipu (Rongotai), Reuben opening day of the youth cham- Other Wellington entries in- laps but after that my legs felt But Forman still relished the ‘‘I was ranked a lot higher in are going to get some specialist Va’a (Rongotai), Caleb Cavubati (Scots), pionships], though I’m back into it clude Joel Carman (Wainuiomata), really heavy. trip. ‘‘The whole trip was amazing the high jump [than the heptath- coaching later this year.’’ Jack Gray (Scots), George Jacobs (Scots), now,’’ Forman said. Tom Caughley (Scots), Rusi Jagose ‘‘But it was on the first day and and heaps of fun. It was also good lon] but I don’t regret my choice,’’ Edwards’ experience in Cali Isaiah Peachey (Scots), Mitchell Bull- Elvines (Silverstream), Kienan De La ‘‘But I like running on grass. I (Town), Seamus Kane (Onslow), we hadn’t been in Cali that long. experience and I think I learnt a said Edwards, who expects the also fuelled her drive to qualify for Rambelje (Silverstream), Zac Aldridge think it suits my running style bet- Max Karamanolis (Town) Jack We had been training in San lot. I did a lot of training runs with heptathlon to become her No 1 the world junior championships (Town), Keelan Whitman (Town), Kyle ter and I find it easier than on the Marshall (Wellington College), Francisco and the heat and alti- Lily [Burdon, who made the 1500m event. next year. ‘‘I want to get there so Preston (Tawa), Tanara Haenga track.’’ Logan Slee (HIBS) and Callum tude were quite different [in Cali]. final in Cali].’’ ‘‘It meant I had seven events much more now. It will be difficult (Wainuiomata), Sam Green (Wellington College), Tom Hoskin (Wellington College), Forman was runner-up at the Stewart (Scots). It was really hot and quite humid. Forman was joined in Cali by [rather than just one] and it was so but I will be determined. Mellenniumma Leota (Wellington College), 2014 club nationals, behind Christ- James Preston (Scots), who fin- ‘‘I also hadn’t run a competitive her neighbour and Wellington much fun.’’ ‘‘It was such fun [in Cali] and so Stone Warren-Robinson (Wellington church runner Ari Graham, over ished ninth at the secondary steeplechase since the North East schoolmate Phoebe Edwards, Edwards was in 10th place after different to anything I’d done be- College). the same course at Halswell schools champs, will contest the Island championships, in April.’’ who tackled the heptathlon. five of her seven disciplines, after fore.’’ Big roles for Wellington College skipper Silverstream taking RUGBY SEMIFINALS aim at seventh final KEMARA HAUITI-PARAPARA thrives with the ball in hand but it Saturday, 2.30pm RUGBY doesn’t have to be a rugby ball. Silverstream v Town ‘We weathered the storm The Wellington College first XV at Silverstream. ST PAT’S SILVERSTREAM have but they made us work skipper is equally at home with a Scots v Wellington made a habit of being part of the softball and has frequently pitched College at Scots. big show. and it will be another for his school and representative The school will claim a seventh teams. successive appearance in the tough game on His softball credits include be- premiership final if they can beat Saturday.’ ing selected for a national develop- St Pat’s Town on Saturday. ment side last year and he was a Silverstream host Town in a Rob Ackerman, Silverstream coach member of the Junior Black Sox semifinal 10 days after winning training squad for the 2014 world their traditional clash by 15 points. championships. He was also the However, the Silverstream leading batter at last year’s squad know they need to do more national secondary schools tour- than just turn up to win again. been unaware of his efforts. nament. Silverstream, who benefited A switch of numbers meant However, he cut back on his from pieces of individual that the Sky commentary team softball commitments this year, to brilliance from gamebreakers confused Filipo and Alatipi, with concentrate on rugby. Asafo Aumua and Losi Filipo, the latter being credited with the ‘‘It’s been pretty tough to fit in scored 13 points in the last 10 try and penalty.