Ashburton Athletics Club

Reminder! 🎉 Prizegiving is TONIGHT from 5-7pm. Bring a chair! 🙌 If you've already RSVP'd, thanks! If not, please do it ASAP so we can order pizza 🍕. Thanks! 🤩

These courses are free but please register to Serena on : [email protected]

Prize Giving this Wednesday 18th March
5pm-7pm ish
Please rsvp to Tania either on this post or email [email protected] by Tuesday night for our catering purposes.
See you all there🏆

That’s a wrap 2025/26 season!

Congratulations to everyone for the season. Again our country club has punched well above its weight in every respect.

Day 2 of the Canterbury Children’s Championship didn’t disappoint. Nga Puna Wai was in a pretty good weather mood with the sun burning and not too much of a vicious wind.

Our team of 29, 16 girls and 13 boys produced some really great performances. The team showed again great sportsmanship and our new members learnt lots and grew in confidence, it was great to see everyone supporting one another over a long tough two days.

Champs Results

🥇Aubrey Mitchell-Milmine girls grade 12
🥈Brooke Edmond girls grade 13
🥉Pippa McKain girls grade 8
🥉Kipton Parkes boys grade 10

Grade 7 Girls - Emilia Parkes had a great champs finishing 4th overall. 1st Long Jump & 2nd Discus.

Grade 7 Boys - Ben Johnstone PB’s long jump, 200, discus. Angus Fallaver PB’s 100 & 200, both boys first Champs comp.

Grade 8 Girls competing were Olive Walsh, PB’s in her 100m & Shot put
Pippa McKain - 2nd Long Jump PB & Discus PB, 4th 60, 5th 100 PB & 200, 6th Shot Put

Grade 9 Girls competing were Freya Pain, PB’s long jump

Grade 9 Boys competing Jack Johnstone, PB’s discus

Grade 10 Girls - Ruby Estreich also a solid champs finishing 4th overall, 1st in 100 & 200. Charlotte Fallaver debut at Champs, PB’s in 400. Milia Humphrey did Shot Put, long jump & Discus.

Grade 10 Boys competing Lochie Harrison, 100, 200, 400, Long Jump, Discus & Shot Put, Noah Walsh 100, 200, 400, Long Jump, Discus & High Jump. Lincoln Pain 100, 200, 400, 800 PB, Long Jump, High Jump, Discus & Shot Put
Kipton Parkes - 2nd 800 & 1500 PB & High Jump, 4th 400, 5th Long Jump, 7th Discus, 200 PB & 100 PB

Grade 11 Girls - Elizabete McMillan, another great debut at champs finishing 4th overall, 1st in Discus & High Jump. Lily McKain PB’s 1500, 200 & Discus! Celeste Hahn did 200, discus & LJ.

Grade 11 Boys competing Braxton Humphrey, Long Jump PB. Tevita Fifita High Jump PB, 200 PB. Layton Edwards 100 PB.

Grade 12 Girls competing Ella Kaia Raharuhi PB’s in her 400. Shiloh Flett also debut this weekend, great start to her athletics career.
Aubrey Mitchell-Milmine - 1st 200, 400, 800, 1500, long jump, 6th High Jump, & 100m

Grade 12 Boys - Nathan Parkes, 3rd 1500 & Discus

Grade 13 Girls Brooke Edmond - 1st 400, 1500, 3rd 800, 4th Discus, 5th Shot Put PB, 7th Long Jump PB.

Grade 14 Girls - Brooklyn Mitchell-Milmine had a fantastic weekend at her last Junior meet. She competed in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m PB, 1500m PB, Discus, Shot Put & Long Jump PB. The potential has always been there and it’s been amazing to watch it happen in the two seasons you’ve been competing, we hope you continue into the seniors.

Grace Estreich - Shot Put has been your specialty and potential, working on hitting those targets was shown when you hit 9.31m improving over 1.16m. Keep believing and keep building!

Grade 14 Boys - Blake Dippie finished juniors in style! 100 PB, 200 PB, Discus PB, Shot Put PB, Long Jump PB!!! Well done Blake you’ve come such a long way we are so proud of you.

To our Grade 14’s, the club would like to thank Grace Estreich, Blake Dippie & Brooklyn Mitchell-Milmine for their service and dedication to the junior club. We wish them well and hope they continue to grow in compete in the senior levels in the red top! It’s always sad to see them leave the junior side but it’s been a fantastic to watch their progress! Thank you Grace, Blake & Brooklyn, we look forward to what the future brings!

To all our club kids - be proud of yourselves, you’ve worked hard, shown great sportsmanship, we always see you all out there giving it your best, having fun with your mates, as a club we couldn’t be prouder or ask for anything more. The red singlet was worn with pride again this season, out in force!

Thank you parents and everyone behind team ASBA this season. Special thanks to Steve Skilling and Joe Ford for the extra help and support given to the club. Thank you to Tania & Jen and the committee & parent coaches who give up their time to help on club nights, it’s so greatly appreciated and reflected in how well the group does as a whole (Tom, Ash, Moses, Johnny, Anna, Danielle, Ashleigh, Sally, Sarah, Mihaela) without everyone’s involvement, support and encouragement none of this is possible! To our Grandad, your banter and support to club is infectious and invaluable (thank you Colleen for putting up with him and letting him out at weekends to keep our spirits high).

Signing off for the season!
Kylie

Our rising superstars in the kindy races today.
They all think they won with their ribbons ❤️

Our overall points winners with their medals

Here’s the pics from the afternoon of day 2