9 April, 2025

Westlake Boys runner breaks Auckland record for 400m

Doubling up… (from left) Intermediate 400m record-setter Matt Fleming also won the long jump, joining fellow Westlake students Karmen Maritz and Huw Robinson and Rosmini College’s Declan Ford in taking two individual titles

Westlake Boys High School student Matt Fleming set an Auckland record at the regional secondary schools athletics championships last month.
One of six students from the school to claim titles, he won the intermediate 400m race in 50.01 seconds.
Other gold medals came in senior competition when Karabo Mosiane defended his senior 2000m steeplechase title, Oliver Chung won the hammer throw and Adam Leece the high jump.
Fleming also won the intermediate long-jump title, and in the same age-grade Thomas Evitt won the 800m. In the junior bracket, Huw Robinson claimed the 1500m and 3000m double.
Rosmini College’s Declan Ford won the junior discus and shot-put double.
Westlake Girls claimed four titles, two of them to nationally top-ranked throwing talent Karmen Maritz in senior discus and shot put.
April Peita won the junior high jump and stepped up to be part of the school’s winning intermediate 4x100m relay team with Sadie Bishop, Dom Maltby, Elizabeth Plaistowe and April Peita.
Takapuna Grammar School students brought home six gold medals, all to students who train at Takapuna Athletics Club.

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