Athletics
Person in Charge: Mr Overmayer (Director of Sport)
Coaching
There is sprint endurance and endurance running training on Monday and Friday afternoon, meeting at 3.40 on the school sports field. Anyone interested in running is welcome to join the group and get some coaching for the upcoming school athletics, zones and beyond competitions.
KP is our school coach and specialises in coaching 400m through to 3000m.
If you're interested in throw coaching see Mr Fleming.
Hamilton City Hawks
Hamilton City Hawks is our local club, based out of Porritt Stadium 78 Crosby Rd, Chartwell, 3210 in Hamilton.
If you're wanting to take Athletics seriously or just want to develop your ability through a quality programme and coaching then head on down to the local clubnight held every Wednesday beginning 5.30pm during the summer season.
College Athletics Day
When: Tuesday 23rd February 2020
Where: Porritt Athletics Stadium (78 Crosby Rd, Chartwell, Chedworth, Hamilton 3210)
We begin the year with our College Athletics Day at Poritt Stadium. Students are encouraged to promote their house colours and there are opportunities for both competitive athletes and students wishing to have fun and earn house points.
Zones Competition
When: Wednesday, 10 MARCH 2021
Where: Porritt Athletics Stadium (78 Crosby Rd, Chartwell, Chedworth, Hamilton 3210)
Top performing students at our College Athletics Day are then selected to represent Hillcrest High School at the Zones Competition or what can be considered an inter-regional event against local Colleges.
Our sports team manages and supports athletes on the day; both Mr Fleming and Mr Overmayer have strong background in athletics and are available to provide specialist coaching leading up to this event.
Students are eligible to compete in all events held at our College Athletics Sports Day, with the excpetion of Steeple Chase and Hammer Throw which is not offered at the Zones competition.
We are fortunate that the location of the Zones competition is again at Porritt Stadium so students are lucky to be familiar with the track and field prioer to competition at this event.
Waikato Bay of Plenty Champs
When: Wednesday 24 MARCH 2021
Where: Tauranga Domain (91 Cameron Rd, Tauranga, 3110)
Top 6 in each event at the Zones Competition are eligible to compete at the WBoP Champs and the location of this event althernates between Porritt Stadium and the Tauranga Domain Athletics Track.
North Island Secondary Schools Athletics Champs
When: Friday 9 APRIL - 13 APRIL 2021
Where: Porritt Athletics Stadium (78 Crosby Rd, Chartwell, Chedworth, Hamilton 3210)
There is a very short turn around before this event so top 3 place getters in each event at the WBoP Champs are required to confirm whether they are available to compete for the Waikato Bay of Plenty team (not the College) at the North Island Secondary School Championships (NISS) by completing a form available from the tent near the finish line before they leave for the day. The team managers for this event are selected by Sport Waikato and these managers lead the very best within the Waikato and Bay of Plenty Regions to go head to head with the rest of the North Island.
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