SPC Athletics Overview

• Won McEvedy Shield three times in the last decade – 2012, 2013 & 2014
• Eleven consecutive wins in Old Boys’ Cup winners
• Current holders of the Neville Shield

KEY EVENTS 

• Jan - All in Day – All students must compete, with the top six place-getters qualifying for our SPC Championships
• Feb - SPC Championships. - This is an inter-house competition. It is viewed as a trial for the Old Boys Athletic team
• Feb - Old Boys Cup - versus Silverstream. This is a traditional fixture. Our top three students for each age group U14- U 15 – U16- U17- Open
• March - McEvedy Shield - Always the first Tuesday of March. One of the biggest events on the Wellington Secondary School sports calendar. Our top two athletes in each event in each age grade compete against Rongotai, Silverstream and Wellington College
• March – Greater Wellington Regional Championships – for students that excelled in the McEvedy Shield
• Dec - Neville Shield - Is a junior athletics fixture at St Pat’s Silverstream for the Year 9 and 10’s.
• Dec - NZSS Championships – usually we take 10-15 students to this event

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES - 22/23 SEASON

• Ryan Mallon 3rd in the Senior Triple Jump at the 2022 NZSS Champs, Ryan also won the U18 Long Jump and Triple Jump at the 2023 North Island Champs, and set McEvedy records.
• Jaguun Gunregjav-Willers placed 3rd in the Junior steeplechase at the 2022 NZSS Champs

JOIN THE TEAM

Year 8 students who want to pursue athletics are invited to the College group training in mid-January so they can mix and learn from our senior athletes.

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