Athletics
Carterton-based throws coach John Quinn had good reason to be encouraged by results achieved by Wairarapa competitors in field events at the North Island secondary schools track and field championships at the Pugh Sports Bowl in Masterton over the weekend.
While a full list of results probably won't be available for a few days yet because of the electronic timing malfunction which caused huge delays to the first day's programme, it is known at least four Wairarapa throwers achieved top three placings.
The highlight was the victory in the intermediate girls hammer throw of Emma Kruszona with a personal best effort of 48.30m, over 8m better than the distance recorded by runner-up MacKenzie Vitasovich of North Harbour.
Coach Quinn said he was not surprised by Kruszona's winning performance with the Wairarapa College youngster having huge potential in an event still relatively new to her.