And the records fell. Or more specifically the New Zealand Men's High Jump record which Hamish Kerr broke with a large leap of 2.31m. This is not something you see every day.
Below is the Athletics NZ meeting report.
"WELLINGTON
Capital Classic Meeting, Newtown Park – 20 February 2021
Hamish Kerr can finally lay claim to holding the
New Zealand national high jump record outright after clearing 2.31m to
highlight the 17th edition of the Capital Classic.
Since June 2019, Kerr has shared the record of
2.30m with Glenn Howard who had achieved the height in March 2000 in
Christchurch. Kerr now holds both the national and resident record at 2.31m.
The 24-year-old came into the competition at 2.10m
which he cleared at his first attempt, followed by 2.18m and 2.23m before
taking his third attempt to clear 2.27m. The bar was then raised to 2.31m for
his record attempt which he sailed over on the third attempt. The five times
New Zealand champion then set his sights on the Olympic Games qualifier of
2.33m, which he narrowly missed.
Kerr said it felt awesome clearing 2.31m and he
was so stoked to get a personal best.
“It’s the greatest feeling in the world, I’m so
happy,” he said in a post-jump interview.
“After all those earlier heights I didn’t have the
legs for 2.33m, I was so tired by the end of it.”
Kerr said with a change in strategy at the Sir
Graeme Douglas International meeting he knows that it is definitely there.
“Now that I’ve got the PB and I know I’m the
outright national record holder, I’ll probably start a little higher and then
not muck around and get up to 2.33m sooner.
“It’s such a mental event and for me now that I
have a PB I’ll go for the big one,” he added.
Nick Saunders of Bermuda holds the New Zealand
all-comers record of 2.36m set at the 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games.
Keeley O’Hagan won the women’s high jump on a
count back from Josie Taylor, both clearing 1.80m.
Four meeting records were set; Kerr in the high
jump, Julian Oakley with 3:41.96 in the 1500m, Lauren Bruce 71.66m in the
hammer throw and Olivia McTaggart and Imogen Ayris with 4.31m in the pole vault.
Eddie Osei-Nketia clocked 10.69 +0.9 in the 100m,
heading in Cody Wilson 10.86 and Mogammad Smith 10.89. 16-year-old Oliver
Krijnen dipped under 11 seconds for the first time, finishing fourth in 10.94.
Natasha Eady won the women’s 100m in 11.87 +2.3
from Briana Stephenson and Genna Maples. Stephenson was second in the long jump
with 5.87m, which Lili Szabo won with a wind assisted 5.98m. She also had a
5.70m -0.9.
Katherine Camp, women’s 800m meeting record holder
at 2:02.63, held on to win the 800m in 2:10.12. For the second week in a row
Sophie Atkinson came from behind to flash through for second in a PB 2:10.23,
edging out Rebekah Greene who ran 2:10.68.
Max Karamanolis was all strength winning the 800m
in 1:55.71, holding out Karsen Vesty 1:55.92 and Jack Hunter 1:56.32 both
personal bests.
Hamish Carson couldn’t peg back Julian Oakley down
the stretch in the 1500m, finishing second in 3:42.40. Liam Lamb was third in a
PB 3:50.00 and 17-year-old James Harding also recorded a PB of 3:52.74 in fifth.
Impressive 400m finishes came from Hamish Gill
48.92 and Camryn Smart 55.66.
Connor Bell was out to 62.52m in the discus and
Alexander Parkinson, who cleared 60 metres at last year’s Capital meeting, was
second with 58.03m. Savannah Scheen continued to dominate the women’s discus
with a throw of 53.80m.
Anthony Nobilo launched his second best ever
throw, and best since June 2019, in the hammer with 63.42m. Ettiene Du Preez
won the pole vault clearing 4.61m. Andrew Allan won the triple jump with 13.92m
from Matthew Wyatt 13.83m. Sprint hurdle winners were James Sandilands and Amy
Robertson, her seventh straight victory in the 100m hurdles this season in a PB
13.58 +1.5.
Hirotaka Tanimoto ran a PB 8:54.52 in the 3000m
with Daniel du Toit claiming the mile walk in 6:20.55 and Laura Langley the
women’s walk in 7:32.80."
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