2022 NSW All Schools Championships

Athletics NSW All Schools Championships – SOPAC; 24-27 Sep 2022

Andres represented Chatswood High School in the 14yo age group running the 100m sprint; 200m sprint; 400m sprint; 100m hurdles; 200m hurdles and long jump.

Results: 5th in 100m sprint; 7th in 200m sprint; 17th in 400m sprint; 2nd in 100m hurdles; 2nd in 200m hurdles; 4th in long jump.

Results: 2022 NSW All-Schools Championships

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Australian All Schools Championships Qualification

Any athlete who places in the top 2 in their event at NSW All Schools, qualifies to represent NSW at the Australian All Schools championships in Adelaide this December.

As such, Andres has qualified to compete in the following events:

100m hurdles
200m hurdles

Australian Track & Field Championships Qualification

Any athlete who places in the top 3 in their event at NSW All Schools or the NSW Athletics Championships, qualifies to represent NSW at the Australian Track & Field Championships in Brisbane next April. Similarly, any athlete running a qualifying time at a permit meet also qualifies.

As such, Andres has qualified to compete in the following events both based on place and on time:

100m hurdles
200m hurdles

Boys 14yo 100m sprint

Andres ran a respectable time into a strong head wind in his heat to qualify 6th fastest for the final. He ran really well in the final despite the blustery conditions, but was only able to get 5th place.

His time in the final was only 5 hundredths of a second slower than the qualifying time required to compete at the Australian Track & Field Championships in Brisbane next April – so he is confident of achieving that in coming months.

Heat	11.84 (-2.1)	6th fastest qualifier
Final	11.79 (-0.9)	5th place

Boys 14yo 400m sprint

In Andres’s first ever competitive 400m race, he ran a relaxed race and finished 17th fastest overall. His intention is to use 400m runs as training for improving his 200m times and isn’t aiming to necessarily be competitive at this distance.

Heat

58.15

17th place

Boys 14yo 100m hurdles (84cm)

Andres ran a huge PB and was very happy with his race, but was outclassed on the day and relegated to 2nd place.

The 2nd place qualifies him to compete at the Australian All Schools Championships in Adelaide this December; while both the 2nd place and the time run, qualify him to compete at the Australian Track & Field Championships in Brisbane next April.

Straight final

13.87 (+0.7); PB

Silver medal

Boys 14yo long jump

Andres’s first ever state-level long jump competition. Given he hasn’t trained for long jump and has had basically no coaching ever, he was fairly pleased to make the final 8 and then come 4th overall, despite being a bit short of his best ever distance.

5.63m (-0.3); 5.38m (+1.7); 5.50m (-0.2); 5.28m (-0.2)

4th place

Boys 14yo 200m sprint

Andres was very happy with his run in the heat, running a wind-legal PB to qualify 6th fastest for the final. His final run was only slightly slower and saw him finish 7th overall.

His time in the heat was only 0.16 off the qualifying time required to compete at the Australian Track & Field Championships in Brisbane next April – so he is confident of achieving that in coming months.