Medal haul for Christ’s College athletes
27 Mar 2026
Ten gold medals, 10 silver, and 11 bronze – Christ’s College has had a stellar run at the Canterbury Secondary Schools Athletic Championships at Ngā Puna Wai.
Max Hurring, Otto Church, Liam Dodds, Archer Allen, Hugh Davis, Henry Ridd, and Taha Cam have starred in the field and on the track, while Malachi Rattray, Luca Lemalie, Charlie Tapper, and Leo Liu have taken the U16 4x100m relay honours.
Earlier this month, Otto – along with Sam Moore and Dylan Jackson – also lined up in NZ Track and Field Championships finals in Auckland, with Otto 4th and Sam 5th in the U18 800m. Otto also finished 7th in the U18 1500m while Sam helped to power Canterbury to 2nd in the U18 4x400m relay.
Canterbury results
1st places
Max Hurring – U17 200m, triple jump
Otto Church – U20 pole vault
Liam Dodds – U16 javelin (600 grams)
Archer Allen – U20 triple jump
Hugh Davis – open/U17 200m hurdles, U17 100m hurdles
Henry Ridd – U16 1500m
Taha Cam – U15 triple jump
U16 4x100m relay (Malachi Rattray, Luca Lemalie, Charlie Tapper, Leo Liu)
2nd places
Malachi Rattray – U16 80m hurdles, U17 hammer
Sebastian Meuli Guder – U15 javelin
Henry Ridd – U16 800m
Dominic Johnston – U22 para shot put, U22 para long jump
U17 4x100m relay (Max Hurring, Sam Scott, Hugo Ensor, Hugh Davis)
U17 4x400m relay (Henry Ridd, Taio Ferreira, Raphe Dacre, Noah Madgwick)
U20 4x400m relay
Sam Moore – U17 1500m
3rd places
Taio Ferreira – U16 800m, U16 400m
Sam Moore – U17 800m
Sam Davis – U15 80m hurdles
Dominic Johnston – U22 para discus
Finn Mayer – open hammer
Bruno Ash – U15 400m
Otto Church – U20 1500m
Liam Dodds – U17 hammer
Murdoch Forrester – U16 triple jump
Will Coughlan – U20 javelin
4th places
Noah Madgwick – U17 800m
Hugo Thompson – U15 800m
Charlie Sugrue – U20 100m
Luca Lemalie – U17 hammer
Raphe Dacre – open 2000m steeplechase
Malachi Rattray – U16 discus
Sam Davis – U15 triple jump
U20 4x100m (Charlie Sugrue, Bertie Botha, Yul Kwon, Otto Church)
