Original article appeared in ODT 21 November 2022. Written by Wayne Parsons. Link Here. 

Alexa Duff smashed the women’s 15 javelin standard in competition at the Caledonian Ground on Saturday.

Duff, a year 11 pupil at Columba College who competes under the Hill City-University banner, made short work of the 36.10m mark, established at the beginning of the 2011 season, making it her own in just the third round of competition with a throw of 36.22m.

She then bettered the new mark in the fifth round with a distance of 38.48m to firmly entrench herself in the Otago record book.

The record came a year to the day since she set a record in the girl’s 14 grade of 31.94m. But a year on and with an improvement of 6.54m, Duff is casting an eye towards the women’s 16 Otago standard of 40m, set at the beginning of the 2011 season, as the first step in achieving the full set of age-group javelin records.

"It’s good to get an old record just before my birthday," Duff said of turning 16 early next month.

"I’m only 2m off that one now," she said.

Photo taken from ODT Article 23 October 2021. Link Here.

Article added: Tuesday 22 November 2022