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McEvedy 2010 Score
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Placing
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School
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Points
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1st
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St Pats, Town
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185
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2nd
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Wellington College
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172
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3rd
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St Pats, Silverstream
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100
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4th
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Rongotai College
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85
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What Is The McEvedy Shield?- The McEvedy Shield is an annual athletics competition held in Wellington, New Zealand, for four of the region's boys' secondary schools. It is the largest annual athletics meet in the Southern Hemisphere, in terms of its number of spectators.
The competition was first held in 1922 and has become one of the highlights of the sporting calendar for the schools involved. The competition features fourteen track and field events.
 Wikipedia Article file
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- McEvedy 2010 is being held on Tuesday the 2nd of March at Newtown Park between 9am - 3pm. All students are expected to attend this event.
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Track Events
9.30 am
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3000m
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Junior
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9.45 am
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200m
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Under 14 – Open
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3000m
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Senior
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10.15 am
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800m
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Under 14 – Open
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11.05 am
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100m
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Under 14 – Open
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11.30 am
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LUNCH
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| 12.00 pm
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Hurdles
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Under 14 – Open
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12.30 pm
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400m
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Under 14 – Open
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12.50 pm
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1500m
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Under 14 – Open
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1.30 pm
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Relays
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Under 14 – Open
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Field Events
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Under 14
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Under 15
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Under 16
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Open
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9.30am
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High Jump
Shotput
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Javelin
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Long Jump
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Discus
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10.15am
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Triple Jump
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High Jump
Shotput
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Javelin
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Long Jump
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10.50am
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Discus
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Triple Jump
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High Jump
Shotput
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Javelin
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11.30am - 12pm
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LUNCH
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12pm
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Long Jump
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Discus
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Triple Jump
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High Jump
Shotput
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12.25pm
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Javelin
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Long Jump
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Discus
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Triple Jump
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1.45pm - Shield Presentation
 McEvedy Shield Track and Field Records PDF document
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| 8 | History of the McEvedy Shield
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 Wellington College has won the Shield more times than any other school (forty seven times). The College has won the Shield in eleven of the last fifteen years (exceptions were when St Patrick's College, Silverstream won in 2002 and 2003, and St Patrick's College, Town won in 1998 and 2008).
St Patrick's College (Town) is the current shield holder and won its first title in ten years on March 4, 2008. It has won the Shield sixteen times, with its most successful period being from 1982 to 1992 when it won the Shield nine times.
St Patrick's College (Silverstream) have won the Shield fourteen times, and holds the record for the most consecutive Shield victories, winning six years in a row (1968 to 1973).
Rongotai College has triumphed seven times. The last occasion was in 1989.
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| 9 | Doctor P. F. McEvedy
 Doctor P F McEvedy, the Donor of the McEvedy Shield, was an Old Boy of St Patrick’s College, Wellington. He chose to follow a medical career and furthered his studies at Guy’s Hospital, London. A biographer described his success as a medical student and as a sportsman as being due to “indomitable courage and the fighting spirit.” While in London he achieved worthy examination results and on the sporting field he earned international honours by representing England in rugby.
Upon his return to New Zealand, Dr. McEvedy practised Medicine in Wellington. He became a prominent figure in the medical life of the city and an inspiring leader in everything that made for a clean and wholesome sport.
As a sporting administrator Dr. McEvedy had a profound influence in both Wellington and New Zealand. He became President of the Wellington Rugby Union and in 1934, became Chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Union. He was Chairman of the New Zealand Boxing Council and was Patron of the Combined St Pat’s Old Boys’ Athletic Association Club.
He believed that sporting achievements were worthy goals to strive after. He encouraged young men to try hard, and gave them the ideal that the ‘trier’ has a true place in the sporting arena, that defeats accepted in the spirit of true sportsmanship are but stepping stones to victory.
Dr. McEvedy’s love for sport and true sportsmanship moved him to promote the spirit of athletic competition by donating the shield that bears his name. His belief that to strive hard is the true measure of success is embodied in the current shield competition. He knew and encouraged the feeling of pride that each boy must experience and develop in representing his school worthily.
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