College Sport Auckland Weightlifting Champs 2026.
Rising Strong at the Auckland Champs
Huge weekend for our crew at the College Sport Auckland Weightlifting Champs 2026.
Seven athletes stepped onto the platform representing Massey High School with a mix of debutants, first-year seniors, PBs, and massive performances across the board.
| Cadence Graydon-Tolua (Year 9) | Debut competition | U15 50kg Division | 1st Place |
| Karen Ota (Year 13) | 58kg Division | 1st Place |
| Akira Taingahue (Year 11) | First time in the Senior Division | 65kg Division | 1st Place. Added 16kg to his total |
| Leonidas Pereira (Head Boy - Year 13) | 79kg Division | 1st Place |
| Jacob Kanuta-Munn (Year 12) | Debut competition | 88kg Division | 1st Place |
| Malachi Henare-Lai (Year 11) | First year in Seniors | 110kg Division | 1st Place. Added 23kg to his total |
| Zephaniah Lai (Year 13) | 110kg Division | 2nd Place |
An awesome weekend and a good reminder that results are only part of it. The growth, consistency, courage to step on the platform, and the support around these athletes are what make it special.
A massive thank you to the coaches, families, and supporters who gave up their weekend to be there. We appreciate you all.
Thank you also to Arena West Weightlifting for hosting a great event.
It is exciting to see so many juniors and new lifters coming through in training, and we look forward to Nationals at the end of the year with a much bigger team.
Weightlifting is growing.
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