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Daniel Jones celebrates winning the national title at the New Zealand Senior Marathon Championships in Christchurch. 

New Zealand Competition Results

CHRISTCHURCH
New Zealand Senior Marathon Championships, Christchurch Marathon – 11 April 2021
Daniel Jones claimed his first ever national title and Alice Mason was crowned national marathon champion for the fourth consecutive year.
 
In the New Zealand championships, run as part of the Christchurch Marathon, Jones won in 2:23:35 from silver medalist Andy Good 2:28:21 and bronze medalist Jonah Smith 2:29:06.
 
Mason won in 2:43:48, well outside the Olympic qualifying time of 2:29:30 that she was seeking. Kelly Parlane claimed silver with 2:46:06 while Ingrid Cree ran a two-minute PB of 2:53:28 to earn the bronze medal.
 
Mason said that she just wanted to try and run really fast.
 
“We set off at 2:29 pace which was probably optimistic, but I just wanted to have a go and see what happened,” said Mason.
 
In the men’s race, Good set the pace from the start and was two minutes clear at half way in 68m. Jones came from behind in the hot conditions and passed Good at 35km.
 
Jones said that it was hard work.
 
“I didn’t feel good at any stage, so I just concentrated on doing what I could. It was good to be able to come through in the end,” he said.
 
“It was awesome coming down and getting the win in front of the Christchurch crowd as this is my second home over summer, doing the coast to coast or Topsport kayaking, so to win here is a privilege,” he added.
 
Christchurch Marathon overall results: Daniel Jones 2:23:35, Andy Good 2:28:21, Jonah Smith 2:29:06 PB, Blair McWhirter 2:29:28, Nathan Tse 2:32:01 PB, Ewan Sinclair 2:33:44. Alice Mason 2:43:48, Kelly Parlane 2:46:06, Ingrid Cree 2:53:28 PB, Kate Loye 3:00:26, Annabel Bramwell 3:03:07, Mel Stevens 3:03:54.

Half marathon: Oska Inkster-Baynes 1:04:57, Michael Voss 1:05:08 PB, Daniel Balchin 1:05:22 PB, Christopher Dryden 1:05:49 PB. Katherine Camp 1:18:28, Hannah Oldroyd 1:18:41 PB, Angela Waters 1:19:23, Esther George 1:20:03.

10km: Hirotaka Tanimoto 29:59 PB, Cameron Clark 31:27 PB, Thomas Richards 31:34 PB. Ruth Croft 32:42, Maya Irving 35:51, Alexandra Hawke 38:27.

South Island Secondary Schools Championships, Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub – 9/10 April 2021
Tapenisa Havea set records in the U/19 3kg SP 17.27m PB and in the DT 50.27m PB. Quinn Hartley equalled the record of 6.99m +0.8 in the U/19 LJ. Marcus Hamilton 5kg HT 44.78m, 1.5kg DT 44.19m. Kiera Hall 1500m 4:40.76 PB. Charlie Hazlett 1500m 3:58.35, 3000m 9:24.38. Eli Leifi HJ 1.96m PB. Bernice Cullen LJ 5.21m -0.4. Ben Phillips 5kg SP 15.65m PB, 1.5kg DT 41.59m PB. Abbey Moody 500g JT 41.09m. Caleb Stuart 700g JT 45.94m. Tom Haunch U/16 700g JT 47.17m PB.

Julia Burnham 300m H 45.36, second in the 400m 59.56. Hannah Prosser 3000m 10:33.57. Jay David 110m H 15.83 +0.6. Jessica Vogel 200m 26.11 +0.7, 400m 59.38. John Mottus 400m 52.69, heat 51.48 PB. Abby Fisher 100m 12.74 0.0. Hamish Moore 100m 11.35 +0.1, 200m 23.37 -2.0. Izzy Gibson 800m 2:30.66. Ethan Smolej 800m 2:00.40. Molly O’Reilly 2000m RW 11:12.03. Jonah Cropp 3000m RW 14:44.34. Ollie Young 2000m .838 steeplechase 6:43.15. Kate Taylor TJ 10.65m +0.1. Ethan Gow TJ 13.66m +0.9. Charlie Cameron PV 4.00m. Niah Williams PV 2.95m PB.
 
AUCKLAND
James Harding clipped three hundredths of a second off Nick Willis’ twenty-year-old New Zealand under 18 800m record on Wednesday evening on the North Shore. After a 52-second first lap he carried on to clock 1:48.95.

Harding now holds the New Zealand under 17 record of 1:51.19 and the under 18 record. He now has his sights set on the New Zealand under 19 record of 1:48.73 and the under 20 record of 1:48.06.

A 1500m for women was held with the 12 finishers all under 4:40.00 and eight running personal bests: Anneke Grogan 4:24.67 PB, Penelope Salmon 4:25.42 PB, Hannah Gapes 4:26.16 PB, Peyton Leigh 4:28.45 PB, Kimberley May 4:29.43 PB, Chloe Browne 4:30.31 PB, Bella Browne 4:30.83, Laura Nagel 4:33.90, Macey Hilton 4:36.08 PB, Maiya Christini 4:36.42, Brigid Dennehy 4:38.31, Charlotte Greenwood 4:38.77 PB.
 
HAMILTON
North Island Secondary Schools Championships, Porritt Stadium – 10/11 April 2021
Ten records were set during the two days of competition: Will Anthony SB 3000m 8:16.31 PB, Antonia Martin open 2000m RW 10:33.51, Penelope Salmon SG 3000m 9:37.88 PB, Elizabeth Hewitt SG HT 61.72m PB, Annalies Kalma SG 400m 55.02, James Ford IB 1500m 3:59.69 PB, Christian de Vaal IB 3000m 8:33.94 PB, Canon Puriri JB 4kg HT 49.17m, Boh Ritchie JG 1500m 4:40.67, Karmen Maritz JG DT 41.56m PB.

In an invitational 1500m, Liam Lamb ran one of the fastest 1500m by a New Zealand 19-year-old of 3:43.23 which was a five second PB for him. James Harding was second in a PB 3:50.03.

Other highlights: Liam Ngchok-Wulf SB 5kg SP 17.84m, 1.5kg DT 52.62m, 5kg HT 57.88m. Brianna Tirado SG 500g JT 43.69m PB. Angus Lyver SB LJ 6.74m +1.0. Natalia Rankin-Chi Tar SG 3kg SP 15.86m PB, DT 47.41m. Rafe Couillault SB HJ 1.90m. Lara Hockly SG LJ 5.36m +0.3, TJ 11.41m +1.2. Jamie Kearns SB TJ 13.28m +0.4. Annalies Kalma SG 200m 24.69 +0.4. 

Lex Revell-Lewis SB 400m 50.20, Troy Middleton 50.80. Zac Saunders SB 100m 11.03 -0.2. Nadis Evans SG 100m 12.22 -0.7. Macey Hilton SG 800m 2:12.02 PB. Joseph Morgan SB 800m 1:54.80 PB. Penelope Salmon SG 1500m 4:32.30. Maggie Jones SG 100m H 14.59 0.0, 300m H 43.72 PB. Amilame Finau SB 110m H 14.78 +0.7 PB, 300m H 38.87 PB. Zane Powell SG 1500m 3:54.18, Anthony 3:54.20, Powell also second in 3000m 8:34.75. 

Amelia de Lautour SG HJ 1.63m. Hannah Adye SG PV 3.10m. Josh Woodhead SB PV 4.00m. Toby Robb SB 700g JT 50.61m. Daniel Du Toit open 3000m RW 13:29.16. Luke Clements SB 2000m .838 steeplechase 6:02.29. Oliver Krijnen SB 200m 22.04 +0.5. Blessing Sefo IB 5kg SP 17.04m PB, 1.25kg DT 53.85m. Charlotte Goldsmith IG LJ 5.40m -0.5, TJ 11.30m 0.0.

International Results

USA
University of Alabama at Birmingham Spring Invitational Meeting, Birmingham AL, 2 April: Tianah List JT 47.98m (1).

Aggie Invitational, Logan UT, 9 April: Jeff Lautenslager mile 4:16.91 (4).
 
Joe Walker Invitational, Oxford MS, 9 April: Isaiah Priddey 1500m 3:45.35 (6). Nick Moulai 1500m 3:46.72 PB (9).
 
Ocean State Invitational, Providence RI, 9 April: Liam Back mile 4:03.23 PB (3).

Tom Botts Invitational, Columbia MO, 9 April: William Sinclair 1500m 3:46.12 PB (1). Mitchell Small 1500m 3:50.28 PB (5).
 
Big Ten Indiana, Bloomington IN, 9 April: James Uhlenberg 1500m 3:48.87 PB (4RB).
 
CU Invitational, Boulder CO, 9 April: Welrè Olivier LJ 7.13m +3.9, also 6.95m -0.6. 10 April: Welrè Olivier TJ 15.54m +1.7.
 
Crimson Tide Invitational, Tuscaloosa AL, 10 April: Jack Elliott 1500m 3:56.15 PB (3RC)
 
Jack Click Shootout, Tucson AZ, 10 April: Theo Quax 1500m 3:48.63 (6).
 
Temple Invitational, Philadelphia PA, 10 April: Taonga Mbambo 5000m 14:34.67 PB (7). Holly Manning 800m 2:07.65 (2).

Masked Rider Open, Lubbock TX, 10 April: Leah Belfield 100m 11.67 w (2RB).
 
Flames Invitational, Cleveland TN, 10 April: Colin Kirkpatrick 1500m 3:55.84 PB (1RC).

Golden Grizzlies Invitational, Rochester MI, 10 April: Toby Gualter 1500m 3:55.06 PB (2). Chris Devaney 1500m 3:57.66 PB (5).
 
North Texas Classic, Denton TX, 10 April: Jack Beaumont 3000m steeplechase 9:11.50 (1). Atipa Mabonga TJ 12.38m +1.5 (3).

Road and Trail Races Around the Country

AUCKLAND
O’Hagan’s 5km, Viaduct Harbour, 6 April: David Bagot 16:37, Devon Beckman 17:13, Liam Templeton 17:17. Lauren Gowland 19:32, Rosie Taylor 20:12, Kayla Fairbairn 21:31.

Rat Race 5km, Takapuna, 7 April: Gene Rand 16:59, Tom Hanrahan 19:34, Mike Wanden 20:04. Jacqueline Kemp 22:05.

Run Rewa 10km, Manurewa, 10 April: David Brown 37:08. Lisa Cross 39:17.

Auckland Waterfront Half Marathon, Tamaki Drive, 11 April: Aaron Pulford 1:09:47, Casey Thorby 1:10:07, Rodwyn Isaacs 1:12:41. Bethany Bromfield 1:21:34, Karen Donaldson-Barron 1:25:36, Kezia Kelly 1:25:48. 10km; Jason Hunt 33:36, Wim Luijpers 34:45, David Cooper 34:46. Pip Tuckey 41:59, Holly Harding 42:05, Jasmine Finney 42:07. 5km; Oliver Marchl 17:25, Troy Hundley 18:19, Mark Carryer 18:58. Denika Clooney 22:55, Bianca Chan 23:14, Ivy Roodt 23:36.

ROTORUA
XTERRA Rotorua Festival, Blue Lake/Lake Tikitapu, 10 April: 21.1km; Jono Jackson 1:16:40, David Haunschmidt 1:18:25, Iain Macdonald 1:23:48. Talia Copestake 1:38:30, Carla Lunt 1:41:44, Nikki Dukes 1:42:44. 11km; Brad Dixon 47:13, Heath Lash 50:23, Josh Rohorua 50:37. Amy Fowler 55:44, Amanda Lgguden 59:52, Vicki Coles 1:00:36.
 
HASTINGS
Fun Five #4, 8 April: Richmond Walker 17:36, Camden Russell 19:03, Pierson Clement 19:08. Phoebe Butler-Munro 20:08, Amelia Smith 20:37.
 
LEVIN
Great Forest Events, Waitarere Forest, 10 April: 42.2km; Stuart Munro 3:12:51, Carl Laffan 3:14:53, Benjamin Hammond 3:23:00. Dianne Bulled 3:37:26, Anesa Robinson 3:47:27, Rochelle Putt 3:57:49. 21.1km; Sam Bentham 1:17:14, Harry Dixon 1:17:14, Isaac Murphy 1:17:20. Lucy Lawlor 1:31:22, Amara Rae 1:32:34, Victoria Humphries 1:34:33. 10km; Damien Lardner 34:22, Tom Bland 37:11, Matt Berg 38:57. Dorota Starzak 41:49, Karis Rae 42:10, Lucy Jurke 42:35. 5km; Toby James 19:46, Hannah Wade 19:48.
 
WELLINGTON
Wellington Mountain Running Championships, Wainuiomata, 10 April: SM 11.5km; Walter Somerville 53:48, Arran Whiteford 56:03, Hugh Taylor 59:23. SW 11.5km; Deborah Lynch 61:28, Andrea Peat 64:05, Amelia Harris 66:58. MM 35-49 11.5km; Dougal Thorburn 51:53, Joshua Campbell 56:49, Andrew Thompson 57:36. MM 50-59 8.5km; Grant McLean 43:48. MW 35-49 8.5km; Emily Solsberg 54:52.