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New Zealand Track & Field results

AUCKLAND

Daikin Night of 5s, AUT Millennium Stadium, North Shore – 17 December 2022
Tauranga-based training partners Julian Oakley and Sam Tanner provided an exciting finish to the Blincoe Cup 5000m. After being paced perfectly by Eric Speakman through to 3000m, the pair were left to battle it out well clear of Cameron Avery who was holding third on his own.

Through the bell Oakley applied pressure got a break and gave a good turn of speed over the final lap. He finished in a personal best and race record of 13:29.74. Tanner also scored a personal best of 13:32.74 with Avery third in 14:07.55. Speakman held the race record of 13:31.84 from 2020.

Avery was followed in by Christian de Vaal 14:12.71 PB (NZ age 17 best, was Geoff Shaw 14:14.4 1975), Connor Melton 14:12.96 PB, Oska Baynes 14:16.35 PB, Jacob Priddey 14:19.59 PB, Nathan Tse 14:20.64 PB, Caden Shields 14:22.34 and James Uhlenberg 14:22.59.

Oakley thought he was in shape to run something pretty good.

“Eric did a good job pulling us through and Sam and I switched out turn at the front,” he said.

“When you have a guy like Sam right behind you on the last lap you have to be strong and I’m happy to hold him off.
“I’m just glad it wasn’t the 1500m because I would have had no chance.”

National steeplechase champion Anneke Grogan scored a notable win in the women’s 5000m in 16:26.65. Katherine Camp was second in 16:28.64 and Emily Roughan third in 16:28.84.

Four times previous winner and race record holder with 15:28.78 from 2015 Camille Buscomb was fourth in 16:34.08. Katrina Andrew was next in 16:43.29 PB, followed by Tillie Hollyer 16:51.34 PB, 2019 winner Maiya Christini 16:52.03, Bella Earl (17) 17:05.57 PB, Mackenzie Morgan (18) 17:21.85 PB and Chloe Browne 17:26.35. Earl and Morgan were under the performance standard of 17:25 for the World Cross Country Championships.

Grogan, who has been training to be a navy psychologist, was surprised to win.

“For the first three months of my Navy training I didn’t have the ability to train at all and although I’ve had a lot more freedom over the past couple pf months, I’ve definitely not done a huge amount of training. My biggest mileage week was a 60km and the next week might then be zero kilometres,” she said.

Dominic Devlin bronze medallist at the national championships in March out-kicked James Ford to take out the 800m in 1:50.40. Ford, fresh from winning the New Zealand secondary schools senior boys 400m/800m double, was second in a PB 1:51.07 with Jack Paine third in 1:51.18 PB. Alison Andrews-Paul, who last raced in New Zealand on 25 June 2016 in Masterton and is now based in Canada, won the women’s 800m in 2:05.51 from national junior champion Macey Hilton 2:08.19, Krystal Clark 2:10.94 and Maddie Kelso-Heap 2:11.72 PB.

Nick Southgate cleared 5.02m in the pole vault and Ettiene Du Preez and Ruben Vogel were both over at 4.62m, Vogel, the national junior and schools champion, adding 2cm to his PB.

Wet weather drove the women’s pole vault indoors Olivia McTaggart clearing her fifth equal best vault of 4.51m. Imogen Ayres was second with 4.16m, Hannah Adye third in a PB height of 3.86m and Eliza Meekings also a PB at 3.71m.

Livvy Wilson won the handicap 100m from Georgia Hulls and Shannon Gearey. Alvin Xu took out the handicap men’s 100m from Owen Lamb and Zachary Saunders.

B grade 800m; Jack Erikson 1:57.76 PB, Conall McLean 1:57.79 PB, Luke Cudby 1:58.53 PB. B grade women; Niamh Motley 2:15.63 PB, Sascha Letica 2:17.41 PB, Amy Shennan 2:17.95 PB.

B grade 5000m; Alfie Steedman 14:35.16 PB, (NZ age 15 best, was Jake Robertson 14:53.22 2005), Jamie Moa 14:37.76 PB by 1:12.00, George Varney 14:46.82 PB. B grade women; Lahana Reeves 17:35.12 PB, Jessie Speedy 17:37.15 PB, Charlotte Blair 17:52.58 PB, Stella Hammond 17:57.90 PB.

Jaden Movold F54 5000m 13:32.84.

TAURANGA

Tauranga Christmas Meeting, Tauranga Domain, 17 December 2022
Ellen Carter 100m 12.07 +0.5, 200m 24.98 +1.3 PB. Breanna Leong 12.62 and 25.91. Sophie Hancock 12.92 and 26.34. Maddie Wilson 200m 25.57, SP 10.40m, HJ 1.74m. Anna Steven T64 100m 14.60 +2.1, 200m 30.95 +1.3. Chantal MacDonald 100m 13.21, 200m 26.66, 400m 58.75. Keeley O’Hagan HJ 1.74m, Josephine Reeves 1.74m, Alice Taylor 1.70m, Jessica Hendren 1.62m.

Hayato Yoneto 100m 10.74 +0.7 PB, 200m 21.58 +1.8 PB. Jackson Rogers 10.81 PB and 21.40 PB. Jaxon Woolley T37 100m 12.70 +0.7. Mitch Joynt T64 200m 23.56 +0.6 (NZ record). James Robertson 100m 11.18, 200m 22.65 PB. Hamish Kerr 200m 22.74 +1.8 PB. Matthew Eady 400m 52.76. Brendon Barnett LJ 6.94m 0.0. Angus Lyver 6.83m 0.0. Anna Grimaldi F47 LJ 5.53m +0.2. William Stedman F36 LJ 5.32m 0.0. Ashleigh Bennett LJ 5.69m 0.0.

Ebuka Okpala TJ 14.80m 0.0, Scott Thomson 14.27m +0.7, Anna Thomson 12.14m +1.1. Ryan Ballantyne SP 17.75m, Harrison McGregor 6kg SP 15.16m PB, 1.75kg DT 47.78m PB. Liam Ngchok-Wulf 7.26kg SP 15.16m. Blessing Sefo 6kg SP 14.91m, 1.75kg DT 48.02m PB. Lisa Adams F37 3kg SP 14.88m. Natalia Rankin-Chitar 4kg SP 14.63m, DT 49.78m. Melelosaline Lose 3kg SP 12.66m PB, DT 44.34m. Ruby Jones 3kg SP 12.49m PB, DT 35.57m PB.

Mate Poduje HJ 2.03m PB, Ben Walker 1.94m, Rafe Couillault 1.94m, Hugo Jones 1.90m, Kaelan Paranihi 1.90m, Levi Murdoch 1.90m, Misha Worboys 1.82m.

Sionann Murphy F37 750g DT 23.37m.

WELLINGTON

Scottish Twilight Series #3, Newtown Park – 14 December 2022
Josh Ledger 100m 11.41 0.0, 200m 22.54 -0.2. Jake Paul 200m 22.67 -0.2. Kaleb Sola 800g JT 52.79m PB. Max Karamanolis 800m 1:55.54. Max Taylor 3000m 9:10.17.

Sydney Evans-Tobata 100m 12.91 +0.5, 200m 26.82 -0.6. Saskia Cosgrove-Drayton 3000m 10:15.97 PB, Heather Walker (52) 10:41.18, Eliza Squire 10:46.94 PB.

Lifestyle Sports Scottish Night of Miles, Newtown Park – 17 December 2022
Women mile; Andrea Peat 5:12.03 PB, Saskia Cosgrove Drayton 5:13.72 PB, Heather Walker 5:21.85, Deborah Lynch 5:23.86.

Men mile; Ben Brunner 4:22.36 PB, Josh Jordan 4:29.47 PB, Ryan McAlister 4:32.40, Daniel Clendon 4:37.03 PB, Max Taylor 4:38.07, Harry McLean 4:39.25 PB, Tommy Boyd 4:39.97.

Mile race walk; Clive McGovern 9:40.46, Ian Morton 10:28.04, Jacqueline Wilson 10:30.44.

Cody Wilson 100m 10.82 +2.5, 200m 21.84 +0.2, Jake Paul 10.94 and 22.57, Isaac Oliver 11.32 and 23.48.

DUNEDIN

Athletics Otago Meeting, Caledonian Ground – 17 December 2022
Jorja Gibbons 100m 12.41 +2.0, Anabelle Batchelor 12.65 PB. Clare Giles 60m 10.88 +0.7, 100m 17.71 +1.7 both Otago W65-69 records. Emelia Adamson HJ 1.58m. Ohara Couch TJ 10.26m +2.6, Neve Beattie 10.23m +1.8. Zharna Beattie DT 43.06m. Alex Duff DT 40.20m PB Otago W15 record, 500g JT 43.37m PB Otago W15 and W16 record. Sarah Evans 500g JT 31.79m.

Cameron Moffitt 60m 7.20 +1.5, 100m 11.05 +1.6 PB. Schuyler Orr 100m 11.20, Sam Harris 11.23. George Hamilton 1500m 4:05.25 PB. Cole Gibbons 60m 7.19, 110m H .990 15.24 +1.1 PB, PV 3.80m. Luke Moffitt 60m 7.53, PV 3.80m PB. Toby Martin PV 3.70m. Jasmin Millar 5kg HT 47.98m.

Barry Baxter 60m 10.14 +0.7 Otago and NZ master men 80-84 record.

INVERCARGILL

St Pauls War Memorial Meeting, Surrey Park – 17 December 2022
Rebecca Peterson 100m 13.00 +0.4. Abby O’Boyle mile 5:26.61 PB. Isla MacCallum 3kg SP 11.27m. Ashlynn Scherp 4kg HT 34.21m PB. Carlie Scherp 3kg HT 32.78m.

International Results

USA INDOORS

USA

Crimson and Gold Invitational, Pittsburg KS, 10 December: Leah Belfield 60m 7.48 (1). Tamara Reeves 3000m 9:49.11 PB (7RB).

ISU Holiday Invite, Ames IA, 10 December: Anthony Barmes WT 19.56m PB (3).

AUSTRALIA

Queensland Combined Events Championship, QSAC, State Athletics Facility, Nathan, 17/18 December: Stephen Thorpe decathlon 5513 points (3) (100m 11.06 +2.4, LJ 6.47m -0.2, SP 11.10m, HJ 1.71m, 400m 49.50 PB, 110m H DQ, DT 36.95m, PV 3.30m PB, JT 42.16m, 1500m 5:06.03).

Road and Trail Races Around the Country

AUCKLAND
Fox Trot 5km, Viaduct Harbour, 13 December: Simon Mace 17:07, Harry Harris 17:25, Kieran McLean 17:28. Megan McMenamin 21:24, Bronwen Peterken 21:56, Kayla Fairbairn 22:08.                            

Rat Race 5km, Takapuna, 14 December: Amelia Lythe 18:30, Werner Malan 19:26, Joel Martin 19:27, Andrew Harvey 19:27.

YMCA 10km Series, Auckland Domain, 15 December: Jerome Lemaire 38:56, Sam Corbett 39:34, Jerym Brunton 40:30. Anna Hickey 45:10, Hannah Craddock 45:51.

WELLINGTON
The Honest 10km, Oriental Bay, 18 December: Magnus Monahan 35:54, John O’Driscoll 35:55, Sheldon Kumm 36:00. Yasuko Okamura 42:05, Alice Sowry 44:13. 5km; Michael Baughen 20:53.

NELSON
Honest Lawyer 5km, Monaco, 12 December: Chris Sharland 17:07, Nick Lane 19:38, Selwyn Collins 20:00. Chloe Quilliam 22:42.

DUNEDIN
42nd Honest Lawyer 5km, Monaco, 12 December: Chris Sharland 17:07, Nick Lane 19:38, Selwyn Collins 20:00. Chloe Quilliam 22:42.