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49th New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships and 7th Regional Cross Country Teams, Sport and Rugby Institute Manawatu Campus, Massey – 17/18 June 2023

The two Daniels battled it out for the senior boys’ title and Catherine Lund followed up her fine showing at the World Cross Country Championships with a convincing victory in the senior girls event.

Daniel Prescott of St Thomas of Canterbury and Daniel Sinclair of Whanganui Collegiate, tested each other out over the first laps of the 2km circuit working out the respective strengths and weaknesses. Daniel Prescott proved the stronger securing his winning break on the uphill during the final lap. He finished with a strong sprint to complete the 6km in 19:02, five seconds ahead of Daniel Sinclair.

Elliott Pugh of Bethlehem, who was 39th at the World Cross Country Championships in February, was third in 19:17 with Jamie Mora putting in a solid second half effort, to finish fourth in 19:27. Mora led Auckland Grammar School to take the three person teams while Alfie Steedman in sixth place led Westlake Boys’ in collecting the six person team award.

Catherine Lund of Otago Girls’ proved too strong for Boh Ritchie of St Peter’s School to finish one place better and 14 seconds faster than last year to win the senior girls’ 4km in 14:11. Ritchie, the 2021 year nine winner and last year’s junior champion, was second in 14:28 with 2021 junior champion Ava Sutherland of Wellington Girls’ third in 14:37. Wellington Girls’ won both the three and six person team events.

Ben Oxford of Macleans was all class in the junior 4km outgunning last year’s year nine winner Rongotai’s Desmond Reddy by 10 seconds. Corban Holmes of Bethlehem College was third in 13:26. Harry Witheridge in ninth place lead Westlake Boys’ to victory by one point over Wellington College in the three person teams. Westlake also won the six person teams.

Imogen Barlow St Kentigern and Scarlett Robb St Cuthbert’s went one two in the junior girls the same placings as in the year nine race last year. Sarah Hellyer of Onehunga High was third. Wellington Girls’ won both team titles.

Madison Wos of Sacred Heart Wellington just held on to win the year nine girls from fast finishing Paige Dobson of Napier Girls’. Diocesan won the three teams and St Peter’s the six person teams.

Sam Ruthe of Tauranga Boys’ son of Ben Ruthe 2008 national senior cross country champion and Jessica Ruthe 2006 national senior women’s cross country champion was a clear winner of the year nine boys 3km in 10:06. Xavier James of Wellington College was second in 10:31 with Max McGregor of St Peter’s Gore third in 10:33. Wellington College won both team titles.

Results:

Girls:

Senior 4km: Catherine Lund (Otago Girls’) 14:11 1, Boh Ritchie (St Peter’s) 14:28 2, Ava Sutherland (Wellington Girls’) 14:37 3, Kate McHardy (Wellington Girls’) 14:43 4, Bella Earl (Whangarei Girls’) 14:47 5, Sofia Lumbreras (Havelock North) 14:48 6.

Teams 3 person: Wellington Girls’ 1, Whanganui Collegiate 2, St Cuthbert’s 3. 6 person: Wellington Girls’ 1, Whanganui Collegiate 2, St Peter’s 3.

Junior 3km: Imogen Barlow (St Kentigern) 11:01 1, Scarlett Robb (St Cuthbert’s) 11:04 2, Sarah Hellyer (Onehunga High) 11:10 3, Millie McFadzien (St Peter’s Gore) 11:13 4, Eleanor Pugh (Bethlehem) 11:25 5, Denika Clooney (Otamatea) 11:29 6.

Teams 3 person: Wellington Girls’ 1, Whanganui Collegiate 2, Sacred Heart Wgtn 3. 6 person: Wellington Girls’ 1, Whanganui Collegiate 2, Sacred Heart N/Ply 3.

Year 9 3km: Madison Wos (Sacred Heart Wgtn) 11:29 1, Paige Dobson (Napier Girls) 11:29 2, Sophie Lampe (St Andrews) 11:33 3, Maddie Worrall (Diocesan) 11:38 4, Indie Williams (Diocesan) 11:47 5, Zoe Hilton (Upper Hutt) 11:53 6.

Teams 3 person: Diocesan 1, Wellington Girls’ 2, Baradene 3. 6 person: St Peter’s 1, New Plymouth Girls’ 2, Nga Tawa Diocesan 3.

Boys:

Senior 6km: Daniel Prescott (St Thomas of Canterbury) 19:02 1, Daniel Sinclair (Whanganui Collegiate) 19:07 2, Elliott Pugh (Bethlehem) 19:17 3, Jamie Mora (Auckland Grammar School) 19:27 4, Angus Sevier (Cashmere) 19:33 5, Alfie Steedman (Westlake Boys’) 19:36 6.

Teams 3 person: Auckland Grammar School 1, Westlake Boys’ 2, Whanganui Collegiate 3. 6 person: Westlake Boys’ 1, Auckland Grammar School 2, Whanganui Collegiate 3.

Junior 4km: Ben Oxford (Macleans) 13:01 1, Desmond Reddy (Rongotai) 13:11 2, Corban Holmes (Bethlehem) 13:26 3, Samuel Rickerby (King’s College) 13:36 4, Jake Lomas (St Peter’s) 13:37 5, Kayden Theron (Tauranga Boys’) 13:42 6

Teams 3 and 6 person: Westlake Boys’ 1, Wellington College 2, New Plymouth Boys’ 3.

Year 9 3km: Sam Ruthe (Tauranga Boys’) 10:06 1, Xavier James (Wellington College) 10:31 2, Max McGregor (St Peter’s Gore) 10:33 3, Vaughan Murray (Aquinas) 10:34 4, Moojin Lee (Macleans) 10:41 5, Kingston Ryan (Rotorua Boys’) 10:46 6.

Teams 3 person: Wellington College 1, Auckland Grammar School 2, Tauranga Boys’ 3. 6 person: Wellington College 1, Westlake Boys’ 2, Tauranga Boys’ 3.

Para Athlete: Senior 2km: Luis Douglas (Havelock North) 7:34 1, Josh Rae (Papanui) 8:50 2, Lachlan Oakes (Papanui) 10:37 3, Reuben Anguisaca-Bland (Papanui) 11:12 4, Toby Paterson (Papanui) 11:13 5, Ivan Drawbridge (Papanui) 11:14 6.

Teams 3 person: Papanui High 1.

Junior 2km: Toby Ireland (Hutt Valley) 9:08 1.

Regional 8km Cross Country Teams

Year Nine Girls: Wellington 32:41, Auckland 33:35, East Coast North Island 35:20.

Year Nine Boys: Waikato Bay of Plenty 30:00, Wellington 30:39, Canterbury 31:36.

Year Nine Mixed: Wellington 33:54, Waikato Bay of Plenty 37:58.

Junior Girls: Auckland 31:38, Wellington 32:46, Canterbury 33:57.

Junior Boys: Wellington 29:06, Waikato Bay of Plenty 29:32, Taranaki 29:41.

Junior Mixed: Wellington 32:36, Southland 32:44, Aoraki 33:29.

Senior Girls: Waikato Bay of Plenty 31:42, Wellington 31:59, Southland 32:04.

Senior Boys: Canterbury 27:02, Waikato Bay of Plenty 27:08, Wellington 37:52.

Senior Mixed: Whanganui 29:43, Otago 29:45, Waikato Bay of Plenty 30:51.

Para Athlete 4km: Canterbury 22:09, Canterbury 22:50.

INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

FRANCE

Fast 5000, Montesson, 10 June: Geordie Beamish 5000m 13:14.79 (8).

Meeting Nikaia, Nice, 17 June: Sam Tanner 3:33.15 (3). Geordie Beamish 3000m steeplechase 8:17.93 (3) PB by three seconds, four seconds shy of Peter Renner’s national record.

GERMANY

Meisterschaften Manner/Frauen, Rehlingen, 10 June: Anthony Nobilo HT 68.25m (2) (x, 65.30, 67.19, 66.88, 68.25, x).

International Athletics, Dessau, 17 June: Jennie Hauke 800m 2:06.36 (5).

Stadtwerke Ratingen Meeting, Ratingen, 17/18 June: Max Attwell decathlon 7773 points PB (11), 138 points better than his score in the Oceania Championships in Mackay in June last year. (11.33 -1.7, 7.14m -0.5, 12.99m, 1.95m, 48.08, 15.44 +1.6 PB, 41.84m, 4.90m, 51.39m, 4:18.92).

Tag der Uberflieger, Essen 18 June: Hamish Kerr HJ 2.31m (1) (2.10 o, 2.18 o, 2.21 o, 2.24 o 2.27 o 2.31 o, 2.35 xxx). Hamish Kerr attempted to better his New Zealand record at 2.35m but missed out after an otherwise flawless competition. Anna Grimaldi Para LJ (1) 5.69m +0.3.

GREAT BRITAIN

National Athletics League, Premier Division Fixture A, 11 June: Mia Powell 400m 55.85 (5).

FINLAND

Paavo Nurmi Games, Turku, 13 June: Olivia McTaggart PV 4.31m (7) (4.31 xo, 4.46 xxx).

Kuortane Games, Kuortane, 17 June: Olivia McTaggart PV 4.56m (2) (4.45 o, 4.56 o, 4.61 xxx). Wilma Murto of Finland won clearing 4.61m.

CZECH REPUBLIC

Kladno hází a Kladenské Memoriály, Kladno, 13 June: James Preston 800m 1:46.78 (2).

AUSTRIA

Track Night, Vienna, 17 June: Brad Mathas 800m 1:46.02 (4F3). Just outside his PB of 1:46.00.

SWEDEN

Folksam Grand Prix, Gothenburg, 18 June: Laura Nagel 800m 2:08.34 PB (4).

SOUTH AFRICA

AVT International, DP de Villiers Stadium, Sasolburg, 10 June: Ethan Olivier TJ 16.16m (1), Welrè Olivier TJ 15.96m (2).

AUSTRALIA

AVT Winter Meeting, Geelong, 10 June: Lauren Bruce HT 66.34m (1).

ROAD AND TRAIL RACES AROUND THE COUNTRY                                                                                                                         

AUCKLAND 

Fox Trot 5km, Viaduct Harbour, 13 June: Greg Darbyshire 16:05, Simon Mace 17:04, Kamil Rahman 17:12. Tia Knight 19:11, Sophie Hogan 21:21, Gooyab Mozdbar 22:25.

Rat Race 5km, Takapuna, 14 June: Niamh de Hóra 17:41, Holly Manning 17:45, Natasha Rae 17:56, Lauren Gowland 18:23, Olivia Gold 19:00, Andrew Harvey 19:02, Chris Weeks 19:52, Robert Good 19:55.

Onehunga Half Marathon, Taumanu Reserve, 18 June: Ryan Williams 1:14:40, Denny Adamson 1:15:08, Ryan Surynt 1:15:11. Jaye Atkin 1:24:02, Saraya Lindsay 1:30:06, Kate Pineda 1:30:30. 10km; Patrich Bravo 33:30, Michael Beckmann 34:28, Seth Herbert 36:55. Katie Curd 40:25, Tracy Hill 44:23, Tasha Bamford 45:50. 5km; Terry Jack 18:29. Jenny Scott 22:35.

Run Auckland 10km, Onepoto Domain, 18 June: Rodwyn Isaacs 32:22, Oliver Norman 35:43, Julian Ng 36:10. Amelia Lythe 38:24, Justyna Blajerska 43:39, Alice Ball 43:46. 5km; Martin Robinson 20:30, Stephen Tan 20:38, Brent Wilson 20:51. Morgan Day 21:41, Tia Korewha 22:19, Clare Lund 22:25.

WELLINGTON

The Honest 10km, Oriental Bay, 18 June: Nathan Tse 31:27, Dan Clendon 34:46, Graeme Morrison 37:39. Sally McGrandle 43:21. 5km; Shem Banbury 21:02.

XTERRA Trail Run, Akatarawa Forest, Whareroa Farm, Kapiti Coast, 18 June: 17km; Tom Burnes 1:18:29, Mike Richardson 1:29:59, Graeme Stevens 1:32:39. Rebecca MacGregor 1:53:48, Rosie Walsh 1:54:09. 12km; Tim Haxell 59:43, Miroslav Horak 1:04:34, Stephen Grenside 1:06:44. Joanna Browne 1:14:25, Bex Hutchinson 1:15:06, Anna Douglasn 1:16:32. 7km; Brenton Vannisselroy 39:08, Patrick Neilands 39:53, Albie Betteridge 41:05. Marion Dumetz 43:36, Emma Lowden 45:07, Mei von Dadelszen 45:08.

NELSON

Monaco Mid-Winter Marathon, 17 June: Matthew Moloney 2:51:15, Louis Schindler 3:07:36, Christian Cartwright 3:10:45. Nat Sutton 3:29:17, Susannah Thompson 3:32:13, Catherine Calverley 3:33:50.