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Hamish Kerr capped a strong week with a win in the high jump at the Festival of Athletics, after being named Senior athlete of the year at the Athletics Canterbury Awards (Photo: Casey Simms)

New Zealand Competition Results

AUCKLAND
Winter Indoors Pole Vault Competition #3, AUT Millennium Stadium, North Shore – 19 June 2021
Olivia McTaggart 4.30m 1 (4.30 xo, 4.40 -, 4.50 xxx). Eliza McCartney 4.30m 2 (4.30 xxo, 4.40 -, 4.50 xxx). Imogen Ayris 4.20m 3 (4.20 xo, 4.30 xxx). Hannah Philpot 3.60m 4 (3.40 o, 3.60 o, 3.80 xxx).

This was the third and final competition for McCartney and McTaggart to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, requiring a clearance of 4.70m. Unfortunately, both have been dogged with injuries, McCartney plagued with a chronic Achilles tendon problem and McTaggart coming back from having surgery after breaking her wrist when her pole snapped in April 2019 and then an ankle injury.

Both will now take a break before returning for a big year for athletics in 2022, with the World Indoor Championships, World Athletics Championships and the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Pre-Olympic Shot Put and Discus Series, AUT Millennium Stadium, North Shore – 18 June 2021
Jacko Gill SP 21.20m (21.03, 21.20, x, 21.03, 20.26 x), Anthony Nobilo 10.43m. Connor Bell DT 62.61m (45.92, 62.61, 61.32, 61.70, 56.60 x), Jacko Gill 38.52m PB, Anthony Nobilo 38.32m PB. Kaia Tupu-South SP 15.73m, DT 49.04m.

HAMILTON
Hamilton City Hawks Open Cross Country, Minogue Park – 19 June 2021
Senior men 9km: Josiah Ney 31:30, Iain Macdonald 31:54, Liam Bird 33:46. Senior women 6km: Charli Miller 23:12, Kimberley May 23:36, Aimee Ferguson 23:56. MM 6km: Dean Chiplin 22:06, John Bowe 23:39, John Charlton 23:06. U/18 6km: Zach Bellamy 21:18. U/20 6km: Ben Bidois 20:44. MW 5km: Dawn Tuffery 23:04, Sarah Ulmer 24:38, Dee Atkinson 25:10. U/18 5km: Monique Spedding 23:21. U/20 5km: Sophie Harris 21:28.

HAWERA
47th New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships, A & P Showgrounds – 19/20 June 2021
Christian De Vaal ran the race of his life to outshine Will Anthony through the gloomy and muddy conditions for the senior boys title. Anthony went straight to the front and built up a good lead over the first half. But heading into the third lap, De Vaal worked his way up to the shoulder of Anthony and going into the final 2km broke clear to hold on for a six second victory in 19:51.

Anthony, the national junior 5000m champion, repeated his second placing from the last championships held in Timaru in 2019. Henry Beliveau was third in 20:10.

Hannah Gapes paved the way through the mud, leading throughout in the senior girls 4km. The national junior women’s 5000m champion was a clear winner in 15:40. Bella Earl, the 2019 year nine winner, was second in 16:38 holding out Chloe Browne, national junior women’s 3000m champion, by three seconds.

Angus Sevier won the junior boys and Ava Sutherland the junior girls. Year nine winners were Caleb Wagener and Boh Ritchie.

A total of 748 runners from 130 schools took part.

Results:
Senior Boys 6km: Christian De Vaal (Macleans C) 19:51 1, Will Anthony (Scots C) 19:54 2, Henry Beliveau (Wellington C) 20:06 3.

Senior Girls 4km: Hannah Gapes (John Paul C) 15:40 1, Bella Earl (Whangarei Girls’ HS) 16:38 2, Chloe Browne (St Cuthbert’s C) 16:41 3.

Junior Boys 4km: Angus Sevier (Cashmere High S) 14:51 1, Elliott Pugh (Bethlehem C) 14:54 2, Daniel Prescott (St Thomas of Cant) 15:04 3.

Junior Girls 3km: Ava Sutherland (Wellington Girls’ C) 11:26 1, Amy McHardy (Wellington Girls’ C) 11:28 2, Louise Brabyn (Whanganui Collegiate) 11:35 3.

Year 9 Boys 3km: Caleb Wagener (Auckland Grammar) 10:11 1, George Wyllie (Tauranga Boys’ C) 10:23 2, Ben Oxford (Macleans College) 10:34 3.

Year 9 Girls 3km: Boh Ritchie (St Peter’s School) 11:09 1, Mia Cain-Townley (Waimea College 11:21 2, Sophie Dunnett-Welch (Napier Girls HS) 11:22 3.

Para Boys 2km: Jasper Moss T38 (Christ’s College) 10:11, Josh Taylor T20 (Wairarapa C) 10:15, Toby Ireland T11 Yr9 (Hutt Valley HS) 12:36.

5 x 2km Relay Boys: Senior: Wellington 31:58 1, Counties Manukau 32:12 2, Canterbury 32:25 3. Junior: Wellington 34:33 1, Canterbury 35:01 2, North Harbour 35:25 3. Year 9 Waikato Bay of Plenty 36:16 1, Wellington 36:58 2, Waikato Bay of Plenty B 37:22 3.

5 x 2km Relay Girls: Senior: Auckland 36:36 1, Southland 38:03 2, Waikato Bay of Plenty 38:06 3. Junior: Wellington 37:50 1, Waikato Bay of Plenty 38:40 2, Taranaki 38:57 3. Year 9: Waikato Bay of Plenty 38:55 1, Canterbury 39:13 2, East Coast North Island 39:39.

CHRISTCHURCH
Athletics Canterbury Annual Awards – 18 June 2021
Hamish Kerr was named Senior athlete of the year and Cameron Clark and Maddie Wilson were jointly named Junior athletes of the year. Kerr also jumper of the year. Clark cross country runner and junior non-stadia. Wilson hurdler. 

Lauren Bruce thrower. Tapenisa Havea secondary school track and field and outstanding at Canterbury championships. Sarah James Para Athlete. Katherine Camp middle distance. Tiaan Whelpton sprinter. Max Yanzick distance runner. Max Atwell combined events. Courtney Ruske walker. Thomas Richards road runner. Ethan Smolej secondary schools non-stadia. Chris Dryden senior non-stadia. Tom Moulai 400m-mile athlete. Jared Neighbours javelin throwing.

Sam McLean coach. Paul Wadsworth community coach. Priscilla Blanchet merit award. Paul Nicholls official. Nathan Cropp new official. Julia Burnham EE Mayes trophy. James Sandilands RH Harbison cup.

International Results

AUSTRALIA
Festival of Athletics, Townsville Sports Reserve, 18 June: Portia Bing 400m H 57.70 (1). Maddie Wilson 100m H 15.96 0.0, HJ 1.71m, SP 11.06m, 200m 27.54 -2.9. 19 June: Tori Peeters JT 60.15m (2). Zoe Hobbs 100m heats 11.36 +1.7 (1), final 11.32 +0.9 (1) equals her New Zealand national record, shared with Michelle Seymour. Hamish Kerr HJ 2.26m (1). Maddie Wilson JT 28.41m.

SWEDEN
Folksam Grand Prix, Sollentuna, 13 June: Nick Willis 1500m 3:42.01 (9RA).

CZECH REPUBLIC
Kladno Memorial Meeting, Kladno, 15 June: Nick Willis 1500m 3:38.59 (5).

ITALY
Citta Di Nembro Meeting, Nembro, 17 June: Hamish Carson 1500m 3:39.73 (3).

FRANCE
Meeting D’athletisme De L’eure, Lyon, 19 June: Hamish Carson 1500m 3:36.99 (5). Rio Olympian Carson has been chasing a Tokyo Olympic qualifying time of 3:35.00.

Road and Trail Races Around the Country

AUCKLAND
O’Hagan’s 5km, Viaduct Harbour, 15 June: David Bagot 16:53, Keith Burrows 16:59, Harry Harris 17:34. Tia Knight 20:33, Kayla Fairbairn 21:29, Lana Davison 21:50.

Rat Race 5km, Takapuna, 16 June: Maddie Dillon 17:36, Dann Finlayson 18:08, Mike Wanden 18:20, Andrew Harvey 19:35.

Run Auckland 10km Series, Sanders Reserve, Paremoremo, 20 June: Mark Paterson 38:23, George Mawson 38:41, Julian Ng 40:12. Lisa Cross 42:48. 5km: Brad Barron 19:26, Gregory Cater 20:04, Denika Clooney 20:07. 2.5km: Tia Korewha 8:02.

WELLINGTON
The Honest 10km, Oriental Bay, 20 June: Magnus Monahan 37:02, James Waite 40:03, Willie Gunn 41:11. 5km: Damien Glover 19:55, Jasmine Finnely 20:42.

KAIAPOI
Bridge to Bridge Ultra Marathon, 19 June: 60km: Andrew Wanklyn 5:09:33, Stu Whyte 5:36:40, Hayden McCoy 5:55:04. 30km: Mark Esselink 2:10:56, Nicola Whalley 2:24:57, Carl Dyet 2:26:32. 15km: Neil Morris 1:08:54, Julia Tully 1:10:35, Steph Nevins 1:13:37. 5km: Jakob Cunningham 19:29.