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ACA Southland Centennial Shield Relays, Sacred Heart College, Glendowie – 22 April 2023

The Whippets Running Project burst on to the winter racing season in emphatic style winning both the senior men and senior women’s relays as well as taking the women’s handicap honours.

The men’s 5 x 3km around the College’s playing fields was a close affair throughout between last year’s winners Pakuranga and the Whippets. Mountain running bronze medallist Toby Batchelor led Pakuranga through the first lap ahead of Whippets Ben Hamilton. Jack Paine eased past Ben Gatting to put Whippets in front handing over to Ronan Lee. National junior 3000m and 5000m champion Christian De Vaal chased hard, and with a time of 9:28, on the third leg pegged back Lee. Trent Thorpe in 9:32 maintained Pakuranga’s lead over Darian Sorouri heading into the final 3km leg. Will Little wound it up for the Whippets on the final circuit and with the fastest individual time of 9:19 headed in Pakuranga’s Fionn Cullinane, who ran 9:33, by nine seconds in 47:47.

Whippets B team were third in 50:28, followed in by host Club Auckland City Athletics 50:50 and Takapuna 51:35. Lynndale number three team won the senior men’s handicap.

The Whippets Off the Leash team of Sophie Williamson, Skye Dick, Amy Shaw, Jaye Atkin and Amelia Lythe won the women’s relay in 61:09 from Oratia 63:44 and TTT 64:41. Whippets Chasing Tails team won on handicap.

Amber Cook of Glen Eden ran the fastest lap in 11:47, Stella Hammond clocked 11:48 and Sophie Williamson 11:54.

TTT teams were first and second in the master women 3 x 3km relay. The number one team were clear winners in 40:51, from number two 47:15 and Oratia 47:29. Pakuranga were first on handicap. Tamara Clarke of Oratia was the fastest in 12:34, Codie Fourie ran 13:16 and Rachel Eade 13:21.

Owairaka won by three minutes over Pakuranga in the master men 4 x 3km relay in 42:31. Pakuranga B team were third and Glen Eden Meteors won on handicap. Fastest times to Jacob Hendrickx 10:21, Wim Luijpers 10:22 and Nick Moore 10:27.

Race Walking Auckland Gold team won the race walking 2 x 3km relay in 43:42 with the Race Walking Premier team winning on handicap. Richie Trathen was the fastest in 17:04.

Pakuranga won the mixed junior under 16 4 x 2km relay in 28:33 from Auckland City Athletics 28:58 and TTT 32:07. Oratia Black team won the junior handicap. Fastest boy Quinn Moss 6:25 and Ben Oxford 6:27, fastest girl Imogen Barlow 7:19 and Denika Clooney 7:42.

INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

USA

Boston Marathon, 17 April: Chris Hartshorn 2:34:09 (252), James Richmond 2:41:32 (681), Keith Burrows 2:43:07 (804), David Brown 2:49:25 (1597). Kirsten Hall 3:04:08 (271).

63rd Annual Mt Sac Relays, Walnut CA, 13 April: George Beamish 3000m steeplechase 8:42.56 PB (1). 14 April: Annalies Kalma 400m 55.44 (2RG). Tayla Brunger 400m 57.79 (7RH). Brianna Lee 800m 2:12.20 (3RD). Tapenisa Havea SP 16.76m (1), DT 53.50m PB (3). Kaia Tupu-South DT 48.83m (18). William Sinclair 1500m 3:54.16 (8). Mitchell Small 5000m 13:52.09 PB (5). Toby Gualter 5000m 13:53.25 PB (8). Craig Lautenslager 5000m 14:15.39 (17). 15 April: Kaia Tupu-South SP 16.60m (8).

Bryan Clay Invitational, Azusa CA, 13 April: Colin Kirkpatrick 3000m steeplechase 8:44.21 PB (6). Murdoch McIntyre 3000m steeplechase 8:59.79 (7RB). Jemima Antoniazzi 3000m steeplechase 10:59.31 PB (13RE). 14 April: Alison Andrews-Paul 800m 2:06.63 (2RE). Krystal Clark 800m 2:12.72 (6RG). Macey Hilton 800m 2:09.15 (2RM). Krystie Solomon 800m 2:10.24 (3RR). Phoebe McKnight 5000m 17:01.26 (9RE). Jared Lautenslager 5000m 14:34.71 PB (3RD). 15 April: Annalies Kalma 400m 56.12 (3RE). Maria Sartin 400m 57.59 (4RI), 400m H 1:03.56 (7RD). Hinewai Knowles 100m H 14.73 -0.9 (4RF). Theo Quax 1500m 3:39.36 PB (6RC). Toby Gualter 1500m 3:49.33 PB (15RJ). Jeff Lautenslager 1500m 3:44.99 (3RK). Chanel Muir 1500m 3:45.13 (4RK). Alison Andrews-Paul 1500m 4:22.37 (12RF). Krystal Clark 1500m 4:30.11 (7RL). Colin Kirkpatrick 1500m 3:46.69 PB (1RF). Macey Hilton 1500m 4:31.99 (11RC). Chloe Browne 1500m 4:30.25 (1RH). Jared Lautenslager 1500m 3:55.68 PB (3RI).

Battle in the OC, Fullerton CA, 20 April: Tayla Brunger 400m 57.46 (1).

John McDonnell Invitational, Fayetteville AR, 21 April: Kayla Goodwin 100m H 14.56 +2.0 (9), TJ 12.34m +1.2 (5).

Gary Wieneke Memorial, Champaign IL, 21 April: Chris Devaney 1500m 3:50.78 PB (7).

Chris Rinne Twilight, Riverside CA, 21 April: Chloe Browne 1500m 4:34.16 (1), Bella Browne 1500m 4:38.31 (4).

Wake Forest Invitational, Winston-Salem NC, 21 April: Maia Ramsden 1500m 4:11.73 PB (4). Penelope Salmon 1500m 4:18.68 (3RB).

Virginia Challenge, Charlottesville VA, 21 April: Andres Hernandez 5000m 14:25.03 (3), MacCallum Rowe 5000m Invitational race 14:32.27 (28). Taonga Mbambo 10,000m 29:55.78 PB (7).

Payton Jordan Invitational, Stanford CA, 21 April: Cameron Avery 10,000m 29:27.88 (12). 22 April: Isaiah Priddey 1500m 3:47.09 (9).

John Jacobs Invitational, Norman OK, 21 April: Anthony Barmes HT 69.01m (1). Centaine Noom-Duckworth HT 56.55m PB (3).

Georgia Tech Invitational, Atlanta GA, 21 April: Jack Elliott 1500m 3:57.48 (5RE), Sam Waldin 5000m 14:29.19 PB (4), Luke Clements 3000m steeplechase 9:20.11 (3).

Pittsburg State University Tune-Up, Pittsburg KS, 22 April: Kayla Goodwin HJ 1.63m (3), TJ 12.26m +0.6 (2).

J Fred Duckett Twilight Meet, Houston TX, 22 April: Josie Taylor HJ 1.78m (1).

UNITED KINGDOM
Great Welsh Marathon, Llanelli, 2 April: Blair McWhirter 2:28:48 (1).

London Marathon, 23 April: Nicholas Browne 2:29:26 (117), Gene Rand 2:44:03 (876), Bart Etcheverry 2:46:51 (1100), Duncan Staddon 2:48:08 (1229), Adam Dustin 2:49:37 (1392), Todd Stevens 2:54:09 (1847). Holly Anderson 2:59:25 (178), Christina Kersey 3:02:27 PB (235), Sarah Riceman 3:05:39 PB (316).

SWITZERLAND

Donglo 10km, 10 April: Jake Robertson 28:21 (1).

SOUTH AFRICA
ASA Athletics Grand Prix #2, Germiston Stadium, Johannesburg, 19 April: Weiré Olivier TJ 16.43m +0.9 (1). Ethan Olivier TJ 16.41m -0.2 (2), New Zealand under 20, under 19 and under 18 record, betters his own record of 16.26m set last month.

AUSTRALIA
UniSport Nationals, Gold Coast Performance Centre, 19 April: Riley Williams 100m 11.36 +2.9 (7H2). Caitlin Shepperson HT 47.16m (4). 20 April: Riley Williams 200m 23.37 +1.5 PB (5H5).

FRANCE
6 jours de France, 6 Day race walking, Privas, 15/21 April: Former Kapiti runner, now residing in the UK Richard McChesney (54) set a New Zealand and Commonwealth six day walking record of 711.299 km. He also established New Zealand records for 500km and 48 hour and a New Zealand age group 200km record. His latest effort is the fourth best six day race walk in history.

ROAD AND TRAIL RACES AROUND THE COUNTRY                                                                                                                           

AUCKLAND 

Fox Trot 5km, Viaduct Harbour, 18 April: Greg Darbyshire 15:55, Harry Harris 17:43, Adam Berry 18:01. Sophie Hogan 19:57, Kayla Fairbairn 21:09, Winona Lee 21:22.

Rat Race 5km, Takapuna, 19 April: Natasha Rae 19:00, Joel Martin 19:02, Andrew Harvey 19:19, Chris Weeks 19:40.

WELLINGTON

The Honest 10km, Oriental Bay, 23 April: Dean Ford 35:39, Hamish Baxter 37:51, Josh Cronin-Lampe 38:36, Amy Franklin 38:48. 5km; Charlotte Carpenter 19:20, Michael Baughan 19:46.

NOTEABLE MILESTONE FOR NICK WILLIS
Nick Willis, who has achieved a much decorated running career, turns 40 tomorrow ANZAC Day.

He has competed regularly since he was six and over the years has built up an impressive record. Competed at five Olympic Games, the most by any New Zealand runner and landed a silver and bronze medal. He was the oldest ever to make an Olympic 1500m final in 2016. He took in three Commonwealth Games made three finals and won a gold and two bronze medals. 

Willis has represented New Zealand in the Black Singlet 25 times, which includes six world outdoor and two world indoor championships, a world junior championship, two world cross country championships, a world University Games, and an Ekiden Relay.

He won the 5th Avenue Mile in New York a record five times, broke four minutes for the mile for the 20th year in a row in 2022, with his brother Stephen are the only brothers in the Southern Hemisphere to both run a sub 4 mile, holds the New Zealand indoor mile record, the national 1500m record and the resident 5000m record.

He was the Olympic Flag Bearer in 2012 and was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to athletics in the 2009 New Year Honours.

Murray McKinnon

Athletics New Zealand Correspondent

0274 806086

murray@mckinnon.co.nz