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AUCKLAND
McKinnon Shield Meeting #5, Mt Smart Stadium – 2 December 2023
Zoe Hobbs opened her 2023-24 season winning the 60m on the new Mt Smart surface in 7.50 into a 4.1m/s head wind. Hobbs holds the Auckland 60m record of 7.33 and national indoor record of 7.13.

Abby Goldie, who was third in the 60m in 7.87, went on to win the 100m in 12.51 -2.7. Briana Stephenson was second in the 60m in 7.79 and later won the shot put with a PB of 10.92m.

Joseph Millar triumphed over Fergus McLeay in the sprints winning the 60m in 7.01 -2.6 and the 100m in 11.04 -2.3. Lex Revell-Lewis won the 400m in 47.62 heading in McLeay, who clocked 48.51, with Thomas Cowan third in 49.00. Zach Saunders was third in the 100m in 11.09 and fourth in the 400m in 49.53. Jeremiah Rogo 400m 49.94 PB.

Other results:
1500m: Daniel Hayes 4:00.34, Caleb Wagener 4:00.38, Charles Buchanan 4:01.44 PB.
100m hurdles .838: Rianco Haggard 14.15, Connor Brady 15.06, Daequan Su 15.20.
2000m steeplechase .762: Timo Macdonald 6:49.10, Nikko Kelly 6:53.27. .838 Maksis Maulvurfs 7:22.14.
Shot put: 5kg Troy Maka 15.73m PB.
Discus: 1.25kg Maka 48.70m. 1.5kg Daniel Mullens 40.68m. 1.75kg Connor Brown 39.42m.
Triple jump: Zhan Bowden 13.15m +0.9 PB.
Pole vault: Ruben Vogel 4.70m PB, Charlie Cameron 4.60m, Ettiene Du Preez 4.40m.
400m: Amelie Fairclough 57.55, Sophie Atkinson 57.97, Elizabeth van Wijk 59.60 PB.
1500m: Abbey Bolton 4:52.46, Amy Towers 4:52.65, Charlotte Brown 4:54.00.
80m hurdles .762: Lauren Barrett-Hamilton 13.47 -4.9, Fernanda Tirado 13.60, Jetta McKenzie 13.90.
100m hurdles .838: Aliyah Johnson 15.05 -3.1 PB.
2000m steeplechase .762: Georgia Lynch 7:20.39 PB, Grace Meredith 7:30.77 PB.
3000m steeplechase .762: Saraya Lindsay 11:52.90.
Shot put: Brianna Stephenson 10.92m, Aliyah Johnson 10.68m PB. Karmen-Elizabeth Maritz 3kg 14.35m, Chitar Jane Skelton Fagaiava 10.74m PB.
Discus: Rina Maka 45.28m PB, Karmen Maritz 42.30m, Chita Jane Skelton Fagaiava 37.00m.
Triple jump: Chloe Luo 10.58m +1.7 PB, Lauren Barrett-Hamilton 10.49m +2.8, also 10.46m -0.5.
Pole vault: Elaine Zhai 3.50m PB, Aria Rhodes 3.40m, Alisha Lovrich 3.40m.
Para Athlete: Jaden Movold T54 1500m 3:58.46.

TAURANGA
Athletics Waikato Bay of Plenty Meeting, Tauranga Domain – 2 December 2023
Julian Oakley ran his 14th sub-four-minute mile completing the distance in 3:59.93. Ben Bidois was second in 4:19.53. Poppy Martin recorded 5:02.99.

Boh Ritchie 800m 2:11.14, 100m 12.76 +3.3. Holly Fausett 800m 2:14.19, 400m 59.57. Eleanor Pugh 800m 2:19.79 PB. Hamish Murray 800m 1:54.54 PB, Callum Murray 1:56.47, Fletcher van Heuven 1:58.77.

Jamie Fell 80mH .762 12.47 +2.1, LJ 5.37m +1.3 PB, TJ 10.64m 0.0. Zarah Rattray TJ 11.11m 0.0 PB. Alessandra Macdonald 100m H .838 14.61 +3.8. Mia De Jager 100m 12.07 +3.3, 200m 24.19 +1.4 PB. Brenna Leong 12.42 and 25.62 PB. Sophie Hancock 100m 12.74 +2.0, LJ 5.23m +0.1, TJ 11.38m 0.0. James Lowther 100m 11.20 +2.5, 200m 22.81 +3.8. Bronwen Rees-Jones 400m 59.88. Charles Roil 400m 50.99, Jack Marra 51.48.

Brooke Somerfield 200m 23.93 +1.4. Isabella Pua 3kg SP 13.20m, Saskia Rhind 11.95m, Ruby Jones 11.54m, DT 37.58m. David Mora 5kg SP 14.15m, 1.5kg DT 39.42m. Quinn Motley 2kg DT 39.30m. Zarah Rattray TJ 11.11m 0.0.

Para Athlete: Caelan Harris F44 6kg SP 6.72m, 1.5kg DT 21.64m.

PALMERSTON NORTH
North Island Masters Championships, Manawatu Community Athletics Track Massey – 1/3 December 2023
60-year-old Sally Gibbs was outstanding in the W60-64 age group, winning four events all in New Zealand masters records; 800m 2:39.12, 1500m 5:06.04, 3000m 10:39.48 and 5000m 18:19.95.

Brian Curry won eight events in the M60-64; 200m 31.62 +0.3, HJ 1.46m NI and NZ record, JT 30.09m, DT 34.00m, HT 27.59m, SP 9.87m, PV 2.20m, Weight throw 12.14m.

Chris Waring set New Zealand masters W80-84 records in the 60m 10.98 +0.3, 100m 18.11 +0.5 and 200m 39.93 -0.5. Jim Blair (92) 90-94 DT 15.55m, HT 17.48m, JT 15.76m, 3kg SP 6.29m NZ record, WT 7.89m.

Jacqueline Wilson 75-79 3000m RW 20:19.44 NI record, 5000m RW 34:08.41 NI record. Daphne Jones 80-84 5000m RW 40:10.89 NI and NZ record. Judith Stewart 75-79 5000m 27:46.47 NI record, 3000m 16:29.96 NI record. Jill Hayman 60-64 60m 9.50 +0.3 NI record. Mark Lambert 50-54 60m 7.52 +1.8 NI record, 100m 12.11 -1.6. Des Phillips 75-79 300m H 1:03.57 NI and NZ record, 2000m St .762 12:08.35 NI record. Joy Baker 70-74 2000m St .762 11:52.00 NI record, LJ 3.10m +1.1 NI record, TJ 6.68m +0.9 NI record. Peter Stevens 3000m St .914 11:26.14 NI record. Ellen Schaef 30-34 800m 2:23.22 NI record, also won 200m 27.71 and 400m 60.57. Loris Reed 75-79 800m 3:38.81 NI record. David Anstiss 75-79 LJ 3.39m -1.7 NI record, HJ 1.32m NI record, PV 2.15m NI record, also won 80m H 18.39 +0.1, 60m 11.61 +0.6, DT 19.86m, TJ 8.12m -0.1 and second in the 300m H 1:08.37. Laini Inivale 55-59 6kg SP 12.63m NI record. Linda Rawlins 50-54 500g JT 30.11m NI record. Jill Hayman 60-64 500g JT 17.20m NI record.

Margaret Crooke 75-79 TJ 6.04m +1.6 NI record. Frances Bayler 80-84 TJ 4.50m -1.0 NI record. Kirsty Halliday 30-34 HJ 1.33m NI record. Phillipa Green 55-59 HJ 1.22m NI record.

Pentathlon NZ records Dale McMillan W55-59 3019, Tui Ashe 70-74 2692. Throws pentathlon NZ records Michelle Anthony 60-64 2218, Annette Parlane 75-79 3714, James Thomas 65-69 3885, Mark Wyndham-Jones 70-74 3312. Heidi-Jane Humphries 45-49 pentathlon 2025 NI record, Rachel Savage 45-49 throws pentathlon 1764 NI record, Brenda Davis 50-54 3399 NI record, Adrian Stockill 55-59 3124 NI record.

Results:
North Island Masters Champs – Results – Track & Field Meet (athletic.net)

WELLINGTON
Athletics Wellington Twilight Meeting #2, Newtown Park – 29 November 2023
Micayla Whiti 100m 12.66 +0.9, 200m 25.64 +1.1. Ben Lambert 100m 11.25 +1.1. Lucas Lambert 100m 11.29 +1.1, 200m 22.54 +0.6. Joel Carman 5000m 15:30.51 PB. Sacha Kilmister 200m 25.74 +1.1. Saravee Sos 200m 23.22 +0.6. Jessica Mckenzie 800m 2:19.73, Lucy Hannah 2:22.66.

NELSON
Athletics Nelson Meeting, Saxton Field Athletic Track – 2 December 2023
Rhian Douglas 100m 11.50  -0.5, 200m 22.65 -1.0 PB. Nick Palmer 7.26kg SP 18.45m, Liam Ngchok-Wulf 16.46m. Harrison McGregor 6kg SP 16.41m.

Maddie Wilson 100m 12.73 -0.5, 200m 25.84 0.0, Micayla Whiti 12.77 and 26.15.

CHRISTCHURCH
Shadow Consulting Twilight Meeting #4, Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub – 30 November 2023
Ieuan van der Peet 2000m steeplechase .762 6:33.97. Lilla Faivre TJ 10.60m. Kevin Syriak 60m 7.26 -0.3, 100m 11.47 +0.2. Sophie Mercer 100m 12.81 +0.4. George Gainsford 5kg SP 10.61m. Kirsty McCarthy-Dempsey 3kg SP 11.85m. Louie Howell 800m 2:00.42. Jody McCarthy-Dempsey LJ 5.19m. Oliver Dunshea 400m 50.00, Isaac Saywell-Barbosa 51.73, John Mottus 51.77. Harry Williamson 200m 23.14 +0.5.

Connor Melton 3000m 8:25.28, Caden Shields 8:38.60, Thomas Richards 8:49.59, Joseph Lynch 8:50.14, Kaya Corporaal 8:56.93, Alex Kelliher 8:59.43.

Sophie Hicks 3000m 9:58.99, Liliana Braun 10:08.71, Natalie Dryden 10:15.99, Lahana Reeves 10:16.94, Miriam Clark 10:18.11, Beck Faloon-Cavander 10:23.38, Caitlin Bassett 10:29.72.

Athletics Canterbury Meeting #7, Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub – 2 December 2023
Miah Taylor PV 3.00m. Max Attwell PV 4.50m, DT 41.06m, HJ 1.90m. Jared Neighbours PV 3.90m, DT 47.61m. Daniel Grounds PV 3.30m PB. Holly Gray 100m H .762 14.92 +1.9, 300m H .762 46.71. Jody McCarthy-Dempsey 100m H .762 15.12 +1.9 PB. Masaki Tomooka 110m H 1.067 15.31 +1.5, HJ 1.86m. Kieran Sinclair-Lomax 110m H .990 16.15 +1.5. Finlay Neale 110m H .914 15.37 +1.5. Angus Lyver DT 40.64, 200m 21.10 +1.2 PB, Nathan MacDonell 21.67 PB. Kirsty McCarthy-Dempsey 4kg SP 12.69m PB, DT 34.67m. Charlotte Blake 3kg SP 11.74m PB, DT 38.59m PB. Asher Pettengell-Brand 100m 10.98 +0.5. Lily Morrison 100m 12.52 +2.9. Keeley O’Hagan 100m 12.66 +2.9, HJ 1.82m. Oliver Dunshea 800m 1:58.24. Rosa Twyford 800m 2:11.29, Chloe Hughes 2:17.48. Hannah Collins LJ 5.49m 0.0 PB, Esther Pratten 5.14m -1.6. Tia Wynyard HJ 2.01m PB, Misha Worboys 1.81m. Kate Currie 1500m 4:50.90. Melenaite Havea DT 39.11m PB. Jonah Cropp 2000m RW 8:37.37, Laura Langley 9:49.78. Bao Zhen Tan 200m 25.62 +0.8 PB, Jacinta Hoglund 25.71 PB. Isaac Saywell Barbosa 400m 51.38, Ciaran Dunnion 51.85. James Moore 5kg SP 17.43m PB. Brigit Kwell 4kg SP 10.88m PB, DT 33.54m PB.

Para Athlete: Zack Lappin F37 1kg DT 29.67m. Sarah James T53 100m wheelchair 20.45 +0.6.

DUNEDIN
Athletics Otago Meeting, Caledonian Ground – 2 December 2023
Schuyler Orr 60m 7.23 -2.5, 100m 11.16 +2.3. Blake Dalton 200m 23.00 -1.8. James McLeay 800m 1:55.94, Nicolas Alvarez Rey-Virag 1:57.85. Phil Napper 800m 2:47.92 Otago MM70-74 record. Grayson Westgate 3000m 9:07.08. Zara Geddes 3000m 10:07.48, Taryn McLean 10:36.42 Otago MW40-44 record. Emelia Adamson HJ 1.60m. Keira McNeill TJ 10.08m +1.4. Kieran Fowler DT 48.98m. Zharna Beattie DT 43.9 3m, Alexa Duff 38.46m, 3kg HT 30.30m, 600g JT 34.50m. Gemma Millar 4kg HT 34.24m. Jessie McGrouther 3kg HT 38.23m PB. James Miers 700g JT 39.10m. Sarah Evans 500g JT 32.65m.

Para Athlete: Liam Wilson T37 100m 12.56 +2.3.

INTERNATIONAL RESULTS
17th 2023 Pacific Games, Honiara, Solomon Islands, 27 November/1 December:
27 November: Mariah Ririnui 100m 12.81 +0.2 (3H2), 12.97 0.0 (6SF1). Lara Hockly 100m 13.10 +2.3 (5H3). Rebecca Peterson 100m 12.57 +1.7 (3H4), 12.84 0.0 (5SF2). George Kozlov 100m 11.06 +3.1 (4H3), 11.27 SF. Hayato Yoneto 100m 10.80 +1.5 (2H5), 10.87 -1.0 SF. Liam O’Donnell 800m 1:53.70 (2H1). Jack Paine 800m 1:54.28 (1H2). Georgia Whiteman 400m H 1:10.28 (5). Ana Ellison Lupena SP 10.97m PB (10). Mikayla Sola SP 10.54m (11).
27/28 November: Stephen Thorpe decathlon 6554 points PB (3). (100m 11.49, LJ 6.12m, SP 11.62m, HJ 1.76m, 400m 51.32, 110m H 16.80 -0.5 PB, DT 34.30m, PV 3.00m, JT 42.23, 1500m 4:56.08).
28 November: Yoneto Hayato 100m 10.94 0.0 (7). Jordan Evans-Tobata 400m 58.38 (2H1), Camryn Smart 400m 56.45 (1H2). Finn O’Sullivan 400m 49.31 (1H1). Tillie Hollyer 800m 2:12.29 (1), Peyton Leigh 2:13.79 (2). Jack Paine 1:51.72 (2). Elizabeth Hewitt 4kg HT 53.79m (2), Mikayla Sola 42.76m (6), Iorana Tafili 41.61m (8), Ana Ellison Lupena 34.57m (11).
29 November: Hayato Yoneto 200m 22.27 +0.7 (1H3), George Kozlov 200m 22.70 0.0 (2H5). Camryn Smart 400m 55.30 (2), Jordan Evans-Tobata 57.44 (5). Finn O’Sullivan 400m 48.98 (5). 4 x 100m relay women NZ (Rebecca Peterson, Mariah Ririnui, Georgia Whiteman, Lara Hockly) 49.32 (2H2). 4 x 100m relay men NZ (Hayato Yoneto, George Kozlov, Finn O’Sullivan, Ryan Shotter) 42.16 (1H2). Mariah Ririnui LJ 5.69m 0.0 (2F2), Larta Hockly 5.59m +1.5 (3F2). Mikayla Sola DT 39.12m (4), Ana Ellison Lupena 38.61m (6), Iorana Tafili 36.73m (8).
30 November: Georgia Whiteman 200m 26.63 (2H1). Hayato Yoneto 200m 22.12 0.0 (3SF2), George Kozlov 22.90 -0.5 (3SF3). Tillie Hollyer 1500m 4:26.06 (1), Peyton Leigh 4:39.53 (2). Jack Paine 1500m 3:50.97 (1), Liam O’Donnell 3:56.61 (2), Alex Beddoes 3:56.88 (3). 4 x 400m relay women NZ (Jordan Evans-Tobata, Peyton Leigh, Tillie Hollyer, Feorgia Whiteman) 3:57.17 (3). Lara Hockly TJ 11.31m +1.5 (6), Rebecca Peterson 11.08m +0.9 (7). Nathaniel Sulupo DT 46.72m (3), Percy Maka 44.48m (4).
1 December: Hayato Yoneto 200m 21.70 +1.0 (5). Georgia Whiteman 400m H 1:09.48 1:09.48 (6). 4 x 100m relay women NZ (Rebecca Petetson, Mariah Ririnui, Georgia Whiteman, Lara Hockly) 49.19 (4). Mariah Ririnui LJ 5.82m (4), Rebecca Peterson 4.41m (6), Lara Hockly 5.36m (8). Scott Thomson TJ 14.29m 3.0 (4).

CHINESE TAIPEI
IAU 24 Hour Championship 1/2 December: Paul Hewitson (Wellington Harrier Athletic Club) was the first M60 runner covering 208.683km for 70th placing.
Women: Fiona Hayvice 174.340km PB (72), F45 18, Dawn Tuffery 168.475km (79), F40 33, Carol Robertson 164.056km PB (81), F45 20, Sue Hunter 157.224km PB (85), F40 36, Jaime Stevenson 142.340km (95), F45 25. Teams NZL 506.871km (17), were ranked 41 going into the event.
Men: Paul Hewitson 208.683km PB (70), M60 1, Andrew McDowall 206.336km PB (74), M45 11, James Inwood 204.056km PB (82), M45 14, Wayne Botha 181.794km (101), M50 15, Stuart Hughes 167.120km PB (107), M50 17. Teams NZL 619.074km (18), were ranked 27.

Miho Nakata of Japan won the women’s race in a world record 270.363km with Aleksandr Sorokin of Lithuania winning the men’s with 301.790km.

AUSTRALIA
Australian 10,000m Championship, Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park, Melbourne, 2 December: William Little 29:14.92 PB (11). World Cross Country Championships qualifier.
Zatopek 10k, Lakeside Stadium, 2 December: Holly Manning 600m 1:31.13 (5). Laura Nagel 3000m 9:23.12 (8), Brigid Dennehy 9:25.49 PB (9).

SPAIN
Valencia Marathon, 3 December: Camille French 2:26:08 (31). Marathon debut and now number two on the New Zealand all-time list behind Kimberley Smith 2:25:21, and Paris Olympic Games entry standard mark. Worknesh Degefa of Ethiopia was the first woman in 2:15:51 and Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia won in 2:01:48.

USA INDOORS
Sharon Colyear-Danville  Season Opener, Boston University Track and Tennis Centre, Boston MA, 2 December: Maia Ramsden 3000m 8:46.84 PB (2), Kimberley May 8:54.16 (9), Macey Hilton 9:55.25 PB (10RE). Maia climbs to number four on the all-time NZ lists. Krystie Solomon 800m 2:10.17 (3). Colin Kirkpatrick 3000m 8:07.04 PB (3RD), William Johnston 8:41.05 (16RF). Theo Quax 5000m 13:29.48 (5RB), Chris Devaney 14:00.22 (21RC), Liam Back 14:06.89 (14RE), Toby Gualter 13:57.52 (9RF), Murdoch McIntyre 14:29.48 (19RH), Sam Waldin 14:31.31 (16 Unseeded).

Visit Winston-Salem College Kick-off, JDL Fast Track, Winston-Salem NC, 2 December: Emma Douglass mile 4:46.10 Debut PB (1).

ROAD AND TRAIL RACES AROUND THE COUNTRY    

AUCKLAND 
Fox Trot 5km, Viaduct Harbour, 28 November: Harry Harris 17:15, Brendon Fisher 17:28, Owen Mitchell 17:46. Caitlin Peers 17:52, Tia Knight 19:44, Brooke Ross 22:05.
YMCA 10km, Auckland Domain, 30 November: Sam Walker 39:44, Leon Dickison 40:18, Daniel Yep 41:14. 5km; Sam Gerber 20:26.
Omaha Half Marathon, 3 December: Dylan Logan 1:16:53, Mark Paterson 1:17:22, Ben Parker 1:17:23, Olly Norman 1:17:47. Ella Appleby 1:27:07, Kate MacDonald 1:28:55, Paula Johnston 1:32:46. 10km; Paul Fitzpatrick 37:52, Michael Peck 39:21, Isaac Happy 39:21. Julia Sweeney 44:09, Holly Thomas 44:37, Anna Hickey 45:04. 5km; Michael Tucker 18:01, Pierre Horn 18:25, Jack Beaumont 18:54. Jamie-Lee Lofroth 20:50, Olivia Tan 21:50, Ayawa Sotome 21:52.

TAHARUA
Poronui Passage, Kaimanawa, 2 December: 42.2km; Donal McGoldrick 3:30:24, Mathew Mckay 4:01:13, Ady McKenzie 4:02:55. 21.1km; Zane Bolger 1:39:16, Gerry Lynch 1:56:53, Michelle Law 2:00:18.

NELSON
Honest Lawyer 5km, Monaco, 27 November: Matthew Moloney 16:26, Nick Lane 20:39, Brady Machen 20:49. Robyn Deane 21:43.
Waimea 5km, Richmond, 29 November: Curtis Moore 18:48, Tegan Goodman 19:50, Matt Mazzucchelli 20:24. Robyn Deane 21.28, Colette Read 22:50.

HANMER SPRINGS
Alpine Marathon, 2 December: Vajin Armstrong 3:02:40. Half marathon; Blake Weston 1:20:31, Arno Chardonnens 1:28:39, Scott Ferguson 1:30:14. Rowan Walton 1:35:26, Jennie Nicholson 1:36:24. 10km; Luke Sturkenboom 34:51, Jonathan Roughan 38:20, John Mathias 39:33.

TE ANAU
Kepler Challenge, Luxmore Grunt, 2 December: 60km; Daniel Jones 4:40:59, David Haunschmidt 4:45:12, Daniel Balchin 4:50:42. Katie Morgan 5:36:17, Nancy Jiang 5:47:37, Robyn Lesh 5:48:00. 27km; Jono Jackson 1:53:27, Liam Dooley 1:56:55, Michael Sutton 1:57:11. Stephanie Wilson 2:37:22, Sophie Williamson 2:43:37, Lena Sutherland 2:46:46.

DUNEDIN
52nd Leith Harbour Free 5 and 10, 30 November: 10km; Bryan Staunton 40:18, James Pemberton 40:48, Nina Batucan 43:21. 5km; Mica Goldsmith-Lonie 18:50, Mark O’Neill 19:06, Alice Cuthbert 20:56.

OBITUARIES
Noel Taylor, bronze medallist in the six miles at the 1950 Auckland British Empire Games at Eden Park, passed away on Thursday 23 November 2023 aged 99.
He also competed in the three miles at the Games. Taylor won the New Zealand six-mile title in 1950 and 1952 and the national cross country title in 1948, 1949 and 1952.
In December 1950 he competed for New Zealand in the Canterbury Centennial Games at Lancaster Park in the two miles and 5000m.

Leading marathon runner in 2020 Fabian Downs recently passed away in the UK, after suffering from cancer, aged 37. Downs arrived from Switzerland in October 2019 to take up a teaching position in languages and ESOL at Westlake Boys’ High School, where he also became involved with the school running programme. He joined the North Harbour Bays Club and won the 2019 Queenstown Marathon. He went on to finish second in the 2020 Auckland Marathon in 2:26:34 and second in the 2021 Hawkes Bay Marathon. He also won the 2020 Devonport Half Marathon. On the track he won the 2020 Auckland 3000m steeplechase title.