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WELLINGTON
20th Anniversary Capital Classic, Newtown Park – 2 February 2024
Sam Tanner notched up his ninth New Zealand senior title in five years with a personal best and meeting record of 7:50.26 in winning the national 3000m title.

With plenty of competition from his training partner Hayden Wilde, Tanner was set up for a fast time and with 800m remaining was in full flight. The 23-year-old cut nearly four seconds off his previous best recorded when winning the 2021 national title in Hastings. Wilde was two seconds outside his best in second in 7:57.47. William Little dipped under eight minutes taking third in a PB 7:59.64.

Jonah Cropp continued his fine recent good form, setting a New Zealand U20 and U19 3000m race walk record of 12:16.43 PB. Laura Langley set a meeting record and a PB of 13:20.17 in the women’s 3000m race walk. Joshua Hawkins reduced his meeting record of 14.08 set last year in the 110m hurdles to 14.01 -0.7. Tommy Te Puni set a 400m meeting record of 47.26.

Tillie Hollyer, the 2019 U18 1500m champion took out the national women’s 3000m title in 9:31.45.

Results:

Men
100m: Cody Wilson (Mana) 10.57 +0.8, Hayato Yoneto (Remarkable) 10.75, Joe Dolphin (NHB) 10.77 PB.
200m: Angus Lyver (Chch Old Boys) 21.77 -3.2, Kadin Taylor (Waitakere) 22.14, Joseph Millar (Whakatane) 22.30.
400m: Tommy Te Puni (NHB) 47.26 (meeting record), Lex Revell-Lewis (Waitakere) 47.55, Kahurangi Cotterill (Waitakere) 49.31, Jonathan Maples (Whanganui) 50.33 PB.
800m: Luke Shaw (Australia) 1:50.59, Riley Bryce (Australia) 1:51.85, Cooper Wightman (Selwyn) 1:52.24 PB.
U20 mile: Alex MacBeth (WHAC) 4:31.80, Robin Moore (Hastings) 4:35.11, Tom Pescini (Olympic) 5:01.36.
New Zealand 3000m championship: Sam Tanner (Tauranga) 7:50.26 PB (meeting record), Hayden Wilde (Whakatane) 7:57.47, William Little (Whippets) 7:59.64 PB, Matthew Taylor (NHB) 8:05.44, Russell Green (Whippets) 8:06.32 PB, David Lee (Whippets) 8:06.81 PB.
3000m race walk: Jonah Cropp (Sumner) 12:16.43 PB (NZ under 20 and under 19 record), Lucas Martin (Whanganui) 13:10.88, Toby O’Rorke (Egmont) 13:37.09 PB.
110m hurdles: 1.067m; Joshua Hawkins (ACA) 14.01 -0.7 (meeting record), Angus Lyver (Chch Old Boys) 15.76, Tom Moloney (ACA) 15.80. .991m; Joseph Dunn (Papakura) 14.86 -0.7, Connor Brown (Tauranga) 15.46.
Shot put: 7.26kg; Nick Palmer (Hastings) 19.51m PB, Liam Ngchok-Wulf (Papakura) 17.26m PB, Max Abbot (Karori) 13.04m. 6kg; Harrison McGregor (Tauranga) 16.62m PB, James Moore (Papanui TocH) 16.59m PB.
Discus throw: 2kg; Masateru Yugami (Japan) 59.14m, Jared Neighbours (Chch Old Boys) 46.21m, Hugh McLeod-Jones (Hill City) 43.88m, Max Abbot (Karori) 42.84m. U/20 1.75kg; Finn McLeod (Chch Old Boys) 41.69m PB, Connor Brown (Tauranga) 38.02m.
Triple jump: Scott Thomson (ACA) 13.85 +1.4, Mirza Hussain (Hawera) 13.48m +0.1, Lebron Cosgrave (WHAC) 11.54m +0.3.
High jump: Joel Baden (Australia) 2.20m, Roman Anastasios (Australia) 2.16m, Adam Stack (Chch Old Boys) 2.03m, Rafe Couillault (Papakura) 2.03m, Mate Poduje (Hill City) 1.98m.
4 x 100m relay: NZSSAA 42.25, Mana Athletics Club 42.77, Mana under 18 46.34.
Mixed 4 x 400m relay: NZSSAA (James Hanse, Sofia Lumbreras, Kahurangi Cotterill, Mia de Jager) 3:50.56 (meeting record), Mana (Max Lewer, Issy De Hair, Blake Miscall, Sacha Kilmister) 3:55.64, NZSSAA B (Jacob Kilmister, Niamh Motley, Cooper Wightman, Zita Meo) 3:56.60.

Para Athlete
100m: Jaxon Woolley (Tauranga) T38, F36 12.56 -1.7, Joshua Tia (Mana) T64, F64 13.39, Joshua Taylor (Wairarapa) T20, F20 14.24.
200m: Woolley 25.53 -0.7, Taylor 28.68.
Shot put: 7.26kg; Jack Adams (Gisborne) T47, F46 10.72m PB NZ open record, 4kg; Rorie Poff (Papanui Toc H) F34 7.18m.

Women
100m: Livvy Wilson (NHB) 11.92 -1.4, Talia Van Rooyen (NHB) 12.32, Niamh Gedye (Paraparaumu) 12.77.
200m: Mia de Jager (Hamilton) 25.46 0.0, Niamh Gedye (Paraparaumu) 25.91, Micayla Whiti (Richmond) 25.93.
400m: Loan Ville (New Caledonia) 55.34 PB, Zita Meo (Hastings) 59.01, Chantal Macdonald (Papanui TocH) 61.01.
800m: Holly Manning (Hastings) 2:08.59, Rosa Twyford (Cant Univ) 2:09.47, Sofia Lumbreras (Hastings) 2:09.57.
U20 mile: Niamh Motley (Sth Cant) 5:21.29, Ava Sutherland (Olympic) 5:21.79, Jacquelyn Kowalewski (Egmont) 5:22.47.
New Zealand 3000m championship: Tillie Hollyer (Whippets) 9:31.45, Eva Pringle (Whippets) 9:37.93, Poppy Martin (Lake City) 9:56.48, Sascha Letica (Takapuna) 10:05.90 PB.
3000m race walk: Laura Langley (Nth Cant) 13:20.17 PB (meeting record), Sinead O’Sullivan (Egmont) 18:00.30 PB.
100m hurdles .838m: Briana Stephenson (NHB) 14.16 -2.0, Imogen Breslin (Australia) 14.29, Aliyah Johnson (Australia) 14.59, Maddie Wilson (Chch Old Boys) 15.33.
Shot put: Natalia Rankin-Chitar (Papatoetoe) 14.92m, Kate Halle (Takapuna) 12.86m, Saskia Rhind (Tauranga) 10.65m PB.
Javelin throw: Tori Peeters (Hamilton) 56.53m, Sae Takemoto (Japan) 52.78m, Yuka Sato (Japan) 49.22m, Jona Aigouy (France) 48.60m.
Triple jump: Desleigh Owusu (Australia) 12.87m +1.4, Anna Thomson (Mana) 11.92m +1.8, Hannah Collins (Chch Old Boys) 11.69m +2.6 also 11.49m -2.2.
High Jump: Imogen Skelton (ACA) 1.76m, Maddie Wilson (Chch Old Boys) 1.72m, Naomi Waite (WHAC) 1.72m.
4 x 100m relay: NZSSAA 49.02, Mana 55.96.

Para Athlete
100m: Sasha Al Dazhani (Egmont) T38 15.91 -0.7 PB NZ open record.
200m: Al Dazhani T38 33.56 -0.2 PB NZ open record.
Shot put: 4kg; Holly Robinson (Taieri) T46, F46 11.68m PB, 3kg; Caitlin Dore (Chch Old Boys) F37 8.90m, Sionann Murphy (Takapuna) T37, F37 7.80m PB.

Sola Power Throwers Meet, Woburn – 3 February 2024
Kate Hallie 3kg SP 14.00m, DT 38.90m. Mikayla Sola 4kg SP 10.22m, DT 36.83m, HT 42.17m. Natalia Rankin-Chitar SP 14.47m, DT 47.14m. Heath Abbot 1.5kg DT 40.14m, 5kg HT 54.54m. Xavior Sola 1.5kg DT 39.75m. Finn McLeod 1.75kg DT 46.49m. Maclean Forbes 1.75kg DT 38.04m, 800g JT 46.01m. Masateru Yugami (Japan) DT 57.37m, Tom Reux (France) 56.37m, Jared Neighbours 45.94m, JT 50.69m. Orla Motley 500g JT 37.11m PB, 3kg HT 49.24m PB. Mia Bartlett 600g JT 36.65m, HT 40.10m. Sae Takemoto (Japan) 600g JT 53.18m.

Felise Vahai Sosaia (France) 800g JT 75.24m, Donny Tuimaseve (Samoa) 70.97m, Ben Langton-Burnell 64.76m, Kaleb Sola 54.88m, Blaine Knapman 50.09m.

Carlie Scherp DT 40.41m, Ruby Jones 39.23m. Zharna Beattie DT 46.59m PB. Liam Ngchok-Wulf SP 16.75m. Max Abbot SP 13.56m, HT 45.31m. Alexander Hewitt 6kg HT 54.11m PB, Harrison McGregor 53.71m PB. Faith Sola 3kg HT 40.11m PB. Elizabeth Hewitt HT 56.19m PB, Iorana Tafili 47.10m PB.

Para Athlete: Holly Robinson F46 SP 11.37m, Caitlin Dore F37 8.94m, Sionann Murphy F37 8.27m, DT 24.03m. Milly Marshall-Kirkwood F57 SP 5.26m, NZ U20/U19/U18 and U17 record. Corran Hanning F12 SP 11.53m, DT 37.52m. Rorie Poff F34 DT 20.63m, NZ open/ U20/U19 record SP 7.34m, NZ Open/U20/U19 record. Jack Adams F46 800g JT 35.21m, SP 11.10m NZ open record

AUCKLAND
Auckland Championships, Mt Smart Stadium – 3/4 February 2024
Blessing Sefo produced a selection qualifying throw of 18.51m with the 6kg shot put for the World Athletics U20 championships. The performance standard is 18.20m for the championships in Lima Peru in August.

Main Results:

3 February:
Men:
100m: Ethan Phillips (ACA) 11.27 +1.8
400m: Thomas Cowan (NHB) 49.75, Jeremiah Rogo (Takapuna) 50.19, Ethen Lagatule (NHB) 52.90. U18: Timothy Wallace (Pakuranga) 51.70, Aiden Platts (Papakura) 51.96.
1500m: James Reid (Waitakere) 4:03.04, Charles Buchanan (Whippets) 4:05.51.
Shot put: 6kg; Blessing Sefo (Waitakere) 18.51m PB, Reid Davidson (NHB) 15.12m.
Discus throw: Ethan Phillips (ACA) 36.87m. 1.75kg Percy Maka (Weta) 48.06m. 1.5kg Daniel Mullens (Pakuranga) 42.05m.
Long jump: Lewis Arthur (NHB) 7.31m +4.2, Abhi Parmar (ACA) 6.70m +5.4, Piritau Nga 6.44m +6.7.

Para Athlete: Brian Wilson F20 1.5kg DT 18.79m, 5kg SP 6.74m. Joe Smith T37 100m 12.05 +4.6, 200m 25.28 +0.3. Mitch Joynt T64 200m 23.96 +0.3.

Women:
100m: Abby Goldie (NHB) 12.01 +2.6. U20; Amelie Fairclough (Waitakere) 12.12 +3.9, Charlotte Goldsmith (ACA) 12.30, Samantha Lathwood (Takapuna) 12.70. U18; Emilia Goldsmith (ACA) 12.01 +3.4, Maia Masters (Waitakere) 12.55.
400m: Jordyn Blake (Chch Old Boys) 56.36, Stella Pearless (NHB) 57.11, Kate Borton (NHB) 59.37, Holly Rule (Whangarei) 59.41, Sienna Moyle (ACA) 59.45, Amy Shennan (ACA) 59.61.
1500m: Lucy Jacobs (NHB) 4:40.32, Anna Bramley (NHB) 4:42.61, Amelia Green (NHB) 4:53.11
Shot put: U18 3kg; Karmen Maritz (NHB) 13.44m. 3kg; Sina-Maria Su’a 14.12m.
Discus throw: Tatiana Kaumoana (Te Aroha) 55.27m, Savannah Scheen (Takapuna) 50.84m. U20; Rina Maka (Weta) 46.57m, Suzie Kennelly (Papatoetoe) 42.44m. U18; Karmen Maritz (NHB) 44.23m.
Long jump:  Senior; Charlotte Drabble (ACA) 5.35m +5.1. U20; Charlotte Goldsmith (ACA) 5.69m +6.1. U18 Maia Masters (Waitakere) 5.28m +2.0. U16; Madison Earley (Waitakere) 5.20m +5.82, Jordan Viljoen (Pakuranga) 5.12m +4.30.

Para Athlete: Charli Gardiner-Hall (Waiuku) T37 LJ 2.83m +5.3, 3kg SP 7.43m, DT 21.35m, 1500m 8:53.57. Paddy Walsh (NHB) T64 LJ 4.61m +5.3. Anna Steven T64 100m 14.43 +4.2, 200m 31.18 +1.8. Kate Danaher T37 100m 16.06 +4.2, 200m 34.46 +1.8.

4 February:

Men:
200m: Tommy Te Puni 21.50 +1.8, Zachary Saunders (Pakuranga) 21.58.
Triple jump: Nikolai Petushinsky (NHB) 11.13m +3.7, also 11.07m +1.9.
High jump: Jaundre Pienaar (ACA) 1.95m.
5000m race walk, U18; Richie Trathen (Pakuranga) 24:50.11 PB.

Women:
200m: Danielle Galdeman (NHB) 26.08 +2.4.
800m: Stella Pearless (NHB) 2:12.65.
Triple jump: Jayne Iwunze (ACA) 10.95m +4.0.
5000m race walk, U18; Yandri Fourie (Pakuranga) 29:58.00 PB.
10,000m race walk, U20; Alana Mathews (RWA) 1:04:33.94 PB.

HAMILTON
Athletics Waikato Bay of Plenty Meeting, Porritt Stadium – 3 February 2024
First meeting on the new track. Windy conditions with very heavy rain at times.

Kiana Pohe 100m 12.68 -1.1. Teeka Randell 200m 25.37 +2.0, 400m 58.61. Holly Fausett 400m 59.56, 800m 2:14.68. Celine Pearn 100m H .838 14.39 +1.3. Jamie Fell LJ 5.25m.

Annette Parlane W46 750g DT 23.71m. Gurpreet Singh 100m 11.27 +2.1. Charles Roil 200m 23.05 +1.5 PB. Jacob Douglas 400m 51.54. Fletcher van Heuven 800m 1:57.85, Ben Bidois 1:58.18, Natan Browne 110mH .991 15.61 +1.3. Az Cabusao 2000m 5:43.42 PB. Aimee Ferguson 2000m 6:36.88.

CHRISTCHURCH
Athletics Canterbury Meeting, Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub – 3 February 2024
5000m championship: Thomas Richards 15:30.73, Brett Tingay 15:43.27, Noah Fenwick 15:46.27. Miriam Clark 17:39.24 PB, U20 Kate Currie 17:37.96, Bridie Restieaux 17:43.86.

The day after setting national race walk records for 3000m in Wellington, Jonah Cropp was back in action on his home track setting a New Zealand U19 5000m race walk record of 21:34.18. This breaks Nelson McCutcheon’s 2018 record of 21:45.01.

Daniel Grounds PV 3.10m. Dylan Jackson 100m H .838 15.15 +1.7. Christina Ryan 100m H .838 14.75 +1.7, LJ 5.59m +6.3. Jody McCarthy-Dempsey 100m H .762 14.98 +1.7, LJ 5.27m +5.2. Jack Henry 110m H 1.067m 15.25 +5.1. Gabriel Dos Santos TJ 11.61m +2.5. Max Attwell DT 40.50m, SP 12.26m. Zack Lappin F37 1kg DT 30.40m. Kirsty McCarthy-Dempsey DT 35.66m, SP 11.35m. Melenaite Havea 3kg SP 11.41m. Chloe Hughes 1500m 4:51.99, Hannah Hughes 4:59.89. Amelia Henstock 400m 59.81. Alexander McCorkindale 400m 51.67. Lily Morrison 100m 12.41 +3.5. Wehi Xavier 100m 11.22 +4.6, 200m 22.72 +3.6. Masaki Tomooka 100m 11.28. Zara McDonnell HJ 1.60m. Tia Wynyard HJ 1.90m.

DUNEDIN
Athletics Otago Meeting, Caledonian Ground – 3 February 2024
Felix McDonald 100m 10.80 +3.3, LJ 7.53m +2.6 also 7.43m +2.0. Blake Dalton 200m 22.71 +3.0. Cameron Moffitt 400m 50.51, 100m H 1.067m 16.38 +1.7, PV 3.50m.

Zara Geddes 3000m 9:55.82 PB. Catherine Lund 3000m St 10:42.77. Charlee Farquhar 3kg SP 11.17m. Gemma Millar 4kg HT 38.65m. Samuel Harris PV 4.00m. Toby Martin 110m H 16.43 PB, PV 3.90m. Luke Moffitt PV 3.80m.

New Zealand Masters Games, Caledonian Ground – 3 February 2024
Beatrice Faumuina (49), 1997 world discus throw champion and twice Commonwealth Games gold medallist, returned to the throwing circle after an absence of 14 years to produce a New Zealand masters W45-49 record of 44.86m.

Jim Blair (92) in the MM85+ 3kg SP 5.50m, 1kg DT 14.29m, 400g JT 13.02m, 3kg HT 16.08m, WT 7.14m, throws pentathlon 2194 points.

INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

USA INDOORS
Riverfront Invitational, The Podium, Spokane WA, 2 February: Annalies Kalma 200m 24.80 (2). 3 February: Annalies Kalma 400m 55.03 (1RC), New Zealand Indoor Record, breaks Kim Robertson’s 1986 record of 55.32 in Osaka. Maria Sartin 400m 56.74 (3RE).
Bison Open, Bison Sports Arena, Fargo ND, 2 February: Alexandria Maples Alexandria Maples WT 18.21m (3). 3 February: Alexandria Maples SP 12.79m (6).
New Mexico Collegiate Classic, Convention Centre, Albuquerque NM, 2 February: Josie Taylor HJ 1.81m (2), Alice Taylor HJ 1.71m (6). 3 February: Tapenisa Havea SP 15.62m (7).
Washburn University Open, Topeka KS, 2 February: Kayla Goodwin TJ 12.10m (4). 3 February: Kayla Goodwin 400m 1:00.16 (4), 600 yards 1:27.07 (3).
RU Scarlet Knights Open, The Armory, New York NY, 2 February: Lucy Shennan 600m 1:36.88 (3). 3 February: Tomas Barry 3000m 8:47.05 (12).
PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic, Norton Sports Centre, Louisville KY, 2 February: Angus Monro 800m 1:55.27 (1RC).
Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational, Bob Devaney Sports Centre, Lincoln NE, 3 February: Kaia Tupu-South SP 17.12m (4).
Jud Logan Light Giver Invitational, Niss Athletic Centre, Ashland OH, 3 February: Sam Idiens 3000m 8:22.65 PB ((3).
Iowa State Classic, Iowa State-Leid Rec Centre, Ames IA, 3 February: Anthony Barmes WT 21.03 (3). Centaine Noom-Duckworth WT 18.99m (3).
Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White, Boston University Track and Tennis Centre, Boston MA, 3 February: Maia Ramsden mile 4:30.01 PB (4).
South Carolina Invitational, Indoor Track and Field Complex, Columbia SC, 3 February: Sam Waldin mile 4:09.80 PB (2). Jack Elliott 3000m 8:39.24 (8). Emma Ferguson 800m 2:14.66 (1RB).
New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, The Track, Boston MA, 4 February: Zoe Hobbs 60m 7.16 (1H1), final 7.16 (4). Hobbs hold the New Zealand indoor record of 7.13.

SWEDEN INDOORS
Folksam Grand Prix, Arena: Sätra Friidrottshall, Sätra, 3 February: Imogen Ayris PV 4.48m (2), (4.28xxo, 4.38o, 4.48xo, 4.58xxx).

CZECH REPUBLIC
Czech Indoor Gala, Ostrava, 30 January: Tom Walsh SP 21.17m (3). (x,x,20.61,21.00,21.17,21.07).

SOUTH AFRICA
Athletics Central North West Open, Potchefstroom, 30 January: Welrè Olivier U23 TJ 16.42m -2.9 (1).

AUSTRALIA
Joanna Stone Shield, QSAC, Brisbane, 3 February: Mogammad Smith 10.44 (+0.6) PB (1).

ROAD AND TRAIL RACES AROUND THE COUNTRY   

AUCKLAND 
Fox Trot 5km, Viaduct Harbour, 30 January: Greg Darbyshire 16:36, Brendon Fisher 17:34, Andrew Ball 17:41. Caitlin Peers 17:50, Tia Knight 19:39, Sophie Baillie 21:00.
Rat Race 5km, Takapuna, 31 January: James Parker 17:59, Andy Harvey 18:18, Tom Hanrahan 19:22. Becky Bradley 20:58.
YMCA 10km, Auckland Domain, 1 February: Sam Walker 37:17, Nick Orr 37:55, Leon Dickison 37:59.
Clevedon Country Half Marathon, 4 February: Connor Jamieson 1:13:50, Jake Wilkinson 1:14:43, Kyran Moyle 1:20:56. Tayla Cox 1:27:57, Danielle Sansonetti 1:30:59, Emma Jay 1:35:35. 10km; Luke Cameron 32:56, Rocky Tutaritoa 33:43, Amber Hinks 36:38, Sullivan Clark 36:47. 5km; Mark Carryer 18:55, Georgia Lynch 19:03, Damian Tegg 19:20, David Moore 19:28. A total of 891 took part.

WELLINGTON
Wellington Scottish Waterfront 5k #13, Oriental Bay, 30 January: Ben Twyman 16:30, Finn Sherlock 17:13, Daniel Gardner 17:15. Sarah-Grace Breen 19:01, Fiona Hayvice 21:20, Kasey Mackinnon 21:45.
Trentham 5km Series, 30 January: Daniel Du Toit 16:10, Brian Garmonsway 16:23, Hugh Taylor 18:20.

CHRISTCHURCH
Shoe Clinic Asics 5K Series #3, Hagley Park, 30 January: Richie Boon 15:57, Orestas Rimkus 16:02, Giles Witt 16:18, Jake Jackson-Grammer 16.21. Hannah Oldroyd 17:14, Fiona Dowling 18:34, Nicola Handley 19:53, Lily Alexander 19:57.