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DOMESTIC RESULTS

AUCKLAND
North Island Colgate Games, Mt Smart Stadium – 5/7 January 2024
Highlights:
G14, Madison Earley winner long jump, 100m and second 200m. Esme Reid winner 200m and 400m and second 100m, Fernanda Tirado winner 80m hurdles and discus throw, anchor North Harbour Bays to victory 4 x 100m relay, Paige Dobson winner 800m and 1500m.
B14, Harrison Dolman Little Athletics Victoria winner long and high jumps. Harrison Day winner 2000m race walk, second 800m and a member of Pakuranga’s mixed 14 distance medley, Connor Brady PB 5kg shot put and 400m in 54.48.
G13, Hana Symes winner long jump, 400m and second 200m. Morgan Day winner 800m and second 1600m race walk.
B13, Leyon Caffery winner shot put and discus throw, Robert Tahi winner 100m, 200m and 400m, anchor Papanui Toc H 4 x 100m relay,  Jackson Hepi winner long jump and second high jump and 80m hurdles.
G12, Sina-Maria Su’a winner with personal bests in the shot put and discus throw, Monica Paese winner 100m and 200m, Mia Thomson winner 800m and 1500m.
B12, Matthew Meiklejohn winner 400m and 800m. Ludvig Persson winner shot put and discus throw, Zaiden Filemu winner 100m, 200m, long and high jumps, anchor Lower Hutt to victory in both mixed 12 distance medley and 4 x 100m relay.
G11, Crisanalei Fabricius winner 100m, 200m, long and high jumps, member Pakuranga mixed 11 distance medley winning team, Hayley Whiteman winner 800m and 1500m.
B11, Pierre Munro winner 100m, 200m, long jump, Leo Green winner 800m and 1500m, member Pakuranga mixed 11 distance medley winning team, Marcus Ryan winner discus throw and 400m, Cedric Solo winner high jump and shot put.
G10, Naomi Wang winner 100m and 200m, anchor Pakuranga to win 4 x 100m relay, Ruby-Lee Waite winner high jump and 400m.
B10, Renzo Johnston winner 100m and 200m, anchor Papakura to victory in 4 x 100m relay, Zachary Swain winner 1500m and member Pakuranga mixed 10 distance medley winning team.

Nick Willis scholarships were awarded to Madison Earley, Fernando Tirado, Harrison Day and Connor Brady.

Winners:
Day 1 5 January:
Girls:
G14; Paige Fletcher (Papakura) 3kg SP 13.40m. Madison Earley (Waitakere) LJ 5.25m +1.0 PB. Veronique Koole (Pakuranga) 2000m RW 12:54.72. Esme Reid 400m 59.18. Fernanda Tirado (North Harbour Bays) 80m H 12.42 +0.6.
G13; Sienna Todd (Waitakere) 1kg DT 32.23m PB. Hannah Matthews (Victoria) 1600m RW 8:14.03, Morgan Day (Pakuranga) 8:59.63. Hana Symes (Hastings) LJ 4.90m -0.8. Hana Symes (Hastings) 400m 59.82. Jemima Hood (Victoria) 80m H 12.31 -1.0, Madeleine du Toit (Pakuranga) 13.05.
G12; Zoe Whinham (Selwyn) LJ 4.58m -0.5. Hayley Hoare (Selwyn) 1200m RW 6:26.64. Sina-Maria Su’a (Takapuna) 3kg SP 14.38m PB. Anna Green (Lower Hutt) 400m 60.58. Unaisi Cava (Pakuranga) 80m H 13.32 +0.5.
G11; Crisanalei Fabricius (Pakuranga) HJ 1.48m. Keira-El Curtis (Titahi Bay) 2kg SP 12.08m. Hayley Whiteman (Pakuranga) 800m 2:36.26. Crisanalei Fabricius (Pakuranga) 200m 27.33 -0.3.
G10; Ruby-Lee Waite (Waitakere) HJ 1.26m. Emily Williams (Lower Hutt) 800m 2:37.47. Naomi Wang (Pakuranga) 200m 30.87 +0.3.
Boys:
B14; Connor Brady (Takapuna) 5kg SP 13.07m PB. Harrison Day 2000m RW 12:14.42. Harrison Dolman (Victoria) LJ 6.22m -0.4, Kaian Olsen (Waitakere) 6.05m -0.4. James Denton (Victoria) 400m 51.98, Oscar Wright (Victoria) 53.17, Connor Brady (Takapuna) 54.48. Daequan Su (Auckland City Athletics) 100m H 14.91 +0.4. Mixed 14 distance medley; Little Athletics Victoria (Adele Roche, Oscar Wright, Tahnee Hutchison, Harrison Dolman, Cooper Brancatisano) 3:57.22, Pakuranga (Olivia Ama, Calvin Harris-Tavita, Harrison Day, Eleanor Young, Alastair Cheneka) 4:00.30.
B13; Beau McKinnon (Victoria) 1600m RW 9:25.89, Kieran Dunlop-Brown (Mana) 9:46.28. Toby Hamilton (Victoria) HJ 1.73m, Jackson Hepi (Lake City) 1.71m. Robert Tahi (Papanui Toc H) 400m 55.97. Nate Hall (Victoria) 80m H 12.08 -0.8, Jackson Hepi (Lake City) 12.59. Mixed 13 distance medley; Pakuranga (Jordan Viljoen, Cesar Garcia Soto, Oliver McGuinness, Morgan Day, Severyn Yushchenko) 4:16.11.
B12; Zaiden Filemu (Lower Hutt) HJ 1.50m. Zaan Burns (Featherston) 1200m RW 8:23.94. Matthew Meiklejohn (Upper Hutt) 400m 57.56. Ludvig Persson 1kg DT 37.93m. Knight Perrot-Lealamanua (Olympic) 80m H 14.23 -0.2.
Mixed 12 distance medley; Lower Hutt (Kade Waldrom, Olive Sellars, Anna Green, Jacob Williams, Zaiden Filemu) 4:23.53.
B11; Marcus Ryan (Lake City) 750g DT 32.91m. Leo Green (Pakuranga) 800m 2:19.42. Pierre Munro (Titahi Bay) 100m 13.26 +0.1.
B10; Angus Cadzow (Palmerston North) 750g DT 23.79m. Alex Hollows (Bellevue) 800m 2:29.03. Renzo Johnston (Papakura) 100m 14.02 -0.6.
Para Athlete; Harrison Stratford (Paraparaumu) F20 SP 7.39m. Tamahau Hicks (Te Aroha) 800m 3:13.10.

Day 2 6 January:
Girls:
G14; Olivia Norris-Spring (Palmerston North) HJ 1.60m. Madison Earley (Waitakere) 100m 12.66 -0.4 PB. Paige Dobson (Hastings) 1500m 4:48.34.
G13; Jordan Viljoen (Pakuranga) 1.63m PB. Maya Tebbutt (Cambridge) 100m 12.70 +1.0. Olivia Mcdowell (Palmerston North) 1500m 4:52.07.
G12; Monica Paese (Olympic) 100m 13.00 -0.1 PB. Sina-Maria Su’a 1kg DT 46.41m PB. Mia Thomson (Paraparaumu) 1500m 4:57.16.
G11; Crisanalei Fabricius (Pakuranga) 100m 13.43 -0.3. 4 x 100m relay Waitakere (Elliot Chan Chui, Peyton Hennessey, Shaniah Sinisa, Layla Tuala-Glassie) 57.88. Hayley Whiteman (Pakuranga) 1500m 5:20.60.
G10; Jessica Gaddes (Te Awamutu) 750g DT 20.84m. Elyse Tye (Lower Hutt) LJ 4.04m +0.2. Naomi Wang (Pakuranga) 100m 14.53 +0.1. 4 x 100m relay Pakuranga (Isobella Evans, Mila Henison, Taylor Croxford, Naomi Wang) 1:01.77. Lucie Thomson (Paraparaumu) 1500m 5:18.64.
Boys:
B14; Jack Burns (Pt Chevalier) 1.25kg DT 45.83m. Cooper Brancatisano (Victoria) 200m 22.94 -0.6, Troy Waldrom (Lower Hutt) 23.56. Vaughan Murray (Tauranga) 1500m 4:18.95.
B13; Leyon Caffery (Manurewa) 4kg SP 13.19m. Jackson Hepi (Lake City) LJ 5.38m +0.5. Robert Tahi (Papanui Toc H) 200m 24.28 -0.3. Kona Kelly (Oratia) 1500m 4:30.29.
B12; Ludvig Persson (Nelson) 3kg SP 11.69m. Jacob Williams 1500m 4:28.83. Zaiden Filemu 200m 25.91 +0.9.
B11; Pierre Munro (Titahi Bay) 200m 27.36 -0.4. Cedric Solo (Titahi Bay) HJ 1.47m. 4 x 100m relay Waitakere (Noah Roodt, Jack Wilson, Jonas Luggen, Yannis Luggen) 56.59. Leo Green (Pakuranga) 1500m 4:45.03.
B10; Leo Simons (Takapuna) LJ 4.28m +0.9. Renzo Johnston (Papakura) 200m 29.11 -1.0. 4 x 100m relay Papakura (Lucas Postill, George Healy, LeRoy Sila, Renzo Johnston) 59.17. Zachary Swain (Pakuranga) 1500m 5:12.86.
Para Athlete; Tamahau Hicks (Te Aroha) 200m 35.56 +0.3, 1500m 6:32.23. Harrison Stratford (Paraparaumu) 1kg DT 16.77m.

Day 3 7 January:
Girls:
G14; Fernanda Tirado 1kg DT 35.90m. Paige Dobson (Hastings) 800m 2:17.23 PB. Esme Reid (Eastern) 200m 26.17 +1.0, Madison Earley (Waitakere) 26.30 PB. 4 x 100m relay: Victoria (Adele Roche, Armani Mauriohooho, Julia Hipwell, Tahnee Hutchison) 52.65, North Harbour Bays (Tiana Davis, Kenzie Bowden, Maddy Jackson, Fernanda Tirado) 52.88.
G13; Te Koha Kete Kawhena (Te Puke) 3kg SP 11.58m. Morgan Day (Pakuranga) 800m 2:22.48. Jemima Hood (Victoria) 200m 26.42 -1.9, Hana Symes (Hastings) 26.72. 4 x 100m relay: Victoria (Zaria Dalton, Annabella Denton, Indiana O’Neill, Jemima Hood) 52.45, Waitakere (Juno Ireland, Ella Kerrigan, Reine Paeu, Sienna Todd) 53.94.
G12; Emma Pinder (Pakuranga) HJ 1.40m. Mia Thomson (Paraparaumu) 800m 2:25.66. Monica Paese (Olympic) 200m 26.96 -3.2. 4 x 100m relay Pakuranga (Dejah Vaitai, Emma Pinder, Addison Ama, Unaisi Cava) 52.96.
G11; Crisanalei Fabricius (Pakuranga) LJ 4.78m -0.7. Zara Redshaw (Egmont) 1200m RW 6:48.55. Tayla Sturgeon (Hawera) 400m 1:06.06.
G10; Chloe Ferguson (Olympic) 1200m RW 8:17.74. Ava Larsen-Plowman (Fairfield) 2kg SP 9.27m.Ruby-Lee Waite (Waitakere) 400m 1:07.44.
Boys:
B14; Harrison Dolman (Victoria) HJ 1.75m, Lucas Stevens (Chch Avon) 1.70m, Kingston Ryan (Lake City) 1.70m. Oscar Wright (Victoria) 800m 1:59.37, Harrison Day (Pakuranga) 2:00.43. Cooper Brancatisano (Victoria) 100m 11.47 -2.9, Alastair Garikayi Cheneka (Pakuranga) 11.81. 4 x 100m relay: Victoria (Harrison Dolman, James Denton, Jhett Triep, Cooper Brancatisano) 45.72, Pakuranga (Wellington Matope, Alastair Garikayi Cheneka, Alex Lister, Calvin Harris-Tavita) 47.12.
B13; Leyon Caffery (Manurewa) 1kg DT 51.13m. Jack Stirling (Fairfield) 800m 2:13.76. Robert Tahi (Papanui Toc H) 100m 12.01 -2.7. 4 x 100m relay: Papanui Toc H (Malachi Rattray, Ruan Tahi, Max Hurring, Robert Tahi) 49.85.
B12; Zaiden Filemu (Lower Hutt) LJ 4.79m +0.6, 100m 12.64 -2.2. Matthew Meiklejohn (Upper Hutt) 800m 2:10.68. 4 x 100m relay Lower Hutt (Kade Waldrom, Jacob Williams, Harry Sellars, Zaiden Filemu) 54.94.
B11; Cedric Solo (Titahi Bay) 3kg SP 9.72m. Matthew Baird (Papakura) 1200m RW 7:40.38. Pierre Munro (Titahi Bay) LJ 4.80m +1.0. Marcus Ryan (Lake City) 400m 1:03.14. Mixed 11 distance medley: Pakuranga (Dolce Harris-Tavita, Max Hutcheson, Leo Green, Crisanalei Fabricius, Luke Pinder) 4:30.02.
B10; Cagiva Huata (Wairoa) 2kg SP 9.41m. Keanu Wilson (Hill City) HJ 1.33m. Finn Williams (Palmerston North) 400m 1:04.94. Mixed 10 distance medley: Pakuranga (Mila Henison, Seci Vuli, Zachary Swain, Isobella Evans, Mohamed Kardaman) 4:52.41.
Para Athlete; Tamahau Hicks (Te Aroha) 100m 17.01, 400m 1:31.92. Tilly Oliver-Chambers (Helensville) 200m 41.18 +0.6.

TAURANGA
Tauranga Twilight Meeting, Tauranga Domain – 2 January 2024
Alessandra Macdonald 100m H .838 14.13 +1.9 PB, Maddie Wilson 14.88 PB, SP 12.37m PB, LJ 5.93m +3.4. Paul Steyn 110m  .914 14.81 +2.7, LJ 6.33m +3.4. Nathan Browne 110m H .991 15.01 +2.7, 100m 11.29 +3.5, 200m 22.92 +2.2.

Brooke Somerfield 100m 11.68 +1.9, 200m 24.07 +3.1, Leah Belfield 100m 12.04. Joseph Millar 100m 10.67 +3.5, 200m 21.82 +2.2, Gurpreet Singh 100m 11.21. Mia De jager 200m 24.97 +2.3, HJ 1.65m.

Holly Fausett 800m 2:14.46, Bronwyn Rees-Jones 2:16.78 PB, Sophie Hancock 2:20.26. Max Karamanolis 800m 1:54.13, Callum Murray 1:55.14 PB, Hamish Murray 1:56.25, Fletcher Van Heuven 1:56.61 PB, Sam Ruthe 1:56.94 PB.
WBOP 3000m championship: Aimee Ferguson 10:02.66, Kerry White 10:09.70, Charo Heijnen 10:13.78. Ben Bidois 8:25.81, George Wyllie 8:27.47 PB, Michael Voss 8:29.19 PB, James Corbett 8:40.26, Lachlan Haycock 8:49.47 PB.

Francesca-Lee Asiata DT 33.44m. Karmen Maritz 3kg SP 13.80m, DT 43.39m, Meleosaline Lose 11.79m and 44.42m. Saskia Rhind 4kg SP 10.37m PB. Manaia Christiansen 5kg SP 15.22m PB, 1.5kg DT 46.34m PB, David Mora 14.05m and 42.02m PB. Connor Brown 1.75kg DT 40.29m, 800g JT 44.24m PB. Gisele Howard LJ 5.11m +2.7, Sarah Hewlett 5.10m +1.2.

Para Athlete: Daniel Kits T37 800m 2:49.3, 3000m 12:11.0. Jaxon Woolley T38 100m 12.69 +3.5, 200m 24.77 +2.7. Caelan Harris F44 6kg SP 6.03m, 1.5kg DT 16.97m. Sionann Murphy 3kg SP 7.85m, 1kg DT 23.76m.

TIMARU
Lovelock Classic, Aorangi Park – 6 January 2024
Portia Bing won the women’s sprint double with 11.91 0.0 over 100m and 24.79 +0.2 over 200m. Jordyn Blake 12.45 and 25.75.

Jordan Evans-Tobata 400m 58.16, Josephine Tappenden 58.62, Chantal MacDonald 59.37. Tillie Hollyer 800m 2:10.42, 3000m 9:25.54 PB and meet record breaking Kellie Palmer’s 2011 time of 9:33.17. Zara Geddes second in 10:04.04, Lahana Reeves third 10:12.19.

Former national junior 800m bronze medallist Benjamin Wall won the feature event the Lovelock Mile in 4:16.12, from Ethan Smolej 4:17.57 PB, Angus Sevier 4:17.75 PB and Cooper Wightman 4:17.84.

Rebekah Greene was five seconds outside her personal best with a comfortable win in the women’s mile in 4:38.10, to better her last year’s meeting record of 4:42.46. Rosa Twyford posted a PB of 4:44.00 in second followed by Katherine Camp 4:51.64 and Eva Pringle 4:58.50 PB.

AJ Madondo 100m 10.97 -0.8, 200m 21.84 -1.6, Angus Lyver 21.91, SP 11.34m, DT 35.20m PB. Jordon Veitch 400m 50.35, Alexander McCorkindale 51.30 PB. Oliver Dunshea 800m 1:57.67. Christopher Dryden 3000m 8:38.00.

Hamish Kerr equaled his 2020 meet record of 2.23m in the high jump, Tia Wynyard was second clearing 2.00m. Keeley O’Hagan added 11cm to the 2019 meet record clearing 1.80m in the women’s high jump. 2020 Tokyo Olympian Emily Borthwick of Great Britain was second with 1.76m.J 7.23m +0.7, 200m 22.84 -1.6. Kieran Fowler SP 13.08m, DT 47.93m. Masaki Tomooka 110m H 1.067m 15.23 +0.8. Connor Gilliland 110m H .914m 15.33 +0.9 PB. Jared Neighbours SP 12.01m DT 45.98m, JT 49.65m. Max Attwell HJ 1.90m, LJ 6.97m +0.2, SP 11.21m, 110m H 15.79 +0.8. Christina Ryan LJ 5.53m +0.4, SP 11.65m. Zharna Beattie SP 11.60m, DT 45.43m. Abbey Moody 600g JT 40.73m PB, Mya Phillips 35.64m PB. Holly Gray 100m H 15.07 -0.6.

INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

AUSTRALIA
Glynis Nunn Shield, State Athletics Facility, Nathan Brisbane, 16 December: Mogammad Smith 100m 10.46 +1.7 PB (4). 17 December: Mogammad Smith 200m 21.67 +0.6 (4RB).
VMC Meet #1, Hagenauer Reserve Box Hill Melbourne, 21 December: Jemima Tennekoon 800m 2:15.09 (6).

SPAIN
Navarra Arena Indoor Athletics, Pamplona, 29 December: Tiaan Whelpton 60m 6.74 PB (1H1), final 6.66 PB (1).

NEW ZEALAND ATHLETES RANKED BY TRACK & FIELD NEWS FOR 2023
Seven New Zealand athletes have received a world ranking, in the top 10, by the authoritative American magazine Track & Field News for 2023.
Tom Walsh 2nd in the shot put, Tori Peeters 5th in the javelin throw, Jacko Gill 6th in the shot put, Hamish Kerr 6th in the high jump, Geordie Beamish 7th in the steeplechase, Eliza McCartney 7 th in the pole vault and Maddi Wesche 9th in the shot put.

ROAD AND TRAIL RACES AROUND THE COUNTRY   

AUCKLAND 
Fox Trot 5km, Viaduct Harbour, 19 December: Mitchel Carlyle 16:53, Jack Clendon 17:32, Owen Mitchell 17:36. Caitlin Peers 19:06, Tia Knight 19:36, Emerald James 21:14.

DUNEDIN
54th Leith Harbour Free 5 and 10, 31 December: 10km; Ryan Whitburn 38:05, Ed Hayes 38:11, Bryan Staunton 41:54. 5km; Hamish Carter 18:54, Colin Tocher 19:24, Von Paolo Geneta 20:50.

NEW YEAR ROYAL HONOURS
Geoff Lienert of Waimate received the QSM, Queen’s Service Medal for services to sports administration particularly cycling and athletics.

He has contributed to sporting and community organisations in Waimate over the past 40 years, benefiting the people in the Waimate district and wider South Canterbury region.

He joined the Waimate Harriers Club in 1983 and has been secretary since 1986, encouraging people of all ages to run and walk. As a member of the Sport Waimate Committee, he volunteers his time to support the delivery of sports programmes in local primary schools. Since 2008 he has been a member of the Waimate Trackways Committee, undertaking track maintenance for running and cycle races, and helping to select courses. He has been on the committee of the Whitehorse Big Easy Charity Run for five years. He is a Life Member of St Andrews Cycling Club, Waimate Caledonian Society and Waimate Harriers. Mr Lienert received a Waimate District Council Civic Award in 2015 for his contribution to sport in the area and an Athletics New Zealand Long Service Award in 2003.

OBITUARY
Takapuna Athletic Club stalwart Mike Hartshorne passed away on Saturday 16 December 2023 aged 81.
Mike was a long standing President of the Club, 1994 to 2022, and a regular delegate for the Club to Auckland Centre junior committee meetings and Centre AGMs. Mike was made a Life Member of the Club.
He conducted the Club’s weekly athletic meeting on Wednesday evenings at Onewa Domain, enabling thousands of children to experience athletics, build self-confidence and form lasting friendships.
Having served the sport for nearly 40 years, Mike and his wife Meryl have had a profound influence on grass roots athletics in Auckland. They both received an Athletics New Zealand Long Service Award in 2019.
His grandchildren, running for Takapuna, Romey Jewell G12, second in the 400m 61.82, and Miller Jewell B10 competed this last weekend at the Colgate Games.
A Quantity Surveyor Mike was President of the New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors 1983-84.