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Quinn Hartley with coach Chris Knight and the forms he will send to Athletics NZ to seek ratification of his U17 long jump record (Photo: Jamie Searle/Stuff)

New Zealand Competition Results

INVERCARGILL
Athletics Southland Meeting, Surrey Park – 6 March 2021
Quinn Hartley broke the ten-year-old New Zealand under 17 long jump record with a leap of 7.30m, with a favourable following wind of 1.4mps. The national junior champion was just 17 days off his 17th birthday.

His series of jumps were 6.59m +2.4, x, 7.02m -0.4, 7.13m +4.5, 6.95m +0.9, 7.30m +1.4 PB.

“It felt pretty good,” said Hartley on breaking the record.

“I had a really good take off on the last jump,” he added.

His coach Chris Knight said he was stoked for him in setting the record.

“I knew he was capable, he was focused and did exactly what he needed to do.”

Brendon Barnett of Nelson held the previous record of 7.19m set in Wellington in February 2011.

Hartley later teamed up with Jack Stalker, William Robertson and Rico Fisher to anchor the quartet to a Southland under 18 4 x 100m relay record of 45.16.

Another Southland record was broken by Teagan Ashley, setting a under 20 hammer record with her throw of 48.07m PB.

Scott Belesky 60m 7.77 +2.0, Jack Stalker 100m 11.46 +2.8. Tyler Day 400m 54.29. James Mcleay B14 1500m 4:24.66. Michael Mitchell 800g JT 53.59m PB.

Rico Fisher 1.5kg DT 43.67m, 5kg SP 13.39m, 5kg HT 32.39m. Zharna Beattie DT 44.37m. Shyah Beattie DT 33.17m. Trent Hogg 6kg SP 14.62m. Tessa Baird LJ 5.01m +1.9, TJ 10.50m +1.6.

Sam McDonald LJ 6.26m +1.9 PB, TJ 12.61m -0.3. William Robertson LJ 6.16m +5.9. Isla MacCallum 3kg SP 11.41m PB. Carlie Scherp 3kg SP 10.45m PB.

INGLEWOOD
New Zealand Masters Championships – 26 /28 February 2021
Laurie Malcolmson 70-74 500g JT 35.00m, 60m 8.88 -2.0, 100m 14.27 -0.9. Tim Cross 60-64 2000m steeplechase 8:28.96. Tania Hodges 55-59 3kg SP 10.10m. Ai Osugi 40-44 80m H 16.66 -1.9, LJ 4.03m +1.9, 200m 29.73 -1.5. Nick Bolton 45-49 110m H 16.31 -1.7. Anna Lynch 35-39 4kg HT 43.02m, DT 34.64m. Brenda Davis 50-54 3kg HT 39.59m, DT 26.54m. Mark Lambert 45-49 60m 7.60 -1.2, 100m 11.82 -2.7, 200m 23.92 -1.8. John Campbell 55-59 60m 7.88 -0.9, 100m 12.37 -0.6, 200m 25.18 -2.2. Chris Waring 75-79 60m 11.07 -1.9, 100m 17.49 -2.2, 200m 36060 -2.3, 400m 1:32.74. Bev Savage 75-79 750g DT 19.99m, 2kg SP 8.26m, 2kg HT 30.16m. Brian Curry 55-59 PV 2.65m. Richard Davidson 70-74 1kg DT 31.04m. Janis Russell 60-64 60m 9.80 -2.4, 100m 15.40 -0.3, 200m 31.99 -1.5.

Stephen Burden 60-64 TJ 10.74m +1.5. Sheryl Gower 70-74 60m 10.24 -2.6, 100m 16.57 -2.2, 200m 34.20 -2.3, 400m 1:22.74. Ian Calder 65-69 800m 2:25.79, 1500m 4:51.75. Andrea Harris 50-54 800m 2:50.74, 1500m 5:50.12. Wolfgang Schenk 75-79 60m 10.41 -3.1, 100m 16.88 -1.7, 200m 35.40 -1.5, pentathlon 2311 points. Alan Dougall 70-74 60m 9.06 -2.0, 100m 14.35 -0.9, 200m 29.78 -2.0.

Bruce Alexander 40-44 LJ 5.24m +0.4. Stephen Te Whaiti 55-59 LJ 4.94m +4.2, 100m H 18.64 -1.7, 700g JT 40.44m. Arno Van Der Westhuizen 40-44 7.26kg HT 51.51m, 7.26kg SP 12.41m, 2kg DT 33.29m. Peter Crawford 75-79 4kg SP 10.32m, 500g JT 26.96m. Clive McGovern 70-74 3000m RW 17:47.57, 5000m RW 30:00.65. Laini Inivale 50-54 6kg SP 13.98m.

Brayden Grant 35-39 60m 7.61 -1.4, 100m 11.75 -0.8, 200m 23.53 -2.5, 400m 50.16, 800m 2:03.89. Melissa Brearley-Tipene 45-49 500g JT 33.18m. Tuariki Delamere 65-69 6kg SP 9.58m, 1kg DT 27.89m, HJ 1.15m.

David Anstiss 75-79 TJ 8.47m +0.8, LJ 3.55m +0.8, PV 2.41m, 80m H 17.99 -1.4, HJ 1.31m. Sally Gibbs 55-59 3000m 11:59.60. Wim Luijpers 50-54 800m 2:11.52, 1500m 4:22.45, 3000m 9:16.02. David Blackford 55-59 HJ 1.67m. James Thomas 60-64 1kg DT 39.81m, 600g JT 33.76m. Lester Laughton 65-69 1kg DT 31.62m.

As reported last week, Jacqueline Wilson (75) highlighted the championships with two W75 world records. In the 3000m race walk Wilson clocked 19:18.90, breaking the record of 19:23.50 set by Hatue Matumoto of Japan in Tokyo in October 2017. Wilson also bettered Daphne Jones’ 2016 New Zealand masters W75 record of 20:33.59. In the 5000m race walk Wilson recorded 31:58.65, erasing Britta Tibbling of Sweden’s time of 32:44.76 set in Miyazaki Japan in October 1993. She also improved on her own New Zealand masters record of 32:51.20 set in early February.

PALMERSTON NORTH
Quick Fire Middle Distance Meeting, Manawatu Community Athletics Track – 6 March 2021
Eric Speakman 1500m 3:41.88, his best time since running 3:41.28 in Belgium in July 2016. Liam Lamb 1500m 3:52.44, Max Karamanolis 4:00.69, Sam Phillips 4:00.99 PB.

Hirotaka Tanamoto 3000m 8:51.83 PB. Poppy Rae 3000m 10:25.04. Isaac Murphy 5000m 15:05.75, Josh Dunston-Brown 16:03.35, Carlos Lopez-Lozano 16:33.68.

WELLINGTON
Horizontal Jumps Festival, Newtown Park – 6 March 2021
Anna Thomson won the triple jump with 12.63m +1.0. Her series was 12.03, 12.29, 12.18, 12.63, 12.49, 12.43. A week earlier, her winning jump at the Sir Graeme Douglas International was 12.86m +0.6.

Matthew Bealing won the long jump with 6.68m from Jamie Kearns 6.07m and Seth Palmer-Rennie 6.01m. Lili Szabo cleared 5.72m W in the long jump.

International Results

AUSTRALIA
Box Hill Burn, Box Hill Melbourne, 2 March: Brad Mathas 1000m 2:18.97 PB (2), a four second PB and two seconds outside John Walker’s national record. Won by Peter Bol in 2:18.79. Lydia O’Donnell 5000m 15:48.21 (3).

Victorian Championships, Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park Melbourne, 28 February: Alana Barber 5000m race walk 21:55.62 PB (2).

Sandy Point Half Marathon, Melbourne, 28 February: Dave Ridley 1:06:35 (1).

USA
NCAA Div 1, Southland Conference Cross Country Championships, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond LA, 21 February: Women’s 6km Tamara Reeves 21:07 (6), Charlotte Blair 24:06 (57), both members of the University of Central Arkansas team that won the team race by three points from Abilene Christian.

USA INDOORS
MIAA Championships, Washburn Indoor Athletic Facility, Topeka KS, 27 February: Kayla Goodwin (Central Missouri) 60m H 8.81 (3H2). 28 February: Kayla Goodwin 60m H 8.81 (4), LJ 5.87m PB (2), TJ 12.52m (1). Christopher Goodwin (Central Missouri) LJ 7.49m (1), TJ 15.17m PB (2).

Big 12, Labbock TX, 27 February: Isaiah Priddey 3000m 8:30.41 (6).

Southern Conference Championships, Corps Physical Training Facility, Lexington VA, 28 February: Jack Elliott (Samford) mile 4:14.59 (9).

Southland Conference Indoor Championships, Metro CrossPlex, Birmingham AL, 28 February/1 March: Tamara Reeves (Central Arkansas) mile 4:56.11 PB (2), heat 5:07.67 (1H2), 3000m 9:58.61 PB (4).

Road and Trail Races Around the Country

WHANGAREI
Hatea 5km Series, 3 March: Mark Boyce 17:45, Tim Goodwin 19:00, Tommy Earl 20:56.

NAPIER
Tuesday Tune-Up 5km, Westshore Napier, 2 March: Robin Moore 17:59, Mark Fisher 18:33, Dougie Kyle 19:02.

NELSON
Honest Lawyer 5km Series, Monaco, 1 March: Jack Rawlings 21:05, Gareth Cashin 21:07, Bill Revell 21:15, Robyn Deane 21:36.

Eddyline 5km Series, Maple-Saxton Course, 3 March: Matt Brown 18:13, Curtis Moore 18:20, Brian Kemp 18:40.