Weekly Roundup – 10 March

NATIONAL RESULTS

DUNEDIN

Jennian Homes New Zealand Track and Field Championships, Caledonian Ground – 6/9 March 2025

Sam Tanner and Sam Ruthe highlighted an outstanding four days of athletics with a thrilling end to the 2025 championships, dead-heating in the 1500m final. Tanner was in control going into the final 150m, but the 15-year-old Ruthe rallied in the straight and drew level to make it a double gold medal for the event.

It was Ruthe’s second national senior title, adding it to the 3000m won at the Potts Classic. Tanner now has five 1500m titles to his credit.

A dead-heat at the nationals is rare, with one previous occasion occurring in 1925 when L Tracy of Wellington and R Morgan of Otago dead-heated in the national 220 yards championship.

The championships produced a number of national records, Madeleine Waddell improved on her own women’s under 18, 19 and 20 400m record with an outstanding performance of 52.62 to win the senior title. She also moved up to sixth on the New Zealand all-time list. Waddell also won the under 20 200m title.

Jonah Cropp bettered his own national under 20 3000m and 10,000m race walking records, with 12:10.56 and 43:28.47.

Para Athlete Jaxon Woolley set a T38 open and under 20 100m record of 11.91 +1.6 and a under 20 400m record of 57.59. Further records were set by Charli Gardiner-Hall, Millie Marshall-Kirkwood and Mac Denniston.

Zoe Hobbs went nine years in a row in the women’s 100m clocking 11.11, while Tiaan Whelpton notched up his third straight 100m title.

Tom Walsh made it title number 14 in the shot put, joining Peter Munro from the 1920 and thirties and Les Mills who also won 14.

Laura Nagel swept to victory in both the 5000m and 1500m to take her tally of national titles to 16. Oli Chignell who won the 5000m title in 2018 was back in the winner’s circle.

Maddison-Lee Wesche collected her sixth senior shot put title with 18.49m. 

Hamish Kerr was over the bar at 2.20m for his ninth national high jump title.

Anthony Nobilo reclaimed the hammer throw title, making it his sixth title in the event. Connor Bell went five years in a row in the discus.

Shay Veitch collected his third long jump title and also stormed home for the senior 200m gold. It was three years in a row for Lex Revell-Lewis in the 400m.

James Steyn made it five national titles in the pole vault and Eliza McCartney collected her sixth women’s title.

Tori Moorby was out to her ninth senior javelin throw title. Imogen Skelton retained her high jump title, as did Tatiana Kaumoana in the discus and Ethan Olivier in the triple jump. Lauren Bruce went four years in a row in the hammer.

In the women’s race walks Arnika Nelson retained the 3000m title as did Laura Langley in the 10,000m.

Results:

Senior results:

Men

100m: Tiaan Whelpton (Cant) 10.19 +1.9, Tommy Te Puni (Akld) 10.47, Hayato Yoneto (Otago) 10.51.

200m: Shay Veitch (Otago) 20.74 +3.1, Lex Revell-Lewis (Akld) 20.91, Zach Saunders (Akld) 21.13.

400m: Revell-Lewis 46.16, Jonathan Maples (ManWhang) 47.28 PB, Blake Wood (Akld) 49.10.

800m: Ethan Smolej (Cant) 1:52.62, Kosta Mills (Wgtn) 1:54.13, Oliver Dunshea (Cant) 1:55.56 PB.

1500m: Sam Tanner (WBP) and Sam Ruthe (WBP) 3:44.31 1=, Oliver Chignell (Otago) 3:46.33, Benjamin Wall (ManWhang) 3:47.34.

5000m: Chignell 13:55.77, Toby Gualter (Wgtn) 14:04.49, William Little (Cant) 14:09.98, Connor Melton (Cant) 14:14.37.

110m hurdles: Joseph Dunn (Akld) 14.93 +1.4 PB, Nathan Browne (WBP) 15.19 PB, Connor Brown (WBP) 15.33 PB.

400m hurdles: Maples 52.80, Hunter Dale (WBP) 52.99 PB, James Hansen (Tasman) 53.50 PB.

3000m steeplechase: Michael Sutton (WBP) 9:03.11 PB, Ben Bidois (WBP) 9:03.48 PB, Matthew Arnold (NHB) 9:04.72 PB, Toby Tasker (Cant) 9:06.58 PB.

3000m race walk: Jonah Cropp (Cant) 12:10.56 PB (NZ under 20 record, betters own record by 6 seconds), Daniel Du Toit (Tasman) 12:44.11, Lucas Martin (ManWhang) 12:50.49.

10,000m race walk: Cropp 43:28.47 PB (NZ under 20 record, betters own record by 13 seconds), Martin 45:52.45 PB, Toby O’Rorke (Taranaki) 46:11.18 PB.

Shot put: Tom Walsh (Cant) 21.24m (21.11, 20.40, 20.93, 20.85, 20.96, 21.24), Nick Palmer (HBG) 19.81m, Blessing Sefo (Akld) 18.18m.

Discus throw: Connor Bell (Akld) 60.73m, Nathaniel Sulupo (Samoa) 52.59m, Kieran Fowler (Otago) 51.76m, Jade Zaia (Nthld) 48.81m.

Hammer throw: Anthony Nobilo (Akld) 69.43m, Anthony Barmes (Akld) 67.97m, Todd Bates (Otago) 52.90m.

Javelin throw: Douw Botes (Akld) 70.43m PB, Ben Langton Burnell (ManWhang) 66.68m, Kaleb Sola (Samoa) 58.01m, Jared Neighbours (Cant) 57.43m.

Long jump: Veitch 7.76m -1.1, Felix McDonald (Otago) 7.40m +3.7, Ollie Davis (Sthld) 7.35m +3.2 also 6.90m +0.9.

Triple jump: Ethan Olivier (Akld) 16.33m +1.6, Sebastian Panakkal (Australia) 14.60m +0.8, Scott Thomson (Akld) 14.35m +2.2, also 14.34m +1.8, Ryan Young (Otago) 14.17m +1.1, Matt Walsh (Akld) 13.92m +1.9, Devesh Sri Deenathayalan (Australia) 13.83m +1.2.

High jump: Hamish Kerr (Cant) 2.20m (2.15o, 2.20o, 2.25xxx), Ben Walker (Cant) 2.07m, Tia Wynyard (Cant) 2.03, Adam Stack (Cant) 2.03m.

Pole vault: James Steyn (Akld) 5.25m, Max Attwell (Cant) 4.65m =PB, Toby Martin (Otago) 4.20m PB.

4 x 100m relay: Otago (Schuyler Orr, Hayato Yoneto, Sebastian Ferro, Shay Veitch) 40.99, Canterbury 41.43, Hawkes Bay Gisborne 41.75.

4 x 400m relay: Auckland (Kadin Taylor, Kahurangi Cotterill, Zach Saunders, Lex Revell-Lewis) 3:15.20, Canterbury 3:21.38, Manawatu Whanganui 3:21.81.

Women
100m: Zoe Hobbs (Akld) 11.11 +1.3, Brooke Somerfield (WBP) 11.49 PB, Marielle Venida 11.63.

200m: Venida 23.74 +1.8 PB, Somerfield 23.88, Isabel Neal (Akld) 23.99.

400m: Madeleine Waddell (WBP) 52.62 PB (NZ under 18, 19, 20 record, breaks own record of 53.16), Isabel Neal (Akld) 53.57, Jordyn Blake (Akld) 54.71.

800m: Boh Ritchie (WBP) 2:07.23, Stella Pearless (Akld) 2:07.51, Holly Rule (Akld) 2:07.91 PB, Camryn Smart (Akld) 2:08.13 PB.

1500m: Laura Nagel (NHB) 4:15.32, Brigid Dennehy (NHB) 4:17.86, Rosa Twyford (Cant) 4:20.40 PB.

5000m: Nagel 16:27.38, Eva Pringle (Cant) 16:30.77, Dennehy 16:35.41, Tamara Reeves (Cant) 16:44.49.

100m hurdles: Rei Honda (Japan) 13.21 +2.6, Briana Stephenson (HBG) 13.30, Celine Pearn (Akld) 14.33, Julia Burnham (Cant) 14.90.

400m hurdles: Grace Wisnewski (WBP) 1:02.78, Zarah Rattray (WBP) 1:05.47.

3000m steeplechase: Eva Pringle (Cant) 10:26.09, Ashleigh Gardner (Cant) 10:55.97, Laura Fernandez (Owairaka) 11:30.84.

3000m race walk: Arnika Nelson (ManWhang) 13:57.14 PB, Alana Mathews (Akld) 16:08.46 PB, Rozie Robinson (Cant) 17:34.53.
10,000m race walk: Laura Langley (Cant) 46:24.05 PB, Nelson 50:57.68 PB, Mathews 57:52.62 PB.

Shot put: Maddison-Lee Wesche (Akld) 18.49m (F, F, F, 17.81, 18.49, 18.38), Natalia Rankin-Chitar (Akld) 15.21m, Kate Hallie (Akld) 13.59m PB.

Discus throw: Tatiana Kaumoana (WBP) 54.02m, Zharna Beattie (Otago) 48.12m, Melelosaline Lose (WBP) 46.38m.

Hammer throw: Lauren Bruce (Cant) 69.89m, Elizabeth Hewitt (Wgtn) 57.99m, Iorana Tafili (Samoa) 53.26m, Arielle Cannell (Australia) 51.93m, Nadja Kumerich (Akld) 49.52m.

Javelin throw: Tori Moorby (WBP) 56.15m, Alexa Duff (Otago) 46.84m PB, Mya Phillips (Cant) 41.88m. 

Long jump: Maddie Wilson (Cant) 6.17m +1.5, Phoebe Edwards (Wgtn) 6.02m +2.0, Kelsey Berryman (Cant) 5.98m +2.1 also 5.88m +1.5.

Triple jump: Hannah Collins (Cant) 12.30m +3.4 also 12.28m +1.7, Anna Fraser (Wgtn) 12.07m -0.7, Lara Hockley (Taranaki) 12.00m +2.0.

High jump: Imogen Skelton (Wgtn) 1.81m, Wilson 1.81m, Stephenson 1.77m =PB.

Pole vault: Eliza McCartney (Akld) 4.65m (4.50o, 4.55o, 4.65o, 4.75xxx), Olivia McTaggart (Akld) 4.65m (4.35xxo, 4.45xo, 4.55o, 4.65xxo, 4.75xxx), Hannah Adye (Akld) 3.92m.

4 x 100m relay: Hawkes Bay Gisborne (Amponsaa Tabi-Amponsah, Kiana Pohe, Briana Stephenson, Georgia Hulls) 46.48, Otago 48.34.

4 x 400m relay: Auckland (Jordyn Blake, Camryn Smart, Holly Rule, Isabel Neal) 3:43.60, Canterbury 4:11.73, Manawatu Whanganui 4:22.80.

Men under 20 

100m: Kadin Taylor (Akld) 10.50 +1.2 PB, Rylan Noome (HBG) 10.65, Joe Dolphin (Akld) 10.75.

200m: Taylor 21.32 +1.7 PB, Noome 21.57, Hunter Scott (Cant) 22.02.

400m: Kahurangi Cotterill (Akld) 48.20, Hunter Scott (Cant) 48.95, Conall McLean (Akld) 50.05.

800m: Joe Martin (Wgtn) 1:52.93, McLean 1:53.54, Taylor Goodwin (Australia) 1:53.73, James Trathen (Pakuranga) 1:53.99.

1500m: Martin 3:58.45, Hamish Murray (WBP) 3:59.46, Taylor Goodwin (Australia) 3:59.47, Nick Dobbie (Taranaki) 4:00.86.

5000m: Harry Witt (Cant) 14:46.24 PB, Redd Scampion (Akld) 14:59.41 PB, Nick Dobbie (Taranaki) 15:01.22 PB.

110m hurdles: Connor Gilliland (Sthld) 14.82 +1.5 PB, Rhys Evans (Akld) 14.87 PB, Jannik McErlane (Australia) 14.89, Noah Retford (Akld) 14.90.

400m hurdles: Damian Hodgson (ManWhang) 55.22 PB, Retford 55.47 PB, Jannik McErlane (Australia) 56.59 PB, Harry Williamson (Cant) 59.84.

3000m steeplechase: Felice Covillon (French Polynesia) 10:02.09, Alex West (HBG) 10:07.15 PB.

3000m race walk: Toby O’Rorke (Taranaki) 13:09.65, Richie Trathen (Pakuranga) 14:45.40, Ari Bennett (ManWhang) 15:33.91.

5000m race walk: Trathen 24:51.54, Bennett 27:14.60.

Shot put: Reid Davidson (Akld) 16.47m PB, Keagan Sharkey (Wgtn) 13.49m PB, David Mora (WBP) 13.09m.

Discus throw: Antonie Smal (Akld) 44.14m, Hector O’Rourke (Sthld) 42.94m PB, Mora 41.64m PB.

Hammer throw: Heath Abbot (Wgtn) 59.37m PB, Nikora Wharehinga-Sime (Wgtn) 49.30m PB, Bill Quigley (Cant) 42.49m PB.

Javelin throw: Smal 62.86m PB, Sharkey 55.08m PB, Tyler Bratley (Cant) 51.67m.

Long jump: Ollie Davis (Sthld) 6.98m +0.7, Lyon Rodger (Wgtn) 6.92m +2.9, also 6.60m +1.6, Sebastian Weickhardt (Australia) 6.68m +1.2, Zhan Bowden (Akld) 6.63m +1.2 PB.

Triple jump: Bowden 14.52m +1.7 PB, Rodger 14.08m +2.4 also 13.96m +1.3, Weickhardt 14.06m +2.6 also 14.00m -0.9, Gilliland 13.62 +1.6.

High jump: Samasoni Hewitt (Cook Islands) 1.97m, Samuel Burton (Akld) 1.93m, James Knaggs (Cant) 1.84m.

Pole vault: Tai Rhodes (Akld) 4.20m, Daniel Grounds (Cant) 3.30m.

4 x 100m relay: Canterbury (Jordan Veitch, Hunter Scott, Harry Williamson, Ben Langford) 43.36, Wellington 43.37, Waikato Bay of Plenty 45.11.

4 x 400m relay: Canterbury (Jordan Veitch, Cooper Wightman, Sean Newlands, Zack Walton) 3:27.23, Waikato Bay of Plenty 3:31.48, Auckland 3:48.82.

Women under 20 

100m: Samantha Lathwood (Akld) 11.82 +3.1, Kendra Scally (Akld) 11.83, Mia de Jager (WBP) 12.04.

200m: Madeleine Waddell (WBP) 23.91 +2.3, de Jager 24.11, Lathwood 24.83.

400m: Kate Borton (Akld) 55.80, Samantha Lascelles (Cant) 57.38 PB, Sophie Hancock (WBP) 57.89.

800m: Lascelles 2:09.89, Holly Fausett (WBP) 2:11.83, Hancock 2:12.69 PB.

1500m: Kate Currie (Cant) 4:33.79, Holly Fausett (WBP) 4:35.72, Sascha Letica (Akld) 4:36.19.

5000m: Currie 16:48.29 PB, Siena Mackley (Sthld) 16:52.79, Letica 17:02.59.

100m hurdles: Talia Van Rooyen (Akld) 15.30 +0.6, Jody McCarthy-Dempsey (Cant) 15.30, Jade Wilson (Otago) 15.58 PB.

400m hurdles: Hancock 1:02.24, Holly Gray (Cant) 1:05.18.

3000m steeplechase: Jacquelyn Kowalewski (Taranaki) 11:07.98, Courtney Fitzgibbon (ManWhang) 11:22.01.

Shot put: Kate Hallie (Akld) 13.59m, Leila-Jae Saifiti (Akld) 12.01m, Mikayla Sola (Samoa) 11.20m, Jessie McGrouther (Otago) 10.56m.

Discus throw: Karmen Maritz (Akld) 47.81m, Hallie 47.00m, Melelosaline Lose (WBP) 46.45m.

Hammer throw: Paige Fletcher (Akld) 50.09m, Fernanda Tirado (Akld) 49.81m, Sola 44.17m, Orla Motley (Cant) 43.79m.

Javelin throw: Alexa Duff (Otago) 44.54m PB, Rebecca Bailey (Wgtn) 42.48m, Mya Phillips (Cant) 41.09m.

Long jump: Charlotte Goldsmith (Akld) 5.87m +3.9 also 5.61m +1.6, Hancock 5.43m +2.1 also 5.25m +1.6, McCarthy-Dempsey 5.40m +2.3 also 5.38m +1.8.

Triple jump: Thushana Sri Deenathayalan (Australia) 11.85m +1.5, Sarah Watha (French Polynesia) 10.97m +4.6, Zarah Rattray (WBP) 10.84m +3.4, Imogen Harrison (Otago) 10.21m +3.2.

High jump: de Jager 1.67m, Amber Trow (ManWhang) 1.67m, Teanavai Perez (French Polynesia) 1.63m, 

Pole vault: Elaine Zhai (Akld) 3.85m, Talaya Vorster (Akld) 3.30m, Eden Grundy (Akld) 3.00m.

4 x 100m relay: Waikato Bay of Plenty (Kaitlyn Black, Hannah Hickson, Jamie Fell, Mia de Jager) 48.64, Auckland 49.03, Canterbury 49.87.

4 x 400m relay: Waikato Bay of Plenty (Zarah Rattray, Boh Ritchie, Maia Poutawera, Mia de Jager) 3:54.13, Canterbury 4:11.88.

Men under 18 

100m: Luke Jarvis (Wgtn) 10.94 +2.8, Ethan Hole (Cant) 11.03, Dominic Dube (WBP) 11.10.

200m: Noa King (Akld) 22.06 +1.5, Jarvis 22.37, Hole 22.39.

400m: King 50.49, William Rolfe (ManWhang) 50.83 PB, George Kennedy (Akld) 51.02.

800m: Alexander MacBeth (Wgtn) 1:55.16 PB, Blake Miscall (Wgtn) 1:55.75 PB, Max McGregor (Sthld) 1:56.15.

1500m: MacBeth 3:58.99 PB, Jake Lomas (WBP) 3:59.82, Justin Cunningham (ManWhang) 3:59.98 PB.

3000m: James Weber (Sthld) 8:48.72, Corban Holmes (WBP) 8:52.90, Ethan Mora (Akld) 8:55.34.

110m hurdles: Rianco Haggard (Akld) 14.81 +4.0, Connor Brady (Akld) 15.05, Ty Gonzales (Akld) 15.05.

300m hurdles: Rianco Haggard (Akld) 38.83 PB, Asher Robertson (Wgtn) 39.85 PB, Brady 40.31 PB.

2000m steeplechase: Timo Macdonald (Akld) 6:41.02, Jarvis Shaw (ManWhang) 6:42.63 PB.

3000m race walk: Campbell Donovan (Taranaki) 15:58.72.

5000m race walk: Donovan 27:55.73.

Shot put: Brady 15.77m PB, Frazer Hazeldine (WBP) 13.61m, Bohdi Trevor-Smith (Sthld) 13.00m.

Discus throw: Trevor-Smith 47.54m PB, Hazeldine 55.45m PB, Benaiah Su (Akld) 42.53m PB.

Hammer throw: Oliver Chung (Akld) 47.60m, Hazeldine 38.90m PB, Toby Orr (Cant) 36.39m.

Javelin throw: William Evans (Otago) 52.79m PB, Connor Brady (Akld) 52.16m PB, James Miers (Otago) 47.80m, Oliver Chung (Akld) 45.83m PB.

Long jump: Jamie Puha (Cant) 6.74m +1.4 PB, Robertson 6.60m +1.8, Auguz Thongskul  (ManWhang) 6.47m +2.5, also 6.39m +0.5 PB.

Triple jump: Ari Keshariya (Cant) 13.54m +1.0, Francis Panakkal (Australia) 13.36m +2.1, also 13.17m +1.6, Riley Wilson (Sthld) 13.30m +1.4, Rico Poutama (Wgtn) 13.26m +3.5, also 12.55m -1.2.

High jump: Keshariya 1.86m, Asher Robertson (Wgtn) 1.81m, Will Brown (Sthld) 1.81m.

Pole vault: Brady 3.70m PB, Otto Church (Cant) 3.50m, Daniel Grounds (Cant) 3.50m.

4 x 100m relay: Wellington (Rico Poutama, Max Lewer, Asher Robertson, Luke Jarvis) 43.61, Canterbury 43.77, Auckland 43.79.

4 x 400m relay: Auckland (George Kennedy, Harrison Day, Aidan Platts, Noa King) 3:22.52, Canterbury 3:23.81, Wellington 3:30.06.

Women under 18 

100m: Kendra Scally (Akld) 11.99 +0.7, Jacqui Nasrabadi (Akld) 12.34, Madison Earley (Akld) 12.34 PB.

200m: Scally 24.69 +1.0, Earley 25.47, Sacha Kilmister (Wgtn) 25.82.

400m: Phoebe Laker (Otago) 56.49, Emma Verry (ManWhang) 58.34, Peggy Taylor (Akld) 58.59.

800m: Lisa Hellyer (Akld) 2:08.73, Sarah Hellyer 2:09.18, Abby O’Boyle (Sthld) 2:10.20 PB.

1500m: Nina Chalmers (Akld) 4:28.33, Scarlett Robb (Akld) 4:30.89, O’Boyle 4:32.47 PB.

3000m: Robb 9:53.03, Denika Clooney (Akld) 9:58.62 PB, Isabella Pickering (Akld) 10:01.70 PB.

100m hurdles: Jamie Fell (WBP) 14.64 +2.9, Teresie Hess (Takapuna) 14.76, Juliet McKinlay (ManWhang) 14.96.

300m hurdles: Mihivai Atrewe (French Polynesia) 45.74 PB, Fell 45.76, Jacinta Hoglund (Cant) 46.36, Tayler Trow (ManWhang) 47.20.

2000m steeplechase: Abby O’Boyle (Sthld) 6:47.30 PB, Millie McFadzien (Sthld) 7:04.60 PB, Maddison MacLean (Wgtn) 7:06.21 PB.

3000m race walk: Alysa Brown (Cant) 15:52.76 PB, Yandri Fourie (Akld) 17:07.66.
5000m race walk: Brown 28:12.58 PB, Fourie 29:26.45 PB.

Shot put: Karmen Maritz (Akld) 14.81m PB, Paige Fletcher (Akld) 14.02m, Leila-Jae Saifiti (Akld) 13.83m PB.

Discus throw: Maritz 46.30m, Ruby Jones (WBP) 42.00m, Charlotte Blake (Cant) 40.35m PB.

Hammer throw: Arielle Cannell (Australia) 60.37m, Paige Fletcher (Akld) 57.48m, Fernanda Tirado (Akld) 56.62m, Leila-Jae Saifiti (Akld) 42.36m. 

Javelin throw: Charlotte Blake (Cant) 38.25m PB, Hayley Koppens (WBP) 37.21m, Juliet McKinlay (ManWhang) 36.68m.

Long jump: Hess 5.89m +2.9, also 5.47m +1.7, Fell 5.60m +1.9, McKinlay 5.44m +0.9.

Triple jump: Fell 11.87m +0.9 PB, Lauren Barrett-Hamilton (Akld) 11.41m +0.9, Sarah Watha (French Polynesia) 11.07m +0.1, McKinlay 10.97m +1.9 PB.

High jump: Teanavai Perez (French Polynesia) 1.65m, Hannah Hickson (WBP) 1.62m, Hess 1.58m, Tayler Trow (ManWhang) 1.58m, Grace Hancock (Australia) 1.58m.

Pole vault: Pera Gordon (Cant) 2.85m =PB, Jessica Lathwood (Akld) 2.85m PB.

4 x 100m relay: Auckland (Sienna Moyle, Madison Earley, Jacqui Nasrabadi, Kendra Scally) 48.34, Manawatu Whanganui 49.68, French Polynesia 50.22, Canterbury 50.59.

4 x 400m relay: Auckland (Esme Reid, Hannah McManus, Nina Chalmers, Peggy Taylor) 3:56.12, Southland 4:04.07, French Polynesia 4:04.97, Canterbury 4:06.57.

Men under 16 

100m: Bradley Kershaw (Tasman) 11.17 +2.2, Toby Winter (Cant) 11.70, Jacskon Hepi (WBP) 11.78.

200m: Kershaw 22.67 +1.5 PB, Judah Lodoviko (Cant) 23.95 PB, Nathan Haoran (akld) 24.27 PB.

400m: Lodoviko 51.85 PB, Cesar Garcia Soto (Akld) 52.10 PB, Aidan Barrett-Hamilton (Akld) 56.68 PB.

800m: Sam Moore (Cant) 2:03.04 PB, Rory Davies (Akld) 2:05.00 PB, Hunter Flowers (Sthld) 2:05.18 PB.

1500m: Moore 4:21.20 PB, Kona Kelly (Akld) 4:21.70, Davies 4:22.86 PB.

3000m: Kelly 9:29.90, Lachlan Murray (WBP) 9:30.89, Cayden Sanginiti (Sthld) 9:39.82.

100m hurdles: Hepi 14.42 +3.2, Tristan Poole (Australia) 14.78, Jake Boyd (Cant) 15.49.

300m hurdles: Boyd 46.43m.

2000m steeplechase: Eddie Weir (Otago) 7:16.50.

Shot put: Leyon Caffery (Akld) 14.91m PB, Boyd 13.02m, Declan Ford (Akld) 12.49m PB.

Discus throw: Boyd 47.86m, Alex Hallie (Akld) 46.79m PB, Ethan Vaili (Akld) 39.12m.

Hammer throw: Conor Sharkey (Wgtn) 52.31m PB, Mataatua Nikora (WBP) 34.56m PB.

Javelin throw: Boyd 51.52m PB, Elikai Manuel (French Polynesia) 45.36m PB, Angus Hollows (Otago) 40.54m PB.

Long jump: Jackson Hepi (WBP) 5.75m +1.3, Judah Lodoviko (Cant) 5.69m +1.9, Christian Cooper (Cant) 5.65m +1.9.

Triple jump: Toby Winter (Cant) 12.62m +1.2, Monty Fairbrother (Wgtn) 12.01m +0.4 PB, Gus Johnstone (Cant) 11.61m +0.9.

High jump: Hepi 1.80m, Christian Cooper (Cant) 1.76m, Monty Fairbrother (Wgtn) 1.62m.

Pole vault: Sam Moore (Cant) 3.15m PB.

4 x 100m relay: Canterbury (Toby Winter, Judah Lodoviko, Luke Thomas, Connor Woodcock) 46.24, Otago 48.91, Auckland 50.21. 

4 x 400m relay: Auckland (Aidan Barrett-Hamilton, Kona Kelly, Rory Davies, Cesar Garcia Soto) 3:41.37, Canterbury 3:46.27, Otago 4:16.91.

Women under 16 

100m: Eden Moyle (Akld) 12.43 -0.4, Lily Dunne (Cant) 12.45, Sadye Kawau (Otago) 12.53 PB.

200m: Moyle 25.56 +1.6 PB, Dunne 25.72, Kawau 26.13.

400m: Dunne 57.72 PB, Hana Symes (ManWhang) 59.45, Elizabeth Plaistowe (Akld) 59.65 PB.

800m: Morgan Day (Akld) 2:19.23, Kiera O’Donnell (Cant) 2:22.72, Charlotte Hawkes (Sthld) 2:22.72.

1500m: Leah Marais (Akld) 4:38.43 PB, Mia Thomson (Wgtn) 4:39.40 PB, Olivia Clay-McDowell (Wgtn) 4:39.57 PB.

3000m: Mia Thomson (Wgtn) 9:56.68, Olivia Clay-McDowell (Wgtn) 9:57.75 PB, Leah Marais (Akld) 10:05.55 PB.

80m hurdles: Hinavai Janicaud (French Polynesia) 11.96 +4.0, Kyara Garbutt (French Polynesia) 12.07, Jordan Viljoen (Akld) 12.36, Emkhe Joubert (Akld) 12.44, Eve Mason (Wgtn) 12.44.

300m hurdles: Emkhe Joubert (Akld) 44.43m PB, Hinavai Janicaud (French Polynesia) 45.66 PB, Jordan Viljoen (Akld) 45.78m PB, Madeleine Du Toit (Akld) 46.23m PB.

2000m steeplechase: Charlotte Hawkes (Sthld) 7:25.00, Isabel Prescott (Cant) 7:34.16, Molly Bremner (Akld) 7:54.81.

3000m race walk: Annabelle Grant (Cant) 18:57.42, Valentina Davey (Cant) 19:05.43 PB.
Shot put: Sina-Maria Su’a (Akld) 14.62m, Charlee Farquhar (Otago) 11.92m, Te Kohe Kete Kawhena (WBP) 11.53m.

Discus throw: Su’a 43.25m, Kawhena 36.71m PB, Farquhar 34.65m.

Hammer throw: Sacha Fu-Oughton (Akld) 48.38m PB, Meletonga Makisi (Wgtn) 35.38m, Amber Albrecht (WBP) 31.47m. 

Javelin throw: Zoe Muir (Sthld) 31.38m PB.

Long jump: Moyle 5.40m +2.1, also 5.35m +2.0, Casey Day (WBP) 5.39m +2.8, also 5.35m +0.8, Viljoen 5.39m +3.3, also 4.77m +1.9.

Triple jump: Casey Day (WBP) 12.17m +4.7, also 11.54m +1.0,  Annah Bratton (Akld) 11.35m +3.6, Miya Riseborough (Akld) 9.99m +4.3.

High jump: Viljoen 1.67m PB, Kyara Garbutt (French Polynesia) 1.58m, Miya Riseborough (Akld) 1.58m, Lauren Muir (Sthld) 1.54m =PB.

Pole vault: Martha Lippross (Otago) 2.70m, Lucy Knaggs (Cant) 2.10m.

4 x 100m relay: Auckland (Unaisi Cava, Jordan Viljoen, Emkhe Joubert, Eden Moyle) 49.58, Otago 49.99, Auckland 52.20.

4 x 400m relay: Auckland (Jordan Viljoen, Leah Marais, Elizabeth Plaistowe, Morgan Day) 4:06.41, Otago 4:13.04, Canterbury 4:18.14.

Para Athlete

Men: 100m: Jaxon Woolley (WBP) T38 11.91 +1.6 PB (NZ Open and under 20 Para record), Mitch Joynt (Riverhead) T64 11.92, William Stedman (Cant) T36 12.43. 

200m: Joynt 23.68 +2.3, Woolley 24.53, Stedman 25.02, Finn Tregurtha-Nairn (Cant) 26.15, Zachary Orbell (Akld) 28.39.

Michael Whittaker (Whippets) 5000m 15:32.66. U/20 JT Mac Denniston (Otago) F34 14.60m (Oceania record) Discus: Zack Lappin (Cant) F37 33.96m, Jack Adams (HBG) F46 29.95m PB, Stephen Hills (Taranaki) F34 17.88m, Caelan Harris (WBP) F44 23.18m. JT Lappin 29.80m, Adams 31.97m. U/20 DT Denniston 19.46m, Brian Wilson (Akld) 20.06m PB. SP Denniston 7.69m (Oceania record), Wilson 7.55m.

400m: Stedman T36 54.51, Woolley T38 57.59 PB (NZ under 20 Para record), Finn Tregurtha-Nairn (Cant) T38 59.45, LJ 4.34m +1.6, Daniel Kitts (WBP) T37 1:08.95, Zachary Orbell (Akld) T35 1:09.53.

1500m: Jaden Movold (Akld) 3:30.23, Daniel Kits (WBP) 5:22.25 PB. 800m: Movold 1:54.48, Kits 2:34.29 PB.

Shot put: Adams 10.12m, Rorie Poff (Cant) 7.10m, Harris 8.07m. U/20 LJ Woolley 4.74m +1.9. Long jump Stedman 5.40m +0.5, Liam Wilson (Otago) 4.60m +1.7.

Women: 100m: Amy Ellis (Taranaki) T13 14.46 +1.5, Paddy Walsh (Akld) T64 14.60 PB, Kate Danaher (Akld) T37 15.83 PB. Paddy Walsh LJ 4.79m +3.0 also 4.75m +1.9.

200m: Ellis 30.27 +2.8, Danaher 33.82, Sasha Al-Dazhani (Taranaki) 34.12, Sarah James (Cant) 37.07.

400m: Ellis 1:11.77, Sarah James (Cant) T53 1:15.00, Sasha Al-Dazhani (Taranaki) T38 1:19.70. 800m: James T53 2:20.43, Gabrielle Wright (Akld) T54 2:27.53. 1500m: James T53 5:53.61.

U/20 JT Charli Gardiner-Hall (Akld) F37 21.62m PB (NZ under 18 and under 19 Para record), JT 19.03m.

Discus: Sionann Murphy (Akld) F37 26.38m, Gardiner-Hall 23.86m, Milly Marshall-Kirkwood (Taranaki) F57 19.57m. Under 17 discus Lauren Blackmore (Cant) F46 26.69m, SP 7.56m, JT 16.36m. Shot put: Murphy 8.98m, Una Kinajil-Reding (Cant) 8.10m, Gardiner-Hall 8.11m, Marshall-Kirkwood 8.11m (NZ Para record). U/20 DT Gardiner-Hall 24.41m =PB, Marshall-Kirkwood 19.84m. U/20 SP Kinajil-Reding 7.85m, Gardiner-Hall 8.16m, Marshall-Kirkwood 5.45m.

INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

USA INDOORS

Atlantic Coast Conference, Louisville KY, 1/3 March: James Ford 800m 1:51.46 (3H5). Will Anthony 3000m 7:55.03 (5RB), 5000m 13:40.83 (7). Emma Douglass 800m 2:06.16 (4H1). Macey Hilton mile 4:42.08 (4H1), 3000m 9:32.68 (26RB). Hannah Gapes 3000m 8:48.96 (2).

Big 10 Championships, Indianapolis IN, 28 February/1 March: Eddie Osei-Nketia 60m 6.66 (2H4), 6.68 (2RB), 200m 21.15 (1H3). James Harding 800m 1:47.96 (2H1), 1:48.00 (4), mile 4:02.43 (5H3). Christian de Vaal 5000m 13:43.78. Kaia Tupu-South SP 17.09m (7).

Summit League, Brookings SD, 28 February/1 March: Nadia Evans 60 7.67 (4H2), 200m 24.66 (2H6), 24.71 (4RB).

The Circuit Philly, Philadelphia PA, 28 February: Georgia-Rose Dawson mile 5:09.91 (2RC).

Southeastern Conference, College Station TX, 28 February: Brianna Lee 800m 2:09.20 PB (4H1).

Boston MA, BU Last Chance Meeting, 2 March: Monique Whiteman mile 5:05.41 (9).

Patriot League Championships, Annapolis MD, 1/2 March: Thomas Cowan 800m 1:52.91 (1H1), 1:50.52 (3). Karsen Vesty mile 4:07.34 (2H2), 4:03.30 (4).

Southland Conference, Birmingham AL, 2/3 March: Alex Martin 800m 1:51.96 (1H3), 1:53.19 (3).

Missouri Valley Conference, Chicago IL, 2 March: Centaine Noom-Duckworth WT 18.46m.

Beach Opener, Long Beach CA, 7 March: Lexi Maples HT 62.31m (2).

IC4A/ECAC Championships, Boston MA, 8/9 March: William Johnston mile 4:07.05 (1H1), 4:10.12 (2). Kiera Hall 1000m 2:52.13 (1H1).

AUSTRALIA
Allcomers Meeting SOP, Sydney 8 March: Caitlin Shepperson HT 48.54m (2).

ROAD AND TRAIL RACES AROUND THE COUNTRY 

AUCKLAND

Rat Race 5km, Takapuna, 5 March: Andrew Harvey 19:00, Tom Hanrahan 20:02, Patrick O’Sullivan 20:16.

Maraetai Half Marathon, Te Puru Park, Beachlands, 9 March: Joshua Hunter 1:16:12, Mark Paterson 1:18:12, Lance Knight 1:19:14. Kathleen Hudson 1:27:14, Gabriela Diver 1:28:22, Sarah Hall 1:33:22. 10km: Owen Mitchell 36:49, James Sai-Louie 37:47, Krystyna Knight 38:39. 5km: Daniel Sharp 18:32, Tyler Poland 18:43, Jack Beeaumont 19:07. Jeane Saraiva 21:44.

HAMILTON 
The Cook 5km, 4 March: Jack Stirling 16:53, Max Stirling 17:01, Jacob Liu 17:02. Jasmine Shawyer 21:15.

NELSON

The Honest Lawyer 5km #13, Monaco, 3 March: Chris Sharland 17:44, Patrick Fauth 18:37, Nick Lane 19:27. Zoe King 21:34, Charlotte Tear 21:47, Jamila Milne 22:03.

Sharland Cycles 5km Series, Estuary Course, 5 March: Chris Sharland 17:27, Tegan Goodman 17:27, Caleb Hill 18:02. Robyn Deane 20:53.

Sprig & Fern Tahuna 7.6km, 8 March: Curtis Moore 29:43, Brian Kemp 30:42, Brendon Crequer 31:47. Robyn Deane 33:04, Aimee Burnard 35:07.

CHRISTCHURCH
Run Mt Hutt, Awa Awa Reserve, 8 March: 25km Full Ascent Allan Broomhall 2:35:28, Flavien Raynaud 2:43:58, George Seque 2:51:54. Lucy Harman 3:07:43, Emma Roche 3:14:28, Gill Chambers 3:41:42. 12km Challenge Steve Anderson 1:30:30, Jono Lintott 1:53:56, Mark Davis 2:00:01. Karin Lepoutre 2:24:06, Lizzie Fox 2:26:45, Julie Watson 2:52:47.

OBITUARIES
Former New Zealand marathon champion Barry Thompson of Hawkes Bay died in Tauranga on 22 February 2025, aged 69.

He won the national marathon title in Whanganui in March 1984 in 2:19:03, beating Kevin O’Sullivan of Canterbury by three minutes. In the same year he was sixth in the New Zealand cross country championships in Auckland.

A stalwart of the Lake City Rotorua Club and one of the initial organisers of the Rotorua Marathon Dennis Kenny QSM, died on 27 February 2025 aged 86.

He competed in the first Rotorua Marathon in 1965 finishing sixth in 3:03:52, improving to 2:53:10 for 31st place in 1967. 

He was the Rotorua Athletic and Harrier Club secretary and served as Rotorua Marathon race director for 35 years. In 1978 he received an Athletics Waikato Bay of Plenty service award and he was Centre President 1984-85.

Dennis and his wife Pam both received the Queen’s Service Medal in the 2008 New Year Honours for services to athletics.