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HAMILTON
Porritt Classic, Porritt Stadium – 10 February 2024
Sam Tanner was all class in the 1500m cruising through in 3:43.13 after providing the perfect pace for nine runners out of a field of 20 to achieve a personal best time.

David Lee was delighted with his time of 3:43.94 in second place a near three second improvement on his best. Benjamin Wall was third in 3:46.57 with Daniel Prescott claiming a PB 3:46.85 in fourth.

Tanner said he was pleased to have helped.

“It was a perfect night for a pace that was in the range of all these guys, so to be able to pace it for them is a cool opportunity and it’s awesome to see how many PBs happened today.”

“My fitness is coming along nicely so we’re happy with today’s run, leading towards Paris Olympics,” said Tanner.

Lee who is knocking on the door of a sub four mile appreciated Tanner’s help.

“Sam said he would pace us around to bang on 3:45, but I wanted about 3:43, so I said I’d just go as hard as I could with 300m to go and I found myself on the back of him and I was wow I’m actually here, I started to tie up in the last 50 metres, but it was good,” said Lee.

Caleb Wagener held on to win the national under 20 3000m title from 14 year old Sam Ruthe who chased hard down the home straight.

“I went out hard and tried to get a time before School sports and it paid off. A PB by five seconds so I’m happy with that,” said Wagener.

Poppy Martin who is to take up a scholarship in Los Angeles won the women’s under 20 3000m title in 9:45.23, from Zara Geddes.
 
Results:
Men
100m: 100m: Zach Saunders (Pakuranga) 10.78 +0.3, Joe Dolphin (NHB) 10.78, Hayato Yoneto (Remarkable) 10.83.
200m: Lex Revell-Lewis (Waitakere) 21.39 -0.4 PB, Troy Middleton (NHB) 21.70 PB, Yoneto 21.73.
400m: Revell-Lewis 47.37, Fergus McLeay (Hill City) 48.51, Saunders 48.86.
800m: Zach Manning (Hastings) 2:00.78, Jackson Mckay (Hastings) 2:02.60, Milo Lindsay (ACA) 2:04.26.
1500m: Sam Tanner (Tauranga) 3:43.13, David Lee (Whippets) 3:43.94 PB, Benjamin Wall (Feilding) 3:46.57, Daniel Prescott (Selwyn) 3:46.85 PB, Liam Lamb (Wairarapa) 3:47.11, Jamie Mora (Whippets) 3:47.29 PB.
Dick Quax boys 1500m: Vaughan Murray (Aquinas C) 4:10.23, Bede Colbourne (Francis Douglas) 4:15.11, Kingston Ryan (Rotorua BHS) 4:19.83.
3000m New Zealand under 20 championship: Caleb Wagener (Pakuranga) 8:31.08 PB, Sam Ruthe (Tauranga) 8:33.63 PB, Az Cabusao (Te Puke) 8:36.12 PB.
110m hurdles: Joshua Hawkins (ACA) 14.09 +0.5, Tom Moloney (ACA) 15.81, Max Teuruaa (Takapuna) 16.55. Under 20 .991 Joseph Dunn (Papakura) 14.68 +1.9 PB, Nathan Browne (Hamilton) 14.93, James Hansen (Marlborough) 15.79. Under 18 .914 Noah Retford (Pakuranga) 15.05 +1.8, Connor Gilliland (Invercargill) 15.30, Ty Gonzales (Lynndale) 16.81. Under 16 .838 Rianco Haggard (Pakuranga) 13.47 +1.3, Hemi Peachey (Fairfield) 14.31, Connor Brady (Takapuna) 14.60.
300m hurdles: Under 18 .838 Gonzales 43.30, Charlie Forde (Invercargill) 44.94.
400m hurdles: James Hansen (Marlborough) 56.10 PB, Nathan Browne (Hamilton) 57.21 PB.
3000m steeplechase: Michael Sutton (Tauranga) 9:11.67 PB, Toby Tasker (Whippets) 9:13.22 PB, Lorcan Rabbitte (Victoria Univ) 9:28.13 PB.
Shot put: Liam Ngchok-Wulf (Papakura) 17.30m PB, Hanno Nel (Hastings) 12.91m, Reid Davidson (NHB) 12.89m PB. 6kg; Blessing Sefo (Waitakere) 17.92m.
Hammer throw: Anthony Nobilo (NHB) 66.88m, Arno van der Westhuizen (NHB) 50.52m, Hanno Nel (Hastings) 47.33m PB.
Javelin throw: Donny Tuimaseve (Samoa) 69.21m, Douw Botes (Pakuranga) 67.72m PB, Kaleb Sola (Lower Hutt) 54.67m.
Long jump: Lewis Arthur (NHB) 7.29m +3.8, also 7.03m +1.2, Jack Bryan (Napier) 6.64m +4.2, also 6.22m +1.0, Piritau Nga (Cook Islands) 6.43m +4.3, also 6.24m +1.7.
High jump: Rafe Couillault (Papakura) 2.00m, Mate Poduje (Hill City) 1.95m, Jayden Williamson (NHB) 1.95m.

Women
100m: Talia Van Rooyen (NHB) 12.10 +0.5, Emila Goldsmith (ACA) 12.13, Briana Irving (Gisborne) 12.13.
200m: Kendra Scally (Waitakere) 24.26 +1.7 PB, Briana Irving (Gisborne) 24.30 PB, Mia De jager (Hamilton) 24.37.
400m: Camryn Smart (NHB) 55.69, Amelie Fairclough (Waitakere) 56.15, Holly Manning (Hastings) 56.77 PB.
800m: Stella Pearless (NHB) 2:08.75, Lucy Jacobs (NHB) 2:11.40, Holly Fausett (Tauranga) 2:11.46.
1500m: Brigid Dennehy (NHB) 4:17.28 PB, Tillie Hollyer (Whippets) 4:18.53 PB, Peyton Leigh (ACA) 4:23.62 PB, Boh Ritchie (Hamilton) 4:25.60 PB.
Dianne Rodger girls 1500m: Bronwen Rees-Jones (Cambridge HS) 4:46.62, Amy Towers (Baradene) 4:49.55, Sophie Robb (St Cuthberts) 4:51.68.
3000m New Zealand under 20 championship: Poppy Martin (Lake City) 9:45.23 PB, Zara Geddes (Hill City) 9:47.09 PB, Charo Heijnen (Tauranga) 9:49.66 PB, Scarlett Robb 10:04.88 PB.
80m hurdles: Jamie Fell (Hamilton) 12.87 +1.5, Jessica Lathwood (Takapuna) 14.14, Miya Riseborough (Takapuna) 14.27.
100m hurdles: Alessandra MacDonald (Hamilton) 14.14 +2.3, Celine Pearn (Waitakere) 14.72, Talia Van Rooyen (NHB) 15.17.
300m hurdles: Tayler Trow (Pal/Nth) 50.25, Jessica Lathwood (Takapuna) 52.13, Indis Nash (NHB) 52.32.
400m hurdles: Grace Wisnewski (Hamilton) 1:03.19, Sophie Hancock (Hamilton) 1:03.22.
Shot put: Natalia Rankin-Chitar (Papatoetoe) 14.45m, Kate Hallie (Takapuna) 12.70m PB, Aliyah Johnson (NHB) 10.80m.
Hammer throw: Nadja Kumerich (NHB) 52.34m PB, Elizabeth Hewitt (Mana) 51.45m, Iorana Tafili (Lower Hutt) 45.98m.
Javelin throw: Briana Stephenson (Hastings) 38.01m PB, Hayley Koppens (Cambridge) 34.53m PB, Aliyah Johnson (NHB) 31.40m.
Long jump: Lara Hockly (Hawera) 5.39m +1.3, Maia Masters (Waitakere) 5.34m +2.5 also 5.08m +2.0, Jacqui Nasrabadi (ACA) 5.28m +0.8.
High jump: Imogen Skelton (ACA) 1.75m, Naomi Waite (WHAC) 1.72m, Mia De jager (Hamilton) 1.69m.
 
Para Athlete
Men: 100m: Mitch Joynt T64 (NHB) 11.72 +3.2, Joe Smith T37 (NHB) 11.85, Jaxon Woolley T38 (Tauranga) 12.04, William Stedman T36 (Port Hills) 12.33, Zachary Orbell T35 (Pakuranga) 13.84, Daniel Kits T37 (Te Awamutu) 14.80, Lucas Pedersen T54 (Hamilton) 20.31. 200m: Joynt 23.55 +0.7, Stedman 25.15, Orbell 29.50, Kits 31.29, Pedersen 37.13. 800m: Pedersen 2:41.32. Shot put: Corran Hanning F12 (Kiwi) 11.29m, Caelan Harris F44 (Hamilton) 6.78m, Brian Wilson F20 (NHB) 6.36m.
Women: 100m: Danielle Aitchison T36 (Hamilton) 13.65 +0.5 (NZ record), Anna Steven T64 (NHB) 14.37, Sasha AL-Dazhani T38 (Egmont) 15.62 (NZ record), Kate Danaher T37 (NHB) 16.08, Sarah James T53 (New Brighton) 19.60, Gabrielle Wright T54 (TTT) 24.73. 200m: Aitchison 27.80 ht, Danaher 35.40, James 36.80, Wright 39.80. Steven 29.59 +1.2, AL-Dazhani 33.03 (NZ record). 800m: James 2:39.74, Wright 2:49.60. Shot put: Charlie Gardiner-Hall F37 (Waiuku) 8.28m, Sionann Murphy T37 8.18m.

AUCKLAND
Auckland City Athletics, Mt Smart Stadium – 7 February 2024
Women’s 800m: Peyton Leigh 2:08.57 PB, Lisa Hellyer 2:09.20 PB, Sarah Hellyer 2:13.93, Sophia Haines 2:16.97.
 
WELLINGTON
Athletics Wellington, Twilight Meeting #5, Newtown Park – 7 February 2024
Luke Jarvis 100m 11.33 +1.2, 200m 23.21 +1.4. Daisy Goodman 100m 12.93 +1.1. Issy de Hair 800m 2:22.04. Lucas Lambert 200m 23.10 +1.4. Max Taylor 5000m 15:08.44, Tom Strawbridge 15:20.28, Hiro Tamimoto 15:29.76. Kumiko Otani 5000m 17:48.47, Maia Flint 17:57.64.
 
Athletics Wellington Meeting #4, Newtown Park – 10 February 2024
Ben Lambert 100m 11.20 +3.4, 60m 7.19 +2.3. Alexander Hewitt 6kg HT 55.55m PB, Nikora Wharehinga-Sime 42.71m. Thomas Waldron 7.26kg HT 40.03m. Heath Abbot 5kg HT 59.27m PB. Mikayla Sola 4kg HT 42.12m, Faith Sola 3kg HT 35.04m.
 
CHRISTCHURCH
Athletics Canterbury Championships, Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub – 9/10 February 2024
9 February: Angus Lyver 100m 11.05 -0.4. Lily Morrison 100m 12.82 +0.2. Cooper Wightman 1500m 4:02.42. Rosa Twyford 1500m 4:34.84, Liliana Braun 4:43.25, Miriam Clark 4:44.83. Ciaran Dunnion 400m 51.89. Alexander McCorkindale 400m 51.70, Harrison Laing 51.57. Amelia Henstock 400m 59.17. Christina Ryan 4kg SP 11.91m, LJ 5.47m +3.1, also 5.42m +0.4. Kirsty McCarthy-Dempsey SP 10.66m. Jody McCarthy-Dempsey 3kg SP 12.24m PB, LJ 5.30m +0.9. Finn McLeod DT 47.07m, Steve Lasei 45.07m, Max Attwell 41.32m. Armani Lemalu 1.75kg DT 41.92m. AJ Madondo TJ 14.48m -1.4, Ari Keshariya 13.35m -0.2. James Moore 7.26kg SP 14.59m, Max Abbot 13.49m. Mya Phillips DT 39.08m, Melenaite Havea 39.09m.
Para Athlete: Rorie Poff 5kg SP 7.33m. Caitlin Dore F37 3kg SP 8.99m, Una Kinajil-Reding 8.09m. Zack Lappin 1kg DT 32.43m.
10 February: Masaki Tomooka 110m H 14.85 +2.0 PB, HJ 1.89m PB, JT 54.20m. Max Attwell 110m H 15.56, HJ 1.94m, JT 50.07m. Christina Ryan 100m H 14.56 +3.7, 200m 26.10 +1.5, 600g JT 35.61m. Holly Gray 100m H 14.33. Cooper Wightman 800m 1:54.87. Rosa Twyford 800m 2:10.05, Kate Currie 2:18.15 PB, Amelia Henstock 2:17.19. AJ Madondo 200m 22.30 +2.2. Lily Morrison 200m 26.13 +1.5. Orla Motley 3kg HT 48.92m, 500g JT 33.80m. Bill Quigley 5kg HT 40.15m, 700g JT 45.66m PB. Mya Phillips 600g JT 35.73m. Adam Stack HJ 2.06m, Tia Wynyard 1.94m, Kaelan Paranihi 1.94m. Hannah Collins TJ 11.73m -3.5.
Para Athlete: Zack Lappin 600g JT 28.65m.
7 February: Daniel Grounds PV 3.40m.
 
DUNEDIN
Athletics Otago Meeting, Caledonian Ground – 10 February 2024
Schuyler Orr 60m 7.21 +2.1, 100m 10.94 +3.4. Sebastian Ferro 100m 10.79 +3.4, Shay Veitch 100m 10.87 +1.8, LJ 7.07m +3.5 also 6.81m +1.5. Felix McDonald 400m 49.94. Jordan Evans-Tobata 400m 59.77. Phil Napper 1500m 5:37.92 Otago masters M70 record. Alex Brown 3000m RW 13:54.52. Luke Moffitt 110m H .990 15.50 +2.7. Catherine Lund 3000m St 10:38.82. Keira McNeill TJ 10.95m +2.0. Kieran Fowler DT 46.50m. Zharna Beattie DT 44.71m. Cameron Moffitt 800g JT 38.48m. Alexa Duff 600g JT 34.15m.

USA INDOORS
Howie Ryan Invitational, Yeoman Fieldhouse, Houston TX, 9 February: Josie Taylor HJ 1.80m (1).
David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Boston University Track and Tennis Centre, Boston MA, 9 February: Maddie Kelso-Heap 400m 58.71 (3). Macey Hilton 800m 2:09.90 (2RM), mile 4:51.59 (5RG). Kiera Hall 800m 2:13.86 (2RT). Tessa Hunt 1000m 2:48.49 (4RB). Alexandria Maples WT 18.81m (3). 10 February: William Johnston 1000m 2:23.81 PB (2RB). Will Anthony mile 3:58.39 PB (4RC), the 48th New Zealander to break four minutes for the mile. Karsen Vesty mile 4:16.08 (12RI). Charlie Hazlett mile 4:12.44 PB (9RO). Sam Idiens mile 4:08.78 PB (4RP). Liam Back 3000m 7:57.25 (6RB). Nick Moulai 3000m 8:22.92 (14RC). Andres Hernandez 5000m 14:32.85 (16RB). Craig Lautenslager 5000m 14:04.10 (5RE). Jared Lautenslager 3000m 8:23.47 PB (Unseeded 5RC).
Eagle Elite, The Track at New Balance, Brighton MA, 9 February: James Harding 800m 1:48.68 NZ indoor record, breaks his own record of 1:48.97 set on 27.01.24 in Fayetteville AR. Emma Douglass 800m 2:06.61 PB (1RD).
Tyson Invitational, Arkansas-Randall Tyson Track, Fayetteville AR, 9 February: Anthony Barmes WT 21.00m (6). Centaine Noom-Duckworth WT 19.26m (6).
Husky Classic, Washington-Dempsey Indoor, Seattle WA, 9 February: Theo Quax 3000m 7:39.85 PB (4), 10 seconds off his previous PB at the 2023 Husky Classic, now 4th all-time NZ, and faster than his late father Dick’s best of 7:45.11. Murdoch McIntyre 3000m 8:19.00 (9RF). Chloe Browne 3000m 9:35.29 PB (13RC). Bella Browne 3000m 9:40.60 PB (13RD). 10 February: Krystie Solomon 800m 2:08.37 (5RB). Alison Andrews-Paul mile 4:37.86 PB (5RB). Kaia Tupu-South SP 17.17m PB (1).
Music City Challenge, Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility, Nashville TN, 10 February: Alex Martin 800m 1:51.33 PB (4).
9th annual Gorilla Classic, Robert W Plaster Centre, Pittsburg KS, 10 February: Kayla Goodwin TJ 11.92m (6).
Jarvis Scott Open, Sports Performance Centre, Lubbock TX, 9 February: Leah Belfield 60m 7.49 (5H2), 7.47 (1H7). 10 February: Leah Belfield 200m 24.39 (1R1). Tapenisa Havea SP 16.00m (2).
Don Kirby Elite Invitational, Albuquerque NM, 9 February: Annalies Kalma 200m 24.47 PB (2RG). 10 February: Annalies Kalma 400m 54.16 PB NZ indoor record, breaks her own record of 55.03 set in Spokane last week.
Badger Windy City Invitational, Gately Stadium, Chicago IL, 10 February: Tamara Reeves 3000m 9:38.32 PB (5RB).
Midwest Elite Invitational, Kachel Fieldhouse, Whitewater WI, 10 February: James Corbett 800m 1:55.78 (2RB).
116th Millrose Games, The Armory New York NY, 11 February: George Beamish 2 miles 8:05.73 (4). Maia Ramsden mile 4:24.83 (8), just outside Kimberley Smith’s New Zealand indoor record of 4:24.14.
 
FRANCE INDOORS
The Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Trophee EDF, Arena Stade Couvert de Liévin, 10 February: Eliza McCartney PV 4.84m (1), (4.50xo, 4.65xo, 4.75xo, 4.84o), Oceania and NZ indoor record, breaks her own record of 4.75m set on 03.03.18 in Birmingham UK. Tom Walsh SP 22.16m (2), (22.16, 21.57, x, 21.05, 21.38, x).
 
AUSTRALIA
Adelaide Invitational, SA Athletics Stadium, 10 February: Georgia Hulls 100m 11.70 +1.0 (9RA), 200m 23.49 -1.5 (2RA). Livvy Wilson 100m 11.66 +2.2 (1RB). Tommy Te Puni 200m 21.56 -0.5 (8RA). Rosie Elliott 200m 24.04 -1.5 (8RA). James Preston 800m 1:45.50 (2). Laura Nagel 1500m 4:09.92 (6) PB, 7th all-time NZ women. Rebekah Greene 4:11.79 (7).
James Steyn PV 5.45m (1), Nick Southgate PV 5.35m (2). Ebuka Okpala TJ 15.59m +0.4 (6). Anna Thomson TJ 12.48m +0.6 (6). Connor Bell DT 65.93m (meeting record) (1) (x, 60.85, 64.95, 65.93, x, 62.06).
 
Australian and Oceania 20km race walking championship, Adelaide, 11 February: Laura Langley 1:41:42 PB (14), Arnika Nelson 1:50:56 PB (17).
 
Copyworld Interclub, SA Athletics Stadium, Adelaide, 3 February: Caitlin Shepperson HT 48.39m (2).
 
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Jaden Movold: Sharjah 2024 International Open Para Athletics Meeting 4th – 6th February: 100m: 17.15, 400m: 56.01 (seasons best), 800m: 1:48.01 (personal best), 1500m: 3:22.12 (personal best), 5000m: 11:46.96 (seasons best).
Khorfakkan World Para Athletics International Meeting 2024 8th – 9th February: 1500m: 3:25.01, 5000m: 11:36.60 (seasons best).
 

ROAD AND TRAIL RACES AROUND THE COUNTRY    
AUCKLAND 
Fox Trot 5km, Viaduct Harbour, 6 February: Simon Mace 16:57, Greg Darbyshire 17:22, Jack Clendon 17:27. Anne Ewing 19:26, Christine Adamson 22:”45, Laura Clack 23:31.
YMCA 10km, Auckland Domain, 8 February: Sam Walker 38:21, James Donovan 38:44, Leon Dickison 39:30. Bella Morton 42:52.
Coatesville Half Marathon, 11 February: Jono Wilkins 1:14:15, William Leong 1:16:18, Mark Paterson 1:17:24. Katrina Andrew 1:20:10, Kate MacDonald 1:29:27, Jess Buxton 1:33:26. 8km: George Sutton 30:16, Clinton Loveday 30:29, Paul Fitzpatrick 30:36. Denika Clooney 33:01, Emma Mackie 35:40, Kim Klouwens 36:39.
 
WELLINGTON
Wellington Scottish Waterfront 5k #14, Oriental Bay, 6 February: Caleb Hathaway 17:29, Alistair Richardson 18:42, Darcy Snell 19:08. Fiona Hayvice 21:21, Sarah Fountain 24:20, Jaime Vessiot 24:27.
The Honest 10km, Oriental Bay, 11 February: Magnus Monahan 37:50, Max Kempthorne 38:35, Matt Cryer 39:26. Emma Bassett 44:08.
 
NELSON
The Honest Lawyer 5km, Monaco, 5 February: Albin Ridefelt 15:29, Clinton Manderson 16:59, Chris Sharland 17:58. Johanna Ridefelt 19:04, Robyn Deane 21:25.
Waimea 5km Series, Richmond, 7 February: Curtis Moore 17:55, Chris Sharland 18:01, Sam Kelly 19:22. Polly Wilcox 19:45.
  
BULLER
Buller Gorge Marathon, Lower Buller to Westport, 10 February: Andy Good 2:23:44, Matthew Moloney 2:36:12, Steven Gibson 2:47:58. Hannah Oldroyd 2:49:44, Rosie Hay 3:18:25, Jo Ryder 3:43:13. Half marathon: Mat Wiseman 1:13:06 PB, Oliver Rose 1:16:36, Scotty Hawker 1:16:43. Alexandra Hawke 1:21:47, Jessica Percasky 1:31:45, Ange Wreford 1:32:17.