Weekly Roundup – 14 April

NATIONAL RESULTS

CHRISTCHURCH

Athletics New Zealand Marathon Championship, Hagley Park – 13 April 2025

Oska Inkster-Baynes collected his second national marathon title in 2:20:20, having previously won on the Christchurch course in 2019 in 2:18:11. 

Inkster-Baynes was clear throughout, heading in the 2021 national under-20 steeplechase champion Maximillian Yanzick, by five minutes. 

Last year’s champion, in Rotorua, Michael Voss, opted for the half marathon, where he finished sixth.

Ingrid Cree, who won in Christchurch last year, returned to take out her first national title in a PB 2:46:31, 12 seconds faster than last year.

Results:

Marathon: Oska Inkster-Baynes 2:20:20, (Half 1:08:46), Maximillian Yanzick 2:25:36, Tom Galloway 2:27:50 PB, Blair McWhirter 2:29:07, Mark Boyce 2:30:25 PB, Jamie Coulter-Smyth 2:33:14.

Ingrid Cree 2:46:31 PB (Half 1:21:47), Julia Grant 2:52:47 PB, Mel Aitken 2:53:54, Annabelle Bramwell 2:58:04 PB, Ange Wreford 3:03:36, Maisie Kilner 3:03:58 PB.

Half Marathon: Toby Gualter 1:03:30 PB, Taonga Mbambo 1:03:45 PB, Julian Oakley 1:04:10, Christopher Dryden 1:04:11 PB, Cameron Graves 1:04:17 PB, Michael Voss 1:04:38.

Anneke Grogan 1:14:59, Brigid Dennehy 1:15:53 PB, Arleah Tippins 1:17:20 PB, Nerissa O’Donnell 1:18:26, Kumiko Otani 1:18:49 PB, Kiri Atkin 1:18:56 PB.

10km: Andy Good 31:49, Harry Witt 32:19, Matthew Arnold 33:15, Jared Van Vianen 33:46, Lorcan Rabbitte 33:57, Caleb Radcliffe 34:58.

Maia Flint 37:52, Jemima Tennekoon 39:26, Olivia Ritchie 39:41, Jessica Bray 40:02, Margot Gibson 41:34, Lizzie Deane-Jackson 42:23.

INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

AUSTRALIA

Athletics Australia Open and Under 20 Championships, WA Athletics Stadium, Perth – 10/13 April 2025

New Zealand athletes Gold Medals: Lauren Bruce hammer throw, Antonie Smal U/20 triple jump, James McLeay U/20 1500m.

Silver Medals: Joe Martin U/20 800m, Fernanda Tirado U/20 hammer throw, Reid Davidson U/20 shot put, Liam Ngchok-Wulf shot put, Elizabeth Hewitt hammer throw, Samantha Lathwood U/20 100m.

Bronze Medals: George Wyllie U/20 5000m, Eva Pringle 3000m steeplechase, Charlotte Goldsmith U/20 long jump, Blessing Sefo shot put.

Para Athlete, Gold Mac Denniston U/20 javelin throw, Charli Gardiner-Hall U/20 discus throw, Milly Marshall-Kirkwood discus throw. Silver Mac Denniston discus throw, Sarah James wheelchair 100m and 400m, Charli Gardiner-Hall U/20 javelin throw. Anna Grimaldi 100m and 200m.

NZ Results:

10/11 April: Toby O’Rorke U/20 10,000m RW 48:05.20 (9). Jonah Cropp 10,000m RW 43:43.51 (4). Heath Abbot U/20 6kg HT 56.31 (5). Kate Borton U/20 400m 56.57 (1H3) Q, final DNS. Hunter Scott U/20 400m 48.12 PB (3H3) q. Zack Walton U/20 400m  50.49 PB (7H1). Kate Currie U/20 5000m 17:17.19 (5), Ava Sutherland U/20 5000m 17:42.95 (8).  

Thaddeus Bowen U/20 decathlon 6146 points PB (5) (100m 11.41 +1.8 PB, LJ 6.60m -0.3 PB, 6kg SP 10.39m PB, HJ 1.85m PB, 400m 52.14 PB, 110m H 16.67 -0.7 PB, 1.75kg DT 31.95m PB, PV 3.70m PB, JT 41.20m PB, 1500m 4:53.12), Benjamin Fairclough U/20 decathlon 5443 points PB (13) (100m 11.25 +1.8 PB, LJ 5.61m +0.2 PB, 6kg SP 10.39m PB, HJ 1.73m, 400m 50.63 PB, 110m H 16.54 -0.7 PB, 1.75kg DT 19.24m PB, PV 3.00m PB, JT 28.57m PB, 1500m 4:36.60). Fernanda Tirado U/20 4kg HT 53.44m (2), Paige Fletcher U/20 4kg HT 45.97m (7). George Wyllie U/20 5000m 14:52.57 (3). 

Jorja Gibbons U/20 100m 11.94 +1.3 PB (3H2), Charlotte Goldsmith U/20 100m 11.87 (2H2) Q, Samantha Lathwood U/20 100m 11.85 +1.4 (3H3) q. Rylan Noome U/20 100m 10.70 +1.7 (3H3).

Brody Boerboom U/20 800m 2:01.58 (7H4), Joe Martin U/20 800m 1:50.57 (1H3) Q, final 1:49.59 PB (2). James Trathen U/20 800m 1:54.21 (6H3),  Cooper Wightman U/20 800m 2:09.93 (8H4), Max Wildbore U/20 800m 1:52.08 PB (5H2).

Samantha Lascelles U/20 800m 2:09.23 (1H2) Q, final 2:07.98 PB (6). Abby O’Boyle U/20 800m 2:08.22 PB (2H1) Q, final 2:07.95 PB (5).

Arnika Nelson 10,000m RW 53:38.24 (9). Lauren Bruce HT 60.09m (1) Q, Elizabeth Hewitt HT 53.04 (7) Q, Nadja Kumerich HT 50.95m (11), Caitlin Shepperson HT 49.96 (13). Douw Botes JT 67.24m (8) q.

Hunter Scott U/20 200m 21.93 0.0 (1H2) Q, Rylan Noome U/20 200m 21.94 0.0 (2H2) Q. Charlotte Goldsmith U/20 200m 24.61 -3.1 (1H2) Q, Samantha Lathwood U/20 200m 24.73 -3.1 (3H2) q. Samantha Lathwood U/20 100m final 11.78 +1.4 PB (2), Charlotte Goldsmith 11.86 (5).

Jacquelyn Kowalewski 2000m steeplechase .762 11:31.72 (6). Jorja Gibbons 100m 12.05 +0.7 (5H2) q. Hunter Scott U/20 400m 48.67 (9). Mogammad Smith 100m 10.56 +2.1 (4H4) Q. Brooke Somerfield 100m 11.51 +1.8 (3H1) Q. Jorja Gibbons 12.18 +1.1 (7H2). Hannah Sandilands LJ 5.48m +0.3 (9GA).

Liam Webb 400m 49.45 (6H3). Eva Pringle 3000m steeplechase 10:06.86 PB (3).

Para Athlete: Sionann Murphy F37 DT 25.62m (4). Charli Gardner-Hall F37 DT 24.41m PB (5). Zachary Orbell T35 400m 1:08.88 PB (6). Liam Wilson T37 LJ 4.29m +0.6 PB (12), Tamahae Wirepa T37 3.53m +1.1 PB (14). Zack Lappin F37 1kg DT 32.49m PB (5), 600g JT 32.00m PB (5). Mac Denniston F34 U/20 600g JT 17.73m PB, NZ record (1). Amy Ellis T13 200m 29.30 +2.0 PB (4). Sarah James T53 100m wheelchair 18.55 +3.0 (2), 400m wheelchair 1:10.73 (2).

12 April: Harry Williamson 400m H .914 58.88 PB (6H3), 110m H .914 15.29 +3.1 (5H1). Charlotte Goldsmith U/20 LJ 5.85m +1.3 (3). Reid Davidson 6kg U/20 SP 17.89m (2). Lyon Rodger U/20 LJ 7.03m +1.6 PB (8). Heath Abbot 7.26kg HT 47.83m (13). Max Wildbore U/20 1500m 4:05.34 (11H1), James McLeay 3:56.07 (1H2) Q, Joe Martin 3:56.62 (2H2) Q, Jake Lomas 4:02.22 (9H2), George Wyllie 3:55.30 (3H3) Q. Kate Currie U/20 1500m 4:25.77 PB (1H1) Q, Ava Sutherland 4:36.68 (14H1), Samantha Lascelles 4:45.13 (16H1), Abby O’Boyle 4:32.54 (7H2), Jacquelyn Kowalewski 4:41.99 (15H2).

Brooke Somerfield 100m 11.54 +3.7 (5SF2). Mogammad Smith 100m 10.73 +0.6 (7SF1). Rylan Noome U/20 200m 21.59 +2.2 (6), Hunter Scott 21.87 (8). Samantha Lathwood U/20 200m 24.51 +1.2 (5), Charlotte Goldsmith 24.71 (8). Toby Tasker 3000m steeplechase .914 8:57.64 PB (7).

Jackson Rogers 200m 21.34 +2.2 (2H3) Q, 21.58 +0.6 (6H2). Brooke Somerfield 200m 23.73 +1.6 (1H1) Q, 23.63 +2.3 (3H1), final 23.63 +1.2 (7).

Para Athlete: Charli Gardiner-Hall F37 U/20 1kg DT 25.62m PB (1), 600g JT 18.86m PB (2). Milly Marshall-Kirkwood F57 1kg seated DT 17.55m PB (1). Anna Grimaldi T47 100m 12.39 +1.7 (1H2) q, final 12.31 +2.1 (2). Mac Denniston F34 seated 1kg DT 19.00m (2). Tamahae Wirepa T37 100m 12.70 +2.4 (5H1). Zachary Orbell T35 100m 13.72 +1.5 PB (7H3), Liam Wilson T37 100m 13.39 +2.9 (7H4).

13 April: Antonie Smal U/20 800g JT 61.86m (1). Lyon Rodger U/20 TJ 13.67m +0.6 (9). Kate Currie U/20 1500m 4:28.37 (5). James McLeay U/20 1500m 3:49.41 (1), George Wyllie 3:51.83 (6), Joe Martin 3:51.88 (7).

Mariah Ririnui LJ 5.97m +1.1 (8). Cole Gibbons 110m H 1.067m 16.32 +1.7 (9H2). Douw Botes JT 70.26m (8). Nick Southgate PV 5.15m (7). Liam Ngchok-Wulf SP 17.94m PB (2), Blessing Sefo 17.50m (3), Reid Davidson 15.42m PB (8).

Lauren Bruce HT 66.17m (1), Elizabeth Hewitt 59.29m (2). Eva Pringle 5000m 16:41.63 (15).

Para Athlete: Amy Ellis T13 U/20 100m 14.41 -1.1 (6). Anna Grimaldi T47 200m 25.95 -0.3 (1H2) q, 25.67 -0.9 (2). Tamahae Wirepa T37 200m 27.73 -0.2 PB (5H3). Sionann Murphy F37 3kg SP 9.05m (5), Charli Gardiner-Hall F37 7.50m PB (9).

Athletics Australia Junior Championships, WA Stadium, Perth – 4/8 April 2025

Phoebe Laker U/17 400m 56.44 (1H1) Q, final 53.87 PB (1). Laker now owns the Otago records for 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 age categories.

USA

Oklahoma Throws Series #9, Millican Field at Throw Town, Ramona OK, 10 April: Connor Bell DT 68.38m PB (7), New Zealand National record, betters his 68.10m set at the same meeting in Ramona last year.

LR Invitational, Little Rock AR, 11/12 April: Angus Monro 5000m 14:57.57 PB (3). Sequoya Prentice 1500m 4:49.62 (3RB).

Jim Duncan Invitational, Drake Stadium, Des Moines IA, 11 April: Centaine Noom-Duckworth HT 59.91m (1).

Mule Relays, Central Missouri, Warrensburg MO,11 April: Kayla Goodwin SP 12.18m (13), JT 38.47m (12).

Friar Invitational, Ray Treacy Track, Hendricken Field, Providence RI, 11 April: William Johnston mile 4:11.92 (9). Daniel Prescott 3000m 8:14.69 PB (1), Zane Powell 8:15.68 (2), Liam Back 8:17.99 (3), Elliott Pugh 8:40.24 (9). Kiera Hall mile 4:50.98 (7). Kimberley May 800m 2:11.74 (8). 

Weber State Classic, Ogden UT, 11 April: Nadia Chiara 100m H 14.85 +2.1 (6RC).

Titan Friday Night Lights, Fullerton CA, 11 April: Alexandria Maples HT 61.28m (3).

Duke Invitational, Morris Williams Stadium, Durham NC, 11/12 April: Colin Kirkpatrick 1500m 3:52.21 (2RE). Emma Douglass 400m 55.76 (2RC), 800m 2:06.15 (6).

44 Farms Team Invitational, EB Cushing Stadium, Bryan-College Station, TX, 12 April: Eddie Osei-Nketia 100m 9.96 +2.4 (3S7). Alice Taylor heptathlon 5135 points (14), (100m H 15.02 +2.3, HJ 1.77m, SP 10.30m, 200m 27.05 +0.4, LJ 5.70m +3.5, JT 33.87m, 800m 2:22.57).

Siue Cougar Classic, Edwardsville IL, 12 April: Louie Endres 3000m steeplechase 9:14.71 (2). Brianna Lee 800m 2:09.73 (1).

Crimson Tide Invitational, Alabama Arena, Tuscaloosa AL, 12 April: Emma Ferguson 1500m 4:19.51 (2).

We Fly Challenge, Ball State University, Muncie IN, 12 April: Bella Earl 1500m 4:37.11 (4).

South Florida Invitational, USF Stadium, Tampa FL, 12 April: Isabella Richardson 5000m 17:26.84 (6). Maddie Kelso-Heap 400m H 1:03.98 (5RC).

Jo Meaker Classic, Buffalo Sports Park, Canyon TX, 12 April: Leah Belfield 100m 11.88 +1.9 (6).

57th Annual Arcadia Invitational, Arcadia CA, 12 April: Sam Ruthe 3200m 8:43.57 (3), Caleb Wagener 8:59.18 (27). Scarlett Robb 2 miles 10:20.81 (18), Sienna Mackley 10:22.24 (21), Asha Edwards 10:40.52 (28).

Juliet McKinlay heptathlon 4518 points (5), (100m H 15.59 +1.5 PB, HJ 1.48m, SP 10.80m PB, 200m 26.06 +1.0, LJ 5.40m 0.0, JT 36.46m PB, 800m 2:45.74). Connor Gilliland TJ 13.97m +1.7 PB (2). Kendra Scally 100m 11.78 +1.5 PB (2H4), 200m 24.30 +1.3 (7). Boh Ritchie 800m 2:06.32n (2). Ethan Mora mile 4:25.77 (10). Jag Willers 800m 1:54.60 (6), mile 4:29.31 (9).

AUSTRIA
Vienna City 5km road race, Wien, 5 April: Sophie Hicks 16:20 (1).

REGIONAL RESULTS

AUCKLAND 

Southland Centennial ACA Relays, Dilworth School Junior Campus, Remuera – 12 April 2025

The host club’s women’s ACA team won the women’s 3 x 3000m cross country relay in 32:55 heading in Owairaka by nearly a minute. Sophia Haines led off for ACA covering the two laps of 1500m in 11:13. Nina Chalmers. National under 18 1500m champion was next in the fastest individual women’s time of 10:17, with Amy Towers anchoring them home in 11:25. Oratia were third in 36:37 and Lynndale under 18 team won on handicap.

Lisa Cross was second fastest overall in 10:35 and she also ran 11:03 for the TTT masters team. Leah Hankey ran 11:08.

ACA also won the senior men’s 5 x 3000m relay in 50:47, after the first team Wesley were disqualified from taking fastest time honours, after their leading runner Rasmus Bengtsson completed the first and last laps for them. Bengtsson had the fastest individual time of 9:18 and he cut out his last lap in 9:37. Ben Oxford of ACA was next fastest with 9:20, Jacob Hendrickx of Pakuranga, who were second, ran 9:21 and Rodwyn Isaacs 9:23. Pakuranga junior men won the handicap honours.

Other results:

Master men 4 x 3000m: Pakuranga #1 39:22, Owairaka 39:30, Pakuranga #2 43:20, handicap Lynndale B and Pakuranga #2.

Master women 3 x 3000m: Night Ninjas #4 37:15, TTT #1 37:46, Night Ninjas #5 41:25, handicap Oratia Violet.

Walkers 2 x 3000m: Night Ninjas #6 43:17, Pakuranga #1 47:32, Pakuranga #2 50:07, handicap Night Ninjas #6.

Under 16 4 x 2000m: Owairaka (Rory Davies 6:32, Ollie Cheetham 7:32, Grace Parkinson 8:06, Harrison Skewes 6:56) 29:06, Pakuranga Red 29:11, Lynndale #1 29:31. Handicap Owairaka B and TTT #1. Fastest times; Rory Davies 6:32, Leo Green 6:42, Tyler Poland 6:49, Tobias Crowhurst 6:52, Harrison Skewes 6:58, Thomas Smallfield 7:12. Sofia Maulvurfs 7:19.

ROAD AND TRAIL RACES AROUND THE COUNTRY 

AUCKLAND 

Good George 5km, North Wharf, Wynyard Quarter, 8 April: Mitchell Carlyle 17:19, Haoting Ma 17:32, Olly Ng 17:42. Tia Knight 18:18.

Rat Race 5km, Takapuna, 9 April: Noah Hanrahan 18:38, Andrew Harvey 18:46, Sam Mayhew 19:00.

MASTERTON

ACM 5km Series, Colin Pugh Sportsbowl, 13 April: Darius Simpson 17:47, Whana Gordon 18:19, Glen Fraser 19:28. Brooke Duffy 20:22, Esther Gleeson 21:16, Brooke Miller 21:21.

FIORDLAND
Routeburn 32km Classic, 12 April: Jack Harris 2:43:34, Piotr Babis 2:46:30, Hywel Dinnick 2:50:50. Frances Redmond 3:27:49, Elina Ussher 3:35:57, Ruby Knight 3:37:20.