Weekly Roundup – 16 December

Welcome to the final Weekly Roundup for 2024; the first Roundup for 2025 will be on Monday, 6 January.
Compliments of the season to everyone.

Domestic Results

Auckland

McKinnon Shield #6, Mt Smart Stadium – 14 December 2024

The wind at Mt Smart tends to play tricks with Tommy Te Puni. On a perfectly calm day, with earlier races recording legal winds, Te Puni’s 100m victory in 10.34 came with a following wind of 2.7. 

He was back in action later in the programme winning the 200m in a legal 20.77. Zachary Saunders was second on both occasions in 10.58 and 21.27.

Matthew Alty went under two minutes for the first time in the 800m in 1:58.46 in finishing second to Daniel Hayes who won in a debut 1:53.87.

Camryn Smart, national 400m champion in 2021 and third in last season’s nationals, debuted over 800m with an impressive run of 2:12.68. Leah Marais (14) cut five seconds off her previous best, finishing second in 2:17.45.

Livvy Wilson won the 100m in 11.81 from Hastings athlete Kiana Pohe, who recorded a PB 12.22. Alana Mathews set her best time of 16:41.69 in the 3000m race walk.

Estelle Short from the Cook Islands sprinted to a career-best of 25.59 in the 200m, with Sienna Moyle also setting her best of 25.62 in the second.

In the long jump, Cleo Loader was out to her best of 5.49m while there was much jubilation, with Paddy Walsh setting a Para Athlete T64 national record of 4.71m.

Results

Men
100m: Tommy Te Puni (NHB) 10.34 +2.7, Zach Saunders (Pakuranga) 10.58, Joe Dolphin (NHB) 10.65.
200m: Te Puni 20.77 +0.7, Saunders 21.27, Joe Berman (Waitakere) 22.92.
800m: Daniel Hayes (Whippets) 1:53.87, Matthew Alty (ACA) 1:58.46 PB, Max Wildbore (Hastings) 1:59.80.
3000m: Robin Miller (Owairaka) 10:21.94, Andrew Mexted (Oratia) 10:57.47, Elijah Mcdermott (Oratia) 11:04.25.
300m hurdles: .762; Rianco Haggard (Pakuranga) 38.21. .838; Noah Retford (Pakuranga) 38.24.

Hammer throw: 5kg; Oliver Chung (NHB) 49.20m.
Javelin throw: 800g; Connor Brown (Tauranga) 45.86m, Clynton Janke (ACA) 31.43m. 700g; Henry Merrick (ACA) 34.57m, Chung 33.12m.
Long jump: Ryan Young (Aspiring) 7.11m +1.9 PB, Piritau Nga (Cook Is) 6.78m +1.3, Zhan Bowden (NHB) 6.22m +4.4, also 6.18m +1.6.
High jump: Ty Gonzales (Lynndale) 1.75m, Tenzing Boulton (NHB) 1.75m, Edward Nga (Cook Islands) 1.70m, Marc Patience (Pakuranga) 1.70m.

Women

100m: Livvy Wilson (NHB) 11.81 -0.6, Kiana Pohe (Hastings) 12.22 PB, Jacqui Nasrabadi (ACA) 12.37.
200m: Estelle Short (Cook Is) 25.59 +0.9 PB, Sienna Moyle (ACA) 25.62 PB, Esme Reid (ACA) 26.30.
800m: Camryn Smart (NHB) 2:12.68 PB, Leah Marais (Pakuranga) 2:17.45 PB, Sofia Maulvurfs (Lynndale) 2:26.41.
3000m: Caitlyn Marx 11:00.41, Charlotte Brown (Glen Eden) 11:16.34, Maulvurfs 12:06.60.
2000m race walk: Morgan Day (Pakuranga) 11:18.96.
3000m race walk: Alana Mathews (RW Akld) 16:41.69 PB, Yandri Fourie (Pakuranga) 18:08.74.
300m hurdles: Madeleine du Toit (Pakuranga) 48.58, Isobel Beamont (Lynndale) 52.91, Fionnuala Free (Takapuna) 53.62.
400m hurdles: Grace Wisnewski (Hamilton) 1:03.82, Faith Firestone (Takapuna) 1:26.46.

Hammer throw: 4kg; Nadja Kumerich (NHB) 51.84m, Melissa Karl (Takapuna) 33.06m. 3kg; Sacha Fu-Oughton (NHB) 40.35m.
Long jump: Cleo Loader (NHB) 5.49m +1.7 PB, Nasrabadi 5.32m -0.2, Eden Moyle (Eastern) 5.30m +0.8 PB, Juno Ireland 5.25m +2.0 PB. Paddy Walsh T64, 4.71m -0.5, (NZ Senior Para Athlete record).
High jump: Miya Riseborough (Takapuna) 1.60m PB, Megan Cox (NHB) 1.55m, Annah Bratton (Owairaka) 1.55m.                                                            

Wellington

Lifestyle Scottish Night of Miles, Newtown Park – 14 December 2024

Men mile: Jag Willers 4:32.91, Rainer Kravets 4:41.02, Nick Horspool 4:44.50, Jamie Duncan 4:44.54, Daniel Clendon 4:46.27.

Women mile: Ava Sutherland 5:06.81, Olivia Clay-McDowell 5:07.22 PB, Juliet Moorhead 5:19.10 PB, Andrea Peat 5:19.79, Lucy Mabin 5:20.89 PB, Issy de Hair 5:21.31 PB, Lucy Jurke 5:22.58 PB, Kumiko Otani 5:29.08.

Mixed mile race walk: Helen Willis 10:49.50, Craig Anderson 11:11.55, Bob Gardner 11:59.09, Rupert Watson 12:00.54, Daphne Jones 13:03.04.

Pre-Meet: Luke Jarvis 100m 11.37 NWI, Zack Ziogas 11.50. Phoebe Edwards 100m 12.69 NWI, LJ 5.71m -1.1. Niamh Gedye 100m 13.05. Jag Willers 800m 1:56.17 PB, Max Karamanolis 1:59.23, Jacob Kilmister 2:00.87 PB. Ethan Calder-Cass 400m 51.64. Sacha Kilmister 400m 1:00.06.

Christchurch
Athletics Canterbury Meeting #7, Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub – 14 December 2024

Harry Williamson 110m H .914 14.56 +1.8 PB, 200m 22.67 +2.1. Kieran Sinclair-Lomax 110m 1.067m 16.49 +1.8. Tiaan Whelpton 60m 6.58 +3.1. Trelise Forster 60m 8.13 +2.6, 100m 12.73 +4.3. Caleb Robinson 60 7.20 +3.1, 100m 11.33 +2.7, 200m 22.84 +2.1. Xavier Wehi 400m 52.36. Alfie Pask PV 3.20m. Todd Bates 7.26kg HT 51.98m. Bill Quigley 5kg HT 46.26m, Toby Orr 34.91m PB, Taylan Endicott-Davies 33.73m PB. Emma Grenfell 3kg HT 33.66m. Jessica Hendren HJ 1.60m, Anna Gillett 1.60m, LJ 5.22m. Tia Wynyard HJ 2.00m, James Knaggs 1.80m.

Jared Neighbours DT 41.66m, Max Attwell 36.42m, Joden Pratten 36.27m. Mya Phillips DT 36.78m, Mel Havea 36.44m.

Para Athlete: Sarah James T53 60m 14.01 +2.6, 100m 20.03 +4.3, 200m 40.10 +2.1. Zack Lappin T37 DT 31.01m.

Dunedin
Athletics Otago Meeting, Caledonian Ground – 14 December 2024

Schuyler Orr 100m 11.09 +0.9, 200m 22.90 +0.9. Fiona Centers 100m 12.85 +0.2. Cameron Moffitt 200m 22.27 +0.9, DT 35.85m. Shay Veitch 400m 49.96, Matthew Bolter 52.23. 
Jake Owen 1500m 4:06.81. Taryn  McLean 5000m 18:26.50. Kieran Fowler DT 44.11m. Zharna Beattie DT 42.80m. Jessie McGrouther 3kg HT 47.24m. Alexa Duff 600g JT 38.57m. Sarah Evans 500g JT 33.20m.

Invercargill
Athletics Southland Meeting, Surrey Park – 14 December 2024

Hector O’Rourke, third in the senior boys discus at the secondary schools championships with 48.33m, threw a personal best and Southland M17 record of 50.10 with the 1.5kg discus. 

Connor Gilliland 110m H .914 15.21 +5.4, TJ 13.34m NWI, LJ 6.51m NWI. Ollie Davis 60m 7.30 +7.0, 100m 11.24 +5.1, 400m 55.61, LJ 6.74m NWI. Bea Christie 3kg SP 11.13m.

International Results

Australia

Zatopek 10, Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park Melbourne, 14 December:

Fifteen-year-old Sam Ruthe did it again, breaking his New Zealand under 17 and 18 3000m record set just over three weeks ago. Racing in the open senior race he finished 13th in 8:06.56, cutting three seconds off his previous time.

David Lee ran a PB 3000m of 7:55.71 as did Catherine Lund with 9:40.36.

Oli Chignell was a credible third in the feature event the 10,000m in 28:35.08.

Zatopek 10,000m: Oli Chignell 28:35.08 (3), Taonga Mbambo 29:16.98 PB (11), William Little 29:46.57 (16), Ronan Lee 29:58.33 (18). 

3000m: David Lee 7:55.71 PB (6), Sam Ruthe 8:06.56 PB (NZ under 17 and under 18 record) (13). Tillie Hollyer 9:37.06 (12), Caitlin McQuilkin-Bell 9:54.13 (13). Catherine Lund 9:40.36 PB (U/20 6).

Shot put: Lauren Bruce 13.43m (4) (12.66, 12.98, 13.43, 13.30, F, 13.19).

Treloar Shield, SOPAC, Sydney, 14 December: Liam Webb 400m 48.63 (2).

GREAT BRITAIN
Loughborough Indoor Open, Loughborough University Indoor Track, 8 December: Imogen Ayris PV 4.41m (2) (4.06 o, 4.21 o, 4.31 o, 4.41 xxo, 4.51 xxx). Molly Caudery won with 4.71m.

USA INDOORS

BYU December Invite, Smith Field House, Provo UT, 12 December:
Nadia Chiara 60m 8.07 (2H7), 60m H 9.01 (1H7), 9.12 (3RC).

Dakota Alumni Classic, Bison Sports Arena. Fargo ND, 13 December:
Nadia Evans 60m 7.69 (2H3), 7.66 (5).

Spokane Invitational, The Podium, Spokane WA, 14 December:
Maria Sartin 600m 1:34.08 (2).

Road & Trail Races Around the Country

Auckland

Fox Trot 5km, Viaduct Harbour, 10 December: Logan Griffin 15:21, Ethan Verner 17:24, Ben Luffman 17:25, Greg Darbyshire 17:37. Tia Knight 18:18, Devon Lowyim 19:06, Sophie Baillie 20:08, Kathleen Hudson 20:14.

Rat Race 5km, Takapuna, 11 December: Andrew Harvey 19:08, Chris Weeks 19:52, Kerry Weeks 19:56.

Wellington
The Honest 10km, Oriental Bay, 15 December: Ehsan Lorestani 37:55, Matt Booth 42:35, Hayden King 42:52.

Nelson
The Spectacle, Running Festival, 13-15 December: Mile; Neil Gourley 4:03, Sam Tanner 4:03, Brian Fay 4:04, Vince Ciattei 4:05, Stewart McSweyn 4:06, Matthew Taylor 4:07, George Varney 4:19. Georgia Griffith 4:35, Sarah Billings 4:39, Sophie O’Sullivan 4:42, Brigid Dennehy 4:50, Katherine Camp 4:57.

100 mile: Kyle Malone 25:38:31, Jarrod Mclauchlan 25:38:38, Emma Timmis 27:05:03. 100km: Vajin Armstrong 13:31:09, Craig Thomson 14:14:40, Trevor Voyce 14:20:35. Kate Annan 15:47:23, Francesca Harris 15:50:08, Louise Espin 16:17:56. 50km: Sam Harvey 4:18:07, Jono Jackson 4:27:12, David Haunschmidt 4:28:50. Caitlin Fielder 4:39:09, Nancy Jiang 4:54:59, Julia Grant 5:34:13.

21km: Hayden Squance 1:45:43. Britta Martin 2:05:10. 10km: Chris Sharland 39:25. Rebecca Pritchard 45:28. 5km: Cameron Swales 16:21, Ieuan van der Peet 16:46, Matthew Moloney 17:06. Sally Gibbs 19:34, Jossie Rawes 20:06, Carmen Otten 20:58.

The Honest Lawyer 5km #6, Monaco, 9 December: Pat Dillon 19:42, Tony Phillips 19:57, Andre Le Lievre 20:00. Robyn Deane 21:50, Charlotte Tear 22:09, Jamila Milne 22:41.

Waimea 5km Series, Showgrounds Course, Richmond, 11 December: Chris Sharland 17:55, Joshua Barley 18:24, Banjo Norte 19:22. Klaartje Van Schie 21:51, Robyn Deane 21:52, Colette Read 23:26.