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18 September 2023 • Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup 18 September 2023

Tori Peeters finished an outstanding second in the women’s javelin at the Diamond League Final, one of three Kiwis to claim a podium spot in Eugene. Credit Michael Dawson

INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

USA
Diamond League Final, The Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field Eugene OR, 16 September
: Zoe Hobbs 100m 11.18 +0.8 (9), Sam Tanner 1 mile 3:49.51 PB (11) just outside Sir John Walker’s 1982 national record of 3:49.08, 1500m time 3:33.78 (10), George Beamish 3000m steeplechase 8:14.01 (3), Tori Peeters JT 61.30m (2) (60.53, 58.66, x, 61.30, 58.79, 58.29), Hamish Kerr HJ 2.29m (4) (2.15 o, 2.20 o, 2.25 o, 2.29 xo, 2.33 xxx),
17 September: Tom Walsh SP 22.69m (3), second best ever throw, 21cm short of PB set in Doha in 2019, (21.99, 22.69, 22.31, 21.71, 22.15, 22.40). Joe Kovacs won with 22.93m from Ryan Crouser 22.91m.

AUSTRALIA
Sydney Marathon, 17 September: Matthew Moloney 2:41:59 (48), Gene Rand 2:42:23 (51), Chris Trent 2:43:37 (57). Jasmine Finney 3:12:49 (46), Jess Winter 3:14:19 (52), Shamiso Mawer 3:17:54 (64). Half marathon; Peter Richards 1:26:58 (67). Kelly Parlane 1:31:44 (26). 10km; Benjamin Rickerby 32:45 (9), Samuel Rickerby 34:44 (20). Michelle Van Looy 45:41 (73).

DOMESTIC RESULTS 

AUCKLAND
Auckland Road Relay Championships, Mt Smart Stadium – 17 September 2023
32.5km relay: SM; Pakuranga (Ryan Danby, Robbie van Deursen, Michael Beckmann, Eammon O’Brien) 1:49:39, Oratia 2:01:10. MM35; Owairaka (Mariano Piagentini, Adam Gallagher, Keith Burrows, Nick Moore) 1:49:10, TTT 2:01:46, Pakuranga 2:02:18. MM50; Owairaka (James Parker, Bruce Duncan, Tim Morrison, Troy Harold) 1:59:40, ACA 2:20:38, University 2:35:39. MU18, MU20; Pakuranga (Ben Oxford, Alex Wilkins, Connor Boulton, Caleb Wagener) 1:48:34, Whippets 1:50:55, Pakuranga #2 1:57:22.

20km relay: SW; TTT (Pip Tuckley, Odette Jennings, Lisa Cross) 1:16:25, Owairaka 1:24:37. MW; TTT (Katie Vroegop, Maria Kroonenberg, Rachel Eade) 1:26:04, YMCA 1:27:15, TTT #2 1:40:04. MM60; University (Graham Macky, John Bower, Tony King) 1:27:16, Pakuranga 2:09:22. WU/20; ACA (Sophia Urlich, Grace Meredith, Zara Pomfret) 1:18:46.

Race Walk 15km; Racewalking Auckland (Angela Baird, Mathew Baird, Yandri Fourie, Richie Trathen) 1:35:26.

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Red Stag Redwoods Forest Relay, Whakarewarewa – 17 September 2023
16km relay: SM; Hamilton City Hawks (Troy Lonergan, Michael Peck, Rhys Mildon, Mark Gray) 1:00:15, Tauranga 1:03:07. SW; Cambridge (Bronwen Rees-Jones, Veronica Maree, Dee Atkinson, Gemma Horan) 1:13:19, Whakatane 1:20:39. MM35; Cambridge (Dean Chiplin, Steve Rees-Jones, Jonny McKee, Matthew Hallam) 58:03, Hamilton 1:04:40, Whakatane 1:05:32. MW35 Hamilton (Sandra Jensen, Kirsten Milne, Kay Stockman, Sarah Murphy) 1:14:19. MM50; Hamilton (John Bowe, John Crane, Glenn Sexton, Andrew Wark) 1:07:31, Hamilton #2 1:13:09. MW50; Calliope (Helen O’Toole, Bev Steward, Sarah Fairlie, Vicki Skill) 1:39:58. MU20; Whakatane (Cooper Hogan, Caleb O’Neill, Nicholas McLeary, Josh Spalding) 1:09:05. WU20; Whakatane (Thea Miller, Rosie Milne, Sophia Hall, Mia Hyndman) 1:17:31.

Fastest 4km lap; Jonny McKee 14:04 and Sarah Murphy 16:42.

DUNEDIN
Otago Spring 3000m Challenge, Caledonian Ground – 14 September 2023
Janus Staufenberg 8:36.58, Liam Chesney 8:41.49, James McLeay 8:54.80, Jake Owen 8:59.04 PB, Nicolas Alvarez Rey-Virag 9:06.47, Matthew Bolter 9:07.52.
Olivia Thornbury 10:10.80, Siena Mackley 10:12.56, Liliana Braun 10:26.31, Erin McKevitt 10:32.07 PB, Becky de la Harpe 10:40.65, Kennedy Taylor 10:46.74.

ROAD AND TRAIL RACES AROUND THE COUNTRY   

WHANGAREI
Whangarei Run Festival, Town Basin, 17 September
: Half marathon; Dwayne Collecutt 1:14:32 PB, Ben Evans 1:15:11, Sam Rout 1:15:13 PB. Caris Teo 1:27:13 PB, Ady McKenzie 1:32:31, Bree Monaghan 1:34:58. 8.5km; Ben Winder 29:45, Ben Keyte 30:45, Denika Clooney 32:14, Polina Klimova 33:39, Zac Raine 34:09. Shannon-Leigh Litt 35:34 (3rd woman).

AUCKLAND 
Fox Trot 5km, Viaduct Harbour, 12 September: Adam Berry 17:04, Harry Harris 17:32, Keith Burrows 17:35. Sophie Hogan 19:34, Emily Richardson 22:07, Tia Knight 22:08.

Rat Race 5km, Takapuna, 13 September: Damon Nicholas 18:36, Joel Martin 19:08, Andrew Harvey 19:15.

WAIPUKURAU
Hatuma Half Marathon, 17 September: Anton Weatherhead 1:18:00, David Rawnsley 1:20:26, Campbell MacDonald 1:23:54. Amanda Waldron 1:27:07.

GISBORNE
Gisborne Quarter Marathon, Marina Park, 16 September: 10.5km very windy; Mike Robinson 35:41. Michelle Rennie 44:59.

WELLINGTON
Hutt Marathon, Petone, 17 September: Very windy 900 competitors; Simon Angus 2:54:14, Alvirg Busa 3:02:43, Whana Gordon 3:09:49. Vassilissa Gugia 3:26:57. Half marathon; Jeroen Matthews 1:18:59, James Marsh 1:19:12, David Taylor 1:21:15. Ali Campbell 1:28:24. 10km; Joshua Fitzgerald 36:55, James Richardson 37:05, Gianluca Valsenti 40:15.

The Honest 10km, Oriental Bay, 17 September: In extremely windy conditions; Jeff Bannister (46) 40:32.

CANTERBURY
Governors Bay to Lyttelton 10km, 16 September: Cameron Clark 31:24, Maximillian Yanzick 32:08, Orestas Rimkus 32:41. Hannah Bartram 38:02, Kate Currie 38:26 PB, Natalie Dryden 38:35. Master men; Caden Shields 30:30, Ryan Kiesanowski 33:41 PB, Simon Kerr 34:50. Master women; Kirsten Hall 40:21, Alex Hawke 40:43, Teresa Blackmore 41:54.

Race Tekapo, 16 September: 50km; Greg Bassam 3:49:11, Sam Mowat 3:57:15, Sanjeev Deo 4:07:10. Macee Latimer 4:06:05, Naomi Brand 4:16:17, Mel Aitken 4:29:47. 32km; Jon Bolam 2:34:20, Nathan Cohen 2:50:09, Matt Green 2:55:49. Hannah Oldroyd 2:37:02, Ruby Morgan 2:54:01, Annabelle Bramwell 2:56:30. 21km; Blake Weston 1:38:49, Reuben Graham 1:40:05, Ryan White 1:42:37. Emma Somervell 1:57:44, Nicole Weyandt 2:01:19, Olivia Kikstra 2:10:08. 12km; Lee Calderon 55:34, Xye Doyle 1:04:33, Blake Mackie 1:04:40. Louise Daly 59:55, Sophie Hicks 1:00:25, Rowan Walton 1:02:35.

INVERCARGILL
Sandy Point Classic Half Marathon, 17 September: Craig Iverson 1:19:48, Kimberley Iverson 1:29:30.