Weekly Roundup – 19 May

INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

QATAR
Diamond League, Qatar Sports Club Stadium, Doha, 16 May:

Imogen Ayris PV 4.33m (9), (4.33o, 4.48xxx). Hamish Kerr HJ 2.23m (2=), (2.15o, 2.20o, 2.330, 2.26xxx). Zoe Hobbs 100m 11.27 +2.0 (7).

Whatgravity Challenge, Katara Amphitheatre, Doha, 9 May: Hamish Kerr HJ 2.20m (10).

USA

Big West Championships, Jack Rose Track, Long Beach CA, 9/10 May: Grace Blanchette heptathlon 4443 points PB (13), (100m H 15.12 +1.6, HJ 1.51m, SP 10.44m PB, 200m 26.93 +2.3, LJ 4.79m +1.3, JT 35.87m PB, 800m 2:36.11). 16/17 May: Luke Hitchcock 800m 1:50.70 (2H3), 1:49.86 (5), 1500m 3:50.70 (4H1), 3:44.88 (6). Amelie Fairclough 400m 57.71 (7H1).

Battle Road Twilight, Steinbrenner Stadium, Cambridge MA, 10 May: Thomas Cowan 800m 1:49.51 (3). Karsen Vesty 1500m 3:52.93 (3).

Ivy League Heptagonal Championships, Yale Dewitt Cuyler Field, New Haven CT, 10/11 May: Penelope Salmon 1500m 4:26.51 (2H2), 4:26.33 (5), 5000m 16:18.97 (1). Peyton Leigh 5000m 16:44.79 (6).

Very Very Last Chance, Jesse Owens Track, Los Angeles CA, 11 May: Maria Sartin 400m H 1:01.03 (1).

Final Qualifier, Ted Runner Stadium, Redlands CA, 15 May: Maria Sartin 400m H 1:00.62 (1).

CAA Outdoor Championships, Marcus T. Johnson Track, Greensboro NC, 14/15 May: Tomas Barry 1500m 3:54.40 (3H2), 3:53.51 (3). Lucy Shennan 800m 2:13.11 (3H1), 2:12.22 PB (7). 

ACC Outdoor Championships, Kentner Stadium, Wake Forest University Winston-Salem NC, 15/17 May: Macey Hilton 1500m 4:32.68 (10). Emma Douglass 800m 2:03.25 PB (4H2), 2:04.39 (7).

Final Qualifier at MIT, Henry G. Steinbrenner Track, Cambridge MA, 15 May: Thomas Cowan 800m 1:48.64 (1).

Big East Championships, George J. Sherman Sports Complex, Storrs CT, 16/17 May: William Johnston 1500m 3:55.88 Q (3H1), 3:49.54 (7), Zane Powell 3:56.09 q (5H1) 3:49.16 (5). Kiera Hall 1500m 4:26.99 q (6H2) 4:27.89 (10). Colin Kirkpatrick 3000m St 8:47.43 (2). Kimberley May 5000m 15:50.04 (1). Maddie Kelso Heap 400m H 1:01.92 PB (3H1), 1:02.53 (6).

The American Championships, Irwin Belk TF Centre, Charlotte NC, 15/16 May: Alice Taylor heptathlon 5124 points (8), (100m H 15.95 -0.1, HJ 1.78m, SP 10.16m 200m 26.68 -1.6, LJ 5.47m -0.3, JT 37.70m PB, 800m 2:17.48 PB ). 17 May: Alice Taylor HJ 1.75m (4).

Mountain West Championships, Veteran’s Memorial Stadium, Clovis CA, 16/17 May: Annalies Kalma 400m 53.96 (3H3), 53.90 (3).

Big 12 Championships, Rock Chalk Park, Lawrence KS, 15/17 May: Tapenisa Havea SP 16.06m (6), DT 53.78m (7), HT 44.94m (20).

Southland Conference, Wendel D Ley Track, Houston TX, 16 May: Alex Martin 800m 1:56.86 (4H3).

SEC Championships, University of Kentucky Track, Lexington KY, 16/17 May: Jamie Mora 1500m 3:53.23 (6H3), 5000m 14:24.18 (25).

WAC Championships, Maverick UTA Stadium, Arlington TX, 16 May: Ella Smart 3000m steeplechase 11:23.42 (7).

OVC Championships, SE Missouri, Cape Girardeau MO, 17 May: Angus Monro 1500m 3:51.28 (4).

MAC Championships, Goldsberry Track, Athens OH, 15/17 May: Ronan Codyre 1500m 3:50.36 (4). Bella Earl 10,000m 37:04.71 (11).

Big Sky Conference, Hornet Stadium, Sacramento CA, 16/17 May: Niamh Motley 1500m 4:33.29 (8), 3000m steeplechase 11:12.43 (12).

Battle Road Twilight Meet 2, Steinbrenner Stadium, Cambridge MA, 17 May: Daniel Prescott Mile 4:11.19 (3).

West Coast Last Chance, Cox Stadium, San Francisco CA, 17 May: Poppy Martin 1500m 4:37.23 (7).

Princeton Elite Invitational, Princeton NJ, 17 May: Taigen Hunter-Galvan 800m 2:04.67 (5).

Big 10 Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene OR, 18 May: Christian de Vaal 5000m 13:35.97 PB (6), (3000m en-route 8:12.84).

GREAT BRITAIN
Brighton Track Night, Brighton 7 May: Josh Nairne 800m 1:54.78 (4).

Flat ‘n’ Fast 5km, Linlithgow Scotland, 19 April: Sophie Hicks 16:19 (4).

British Wheelchair Athletics Association Grand Prix, Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire, 17 May: Jaden Movold T54 100m 17.24 PB (6), 800m 1:47.39 PB (5), 1500m 3:39.13 PB (2).

CANADA

Sun Run 10km Road Race, Vancouver, 27 April: Evan Elder 31:03 PB (28).

AUSTRALIA
HOKA 22km +1187m Ultra-Trail, Blue Mountains National Park, Sydney NSW, 16 May: Jessie Speedy was the first woman in 1:57:27. UTA 50.8km +2476m, 17 May: Daniel Jones 4:01:19 (1). Caitlin Fielder 5:02:27 (1).

REGIONAL RESULTS

AUCKLAND
Winter Throws #1, AUT Millennium Stadium, North Shore – 17 May 2025

Sina-Maria Su’a 3kg SP 15.45m PB, 4kg SP 13.31m, DT 44.50m. Kate Hallie 4kg SP 13.14m, DT 41.27m. Sacha Fu-Oughton 3kg HT 42.59m. Bree Ackland 600g JT 34.87m. 

Oliver Chung 5kg HT 50.68m, 700g JT 43.23m.

CHRISTCHURCH
Friday Night Lights, Ilam Fields – 16 May 2025

Women’s Eliminator (3×1.5km)
1. Kate Currie, 2 Hannah Oldroyd, 3 Brynne Gordon.
Men’s Eliminator (3×1.5km)
1. Luke Mitchell, 2 Toby Tasker, 3 Cameron Swales.
Open 4.5km
SM: Thomas Richards 14:04, Hayden Zervos 14:22, Theo Walker 14:40. U/20: Elliot Graves 14:58, Eddie Swain 15:40, Quinn Gardiner-Hall 16:01. U/18: Hosea Wood 15:59, Arthur Hunt 18:28.
MM: David Fitch 16:04, Simon Kerr 16:14, Ben Wilkinson 16:51.
SW: Gabi Newman 17:23, Emma Waite 17:47, Julie Gillespie 17:57. U/20: Samantha Lascelles 18:05, Brooke Fortune 18:17, Olivia Dixon 18:48. U/18: Nicole Ridd 17:59, Millie Junge 18:47, Zania Roberts 18:47.
MW: Hannah Oldroyd 17:07, Harriet Kingston 17:21, Nicola Handley 17:59.

DUNEDIN

Leith Cross Country Relays, Pony Club, Three Mile Hill – 17 May 2025

Leith team of Grayson Westgate, Dan Hayman, Stephen Johnston and Graham Fisher won the 4 x 4km relay in 55:40, from Hill City University 56:13 and Leith 2 59:36. Fastest times Ruie Hyslop (HCU) 13:17, Jake Owen (HCU) 13:25, Grayson Westgate 13:37.

The Leith team of Kristy Eyles, Katie Smith, Margie Campbell and Mel Aitken won the women’s relay in 1:11:43 from Leith 2 1:12:03 and HCU 1:12:52. Fastest times Margie Campbell 17:17, Rebecca Allnutt (HCU) 17:18, Kristy Eyles 17:31.

Leith won the master’s men in 59:40 with their team of Richard Campbell, Aaron Eyles, Craig Iversen and Nathan Shanks, from Ariki 1:04:48 and Leith 2 1:13:02. Fastest times Nathan Shanks 14:16, Craig Iversen 14:34, Aaron Eyles 15:18.

Ponydale 3 Hour Challenge: Ben Pigou 36km. Alice Cuthbert 32km.

ROAD AND TRAIL RACES AROUND THE COUNTRY 

AUCKLAND 

Good George 5km, North Wharf, Wynyard Quarter, 13 May: Greg Darbyshire 17:02, Brendon Fisher 17:29, Nick Holtum 17:29. Tia Knight 19:00, Brooke Ross 20:17, Rachel Brown 21:51.

Rat Race 5km, Takapuna, 14 May: Andy Kilding 17:28, Chris Weeks 21:11, Peter Clark 21:39.

Tāwharanui Regional Park 20km +615m Trail Run, 18 May: Michael Sutton 1:22:55, Matthew Hallam 1:28:47, Stefan Almeida 1:34:20. Grace Ritchie 1:41:23, Frances Redmond 1:45:35, Juliette Foley 1:50:26. 16.5km: Tom Mowbray 1:19:40, Katherine Oberlin-Brown 1:24:17. 7km: Denika Clooney 31:24.

HUNTLY

Huntly Half Marathon, 18 May: Rasmus Bengtsson 1:14:29, Matthew Parsonage 1:16:08, Casey Thorby 1:16:30, Andrej Fuscic 1:17:24. Lisa Cross 1:18:10, Rachel O’Brien 1:33:12, Kovo MacDonald 1:37:06, Joanne Wainwright 1:43:00.

5km: Jack Stirling 17:28, Max Stirling 17:37, Ari Penberthy 18:38. 10km: Alvaro Pasek 39:35. Devon Lowyim 42:09.

NAPIER

Hawke’s Bay Marathon, Anderson Park Napier to Te Awanga, 17 May: Malcolm Hicks 2:24:46, Rodwyn Isaacs 2:26:08 PB, Hiro Tanimoto 2:29:55. Ingrid Cree 2:47:47, Bethany Bromfield 2:49:42 PB, Marina Ferguson 2:58:32.

Half marathon: Cameron Graves 1:05:34 (course record), Jack Moody 1:07:18, Joe Steward 1:07:27. Anneke Arlidge 1:17:27, Phillipa Williams 1:21:59, Claire Hammett 1:22:01.

10km: Matthew Arnold 32:13, Robin Moore 33:38, Nic Ratclife 34:10. Anna Sharp 37:43, Maisie Kilner 38:32 PB, Samantha Austin 39:52.

WELLINGTON

Orongorongos 20.4km +947m Trail Run, Remutaka Forest Park, 18 May: Tom Barnes 1:34:10, Thomas Callan 1:38:27, Daniel Clendon 1:40:56. Kirsten Podmore 2:07:41.

OBITUARY
Former national race walking champion Peter Hellriegel of Auckland passed away on May 12 2025, aged 94. He won the 1952 New Zealand one-mile race walking title in 6:43.9 at the nationals held in Whanganui.