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Weekly Roundup – 23 June 2026

INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

CZECH REPUBLIC
World Athletics Continental Tour, 65th Golden Spike, Mestský Stadion, Ostrava
 – 16 June 2026

Imogen Ayris won the pole vault with a clearance of 4.75m. Zoe Hobbs was second in the 100m in 11.12 +0.5 and Tom Walsh third in the shot put with 21.26m. In the women’s javelin, Tori Moorby was fifth with a throw of 58.22m.

Grand Prix, Městský Stadion Ústí nad Labem, 18 June: Nick Palmer SP 20.34m (5).

ESTONIA
Jõhvi  
2026, Heino Lipp Stadion, Jõhvi – 16 June: Nick Palmer SP 20.19m (3).

GREAT BRITAIN
Vault Manchester #3, Regional Athletics Arena Sportcity, Manchester, 14 June
: Olivia McTaggart PV 4.71m (1), (4.40o, 4.55xo, 4.65o, 4.71xxo, 4.76xxx).

FRANCE
National D’Annecy, Parc des Sports, Annecy, 20 June
: Jordyn Blake 200m 24.84 +0.6 (4R1), 400m 55.29 (7R1). Hannah Sandilands LJ 5.91m +0.6 (3).

AUSTRIA
Track Night Vienna, LAZ Stadium, Wien, 20 June
: Sophie Hicks 5000m 16:20.74 (1H3).

USA
Light Horse TC Run Unbridled, George Mason Stadium, Fairfax VA, 12 June
: Sam Idens 800m 1:48.22 (8R2).
Iron Wood Classic, Throwers Centre, Rathdrum ID, 18-20 June: Lexi Maples HT 62.27 (3), 64.22m (5).

NATIONAL RESULTS

WELLINGTON
New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships, Trentham Memorial Park – 20 June 2026

Denika Clooney collected the senior girls’ title after finishing second last year and Corban Holmes improved from fourth last year to win the senior boys’ 6km.

Sascha Mitchell second year 9 last year won the junior girls, Jacob Williams followed up second last year with a win in the junior boys.

Results:

Girls:

Senior 4km: Denika Clooney (Otamatea) 14:58, Tayla Cox (Christchurch) 15:02, Millie McFadzien (Gore) 15:06.

Teams 3 person: Brisbane Athletics (Coco Fidler, Georgie Burg, Sasha Josipovic), Diocesan (Maddie Worrall, Maragaret Croft, Indie Williams), Wellington Girls’. 6 person: Diocesan (Maddie Worrall, Margaret Croft, Indie Williams, Hannah McManus, Lucy Bell, Sophia Haines), Wellington Girls’, Craighead Diocesan.

Junior 3km: Sascha Mitchell (St Margaret’s Canterbury) 10:34, Daisy Ruthe (Otumoetai) 10:40, Charlotte Ovenden (Havelock North) 10:45.

Teams 3 person: Otumoetai College (Daisy Ruthe, Mackenzie Hetherington, Eliza Dunn), Takapuna Grammar School, St Peter’s Cambridge. 6 person: Otumoetai College (Daisy Ruthe, Mackenzie Hetherington, Eliza Dunn, Duske George, Poppy Hinde, Heidi Young), Wellington Girls’, Diocesan.

Year 9 3km: Lucia Harfitt (Queen Margaret Wgtn) 10:50, Mila Moore (St Peter’s Cambridge) 11:27, Sophie Reid (Aquinas) 11:27.

Teams 3 person: Wellington Girls’ (Naomi Richardson, Riley Holden, Ariana Huynh), Diocesan, St Peter’s Cambridge. 6 person: Wellington Girls’ (Naomi Richardson, Riley Holden, Ariana Huynh, Zoe Mills, Wyn Johnson, Hetty Humphries), St Peter’s Cambridge, Nga Tawa Diocesan.

Para Athlete 2km: Senior; Amelia Troke (Wairarapa) 13:25. Junior; Orlaith Geary (Solway) 14:04, Sarah Aldridge (Makoura) 14:35.

Boys:

Senior 6km: Corban Holmes (Bethlehem) 19:47, Max Stirling (Hamilton) 20:23, Alex MacBeth (Wellington) 20:27.

Teams 3 person: Tauranga Boys’ (Ronin Dickens, Archie Montgomerie, Caleb Litolff), Auckland Grammar, St Peter’s Auckland. 6 person: Tauranga Boys’ (Ronin Dickens, Archie Montgomerie, Caleb Litolff, Sidney Orchard, Hugo Horan, Henry Hyett), Auckland Grammar, Wellington College.

Junior 4km: Jacob Williams (Hutt Valley) 13:12, Huw Robinson (Westlake) 13:29, Caleb Dobier (Otago) 13:34.

Teams 3 person: St Peter’s Auckland (Harrison Skewes, Oliver Cheetham, Monty Caesar), Westlake BHS, Tauranga Boys’. 6 person: Westlake BHS (Huw Robinson, Liam Crooks, Oliver Storz, Xander Vaughan, Zac Bould, Connor Freeman), St Peter’s Auckland, New Plymouth BHS. 

Year 9 3km: Jacob Radcliffe (Shirley Boys) 10:20, Caleb Wallace (St Pats Silver) 10:32, Hudson Thom (Hutt Valley) 10:42.

Teams 3 person: Tauranga Boys’ (Hugh Mackay, Seb Bell, Austin Redding), Wellington College, St Patricks Silverstream. 6 person: Westlake BHS (Nathan Barron, Lawson Montgomery, Alex Swanson, Phoenix McQuoid, Sam Snelgrove, Reef Somerville), Wellington College, Tauranga Boys’.

Para Athlete 2km: Senior; Connor Carston (Papanui HS) 8:17, Sam Churchill (Papanui HS) 9:47, Toby Paterson (Papanui HS) 11:10. Junior; Cody Lamond (Papanui HS) 8:17, Albert O’Brien (Onslow) 9:42, Hugo McFarlane (Papanui HS) 12:54.

New Zealand Secondary Schools Inter-Provincial Cross Country Relay Championships, Trentham Memorial Park – 21 June 2026

4 x 2km
Senior boys
; Waikato Bay of Plenty (Corban Holmes, Max Stirling, Ronin Dickens, Kingston Ryan) 24:09, Canterbury 24:55, Wellington 25:49.

Senior girls; North Harbour (Asha Edwards, Georgina Collinge-Coker, Dove Elton, Denika Clooney) 28:16, Canterbury 29:01, Wellington 29:15.

Senior mixed; Wellington (Desmond Reddy, Lucy Mabin, Olivia Clay-McDowell, Alex MacBeth) 26:10, Southland 27:03, Canterbury 27:31.

Junior boys; Wellington (Reuben Hayne, James Wallace, Harry Barton, Oscar Trewern) 26:11, Waikato Bay of Plenty 26:23, Auckland 26:31.

Junior girls; Waikato Bay pf Plenty (Daisy Ruthe, Mackenzie Hetherington, Anna Phillipps, Ellie Renwick) 28:38, Canterbury 29:22, Wellington 29:23.

Junior mixed; Wellington (Matthew Meiklejohn, Mia Thomson, Isobel Thurston, Jacob Williams) 26:11, Taranaki 27:58, Southland 28:11.

Year 9 boys; Wellington (Adam Larkin, Hudson Thom, Lachlan Ranger, Caleb Wallace) 27:13, Auckland 27:36, Waikato Bay of Plenty 27:36.

Year 9 girls; Wellington (Frankie Hartley, Kiana Wealleans, Carla Horspool, Lucia Harfitt) 29:32, Auckland 30:43, Waikato Bay of Plenty 31:00.

Year 9 mixed; Wellington (Sanijth Ragunath, Naomi Richardson, Jasmin Morriss, Hugo Thirkell) 29:40, East Coast North Island 30:34, Wellington B 30:50.

Para Athlete 4 x 1km; Canterbury 16:50, Wairarapa 21:46, Canterbury B 23:08.

REGIONAL RESULTS

AUCKLAND
Winter Throws Series, AUT Millennium Stadium, North Shore – 20 June 2026

Declan Ford 5kg SP 12.67m. Connor Brown 2kg DT 35.85m. Adam Leece 6kg HT 66.45m PB. Oliver Chung 7.26kg HT 45.20m. 

Sina-Maria Su’a 3kg SP 15.06m, DT 44.21m. Karmen-Elizabeth Maritz 4kg SP 14.14m, DT 48.41m. Sacha Oughton 3kg HT 48.29m. Lauren Barrett-Hamilton 600g JT 31.57m PB.
Para Athlete: Brian Wilson F20; 6kg SP 8.18m, 1.75kg DT 20.44m.

ROAD AND TRAIL RACES AROUND THE COUNTRY

AUCKLAND 

Good George 5km, North Wharf, Wynyard Quarter, 16 June: Jack Blakeney 16:42, Daniel Coates 17:35, Tom Hessell 17:47. Leah Hankey 18:27, Brooke Ross 19:27, Jo Aleh 19:35. 

Rat Race 5km, Takapuna, 17 June: Cam Gordon 18:20, Damon Nicholas 18:39.

WELLINGTON
Barefoot XTRAIL Red Socks, Owhiro Bay, 21 June: 18.53km +1120m Marcos Valero 1:44:08, Rory Hart 2:02:05, Will Bell 2:02:51. Bridget Douglas 2:17:59, Kirsten Podmore 2:19:55, Laura Girvan West 2:23:55. 12.79km +663M Victor Querry 1:13:26, Mira Horak 1:18:48, Toby Kelly 1:23:51. Rachael Hearne 1:32:28, Wendy Sanderson 1:37:00, Louise Poynton 2:08:13. 8.64km +408m Chester Holt-Quick 42:17, Emilia Giergiczny 57:46, Griffin Beausoleil 1:03:50.

Honest 10, Oriental Bay, 21 June: 10km Eli Tanoi 37:28, Daniel Begley 39:26, David Taylor 39:44. 5km James Campbell 16:02, Alex Carr 17:14, Ryan Schomaker 18:34.

NELSON
Sprig & Fern 10km, Māpua, 20 June: Pierre Mandelli 38:27.


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