Weekly Roundup – 3 February

February 3, 2025
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NATIONAL RESULTS

HASTINGS

26th Annual Andrew Spence Pharmacies Potts Track and Field Classic, Incorporating New Zealand 3000m Championship, Mitre 10 Sports Park, Hawke’s Bay – 1 February 2025

Sam Ruthe became the youngest New Zealand male to claim a national senior title with a record-breaking 3000m of 7:56.18. The 15-year-old bettered his national under-17 and 18 records and eclipsed Will Anthony’s national under-19 records of 8:04.25.

Laura Nagel, after finishing fifth in the 800m in 2:07.70, went on to hold out Brigid Dennehy for the women’s 3000m crown, her 14th national title. Shay Veitch won the 100m in 10.34 from Lex Revell-Lewis 10.49, who had earlier won the 200m in a meeting record and PB 20.84.

Tommy Te Puni set a meeting record of 46.64 in the 400m.

Alison Andrews-Paul won the feature event, the Sylvia Potts Memorial women’s 800m in a meeting record 2:02.97. Boh Ritchie in second set a national under 18 record of 2:03.68, bettering Toni Hodgkinson’s 1989 record of 2:04.32.

Results

Men:

100m: Shay Veitch 10.34 +0.9, Lex Revell-Lewis 10.49, Hayato Yoneto 10.56.

200m: Revell-Lewis 20.84 +0.9 PB (meeting record), Kadin Taylor 21.39, Aryan Walanj 22.61.

400m: Tommy Te Puni 46.64 (meeting record), Kahurangi Cotterill 47.42, Jonathan Maples 47.57 PB.

Allan Potts Memorial 800m: Benjamin Wall 1:50.67, Fletcher Van Heuven 1:53.09, Jag Willers 1:53.14 PB.
1500m: Cameron Potts 4:25.74, James Wallace 4:36.45, Jack Caton 4:40.95.

NZ 3000m Championship: Sam Ruthe 7:56.18 PB (NZ under 17, 18 and 19 record), David Lee 7:57.18, William Little 7:57.40 PB, Oli Chignell 7:58.28, Toby Gualter 8:00.30, Matthew Taylor 8:00.32 PB.

Shot put: Nick Palmer 19.29m, Blessing Sefo 17.80m PB, Liam Ngchok-Wulf 17.58m PB. 6kg; Reid Davidson 16.75m, Jirah Esekia 15.17m PB, Hector O’Rouke 12.39m. 5kg; Frazer Hazeldine 13.16m.

Discus throw: Nathaniel Sulupo 51.73m, Sefo 46.96m PB, Jade Zaia 46.28m. 1.75kg; Esekia 50.33m PB, O’Rouke 47.68m PB, Hazeldine 38.80m, Heath Abbot 35.73m PB.

Hammer throw: Anthony Barmes 68.77m, Anthony Nobilo 68.10m, Hanno Nel 42.70m PB. 6kg: Heath Abbot 58.82m PB, Alex Hewitt 55.29m, Bill Quigley 42.19m PB.

Long jump: Lewis Arthur 6.98m +1.7, Piritau Nga 6.44m +0.9, Jack Bryan 6.38m +1.6.

Pole vault: James Steyn 5.30m, Lawson Jones (Aust) 4.00m, Tai Rhodes 4.00m.

Women:

100m: Briana Irving 12.05 +0.7, Kiana Pohe 12.07, Kendra Scally 12.08.

200m: Scally 24.04 +0.9 PB, Mia De jager 24.12 PB, Irving 24.24 PB.

400m: Madeleine Waddell 53.79, Isabel Neal 54.05, Jordyn Blake 55.29.

Sylvia Potts Memorial 800m: Alison Andrews-Paul 2:02.97 (meeting record), Boh Ritchie 2:03.68 PB (NZ under 18 record), Stella Pearless 2:04.95 PB, Izzy Thornton-Bott (Aust) 2:06.12, Laura Nagel 2:07.70, Camryn Smart 2:08.32 PB.
1500m: Olivia Clay-McDowell 4:44.34, Maddison Maclean 4:45.44 PB, Daisy Ruthe 4:48.15 PB.

NZ 3000m Championship: Nagel 9:24.30, Brigid Dennehy 9:26.28, Eva Pringle 9:27.48 PB, Emily Roughan 9:28.36 PB, Scarlett Robb 9:30.02 PB, Tillie Hollyer 9:32.47.

Shot put: Natalia Rankin-Chitar 15.96m PB, Maddie Wilson 12.29m, Briana Stephenson 10.79m.

Discus throw: Tatiana Kaumoana 53.56m, Rankin-Chitar 45.91m, Melelosaline Lose 45.82m.

Hammer throw: Elizabeth Hewitt 54.78m, Nadja Kumerich 53.45m, Iorana Tafil 50.65m PB.

Long jump: Stephenson 5.86m +0.3, Wilson 5.74m +0.5, Juliet McKinlay 5.40m +0.8.

Pole vault: Hannah Adye 4.05m PB, Elaine Zhai 3.90m PB, Aria Rhodes 3.80m PB.

Para Athlete

Men:

100m: Jaxon Woolley T38 12.25 +1.0, Tama Wirepa T37 12.97.

400m: Woolley 59.44.

3000m: Jaryd Clifford (Aust) T12 8:13.40.

Shot put: Jack Adams T46 10.89m, Corran Hanning T13 10.54m.

Discus throw: Hanning T13 39.36m, Adams T46 26.89m.

Long jump: Wirepa 4.58m +2.3.

Women:

100m: Sasha Al-Dazhani 15.61 +1.3.

400m: Al-Dazhani 1:16.14.

Shot put: Sionann Murphy T37 8.45m.

Discus throw: Murphy 26.43m.

WELLINGTON
21st Annual Team Ledger Capital Classic, Incorporating New Zealand under 20 3000m Championship Newtown Park – 29 January 2025

Lex Revell-Lewis came agonizingly close to breaking the national 400m record with a powerful run in the windy conditions recording a personal best 46.11. Tommy Te Puni who has also gone close to the record this season with 46.28 was second in 46.96. Revell-Lewis also set a meeting record eclipsing Te Puni’s time of 47.26 set last year. In the meantime Shaun Farrell’s 46.09 set in Whanganui in 1998 remains.

Sam Ruthe (15) was an impressive third in the 800m in a PB 1:50.57 just fractionally outside Cooper Wightman’s national under 17 record of 1:50.46.

National under 20 3000m titles went to Caleb Wagener in 8:39.84 and Kate Currie with 10:51.21. Ethan Olivier won the triple jump with a wind assisted 16.41m, but retired with an injury after his third attempt.

The first three in the women’s 3000m race walk all scored personal best times, Laura Langley winning in 13:13.24. Australian runners won the middle distance double, Daniel Williams with 1:49.06 in the 800m and Jack Bruce followed up his PB mile of 3:56.90 at the Cooks Classic leading throughout the 1500m in 3:53.22. Taylor Werner from Arkansas, twice NCAA silver medalist, won the women’s 1500m in a meeting record 4:16.57.

Maddie Wilson was second to Celine Pearn in the 100m hurdles and went on to win the high jump clearing 1.84m. 

Results

Men:

200m: Angus Lyver 21.39 +5.2, Jackson Rogers 21.52, Jonathan Maples 21.65.

400m: Lex Revell-Lewis 46.11 PB meeting record, Tommy Te Puni 46.96, Hunter Scott 48.43 PB, Toby Walker (Aust) 49.51 PB.

800m: Daniel Williams (Aust) 1:49.06, Joe Martin 1:50.26, Sam Ruthe 1:50.57 PB, Luca Evett 1:51.98, Hamish Murray 1:52.82, Jag Willers 1:54.61 PB.

1500m: Jack Bruce (Aust) 3:53.22, Callum Stewart 4:02.03, Tom Strawbridge 4:02.45, Lorcan Rabbitte 4:03.83.

NZ U/20 3000m Championship: Caleb Wagener 8:39.84, Harry Witt 8:48.97, Max Poland 8:53.48 PB, Joseph Hein (Aust) 9:01.00, Desmond Reddy 9:01.12, Logan Hopfler 9:09.15.

3000m RW: Lucas Martin 13:22.64, Campbell Donovan 15:42.90, Ari Bennett 15:58.35.

110m H: 1.067m: Joseph Dunn 15.32 +0.6 PB, Kieran Sinclair-Lomax 16.71, Connor Brown 16.74. Under 20 .990: Harry Williamson 15.04 +0.6 PB, Connor Gilliland 15.19.

Discus throw: Nathaniel Sulupo 49.02m, Maximillian Perry (Aust) 44.82m, Angus Lyver 43.41m PB. 1.75kg Hector O’Rourke 46.13m PB.

Triple jump: Ethan Olivier 16.41m +4.0 r, Tetteh Anang (Aust) 15.78m +0.2, Wilre Olivier 15.61m +3.2 also 14.92m -0.3, Ryan Young 13.82m +2.4 also 12.45m +1.6 r.

High jump: Zane Paterson (Aust) 2.14m, Connor Larsen (Aust) 2.11m PB, Ben Walker 2.07m PB.

Mixed 4 x 400m relay: Mana Athletics Club 3:44.48, NZSSAA C 3:49.30, NZSSAA A 3:54.81.

Women:

100m: Addira Collette 11.83 -1.8, Chayille Collette 11.94, Marielle Venida 12.13, Aleksandra Domanski 12.39 PB.

200m: Briana Stephenson 23.89 +5.5, Jorja Gibbons 24.90, Kate Borton 25.60.

400m: Phoebe Laker 56.40, Borton 57.03, Elodie Lloyd-Dent (HK) 1:04.33.

800m: Abby O’Boyle 2:20.10, Emma Verry 2:21.03.

1500m: Taylor Werner (USA) 4:16.57 meeting record, Izzy Thornton-Bott (Aust) 4:18.05, Boh Ritchie 4:23.58 PB, Brigid Dennehy 4:24.39, Scarlett Robb 4:28.61, Saki Katagihara (Japan) 4:32.41.

NZ U/20 3000m Championship: Kate Currie 9:51.21, Siena Mackley 9:53.52, Ava Sutherland 10:02.82 PB, Olivia Clay-McDowell 10:12.62 PB, Millie McFadzien 10:17.91, Jacquelyn Kowalewski 10:21.42.

3000m RW: Laura Langley 13:13.24 PB, Alana Mathews 16:24.59 PB, Taylor Sutton 16:42.58 PB.

100m H: .838; Celine Pearn 14.49 +1.7, Maddie Wilson 14.78, Julia Burnham 15.10. .762; Lauren Barrett-Hamilton 15.27 +1.7, Juliet McKinlay 15.58.

Javelin throw: 600g; Rebecca Bailey 39.68m PB, Mia Bartlett 37.24m PB, Chelsey Moananu 34.60m PB. 500g; Juliet McKinlay 35.57m.

Long jump: Phoebe Edwards 6.13m +2.1 also 6.00m +0.8, Briana Stephenson 5.98m +0.4, Hannah Sandilands 5.88m +4.4 also 5.65m +0.3.

High jump: Maddie Wilson 1.84m, Imogen Skelton 1.77m, Toby Stolberg (Aust) 1.77m, Jess Hendren 1.69m.

Para Athlete:

Men: Corran Hanning F13 2kg DT 38.04m.

Women: Amy Ellis T13 100m 14.48 +3.4, 200m 29.95 +2.0, Sasha Al-Dazhani T38 15.83 and 33.03 =PB, Libby Leikis T37 18.34 and 38.92.

REGIONAL RESULTS

AUCKLAND

Athletics Auckland Championships, Mt Smart Stadium – 1/2 February 2025

Cleo Loader 100m 12.65 +0.1, Celine Pearn 12.66 PB. Caitlyn Marx 800m 2:18.47. Charlotte Brown 1500m 4:50.60, 800m 2:22.38. Elene Edgar-Nemic TJ 11.55m +1.6. Savannah Scheen DT 47.81m.

Paddy Walsh T64 100m 14.51 +0.9, LJ 4.44m +1.1. Kate Danaher T37 100m 16.04 +0.9. Charli Gardiner-Hall F37 SP 8.35m, DT 22.35m. 

Eden Moyle U/16 100m 12.74 -0.3, 200m 25.89 +1.5 PB, LJ 5.43m +1.7 PB. Emkhe Joubert 400m 59.16. Morgan Day 800m 2:17.84, 1500m 4:46.92 PB. Leah Marais 1500m 4:39.90 PB. Jordan Viljoen HJ 1.64m. Sina-Maria Su’a 3kg SP 14.81m, DT 44.45m. Madison Earley 100m 12.61 +0.1 200m 25.78 +1.2, LJ 5.25m +1.6. Lisa Hellyer 800m 2:13.33, Sarah Hellyer 2:13.35. Indie Williams 1500m 4:36.28. Yandri Fourie 5000m RW 30:00.89. Samantha Lathwood 100m 12.04 +0.1. Bronwyn Rees-Jones 400m 58.82 PB, 800m 2:17.17. 

Joe Dolphin 100m 11,.02 +0.2. Blake Wood 200m 22.83, 400m 48.85 PB. James Reid 800m 1:56.61, 1500m 3:56.74. Scott Thomson TJ 14.63m +2.2, also 14.51m +1.7, Matt Walsh 14.19 +2.6, 13.80m +0.2. Lucas Martin 10,000m RW 50:21.80.

Mitch Joynt T64 100m 12.09 +0.6, 200m 23.87 +1.3. George Kennedy 400m 50.70 PB.

Leyan Caffery 5kg SP 13.76m, 1.25kg DT 56.10m. Noa King 100m 10.89 0.0 PB. Rianco Haggard 200m 22.11 +3.2. Harrison Day 800m 1:59.04. Ethan Mora 1500m 4:06.26. 

Benaiah Su LJ 6.23m -0.2. Daequan Su TJ 12.51m +2.3 12.48m +1.8. Connor Brady 5kg SP 15.44m PB, 1.5kg DT 44.61m PB. Charles Howlett 400m 48.32 PB, 1.75kg DT 35.96m PB. James Trathen 400m 50.13 PB, 800m 1:53.61. Caleb Wagener 1500m 3:54.84. 

Zhan Bowden LJ 6.15m -0.6, TJ 13.94m +2.3, 13.73m +2.0. Richie Trathen 5000m RW 27:47.84.

Summer Throws, AUT Millennium Stadium, North Shore – 1 February 2025 

Oliver Chung 5kg HT 48.41m, 6kg HT 42.29m PB. Sacha Fu-Oughton 3kg HT 41.38m, 4kg HT 36.92m PB.

TAURANGA
Athletics Waikato Bay of Plenty Meeting, Tauranga Domain – 1 February 2025

Jack Marra 300m 36.58. Ainsley Thorpe 1500m 4:31.21 PB. Cameron Maunder 1500m 4:03.33, Samuel Parry 4:03.73. Casey Day TJ 11.28m -0.2.

CHRISTCHURCH

Athletics Canterbury Meeting #9, Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub – 1 February 2025

Nathan MacDonell 100m 11.00 -0.9, Hunter Scott 11.09, 200m 22.28 +0.3. Oliver Dunshea 400m 50.48, Jordan Veitch 51.02. Luke Mitchell 1500m 4:02.22 PB, Jacob Ridder 4:03.30 PB. James Knaggs HJ 1.85m PB. Daniel Grounds, Jared Neighbours and Otto Church PV all 3.50m. Toby Orr 5kg HT 38.42m PB. Jared Neighbours 800g JT 49.61m. 

Emily Jackson 100m 12.86 +0.4. Holly Gray 200m 26.58 +1.8. Amelia Henstock 400m 59.78. Ariana Candy 1500m 4:49.18. Kate Currie 3000m 9:43.23 PB. Julia Burnham 100m H .840 15.16 -0.4. Rebecca Peterson LJ 5.50m +0.5 PB, TJ 11.16m -1.5. Orla Motley 4kg HT 40.95m PB. Kirsty McCarthy-Dempsey 600g JT 35.43m PB, 4kg HT 36.74m, 4kg SP 11.40m PB.

DUNEDIN
Athletics Otago Meeting, Caledonian Ground – 1 February 2025

Sebastian Ferro 100m 11.06 +2.1. Blake Dalton 200m 22.72 +2.8. Matthew Bolter 400m 52.26. Alice Cutherbert 1500m 4:51.69, Becky de la Harpe 4:54.75. 

Toby Martin 110m H 1.067 16.34 +2.3, PV 4.12m PB. Jake Owen 3000m St 9:58.78, Graham Fisher 10:13.03. Eve Kelleher 2000m St 7:57.26. 

Kieran Fowler DT 49.51m, SP 14.98m, Cameron Moffitt 37.66m and 13.04m. Alex Walker 1.5kg DT 35.03m. Zharna Beattie DT 46.25m, Alexa Duff 40.08m. Charlee Farquhar DT 33.92m, 3kg SP 11.67m.

Dyani Shepherd-Oates HT 44.09m, Jessie McGrouther 39.20m. Rorie Poff F34 4kg SP 6.69m.

INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

USA INDOORS

Stan Scott Invite, Lubbock TX, 1 February: Tapenisa Havea SP 16.66m (1), WT 17.27m (4).

McNeese #2 Meeting, Lake Charles LA, 31 January: Alex Martin mile 4:12.90 (1).

CU Invite, Boulder CO, 1 February: Flynn Johnston 400m 50.68 PB (2RE).

Meyo Invitational, Loftus Centre, Notre Dame IN, 1 February: Christian De Vaal 3000m 7:57.60 PB (8).

John Thomas Terrier Classic, Boston MA, 1 February: Thomas Cowan 800m 1:50.34 (6RB). Daniel Prescott mile 4:14.25 (12RE), Zane Powell 4:06.75 (8RF), Karsen Vesty 4:13.71 (13RF). Theo Quax 5000m 13:19.41 (11). Emma Ferguson 1500m 4:29.34 (5RD), mile 4:48.28 (4RE), Kiera Hall 1500m 4:30.95 (5RE), mile 4:49.30 (4RD). Kimberley May 3000m 8:44.73 (4), Macey Hilton 9:21.70 (5RC).

Penn State Open, Ashenfelter Track, State College PA, 1 February: Peyton Leigh 800m 2:09.67 (2RC). Colin Kirkpatrick 1000m 2:24.94 (1RB).

Rick McGuire Invitational, Hearnes Fieldhouse, Columbia MO, 1 February: Jamie Mora mile 4:03.88 (6). Brianna Lee 800m 2:11.88 (3).

UW Invite, Dempsey Indoor, Seattle WA, 1 February: Jeff Lautenslager 3000m 8:03.96 (9RB). Amelie Fairclough 400m 57.54 (3RC). Chloe Browne 3000m 9:33.46 (6RC), Bella Browne 10:01.93 (12RD). Kaia Tupu-South SP 16.71m (1).

Razorback Invitational, Randal Tyson Centre, Fayetteville AR, 1 February: Craig Lautenslager 3000m 8:09.82 (1).

PNC Lenny Lyles Invite, Norton Sports Centre, Louisville KY, 1 February: Angus Monro mile 4:09.25 (3RB).

New Mexico Open, Albuquerque NM, 31 January: Maria Sartin 600m 1:32.92 (1RC).

Washburn Open, Topeka KS, 1 February: Centaine Noom-Duckworth WT 17.53 (4).

Scarlet Knight Open, Armory Centre, New York NY, 31 January: Lucy Shennan mile 5:04.81 (4RB). 

Gamecock Challenge, Columbia SC, 1 February: Liam O’Donnell 800m 1:53.87 (4RB). Emma Douglass 800m 2:05.25 PB (1).

New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, The Track Boston MA, 2 February: Zoe Hobbs 60m 7.25 (3H2), 7.15 (4), WC qualifier. Maia Ramsden mile 4:31.16 (8), 1500m enroute 4:12.30.

BELGIUM

IFAM Indoor, Gent, 1 February: Josh Nairne 800m 1:56.79 (5RF).

SWEDEN

Raka Sparet Indoor, Sätra, 1 February: Tim Robertson 1500m 3:58.47 (8RA).

FRANCE
Indoor Meeting de L’Eure, Val-de-Reuil, 2 February
: Imogen Ayris PV 4.67m PB (1), Olivia McTaggart 4.40m (4).

AUSTRALIA
Jai Taurima Shield, QSAC, Brisbane, 1 February
: Mogammad Smith 100m 10.84 -4.4 (2).

ROAD AND TRAIL RACES AROUND THE COUNTRY 

AUCKLAND

Fox Trot 5km, Viaduct Harbour, 28 January: Haoting Ma 17:34, Simon Mace 17:56, Brendon Fisher 18:07. Kathleen Hudson 20:22, Abigail Bethell 20:23, Brigid Du Burgess 21:30.

Rat Race 5km, Takapuna, 29 January: Scott Winton 18:47, Andrew Harvey 18:54, Kerry Weeks 20:05. Mira Bi 23:02.

Clevedon Country Half Marathon, 2 February: Bob van Kasteren 1:14:51, Dylan Logan 1:15:39, Kyran Moyle 1:19:32. Lisa Cross 1:17:54, Marcia Jerram 1:33:26, Alison Terry 1:37:13.

HAMILTON
The Cook 5km, 28 January: Harry Coles 17:26, Logan Arney 18:33, Mitchell Melcalf 18:41. Jasmine Shawyer 21:09.

ROTORUA
Trout Fly 5km Series, Neil Hunt Park, 30 January: Michael Voss 15:17, Casey Thorby 15:21, Cullen Thorby 15:47, Matt Parsonage 17:06. Emma O’Connor 20:08.

WELLINGTON
Kapiti 5km Series #8, Paekakariki, 27 January: Corey Kellogg 17:42, Tom Mackley 19:37, Kyle Clark 21:30.

Trentham 5km Series, 28 January: Brian Garmonsway 16:54, Fin Robinson 17:20, Findlay Benge 17:25. Zoe Hilton 21:01. 2.5km; Callum Wos 8:13, Madison Wos 9:03.

Waterfront 5km #5, Taranaki St Wharf, 28 January: Ben Twyman 16:33, Will Critchlow 16:41, Daniel Gardner 16:45.

DUNEDIN
Leith Harbour Free 5 and 10k, 30 January: 5km; James Pemberton 18:21, Adrien Matyn 18:43, Corey Lewis 19:16. Alice Cuthbert 19:20, Martha Vickers 20:52, Caitlin O’Donnell 23:00. 10km; Jason Van Kempen 34:12, James Davies 37:11, Leron Miyahara 37:25. Kristy Eyles 40:14, Claudia Sole 40:21, Anna O’Byrne 42:02.n


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