Weekly Roundup – 30 June 2025

INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

CZECH REPUBLIC

64th Ostrava Golden Spike, Mestsky Stadion, Ostrava, 24 June: Zoe Hobbs 100m 10.94 +0.6 PB (3), Oceania and New Zealand National Record, breaks her own record of 10.96 set in Switzerland in July 2023. Hobbs has now set or equalled the national 100m record eleven times, since equaling Michelle Seymour’s 1993 record of 11.32 in Hastings in March 2021 and again three months later in Townsville. Thelma Davies won in Ostrava in a PB and Liberian record of 10.91.

Hobbs said that she had a really good start.

“I came out really low and almost stumbled, but I managed to hold it, and at 30m I was still ahead, and I thought what the heck’s going on. But I just kept going and flowing,”                                                                                                                                               

She added that she was mind blown and super stoked with the result.

“I’ve been in good form lately. Training in the last three has been really consistent, but that hasn’t quite shown in the results. Last weekend in Finland was reassuring, and I feel like I’m on a bit of a roll now. I wanted that momentum to carry on to this race.”

Also at the Ostrava meeting, Sam Tanner 1500m 3:40.02 (14).

SPAIN

Internacional Ciudad de Málaga, Estadio Ciudad de Málaga, 26 June: Lauren Bruce HT 67.48m (1), (66.29, 64.62, 65.40, 67.48, x, 65.42).

CANADA

Bob Vigars Classic, Western Alumni Stadium, London, 22 June: Alison Andrews-Paul 800m 2:00.63 PB (1).

USA

The Elliott Denman New Jersey International, Monmouth University, West Long Branch NJ, 22 June: Liam Back 1500m 3:45.82 (9), Daniel Prescott 3:47.41 (2RB).

Iron Wood Classic, Throwers’ Centre, Rathdrum ID, 28 June: Alexandria Maples HT 60.74m (13), (56.41, 60.74, 60.37).

Western States 100 mile Endurance Run, Olympic Valley California, 28 June: Daniel Jones 14:36:17 (5). Caitlin Fielder 17:47:26 (8), Nancy Jiang 20:17:24 (14).

GREAT BRITAIN
Stratford Speed, Stratford Community Track, London, 22 June: Alessandra Macdonald 100m H 14.25 +2.1 (4R2), 14.17 +3.5 (2R3).

BMC Gold Standard, Woodside Stadium, Watford, 25 June: Sam Idiens 800m 1:49.97 (8).

IRELAND
Irish Milers Club-Crusaders, Morton Stadium, Santry Demesne, Dublin, 28 June: Jeff Lautenslager 5000m 14:16.13 (3), Craig Lautenslager 14:21.74 (5).

NATIONAL RESULTS  

WELLINGTON

Athletics New Zealand Half Marathon Championship, Sky Stadium – 29 June 2025

Lisa Cross won the national women’s title in a personal best and course record 1:13:37, finishing a minute ahead of Katherine Camp. It was also a personal best 1:14:40 for Camp. For the 42-year-old, Cross it was her eighth national title and third this year, adding to her 10,000m and 5km titles. Her previous best time of 1:14:22 was run in 2012 on the Gold Coast. Cross won the half-marathon in Wellington in 2019.

Cross said that she had to endure a slight injury coming into the race.

“I had my foot smashed into a running rail while I was at full gallop on a horse and I couldn’t run for two weeks and I was a bit concerned that that was going to hold me back. But fortunately, it was really fat and not broken and I was able to bike and exercise.”

Cross said that she set out in the second bunch of runners and ran with Camp.

“At the turnaround at the halfway mark, it was time to go, and I made the split from Katherine,” she added.

Cross now looks forward to a good cross country season and possibly the World Mountain Running Championships in Spain in September.

Toby Gualter repeated his win in Wellington last year, taking out the national title in a course record 1:04:32. Eric Speakman was second with Mike Robinson third. Gualter adds the half-marathon title to the 10,000m, 5km, and mountain running titles won this year.

A total of 1849 runners competed in the half marathon.

Results:

Women: Lisa Cross 1:13:37 PB, Katherine Camp 1:14:40 PB, Beth Garland 1:17:09 PB, Kumiko Otani 1:17:34 PB, Hannah Bartram 1:18:42, Claire Hammett 1:21:04.

Men: Toby Gualter 1:04:32, Eric Speakman 1:08:13, Mike Robinson 1:08:20 PB, Matthew Arnold 1:09:04 PB, Matt Croxford 1:10:14, Tayne Patel 1:10:16.

Walk: Lucas Martin 1:42:31, Toby O’Rorke 1:46:10, Eric Kemsley 2:21:20. Olivia Radford 2:32:43, Robyn Wolfsbauer 2:39:54, Shonaugh Wright 2:46:56.

REGIONAL RESULTS

AUCKLAND

Pakuranga Invitational Cross Country, Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga – 28 June 2025

Ronan Codyre, on a break from his American University, took part in the annual Invitational event, winning the 8.3km cross country race in 30:27. The 21-year-old 2022 national junior 5000m champion headed in national junior 5km silver medalist Jack Snedden by nine seconds. Ben Oxford, 2023 national under-16 1500m and 3000m champion, was third in 31:02.

Canadian Paige Marchant, also at Eastern Michigan University Athletics, was the first woman home, winning by a wide margin of 3:19. Olivia Rooney was second and Abbey Bolton third. At the 2024 Mid-American indoor championships Marchant won the 800m, mile and 3000m.

Results:

8.3km: Ronan Codyre (Eastern Michigan) 30:27, Jack Snedden (Oratia) 30:36. Ben Oxford (ACA) 31:02. Paige Marchant (Canada) 35:57, Olivia Rooney (ACA) 39:16, Abbey Bolton (ACA) 40:25.

4.15km: Kona Kelly (Oratia) 16:30, Leo Green (Pakuranga) 17:02, Kade McLoughlan (Pakuranga) 17:28. Olivia Stone (Pakuranga) 19:11, Isabella Snedden (Oratia) 19:21, Mila Henison (Pakuranga) 20:59.

CHRISTCHURCH

Kennett Cup 4.5km Cross Country, Rawhiti Domain, New Brighton – 28 June 2025

Cameron Swales 2023 Canterbury 5km road champion, was around the Domain in 14:43 to win by nine seconds over Oska Inkster-Baynes. National mountain running champion Maia Flint was the first woman by a similar margin over Liliana Braun.

Results:

Senior Men: Cameron Swales (Whippets) 14:43, Oska Inkster-Baynes (University) 14:52, Cameron Clark (Whippets) 15:00.

Senior Women: Maia Flint (Whippets) 17:09, Liliana Braun (Whippets) 17:16, Lahana Reeves (Chch Avon) 17:42.

Master Men: Blair McWhirter (University) 15:40, Alex Kelliher (Chch Avon) 16:01, Craig Oliver (Don Greig RS) 16:34.

Master Women: Hannah Oldroyd (Sumner) 17:36, Leah Lassche (Whippets) 19:57, Fiona Crombie (Don Greig RS) 20:15.

Men under 20: Thomas Newsom (University) 15:42.

Women under 20: Brynne Gordon (Port Hills) 17:23, Bridie Restieaux (Whippets) 18:37, Charlotte Chiles (Whippets) 19:43.

Men under 18: Caleb Radcliffe (Chch Avon) 15:29, Daniel Wordsworth (Chch Avon) 15:52, Harry Woodhouse (Chch Avon) 16:03. 

Women under 18: Amelia Henstock (University) 19:05, Anya Sandford (Port Hills) 19:39, Miriam Geddes (Port Hills) 20:02.

3km Boys under 16: Luke Angland (Selwyn) 10:30, Alex de Bock (Chch Avon) 11:13, Benjamin Crawford (Port Hills) 11:15.

Boys under 14: Jacob Radcliffe (Chch Avon) 8:58, Kobe Ford (Chch Avon) 9:16, Logan Angland (Selwyn) 9:37.

2.2km Girls under 16: Kiera O’Donnell (Port Hills) 9:41, Isabel Prescott (Selwyn) 9:50, Milla Boulton (Chch Avon) 10:02.

Girls under 14: Holly Smith (Port Hills) 10:39, Lara Condron (Port Hills) 10:44, Charlotte Dunne (Papanui Toc H) 10:58.

INVERCARGILL

KartSport 5km Challenge and Southland 5km Championship, Oreti Beach – 28 June 2025

National under 18 3000m champion James Weber from Queenstown won in 15:35, raced around a 660m go kart track. Dwight Grieve of Fiordland was second and first master in 16:07, followed by Craig Iversen (Leith) 16:13, Lewis Blay (St Paul’s) 16:25 and Cayden Sanginiti (St Paul’s) 16:44.

Women: Kimberley Iversen (Leith) 18:49, Lily Wiegersma (Gore) 19:58, Freya Gilmour (St Paul’s) 20:03.

ROAD AND TRAIL RACES AROUND THE COUNTRY 

AUCKLAND 

Good George 5km, North Wharf, Wynyard Quarter, 24 June: Kirk Madgwick 16:20, Daniel Coates 17:31, Keith Burrows 17:33. Mira Bi 20:59, Sophie Baillie 21:00, Phumzile Sikakana 21:33.

Rat Race 5km, Takapuna, 25 June: Damon Nicholas 18:57, Andrew Harvey 20:01, Robert Good 20:30.

Auckland Trail Run, Upper Mangatawhiri, Hunia Ranges, 29 June: 24.2km; Franklin Hamilton 1:55:42, Darian Sorouri 1:57:49, Kyle Esterhuizen 2:00:43. Grace Ritchie 2:17:28, Juliette Foley 2:19:43, Georgia Gibson 2:31:07. 19.4km; Sam Dobson 1:54:39, Andrew Battley 1:56:13, Sam Boniface 1:58:10. Phumzile Sikakana 2:15:31, Emily Harvey 2:16:42, Regan Olsen 2:18:39. 13.5km; Sebastian Kamp 57:51, Elliot Gulik 58:24, James Whiteley 58:46. Yasmin Kessner 1:07:52, Alice Scott 1:08:03, Karla Johansson 1:08:08. 6.3km; Lucas Reid 27:28, Caleb Wilde 28:50, Ricco Korewha 29:18. Sophia Petrus 30:36, Hayley Smith 32:30, Olivia Tan 32:47.

WELLINGTON

Wellington Marathon, Sky Stadium, 29 June: Andy Good 2:25:25, Hiro Tanimoto 2:31:02, Nicholas Sunseri 2:33:09, Joshua Naisbitt 2:33:22, Josh Garrett 2:38:49, Mark Moore 2:41:23. Mel Aitken 2:52:52, Arabella Maynard 3:00:58, Brittney Litton 3:03:17, Maya Edmondson 3:03:52 PB, Zali Vaivars 3:04:40, Ali Campbell 3:06:10. Walk: Michael Rodliffe 5:04:16. Jenny Cheevers 5:27:09.

10km: Max Poland 32:01 PB, Marcos Valero Palacios 32:55, Ryan Hunt 33:28. Saskia Cosgrove-Drayton 35:53 PB, Jaime Preston 37:00, Ariella Grant 39:20. Walk: Clive McGovern 1:07:08, Jon Roskvist 1:08:22. Jacqueline Wilson 1:11:01, Sharon Wright 1:13:54.

NELSON
Sprig & Fern 10km Series, Richmond, 28 June: Scott Wallace 38:25, Dan Busch 40:27, Curtis Moore 41:12.

*Cover Photo: Graham Baird Photo