Weekly Roundup – 7 April

NATIONAL RESULTS

HAMILTON

North Island Secondary Schools Championships, Porritt Stadium – 5/6 April 2025

Regan Wilson won the senior sprint double, Caleb Wagener the 1500m/3000m double, Ty Gonzales the hurdles double and Manaia Christiansen the shot and discus double. Kendra Scally won the senior girls sprint double and Hannah Hickson the long and high jump double.

Senior results

Boys

100m: Regan Wilson (WBoP) 10.83 -0.3, George Palmer (WBoP) 10.99, Daniel Mandengu (Taranaki) 11.16.

200m: Wilson 22.03 -0.5 PB, Palmer 22.11 PB, Finley McDonald (WBoP) 22.58.

400m: Charles Howlett (Akld) 49.69, Daniel Mandengu (Taranaki) 50.64, George Kennedy (Akld) 50.80.

800m: Quinn Moss (Akld) 1:58.13, Felix Field (Taranaki) 1:58.71, Timothy Wallace (Akld) 1:58.85.

1500m: Caleb Wagener (Akld) 3:53.70, Felix Field (Taranaki) 4:01.30, Quinn Moss (Akld) 4:01.74.

3000m: Wagener 8:39.28, Corban Holmes (WBoP) 8:49.11, Desmond Reddy (Wgtn) 8:52.62.

110m hurdles: .916 Ty Gonzales (Akld) 15.26 +2.2, Benaiah Su (Akld) 15.59.

300m hurdles: .838 Gonzales 40.99, Kieran Lawson (WBoP) 43.09 PB.

2000m steeplechase: .838 Karabo Mosiane (Nth Harbour) 6:15.12 PB, Samuel Rickerby (Akld) 6:15.24 PB, Stanley Bateman (Nth Harbour) 6:27.86 PB.

3000m race walk: Ari Bennett (Manawatu) 16:10.03.

Shot put: 5kg Manaia Christiansen (WBoP) 17.11m, David Mora (WBoP) 16.27m, Samuel McIntosh (Taranaki) 15.39m.

Discus throw: 1.5kg Christiansen 55.17m, Mora 49.37m, Kace Tolai (Wgtn) 46.31m.

Hammer throw: 5kg Oliver Chung (Nth Harbour) 51.33m, Kace Tolai (Wgtn) 37.01m.

Javelin throw: 700g George Gray (Wgtn) 50.85m, Leo Kirkland (Akld) 49.99m, Layton Powell-Young (Wgtn) 48.46m.

Long jump: Mandengu 6.62m +2.6, also 6.61m +0.4, Jay Benefield (WBoP) 6.42m +1.7 PB, Elliot Wills (Taranaki) 6.38m +0.8 =PB.

Triple jump: Zhan Bowden (Nth Harbour) 14.59m +2.7, also 14.05m +1.1, Mandengu 13.09m +2.8, also 12.38m +1.1, Byron Casson (WBoP) 12.80m +1.9 PB.

High jump: Nikau Jepsen (ECNI) 1.90m, Mandengu 1.85m =PB, Aadom Landi (Counties Manukau) 1.85m.

Pole vault: Benjie Fairclough (Akld) 3.10m.

4 x 100m relay: Auckland (C Howlett, G Kennedy, A Boyd, C Yeager) 43.09, Waikato Bay of Plenty 43.93, Taranaki 44.50.

4 x 400m relay: Auckland (B Fairclough, T Wallace, G Kennedy, C Howlett) 3:22.17, Taranaki 3:25.56, Waikato Bay of Plenty 3:31.95.

Girls

100m: Kendra Scally (Akld) 11.79 +0.3, Mia de Jager (WBoP) 11.93, Kaitlyn Black (WBoP) 12.31.

200m: Scally 23.87 -2.0, de Jager 23.92 PB, Boh Ritchie (WBoP) 24.81 PB.

400m: Mia de Jager (WBoP) 55.23, Ritchie 56.03, Sacha Kilmister (Wgtn) 58.88.

800m: Lisa Hellyer (Akld) 2:09.40, Sarah Hellyer (Akld) 2:09.81, Nina Chalmers (Akld) 2:10.38 PB.

1500m: Chalmers 4:27.56, Jessica Mckenzie (Wgtn) 4:31.69, Eleanor Pugh (WBoP) 4:33.79 PB.

3000m: Asha Edwards (Nth Harbour) 10:03.69, Denika Clooney (Northland) 10:10.35, Caitlin Kirk (ECNI) 10:25.98.

100m hurdles: .762 Jamie Fell (WBoP) 15.06 +0.6 PB, India Nash (Akld) 15.73, Jetta McKenzie (Akld) 15.88.

300m hurdles: .762 Tayler Trow (Manawatu) 45.83 PB, Katlyn Cornes (WBoP) 46.28 PB, Nash 47.74.

2000m steeplechase: .762 Caitlin Kirk (ECNI) 7:07.93, Bronwen Rees-Jones (WBoP) 7:09.53 PB, Olivia Gilbertson (Whanganui) 7:58.71 PB.

2000m race walk: Yandri Fourie (Akld) 10:15.81 PB (record), Sinead O’Sullivan (Taranaki) 10:27.61 PB, McKenzie Reed (Taranaki) 11:22.89.

Shot put: 3kg Maryann Maryann Macedru (Fiji) 15.92m PB, Karmen Maritz (Nth Harbour) 14.56m, Leila-Jae Saifiti (Akld) 13.18m, Ruby Jones (WBoP) 12.13m.

Discus throw: Maritz 47.03m, Jones 40.69m, Isabel To’ia (Wgtn) 36.47m.

Hammer throw: 3kg Danhe Stols (WBoP) 43.22m, Saifiti 42.89m, Isla Hughes (Wgtn) 40.45m PB.

Javelin throw: Rebecca Bailey (Wgtn) 43.37m, Millah Burge (WBoP) 41.89m, Hayley Koppens (WBoP) 37.62m.

Long jump: Hannah Hickson (WBoP) 5.25m -3.2, Tayler Trow (Manawatu) 4.89m -0.5, Bella Brott (Nth Harbour) 4.70m -3.0.

Triple jump: Elizabeth Cudby (Taranaki) 10.51m 0.0 =PB, Noelahni Rodan (Fiji) 10.12m 0.0, Ellie Johnston (WBoP) 10.01m -0.2, Freya Clark (WBoP) 9.48m +1.2.

High jump: Hickson 1.71m PB, de Jager 1.67m, Trow 1.59m.

Pole vault: All North Harbour Talaya Vorster 3.45m, Eden Grundy 3.00m, McKenzie Kruck 3.00m.

4 x 100m relay: Waikato Bay of Plenty (K Black, B Ritchie, K Cornes, H Hickson) 49.37, Manawatu 49.56, Auckland 49.81.

4 x 400m relay: Waikato Bay of Plenty (M de Jager, B Ritchie, K Cornes, M Waddell) 3:49.55, Auckland 3:56.95, Manawatu 4:05.48.

Para Athlete

Senior girls JT Charli Gardiner-Hall (Counties Manukau) T20 17.83m PB, SP 8.67m, DT 23.46m, Ruby Lasini (Wgtn) T20 JT 16.18m, SP 6.85m, LJ 2.35m -1.6.

Senior boys DT Brian Wilson (Nth Harbour) T50 18.99m, SP 7.80m, Lachie Dunbar (Wairarapa) T50 18.11m, SP 5.48m, JT 17.95m. 800m: Luis Douglas (ECNI) T20 2:23.44 PB, Daniel Kits (WBoP) 2:30.50 PB. 1500m: Douglas 4:51.45 PB, Kits 5:20.13 PB.

NELSON

South Island Secondary Schools Championships, Saxton Field Athletics Track – 4/6 April 2025

Niall Foster won the senior boys sprint double, James Weber the 800m/1500m/3000m treble, Harry Williamson the hurdles double as well as the long jump and as a member of the Christchurch Boys High School winning relay teams.

In the senior girls Jody McCarthy-Dempsey took out the 100m hurdles, long and high jumps. Orla Motley won the hammer and javelin throws and Mel Havea won the shot and discus.

Senior results

Boys

100m: Niall Foster (Nelson C) 11.11 +0.2 PB, Ethan Hole (Geraldine) 11.29, Cam Jones (Chch BHS) 11.31 PB.

200m: Foster 22.49 +1.1, Hole 22.64, Ollie Davis (Central Sthld) 22.82.

400m: Henry Sevier (Chch BHS) 50.42 PB, Isaac Saywell Barbosa (St Bede’s) 51.21, Anru Erasmus L (Marlborough) 51.54 PB.

800m: James Weber (Wakatipu) 1:53.53, Sevier 1:54.06 PB, Eliot Ramousse (Burnside) 2:01.03.

1500m: Weber 3:57.42 PB, Ramousse 4:11.19, Max Aldridge (Chch BHS) 4:13.09.

3000m: Weber 9:04.71, Ruie Hyslop (Otago BHS) 9:04.93, Max Aldridge (Chch BHS) 9:23.52.

110m hurdles: .914 Harry Williamson (Chch BHS) 14.79 +1.5, Dylan Jackson (Christ’s C) 16.52.

300m hurdles: .840 Williamson 38.79, Jackson 43.74.

2000m steeplechase: .838 Hosea Wood (Burnside HS) 6:58.34 PB, Daniel O’Brien (J McGlashan) 7:28.95.

Shot put: 5kg Jonty Leary (Chch BHS) 13.64m PB, Rico Reyneke (Marlborough) 13.20m PB, Bohdi Trevor-Smith (Fiordland) 13.14m.

Discus throw: Trevor-Smith 45.01m, Flynn Gilsenan (Garin C) 43.50m, Ryan Enoka (Mt Aspiring C) 40.49m PB.

Hammer throw: 5kg Finn Mayers (Christ’s C) 34.46m PB.

Javelin throw: 700g Tyler Bratley (Lincoln HS) 51.88m, Karatau Keightly (Burnside HS) 45.07m PB, Gabriel Dickerson (Roncalli) 40.98m.

Long jump: Williamson 6.54m +0.6, Davis 6.53m +0.5, Jamie Puha (Cashmere HS) 6.37m -1.1.

Triple jump: Alex Aitken (Christ’s C) 12.58m +1.2, Craig Alexander (Marlborough BC) 12.37m +1.3, Sam Hobart (Waimate) 12.28m +1.5.

High jump: Izaiah Brown (Te Wharekura o Arowhenua) 1.94m PB, Scott Hoban (Cheviot) 1.88m PB, Hugo Ebel-Wilson (Burnside) 1.85m.

Pole vault: Alfred Pask (Darfield HS) 3.40m.

4 x 100m relay: Christchurch Boys High School (F Hawkins, H Williamson, Z Walton, C Jones) 44.11, Nelson College 46.14, Christ’s College 47.19.

4 x 400m relay: Christchurch Boys High School (Z Walton, H Sevier, Z Toaolamai-Holden, H Williamson) 3:29.69, Marlborough Boys College 3:38.88, Nelson College 3:40.08.

Girls

100m: Sienna Wright (Craighead Diocesan) 12.66 -0.1, Jade Wilson (Otago GHS) 12.72, Eden Innes (Rolleston) 12.90.

200m: Innes 26.12 +0.2, Wright 26.58, Bao Zhen Tan (Riccarton HS) 26.65.

400m: Isla Tilbury (Chch GHS) 58.01 PB, Amelia Henstock (Villa Maria) 58.59, Ruby Simon (ChchGHS) 1:00.40.

800m: Amelia Henstock (Villa Maria) 2:14.81, Maia Cain-Townley (Waimea) 2:15.84 PB, Alaska Ontoria (Nayland) 2:17.31 PB.

1500m: Millie McFadzien (St Peter’s Gore) 4:49.56, Ontoria 4:50.56, Mia McMath (St Margaret’s) 5:02.65 PB.

3000m: Brynne Gordon (Cashmere HS) 9:59.66, Millie McFadzien (St Peter’s C) 10:13.21, McMath 11:22.52.

100m hurdles: .762 Jody McCarthy-Dempsey (St Andrew’s) 14.78 +1.7, Jade Wilson (Otago GHS) 15.32.

2000m steeplechase: .762 Charlotte Hawkes (Sthld GHS) 7:21.18 PB, Isabel Prescott (Villa Maria) 7:25.44 PB, Eve Kelleher (Queen’s HS) 7:45.61.

2000m race walk: Valentina Davey (Marian C) 12:31.18 PB, Molly Michael (St Andrew’s) 13:55.48, Nadine Jarvie (Hillmorton) 15:46.75.

Shot put: 3kg Mel Havea (St Andrew’s) 12.84m, Bea Christie (J Hargest) 12.56m PB, Charlotte Blake (Craighead Diocesan) 11.14m.

Discus throw: Havea 39.01m, Blake 38.04m, Zara Brunton (Craighead Diocesan) 30.45m.

Hammer throw: 3kg Orla Motley (St Andrew’s) 53.65m, Jessie McGrouther (Otago GHS) 52.16m, Bea Christie (J Hargest) 36.68m.

Javelin throw: 500g Motley 37.76m, Blake 33.32m, Sarah Evans (Taieri C) 31.94m.

Long jump: McCarthy-Dempsey 5.19m +1.4, Wright 5.03m +3.0, also 4.90m +1.7, Molly McManus (Waimea) 4.87m +0.6.

Triple jump: McManus 10.64m +1.4, Lulu O’Sullivan (Chch GHS) 10.42m -0.6 PB, Imogen Harrison (Columba C) 10.35m +1.1.

High jump: Jody McCarthy-Dempsey (St Andrew’s) 1.60m.

Pole vault: Christie 2.05m.

4 x 100m relay: Rolleston College (E Innes, S Mercer, S Warren, Z Hooper) 50.43, Christchurch Girls High School 51.01, Craighead Diocesan 52.08.

4 x 400m relay: Villa Maria College (I Prescott, L Dunne, A Jowsey, A Henstock) 4:06.33, Craighead Diocesan 4:17.52, Rangi Ruru Girls’ School 4:25.48.

Para Athlete

Senior boys 200m: (All Papanui High School) Lee West T20 27.20 +0.3 PB (record), Sam Churchill T20 35.83, Ollie King T20 36.04. 400m: Toby Paterson T20 1:25.03, Derek Lim T20 1:28.23, King 1:29.56. 100m: West 13.52 +0.3 PB (record), Lim 18.25. LJ: West 5.14m +0.9. 800m: Churchill T20 2:46.53, Paterson T20 3:01.95 PB. 1500m: Churchill 5:55.05, Paterson 6:58.56, King 7:07.17.

Senior girls 200m: Millie Long T38 (Rolleston C) 41.79 +0.1, DT 7.29m, SP 5.27m. 100m: Mattisin Wanhalla T13 (Hornby) 17.53 +1.7 (record), Long 20.10 PB, SP 7.29m. 

INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

AUSTRALIA
Athletics Australia Junior Championships, WA Stadium, Perth, 4/8 April: Connor Brady U/17 decathlon 6692 points (1), (110m 11.36 +0.5 PB, LJ 6.27m +1.8 PB, 5kg SP 15.04m, HJ 1.67m, 400m 51.13 PB, 110m H 15.68 -3.2, 1.5kg DT 45.24m, PV 3.40m, 700g JT 52.32m PB, 1500m 4:58.60). 

Teresie Hess U/17 heptathlon 4959 points (3), (100m H 15.03 -1.3, HJ 1.57m, 3kg SP 12.01m, 200m 26.65 -2.9, LJ 5.58m +0.6, 500g JT 33.58m PB, 800m 2:25.50).

Noa King 200m 22.79 -4.2 (2H4), 22.07 -1.0 (3SF2), 22.24 -1.6 (7). Max McGregor 800m 1:59.48 (2H2), 1:55.18 (2).

Fernanda Tirado 3kg HT 62.38m PB (1), Paige Fletcher 57.47m (2).

USA

Battle on the Bayou, LSU Bernie Moore Stadium, Baton Rouge LA, 29 March: Eddie Nketia 100m 10.01 +2.1 (1). Brianna Lee 800m 2:13.13 (6).

Al Manuel Invitational, Montana Arena, Missoula MT, 29 March: Niamh Motley 3000m St 11:17.15 (2).

Cody McBride, Paradise Valley CC, Phoenix AZ, 29 March: Maria Sartin 400m H 1:02.80 (1).

42nd Victor Lopez Classic, Rice University, Houston TX, 28/29 March: Alex Martin 3:51.88 PB (6). Alice Taylor HJ 1.80m (1), (1.63o, 1.68o, 1.73xo, 1.76xxo, 1.80xo, 1.83xxx).

Mike Fanelli Track Classic, Cox Stadium, San Francisco CA, 3 April: Poppy Martin 5000m 17:22.36 (26).

Cherry Blossom Invitational, Athens OH, 4 April: Bella Earl 1500m 4:39.08 (10).

Mets Outdoor Championships, Icahn Stadium, Randalls Island NY, 4 April: Maddie Kelso-Heap 800m 2:12.86 (1).

Ocean State Cup, Beirne Stadium, Smithfield RI, 4 April: Daniel Prescott 1500m 3:53.52 (1), Elliott Pugh 3:55.12 (5), Zane Powell 3:56.61 (8).

Jim Click Shootout, Arizona Roy P Drachman Stadium, Tucson AZ, 4 April: Tapenisa Havea SP 15.67m (3), DT 50.46m (5), HT 51.17m (9).

Sam Howell Invitational, Weaver Stadium, Princeton NJ, 4 April: Chanel Muir 1500m 3:44.52 (1), Callum Murray 3:50.03 (8). Neve Moulai 1500m 4:33.86 (5), Georgia-Rose Dawson 4:36.69 (6RB). Stella Hammond 10,000m 37:43.34 PB (2). Peyton Leigh 5000m 16:30.68 (6). Andres Hernandez 5000m 14:59.14 (10).

Stanford Invitational, Cobb Track and Angell Field, Palo Alto CA, 4/5 April: Annalies Kalma 200m 24.34 +1.8 (2), 400m 53.95 (3). Amelie Fairclough 400m 57.49 (2RD). Macey Hilton 800m 2:10.20 (3RC), 1500m 4:25.47 (11RC). Grace Blanchette 100m H .840 15.78 +0.4 (7H1).

George Mason Dalton Ebanks Invitational, Fairfax VA, 4/5 April: Tomas Barry 1500m 3:50.73 (1RB). Lucy Shennan 800m 2:13.03 (2RB), 1500m 4:34.55 (1RB).

Joe Walker Invite, Prefontaine Stadium, Oxford MS, 4/5 April: Angus Monro 800m 1:55.26 (7), 1500m 3:48.82 (7).

Colonial Relays, Zable Stadium, Williamsburg VA, 5 April: James Ford 800m 1:53.26 (6).

Florida Relays, Percy Beard Track, Gainesville FL, 5 April: Alex Martin 800m 1:50.62 (7RE).

Tom Tellez Alumni Invitational, Carl Lewis Complex, Houston TX, 5 April: Alice Taylor LJ 5.48m 0.0 PB (7).

UNH Jim Boulanger Invitational, Wildcat Stadium, Durham NH, 5 April: Kennedy Taylor 3000m steeplechase 11:25.57 (3).

Rafer Johnson JJK Invite, Drake Stadium, Westwood CA, 5 April: Chloe Browne 800m 2:12.37 PB (4). Bella Browne 1500m 4:37.69 (2).

CANADA

UBC Open, Rashpal Dhillon T&F Oval, Vancouver, 29 March: Evan Elder 5000m 14:55.12 (13).

CZECH REPUBLIC

Generali Prague Half Marathon, Prague, 5 April: Nicholas Browne 1:11:51 (31).

GERMANY
Generali Berlin Half Marathon, Berlin, 6 April: Georgie Grgec 1:09:13 a minute PB (6). Haiylu Testay (Ethiopia) won in 1:03:35.

ROAD AND TRAIL RACES AROUND THE COUNTRY 

AUCKLAND 

Good George 5km, North Wharf, Wynyard Quarter, 4 March: Greg Darbyshire 17:06, Haoting Ma 17:08. Tia Knight 18:18, Sophie Baillie 20:31. 11 March: Mark Boyce 16:37, Mitchell Carlyle 17:02. Charlotte Baken 21:52, Brigid Du Burgess 22:18. 18 March: Logan Griffin 16:21, Mark Boyce 16:41. Joanne Wainwright 21:14, Rachel De Heer 21:49. 25 March: Tim Pearce 16:21, Mark Boyce 16:26. Grace Ritchie 18:35, Sophie Baillie 21:01. 1 April: Logan Griffin 16:21, Tim Pearce 16:21. Tia Knight 18:18, Grace Ritchie 18:35.

Rat Race 5km, Takapuna, 2 April: Matt Smith 17:49, Andy Kilding 17:59, Ben Latch 19:08, Milad Rafiet 19:08. Helen Kilding 20:57.

Waterfront Half Marathon, Mission Bay, 6 April: Malcolm Hicks 1:08:57, Rasmus Bengtsson 1:11:16 PB, Nick Moore 1:12:14 PB, Phillip McNamara 1:13:10, William Linscott 1:13:30, Simon Mace 1:13:35. Lisa Cross 1:19:49, Amelia Lythe 1:22:25, Alana Lythe 1:23:54, Sarah Lockhart 1:27:13 PB, Ashleigh Mullaly 1:28:01, Qian Zeng 1:28:22. 10km; Mariano Piagentini 33:19, Clinton Loveday 34:11, Alexander MacKenzie 34:44, Kirk Madgwick 35:00. Katrina Andrew 35:52, Krystyna Knight 37:21, Jessie Speedy 37:38, Grace Ritchie 38:56. 10km wheelchair; Jaden Movold 27:22.

HAMILTON 
The Cook 5km, 1 April: Peter Moorfield 17:31, Mitchell Metcalf 18:26, Mark Gray 18:31. Jasmine Shawyer 20:32, Alice Patterson 20:44.

MASTERTON

ACM 5km Series, Colin Pugh Sportsbowl, 6 April: Ben Twyman 16:56, Darius Simpson 17:36, Glen Fraser 19:26. Esther Gleeson 21:34.