News & Updates

Welcome to the Athletics New Zealand Weekly Round up.This week’s edition includes:

Results from the Oceania Athletics Championships in Townsville
Results from around the country, including the Winter Throws Meeting, Wellington Marathon and the Edmund Cup
International results from the USA, England and Italy
Road and Trail race results
Upcoming events
Murray McKinnon
Athletics New Zealand Correspondent
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E:murray@mckinnon.co.nz

Oceania Athletics Championships
Oceania Athletics Championships, Townsville Sports Reserve, Townsville – 25/28 June 2019

Commonwealth champion Julia Ratcliffe highlighted the final day of competition at the Oceania championships with record breaking hammer throw of 71.93m, which was also a world championships qualifier. Ratcliffe broke her own New Zealand national record of 70.28m set in the States in 2014 and extended Bronwyn Eagles 2003 Oceania record of 71.12m and Eagles 2010 Oceania championship record of 62.99m. Nicole Bradley was third with 64.49m and Lauren Bruce fourth with a personal best 63.12m.

Hamish Kerr booked a ticket to Doha with a New Zealand equalling record of 2.30m in the high jump. He joins Glenn Howard as joint holder of the record. Kerr also set a championship record.While pleased with his performance and qualifying for the world championships Kerr was looking for an Tokyo Olympic Games qualifying height.“While it’s a great honour to be up there with Glenn Howard I had bigger fish to fry and the Tokyo qualifier was on my mind,” said Kerr.

“It was cool to get 2.30m and I ticked that and moved on to 2.33m.“It’s opened up the world and changed the way I look at sport and I’m unbelievably excited for the future,” he added. Kerr now looks forward to the World University Games in Naples Italy with the athletics starting next week.

Maddie Wilson set a New Zealand under 18 heptathlon record of 5179 points breaking Joanne Henry’s 1989 record of 5136 set in Hastings. Wilson produced a personal best performance in five of the seven events, the 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200m and 800m.

Other winners with an Oceania championship record were Zoe Hobbs SW 100m 11.56 -0.4, Josephine Reeves U/20 high jump 1.82m and SW high jump 1.86m, Oli Chignell SM 5000m 14:07.17, Tatiana Kaumoana U/20 discus throw 52.91m, Nikolas Kini U/18 shot put 18.33m, Daniel du Toit U/18 5000m race walk 22:14.09, Jacko Gill SM shot put 20.75m and Imogen Ayris U/20 pole vault 4.10m.

Other winners Maddison-Lee Wesche SW shot put 18.04m, Dominic Overend U/18 100m 10.85 -0.4, Edward Osei-Nketia SM 100m 10.34 0.0, Isabella Richardson U/18 3000m 10:08.65, women U/20 4 x 100m relay NZ Krystie Solomon, Alessandra Macdonald, Kayla Goodwin, Leah Belfield 48.06, Para athletes; Joshua Lush T20 long jump 6.18m 0.0, Holly Robinson T47 javelin throw 40.78m, Lisa Adams F37 DT 26.42m SP 15.21m, Jess Gillan F34 secured shot put 7.68m.

New Zealand won 62 individual medals, 16 gold, 17 silver and 29 bronze and nine Para athlete medals, five gold, two silver and two bronze.

New Zealand Results:

25 June: Josephine Reeves U/20 HJ 1.82m (1) Oceania championship record. Kaia Tupu-South U/18 DT 47.94m PB (3). Zharna Beattie U/18 DT 36.83m (5). Cameron Moffitt U/18 decathlon first day 3286 points (2) (100m 11.50 +0.7, LJ 6.16m +0.1 PB, SP 13.67m, HJ 1.65m, 400m 52.58). Matthew Aucamp U/20 decathlon first day 3141 (3) (11.75 +0.7, 6.50m, 10.42m, 1.74m, 53.64). Jared Neighbours U/20 decathlon first day 2766 (5) (12.24 +0.7, 5.61m 0.0, 12.54m, 1.74m, 59.19). Jack Henry SM decathlon first day 3543 (5) (11.50 +1.0, 6.61m +1.7, 12.89m, 1.83m, 51.37). Ashleigh Bennett SW LJ 5.78m +1.3 (5). Kelsey Berryman SW LJ 5.74m 0.0 (6). Nick Southgate SM PV 5.30m (3). James Steyn SM PV 5.05m (4). Max Attwell SM PV 4.10m (5). Ethan Walker U/18 JT 700g 58.46m (3). Maddison-Lee Wesche SW SP 18.04m (1). Torie Owers SW SP 16.26m (2). Ben Langton Burnell SM JT 66.80m (5).
Poria Bing SW 400m H prelim 58.80 (2H2) Q, Mackenzie Keenan 60.80 (3H1) Q, Anna Percy 61.19 (3H2) Q. Michael Cochrane SM 400m H prelim 53.19 (1H2) Q. Oli Chignell SM 5000m 14:07.17 PB (1) Oceania championship record, Matt Baxter 14:08.87 (2). James Preston SM 800m prelim 1:56.11 (2H1) Q, Brad Mathas 1:56.11 (2H2) Q, also Alex Beddoes (CI) 1:56.24 (3H1) Q. Edward Osei-Nketia SM 100m prelim 10.69 -0.4 (1H2) Q, Hamish Gill 10.95 0.0 (3H4) Q, Joseph Millar 11.26 -0.2 (2H5) Q. Libby Leikis T37 100m Para 16.61 -0.4 (2). Brooke Somerfield SW 100m prelim 12.13 -0.6 (2H1) Q, Zoe Hobbs 11.81 -0.8 (1H2) Q, Georgia Hulls 12.01 -0.8 (2H2) Q. Rebekah Greene SW 5000m 17:21.47 PB (4).

26 June: Sam Colyer U/18 LJ 6.98 0.0 PB (2), Charles Annals U/18 LJ 6.67m +0.3 (3). Cameron Moffitt U/18 decathlon day 2 5921 points PB (3) (110m H 15.42 +1.9, 37.40m, 3.00m, 32.34m 5:04.27). Matthew Aucamp U/20 decathlon day 2 6162 (3) (15.24 +0.4, 32.01m, 4.20m, 44.62m, 5:08.01). Jared Neighbours U/20 decathlon day 2 5723 (5) (16.37 +0.4, 40.85m, 3.70m, 53.41m 5:27.97). Jack Henry SM decathlon day 2 6989 (5) (14.81 +1.2, 31.14m, 4.50m, 52.03m 4:35.73). Emma McKay U/18 LJ 5.07m +1.1 (4). Kayla Goodwin U/20 LJ 5.46m +0.8 (3). Maddie Wilson U/18 heptathlon first day 3281 points (1) (100m H 14.96 +0.6 PB, HJ 1.74m PB, SP 12.49m PB, 200m 25.55 -0.4 PB). Christina Ryan SW heptathlon first day 2923 (3) (15.11 +0.7 PB, 1.53m, 11.97m PB, 26.17 -1.5).
Tatiana Kaumoana U/20 DT 52.91m PB (1) Oceania championship record, Dyani Shepherd-Oates 35.89m (4). Nikolas Kini U/18 5kg SP 18.33m (1) Oceania championship record. Hamish Kerr SM HJ 2.30m PB (1) = Glenn Howard’s NZ National record, Oceania championship record, Marcus Wolton 2.05m (4). Tori Peeters SW JT 51.79m (3). Kaia Tupu-South U/18 SP 16.48m (2), Zharna Beattie 12.09m (7). Jordan Peters SM LJ 7.61m 0.0 PB (2), Matthew Wyatt 7.12m 0.0 (5), Max Attwell 6.71m 0.0 (8).

Daniel du Toit U/18 5000m RW 22:14.09 PB (1) Oceania championship record. Leah Belfield U/20 100m heats 12.09 +1.9 (1H2) Q. Cody Wilson U/20 100m heats 11.02 +1.4 (2H3) Q. Hamish Gill SM 100m SF 10.72 +0.9 (3h2) q, Edward Osei-Nketia 10.43 +1.7 (1H3) Q, Joseph Millar 10.82 +1.7 (3H3). Dominic Overend U/18 100m prelim 10.77 +1.1 (1H2) Q, Ethan Wallace 11.25 +1.3 (3H1) q. Isabella Richardson U/18 1500m 4:36.26 (3). Sam Tanner SM 1500m 3:46.30 (3), Simon Rogers 3:50.01 (5). Katherine Camp SW 1500m 4:18.25 (4), Angie Petty 4:18.43 (5), Flora Brocherie 4:22.37 (6), Rebekah Greene 4:23.85 (7). Rowan Blaikie U/20 400m 49.69 (2). Joshua Ledger SM 400m heats 47.93 (2H1) Q, Luke Mercieca 49.06 (2H3) Q. Dominic Overend U/18 100m 10.85 -0.4 (1). Leah Belfield U/20 100m 12.15 -0.5 (3). Cody Wilson U/20 100m 10.96 -0.5 (3). Edward Osei-Nketia SM 100m 10.34 0.0 (1), Hamish Gill 10.74 (6). Zoe Hobbs SW 100m 11.56 -0.4 (1) Oceania championship record, Georgia Hulls 11.99 (3), Brooke Somerfield 12.11 (6).

27 June: Maddie Wilson U/18 heptathlon day 2 5179 points PB (1) NZ under 18 record (LJ 5.27m +1.0, JT 27.70m, 800m 2:19.43 PB). Christina Ryan SW heptathlon day 2 4756 points PB (2) (5.60m +1.6 PB, 33.34m, 2:40.81). Joshua Lush T20 Para LJ 6.18m 0.0 (1). Holly Robinson T47 Para JT 40.78m (1). Mile Naime U/18 3kg HT 54.45m (4). Dyani Shepherd-Oates U/20 4kg HT 47.44m (2). Nikolas Kini U/18 1.5kg DT 52.38m (3). Emma McKay U/18 TJ 10.24m 0.0 (4). Kayla Goodwin U/20 TJ 12.44m 0.0 (2). Jayden Williamson U/18 HJ 2.05m PB (2). Josh Inger U/20 HJ 1.94m (3). Jacko Gill SM SP 20.75m (1), Oceania championship record, Ryan Ballantyne 19.05m PB (3). Anna Thomson SW TJ 12.41m 0.0 (4). Lisa Adams F37 Para DT 26.42m (1). Joseph Millar SM 200m prelim 22.94 +1.3 (3H1) Q, Hamish Gill 21.79 +2.1 (2H3) Q, Edward Osei-Nketia 21.19 +1.6 (1H4) Q. Caitlin McQuilkin-Bell 3000m steeplechase 10:42.73 PB (4). Alessandra Macdonald U/20 400m H 61.35 (3). Portia Bing SW 400m H 57.11 (3), Mackenzie Keenan 58.18 (4), Anna Percy 61.16 (6). Michael Cochrane SM 400m H 51.54 (2). Krystie Solomon U/18 800m 2:14.79 (4). Sophie Atkinson U/20 800m 2:20.24 (2). Sam Hyde-Smith U/20 800m 1:55.84 (3), Patrick Dowd 1:58.16 (5). Angie Petty SW 800m 2:03.41 (2), Katherine Camp 2:05.38 (4), Katrina Anderson 2:06.34 (5). Brad Mathas SM 800m 1:50.47 (3), James Preston 1:52.77 (5), also Alex Beddoes (CI) 1:51.64 (4). Joshua Ledger SM 400m 47.92 (4). SW 4 x 100m relay NZ (Olivia Eaton, Brooke Somerfield, Georgia Hulls, Natasha Eady) 45.19 (2).

28 June: Imogen Ayris U/20 PV 4.10m (1) Oceania championship record. Olivia McTaggart SW PV 4.25m (2). Anthony Nobilo SM HT 64.93m PB (3). Charles Annals U/18 TJ 13.72m -0.9 (4), Sam Colyer 13.25m +0.2 (5). Jess Gillan F34 Para secured SP 7.68m (1). Julia Ratcliffe SW HT 71.93m PB (1) Oceania and Oceania championship records and NZ national record. Nicole Bradley 64.49m (3), Lauren Bruce 63.12m PB (4). Ben Tuimaseve F37 Para SP 12.01m (3). Lisa Adams F37 Para SP 15.21m (1). Jared Neighbours U/20 JT 51.66m (3). Alexander Parkinson SM DT 58.32m PB (2), Marshall Hall 57.03m (3). Josephine Reeves SW HJ 1.86m =PB (1) Oceania championship record.
Max Attwell SM 110m H prelim 16.64 -1.8 (6H1). Dominic Overend U/18 200m prelim 22.53 +2.0 (2H1) Q, Ethan Wallace 23.15 -0.6 (2H2) Q. Cody Wilson U/20 200m prelim 22.45 +0.8 (2H1) Q. Zoe Hobbs SW 200m prelim 24.37 -2.1 (1H1) Q, Olivia Eaton 24.84 (3H1) Q, Georgia Hulls 25.61 -1.8 (3H2) Q. Joseph Millar SM 200m prelim 22.96 NWI (7H1), Edward Osei-Nketia 20.97 +0.9 (2H2) Q, Hamish Gill 21.63 (3H2) Q. Isabella Richardson U/18 3000m 10:08.65 (1). Kayla Goodwin U/20 100m H 14.71 -0.7 (3),  Alessandra Macdonald 14.94 (4). Fiona Morrison SW 100m H 13.87 -0.8 (4), Amy Robertson 14.23 -0.8 (5). Libby Leikis T37 Para 200m 33.90 -1.0 (3). Joshua Lush T20 Para 200m 23.81 0.0 (2). Ethan Wallace U/18 200m 22.26 -0.2 PB (3). Leah Belfield U/20 200m 24.80 +0.4 (4). Cody Wilson U/20 200m 22.14 -0.7 (3). Zoe Hobbs SW 200m 23.68 -0.1 (2), Georgia Hulls 24.02 (4), Olivia Eaton 24.55 (6). Hamish Gill SM 200m 21.62 -1.1 (4). Women U/20 4 x 100m relay NZ Krystie Solomon, Alessandra Macdonald, Kayla Goodwin, Leah Belfield 48.06 (1). SW 4 x 400m relay NZ Stella Pearless, Angie Petty, Katherine Camp, Krystie Solomon 3:47.70 (2). SM 4 x 400m relay NZ Max Attwell, Luke Mercieca, Sam Tanner, Joshua Ledger 3:14.33 (3).

New Zealand Competition Results
AUCKLAND

Winter Throws Meeting, AUT Millennium Stadium, North Shore – 29 June 2019

Anthony Barmes 7.26kg HT 47.90m, 6kg HT 56.64m. Liam Ngchok-Wulf 1.5kg DT 48.56m, 5kg SP 12.82m, 5kg HT 40.73m. Nadja Kumerich 3kg SP 12.17m PB, DT 33.50m.

WELLINGTON

Wellington Marathon, Westpac Stadium – 30 June 2019
Hirotaka Tanimoto was a clear winner of the Wellington marathon in 2:27:12. Mark Moore who finished third in the Christchurch marathon in 2:28:24, was second in 2:31:52. Tsubasa Hokomura who won the trip to Wellington as the first Sakai resident to finish the Senshu marathon last February was third in 2:33:49.

Sonya Cameron of Dunedin was the first woman in 3:02:46 from Lisa Brignull 3:05:53 and Ingrid Cree 3:10:37. Marathon walk; David Jones 5:11:56 and Christine Maxwell 5:26:03.

Half marathon: Christopher Dryden 1:08:54, Nicholas Sunseri 1:09:07, Nathan Tse 1:10:47 PB. Lisa Cross 1:17:17 (course record), Sarah Gardner 1:19:49, Debbie Donald 1:23:55. Half walk; Eric Kemsley 2:11:30 and Jacqueline Wilson 2:26:17.

10km: Thomas Strawbridge 33:00, Finn Molloy 33:12, Matt Bonner 36:17. Phoebe McKnight 38:17, Bella Bloomfield 39:02, Katie Buckingham 42:07. Walk; Lucas Martin 52:53 and Gillian MacDougall 1:13:10.

DUNEDIN
Edmund Cup Cross Country 5km, Wingatui Race Course – 29 June 2019

Nic Bathgate SM 17:09, Jonah Smith 17:12, Alistair Richardson 17:31. Lydia Pattillo SW 21:42, Nadia Beamish 21:52, Gwen Pinches 24:15. Glen Chisholm MM 17:10, Andrew Lonie 17:27, Danny Baillie 17:45. Michelle Watt MW 23:14, Georgia Pakeho 23:41, Siobhan McKinlay 24:06. Nathan Hill U/20 17:29, Laura Bungard U/20 20:52, Josh Hou U/18 17:38. George Hamilton U/16 2.5km 8:32, Zara Geddes U/16 9:31. Teams; men; Leith, women; Hill City University.

International Results
USA

IAAF Diamond League, Prefontaine Classic, Cobb Track and Angell Field, Stanford CA, 30 June: Tom Walsh was upstaged by Brazilian Darlan Romani in the shot put only managing third with 21.76m. Ryan Crouser opened with 22.17m and led up to round three. Romani started with 21.64m and improved each round, taking the lead in round three with 22.46m. His best came in round five with 22.61m, a national record for him as well as a meet and Diamond League record. Crouser was unable to improve on his first throw and had to settle for second. Walsh was consistent over his six attempts but was unable to crack the 22 metres. His series was 21.63, 21.62, 21.28, 21.55 21.69 and 21.76.
Nick Willis was 14th and last in the Bowerman mile in 3:59.35, won by Timothy Cheruiyot of Kenya in 3:50.49.

Rose City Mile, Duniway Track, Portland OR, 29 June: Jeff Lautenslager 4:08.27 (1) (Meet record).

ENGLAND

England U/20, U/23 championships, Bedford, 22 June: Joshua Hawkins 100m 11.09 (-0.8) (8S2).

BMC Meeting, Watford, 29 June: Samuel Bremer 1500m 3:47.63 PB (7RB).

ITALY
Meeting Cita De Nembro, Nembro, 28 June: Joshua Hawkins 110m H 14.19 (-0.5) (5).

Road and Trail Races Around the Country
Auckland

O’Hagan’s 5km, Viaduct Harbour, 25 June: Keith Burrows 16:30, Davide Fontana 16:39, James Parker 16:42. Isabel Emerson 19:50, Naomi Boynton 20:11, Christine Adamson 20:29.

Rat Race 5km, Takapuna, 26 June: Mike Wanden 16:41, Henry Barfoot 18:04, Damon Nicholas 18:09. Jacey Cropp 21:04.

Cotton On Women’s Half Marathon, Mission Bay, 30 June: Karen Donaldson-Barron 1:24:14, Rebecca Clarke 1:27:06, Laura Holyoake 1:28:24. 10km; Kellie Barnard 39:53, Kerry Ash 40:17, Kate de Beer 40:24. 5km; Sophie Robb 18:36, Amelia Green 19:01, Zara Pomfret 21:28.

Xterra Trail Run, Waiuku Forest, 30 June: 7.3km; Andrew Pointon 33:57, Neville Woods 34:55, George Mawson 35:00. Maia Lythe 38:02, Abigail Edwards 38:28, Ruby Farquhar 38:56. 11.7km; Oscar Mahy 49:54, Liam Bird 50:04, Nick Somerille 51:18. Alana Lythe 53:44, Cassie Wood 54:43, Holly Sprosen 56:36. 19km; Andrew Briant 1:26:28, Daniel Crawford 1:30:27, Luke McCallum 1:31:41. Jenn Jury 1:43:12, Gilly Davy 1:43:40, Tamsin Horne 1:44:49. 22.6km; Robert Humby 1:38:13, Phil Matheson 1:40:54, Greg Darbyshire 1:42:44. Danika Mowlem 1:54:19, Fiona Love 1:56:54, Felicity Ellis 1:57:48.

New Plymouth

Taranaki Race Walking Club Open, Kaimata Street, Brooklands, 8 June: 10km; Daniel du Toit 48:12, Peter Fox 61:39, Clive McGovern 61:42. Jacqueline Wilson 1:07:14, Arlene Wong-Tung 1:12:11, Anna Fraser 1:14:49. 5km; Lucas Martin 25:31 PB.

Wellington
Wellington Scottish Race Walking Event, Trentham, 15 June: 10km; Daniel du Toit (16) 46:38, (betters Nelson McCutcheon’s New Zealand under 17 record of 46:55 set in Queensland last August, but unfortunately only two judges were officiating so no record can be claimed), Clive McGovern 61:32, Ron Soper 63:41. Jacqueline Wilson 65:32, Terri Grimmett 70:22, Arlene Wong-Tung 71:01. B; Jon Roskvist 63:18. 5km; Eleanore Brown 34:24. Warren Jowett 36:16.

Nelson
Monaco Mid-Winter Marathon, 23 June: George Varney 2:50:04, Byron Munro 3:27:13, Graeme Lear 3:29:33. Klaartje Van Schie 3:20:22, Colette Read 3:32:57, Sarah Grimes 3:41:08.