Athletics New Zealand – Athletics NZ Weekly Round-up 11 November

AUCKLAND
Summer Series, Mt Smart Stadium – 9 November 2013
Dalton Coppins in his first up races of the season was in great form a month out from the national schools championships.

The 18 year old national U/17 100m record holder won the 100m in 10.67 (+2.3) and then later in the day demolished the 200m field in his second ever fastest time of 21.38 (+1.6).
“It is my second race into the season and that’s more than I can ask for,” said a delighted Coppins in reference to the 200m.

He has had a long winter of rehabilitation following a torn hamstring after the New Zealand championships in March.
“I had rehab and what-not throughout the winter and then a lot of strength and speed work and its paying off obviously.
“It will be my last schools champs and I want to make a statement, I guess I’ll be going for the 100m and the 200m where I’m hoping for a 21 second flat time,” he added.
Michael Goldie was second to Coppins in both races recording 10.93 and 21.78. Austen Heuvel was third in the 100m in the same time as Goldie.
Abby Goldie won the women’s sprint double in wind assisted times of 11.78 (+6.4) and 24.92 (+3.0). National heptathlon champion Portia Bing won the 400m in 56.15s from Lucy Jacobs 58.34 while former national youth champion Frazer Wickes won the senior 400m in 48.84s. Tom Symes followed up an 11.00 100m to finish second to Wickes in 49.08, Bailey Stewart was third in 49.24. Other 400m performances Henry Boyhan U/20 51.06 from William Cowper 51.15 and Michael Dawson U/18 52.39. 
World junior hammer throw champion Alexandra Tavernier of France had the hammer out to 64.48m and Matthew Bloxham threw 71.80m with the 5kg hammer. Tavernier, who is in the country for three months, hopes to leave her name in the New Zealand record book by eclipsing the all comers record of 68.83m, possibly at the Lovelock Classic meeting in Timaru on 4 January. National champion Nicole Bradley recorded 53.70m. Anne Goulter set a New Zealand masters 50-54 age group hammer throw record of 42.76m. 
Nicholas Southgate was over the bar at five metres in the pole vault, with Vincent Hobbie U/18 clearing 4.20m. Grace Steele WU/18 PV 3.30m and James Steyn MU/15 PV 3.70m. Phillip Wyatt TJ 14.67m (+4.4), Jenni Scott TJ 11.74m (+3.8). In the javelin Nicholas Gerrard threw 48.68m and Stephanie Wrathall 43.52m. Georgie Grgec was a convincing winner of the 1500m in 4:41.22. Luke Fielding U/18 ran 4:05.97, Maiya Christini U/18 4:54.09 and Aron Mago U/15 4:17.65. Under 15 2km steeplechase winners James Uhlenberg 7:12.93 and Jess Pilmer of Whangarei 8:12.46.

Auckland City Athletics Meeting – 6 November 2013
Sam Ulufonua U/18 DT 50.13m. Niven Longopoa U/15 100m H 14.73 (-1.9) and 400m 56.74. Peauope Suli U/20 400m 56.34.

HAMILTON
Putaruru Bell Round 1, Porritt Stadium – 9 November 2013
National sprint hurdles champion Fiona Morrison was in action in Hamilton winning the 100m 12.17 (+4.0) and the 100m hurdles in 13.66 (+2.3). Mariah Ririnui national 100m and long jump champions was second in the 100m in 12.29 with Mikaela Jefferson third in 12.56. Zoe Ballantyne, New Zealand 400m hurdles champion won the 400m flat in 56.11. In the youth grade 400m Talia Horgan recorded 57.69 and Amy Robinson 58.03. Cameron French won the senior 400m in 48.57. Danielle Botha threw the hammer 44.20m. Times recorded in the 1500m were Arianna Lord YW 4:40.58, Kerry White JW 4:46.37, Isaiah Priddey U16 4:22.16, Jacob Priddey YM 3:57.16 and Theunis Pieters JM 3:59.10.

WANGANUI
Central League, round 2, Cooks Gardens – 9 November 2013
Athletes enjoyed near perfect conditions with warm sunny conditions and a helpful legal tail wind on the home straight.
Zoe Hobbs (Taranaki) took full advantage of this wind with a 12.15 (+2.0) clocking for the 100m followed by 24.83 for the 200m. She also won the long jump with 5.38m.
The male A grade 100m were not quite so fortunate encountering the only head wind of the day (1.5 metres / second) with Zac Topping (Manawatu) edging out William Smart (Wanganui) 11.12 and 11.13 respectively. It was the same order in the 200 metres with Topping running 21.60 to Smart’s personal best 21.83 both enjoying a favourable 1.0  m/sec tail wind while Scott Burch (Manawatu) made a welcome return to racing winning the 400m in 49.60.
Scott Thomson (Mana) was unfortunate find his only two recorded triple jumps were wind assisted. His final jump was 15.15m (+2.1). His sister Anna won the women’s with an 11.82m (+0.5) effort.
Jordan Peters (Manawatu) jumped 2.05m in the high jump narrowly failing at 2.10m. He also won the long jump with 6.64m.
Kara MacDermid (Manawatu) opted to join the men’s 1500m and was dragged round to record an excellent 4:27.71 for the race. The race was won by Nathan Tse (Wellington Harriers and Athletic) from club and fellow NZSS Cross Country team mate Marcus Karamanolis (4:01.17 and 4:01.90).
Katie Bruce (Wairarapa) and Ben Pow (Kiwi) won their respective shot put competitions with 13.26m and 15.98m using their own age group implements. Power also threw the 1.5 kg discus out to 48.80m and Montaya Wharehinga (Kiwi) won the women’s hammer with a 46.29m effort.

HASTINGS
North Island Combined Events Championships, Regional Sports Park – 9/10 November 2013
Decathlon: SM Darin Hunt 3719. YM Aaron Booth 6058. U/16 Ethan Phillips 4408. M50 Stephen Te Whaiti 6269.
Heptathlon: JW Natalie Booth 3783. YW Britta van Tiel 3255. U/16 Phoebe Edwards 4676.

NELSON
Athletics Nelson Twilight Series, Saxton Field Athletics Track – 8 November 2013
A Tasman record, a sub-two minute 800 metres, a sub-minute women’s 400m, a slew of personal bests,  dramatic finishes, the return of a New Zealand record-holder, and full fields in most events led to one of the most productive nights in the history of the Athletics Nelson Twilight Series Meets on Friday.
Dale Pritchard fired the discus 49.07m to surpass his own Tasman Centre and Club record. He also won the shot put with 15.88m. Kai Mason improved to 14.60m and scared the M18 club record. Chris Brake won the high jump in a near personal best 1.95m and the long jump with 6.57m. New Zealand M17 record holder Brendon Barnett returned to competition with a 6.13m effort as did national medallist Andrew Moore, who won the 60m in 7.4 and was third in the long jump. 
Katie Thompson won the women’s long jump with 4.85m and had the fastest time, 13.08s, of the three women’s 100m heats. Andrew Kennedy won the men’s 100m in 11.14 and then stepped up to the 400m and won it in 51.81 ahead of the late-charging Mitchell Chandler (52.89) and Ben Anderson (53.65).
Amanda Fitisemanu broke 60 seconds for the first time. She ran 59.89 to hold off Bonita Morrissey-Smith, who also scored a personal best with 61.57. Tayler Boeyen ran a personal best 13.16 in her first 80-metre hurdle competition of the season.
Josh Barry led team mate Thomas Andersen from the start of the men’s 800m. His 58.4 final circuit propelled him to a personal best 1:59.41. Beth Versey out sprinted Georgia Teakle in the homestretch to win the women’s 800m in 2:25.46.
Mike Lowe and Jess Martin showed their strong fitness in the 3,000m as they prepare for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Championships. Lowe followed pacemaker Hayden McLaren through the first mile in 4:35.00 and ran solo to victory in 8:46.83. Martin won the women’s 3,000m in 10:20.08.

CHRISTCHURCH
Athletics Canterbury Meeting, Rawhiti Domain – 9 November 2013
Rosa Flanagan recorded 4:28.28 in a mixed 1500m, just outside her PB of 4:27.19. Sean Eustace M16 3000m 8:57.18, Cameron Avery M16 PB 9:06.33. Matthew Prest M16 1500m 4:13.13. Josh Browne M16 400m 54.79. Tannock Blair M17 800m 1:59.90. Ari Graham W14 800m 2:15.91, Harriet Bush W14 PB 2:17.30. Dian Munoz M16 100m 11.52 (+0.8) 200m 23.95 (NWI). Kelsey Berryman 100m 12.22 (+1.5). Dean van der Busse M16 LJ 6.20m (+0.8). Alex Mander M16 TJ PB 12.79m (+0.6). Jack Bryant 1.5kg DT 42.00m. Jack Henry U/20 LJ 6.45m (+0.6) and PB 6kg SP 12.17m.

DUNEDIN
Athletics Otago Meeting, Caledonian Ground – 9 November 2013
National 400m hurdles champion Daniel O’Shea won the 400m flat in 48.61 with national junior 400m champion Robert Jopp M18 recording 49.67. O’Shea (24) was on target to break 48 seconds but hit a strong head wind in the finishing straight. Todd Bates sent the 7.26kg hammer out to 45.78m and Bradley Tarleton the 5kg hammer to 50.03m. Michael Scholton won the 800g javelin with 45.51m and Tori Peeters 47.68m with the 600g javelin. Jade Graham W18 TJ 10.09m (+2.0). Felix McDonald M15 100m H 840mm 14.76 (-4.3). In the 1500m Sian English W18 4:57.57, Hannah Miller W16 4:51.68 and Jordan Rackham M17 4:07.26.

INVERCARGILL
Southland Twilight Meeting, Surrey Park – 8 November 2013
Best performances came in the throws circles: Hinewai Collins (WU18) SP 10.26m; Emma Ryan (WU18) SP 10.09m; Jack Welsh (MU18) SP 11.01m; Chris Knight (SM) DT 38.39m, Jack Welsh (MU18) DT 45.20m; Ashley Craig (MU20) DT 36.39m. Gavin Stark best of the sprinters with 11.86 100m into –0.7 headwind and 23.97 200m and Rebecca Peterson (WU20) 13.19 into a 1.9 headwind.

AUSTRALIA
Shield at Albert Park Melbourne, 2 November 2013: Sarah McSweeney 3000m 9:40.30 1.

USA
NCAA Cross Country, 2 November 2013
SunBelt Conference 8km cross country, Troy University Alabama, Craig Lautenslager 25:31 2.
Mid-American cross country, Bowling Green Ohio Harry Dixon 5.
Conference USA Championships, Denton Texas Matt Russ 11, Tom Stringer 63.

Further results of New Zealanders in the New York Marathon: Xaviour Walker 2:43:35, Gareth O’Brien 2:58:03, Oliver Hill 3:00:38, Dan Dale 3:01:30, Tony McManus (64) 3:07:02 second in age group. Women: Amy Dale 3:10:49, Natasha Douglas 3:20:28, Anna Barrett 3:27:47, Sonya Van Beek 3:30:05, Alexandra Huffadine 3:33:07. A total of 317 New Zealanders ran in the marathon.

ROAD RACES AROUND THE COUNTRY
Auckland 
Pakuranga 5km, 4 November: Adam Berry 18:37, Stephen Langdon 18:47, James Hand 19:47.
O’Hagan’s Viaduct 5km, 5 November: Kirk Madgwick 16:20, Robbie Johnson 16:38, Michael Rodliffe 17:01. Pip Meo 18:33, Natasha Poole 18:37.
Rat Race 5km, Takapuna, 6 November: Gavin Butler 18:35, Brad Booysen 18:48, Gary Myers 19:14.
Owairaka 5km in the Park, Mt Roskill, 6 November: Teklay Zinaw 18:01, Simon Freeman 18:33, Scott Verran 19:24.
YMCA 10km in the Domain, 7 November: Michael Rodliffe 36:14. Meghann Stewart 43:49.
Cornwall Park 5km, 9 November: Sam Corbett 18:10, Gavin Stevens 18:44.

Hamilton
Eastside 5km, 4 November: John Crane 17:05, Kris Moore 17:35, Sunil Ritchie 17:47. Kovo Kowalewski 18:43, Katie Stone 19:38.
Park Run 5km, 9 November: Oliver McLean 17:36, Michael Mannings 17:46.

Tauranga
Smiths Sports Shoes Everyone’s 5km, 24 October: Ben Ruthe 16:30, John Caie 16:59, Roger Creighton 17:37. Erin Conway 20:30. 31 October: John Caie 17:31, Mark Crowther 17:42, Roger Creighton 18:17. 7 November: John Caie 17:20, Roger Creighton 18:11, Lucas Fairweather 18:29.

Feilding
59th Feilding Marathon, 9 November: Colin Dittmer 3:05:08, Struan Webb 3:06:15, Campbell MacNeill 3:07:03. Wendy Teahan 3:25:37, Rachel Monro 3:54:06. Albie Jane from Stratford completed his 200th marathon while David Penfold of Feilding made it to 256 and Michael Stewart from Upper Hutt clocked up his 35th Feilding Marathon as part of his tally of 511 to date. Stewart was pleased to have run faster than in the Auckland Marathon the previous week. Patricia Stichbury from Ashhurst completed her 24th marathon for the year to date – thought to be the most run by any woman in New Zealand in a year.

Wellington
Lifestyle Sports Waterfront 5km Series, 5 November: Dan Hunt 16:37, Andrew Wharton 17:00, Michael Du Toit 17:26. Melissa Moon 19:20. Walk Fraser Samson 30:38, Leanne Palmer 35:59.
Lower Hutt Parkrun 5km, 9 November: Sarah Gardner 18:12, Andrew Crosland 18:23.
Porirua Parkrun 5km, 9 November: Michael Wray 17:46.

Nelson
The Honest Lawyer 5km, 4 November: Stuart Cottam 19:27, Daryl Cotton 19:51, Greg Frost 20:13. Robyn Deane 20:44.

Christchurch
Shoe Clinic New Balance Half and Quarter Marathon, incorporating the Canterbury Half Marathon Championship, Tai Tapu Domain, 10 November: Richard Bennett 1:14:29, Dallas Wichman 1:14:48, Vajin Armstrong 1:16:05. Tracy Croft 1:30:44, Fiona Gilroy 1:31:50, Carrie Lee 1:32:27 won by Jo Buick 1:28:17. Quarter Marathon: Korban Bastiaanse 42:05, Christopher Arnold 46:04, Lennon Millward 50:13. Nicki McFadzien 38:39, Brittany Marquet 49:28, Abby Thomas 49:39.

 

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