Athletics New Zealand – News – Athletics NZ Weekly Roundup 5 Jan 2015

TIMARU
Lovelock Classic, Aorangi Park – 3 January 2015
Daniel Balchin made it two years in a row in the Lovelock Mile winning in a personal best of 4:11.37. The 24 year old national steeplechase champion has built up an impressive record in the annual mile, third in 2012 in his previous best time of 4:12.49, second in 2013 4:16.54 and first last year in 4:14.50.

Simon Rogers was second in 4:13.78, Matthew Lambert third in 4:14.29 followed by Peter Meffan 4:15.38, Callan Moody 4:20.02 and Ben Mussen 4:24.17.
Jacob Matson won the sprint double in 11.13 (+1.2) for 100m and 22.20 (+0.9) in the 200m. Jarvis Hansen was second in both in 11.42 and 23.80 and Schuyler Orr third 11.79 and 25.10.

Fiona Morrison was just a tenth of a second outside her personal best in the 100m hurdles clocking 13.52 (+0.4). It was an excellent day for Kelsey Berryman, winning the 100m in 12.02 (+0.4), the Long Jump with 6.01m (-0.9) and recording a personal best 13.66 for second place behind Morrison in the hurdles and in the process, leaping from No. 22 to No. 6 on the NZ all-time rankings for women. Her long jump victory was also a personal best and the first time over 6 metres for the 22 year old Cantabrian.
Morrison was disqualified in the 100m. but later won the 200m in 25.12 (-0.7) from Caitlyn George 26.64 and Jamima Tennekoon 26.74, who had earlier won the 400m in 59.57. Leanna Ryan of Hamilton was third in the 100m 12.86 and second in the LJ on a count back from Atipa Mabonga both clearing a legal 5.27m. 
Andrew Whyte was well clear in the 400m in 47.15, with Cody Thomas second in 49.84 and Jackson Henry third in 51.79. Thomas won the long jump with 6.65m (+1.2) from Henry 6.51m (-0.4). In the 110m hurdles Henry won in 14.9 h (+0.2) from Thomas 15.6. Tony Payne won the 3000m in 8:51.70. Ieuan Van der Peet was second in 8:56.34. 
Ben Anderson easily won the 800m in 1:56.60. The women’s 800m went to Chelsea Brown who ran 2:29.05 and the mile was won in 5:48.05 by Natalie Dryden.
In the field events Wayne Doyle won the SP 11.39m, Jack Welsh the DT 39.62m and Michael Scholten the HT 41.80m while Patrick Taberner cleared 1.80m in the HJ. Lauren Bruce won the DT 47.66m and also had the hammer out to 54.00m. Ruby Cochrane was second in the DT 42.18m and Hannah Boyd was second in the HT with 41.80m.

TAURANGA
Twilight Meeting, Tauranga Domain – 1 January 2015
Julian Oakley, back from a break from his Providence College athletic scholarship, won the feature 3000m event in 8:38.42, five seconds outside his PB set at Tauranga in 2011. Jono Jackson was second in 8:39.75 and Ben Ruthe third 8:42.71. Ben Conner of Providence was next in 8:45.65, Michael Voss Rotorua 8:48.70, Steve Robertson Providence 9:00.57, Brendan Sullivan Providence 9:10.76 and Matt Baxter Auckland 9:13.98.
Lydia O’Donnell won the women’s 3000m in 9:40.14, while Sally Gibbs (51) in second broke her New Zealand masters W50 record with a time of 9:54.83. Her previous record was 10:07.35 set in March last year. Emily Roughan was third in 9:58.95. Gibbs had earlier won the 800m in 2:30.13 from Alice Feslier Holmes who recorded 2:35.77.
Joseph Millar won the 100m in 10.55 (+2.0) from Cameron French 10.56 and Michael Goldie 10.88. French headed in Millar in the 200m in 21.20 (0.0), Millar recording 21.26, with Goldie third in 21.72. French's times were personal best performances.
Abby Goldie won the women’s 100m in 12.04 (+1.6) from Fiona Morrison in 12.23 and Brooke Somerfield 12.36. Georgia Hulls took out the 200m in 24.55 (+1.6) from Goldie 24.68 and Olivia Eaton 25.22. Morrison had earlier won the 100m hurdles in 14.18 (-1.8). Phil Simms won the 400m in 50.68 while Amy Robinson ran 57.65 in the women’s 400m, Jessica Hood was second in 58.48.

Michael Whitehead who is now based in Australia won the 800m in 1:54.25 from Steven Langdon 1:56.60. In the field events, Karlin Nelson threw the discus 45.67m and Hamish Kerr cleared 2.05m in the high jump to win from Jordan Peters and Matt Nicholls on 2.00m.

MT MAUNGANUI
King and Queen of the Mountain 4.5km Race – 26 December 2014
Daniel Jones of Whakatane was a convincing winner of the King of the Mountain. Jones, winner in 2008 and 2011 recorded 18:48, just three seconds outside Angus Bell’s 2007 record. Bobby Dean of Te Puke was second in 19:18 and Tauranga’s Ben Ruthe, third in 2012 was third again in 19:56. Kove MacDonald of Taupiri became Queen of the Mountain in 22:51. Katy Dawson of Cambridge was second in 23:50 and Sarah Backler of Tauranga, second last year and in 2012 was third in 24:19.

ITALY
40th Boclassic New Year Eve 10km Run, Bolzano – 31 December 2014
Zane Robertson shut out the two Kenyans in the race finishing third in 29:12. Ethiopian runners Muktar Edris and Imane Merga took the first two placings in 29:08. Thomas Longosiwa of Kenya was fourth in 29:23 and Compatriot Edwin Soi fifth in 29:27.

AUSTRALIA
Melbourne Shield at Aberfedie, 18 December: Nneka Okpala TJ 12.98m (NWI).

FURTHER ACCOLADES FOR VALERIE ADAMS
Valerie Adams was voted the year’s number one women’s shot putter by American magazine ‘Track & Field News’ for the ninth year, just one shy of Heike Drechsler who had ten number 1’s in the long jump. The magazine says that Adams was never challenged as she stormed through a perfect Diamond League season. However in the voting for the magazine’s overall woman athlete of the year Adams missed out to Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland who set a world record in the hammer throw during the year. Despite going unbeaten all season, taking seven Diamond League titles and a world indoor championship and Commonwealth title and gaining more number one votes than Wlodarczyk Adams, who didn’t receive as much back up support in the voting, was named number two athlete overall. Adams has now been in the top ten overall for the sixth consecutive year.
The magazine voted Tom Walsh number five in the men’s shot put.
All-Athletics.com has announced Tom Walsh the male and Valerie Adams the female Athlete of the Year in Oceania.

OBITUARY
Long serving Athletics Auckland official Bert Chapman died on Monday 29 December 2014 aged 80.
He had collapsed in Cornwall Park the day before and was taken to Auckland Hospital.
Bert contribution to the sport has been huge in terms of officiating in the field at countless secondary school and Auckland Centre meetings and New Zealand championships when they have been held in Auckland. He has always been there, reliable and competent. In the winter he officiated at all the Centre cross country and road events and after assisting in setting up the course, marshalled out in the field directing the runners around the correct number of laps. He always had a cheery comment or wave for the runners as they went past.

Bert was a stalwart of the Owairaka Athletic Club, he was made a Life Member of the Club in 1985 and was President 1987-89. He received an Athletics Auckland Merit Award in 2011. He was a member of Athletics New Zealand Officials Association. Bert was a javelin throw official at the 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games.
His son Grant won the New Zealand decathlon title in 1994 and his daughter Suzanne was a member of the Owairaka women’s team that won the national road relay title on a number of occasions, including 1985, 1989 and 1993 at Akaroa, 1990 at Kaimai and 1991 at Palmerston North.
Bert was also heavily involved with orienteering, having won a national title. He was a long standing member of the North West Orienteering Club. Prior to taking up athletics he was a top cyclist during the 1950’s and 1960’s.
His funeral service will be held tomorrow Tuesday 6 January 2015 at 10.00am at Morrison Funeral Directors 220 Universal Drive Henderson.

ROAD RACES AROUND THE COUNTRY
Auckland
O’Hagan’s Viaduct 5km, 23 December: Michael Calway 16:08, Sam Corbett 16:33, Michael Litchwark 16:35.
Cornwall Park 5km, 27 December: Daniel Guan-Ming Chen 18:22, Guilaume Barbalat 18:50.
Millwater Parkrun 5km, 3 January: William O’Connor 18:11.

Hamilton
Eastside 5km, 23 December: John Crane 17:06, Kent Hodgson 17:24, Corey Hinde 17:59.
Parkrun 5km, 27 December: Michael Mannings 18:33, Benjamin Moody 18:55. 3 January: Bashir Hussain 17:39, Brendan Woolerton 18:44.

Wellington
Wellington Harrier Athletic Honest 10km, 21 December: Ben Twyman 35:54, Bert Prendergast 38:41, Dave Creamer 39:45.
Lifestyle Sports Waterfront 5km Series, 23 December: (80m extra) Hamish Carson 15:08, Ben Twyman 16:52, Brendon Blacklaws 17:10, Alasdair Saunders 17:18, Rohan Biggs 17:20, Tony Wolken 17:43. Rebecca Elliott 18:45. Walk Sean Lake 30:57. Andrea Adams 39:17.
Lower Hutt Parkrun 5km, 27 December: Bruce Lambert 17:40, Julian Clarke 18:08, Alastair Willis 18:11. Sarah Gardner 18:49. 1 January: Nick Horspool 15:25, Alastair Willis 17:44, Joel Carman 18:41. Julie Johnson 20:19.
3 January: Mathew Rogers 16:57, Joe Tasker 18:33.
Porirua Parkrun 5km, 25 December: Michael Wray 17:03. 3 January: Joel Carman 17:49, Reuben Goldingham Newsom 17:55.

Nelson
Honest Lawyer 5km, 22 December: Bailey Cotton 18:41, Bob Glennie 18:50.
Shoe Clinic New Year Day’s 10km, 1 January: Brian Kemp 36:42, Ian Courtenay 37:32, Alasdair Saunders 37:40, Matt Newberry 37:45, Simon Leaning 38:42, Brendan Crequer 39:19. Naoki Ouchi 39:44, Paula Canning 39:47, Collette Read 43:22.

Christchurch
Hagley Parkrun 5km, 27 December: Samuel Murphy 17:13, Carl Egdell 17:21, Andrew Reese-Jones 17:34. 3 January: Kevin Muir 18:24, Steve Murdoch 18:48.

Murray McKinnon
Athletics Correspondent
Athletics New Zealand
0274 806086
murray@mckinnon.co.nz

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