Athletics news

 NETHERLANDS
Andrea Miller followed up her record breaking 100m hurdles during the week in Geneva with a win at the Golden Spike meeting in Leiden in 13.19s (+0.4) after recording 13.22s (+0.1) in the heats.
SWEDEN
Alice Mason finished fifth over 3000m steeplechase at the Folksam meeting in Goteburg in 10m 27.92s.
NCAA - USA
Lucy Van Dalen ran 4m 16.11s in the heats and was ninth in the final of the 1500m in 4m 18.76s at the NCAA division 1 outdoor championships in Fayetteville Arkansas. Twin sister Holly Van Dalen did not qualify for the final of the 5000m after running 16m 35.92s in the heats. She missed making the final by just one place and by 2.14s.
WATFORD - HERTFORDSHIRE, GB
Alice Mason recorded 4m 36.13s over 1500m at the British Milers Club meeting at Watford. Esther Keown ran 4m 42.31s. Jason Woolhouse recorded 14m 3.70s over 5000m.
BELGIUM
Sarah Cowley recorded 12.39s (+1.0) in the heats of the 100m and 12.28s (+1.7) in the final at the Atletissima Namur 2009 meeting near Brussels. In the 200m Cowley ran 25.94s (+0.0). Nikki Hamblin won the 800m in 2m 2.50s.

NORTH HARBOUR
Winter Series
Julia Ratcliffe added a further 1.64m to her New Zealand W16 hammer record with a throw of 54.36m at the Sovereign Stadium on Saturday. Last week Ratcliffe threw 55.64m, but the organisers were not expecting a New Zealand record, this week they were and the record will be applied for. Millie McNie was second with 44.31m.
Jacko Gill was out to 18.17m with the 5kg shot and 55.72m with the 1kg discus. In the senior shot Brent Newdick cleared 13.87m, 41.05m in the discus and 49.78m in the javelin. Te Rina Keenan was out to 44.48m in the W19 discus. Kerry Charlesworth was over at 3.65m in the pole vault. Jeffrey Thumath won the 100m in hand timed 10.9s and the 200m in 22.0s, from Joseph Millar 11.0s and 22.4s. Portia Bing and Chelsea Johannsen both clocked 8.0s over 60m with Bing recording 12.7s in the 100m.

AUCKLAND
Auckland Teams Cross Country - East Tamaki
Sam Dobson made it three years in a row in the annual Auckland cross country teams events, run for the first time at Sir Barry Curtis Park in East Tamaki, on Saturday.
Dobson was joined by Jonny McKee, Stephen Lett and Aaron Jackson over the first half of the race, splashing through extensive surface water. Heading into the final circuit of 2500m, Dobson was locked into a three way battle with Lett and McKee.
Over the final 1km Dobson upped the pace and made a decisive break which carried him to victory in 35m 55s for the 10km. Lett held on for second in 36m 5s, two seconds ahead of McKee.
"It is a pretty good course, I live close to the course and ran around it during the week when it was not muddy and it is pretty fast," said Dobson.
"I found the third lap the worst, but came right on the last lap feeling much better," he added.
Lett led his Takapuna Club in winning the teams title.
Robbie Johnson was the first master in 38m 16s, ahead of Chris Robb and Joel Martin.
Elizabeth Orchard worked clear of Hannah Barker over the second half of the women's 6km to win by 29 seconds in 25m 26s. Sarah Devoy was third in 26m. Barker and Devoy headed a strong Pakuranga team for the women's teams title.
Melanie Cossar was the first of the master women in 27m 40s.
Alex Parlane scored a notable win in the men's 19 5000m, beating Mike Banks and Jono Jackson in 17m 58s. Danielle Trevis continued to dominate the women 19 with a convincing win over Hannah Morgan and Kimberley Burke in 16m 11s for the 4km.

PAEROA
Sharp 2XU Cross Country
Aaron Pulford won the men's 7km in 25m 59s, over a minute ahead of Michael Pugh with Corey Hinde third. Demelza Murrihy the women's 5km. During the week Pulford won the Waikato Bay of Plenty secondary schools senior boys cross country title at Kihikihi Domain. Pulford ran 19m 2s for the 6000m to head in Jacob Martin 19m 58s and Cory Whiting 20m 25s.

WELLINGTON
Dorne Cup - Trentham Memorial Park
The 2007 New Zealand cross country champion Edwin Henshaw, having joined the Calliope Club in Auckland, won the men's 8km in 26m 40s from Stefan Smith 27m 15s, Rees Buck 27m 42s, Simon Rogers 27m 58s and Hamish Carson 28m 7s. Vicki Humphries took out the women's 6km in 24m 19s, 24s ahead of Jacinda Swain with Sarah Gardner 24m 47s third. The men's 19 4km winner was Ben Barry in 13m 21s from Corey Casey and Evan Cooper. Olivia Burne from Palmerston North won the W19 4km in 14m 58s from Rochelle Sceats of Hastings and Nicole Mitchell.

INVERCARGILL
Gore Cross Country
Shaun Burgess was the fastest in the 54th Gore 5.4km cross country last weekend in 18m 34s. Ricky Gutsell was second fastest in 19m 13s with Aaron Barclay third in 20m. Christina Taylor was the fastest woman in 20m 53s and was also first on handicap. Alistair Hatton was the first male on handicap.
On Saturday Glen MacIntosh was the fastest in the 7.65km race in 26m 53s, with Shaun Burgess second fastest in 27m 17s. Kathy MacLachlan was fastest woman in 29m 18s from Debbie Telfer 32m 59s.