Athletics New Zealand Media Release - Weekly Roundup
TIMARU
New Zealand Secondary Schools T&F Championships, Aorangi Park
Day one, Saturday 12 December
Tom Walsh of Timaru Boys’ High highlighted day one of the New Zealand secondary schools T&F championships in Timaru with a New Zealand M17 shot put record of 20.21m.
This bettered Jacko Gill’s recent M17 record of 19.72m set in New Caledonia in October, which had in turn broken Walsh’s record of 19.60m set in finishing sixth at the World Youth Championships in Italy in July.
Walsh won the senior boys’ shot put title with his record breaking effort beating Albert Nikoro of Mt Albert Grammar and Ryan Tinkle of Wellington College.
Tinkle had earlier won the senior boys’ hammer throwing 63.96m. Gill won the junior boys’ discus with a throw of 58.12m.
Results:
Boys.-
Senior
Shot put: Tom Walsh (Timaru) 20.21m (NZ M17 record) 1, Albert Nikoro (MAGS) 16.52m 2, Ryan Tinkle (Wgtn) 15.96m 3.
Hammer throw: Tinkle 63.96m 1, William Hubber (Sthld) 53.95m 2, Adam Miller (Pal/Nth) 43.54m 3.
Long jump: Andy Kruy (Freyberg) 7.01m 1, Nicholas Gerrard (Massey) 6.98m 2, Daniel Fake (Hawera) 6.89m 3.
High jump: Gerrard 2.03m 1, Regan Standing (Hawera) 1.00m 2, Andrew Moore (Nelson) 1.94m 3.
Junior
Discus: Jacko Gill (Tak) 58.12m 1, Alex Fafeita (Wairarapa) 48.89m 2, Richard Callister (Albany) 42.25m 3.
Hammer throw: Fafeita 53.65m 1, Dean Rusbatch (Otago) 45.82m 2, Callister 42.96m 3.
Long jump: Jesse Bryant (St Bede’s) 6.73m (+1.2) 1, Chris Wiremu (Chch) 6.36m (+1.6) 2, Brendon Barnett (Waimea) 6.26m (+5.9) 3.
High jump: Jordan Peters (Dilworth) 1.84m 1, Brent Cheshire (Otago) 1.84m 2, Uriah O’Connor (N/Ply) 1.81m 3.
Girls
Senior
Discus: Leesa Lealaisalanoa (St Mary’s) 46.43m 1, Siositina Hakeai (AGGS) 45.94m 2, Missy Seymour (Motueka) 37.74m 3.
Javelin: Stacey Peeters (St Peter’s) 39.31m 1, Laura Jensen (Napier) 34.25m 2, Georgia Lovelady (Darfield) 33.21m 3.
Long jump: Kelsey Berryman (Papanui) 5.51m (-2.1) 1, Melody Stein (Parapara) 5.35m (+0.5) 2, Haidee Brown (St Margaret’s) 5.14m (-4.2) 3.
Pole vault: Morgan Williams (R’toto) 3.50m 1, Lucy McGall (Sancta Maria) 3.30m 2, Lydia Taylor (Long Bay) 2.70m 3.
Junior
Shot put: Merewarihi Vaka (Aorere) 13.77m 1, Lucy Ross (Iona) 12.18m 2, Khanum Elisaia (Tauranga) 11.84m 3.
Javelin: Tori Peeters (St Peter’s) 36.46m 1, Caitlin Henderson (Timaru) 35.38m 2, Elizabeth Doyle (Carmel) 32.76m 3.
Long jump: Keeley O’Hagan (Otaki) 5.68m (+2.4) 1, Greer Alsop (Sthld) 5.43m (+5.3) 2, Paige Harwood (Botany) 5.27m (+2.0) 3.
Day two, Sunday 13 December
Not to be outdone, by Tom Walsh’s shot put effort on Saturday, 14 year old Jacko Gill from Takapuna Grammar came back on Sunday and won the junior boys shot put with the 5kg shot sending the ball out to 20.42m, immediately erasing Walsh’s New Zealand M17 record and also extending his own New Zealand M16 record.
Campbell Wu of Auckland Grammar set a New Zealand M16 300m hurdles record of 37.71s in winning the open boys’ event. This betters the standard for a record of 38s and is faster than Nic O’Brien’s time of 37.86s recorded at the schools’ championships in Wanganui in 1996.
Rachel Peeters of Mt Albert Grammar won the senior girls sprint double, while Hannah Newbould of Cashmere who has already qualified for selection to the world junior championships in Canada in July won the senior girls 1500m in 4m 29.14s. Merewarihi Vaka was a double winner in the junior field events taking out the shot put and discus. Portia Bing of Baradine collected the senior girls’ 100m hurdles and high jump. Keeley O’Hagan of Otaki won the junior girls long jump and high jump clearing 1.76m.
Chris Wiremu of Christchurch BHS was kept busy in the junior boys with seconds in the long jump and 100m and victories in the 100m hurdles and triple jump.
Results:
Boys
Senior
100m: Scott Walker (Chch) 10.98s 1, Joseph Millar (Aquinas) 11.06s 2, Michael Cooke (Kelston) 11.12s 3.
200m: Millar 22.25s (-5.3) 1, Cooke 22.75s 2, Zac Topping (Waiopehu) 22.76s 3.
400m: Matthew Robinson (Sthld) 48.11s 1, Scott Burch (Awatapu) 48.27s 2, Zaid Mohammed (P’toe) 50.22s 3.
800m: Glen Ballam (Sthld) 1m 52.31s 1, Josh Tattley (R’toto) 1m 55.06s 2, Derick Lotz (Chch) 1m 56.22s 3.
1500m: Nathan Barrett (Scots) 3m 56.33s 1, Mohamed Ali (Fairfield) 3m 59.71s 2, Sam Mills (Chch) 4m 00.48s 3.
3000m: Aaron Pulford (Hauraki) 8m 19.45s 1, Cameron Graves (R’toto) 8m 39.07s 2, Cameron Mills (Chch) 8m 47.04s 3.
3000m walk: Daniel Lord (Timaru) 12m 33.77s 1, Matthew Holcroft (Hamilton) 14m 54.98s 2, Phillip Meikle (Shirley) 15m 19.29s 3.
110m hurdles: Peter Callagher (Howick) 14.60s (-3.2) 1, Stephen Isaac (St Pats) 14.78s 2, Daniel Dyet (R’toto) 15.08s 3.
300m hurdles: Campbell Wu (AGS) 37.71s (NZ M16 record) 1, Dyet 38.02s 2, Martin Swart (Chch) 38.30s 3.
Discus: Hayden Hall (Kaiapoi) 51.85m 1, Ryan Tinkle (Wgtn) 51.41m 2, Tom Walsh (Timaru) 49.71m 3.
Javelin: Robert Horrocks (Kings Coll) 58.67m 1, Ben Langton Burnell (P/Nth) 58.10m 2, Daniel Tutai (Cook Is) 56.92m 3.
Triple jump: Daniel Fake (Hawera) 14.32s (+1.0) 1, Zinzan Fern (Hawera) 14.30m (+2.1) 2, Robinson 13.97m (+0.6) 3.
Pole vault: Nicholas Southgate (Rosmini) 4.00m 1, Pascal Kethers (R’toto) 3.80m 2, Ben Harrison (Taradale) 3.40m 3.
4 x 100m relay: Otago BHS 42.84s 1, Christchurch BHS 44.19s 2, St Peter’s Akld 44.26s 3.
4 x 400m relay: Southland BHS 3m 26.22s 1, St Pauls College Hamilton 3m 26.74s 2, Rangitoto College 3m 28.16s 3.
6km road race: Alex Gorrie (Kavanagh) 18m 55s 1, Alex Fowler (Christ’s Coll) 18m 56s 2, Cory Whiting (H’crest) 19m 3s 3. Teams: Auckland Grammar 1, Palmerston North 2, Wanganui Collegiate 3. 6 person; Auckland Grammar 1, Wanganui Collegiate 2, Christchurch BHS 3.
Junior
100m: Blair Grant (Waitaki) 11.43s (-1.7) 1, Chris Wiremu (Chch) 11.54s 2, Eric Austen-Kea (P/Nth) 11.63s 3.
200m: Joshua Hawkins (Sacred Heart Akld) 22.89s (-3.7) 1, Dalton Coppins (Sacred Heart Akld) 23.30s 2, Grant 23.81s 3.
400m: Tom Martin (St Bede’s) 51.66s 1, Jonty Rae (St Pauls) 52.33s 2, Harry Wilde (Senior Coll) 53.17s 3.
800m: Sam McNamara (Cambridge) 2m 2.64s 1, Sam Johnstone (Ashburton) 2m 3.30s 2, Sol Frew (Wakatipu) 2m 3.63s 3.
3000m: Matthew Taylor (Lindisfarne) 9m 8.29s 1, Matt Baxter (N/Ply) 9m 9.47s 2, Ollie Smith (St Pauls) 9m 14.73s 3.
100m hurdles: Chris Wiremu (Chch) 13.31s (+2.3) 1, Hawkins 13.61s 2, Emil Pittman (MAGS) 14.12s 3.
Shot put: Jacko Gill (TGS) 20.42m (NZ M16 M17 record) 1, Ngataua Hukatai (Kings Coll) 14.66m 2, Luke Davison (Bethlehem) 13.68m 3.
Javelin: Davison 50.10m 1, Liam Murphy (Lindisfarne) 48.30m 2, Kyl Van der Merwe (Francis Douglas) 46.02m 3.
Triple jump: Wiremu 13.17m (-1.1) 1, William Cowper (Wang) 12.79m (+1.3) 2, Uriah O’Connor (N/Ply) 12.72m (+0.8) 3.
4 x 100m relay: Palmerston North BHS 45.36s 1, Mt Albert Grammar 45.75s 2, St Pats Silverstream 45.81s 3.
4 x 400m relay: St Pauls Collegiate Hamilton 3m 40.75s 1, Wanganui Collegiate 3m 47.38s 2, Westlake BHS 3m 50.71s 3.
4km road race: Jack Keeys (Paeroa) 12m 59s 1, Joe Barclay (St Bede’s) 13m 0s 2, Zac Barber (St Bede’s) 13m 4s 3. Teams: St Bede’s 1, Scots College 2, Wanganui Collegiate 3. 6 person; St Bede’s 1, Auckland Grammar 2, Christchurch BHS 3.
Year 9 3km road race: Magnus Whyte (AGS) 9m 25s 1, Craig Oliver (Rangiora) 9m 42s 2, Simon Stallard (Lindisfarne) 9m 43s 3. Teams: Auckland Grammar 1, Westlake 2, Wellington College 3. 6 person; Auckland Grammar 1, Westlake 2, Havelock North 3.
Girls
Senior
100m: Rachel Peeters (MAGS) 12.36s (-0.5) 1, Phillipa Symes (Wanganui) 12.46s 2, Lauren Wilson (Queen’s High) 12.47s 3.
200m: Peeters 25.23s (-2.7) 1, Emma Blake (Hastings) 25.46s 2, Wilson 25.57s 3.
400m: Katherine Camp (Te Awamtu) 55.89s 1, Katrina Anderson (Howick) 56.77s 2, Abbe Watson (Middleton) 57.90s 3.
800m: Angie Smit (Rangiora) 2m 10.12s 1, Anna Roche (Samuel Marsd) 2m 13.58s 2, Annika Pfitzinger (R’toto) 2m 16.05s 3.
1500m: Hannah Newbould (Cashmere) 4m 29.14s 1, Rebekah Greene (St Hilda’s) 4m 39.63s 2, Olivia Burne (P/Nth) 4m 51.34s 3.
3000m: Greene 9m 37.53s 1, Burne 9m 43.64s 2, Nicki McFadzien (Villa Maria) 9m 44.06s 3.
2000m walk: Lucinda Shaw (Roncalli) 10m 11.99s 1, Courtney Ruske (Burnside) 10m 21.98s 2, Lili Molloy-Wolt (Marian) 10m 49.66s 3.
100m hurdles: Portia Bing (Baradine) 14.31s (-0.7) 1, Kelsey Berryman (Papanui) 14.34s 2, Symes 14.64s 3.
300m hurdles: Zoe Ballantyne (W’lake) 43.23s 1, Berryman 43.43s 2, Emma Vincent (Lincoln) 44.17s 3.
Shot put: Siositina Hakeai (AGGS) 12.98m 1, Leesa Lealaisalanoa (St Mary’s) 12.09m 2, Nicole Bradley (Queen’s High) 11.15m 3.
Hammer: Julia Ratcliffe (Waik Dio) 52.49m 1, Courtney Fafeita (Wairarapa) 42.23m 2, Rebecca Hodgson (Timaru) 40.79m 3.
Triple jump: Charlotte Muschamp (Sthld) 11.86m (+1.0) 1, Melody Stein (Parapara) 11.65m (+0.9) 2, Katherine Camp (Te Awamtu) 11.62m (-0.2) 3.
High jump: Bing 1.70m 1, Nicola Mackle (Craighead Dio) 1.70m 2, Emma Sutherland (Napier Girls) 1.67m 3.
4 x 100m relay: Mt Albert Grammar 48.95s 1, St Pauls Collegiate Hamilton 50.65s 2, Columba College 50.66s 3.
4 x 400m relay: Howick College 3m 58.41s 1, Baradene 4m 7.63s 2, Taradale HS 4m 12.04s 3.
4km road race: Laura Nagel (Taradale) 13m 39s 1, Georgie Grgec (Dio) 13m 45s 2, Josie Wilcox (Nelson) 13m 50s 3. Teams: Tauranga 1, St Hilda’s 2, Tawa 3. 6 person; Tauranga 1, St Hilda’s 2, Tawa 3.
Junior
100m: Ainsley Renouf (Gisborne) 12.55s (+0.5) 1, Louise Hodge (R’toto) 12.56s 2, Kathryn Stuart (Cashmere) 12.64s 3.
200m: Stuart 25.90s (-2.4) 1, Madison Gipson (R’toto) 26.21s 2, Hodge 26.35s 3.
400m: Molly Creagh (Wairarapa) 58.52s 1, Stephanie Dickins (Feilding) 58.60s 2, Sarah McDonald (Wanganui) 1m 0.36s 3.
800m: Maggi Unternahrer (Ham) 2m 13.81s 1, Anna Kean (Bayfield) 2m 16.36s 2, Holly Sprosen (Hillcrest) 2m 17.11s 3.
3000m: Kerry White (Te Aroha) 10m 55.40s 1, Ella Dick (Taupo) 10m 56.63s 2, Laura Cowling (Waiuku) 10m 57.38s 3.
80m hurdles: April Campbell (Wairarapa) 12.18s (-2.1) 1, Madison Gipson (R’toe) 12.44s 2, Mackenzie Keenan (St Margaret’s) 12.49s 3.
Discus: Merewarihi Vaka (Aorere) 43.87m 1, Courtney Clarke (Golden Bay) 37.82m 2, Ariana Blackwood (Freyberg) 33.96m 3.
Hammer: Lucy Ross (Iona) 34.36m 1, Ella Pilkington (W’lake) 33.14m 2, Maria Taylor (Wairarapa) 26.11m 3.
Triple jump: Greer Alsop (Sthld) 11.69m (+2.9) 1, Paige Harwood (Botany) 11.41m (+2.8) 2, Jennifer Scott (St Cuths) 11.30m (+4.1) 3.
High jump: Keeley O’Hagan (Otaki) 1.76m 1, Ashleigh Sando (Taupo) 1.68m 2, Lee-Ann Mckenzie (Mountainview) 1.65m 3.
4 x 100m relay: Wairarapa College 50.54s 1, St Margaret’s 51.85s 2, St Hilda’s 53.85s 3.
4 x 400m relay: St Margaret’s 4m 17.86s 1, Wanganui Collegiate 4m 23.90s 2, Wanganui HS 4m 28.14s 3.
4km road race: Sally Wilkins (Glendowie) 14m 15s 1, Olivia Ritchie (Waik Dio) 14m 19s 2, Lydia Marshall (Burnside) 14m 38s 3. Teams: Wanganui Collegiate 1, Burnside 2, Epsom Grammar 3. 6 person; Wanganui Collegiate 1, Epsom Grammar 2, Tawa 3.
Year 9 3km road race: Susannah Lynch (St Mary’s) 10m 45s 1, Renee Wootton (Massey) 10m 59s 2, Denise Mendonca (Pak) 11m 0s 3. Teams: Avonside 1, New Plymouth 2, Timaru 3. 6 person; Avonside 1, Timaru 2.
ATHLETES OF THE MEETING
Senior: Daniel Lord, Rachel Peeters and Tom Walsh
Junior: Keeley O’Hagan and Jacko Gill
Road races: Laura Nagel and Alex Gorrie
AUCKLAND
Mt Smart Stadium
Michael Cochrane scored a double surprise in the 400m hurdles on Saturday.
The 18 year old from Tauranga rocketed around the lap of the track and over the fights of hurdles in a personal best time of 53.10s. This time was also under the entry standard of 53.34s for the world junior championships in Canada in July, putting him in contention for selection.
“It is a huge surprise, I was thinking maybe a 55 seconds, but 53.1 seconds is pretty surprising,” said Cochrane.
Cochrane, second in the men 19 110m hurdles and third in the 400m hurdles at the New Zealand championships in Wellington in March, was delighted to cut over a second off his previous best of 54.08s.
“I have a big break coming up and we wanted to get a good race in, we weren’t expecting a PB, I’m not even peaking yet. So that felt good,” he said.
Cochrane also bettered the New Zealand M18 record of 53.87s, however Nic O’Brien has a faster time of 51.99s set in Belgium in 1998 awaiting confirmation.
Carl Van der Speck won the senior sprint double in wind assisted times of 10.43s (+4.2) in the 100m and 21.14s (+3.2) in the 200m. Jeffrey Thumath was second on both occasions in 10.51s and 21.33s. Junior sprinter Issac Tatoa made further inroads into the senior results beating James Dolphin over 60m in 6.85s (+1.4) and taking third ahead of Dolphin in the 100m in 10.60s.
Ryan Roselli, a visitor from Wellington won the long jump with an assisted 7.23m (+2.6). He also had a legal jump of 7.17m (+1.9).
Heptathlete Sarah Cowley won the 200m in 25.71s (+1.3) and the long jump with 5.72m (+2.1). Jessica Charlesworth had the hammer out to 50.80m while Rochelle Coster won the 100m in 12.20s (+2.7). Brooke Cowsill won the women’s 3000m track walk in 14m 44.51s.
Award
Barry Magee was the Lifetime Coach winner in the volunteer coach of the year category at the Sport Auckland annual awards last Wednesday.
TAURANGA
Malcolm Taylor received an Award for Service to Secondary Sport at the recent Sport Bay of Plenty Awards.
WELLINGTON
Black Programme
Michael Wilson won the senior sprint double in times of 10.9s (+0.3) over 100m and 22.1s (+1.2) over 200m. Anne Hare won the W45 800m in 2m 27.3s. Scott Thomson was out to 13.03m (+1.9) in the M19 triple jump. Richard Thomson won the senior shot put with 14.51m while 61 year old Peter Baillie recorded 16m 27.4s in the 3000m track walk.
DUNEDIN
Daniel Balchin won the M19 1500m in 4m 01.96s.
OVERSEAS NEWS
AUSTRALIA
Melbourne 10 December, Zatopek meeting; Jason Woolhouse finished seventh in the 10,000m in 28m 56.47s, and Shaun Krawitz 12th in 29m 46.93s, won by Collis Birmingham (Vic) in 28m 4.14s. The women’s 10,000m was won by Eloise Wellings of NSW in 32m 19.08s. Former Aucklander James Kaan (NSW) was third in the 1500m in 3m 44.41s, won by Mitch Kealey (Queensland) in 3m 42.85s. Dani Samuels (NSW) won the discus with a throw of 59.94m.
APPOINTMENT
Martin Macdonald has been appointed team manager for the World University Cross Country Championships to be held in Kingston Ontario Canada on 11 April 2010.
Link for the selection policy for these Championships: http://performance.athletics.org.nz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=66