Golden Wairarapa duo scoop 13 medals

Masterton athletes Tony Price and Andrea Williams returned from the Oceania Masters track and field championships in Tauranga with a staggering 13 medals.

Price was a dominant figure in the men's 55yrs grade, finishing with six gold medals and one bronze.

His individual golds came in the 1500m, 5000m, 8000m cross country and half-marathon, and he was a member of the winning New Zealand line-up in both the cross country and half marathon events. His bronze medal came when he placed third over 800m.

Williams, competing in the women's 40yrs grade, claimed gold medals as a member of winning New Zealand teams in the 4 x 100m relay and the 8000m cross country, and she also picked up a bronze medal in the latter by placing third. Another bronze came with a third placing over 400m and she won silver medals in both the 2000m steeplechase and the medley relay.

Coach Mark Harris was "absolutely rapt" with their overall performances. He said Price had struggled with a calf niggle late in the week but had bounced back strongly after a day's rest.

Meanwhile, the eighth race in the Trust House summer series was held at Rangitimau on Sunday, with national ultra marathon representative Graeme Butcher recording fastest time in the A grade event over 16km. He covered the distance in 1hr 1min 38sec and had more than 6min to spare from Michael Macklin.

Results:

A grade (16km): Graeme Butcher 1.01.38, Michael Macklin 1.07.44, Brendon Murray 1.10.41, Craig Roberts 1.12.59, Malcolm MacDonald 1.14.52, Gary Bills 1.15.56, James Inwood 1.16.09, Tom Burgess 1.17.04, Ian Findlay 1.38.45.

B grade (16km): Lloyd Millar 1.17.13, Norman Chu 1.21.14, Ray Haste 1.24.51, Gail Edwards 1.25.15, Ian Ellis 1.25.16, David Farlow 1.30.06.

C grade (16km): Edward Smith 1.22.25, Ben van Gerven 1.28.02, Chris Lewis 1.28.55, Greg Baillie 1.29.42, William Blake 1.31.52, Chris van Gerven 1.39.15, Dylan Braithwaite 1.47.18.

D grade (16km): Robert Ruffe-Thomas 1.40.31, Claudia Baechie 1.45.38, Jane Flowerday 1.48.38, Helen McCaffrey 1.49.02, Kate Macklin 1.57.42, Sharon Clatworthy 2.01.35, Melanie Nathan 2.01.36, Kendall Charles 2.05.15, Jacky Ellis 2.05.19, Rachael Lewis 2.06.22, Annie Hawkes 2.06.34, Emily Burgess 2.08.20, Graeme Roberts 2.21.53.

E grade walkers (16km): Brenda Farley 1.52.05, Hugh Rockell 2.04.13, Kay Davenport 2.05.22, John Ihaka 2.07.13, Robin Lyttle 2.11.32, Michael Teahan 2.17.53, Walt Failor 2.21.07, Gordon Burden 2.27.42, Kerry Cunningham 2.28.41, Cath Wedderburn 2.28.52, Judy Burt 2.28.53, Fleur Blake 2.32.53, Rachel Reid 2.32.55, Karen Teahan 2.39.23, Loreen Cunningham 2.39.24, Hazel Van Dyk 2.41.26, Helen Henwood 2.42.11, Robyn Weston 2.48.57, Val Scarr 2.50.54, Irene Price 2.56.01, Gavin Wootton 2.56.30.

Juniors (4km): Shayla Farley 18.54, Chris Blake 24.10.

Midget grade (2km): Patrick Wootton 9.40, Jacob Gain 11.49, Eva Wootton 12.11, Emily Murray 12.30, Acacia Blake 13.28, Charlotte Murray 13.33, Charlie Gain 15.20, Jack Murray 20.03.

The next race will be held from the Pugh Sportsbowl in Masterton on Sunday, February 26, starting at 9am.