Athletics NZ Weekly Round up: December 17

Welcome to this week's round up of national and international Athletics results, the final edition for 2018.

In this issue..

New Zealand Track and Field meetings

Results from the Zatopek 10 (Melbourne), St Jude Marathon (USA) and Saluki Fast Start (USA)

Road and Trail races, New Zealand

Obituary: Accomplished masters athlete Wally Opperman, North Shore, Auckland

HAMILTON

North Island Championships, Porritt Stadium - 15 December 2018

In his first competition since the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games where he threw 73.77m for 12th place, Ben Langton Burnell was out to 74.96m with the javelin. National youth champion Jayden Gozdz won the under 18 javelin with a throw of 50.65m. National champion Tori Peeters was out to her fourth best ever javelin throw of 56.14m.

Scott Thomson, runner up in the national championship for the last seven years, won the triple jump with 14.86m (+1.6), while three times New Zealand champion Anna Thomson won the womens triple with 12.66m (+1.5). National long jump champion Jordan Peters won the long jump with 7.20m (-0.6). Argentine athlete Nicolas Moratalla, now based in Tauranga, was second with 6.59m (-1.3). Corinna Minko won the womens long jump with 5.89m (0.0).

Katherine Camp led from start to finish in the 800m in 2:06.28, her fastest since winning at the Potts Classic in January. National 400m champion Brooke Cull ran a gutsy 400m in 55.56.

Dominic Devlin was equally impressive in the mens 800m winning in a PB 1:53.43. Joseph Sinclair won the under 18 double the 400m in 51.14 and the 800m in 1:55.49.

Abby Goldie led in the 100m in 12.10 (-0.2) from Natasha Eady 12.16. Eady reversed the placings in the 200m winning in 24.45 (-0.1) PB, Goldie recording 24.70. James Guthrie-Croft won the 100m in 11.13 (-2.1) with Ethan Holman second in 11.25. Hamish Gill was too sharp over the 200m in 21.92 (-0.7), Holman again second in 23.12. Jayden Williamson HJ 1.95m. Emma Sutherland HJ 1.78m. Alexander Parkinson DT 53.26m, Connor Bell 1.5kg DT 62.43m. Nikolas Kini 5kg SP 17.22m and 1.5kg DT 56.32m PB. Kaia Tupu-South 3kg SP 15.48m PB, DT 42.62m. Tatiana Kaumoana DT 46.74m. Reid Livingstone 3000m 9:34.93, Jemima Antoniazzi 3000m 10:53.34. Mitch Joynt T64 100m 12.94 (-2.1), 200m 25.85 (-0.7).

CHRISTCHURCH

South Island Championships, Nga Puna Wai Sports Hub - 15 December 2018

For the second week in a row Zoe Hobbs has clocked 11.54 for 100m (+0.5). Leah Belfield was second in 12.10 and she also won the 200m in 25.52 (-0.3). Joseph Millar ventured south to win the 100m in 10.80 (+0.8) and the 200m in 22.48 (-0.6). Zac Topping was second on both occasions in 10.87 and 22.49. Alex Dawson was third in the 100m in 10.97.

Anna Percy 400m 54.58 PB, Georgia Hulls 400m 55.10 PB, Ariana Harper 400m 58.40, 800m 2:12.02. Rebekah Greene 800m 2:11.69. Flora Brocherie 3000m 9:36.81 PB. Fiona Morrison 100m H 14.09 (-1.7). Imogen Skelton HJ 1.70m, Josephine Reeves HJ 1.70m. Kelsey Berryman LJ 5.96m (+0.8). Christina Ryan LJ 5.58m (+0.8) PB. Lauren Bruce SP 13.27m, DT 42.79m, HT 56.30m. Holly Robinson F46 JT 40.96m. Rosie Robinson 3000m RW 15:46.94. Tamara Reeves 1500m 4:47.89. Jaidyn Busch 3kg SP 14.32m. Kobi Maslin 2000m RW 12:52.62.

Jared Monk 3000m 8:41.98 PB. Louis Andrews 400m H 56.16. Hamish Kerr HJ 2.23m, Marcus Wolton HJ 2.11m, Billy Crayford HJ 2.05m. Felix McDonald LJ 6.92m (+1.1). Nick Palmer 7.26kg SP 17.66m. Hayden Hall DT 48.23m, JT 55.14m. Cam Robinson JT 56.12m. Joshua Bull 1.5kg DT 45.15m. Ethan Walker 700g JT 51.82m. Dyani Shepherd-Oates HT 50.30m PB, DT 39.77m PB. Zharna Beattie DT 4.23m.

WELLINGTON

Athletics Wellington Meeting, Newtown Park Stadium - 15 December 2018

Hamish Lock 110m H 914mm 15.66 (+0.1), HJ 1.81m. Maali Kyle-Ford 800m 2:14.11 PB. Esther Kozyniak 800m 2:14.49 PB. Clive McGovern 10,000m RW 1:03:41.14. Louis Northcott 400m 52.22, 1.75kg DT 41.79m PB. Ben Twyman 3000m 8:59.70. Saravee Sos 200m 22.12 (+0.9). Isaac Oliver 100m 11.02 (+3.2), 200m 22.20 (+0.9) PB. Yasheek Rosario 100m 10.94 (+3.2). Anya Dunlop-Brown 3kg SP 10.50m PB. Deborah Lynch 3000m 10:30.56 mx. Emma Douglas 200m 26.76 (-0.6) mx.

INVERCARGILL

Athletics Southland Meeting, Surrey Park - 15 December 2018

Caden Faulkner 100m 11.42 (+3.4). Norman Tudor 800g JT 40.70m. Trent Hogg 5kg SP 13.87m. Jessica Senior 3kg SP 11.48m. Anna Skerret 3kg SP 11.41m. Teagan Ashley 3kg SP 10.74m. Sam Colyer LJ 6.81m (+4.5). Quinn Hartley LJ 6.34m (+3.4).

AUCKLAND

Auckland City Athletic Club Meeting, Mt Smart Stadium - 12 December 2018

Siositina Hakeai DT 55.02m. Te Rina Keenan DT 54.81m. James Guthrie-Croft 100m 11.19 (+1.6). Charlotte Holland 100m 12.72 (+1.6) mx, 200m 25.67 (+1.1). Michael Dawson 800m 1:57.10. Darren Tinai 110m H 1067mm 16.28 (+0.8).

10,000m; Murdoch McIntyre 31:13.63 debut (Akld U/18 record), Ciaran Faherty 31:25.85 PB, David Moore 32:08.23 debut, Jono Jackson 32:24.79.

AUSTRALIA

Zatopek 10, Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park Melbourne - 13 December 2018

Camille Buscomb 10,000m 32:38.37 (5). Caden Shields 10,000m 30:02.24 (14). Simon Rogers 1500m 3:56.52 (10). Seamus Kane 3000m 8:33.67 PB (12).

Australia All Schools Athletic Championships, 9 December: Omitted from last weeks summary of New Zealand results; Annalies Kalma 400m 55.25 PB (2).

USA

St Jude Marathon, Memphis Tennessee, 1 December: Xaviour Walker 2:42:30 (3).

USA INDOORS

Saluki Fast Start, Carbondale Illinois, 8 December: Tannock Blair 800m 1:56.41 (1R1).

ROAD AND TRAIL RACES AROUND THE COUNTRY

Auckland

Pakuranga 5km, Lloyd Elsmore Park, 10 December: Zane Powell 18:22, Grant Lincoln 18:40, Ronan Codyre 18:41. Krystal Clark 21:43.

OHagans 5km, Viaduct Harbour, 11 December: Robert Tang 17:14, Josh Lokes 17:19, John Mauro 17:20. Christine Adamson 20:28, Lesley Ryan 22:08.

Rat Race 5km, Takapuna, 12 December: Andrew Cave 18:34, Drew McRae 19:32, Gary Smit 21:20. Emma Hatherley 21:00.

Owairaka 5km, Mt Roskill, 12 December: Nick Moore 17:18, Hamish Gunns 18:17.

YMCA 10km, Auckland Domain, 13 December: Richard McLellan 40:15.

Hamilton

Eastside Riverpath 5km, 11 December: Lance Brew 17:43, Mace Nesdale 18:37, Robert Townsend 19:04. Kirsten Milne 20:29.

Tauranga

Bay Run 5km, 13 December: Sam Clark 17:11, Doug Moore 17:40, Dave Parsons 18:06.

Wellington

Waterfront 5km, 11 December: Daniel Jones 15:28, Ben Twyman 15:52, Jerome Edwards 16:50. Marseille Bowie 19:38, Carla Denneny 19:49, Jane Copland 19:53. Walk; Clive McGovern 30:42.

The Honest 10km, Oriental Bay, 16 December: Dan Clendon 35:19, Andrew Rutherdale 36:58, James Gower 39:40. Letha Witham 40:05. 5km; Naoto Akiba 17:40. Katelyn Sceats 20:37.

Nelson

Honest Lawyer 5km, Monaco, 10 December: Chris Sharland 18:26, Nova Sutherland 19:12, Jarrod McLauchlan 19:23. Colette Read 21:32.

OBITUARY

Accomplished masters athlete Wally Opperman of North Shore Auckland died on Saturday 8 December aged 92.

He was a foundation member of the North Shore Track and Field club established in 1972, as one of the five-person committee. In 1978 this club merged with East Coast Bays Athletics Club to form North Shore Bays Athletics which later became North Harbour Bays Athletics. He had been involved in athletics since 1940 and in 1975 when New Zealand Veterans athletics began he travelled the world to masters events with his long-time partner Margaret Peters who won many World Masters titles. In 2011 Wally won the pole vault gold medal at the WMA Championships in Sacramento.

He currently holds the NZMA M60 3000m steeplechase record of 13:22.42 set at the National Track and Field Championships in 1986 and held the National M85 pole vault record from 2007 until 2017. In 2012 he was awarded the NZMA gold award for services to masters athletics. He was made a life member of Auckland Masters Athletics in 2014.

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