Athletics New Zealand - Weekly update

Nelson Mail 10km road race 22 April: Simon Mardon 33m 5s from Cliff Bowman 34m 41s, Colette Read 41m 31s.

Riverhead 50km Trail Run 23 April: Robert Loveridge 3h 50m 22s from Shaun Cooper 3h 55m 2s. Jenny Williams 4h 39m 22s.

Honest Lawyer 5km Nelson 25 April: Stuart Hodgkiss 18m 16s, Colette Reid 19m 38s.

O’Hagan’s Viaduct 5km Auckland 26 April: Gavin Stevens 16m 13s, Alison Bogie 18m 26s.

Rat Race 5km Takapuna 27 April: Reid Hunter 16m 40s, Tara La Grange 18m 30s.

Shaw Baton Relays, Battle Hill Farm Forest Park Pauatahanui 30 April: SENIOR MEN: Scottish A 1st, Wellington 2nd, Scottish B 3rd. SENIOR WOMEN: Scottish A 1st, Scottish B 2nd, Wellington 3rd. JUNIOR MEN: Wellington A 1st, Olympic A 2nd, Scottish A 3rd. JUNIOR WOMEN: Olympic A 1st, Scottish A 2nd, Feilding Moa 3rd MASTERS MEN: Scottish A 1st, Olympic A 2nd, Hutt Valley 3rd MASTERS WOMEN: Olympic A 1st, Hutt Valley 2nd, Olympic B 3rd. Fastest 2km laps: Men; Hamish Carson 5m 55s, Evan Cooper 6m 15s. Women; Caroline Mellsop 7m 23s, Tina Harris 7m 32s. M19; Ryan McAlister 6m 41s, Nick Rogerson 6m 43s. W19; Jean Kozynak 7m 39s, Susannah Lynch 7m 44s.

New Balance 34th Annual Road Race, Greenpark Domain Canterbury 1 May: Matt Ingram 48m 12s from Brett Dawber 49m 9s and Dave Ridley 49m 21s. Alexandra Williams 55m 45s from Whitney Greig 56m 29s and Tracy Crossley 57m 53s.

Shoe Clinic half marathon Nelson 1 May: Phil Costley won in a M40-49 record of 1h 8m 20s from Simon Mardon 1h 12m 21s. Paula Canning was the first woman overall in a course and W35-39 record of 1h 24m 50s. Nyle Sutherland set a race of 59m 52s in the women’s quarter marathon walk.

 

USA UPDATE

Update on Marshall Hall’s performances in the States. Discus Throw 52.92m 1st Cal Poly San Luis Obisbo 2/02/11, 53.77m 1st Cal State University 14/04/11, 52.96m 4th Mt Sac Relays 15/04/11.

Penn Relays, Franklin Field Philadelphia: 28/04/11; Holy Van Dalen 5000m 1st 15m 44.75s, Leonora Petrina-Joy 2nd 15m 56.80s. Terefe Ejigu 5000m 1st 14m 00.0s. Lucy Van Dalen 1200m 3m 19.87s, Annie Keown 1600m 5m 1.00s. Alice Feslier-Holmes 800m 2m 12.88s, Camille Buscomb 1600m 4m 51.58s. 30/04/11; Mile relay Mathew Mildenhall 4m 2.3s, Carl Mackenzie 4m 7.6s. Mile race Dominic Channon 9th 4m 6.27s.