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Weekly Round Up – 7 April 2026

REGIONAL RESULTS

AUCKLAND
NZ 4 x 100m Mixed Relays, Mt Smart Stadium – 4 April 2026

The New Zealand team of Tiaan Whelpton, Brooke Somerfield, Lex Revell-Lewis and Zoe Hobbs delivered a top performance, stopping the clock at 41.30.

The criteria for selection for World Athletics Relay Championships includes being in the top 24 countries in the world and times of 10.75 for men and 12.00 for women over 100m.

The 41.30 is the fastest by New Zealand and betters the 43.24 recorded by Shay Veitch, Brooke Somerfield, Hayato Yoneto and Samantha Lathwood in Hamilton in February.

Autumn Throws, AUT Millennium Stadium, North Shore – 4 April 2026

Leyon Caffery 5kg SP 15.93m PB, Elikai Manuel 14.68m. Adam Leece 6kg SP 15.93m, 1.75kg DT 55.44m PB (56cm short of World U/20 Champs standard), 6kg HT 59.19m PB. Leyon Caffery 1.5kg DT 50.80m, Manuel 41.36m. 

Oliver Chung 6kg HT 52.61m, 800g JT 42.71m. Manuel 700g JT 42.79m.

Karmen-Elizabeth Maritz DT 48.65m, 4kg SP 13.50m.

INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

USA

Carvel Jackson Memorial, John D. Riggs Stadium, 28 March: Maria Sartin 400m H 59.63 PB (1).

West Coast Relays, Veterans Memorial Stadium, Clovis CA, 28 March: Taylor Witana PV 3.87m PB (2).

Bob Larson & Jim Bush Legends, Drake Stadium, Westwood CA, 28 March: Annalies Kalma 200m 23.61 +1.7 (3R1). Zarah Rattray 400m H 1:04.39 (4R3).

Princeton v Rider, Weaver Stadium, Princeton NJ, 31 March: James Mcleay 1500m 3:54.27 (8).

98th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, Mike A. Myers Stadium, Austin TX, 1/4 April: Luke Hitchcock 1500m 3:49.46 (3), Joseph Morgan 3:59.47 (6RB). Natalia Rankin-Chi Tar SP 14.69m (8), DT 40.62m (13CB).

GLVG Indoor Championships, Recreation Centre, Indianapolis IN, 1 March: Ian Pugh mile 4:12.18 PB (4).

Friends University Spring Invitational, Wichita KS, 2 April: AJ Madondo 200m 21.77 +1.6 (2R7).

High Desert Maverick Invitational, Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction CO, 2 April: Ella Smart 3000m St 11:18.35 PB (3).

Virginia Grand Prix, Lannigan Field, Charlottesville VA, 3 April: James Ford 800m 1:52.48 (4). Sam Idiens 3000m 8:07.58 PB (2). Suzannah Kennelly SP 14.26m (4), DT 49.44m (2).

ESU Midwest Classic, Francis G. Welch Stadium, Emporia KS, 3 April: Kayla Goodwin TJ 12.36m +2.2 (2).

Stanford Invitational, Cobb Track and Angell Field, Palo Alto CA. 3/4 April: Christian de Vaal 1500m 3:50.44 (8R7). Will Anthony 10,000m 28:02.25 PB (15). Annalies Kalma 200m 23.74 +1.9 (1R1), 400m 52.73 (1R1). Amelie Fairclough 400m 57.45 (3R4). Krystie Solomon 800m 2:05.38 (1R2), Macey Hilton 2:06.25 PB (1R6). Hannah Gapes 1500m 4:11.37 PB (7R1), Macey Hilton 4:17.35 PB (8R2), Ava Sutherland 4:33.07 PB (8R6). Taylor Witana PV 3.66m (9).

Bobcat Invitational, Texas Complex, San Marcos TX, 2/3 April: Joseph Morgan 1500m 3:58.23 (8R6). Natalia Rankin-Chi Tar DT 48.55m (6).

UCSD Triton Invitational, La Jolla CA, 4 April: Zarah Rattray 400m H 1:03.96 (6R1).

UNLV Rebel Elite , Myron Partridge Stadium, Las Vegas NV, 3 April: Centaine Noom-Duckworth HT 58.60m (2).

Dave Labor, Mihalik-Thompson Stadium, Slippery Rock PA, 3/4 April: Max Wildbore 800m 1:53.39 (1R1). Fletcher van Heuven 1500m 3:55.52 (1).

Oliver Nikoloff, James Gamble Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati OH, 3/4 April: Ian Pugh 800m 1:55.72 (3R3), 1500m 3:51.35 (7R1). Bella Earl 1500m 4:35.81 (7R1). Kate Hallie SP 14.35m (3), DT 47.42m (2), HT 51.43m (4).

Mike Fanelli Track Classic, Cox Stadium, San Francisco CA, 3 April: Poppy Martin 5000m 16:41.85 (9R1). Courtney Fitzgibbon 3000m St 11:03.03 (15R1), Niamh Motley 11:21.08 (18R1).

George Mason Dalton EBanks Invitational, Fairfax VA, 3 April: Sara Jury 3000m St 11:21.86 (4).

LSU Battle on the Bayou, Bernie Moore Track, Baton Rouge LA, 3/4 April: Anthony Barmes HT 70.54m (3). Brianna Lee 800m 2:09.14 PB (5R2).

Jim Sheehan Memorial, Elliot Field Athletic Complex, Fitchburg MA, 4 April: Dominic Dube 100m 10.90 +0.7 (1R1), James Lowther 11.09 (4R1), George Scott 11.33 0.0 (2R2). Julian Syben 200m 21.91 +0.6 (1), Dube 22.11 (2), Scott 22.22 (3). Mattias Everett 100m 11.34 +1.1 (1H5), 200m 23.05 +0.6 (6H1). Maia Graham 100m 12.89 -0.7 (7H1). Lloyd Crerar 400m 50.67 (1H1). Michaela Lawson 400m 1:00.69 (2H1). Poppy Beasant 400m H 1:10.18 (3H1). Charlotte Fenwick 800m 2:19.10 PB (2H1). Women 4 x 100m relay: St Peter’s School Cambridge 42.42 (6), 4 x 400m relay 4:19.16 (1), 4 x 800m relay 10:25.30 (1). Men 4 x 100m relay St Peter’s 42.66 (2), 4 x 800m relay 8:57.63 (1).

Grubby’s Easter Classic, South Dekota Mines, Rapid City SD, 4 April: Flynn Johnston 400m 49.75 (2).

Sam Howell Invitational, Weaver Stadium, Princeton NJ, 4 April: Callum Murray 1500m 3:51.70 (1R2), James Mcleay 3:54.11 (3R2). Peyton Leigh 1500m 4:37.68 (8R1), Neve Moulai 4:34.98 (8R2), Sofia Lumbreras 4:36.84 (10R2), Georgia-Rose Dawson 4:42.19 (9R3). Samantha Korck 800m 2:12.44 (2R1). Matt Hill 5000m 14:31.07 (9).

AUSTRALIA

HVC/AVT #5, Knox Park, Melbourne, 29 March: Joshua Lotsu 100m 10.33 +0.5 PB (1), Hayato Yoneto 10.60 (5). Josh Steyn-Ross 100m 11.06 +1.6 (3RC). Lex Revell-Lewis 200m 21.16 +0.7 (2). Samantha Lathwood 200m 24.99 0.0 (4).

VMC Meet #5, Hagenauer Reserve, Melbourne, 31 March: Brad Mathas 1500m 3:46.77 (1RE), Benjamin Wall 3:48.52 (5RE). Caitlin McQuilkin-Bell 800m 2:06.40 PB (2).

Rare Air Meet #8, Rawlinson Track, Melbourne, 31 March: James Steyn PV 4.92m (3).

ROAD AND TRAIL RACES AROUND THE COUNTRY 

AUCKLAND 

Good George 5km, North Wharf, Wynyard Quarter, 31 March: Tim Pearce 17:07, Simon Mace 17:13, Olly Ng 17:28. Grace Ritchie 19:26, Joanna Aleh 19:56, Kathleen Hudson 20:07.

Rat Race 5km, Takapuna, 1 April: Noah Hanrahan 16:51 PB, Cooper Howden-Waugh 17:09, Tom Hanrahan 19:47. Mira Bi 20:10 PB.

Y Marathon 10km, Auckland Domain, 2 April: Anton Roche 36:58, Michael Rodliffe 38:03, Leon Dickison 38:25. Kate Macdonald 40:49.

HAMILTON
The Cook 5km, Hamilton East, 31 March: Harry Coles 17:30, Jacob Liu 17:36, Annie Downing 17:39, Rhys Mildon 18:20, Anna Wilson 18:31.


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