INTERNATIONAL RESULTS
USA
46th World Cross Country Championships, Apalachee Regional Park, Tallahassee Florida, 10 January:
Hannah Gapes was the highest placed New Zealander with an outstanding 19th in the senior women’s 10km in 34:01. Toby Gualter ran a solid race for 47th in the senior men in 30:54.
Caleb Wagener was 39th in the under 20 men 8km in 26:12 and Scarlett Robb 48th in the under 20 women 6km in 22:15.
The under 20 men were ninth in the teams race and the under 20 women tenth.
Senior Women’s (10km)
Hannah Gapes 34:01 (19)
Sophie Hicks 36:50 (58)
Katrina Andrews 37:19 (62)
Senior Men’s (10km)
Toby Gualter 30:54 (47)
MacCallum Rowe 31:36 (58)
William Little 32:28 (73)
Taonga Mbambo 33:53 (96)
Oliver Chignell DNF
Connor Melton DNF
Team NZL (13)
U20 Men (8km)
Caleb Wagener 26:12 (39)
George Wyllie 26:42 (49)
Corban Holmes 27:29 (56)
Redd Scampion 27:55 (61)
Bede Colbourne 28:30 (65)
Team NZL (9)
U20 Women (6km)
Scarlett Robb 22:15 (48)
Brynne Gordon 22:29 (51)
Denika Clooney 22:51 (55)
Eleanor Pugh 23:04 (60)
Poppy Healy 23:33 (62)
Team NZL (10)
Cross Country Mixed 4x2km Relay
Christian De Vaal, Tillie Hollyer, David Lee, Boh Ritchie 24:48 (14).
AUSTRALIA
Briana Stephenson achieved a Commonwealth Games performance standard in the heptathlon with a personal best score of 6098 points, 48 better than the standard.
Results:
Queensland Combined Events Championship, QSAC, 10/11 January 2026:
Heptathlon: Briana Stephenson 6098 points PB (1) (100m H 13.35 +0.3, HJ 1.72m, SP 12.70m PB, 200m 23.54 +2.6, LJ 6.11m +1.8, JT 38.33m 800m 2:14.69).
Under 20 heptathlon: Juliet McKinlay 4494 (4), Lauren Barrett-Hamilton 4230 PB (6).
Glynis Nunn Shield, QSAC, 10/11 January 2026: Camryn Smart 400m 53.69 PB (1), 800m 2:09.72 (1). Shannon Gearey 400m H 66.53 (4). Joseph Millar 60m 7.00 +1.7. Ryan Shotter 100m 11.37 +0.4 (4S2). Denny Adamson 3000m 9:04.78 (4).
NATIONAL RESULTS
TIMARU
Lovelock Classic, Aoraki Track, Aorangi Park – 10 January 2026
Sally Gibbs won the New Zealand senior women’s 10,000m title in 40:06.90, her fourth senior 10,000m title. She was also national marathon and half marathon champion in 2014.
Gibbs is now the outright oldest to win a national senior title at 62 years 218 days, surpassing Mike Parker who was 61 years 319 days when he won the 2015 national 3000m race walk.
It was a career highlight for 33 year old Christchurch Avon athlete Thomas Richards in winning the senior men’s title in 32:24.13. His personal best is 31:32.57 in finishing fifth in the 2024 national title.
Ethan Smolej retained the Lovelock Mile title in 4:18.58. He won last year in a meeting record of 4:06.10, after finishing second in the previous two years.
Rosa Twyford won the women’s mile in 4:49.22 from Angie Petty who dipped under five minutes in 4:59.65.
In the field events Southland’s Hector O’Rourke threw a personal best 2kg discus of 43.73m, Tyler Bratley was out to 57.21m with the 800g javelin and Kieran Sinclair-Lomax exceeded the seven metre barrier in the long jump for the first time adding 22cm to his previous best. Melenaite Havea won the shot put and the discus, throwing a PB 40.70m. Charlotte Blake second in both achieved personal bests of 10.71m and 36.17m.
Results:
Men:
100m: Hunter Scott (COBU) 11.08 -1.0, Schuyler Orr (Nth Otago) 11.14, Kevin Syriak (Univ Cant) 11.21.
200m: Syriak 22.28 +0.8, Brooke Darcy (Hill City) 22.67 PB, Ethan Hole (Sth Cant) 22.79.
400m: Scott 48.34, Joel Agnew (Phoenix) 49.97, Henry Sevier (COBU) 50.75.
800m: Sevier 1:55.16, Stephen Johnson (Leith) 1:55.68 PB, Nicolas Alvarez Rey-Virag (Hill City) 1:55.90 PB.
Lovelock Mile: Ethan Smolej (Univ Cant) 4:18.58, Tayne Patel (Chch Avon) 4:19.32, Luke Mitchell (Chch Avon) 4:20.87 PB.
3000m: Cameron Clark (Whippets) 8:42.65, Lorcan Rabbitte (Chch Avon) 8:52.78, Corban Straker (Chch Avon) 8:59.03.
10,000m NZ Championship: Thomas Richards (Chch Avon) 32:24.13, Jesse Kempf (Run Timaru) 32:58.21, Noah Fenwick (Chch Avon) 33:21.10.
Shot put: Max Attwell (COBU) 12.87m, Joden Pratten (Papanui Toc H) 12.03m, Luke Moffitt (Hill City) 11.72m PB.
Discus throw: Hector O’Rourke (St Pauls) 43.73m PB, Pratten 43.45m PB, Bohdi Trevor-Smith (Fiordland) 39.69m PB.
Javelin throw: Tyler Bratley (NZSS) 57.21m PB, Attwell 53.19m, Pratten 35.07m.
Long jump: Kieran Sinclair-Lomax (COBU) 7.01m +1.0 PB, Quinn Hartley (Invercargill) 6.86m +0.5, Moffitt 6.79m +2.1, also 6.55m -0.1.
High jump: Ben Walker (COBU) 2.05m, Tia Wynyard (COBU) 2.05m, Quinn Hartley (Invercargill) 1.95m.
Women:
100m: Lily Morrison (Nth Cant) 12.91 -2.1, Sadye Kawau (Hill City) 13.01, Sylvie Haig (Hill City) 13.13.
200m: Kawau 26.37 -0.5, Haig 26.92, Ruby Mahuika (Sth Cant) 27.33.
400m: Siobhan Balle (Univ Cant) 1:00.47, Zoe Muir (Wyndham) 1:01.01, Tilly O’Sullivan (COBU) 1:01.21.
800m: Alice Cuthbert (Leith) 2:22.92.
Mile: Rosa Twyford (Whippets) 4:49.22, Angie Petty (Univ Cant) 4:59.65, Lahana Reeves (Chch Avon) 5:01.78 PB, Abby O’Boyle (St Pauls) 5:05.19 PB.
10,000m NZ Championship: Sally Gibbs (Manawatu) 40:06.90.
Shot put: Melenaite Havea (Lions) 11.33m PB, Charlotte Blake (Sth Cant) 10.71m PB, Jody McCarthy-Dempsey (COBU) 9.98m.
Discus throw: Havea 40.70m PB, Blake 36.17m PB, Mya Phillips (Nth Cant) 33.97m PB.
Javelin throw: Phillips 47.91m, McCarthy-Dempsey 31.04m PB.
Long jump: Ohara Couch (Taieri) 5.09m +0.4, Morgan Oudemans (St Pauls) 5.03m -0.1, Tila Te Whare (Taieri) 4.80m +0.2.
High jump: McCarthy-Dempsey 1.60m.
Para Athlete
Men: Finn Tregurtha-Nairn (NZSS) T/F38 100m 12.78, LJ 4.96m +0.5. Connor Carston T20 (Phoenix) 14.23, 200m 28.82, LJ 4.99m +2.0. Rorie Poff F34 (Taieri) Shot put 8.18m, Josh Chisholm (Taieri) F40 4.45m. Zack Lappin (COBU) F37 Javelin throw 27.79m.
Women: Charlotte Walker T37 (Phoenix) 100m 20.05, Long jump 3.16m -1.8. Sarah James T53 (New Brighton) 200m 36.85, 400m 1:07.42, 800m 2:15.92 PB (NZ Para Athlete T53 record, breaks her own record of 2:20.65 set at last year’s World Championships in New Delhi). Lauren Blackmore F46 (Sth Cant) Shot put 7.62m, Discus throw 24.14m.
TAURANGA
North Island Colgate Games, Tauranga Domain – 9/11 January 2026
In the Girls 14 Unaisi Cava won the 100m, 200m sprint double and Lily Dunne the 400m, 800m double. In the field Sina-Maria collected the shot put and the discus throw.
Christian Cooper was the best in the Boys 14 jumps winning the high and long. Matthew Meiklejohn excelled in the 800m and 1500m.
Winners
Day 1 9 January:
Girls:
G14; McKenzie Reed (Egmont) 2000m RW 11:11.29. Sina-Maria Su’a (Takapuna) Shot put 16.03m PB. Emiliana Dennis (Intnl) Long jump 5.51m +1.1. Lily Dunne (Papanui Toc H) 400m 58.94.
G13; Addison Frenken (Victoria) 1600m RW 8:44.43. Annabelle Smallman (Papanui TocH) Discus throw 35.87m. Grace Lyttle (Intnl) 400m 59.60. Caitlin Foley (Victoria) 80m hurdles 12.94. Eden Fagalilo (Olympic) Long jump 4.98m +2.2.
G12; Paige Batson (Port Hills) 1200m RW 7:15.97. Maia Peterson (Waitakere) Long jump 4.53m +0.4. Ava Larsen-Plowman (Fairfield) Shot put 9.74m. Lucia Harfitt (Paraparaumu) 400m 1:02.21. Emily Williams (Lower Hutt) 80m hurdles 14.27 +0.4.
G11; Alyssia Vaili (Pakuranga) High jump 1.45m, Shot put 11.95m PB. Vivienne Meyer (NHB) 800m 2:32.02. Alyssia Vaili (Pakuranga) 200m 27.62 -0.6 PB.
G10; Isla Donoghue (Eastern) High jump 1.28m. Riley McKay (Pakuranga) 800m 2:32.11. Olive Castles (Pakuranga) 200m 30.31 +0.4.
Boys:
B14; James Wallace (Upper Hutt) 2000m RW 12:57.04. Zaiden Filemu (Lower Hutt) Shot put 10.83m.Christian Cooper (Selwyn) Long jump 6.32m -1.2 PB. Connor Bowen (Lower Hutt) 400m 52.04. Kobe Dorn (Palmerston North) 100m hurdles 14.39 -1.1 PB.
B13; Harrison Ryan (Victoria) 1600m RW 9:34.84. Jett Hill (Victoria) 400m 56.19 PB. Gabriel Owusu-Afriyie (Victoria) 80m hurdles 12.09 -1.1 PB. Marcus Ryan (Lake City) High jump 1.71m.
B12: Charlie Pratt (Intnl) 1200m RW 7:06.43. Levi Jakeman (NSW) High jump 1.65m, 80m hurdles 13.85 -1.4. Sanjith Ragunath (Upper Hutt) 400m 1:00.38. Cagiva Huata (Wairoa) 37.47m.
B11; Carson King (Pakuranga) Discus throw 32.80m PB. Levi McKenzie (NSW) 800m 2:17.34. Ryan King (Fairfield) 100m 13.07 +0.4.
B10; Reuben Pratten (Papanui Toc H) Discus throw 27.85m. Cooper Williams (Lower Hutt) 800m 2:26.77 PB. Wolfgang Brunt (Hillsborough) 13.81 -2.1 PB.
Mixed Medley Relay:
Grade 12: Fairfield (Johan Moore, Gia Moore, Claire Liang, Noah Woods) 4:29.04.
Grade 13: Little Athletics Victoria (Lucas Plata, Caitlin Foley, Mya Collis, Jett Hill) 4:18.78.
Grade 14: Upper Hutt (Chester Aoina, James Wallace, Hazel Roos, Kiana Wealleans) 4:03.21.
Para Athlete: Tamahau Hicks (Te Aroha) T20 400m 1:18.05, Discus throw 12.88m. Mercedes Whittaker (Tauranga) Discus throw 13.23m, Long jump 3.63m -2.7.
Day 2 10 January:
Girls:
G14; Mia Thomson (Paraparaumu) 1500m 4:50.88. Gemma Kivell (Owairaka) High jump 1.60m. Unaisi Cava (Pakuranga) 100m 12.57 -1.5 PB.
G13; Mila Moore (Cambridge) 1500m 4:57.23 PB. Peyton Petera (Hastings) High jump 1.53m.Janiva Faafia (Titahi Bay) 100m 12.72 +1.2 PB.
G12; Lucia Harfitt (Paraparaumu) 1500m 4:41.63 PB. Ruby Flyger (Takapuna) Discus throw 28.11m. Ava Jupp (Queensland) 100m 13.35 -0.3.
G11; Vivienne Meyer (NHB) 1500m 5:14.96 PB. Amaliyah Te Momo (Intnl) Discus throw 27.77m. Alyssia Vaili (Pakuranga) 100m 13.38 -0.8. Pakuranga 4 x 100m relay 56.98.
G10; Riley McKay (Pakuranga) 1500m 5:03.86. Olive Castles (Pakuranga) Long jump 4.15m -0.3, 100m 14.12 +0.4. Takapuna 4 x 100m relay 1:00.46. Makaia Anesi (Takapuna) Discus throw 22.19m.
Boys:
B14; Matthew Meiklejohn (Upper Hutt) 1500m 4:12.46 PB. Zaiden Filemu (Lower Hutt) 200m 22.88 +0.1. Will Hogan (Dannevirke) Discus throw 40.81m PB.
B13; Tyler Poland (NHB) 1500m 4:31.45. Alazanda Meredith-Faletolu (Titahi Bay) Shot put 12.06m. Cedrick Solo (Titahi Bay) Long jump 5.68m +0.8. Chris Luki (Victoria) 200m 24.79 -1.1 PB.
B12; Jahan Moore (Fairfield) 1500m 4:42.75 PB. Cagiva Huata (Wairoa) Shot put 10.85m PB. Renzo Johnston (Papakura) 200m 27.68 0.0 PB.
B11; Levi McKenzie (NSW) 1500m 4:32.24. Luke Crockett (Bellevue) High jump 1.53m PB. Ryan King (Fairfield) 200m 29.21 -1.7. Fairfield 4 x 100m relay 55.90.
B10; Cooper Williams (Lower Hutt) 1500m 4:55.08. Jackson Ffowcs-Williams (Thames) Long jump 4.58m -0.5. Danny Dryden (Fairfield) 200m 29.11 +0.7. Featherston 4 x 100m relay 58.08.
Para Athlete: Tamahau Hicks T20 (Te Aroha) 1500m 5:57.24 PB. Isaac Doran T20 200m 39.98 -1.7. Mercedes Whittaker (Tauranga) 100m 15.13 -0.6.
Day 3 11 January:
Girls:
G14; Lily Dunne (Papanui Toc H) 800m 2:18.12. Unaisi Cava (Pakuranga) 200m 25.55 +2.1. 4 x 100m relay Little Athletics Victoria 52.85. Sina-Maria Su’a (Takapuna) Discus throw 39.79m.
G13; Grace Lyttle (Intnl) 800m 2:18.98. Janiva Faafia (Titahi Bay) 200m 26.44 +0.1. 4 x 100m relay Egmont 53.05. Annabelle Smallman (Papanui Toc H) Shot put 11.57m.
G12; Lucia Harfitt (Paraparaumu) 800m 2:20.73. Ava Jupp (Queensland) 200m 27.48 -0.4. 4 x 100m relay Waitakere 55.93. Alessandra Moir (Aspiring) High jump 1.48m PB.
G11; Keira O’Sullivan (Egmont) 1200m RW 8:41.97. Hazel Roos (Upper Hutt) 400m 1:03.74 PB. Mayson Murray (Fairfield) Long jump 4.44m +3.4.
G10; Angelique Koole (Pakuranga) 1200m RW 8:19.67. Riley McKay (Pakuranga) 400m 1:05.19. Wren Perrot-Lealamanua (Olympic) Shot put 8.68m.
Boys:
B14; Matthew Meiklejohn (Upper Hutt) 800m 2:00.51 PB. Vern Toaolamai-Holden (Chch Avon) 100m 11.18 0.0. 4 x 100m relay Lower Hutt 47.35. Christian Cooper (Selwyn) High jump 1.90m.
B13; Tyler Poland (NHB) 800m 2:11.39 PB. Chris Luki (Victoria) 100m 11.78 +1.2 PB. 4 x 100m relay Little Athletics Victoria 48.57. Alazanda Meredith-Faletolu (Titahi Bay) Discus throw 40.57m.
B12; Jahan Moore (Fairfield) 800m 2:18.33 PB. Leo Redgate (Fairfield) 100m 13.17 +0.2 PB. 4 x 100m relay Fairfield 54.44. Levi Jakeman (NSW) Long jump 4.90m -1.5.
B11; Harrison Dunn (Normanby) 1200m RW 11:16.57. Levi McKenzie (NSW) 400m 1:00.14. Carson King (Pakuranga) Shot put 9.20m. Liam Rawnsley (Paeroa) Long jump 4.81m +1.5.
B10; Richard Barker (Intnl) 1200m RW 7:58.51. Cooper Williams (Lower Hutt) 400m 1:05.91 PB. Parker Dyason (Ashhurst) Shot put 9.70m. Nathan Moult (NHB) High jump 1.35m.
Para Athlete: Tamahau Hicks T20 (Te Aroha) 800m 3:10.75 PB, 100m 16.21 +1.8 PB. Mercedes Whittaker (Tauranga) 200m 32.23 -0.6, High jump 1.20m. Indie Stuart F20 (Bellevue) Shot put 4.42m. Isaac Doran F20 (Papakura) Long jump 2.56m +1.0.
REGIONAL RESULTS
AUCKLAND
McKinnon Shield #7, Mt Smart Stadium – 10 January 2026
Ronin Dickens won the 39th edition of the annual John Walker junior mile in an inaugural personal best of 4:14.53.
Lisa Hellyer defended her Millie Sampson under 23 mile title heading in her twin sister in a personal best 4:43.00. Sarah Hellyer also clocked a best time of 4:50.10 and Nina Chalmers was through to her best of 4:50.45 in third.
14 year old Daisy Ruthe had a massive personal best of 4:54.44 finishing fourth.
In the field Adam Leece had an outstanding day scoring bests of 15.12m in the 6kg shot, 50.06m with the 1.75kg discus and 53.18m with the 6kg hammer.
Karmen Maritz achieved bests of 13.54m in the 4kg shot and 48.36m in the discus.
Results
Men
60m: Troy Middleton (NHB) 6.96 +1.0, Nathan Culpan (Waitakere) 7.11, Zach Nannestad (ACA) 7.25.
100m: Middleton 10.72 +1.3, Joe Dolphin (Waitakere) 10.74, Kahurangi Cotterill (Waitakere) 11.01.
200m: Cotterill 21.96 +1.0, Cole Yeager (ACA) 22.26 PB, George Kennedy (ACA) 22.46 PB.
400m:Blake Wood (NHB) 49.17, Jeremiah Rogo (Takapuna) 49.87, Harrison Day (Pakuranga) 50.47.
1500m: Sam Waldin (Whippets) 4:14.10, Christian Geldenhuys (ACA) 4:18.23, Liam Crooks (NHB) 4:19.71.
2000m steeplechase: .762; Benjamin Collinge-Coker (Oratia) 7:33.58. .838; Finn Birch (Lynndale) 6:29.40, Timo Macdonald (Owairaka) 7:30.74.
Shot put: 6kg; Adam Leece (NHB) 15.12m PB, 5kg; Elikai Manuel (Takapuna) 14.03m PB, Leyon Caffery (Manurewa) 14.01m, Alex Hallie (Takapuna) 12.39m.
Discus throw: 2kg; Percy Maka (Weta) 47.85m PB. 1.75kg; Leece 50.06m PB, Troy Maka (Weta) 46.23m PB. 1.5kg; Caffery 49.03m PB, Manuel 42.83m PB.
Hammer throw: 6kg; Leece 53.18m PB.
Triple jump: Matt Walsh (NHB) 14.75m +2.8, also 14.62m +1.4, Zhan Bowden (NHB) 14.44m +3.5, also 14.38m +1.7.
Pole vault, at the AUT Millennium North Shore: Charlie Myers (UK) 5.45m, James Steyn (NHB) 5.20m, Lauchlan Burns (Australia) 5.10m, Alex Arbuthnot (Australia) 4.85m, Noah Burns (Australia) 4.55m.
Women
60m: Kenzie Bowden (NHB) 8.08 +1.4, Cleo Loader (NHB) 8.09, Mia Hemsworth (Australia) 8.11. Div 2; Estelle Short (Cook Islands) 8.00 0.0.
100m: Short 12.38 +1.9 PB, Celine Pearn (Waitakere) 12.54 PB, Bowden 12.60.
400m: Stella Pearless (NHB) 57.37, Esme Reid (ACA) 57.89, April Milne (NHB) 1:01.05.
1500m: Dove Elton (ACA) 4:57.23, Anna Wilson (Hamilton) 4:59.56, Morgan Day (Pakuranga) 5:00.55.
2000m steeplechase: Georgina Collinge-Coker (Oratia) 8:13.92, Natacha Moshiem (Pukekohe) 8:26.38, Grace Vashi (Owairaka) 8:32.87.
Shot put: Karmen Maritz (NHB) 13.54m PB, Leila-Jae Saifiti (Waitakere) 11.98m.
Discus throw: Maritz 48.36m PB, Rina Maka (Weta) 46.37m, Charli Gardiner-Hall (Waiuku) F37 23.94m.
Hammer throw: 4kg; Caitlin Shepperson (Australia) 51.91m, Paige Fletcher (Papakura) 49.99m, Melissa Karl (Takapuna) 31.39m. 3kg; Sacha Fu-oughton (NHB) 45.27m.
Pole vault, at the AUT Millennium North Shore: Elyssia Kenshole (Australia) 3.95m, Zoe Ayres (Australia) 3.85m, Hannah Adye (NHB) 3.65m, Jade Arbuthnot (Australia) 3.50m, Brenna Leong (NHB) 3.35m, Alisha Lovrich (NHB) 3.35m, Maya Grundy (NHB) 3.20m.
Annual Sir John Walker Junior Mile: Ronin Dickens (Waikato Bay of Plenty) 4:14.53, Quinn Moss (Auckland) 4:15.08 PB, Jake Lomas (Waikato Bay of Plenty) 4:15.96, Ethan Mora (Auckland) 4:20.98 PB, Max Stirling (Waikato Bay of Plenty) 4:24.13 PB, Vaughan Murray (Waikato Bay of Plenty) 4:26.66, Jack Stirling (Waikato Bay of Plenty) 4:26.67 PB.
Annual Millie Sampson Women under 23 Mile: Lisa Hellyer (Auckland) 4:43.00 PB, Sarah Hellyer (Auckland) 4:50.10 PB, Nina Chalmers (Auckland) 4:50.45 PB, Daisy Ruthe (Waikato Bay of Plenty) 4:54.44 PB, Hannah McManus (Auckland) 5:06.52.
USA INDOORS
Friday Night Axe ‘Em Open, Flagstaff AZ, 9 January: Tapenisa Havea SP 17.22m PB (1), WT 17.35m (3).
Silver & Blue Invitational, Reno NV, 10 January: Annalies Kalma 600m 1:30.93 (1).
Wolverine Invitational, Ann Arbor MI, 10 January: Ronan Codyre mile 4:16.08 (6).
Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational, Houston TX, 10 January: Natalia Rankin-Chi Tar SP 15.90m (1).
Penn Select, Philadelphia PA, 10 January: Samantha Korck 800m 2:12.77 (1) PB.
UAB Vulcan Invitational, Birmingham AL, 10 January: Angus Monro 3000m 8:26.89 (2).
ROAD AND TRAIL RACES AROUND THE COUNTRY
AUCKLAND
Y Marathon 10km, Auckland Domain, 8 January: Callum Walsh 39:35, Leon Dickison 30:43.
WELLINGTON
Ian Priest Memorial Hutt River Trail, 10 January: 60km Ultra, Mel Brandon 4:43:11. Marathon, Tim Roberts 3:13:50. Half marathon, Oliver Ward 1:20:52.