REGIONAL RESULTS
AUCKLAND
McKinnon Shield #6, Mt Smart Stadium – 13 December 2025
Lisa Cross (42), with a personal best, set a New Zealand masters W40 3000m record of 9:36.15, breaking Mary O’Connor’s 1996 record of 9:42.45. Nina Chalmers rallied over the final 200m to win, recording a PB of 9:35.39.
Toby Tasker, paced over the first lap by Nick Davies in 54s, came through with a PB 800m of 1:55.37, Ethan Mora was second in a PB 1:58.00.
Results
Men
100m: Zach Saunders (Pakuranga) 10.94 -2.3, Hayato Yoneto (Aspiring) 11.04, Joe Dolphin (Waitakere) 11.18.
200m: Saunders 21.621 -0.8, Kahurangi Cotterill (Waitakere) 22.05, Dolphin 22.25.
800m: Toby Tasker (Whippets) 1:55.37 PB, Ethan Mora (ACA) 1:58.00 PB, Matthew Alty (ACA) 2:01.39.
3000m: Jack Snedden (Oratia) 8:42.02, Joshua Fitzgerald (Wellington) 9:00.37 PB, Kona Kelly (Oratia) 9:08.43.
300m hurdles: .762 Benjamin Brown (Waitakere) 44.17, Callum Watt (Pakuranga) 48.40. .838 Timo Macdonald (Owairaka) 44.30.
4 x 400m relay: Pakuranga under 16 4:05.50, Pakuranga under 14 A 4:19.58, Pakuranga under 14 B 4:20.01.
Hammer throw: 5kg Oliver Chung (NHB) 55.06m, Adam Leece (NHB) 53.42m.
Javelin throw: Antonie Smal (Pakuranga) 56.54m, Connor Brown (Tauranga) 46.67m PB, Oliver Barnett (Papakura) 41.11m PB. 700g; Otis Neely (AGS) 55.85m, Chung 43.11m.
Long jump: Kaelan Paranihi 6.73m +1.6, Piritau Nga (Cook Islands) 6.51m +2.5 also 6.46m +0.8, Lewis Arthur (Hobsonville) 6.50m +1.5.
High jump: Rafe Couillault (Papakura) 2.05m, Connor Brown 1.75m, Edward Nga (Cook Islands) 1.75m.
Women
100m: Jordyn Blake (NHB) 12.66 -4.2, Elena Edgar-Nemec (NHB) 13.12, Esme Reid (ACA) 13.31. Div2; Andriette Rodrigues (NHB) 13.03 +0.5.
200m: Blake 25.29 -1.1, Rodrigues 26.48 PB, Reid 26.64.
800m: Camryn Smart (NHB) 2:09.79, Bronwen Rees-Jones (Cambridge) 2:13.48, Madison Kinder (Whangarei) 2:15.38.
3000m: Nina Chalmers (ACA) 9:35.39 PB, Lisa Cross (TTT) 9:36.15 PB, Sophia Haines (ACA) 10:14.22.
2000m race walk: Elizabeth de Winnaar (NHB) 14:09.71.
400m hurdles: Shannon Gearey (Hastings) 1:08.05.
4 x 400m relay: Pakuranga under 16 4:08.47, Pakuranga under 14 4:30.69.
Hammer throw: 3kg Sacha Fu-Oughton (NHB) 51.18m PB.
Long jump: Annah Bratton (Owairaka) 5.38m +1.3 PB, Edgar-Nemec 5.14m +1.1.
High jump: Briana Stephenson (Hastings) 1.69m, Vianca Lagerwall (Riverhead) 1.60m.
Para Athlete: Paddy Walsh T64 (Riverhead) 100m 15.24 -0.1. Gabrielle Wright T54 (NHB) 100m 21.03 -1.0, 200m 40.68 -1.8, 800m 2:44.66.
WELLINGTON
Melrose Shield, Newtown Park – 13 December 2025
Results
Men
High Jump: Samasoni Hewitt 1.85, Mylo Guthrie-Thiel 1.85m, Ryder Markov 1.85m.
Women
3000m RW: Taylor Sutton 16:37.43 PB.
High Jump: Imogen Skelton 1.85m, Ruby Tourelle 1.62m.
Shot Put 4kg: Senira Hewitt 10.63m.
DUNEDIN
Athletics Otago Meeting, Caledonian Ground – 13 December 2025
Luke Moffitt, national decathlon silver medalist, collected both the 60m hurdles and 300m hurdles, senior Otago titles, recording 8.86 in the 60m and 39.60 in the 300m.
Results
Men
60m: Shay Veitch 7.03 -2.5, Schuyler Orr 7.12, Thomas McGeown 7.53.
200m: Veitch 21.62 -0.3, Brooke Darcy 22.80,Jack O’Neill 24.02.
1 mile: Stephen Johnson 4:29.02, Sam Bradbury-Leather 4:52.26, Finn Molloy 4:54.92.
60m H: Luke Moffitt 8.86 -2.8, Todd Bradshaw 8.99, Cole Gibbons 9.00.
300m H: Moffitt 39.60, Toby Martin 42.07 PB, Hamish Black 49.94.
Javelin: Martin 38.87m PB, Jamin Millar 38.20m PB, Moffitt 36.48m.
Discus: Millar 30.43m, Todd Bates 30.12m.
Women
60m: Ohara Couch 8.20 -2.3, India Lazenby 8.36, Sylvie Haig 8.39.
200m: Jorja Gibbons 25.62 -2.7, Haig 27.10, Couch 28.35 PB.
1 mile: Caitlin O’Donnell 5:04.25, Taryn McLean 5:34.37, Georgina Benson 5:43.70.
Discus: Charlotte Blake 39.71m.
Javelin: Blake 37.78m.
High jump: Tessa Krause 1.50m.
Para Athlete; Lauren Blackmore T47 JT 12.96m.
Athletics Otago Meeting, Caledonian Ground – 6 December 2025
Schuyler Orr 100m 11.12 -1.8, 200m 22.84 -0.5, Cole Gibbons 11.28 and 22.57 PB. Matthew Bolter 400m 51.59, Matthew Botting 52.50 PB. Jake Owen 1500m 4:00.56 PB. Simon Cromarty 5000m 15:21.58 PB. Toby Martin PV 4.00m.
Alice Cuthbert 1500m 4:57.29. Becky De La Harpe 5000m 17:12.00 PB, Zharna Beattie DT 42.83m.
Update from the 52nd New Zealand Secondary Schools Athletic Championships: Rianco Haggard (16), of Howick College and the Pakuranga Club, in winning the senior boys’ 300m hurdles in 37.00 set a New Zealand under 17 record, breaking Oliver Miller’s 2016 record of 37.36.
INTERNATIONAL RESULTS
USA INDOORS
Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener, Boston MA, 6 December: Samantha Lascelles 600m 1:32.18 (1RB).
JDL Early Bird Invitational, Winston-Salem NC, 7 December: Emma Douglass mile 4:55.61 (5). Elaine Zhai PV 3.60m (3).
GVSU Holiday Open, Allendale MI, 5 December: Ronan Codyre 3000m 8:27.97 (7). Bella Earl 5000m 17:19.13 (13RB).
M City Classic, Minneapolis MN, 5 December: Anthony Barmes WT 20.71m (2).
Penn Opener, Philadelphia PA, 6 December: Samantha Korck 600m 1:36.03 (3RB).
SVSU Holiday Open, Saginaw MI, 6 December: Noah Retford 60m H 8.51 (2H4).
Oiler Opener, Findlay OH, 5 December: Kate Hallie SP 13.40m (1).
Silver State Invitational, Reno NV, 6 December: Annalies Kalma 400m 52.73 (1), New Zealand indoor record, breaks her own indoor record of 53.41. Since breaking Kim Robertson’s indoor record of 55.32 in February 2024 Kalma has bettered the record five times.
Liberty Kick Off, Lynchburg VA, 5 December: Suzannah Kennelly SP 14.00m (3).
Red White and Blue Scrimmage, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ, 10 December: Tapenisa Havea SP 15.87m (1), DT 51.27m (1).
University of Maine Invitational, Orono ME, 12 December: Kennedy Taylor mile 5:09.23 PB (4).
HAWAII
53rd Honolulu Marathon Events, 14 December: Kalakaua Merrie Road Mile; Geordie Beamish 3:58.45 (5). New Zealand record breaks his own record of 4:00.54 set in Hawaii in 2023.
SPAIN
Valencia Marathon Trinidad Alfonso Zurich, Valencia, 7 December: Sam Hopper 2:29:00 PB (411).
AUSTRALIA
Treloar Shield #6, Kensington, Sydney, 29 November: Caitlin Shepperson HT 54.35m (1).
NSW Meeting, SOPAC, Sydney, 11 December: Caitlin Shepperson HT 53.61m (1).
Mid-Week Shield #1, QSAC Mount Gravatt, Brisbane, 12 December: Fernanda Tirado 3kg HT 59.79 (1).
Zatokek 10, Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park, Melbourne, 13 December: 10,000m;Toby Gaulter 28:54.91 PB (7), Nathan Tse 30:07.26 PB (14), Ronan Lee 30:14.99 (15), Georgie Grgec 32:10.28 PB (2).
3000m; Casey Atkinson 8:21.34 (10). Scarlett Robb 9:24.88 (1).
Long jump: Mariah Ririnui 5.78m +1.7 (6).
GREAT BRITAIN
Leeds Abbey Dash 10km, Leeds, 30 November: Laura Robertson 36:13 PB (19), Sarah Riceman 37:55 PB (35).
ROAD AND TRAIL RACES AROUND THE COUNTRY
AUCKLAND
Good George 10km, North Wharf, Wynyard Quarter, 9 December: Simon Mace 16:33, Nick Holtum 16:39, Haoting Ma 17:07.
Rat Race 5km, Takapuna, 10 December: Noah Hanrahan 17:36 PB, Cooper Waugh 18:01, Tom Hanrahan 20:25. Mira Bi 21:18.
Y Marathon 10km, Auckland Domain, 11 December: Leon Dickison 39:59.
Orewa Beach 5km, 13 December: Alex de Beer 17:41, Anthony Clough 19:30, Paulo Montino 19:45. Leona Thompson 19:18, Isabella Pickering 19:26, Emma Brown 20:41.
HAMILTON
The Cook 5km, Hamilton East, 9 December: Ellison Woolley 18:27, Harry Coles 18:50, Mitchell Metcalfe 19:49. Jasmine Rasmussen-Shawyer 20:34, Charlotte Bell 22:18, Aimie Roberts 23:11.
WELLINGTON
Waterfront 5km, 9 December: Will Critchlow 16:27, Ben Twyman 16:28, Henry Fox 17:30. Floor Kaars 19:38, Nicole Smith 22:02, Eloise Blewden 22:52.
CHRISTCHURCH
Canterbury Half Marathon, Pegasus, 14 December: Kris Rush 1:16:59, Luke Sikma 1:18:14, Hunter Gough 1:18:32, Glenn Jaques 1:19:58. Louise Darwin 1:26:07, Alicia Yee 1:30:30, Hayley Buist 1:31:33. 9km; Hayden Zervos 30:15, Richard Bennett 35:31, Nick Van de wiel 36:41. Kate Davies 39:39, Teresa Blackmore 39:55, Wendy Sare 41:15.
Header image courtesy of Jason Suarez / NotAfraid2Fail.