Daniel Hayes just edged out Jack Paine to win the 3000m in a personal best 8:25.86, Paine recording 8:25.92. Further back in the field 12 year old Leo Green set an Auckland boys 12 record of 9:29.01, breaking David Lee’s 2009 time of 9:44.11.

Troy Middleton collected the sprint double in 10.68 and 21.62 both aided by a strong tail wind. Noah Retford had a PB of 38.38 in the .838 300m hurdles as did Benjie Fairclough with 40.65.

Jacqui Nasrabadi and Madison Earley went neck and neck in the 100m, with Nasrabadi getting the decision both timed at 12.35, which was a PB for Earley.

Mia de Jager was a clear winner of the 200m in 24.60. Personal bests to Hannah McManus in the 800m in 2:15.30 and Isabella Pickering in the 3000m in 10:30.27. Yandri Fourie went under her previous best in the 3000m race walk with 16:29.03.

Nyla Spencer clocked her best time of 45.96 in the 300m hurdles and Fernanda Tirado was out to her best 3kg hammer throw of 57.94m. National under 17 record holder Paige Fletcher threw 58.52m.

Paddy Walsh broke her own national Para Athlete T64 women open and under 20 long jump record of 4.40m set at the national championships in March with a leap of 4.67m +1.7.

Results:

Men:

100m: Troy Middleton (NHB) 10.68 +3.8, Kahurangi Cotterill (Waitakere) 10.90, Noa King (Takapuna) 11.02.

200m: Middleton 21.62 +4.3, Cotterill 21.68, King 21.84.

800m: Timothy Wallace (ACA) 1:57.59, Arran Brodie (NHB) 1:59.55, Lorenzo Ferguson (NHB) 2:00.32.

3000m: Daniel Hayes (Whippets) 8:25.86 PB, Jack Paine (Whippets) 8:25.92, James Reid (Waitakere) 8:29.94 PB, Darian Sorouri (Whippets) 8:46.76. Leo Green (12) ran 9:29.01 (Auckland Boys 12 record by 15 seconds).

3000m race walk: Richie Trathen (Pakuranga) 15:19.56.

300m hurdles: .762 Rianco Haggard (Pakuranga) 39.42, Connor Brady (Takapuna) 40.78, Zerun Zhao (Lynndale) 45.62. .838 Noah Retford (Pakuranga) 38.38 PB, Charles Howlett (AGS) 40.40, Benjie Fairclough (MAGS) 40.65 PB.

Hammer throw: 7.26kg Arno van der Westhuizen (NHB) 50.03m. 5kg Oliver Chung (NHB) 48.41m.

Javelin throw: 800g Max Teuruaa (Cook Is) 43.20m. 700g Antonie Smal (Pakuranga) 50.66m, Brady 40.47m, Chung 39.85m.

Long jump: Ryan Young (Aspiring) 6.90m +2.0, Teuruaa 6.45m +3.0, also 6.38m +1.6, Zhan Bowden (NHB) 6.33m +3.7, also 6.14m +1.5.

High jump: Samuel Burton (Kings) 1.97m,. Jayden Williamson 1.95m, Zachary Hamilton (Riverhead) 1.65m.

Women:

100m: Jacqui Nasrabadi (ACA) 12.35 +1.5, Madison Earley (Waitakere) 12.35 PB, Jordyn Blake (NHB) 12.38.

200m: Mia de Jager (Hamilton) 24.60 +3.7, Earley 25.09, Kate Borton (NHB) 25.16.

800m: Hannah McManus (ACA) 2:15.30 PB, Sascha Letica (Takapuna) 2:18.51, Maddy Jackson (NHB) 2:22.45.

3000m: Isabella Pickering (NHB) 10:30.27 PB, Madison Owen (NHB) 10:34.88 PB, Zara Pomfret (ACA) 10:38.85.

3000m race walk: Yandri Fourie (Pakuranga) 16:29.03 PB, Ruby Walsh (RWA) 21:26.23, Tracey Walsh (RWA) 21:27.48.

300m hurdles: .762 Nyla Spencer (NHB) 45.96 PB, Zara Ford (Takapuna) 46.60, Emkhe Joubert (Kings Gate) 47.41.

Hammer throw: 4kg Melissa Karl (Takapuna) 33.63m. 3kg Paige Fletcher (Papakura) 58.52m, Fernanda Tirado (NHB) 57.94m PB, Sacha Fuoughton (NHB) 38.82m.

Javelin throw: Bree Ackland (NHB) 34.41m.

Long jump: Nasrabadi 5.45m +2.3, Cleo Loader (NHB) 5.30m +3.1, Juno Ireland (Waitakere) 5.14m. Paddy Walsh W20 T64 4.67m +1.7 (NZ Para Athlete record).

High jump: de Jager 1.63m, Vianca Lagerwall (Riverhead) 1.60m, Riley Couillault (Papakura) 1.55m.

Auckland City Athletics, Mt Smart Stadium – 20 November 2024

Fifteen year old Sam Ruthe highlighted an evening of outstanding middle distance racing which saw numerous personal best performances achieved and an impressive New Zealand record set.

Ruthe in chopped 24 seconds off his previous best 3000m clocked a world class time for his age of 8:09.68, setting a fresh national under 17 and under 18 record.

The Athletics Tauranga athlete broke Nicholas Moulai’s under 17 record of 8:16.77 set eight years ago at Douglas Track and Field Henderson and Christian de Vaal’s under 18 two year old record, set at Pakuranga, of 8:10.72.

Full credit also to second placed Caleb Wagener, ten days off his 17th birthday, who was aiming for the national under 17 record, coming away with a 13 seconds PB of 8:14.06.

George Wyllie was next in 8:27.14, followed by Hamish Murray 8:29.66 PB, Toby Tasker 8:33.28 and Redd Scampion 8:34.93 PB. Craig Kirkwood coaches Ruthe, Wyllie and Murray.

Moses Mosop of Kenya, 20 days before his 15th birthday ran 7:48.90 for 3000m in 2000 and 15 year old Yomif Kejelcha of Ethiopia ran 7:53.56 for 3000m in 2013.

Ronan Lee aiming for the entry standard of 29:45.00 for the Zatopek 10 in Melbourne on 14 December cut 14 seconds of his previous best running the 25 laps in 29:36.94.

Daniel Hayes ran 31:40.52 and Mariano Piagentini 32:40.43 PB.

Career bests were also the order of the day in the women’s 800m: Lisa Hellyer 2:07.87 PB, also 200m 26.72 +1.5 PB, Sarah Hellyer 2:08.72 PB, Poppy Healy 2:10.45, Boh Ritchie 2:10.99, 200m 26.15, Paige Dobson 2:12.79 PB, Hannah McManus 2:15.45 PB, Morgan Day 2:18.93 PB.

Fletcher van Heuven 800m 1:54.52 PB, Sean Collins 1:55.65 PB, Jake Lomas 1:57.69.

Scarlett Robb 1500m 4:30.84, Asha Edwards 4:31.57 PB, Sascha Letica 4:32.47 PB, Eleanor Pugh 4:41.09 PB, Bronwen Rees-Jones 4:43.62, Zara Pomfret 4:45.38, Sophia Haines 4:47.99 PB, Isabella Pickering 4:48.78 PB.

Nina Chalmers 3000m 9:52.58 PB, Indie Williams 9:55.23 PB, Emma Ward 10:04.54, Denika Clooney 10:21.71 PB, Ariella Grant 10:28.40 PB.

Jacqui Nasrabadi 100m 12.29 +3.5. Tessa Seymour 12.87, 200m 26.87 +2.0. Aryan Walanj 100m 11.28 +1.0, 200m 22.64 +2.2.

Charlotte Goldsmith 200m 24.61 +2.0 PB, Esme Reid 26.05, Sienna Moyle 26.24, Abby Pinder 26.60.