James Trathen came within half a second of breaking the New Zealand under 20 800m record with an outstanding solo performance of 1:48.39. The 19 year old was straight out of the blocks and tearing around the first lap well clear of the rest of the field. He held on strong over the final 80 metres to come within a whisker of James Harding’s 2022 record of 1:47.96.

His previous best 800m was 1:51.76 at the Porritt Classic in February. Over the past two weeks Trathen has also set personal bests of 48.48 over 400m and 3:54.41 in the 1500m.

His younger brother Richie won the 3000m race walk earlier in the programme.

Rafe Couillault provided the highlight in the field events with a career best high jump of 2.08m. This added two centimetres to his jump of 2.06m in Hawera nearly three years ago.

National women’s 400m champion in 2021 Camryn Smart took out the women’s sprint double in 12.36 over 100m and 25.44 over 200m.

Eden Moyle followed up a dead heat with Smart in the 100m and second in the 200m with an Auckland under 16 record of 5.75m in the long jump. Her time of 12.36 in the 100m was a PB.

Ian Lathwood (46) set a New Zealand masters M45 100m record of 11.47 +1.0. He also secured a personal best 200m of 23.43 -1.2.

Results

Men

100m: Troy Middleton (NHB) 10.77 +1.0, James Hansen (Tasman) 10.96, Jeremiah Rogo (Takapuna) 11.11 PB.

200m: Hansen 22.27 -1.2, Rogo 22.78, Oliver Barnett (Papakura) 23.38. Div 2 Remy Syminton (NHB) 22.81 -1.4 PB.

800m: James Trathen (Pakuranga) 1:48.39 PB, Harrison Day (Pakuranga) 1:59.47, Noah Crowhurst (Pakuranga) 1:59.98.

3000m: Caleb Wagener (Pakuranga) 8:39.77, Harry Witheridge (Westlake) 8:55.54, Kona Kelly (Oratia) 8:58.26.

3000m RW; Richie Trathen (Pakuranga) 16:03.14.

300m hurdles: Rianco Haggard (Pakuranga) 38.26, Ty Gonzales (Lynndale) 40.20, Tighe Healy (Papakura) 42.87.

Hammer throw: 5kg Oliver Chung (NHB) 53.58m.

Javelin throw: 800g Iona Lupena (Pakuranga) 41.11m. 700g Chung 44.83m, Henry Merrick (ACA) 38.21m, Tamatea Perry (AGS) 33.00m.

Long jump: Matt Walsh (NHB) 6.99m +3.7 also 6.72m +1.0, Benaiah Su (ACA) 6.29m +2.3, Ty Gonzales (Lynndale) 6.24m +1.9.

High jump: Rafe Couillault (Papakura) 2.08m PB, Aadam Landi (Al Madinah) 1.81m, Iulai Masoe (Waitakere) 1.81m.

Women

100m: Camryn Smart (NHB) 12.36 +0.4, Eden Moyle (ACA) 12.36 PB, Sadie Bishop (NHB) 12.86.

200m: Smart 25.44 -3.0, Moyle 25.86, Juliette Goldsmith (St Cuthbert’s) 26.61. Div 2 Unaisi Cava (Pakuranga) 26.23 -1.6.

800m: Bronwen Rees-Jones (Cambridge) 2:11.74 PB, Rachel Wagener (Pakuranga) 2:22.11, Olivia McLean (Pakuranga) 2:22.77.

3000m: Amy Thomson (Oratia) 9:56.81 PB, Annie Downing (Hamilton) 10:07.13, Denika Clooney (TTT) 10:20.00.

200m hurdles: Shani Peasley (Pakuranga) 31.29 -0.4, Sylvie Retford (Pakuranga) 33.33, Aleisha Jackson (Lynndale) 37.22.

300m hurdles: Emkhe Joubert (TTT) 45.84, Unaisi Cava (Pakuranga) 47.02, Gemma Smith (Papakura) 47.35.

Hammer throw: 3kg; Sacha Fu-Oughton (NHB) 44.54m.

Javelin throw: 600g Amy Hurly (Rangitoto) 30.00m.

Long jump: Moyle 5.75m -0.2 PB (Auckland U/16 record), Lauren Barrett-Hamilton (Waitakere) 5.18m +0.4 PB, Goldsmith 5.14m -0.2 PB.

High jump: Vianca Lagerwall (Riverhead) 1.61m, Megan Cox (NHB) 1.61m PB, Gemma Kivell (Owairaka) 1.56m.

Auckland City Athletics Race Night #1, Mt Smart Stadium – 29 October 2025

Boh Ritchie 200m 25.31 +0.9, 400m 56.27. Emily Cowan 200m 26.19 +0.9 PB. Scarlett Robb 1500m 4:22.46 PB, Paige Dobson 4:31.74 PB, Sophia Haines 4:32.22 PB, Bronwen Rees-Jones 4:33.81 PB, Greta Hunter 4:41.48, Kate Robinson 4:41.93 PB. Sarah Hellyer 3000m 10:07.57, Lisa Hellyer 10:07.61, Isabella Pickering 10:08.00, Emma Ward 10:16.44, Polina Klimova 10:26.30, Ariella Grant 10:27.11 PB.

Jeremiah Rogo 400m 50.34. Noah Crowhurst 800m 1:58.23 PB, Robert Fitzpatrick 1:58.28. Caleb Wagener 1500m 4:03.92, Yusuke Chow 4:07.71 PB. Stanley Bateman 3000m 8:57.13, Finian Orr 8:57.37, George Howcroft 9:05.03, Samuel Rickerby 9:05.09.