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McKinnon Shield #5
Mt Smart Stadium – 29 November 2025
Photos | Courtesy of Petro Geldenhuys
National 200m and long jump champion Shay Veitch followed up victories in the 60m and a personal best 100m of 10.33, by teaming up with Lex Revell-Lewis, Hayato Yoneto and Rylan Noome in an attempt to better the New Zealand resident 4 x 100m relay record of 39.42. In a slick performance they clocked 40.35.
Para Athlete Zachary Orbell bettered his own New Zealand T35 100m record of 13.25, winning his heat in 13.08 with a legal following wind of 1.6mps.
Boh Ritchie clocked a World under 20 Championship qualifying performance in the 400m with a personal best time of 54.75, under the performance standard of 55.20.
National heptathlon champion Briana Stephenson was a clear winner in the 60m and 100m.
Results
Men
60m: Shay Veitch (Ariki) 6.72 +2.0, Hayato Yoneto (Aspiring) 6.92, Troy Middleton (NHB) 6.96.
100m: Veitch 10.33 +1.3 PB, Rylan Noome (Hastings) 10.56, Lex Revell-Lewis (Waitakere) 10.62.
400m: Joe Dolphin (Waitakere) 49.65, Jeremiah Rogo (Takapuna) 50.06, Harrison Day (Pakuranga) 51.17.
1500m: James Trathen (Pakuranga) 3:54.04 PB, Robert Fitzpatrick (Papakura) 3:55.47 PB, Jack Snedden (Oratia) 3:59.79 PB, Kosta Mills (Wellington) 4:00.40 PB.
110m hurdles: 1.067m; Joseph Dunn (Papakura) 15.04 +0.4, Tom Moloney (ACA) 15.39. .914m; Rianco Haggard (Pakuranga) 14.37 PB, Ty Gonzales (Lynndale) 14.62 PB, Connor Brady (Takapuna) 14.73 PB.
2000m steeplechase: Timo Macdonald (Owairaka) 5:27.22, Tito Hay (Hamilton) 5:27.58. .762m; Finn Birch (Lynndale) 6:43.00, Tobias Crowhurst (Pakuranga) 6:52.00, Benjamin Collinge-Coker (Oratia) 7:35.29.
3000m steeplechase: Toby Tasker (Whippets) 9:17.95.
Shot put: 5kg; Jirah Esekia (Mt Albert) 16.97m, Adam Leece (NHB) 16.75m, Brady 16.71m.
Discus throw: 1.5kg Leyon Caffery (Manurewa) 55.93m, Esekia 53.34m, Leece 51.95m. 1.75kg; Brian Wilson (NHB) 20.86m NZ Para Athlete record. 1.25kg; Ethan Vaili (Pakuranga) 42.33m.
Triple jump: Matt Walsh (NHB) 14.38m +0.8, Zhan Bowden (NHB) 14.04m +0.7.
Pole vault: Josh Tautari (NHB) 4.50m PB, Ethan Phillips 4.40m PB, Brady 3.70m,
4 x 100m relay: New Zealand (Veitch, Revell-Lewis, Yoneto, Noome) 40.35.
Women
60m: Briana Stephenson (Hastings) 7.46 +1.3, Cleo Loader (NHB) 7.72, Madison Early (Waitakere) 7.78.
100m: Stephenson 11.73 +3.7, Early 11.98, Loader 12.11.
400m:Boh Ritchie (Hamilton) 54.75 PB, Gemma Smith (Papakura) 59.40 PB, April Milne (NHB) 1:00.19.
1500m: Isabella Pickering (NHB) 4:46.16, Amy Thomson (Oratia) 4:46.39 PB, Isabella Snedden (Oratia) 5:00.16.
100m hurdles: .762m; Jetta McKenzie (ACA) 15.17 +1.7 PB, Lauren Barrett-Hamilton (Waitakere) 15.19.
2000m steeplechase: Olivia Stone (Pakuranga) 7:44.50, Georgina Collinge-Coker (Oratia) 7:52.51, Grace Vashi (Owairaka) 8:32.71.
Shot put: 3kg; Karmen Maritz (NHB) 14.24m.
Discus throw: Maritz 43.63m, Sacha Fu-Oughton (NHB) 33.43m,
Triple jump: Elena Edgar-Nemec (NHB) 11.12m +1.7, Annah Bratton (Owairaka) 10.55m +1.6, Mulan Riseborough (Takapuna) 10.00m +1.0.
Pole vault: Olivia McTaggart (NHB) 4.40m, Brenna Leong (NHB) 3.30m PB, Isla Martin-Mckenzie (Papanui) 3.20m.
