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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.
