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Napier Harrier Club Cross Country Champs
and HBG Cross Country Champs

Lyon's Farm, Maraekakaho Road, Hastings
25 June, 2011

The cross country champs were held out at Lyon's farm at Maraekakaho Road and hosted by Hastings United Harriers. There were good running conditions over very testing terrain with Napier Harriers once again dominating the numbers taking part with over 50 runners, Hastings with 20 and Gisborne having a poor representation for a championship event with only 5 runners participating.

Both Napier and Hastings clubs also held their respective club cross country races in conjunction with the Centre event.

In the senior men's event over 12k Hastings runner Neville Smith ran a modest time of 48m32s but still had to work hard to beat Napier's Eric Speakman who did 48m58s. The slow times were a result of Neville being affected by a cold and Eric making his way back into fitness after injuries earlier in the year. Megan Grant from Gisborne took out the centre title in the women's event running 8k also in a modest time of 42m41s [although she was well beaten by Napier's Rita Homes (38:38) who was inelligible for the Provincial Title but collected the Napier Club title - (Mark)].

Ross McIntyre (H) who won the Wellington Marathon last Saturday easily accounted for the Masters grade over 8k in a steady 32m53s from Phil McKay (H) in 34m40s with Niall McCormack (N) placing third in 37m35s. Andrea Williams (H) had a great tussle with Napier's Annie Kane over 6k with Andrea retaining her title in 30m37s from Annie in 30m52s with evergreen Cheryl Simpson claiming the third placing in 37m19s.

One of the highlight runs of the day was Nationally ranked Grace McConnochie from Gisborne Harriers who won the women's 19 and under grade by 4min in 25m20s from Hastings runner Monica Burnard. Another good runner from Gisborne, Georgia Harris, won the women's 16 and under grade over 4k in 18m17s from Anneke Smith (H) second in 19m39s with Holly Edmonds (N) third in 20m26s.

Napier's Toa Elphick-Iaveta won the mens 16 and under grade by a very comfortable 2min over 6k in 24m16s from Gisborne's Campbell Parkinson with Napier's Billy Kerr claiming third spot in 27m59s. Shamus Christison of Napier accounted for the boys 14 and under grade over 4k in a very steady 16m36s from Sean Morrison, Hastings, in 16m54s with Zane Jennings having another solid run for Napier to place third in 17m36s.

Another standout performance came from young Georgia Creagh from Napier Harriers having her first cross country championship race in the girls 14 and under grade to win by close on 2 and a half minutes over 4k in 19m08 from clubmates Laura Langley in 21m33s and Angela Sunnex in 25min. Bradley Christison (N) carried on his seasons winning way in the boys 12 and under grade over 2k and won comfortably in 8m07s from his ever improving clubmate Joshua Keating in 8m52s and brother Thomas Christison in 8m58s.

Monique Way from Hastings also continued her winning form to claim 1st place in the girls 12 and under grade over 2k in 9m19s from her clubmate Summer Holdaway in 10m06s with Napier's Zara Keighley holding onto third place in 10m37s.

A small team of runners were selected for the National Cross Country Champs in Christchurch on 23 July, those runners are Toa Elphick-Iaveta (Boys 16), Georgia Harris (Girls 16), Grace McConnochie (Womens 19) and Neville Smith (Senior Men).
report courtesy Wayne Smith

NAPIER CLUB CHAMPS   HBG CHAMPS
                 
Boys 12 years and under - 2km   Boys 12 years and under - 2km
Place Athlete Club Time Place Athlete Club Time
1 Bradley Christison NHC 08:07 1 Bradley Christison NHC 08:07
2 Joshua Keating NHC 08:52 2 Joshua Keating NHC 08:52
3 Thomas Christison NHC 08:58 3 Thomas Christison NHC 08:58
4 Kingston Webb NHC 09:45 4 Todd Douglas HHU 09:09
5 Max Taylor NHC 09:52 5 Kingston Webb NHC 09:45
6 Adam Barron NHC 10:34 6 Max Taylor NHC 09:52
7 Ethan Green NHC 11:52 7 Adam Barron NHC 10:34
8 Grady Thompson NHC 12:12 8 Karan Mandair HHU 10:40
9 Teina Pearcey NHC 12:22 9 Ethan Green NHC 11:52
10 Jackson Taylor NHC 13:30 10 Grady Thompson NHC 12:12
11 Teina Pearcey NHC 12:22
12 Jackson Taylor NHC 13:30
 
Girls 12 yrs an under - 2km Girls 12 yrs an under - 2km
Place Athlete Club Time Place Athlete Club Time
1 Zara Keighley NHC 10:37 1 Monique Way HHU 09:19
2 Sophie Bassick NHC 11:05 2 Summer Holdaway HHU 10:06
3 Hannah Keating NHC 13:55 3 Zara Keighley NHC 10:37
4 Laine Robson NHC 14:22 4 Aishlin McIntyre HHU 11:02
5 Susanna Christison NHC 20:09 5 Sophie Bassick NHC 11:05
6 Ella McKay HHU 12:16
7 Lucy McKay HHU 13:46
8 Hannah Keating NHC 13:55
9 Laine Robson NHC 14:22
10 Susanna Christison NHC 20:09
 
Boys 14 years and under - 4km Boys 14 years and under - 4km
Place Athlete Club Time Place Athlete Club Time
1 Shamus Christison NHC 16:36 1 Shamus Christison NHC 16:36
2 Zayne Jennings NHC 17:36 2 Sean Morrison HHU 16:54
3 Isaac Dyer NHC 18:03 3 Zayne Jennings NHC 17:36
4 Jordan Allan-Wright NHC 18:10 4 Isaac Dyer NHC 18:03
5 Devon Beckman NHC 18:43 5 Jordan Allan-Wright NHC 18:10
6 Taane Wuittequand NHC 20:42 6 Jarrod Lobb HHU 18:12
7 Travis Keighley NHC 23:28 7 Danial Way HHU 18:25
8 Micah Thompson NHC 23:31 8 Devon Beckman NHC 18:43
9 Jackson Plumpton NHC 23:42 9 Todd Burnard HHU 19:57
10 Taane Wuittequand NHC 20:42
11 Travis Keighley NHC 23:28
12 Micah Thompson NHC 23:31
13 Jackson Plumpton NHC 23:42
also Mitchel Hayes* Visitor 21:06
 
Girls 14 years and under - 4km Girls 14 years and under - 4km
Place Athlete Club Time Place Athlete Club Time
1 Georgia Creagh NHC 19:08 1 Georgia Creagh NHC 19:08
2 Laura Langely NHC 21:33 2 Laura Langely NHC 21:33
3 Angela Sunnex NHC 25:00 3 Angela Sunnex NHC 25:00
4 Louise Hancock NHC 26:12 4 Anna Bennett HHU 26:03
5 Louise Hancock NHC 26:12
 
Men 16 years and under - 6km Men 16 years and under - 6km
Place Athlete Club Time Place Athlete Club Time
1 Toa Elphick-Iaveta NHC 24:16 1 Toa Elphick-Iaveta NHC 24:16
2 Billy Kerr NHC 27:59 2 Campbell Parlinson GHC 26:15
3 Ieuan Edmonds NHC 30:29 3 Billy Kerr NHC 27:59
4 Joshua Thompson NHC 36:57 4 Ieuan Edmonds NHC 30:29
5 Joshua Thompson NHC 36:57
also Ben Black* Visitor 29:26
 
Women 16 years and under - 4km Women 16 years and under - 4km
Place Athlete Club Time Place Athlete Club Time
1 Holly Edmonds NHC 20:26 1 Georgia Harris GHC 18:17
2 Annie Creagh NHC 20:53 2 Anneke Smith HHU 19:39
3 Sophie Rose NHC 21:11 3 Holly Edmonds NHC 20:26
4 Kelly Sunnex NHC 24:11 4 Annie Creagh NHC 20:53
5 Jodi Nagel NHC 25:19 5 Sophie Rose NHC 21:11
6 Kelly Sunnex NHC 24:11
7 Jodi Nagel NHC 25:19
Women 19 years and under - 6km
Place Athlete Club Time
1 Grace McConnochie GHC 25:20
2 Monica Burnard HHU 29:26
Gerogia Kirby NHC DNF
 
Masters Women - 6km Masters Women - 6km
Place Athlete Club Time Place Athlete Club Time
1 Annie Kane NHC 30:52 1 Andrea Williams HHU 30:37
2 Cheryl Simpson NHC 37:19 2 Annie Kane NHC 30:52
3 Kim Creagh NHC 37:39 3 Cheryl Simpson NHC 37:19
4 Sheila Smidt* NHC 39:58 4 Kim Creagh NHC 37:39
- Sheila Smidt* NHC 39:58
 
Masters Men - 8km Masters Men - 8km
Place Athlete Club Time Place Athlete Club Time
1 Niall McCormack NHC 37:35 1 Ross McIntyre HHU 32:53
2 Craig Mathers NHC 38:03 2 Phil McKay HHU 34:40
3 Eric Phimister NHC 38:19 3 Niall McCormack NHC 37:35
4 Matt Somervell* NHC 38:51 4 Craig Mathers NHC 38:03
5 Karl Iaveta* NHC 39:02 5 Eric Phimister NHC 38:19
6 Shane Bassick NHC 40:16 - Matt Somervell* NHC 38:51
7 Stephen Lindsay* NHC 41:17 - Karl Iaveta* NHC 39:02
8 John Craven NHC 41:45 6 Shane Bassick NHC 40:16
9 Mark Walwyn NHC 42:24 - Eric Scheper* GHC 40:24
10 Chris Beckman* NHC 46:22 - Stephen Lindsay* NHC 41:17
Greg Edmonds* NHC DNF 7 John Craven NHC 41:45
8 Mark Walwyn NHC 42:24
9 Geoff Morrison HHU 42:40
- Chris Beckman* NHC 46:22
Greg Edmonds* NHC DNF
 
Senior Men - 12km Senior Men - 12km
Place Athlete Club Time Place Athlete Club Time
1 Eric Speakman NHC 48:58 1 Neville Smith HHU 48:32
Kevin Fisher* NHC DNF 2 Eric Speakman NHC 48:58
Kevin Fisher* NHC DNF
 
Senior Women - 8km Senior Women - 8km
Place Athlete Club Time Place Athlete Club Time
1 Rita Homes* NHC 38:38 - Rita Homes* NHC 38:38
1 Megan Grant GHC 42:41

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