Keown to lead women in athletics

Press, 30 November 1978, Page 32

Keown to lead women in athletics

By

ROD DEW

i Anne-Marie Keown, aged 23, the University runner I Who carved a niche in athletics history last Saturday when she won the first) women’s 5000 m track event held in Canterbury, has been chosen to lead the women's section of the Canterbury track and field team. She will make her debut as captain in the annual triangular track and field contest against Otago and Southland at Queen Eliza- • beth II Park on December 9. ] This honour is further rec- ] ognition of her blossoming (career on the track and ini ' cross-country. Keown, who | will contest the 1500 m in) the triangular meeting, has) also been selected for the New Zealand team to con- ! test the world cross-country 'championships next year. i The men’s section will be) led by the Canterbury ham-! mer champion, Bernie Har-| land, and the junior men by)

1 the Canterbury senior long-! I jump champion. Evan Peter-, •son, who has elected tol ■ (compete in his proper age t (grade. The team of 79, a particui larly large one. was named >, yesterday by the selectors: ' (Valdy Briedis, Bruce Milne,] , and Bob Grieve). They are I t satisfied that the team is I I strong enough to win the) I contest but are disappointed] I at the lack of interest in the .long-distance track events by the senior men. Not one of Canterbury’s, outstanding marathon run-, Jiners was nominated for the] i (10,000 m and so Milne, a! i'runner and coach of consid-l Jerably experience. ha? 1 ; agreed to contest the . 10,000 m as the No. 2 runner. The attraction for the road runners is a 20km run on: H the same day. ■! However, there are several) ■) other notable performers) I missing as well. Neither the*

(Commonwealth Games walker, Graham Seatter. nor his i (Games team-mate, Martin •iCouldwell (steeplechase) ’were available. Seatter is) still recovering from a foot] injury received in the Games!: walk. The lack of a nomination ] from' Couldwell left the way (clear to include the two outI standing junior steeplecha-

' sers, Peter Renner and Neil j Lowsley, in the senior event. (They had requested this in order to help them prepare (for international meetings 'later in the.season. Vai Young, the most prolific title-winner in New ' Zealand, was, as always, an automatic selection for the]' women’s shot and discus. I (However, a former national;, (discus champipn, Sally] I Mene, who put Y’oung under

some pressure in an inter-] club discus event last Saturday, was not so fortunate., She was passed over in i favour of Geraldine Brooks, j who has twice exceeded 40m! •in the discus this season. I The Canterbury sprint] champion last season, Grant] Anderson, also missed selection. He has been in poor form this summer and the

places in the short sprints | went to Andy von Biel, Jeff' Bailey, and a newcomer this summer, Steve Welford. Bailey, who recently revised his earlier decision to] restrict his activities to the | short sprints, has been named to partner Richard] Golds tone in the 400 m. I The former New Zealand decathlon champion, Mene [Mene, has an unusually light programme. He will compete

]in only the shot as No. 2 to. 'Matt Leech. Mene was ; forced out of his usual jave- . lin position by a promising Ashburton thrower, lan 11 Baird. | Murray Stewart, who first (competed in this contest 20 years ago at the age of 15,, retained his top ranking for] - the javelin. WOMEN 100 m: B. Peterson, N. Doak. ,200 m J. Wood, Doak. 400 m: L. Daniel, B. Wyber. 800 m: MJ. Moran, D. Smith. 1500 m: A. j Keown, W. Moilison. 100 m 1 hurdles. M. O’Connell, K. ! Forbes. 400 m hurdles: R. Burn, ■ Forbes. Discus: V. Young. G. ; Brooks. Shot: Young. J. Bishop. Javelin: B. Ovenden. Bishop. Long jump: S. Burnside. R. Paterson iP. Townsend, reserve!. High jump: S. Rudd. P. Richards :(B. Timblick, reserve). 4 x 100 m ' I relay: Peterson. Doak. .J. Burr, . •V. Lewis (Wood, reserve). SENIOR MEN 100 m: A. von Bicl. J. Bailey. 200 m: Von Biel. S. Welford. , 400 m: R. Goldstone. Bailey. 800 m:, B. Hunter. -L Stark. 1500 m: A. Stark. I. Shatford. 5000 m: I. : Milne, W. Lambert. 1000 m: S.‘

Hill, B. Milne. 300 m steeples: P. Renner. N. Lowsley. 110 m hurdles: T. Lomax, K. McKee.| 400 m hurdles: P. Williams, F. Lawrence. Discus: J. Gleeson. M. Leech. Shot: M. Leech. M. Mene. Javelin: M. Stewart. 1. Baird iK. , Hickman, reserve). Hammer: B. Harland, Leech. Long jump: Lomax, M. Ritchie. High jump: Lomax. Ritchie. Triple jump: R. Read, McKee. Pole ' ault: Ritchie, 'McKee. skm track walk: H. ißiach. 4 x IOOm relay: von Biel. | I Bailey, Welford, Lomax (Goldstone, reserve). JUNIOR MEN 100 m: J. Leota. B. Peterson. 200 m; Leota. P. Cuff. 400 m: A. 1 Gill. 1. Lattimore, 800 m: M. Gil- ' Christ. G. Morrison 1500 m: B. (Fitzmaurice, B. Pitts. 5000 m: J. Elliot. B. Clark. 2000 m steeples: D. Grafton. S. Ketchingham. : 110 m hurdles: M. P. Miron, G. Frew. 400 m hurdles: R. Worsfold. M. Young, Discus: Leota. P. Moore. Sitot: T Kele. Leota. . Javelin: S. Hunt, M. Weir. Hammer: S. Kircher, R. Worsfold. 3km track walk: J. Arker. Long jump: Peterson, A. Sullivan. High | jump: Q. Pawson, G. Lander'. (Weir, reserve). Triple jump. S McKee, D. McKee. Pole vault: S. ■McKee. M. P. Miron D McKee. ; (reserve). 4 x 100 m relay: Leota. ■Peterson, Cuff. M. Taylor (G.i 'Parker, reserve). I