Late sport Dixon wins easily

Press, 28 May 1979, Page 6

Late sport Dixon wins easily

PA Auckland i !< Rod Dixon comfortably won i the Auckland race of the Lion i Brewery-sponsored harrier series | r at Tank Farm, Northcote. yes- ; terday. Dixon took 24min 30sec for the s 6600 m race, about a minute it slower than his personal target, time. i! However, he was pleased with < his effort on a course which he It regarded as “pretty demanding.” He has qualified for the < national finals in Christchurch it next Sunday, along with Gary] Palmer, of University, who was < second yesterday in 25min 35sec, I and Howard Healy, of Otahuhu, third. t Heather Carmichael also quali- c fied when she won the women’s t 3300 m event, in a time of 14min c 16sec. |(

i In Wellington, Paul Ballinger • established himself as one of the favourites for the final when no won the Wellington heat at [Trentham yesterday. Ballinger won the Bkm race by • 20m from Barry Jones (Paimeriston North), and Roger Robinson (L’nivoi >•:c Jenny Overall (Palmerston 'North) scored a deserved victory • over Tina Wild (Wellington) in tlie women’s 4km event. I At Dunedin. Chip Dunckley {easily won the Kaikorai Valley • cross-country race on Saturday. • Dunckley finished well in front of Ross Thurlow (University) and B. Pauley (University). Sasha McCallum (Momington) took command coming out of the creek on the second lap and won the women’s race by three seconds from Sandra Richmond (Presbyterian).