Ryan retains N.Z. discus crown with 49m throw

Press, 10 March 1987, Page 28

Ryan retains N.Z. discus crown with 49m throw

Elizabeth Ryan (Canterbury) retained her national women’s discus crown with an outstanding throw of 49.36 m in the centennial New Zealand track and field championships at Wellington on Sunday. Her Auckland rival, Nereda Morris, could only manage 46.20 m and was well beaten. Canterbury’s Olympic representative, Peter Renner, cruised to an effortless victory — his fifth — in the 3000 m steeplechase. In the junior ranks,. Grant Gilbert (400 m and Steve Honings (high jump), both of Canterbury, had splendid wins. Gilbert won the 400 m final in 47.62 s and Rollings won the junior high jump with a national colts record leap of 2.08 m. Results were:— Provincial abbreviations: Northland (N), Auckland (A), Waikato (Wk), Hawke’s BayPoverty Bay (HBPB), Taranaki (Tar), West CoastNorth Island (WCNI), Wellington (Wg), Tasman (Tas), Canterbury (C), Otago (0), Southland (S). Senior men 100 m final: S. Downey (A) 10.53 (New Zealand record), 1; D. McClunie (Wk) 10.64, 2; S. Poelman (A) 10.71, 3; M. Gutry (Wk) 10.75, 4. 400 m semi-finals.— Heat one: D. Dale (C) 49.225, 1; C. Purdy (WCNI) 49.37, 2; D. Oxner (0) 49.47, 3; M. Cumberpatch (A) 49.61, 4. Heat two: J. Enright (A) 48.59, 1; K. Philpott (Wk) 49.43, 2; A. Collins (Wg) 49.46, 3; N. Harkin (A) 49.96, 4. Final: Collins 47.41, 1; Purdy 47.66, 2; Dale 47.76, 3; J. Enright (Wk), 4. 800 m.— C. McDonald (C) 1:49.71, 1; B. Adams (Wg) 1:50.39, 2; M. Craig (Wg) 1:51.05, 3. 1500 m — Final: R. O’Donoghue (A) 3min 46.155, 1; R. Scammell (Australia) 3:47.65, 2; M. Gilchrist (C) 3:48.74, 3; P. Clode (C) 3:48.82, 4; M. Molloy (Wk) 3:50.15, 5. 3000 m steeplechase — Final: P. Renner (C) Bmin 42.475, 1; B. Melrose (Wg) 9:06.62, 2; A. Handley (Wg) 9:18.70, 3; P. Allison (O) 9:27.72, 4. 4 x 100 m relay.— Final: Waikato A 40.815, 1; Auckland A 41.44, 2; Wellington 42.06, 3; Auckland B 42.54, 4. 4 x 400 m relay.— Final: Waikato 3:16.43, 1; Auckland 3:17.48, 2; Canterbury 3:18.32, 3; Wellington 3:19.50, 4. 20,000 m road walk: S. Donnelly (A) Ihr 35min 225, 1; D. Beavan (Wk) 1:37.40, 2; K. Taylor (A) 1:39.10, 3; S. Sulli-

van (A) 1:40.36, 4. Triple jump: M. Makin (England) 15.44 m, 1; A. Whitton (Wg) 14.85, 2; W. Stewart (C) 14.69, 3; K. Schierling (A) 14.61, 4; R. Hutson (Wg) 14.54, 5. High jump: R. Te Puni (A) 2.14 m, 1; K. McNeely (A) 2.11, 2; J. Brown (0) 2.11, 3. Javelin: G. Lovegrove (Wk) 79.60 m (New Zealand record), 1; M. Hill (England), 78.72, 2; M. Keen (Australia) 72.20, 3; C. Greening (Wg) 70.86, 4. i 10,000 m.— Final: K. Moloney (A) 28min 19.055, 1; D. Burridge (C) 28:31.08, 2; L. Whitty (Australia) 29:23.65, 3; S. Marshall (Wk) 29:46.98, 4; D. Froude (Wg) 30:04.47, 5. 110 m hurdles: S. Poelman (A) 14.325, 1; P. Lloyd (Wg) 14.67, 2; R. Te Puni (A) 15.35, 3; S. Hauf (A) 15.38, 4. Hammer: A. Cooper (A) 63.82 m, 1; P. Jensen (Wk) 56.44, 2; E. Grace (Wk) 52.14, 3; M. Leech (C) 49.38, 4. Shot put: W. Gill (A) 16.05 m, 1; H. Smith (Wg) 15.54, 2; D. Morton (WCNI) 14.83, 3; E. Grace (Wk) 14.49, 4. Pole vault: S. Poelman (A) 4.75 m, 1; M. Roper (Wk) 4.60, 2; K. McKee (C) and D. McKee (C) 4.45, 3 equal. Long jump: S. Poelman (A) 7.56 m, 1; J. Moyle (A) 7.38, 2; W. Hinchcliff (A) 7.19, 3; T. Lomax (C) 6.96, 4. Junior men 100 m — Final: M. Woods (A) 10.795, 1; S. Bowden (C) 10.83, 2; J. Moyle (A) 10.97, 3; M. Seymour (Wg) 11.08, 4. 1500 m — Final: R. Johnston (O) 3min 51.355, 1; M. Holmes (WCNI) 3:53.34, 2; A. Bunce (S) 3:54.60, 3; W. Edgeler (O) 3:55.27, 4. 4 x 100 m relay — Final: Auckland 41.915, 1; Canterbury A 42.14, 2; Wellington 42.94, 3; Canterbury B 43.37, 4. 4 x 400 m relay — Final: Canterbury 3min 14.605, 1; Auckland A 3:16.89, 2; Waikato 3:23.84, 3; Otago 3:24.78, 4. 400 m — Final: G. Gilbert (C) 47.625, 1; A. Green (Wg) 48.53, 2; H. van Gestal (C) 48.86, 3; S. Dwight (Wk) 50.00, 4. 100 m hurdles — Final: S. Duncan (O) 14.915, 1; G. McNeill (WCNI) 14.93, 2; R. McNeill (Wg) 15.23, 3; P. Henderson (O), 4. Javelin: G. Lovegrove (Wk) 74.66 m, 1; P. Wadsworth (O) 56.48, 2; D. Rhodes (A) 56.24, 3; A. El Hinsheki (C) 54.60, 4. High jump: S. Bollings (C) 2.08 m (New Zealand colts record), 1; A. O'Neill (Wk)

I. 2; P. Bradley (Wg) 1.89, 3; J. Edwards (Wg) and P. Ranginui (WCNI) 1.84, 4 equal. Women 100 m — Final: A. Wade (A) 11. 1; J. Laurendet (Australia) 11.76, 2; H. Pirovano (HBPB) 11.77, 3; B. Peterson (C) 11.91, 4; J. Mitchell (C) 12.11, 5. 400 m — Final: C. Dlllimore (A) 53.875, 1; J. Laurendet (Australia) 54.74, 2; S. Gilbert (A) 56.52, 3; R. Heyrick (S) 56.78, 4. 100 m hurdles — Final: J. Laurendet (Australia) 13.555, 1; H. Pirovano (HBPB) 13.72, 2; T. Genge (Wk) 14.36, 3; C. Kelly (A) 14.47, 4. 4 x 100 m relay — Final: Auckland 46.765, 1; Canterbury 46.99, 2; Waikato 48.28, 3; Auckland B 48.40, 4. 1500 m — Final: C. Pfitzinger (A) 4min 18.135, 1; S. Collins (Australia) 4:20.26, 2; S. Bruce (C) 4:22.94, 3; B. Mrakovie (Australia) 4:25.04, 4; T. Kennedy (S) 4:25.69, 5. 10,000 m — Final: D. Elsmore (A) 34min 27.005, 1; H. Moros (A) 36:17.61, 2; R. O’Donnell (Wk) 37:33.90, 3. 4 x 400 m relay — Final: Auckland 3min 44.965, 1; Canterbury 3:47.71, 2; Waikato 3:55.58, 3; Auckland B 3:56.15, 4. Discus: E. Ryan (C) 49.36 m, 1; N. Morris (A) 46.20, 2; J. Maxwell (C) 45.76, 3; V. Young (C) 44.18, 4. Long jump: T. Genge (Wk) 5.96 m, 1; L. Ball (A) 5.94, 2; J. Mitchell (C) 5.89, 3; L. Osmers (C) 5.54, 4. 800 m: C. Pfitzinger (A) 2:3.93, 1; C. Dillimore (A) 2:4.09, 2; H. Hawley (A) 2:4.63, 3. 3000 m: A. Hare (Wg) 9:6.70, 1; S. Bruce (C) 9:6.72, 2; B. Moore (A) 9:7.71, 3. High jump.— S. Barber (Aust) 1.84, 1; T. Painter (O) I. 2; T. Phillips (WCNI) I. 3. Javelin: K. Smith (A) 50.50, 1; J. Zasloa (Eng) 50.44, 2; K. Nordstrom (C) 49.04, 3. Shot: J. Maxwell (C) 14.74, 1; E. Ryan (C) 13.51, 2: G. Hughes (A) 12.87, 3. Junior women 200 m — Final: Coulter 25.245, 1; Johns 25.52, 2; Downie 25.65, 3; S. Spencer (A) 25.89, 4. 4 x 400 m relay — Final: Canterbury 3:52.01, 1; Auckland 3:58.34, 2; West CoastNorth Island 3:59.07, 3; Wellington 3:59.88, 4. Shot put: C. Miller (O) 11. 1; M. Raea (Wg) 10.61, 2; D. Hurley (WCNI) 10.59, 3; S. Coughey (A) 10.47, 4.