What a great turn-out of Taranaki athletes at Taupo on Saturday for the annual North Island Cross-country championships. And what great results!!
Our first gold medal went to our oldest member, Alan Jones (M80) showing age is no barrier when it comes to success in sport. Joy Baker, who has just turned 75, also demonstrated how age is just a number, winning her grade in a new North Island CC record!! Sasha Al Dazhani won our third gold in the Senior Women para race.
We had four recipients for a silver medal – Ryan Taylor (U10 Boys), Lennox Dyer (U18 Women). Richard Brewer (M60) and Des Phillips (M75).
And the husband-and-wife team of Kirstin Foley (W45) and Nathan Foley (M40) both won bronze medals in their respective grades.
And we had two former club members competing - Bede Colbourne (U20 Men) who came home in 2nd. And Thomas Hooks who compete in his first season as Senior Men grade
Taranaki results below.
U10 Girls, 1000m, M Christiansen (Egmont) 4:43 15th
U12 Girls, 2000m, A Fleming (Egmont Athletics) 8:02 4 M Price (SHGC) 9:43 17th , A Barlett 10:03 20th
U14 Girls, 3000m, R Christiansen (Egmont Athletics) 13:03 25th , M Le Prou (SHGC) 14:10 28th , C Doyle-Farquhar (SHGC) 14:12 30th
U16 Girls, 3000m, T Sturgeon (Hawera Harriers) 11:18 8th , E Sigurdsson (Egmont Athletics) 12:12 16th , M Arnold (Hawera Harriers) 12:16 18th
U18 Women, 4000m, L Dyer (Egmont Athletics) 14:41 2nd
U20 Women, 4000m, P Smith (SHGC) 15:43 6th
Senior Women Para, 3000m, S Al Dazhani (Egmont Athletics) 15:28) 1st
W45, 5000m, K Foley (NP Harriers) 23:19 3rd
W75, 5000m, J Baker (Egmont Athletics) 30:46 1st - RECORD
U10 Boys, 1000m, R Taylor (Hawera Harriers) 3:43 2nd
U12 Boys, 2000m, Foley (Stratford R&W) 8:19 17th
U14 Boys, 3000m, A Sarich (Inglewood Athletics) 11:11 12th
U16 Boys, 3000m, B Espin (Egmont Athletics) 10:08 4th, R Hunt 10:57 14th, D Giles 11.10 19th
U18 Men, 5000m, O Foley (Stratford R&W) 17:45) 14th, E Frew (Egmont Athletics) 17:52 16th
U20 Men, 5000m, A Galley (Egmont Athletics) 16:57 4th , F Field (Egmont Athletics) 17:18 8th
M40, 6000m, N Foley (NP Harriers) 22:55 3rd
M50, 6000m, A Hooks (NP Harriers) 29:34 18th
M55, 6000m, E Lobb (NP Harriers) 26:46 7th
M60, 6000, R Brewer (Hawera Harriers) 26:39 2nd, R Doyle (Egmont Athletics) 31:4) 6th
M75, 6000m, D Phillips (Egmont Athletics) 39:36 2nd
M80, 6000m, A Jones (Egmont Athletics) 40:23 1; ... See MoreSee Less
Hi folks just a reminder if you want some road running under your belt before we go into road Champs Taranaki Race Walking Club has extended an invitation to join them at their Fox Trot this Sunday (12 July). it's a handicap event with various distances on offer up to 10km held on Katere rd Normanby mustering at the Te Ngutu golf club. The club starts 9.30 sharp so please be there at least 10mins before. The club usually adjourns to a nearby Cafe for coffee and results 🏃♂️🏃♀️📆👟💨👍 ... See MoreSee Less
Athletics Taranaki Cross-country is nearly upon us - Saturday 18th July. Please check the details in the flyer below as the entry process for this has been changed.
Please note that you need to be registered to compete in these championships. We have been having some issue with our portal so please register via Athletics Tarananki website - click onto Egmont Athletics - then click onto our 2026/27 Registration Portal and then follow the prompts. ... See MoreSee Less
CANCELLATION Unfortunately, our scheduled event tomorrow in Pukekura Park has been cancelled (or potentially postponed) due to the weather 😥 NPDC has requested that people stay out of the park which is fair enough and they have closed three of the tracks/areas we would have been in. Safety first always.
We have a change of date for this weekend's club event. We are now on Sunday (just for this week) and meeting at 9:00am at the Rogan Street carpark. See flyer below ... See MoreSee Less
WELL DONE to all the athletes who competed at Trentham Park, Wellington, on the weekend at the NZSS cross-country champs. The weather was not always kind to the runners with heavy downpours and wind gusts to contend with. But that's cross-country I guess!!
CONGRATULATIONS to Bryn Espin for his 6th placing in the Junior Boys race.
Other notable performances came in the Junior Girls race with Tayla Sturgeon coming home in 12th and Eve Cross right behind her in 13th.
And then in the Year 9 Girls race, Emme Sigurdsson ran one of her best races to date to claim 13th place.
Another top 20 finisher was Kees Boulter (NPBHS) who finished 17th in the Year 9 Boys race.
To finish in the top 20 at these events is impressive so these five athletes should feel well pleased with their performances 🙂
On Sunday, the NZSS cross-country relays were held and our Junior Mixed team, repesenting Athletics Taranaki, returned home with Silver medals!! Awesome effort from Connor Roebuck, Bryn Espin, Tayla Sturgeon and Eve Cross!!
The annual Egmont Village fun run/walk is on this Sunday. This is a great event - a mixture of road and farm tracks. See poster below for details ... See MoreSee Less
What a great turn-out of Taranaki athletes at Taupo on Saturday for the annual North Island Cross-country championships. And what great results!!
Our first gold medal went to our oldest member, Alan Jones (M80) showing age is no barrier when it comes to success in sport. Joy Baker, who has just turned 75, also demonstrated how age is just a number, winning her grade in a new North Island CC record!! Sasha Al Dazhani won our third gold in the Senior Women para race.
We had four recipients for a silver medal – Ryan Taylor (U10 Boys), Lennox Dyer (U18 Women). Richard Brewer (M60) and Des Phillips (M75).
And the husband-and-wife team of Kirstin Foley (W45) and Nathan Foley (M40) both won bronze medals in their respective grades.
And we had two former club members competing - Bede Colbourne (U20 Men) who came home in 2nd. And Thomas Hooks who compete in his first season as Senior Men grade
Taranaki results below.
U10 Girls, 1000m, M Christiansen (Egmont) 4:43 15th
U12 Girls, 2000m, A Fleming (Egmont Athletics) 8:02 4 M Price (SHGC) 9:43 17th , A Barlett 10:03 20th
U14 Girls, 3000m, R Christiansen (Egmont Athletics) 13:03 25th , M Le Prou (SHGC) 14:10 28th , C Doyle-Farquhar (SHGC) 14:12 30th
U16 Girls, 3000m, T Sturgeon (Hawera Harriers) 11:18 8th , E Sigurdsson (Egmont Athletics) 12:12 16th , M Arnold (Hawera Harriers) 12:16 18th
U18 Women, 4000m, L Dyer (Egmont Athletics) 14:41 2nd
U20 Women, 4000m, P Smith (SHGC) 15:43 6th
Senior Women Para, 3000m, S Al Dazhani (Egmont Athletics) 15:28) 1st
W45, 5000m, K Foley (NP Harriers) 23:19 3rd
W75, 5000m, J Baker (Egmont Athletics) 30:46 1st - RECORD
U10 Boys, 1000m, R Taylor (Hawera Harriers) 3:43 2nd
U12 Boys, 2000m, Foley (Stratford R&W) 8:19 17th
U14 Boys, 3000m, A Sarich (Inglewood Athletics) 11:11 12th
U16 Boys, 3000m, B Espin (Egmont Athletics) 10:08 4th, R Hunt 10:57 14th, D Giles 11.10 19th
U18 Men, 5000m, O Foley (Stratford R&W) 17:45) 14th, E Frew (Egmont Athletics) 17:52 16th
U20 Men, 5000m, A Galley (Egmont Athletics) 16:57 4th , F Field (Egmont Athletics) 17:18 8th
M40, 6000m, N Foley (NP Harriers) 22:55 3rd
M50, 6000m, A Hooks (NP Harriers) 29:34 18th
M55, 6000m, E Lobb (NP Harriers) 26:46 7th
M60, 6000, R Brewer (Hawera Harriers) 26:39 2nd, R Doyle (Egmont Athletics) 31:4) 6th
M75, 6000m, D Phillips (Egmont Athletics) 39:36 2nd
M80, 6000m, A Jones (Egmont Athletics) 40:23 1; ... See MoreSee Less
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Hi folks just a reminder if you want some road running under your belt before we go into road Champs Taranaki Race Walking Club has extended an invitation to join them at their Fox Trot this Sunday (12 July). it's a handicap event with various distances on offer up to 10km held on Katere rd Normanby mustering at the Te Ngutu golf club. The club starts 9.30 sharp so please be there at least 10mins before. The club usually adjourns to a nearby Cafe for coffee and results 🏃♂️🏃♀️📆👟💨👍 ... See MoreSee Less
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Athletics Taranaki Cross-country is nearly upon us - Saturday 18th July. Please check the details in the flyer below as the entry process for this has been changed.
Please note that you need to be registered to compete in these championships. We have been having some issue with our portal so please register via Athletics Tarananki website - click onto Egmont Athletics - then click onto our 2026/27 Registration Portal and then follow the prompts. ... See MoreSee Less
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CANCELLATION
Unfortunately, our scheduled event tomorrow in Pukekura Park has been cancelled (or potentially postponed) due to the weather 😥 NPDC has requested that people stay out of the park which is fair enough and they have closed three of the tracks/areas we would have been in. Safety first always.
Keep safe in this awful weather 🤞 ... See MoreSee Less
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Hi folks
We have a change of date for this weekend's club event. We are now on Sunday (just for this week) and meeting at 9:00am at the Rogan Street carpark. See flyer below ... See MoreSee Less
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WELL DONE to all the athletes who competed at Trentham Park, Wellington, on the weekend at the NZSS cross-country champs. The weather was not always kind to the runners with heavy downpours and wind gusts to contend with. But that's cross-country I guess!!
CONGRATULATIONS to Bryn Espin for his 6th placing in the Junior Boys race.
Other notable performances came in the Junior Girls race with Tayla Sturgeon coming home in 12th and Eve Cross right behind her in 13th.
And then in the Year 9 Girls race, Emme Sigurdsson ran one of her best races to date to claim 13th place.
Another top 20 finisher was Kees Boulter (NPBHS) who finished 17th in the Year 9 Boys race.
To finish in the top 20 at these events is impressive so these five athletes should feel well pleased with their performances 🙂
On Sunday, the NZSS cross-country relays were held and our Junior Mixed team, repesenting Athletics Taranaki, returned home with Silver medals!! Awesome effort from Connor Roebuck, Bryn Espin, Tayla Sturgeon and Eve Cross!!
RESULTS
Yr9 Girls – 3km
13th Emme Sigurdsson NPGHS 11:53
29th Matilda Johnson SHGC 12:30
35th Isabella Maindonald Taranaki Dio 12:41
53rd Connie Upton-Fleming NPGHS 13:34
Junior Girls – 3km
12th Tayla Sturgeon Te Paepae 11:19
13th Eve Cross NPGHS 11:23
42nd Mikayla Arnold Te Paepae 12:15
45th Amber Corkin NPGHS 12:28
50th Anyah Pelletier-Morales SHGC 12:25
53rd Lilah Eagar NPGHS 12:38
85th Eleanor Bridgehouse SHGC 13:55
95th Mckenna Bray SHGC 14:06
103rd Lucy Crowley Te Paepae 14:28
Senior Girls – 4km
40th Pieta Smith SHGC 16:55
55th Cassie Colbourne SHGC 17:27
56th Bethan Mullis NPGHS 17:31
68th Jane Doyle SHGC 17:54
78th Maddison Sturgeon Te Paepae 18:14
90th Lily Winters SHGC 18:51
110th Ariane Tauwhare-George SHGC 20:42
Yr9 Boys – 3km
17th Kees Boulter NPBHS 11:08
24th Ryker Hunt NPBHS 11:16
38th Jett Boulter NPBHS 11:28
66th Carlo Branca NPBHS 12:04
80th Jared Pollock NPBHS 12:17
97th Carter Crawford NPBHS 12:56
Junior Boy s – 4km
6th Bryn Espin NPBHS 13:49
29th Connor Roebuck NPBHS 14:49
37th Nathaniel Dixon NPBHS 15:08
47th Zander Masters NPBHS 15:21
53rd Kian Johnson NPBHS 15:26
58th Noah Schmidt NPBHS 15:31
74th Jacob Gregory NPBHS 15:56
104th Hugh Penningham Te Paepae 16:42
106th Jayden Wilmshurst NPBHS 16:58
109 Archie Widdicombe NPBHS 17:03
110th Brodie Stewart NPBHS 17:03
121st Kaden Jones Stratford 17:46
Senior Boy s – 6km
50th Ethan Frew NPBHS 22:15
65th Oliver Foley FDMC 22:39
67th Charlie Goldfinch NPBHS 22:40
74th Ryan Finey Te Paepae 22:53
92nd Miller Ferguson NPBHS 23:22
99th Liam Quinn NPBHS 23:29
106th Brody Matheson NPBHS 23:42
116th Jack Mason NPBHS 23:57
136th Lucas Erb NPBHS 24:32
149th Ethan Cross NPBHS 25:14
152nd Jack Widdicombe NPBHS 25:16
153rd Lachlan Wills Te Paepae 25:17
157th Robert Harrison NPBHS 25:27
160th Cooper Miller NPBHS 25:30
178th Charlie Poulgrain NPBHS 27:10
179th Jasper Rhodes NPBHS 27:10
180th Cole McNeil NPBHS 27:11
181st Lewis Jones NPBHS 27:34 ... See MoreSee Less
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The annual Egmont Village fun run/walk is on this Sunday. This is a great event - a mixture of road and farm tracks. See poster below for details ... See MoreSee Less
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Hi folks. Just letting you know our Saturday club run/walk will start at 9:00am from now on. ... See MoreSee Less
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