Event results
A good turnout of Olympic runners at Newtown Park for the Black Programme.
Michelle Van Looy ran both the 800m and 3000m and finished second in both with times of 2:47.99 and 11:51.63 respectively.
In the Youth Women's 800m Verona Conroy was just pipped by Alison Andrews-Paul from Masterton with a time of 2:23.73 (Alison 2:23.31). Maddie Wilson, after making the early pace. was third in 2:27.21.
Alisha Gilchrist battled it out with Kelsey Foreman (WHAC) in the Youth Women's 3000m with Kelsey just prevailing in a time of 10:31.21 to Alisha's 10:31.49. Helen O'Connor was second behind Ellen Van Looy in the Junior grade. Helen ran 12:03.32 to Ellen's 11:50.37. In the Masters Men 3000m, Mark Handley was second with 10:44.76 behind Grant McLean (9:47.54). Zhihao Cai was 5th in 13:05.36.