Andrea Miller Selected For The World Championships

New Zealand 100m hurdles record holder Andrea Miller of Otago has been selected for the World Athletic Championships in Berlin in August.

The 27 year old broke her own national record two weeks ago in Geneva with a performance of 13.10s.

This was under the B standard set for selection and Miller has been approved to compete for New Zealand as a development athlete.

Miller's next race in her build up for the World University Games in Belgrade in two weeks time and for Berlin is in Celle Ligure Italy on Tuesday.

WHANGAREI

Northland Cross Country Championships

Katherine Anton won the senior women's title run over a hilly 5km course at Barge Park Maunu Whangarei on Saturday. Anton recorded 19m 57s to beat Ady Ngawati by 16 seconds. Amy Burke was third. Leigh Ruddock, Ady Ngawati's sister, won the master women's title in 21m 7s. Ian Calder (52) won the combined masters and senior men 7.5km outright in 28m 2s. Steve O'Neill in second in 29m 22s won the senior title. Kim Jepsen was second and Jason Trass third. Dylan French won the M19 title in 19m 20s for the 5km and Eryn Lovell the W19 5km in 22m 48s.

ITALY

Jonathan Wyatt won the Corsa a Monte Faudo mountain race over 24.9km rising 1149m in 1h 34m 17s. The event was held in Imperia, Liguria on 14 June.

SWITZERLAND

Jonathan Wyatt won the Neirivue Moleson 10.6km rising 1290m mountain race in Bulle in 58m 37s on Saturday. Wyatt holds the race record of 57m 48s set in 2006.

AUSTRIA

Jonathan Wyatt won the Mutters Berglauf 7.8km rising 850m mountain race in Bludenz in 36m 25s yesterday. Wyatt won last year in 36m 3s.

NELSON

New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships

Saxton Field, Nelson

Runners up last year champions this year, Aaron Pulford of Hauraki Plains and Olivia Burne of Palmerston North collected the senior secondary schools cross country titles at Saxton Field Nelson on Saturday afternoon.

Raced in perfect conditions on a firm fast course Pulford was in the leading group from the start of the senior boys 6km before hitting out on his own mid -way through the event to win comfortably in 18m 36s. Mohamed Ali of Fairfield College in Hamilton, second in the junior boys last year, worked his way through from 10th early on to claim second in 18m 52s. Scott Russell from Botany Downs in Auckland was third in 19m 3s.

Olivia Burne of Palmerston North had a great battle with Nicki McFadzien of Villa Maria in the senior girls 4km. Burne eventually broke clear with 800m to go to win by three seconds in 13m 44s. McFadzien was third to Burne's second placing last year. In 2007 Burne won the senior girls title with McFadzien second.

Auckland Grammar School triumphed in the senior boys teams race while St Hildas won both the three person and six person teams races in the girls.

Margot Gibson of St Margaret's College Christchurch made it three years in a row in the junior girls 3km. In 2006 she was second in the year nine 3km.

RESULTS:

Boys

Senior 6km:

1. Aaron Pulford (Hauraki Plains College) 18m 36s
2. Mohamed Ali (Fairfield College) 18m 52s
3. Scott Russell (Botany Downs) 19m 3s

3 person team:

1. Auckland Grammar School
2. Wanganui Collegiate
3. Westlake Boys

6 person team:

1. AGS
2. Tauranga Boys
3. Tawa College

Junior 4km:

1. Michael Sutton (Tauranga Boys) 12m 48s
2. Matt Baxter (N/Plym Boys) 12m 57s
3. Kieron McDonald (Scots College Wgtn) 13m 2s

3 person team:

1. Scots College
2. Westlake Boys
3. St Bede's College 3

6 person team:

1. St Bede's College
2. Christchurch BHS
3. Westlake Boys

Year 9 3km:

1. Magnus Whyte (AGS) 9m 36s
2. Barkhad Mohamed (Rongotai College) 9m 39s
3. Matt Grenfell (Hutt International) 9m 40s

3 person team:

1. Hutt International
2. AGS
3. New Plymouth BHS

6 person team:

1. AGS
2. Hutt International
3. Wellington College

Girls

Senior 4km:

1. Olivia Burne (Pal/Nth GHS) 13m 44s
2. Nicki McFadzien (Villa Maria College Chch) 13m 47s
3. Rebekah Greene (St Hildas College Dunedin) 13m 52s

3 person team:

1. St Hildas
2. Tauranga Girls
3. Massey High School

6 person team:

1. St Hildas
2. Wanganui Collegiate
3. Tawa College

Junior 3km:

1. Margot Gibson (St Margaret's College Chch) 10m 12s
2. Mikayla Nielson (Corresp School Hamilton) 10m 23s
3. Kerry White (Te Aroha College) 10m 34s

3 person team:

1. Burnside HS
2. Wanganui Collegiate
3. St Cthbert's College

6 person team:

1. Wanganui Collegiate
2. St Cuthbert's College
3. Tauranga Girls' College

Year 9 3km:

1. Susannah Lynch (St Mary's Wgtn) 10m 35s
2. Jean Lampen-Smith-Kozyniak (St Catherine's Wgtn) 10m 42s
3. Annabelle Vincent (Rangi Ruru Chch) 10m 55s

3 person team:

1. New Plymouth GHS
2. Rangi Ruru
3. Wellington Girls' College

6 person team:

1. New Plymouth GHS
2. Rangi Ruru
3. Avonside GHS